Saudi cybersecurity professionals
19,600 cybersecurity workers — 32% are women
Ambitious Nation pillar2 sourcesLast verified 2026-05-18
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Saudi cybersecurity professionals
19,600
202519,600 cybersecurity workers — 32% are women
Publishers include: SPA · National Cybersecurity Authority
The Story
Before
Cybersecurity as a Saudi career was nascent and male-dominated.
Initiative
NCA built a national workforce strategy. SAFCSP ran citizen training, bootcamps, and conferences. Saudi women were explicitly recruited and supported.
Outcome
19,600 Saudis now work in cybersecurity. 32% of them are women — well above global gender-parity benchmarks for the field. Market size: SAR 13.3B ($3.5B).
For citizens
A high-skill, well-paid technical career path open to Saudi men and women. Cybersecurity also keeps Saudi citizens, businesses, and infrastructure safer.
Timeline of Milestones
2025
19.6K Saudi cybersecurity professionals (32% women)
Evidence library · 2 primary sources
Sorted by tier, newest first
6th in the world for digital government
Up 25 places — one of the biggest leaps ever recorded
6th globally
430 million government transactions, done from a phone
Passports, IDs, vehicles, visas — no queues
430M+
Perfect 100/100 on global cybersecurity
Among only 12 'Tier 1 – Role-modelling' countries worldwide
100/100
Saudi unified digital identities
28 million+ Saudis with unified digital identity
28M+
Initiative attribution: National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA); SAFCSP (Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones). Citizen benefit category: Jobs & livelihoods.