The average tenure for a cybersecurity role is around three years

Time spent in current cybersecurity role, versus UK average employment tenure, in years

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10-20

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2-5

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80

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10-20

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2-5

< 1

20+

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100

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60

60

40

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10-20

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2-5

< 1

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100

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60

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10-20

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