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Application Security (AppSec) Engineer Market Demand in Vietnam

Hiring outlook, remote working rates, and which companies are actively recruiting.

Hiring outlook
Growing

Application Security (AppSec) Engineer hiring in Vietnam is being driven by banks and telecoms such as TPBank and Viettel Cyber Security building out compliance-driven security functions under the State Bank of Vietnam's tightening cybersecurity requirements, with demand concentrated in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam's 2018 Cybersecurity Law and its 2025-2026 data-protection updates have pushed enterprises to formalise security roles that used to sit informally inside IT teams.

Remote / hybrid
52%

Share of Vietnam Application Security (AppSec) Engineer roles advertising remote or hybrid working.

Pay trend
+9.5%

Year-on-year salary movement in Vietnam. Positive movement signals active market competition.

What's driving Application Security (AppSec) Engineer demand in Vietnam

Strongest in: banks, telecoms, and regulated enterprise teams in Hanoi, where the major telecom-linked security teams are based, and Ho Chi Minh City, led by employers such as TPBank and Viettel Cyber Security

Application Security (AppSec) Engineer hiring in Vietnam is being driven by banks and telecoms such as TPBank and Viettel Cyber Security building out compliance-driven security functions under the State Bank of Vietnam's tightening cybersecurity requirements, with demand concentrated in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam's 2018 Cybersecurity Law and its 2025-2026 data-protection updates have pushed enterprises to formalise security roles that used to sit informally inside IT teams.

Skills commanding the biggest premium right now

Salary premium over the Vietnam median for Application Security (AppSec) Engineers who list these skills.

SAST/DAST tooling+15%
Threat modelling+13%
Secure CI/CD pipeline design+12%

Top employers hiring in Vietnam

Companies with consistent or active Application Security (AppSec) Engineer hiring in Vietnam.

TPBankViettel Cyber SecurityVNPTCMC Cyber SecurityFPT ISTechcombankVPBank

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Application Security (AppSec) Engineer demand questions for Vietnam

1

Which companies in New Zealand hire Application Security (AppSec) Engineers?

Datacom, ANZ New Zealand, ASB Bank, Kordia (Aura Information Security), and similar employers are among the most consistent hirers for this role in New Zealand.

2

What percentage of Application Security (AppSec) Engineer roles in New Zealand offer remote work?

Around 52% of active New Zealand listings advertise some remote or hybrid flexibility, though a meaningful share of monitoring and engineering work can run from anywhere in the country, though New Zealand's thin local specialist pool means Datacom and the banks often hire remote-first to widen the candidate net.