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Gartner Predicts SOCs Will Have 50% More Engineers Than Analysts by 2028

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Gartner Predicts SOCs Will Have 50% More Engineers Than Analysts by 2028

Gartner forecasts that security operations centers will shift staffing to employ 50% more engineers than analysts by 2028, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) agents automating routine alert handling. Prophet Security explores how AI is reshaping roles across analyst responsibilities, detection engineering, threat hunting, and exposure management.

Why it matters: Security leaders and hiring managers need to reassess SOC staffing plans and skill priorities as AI shifts demand from alert triage toward engineering capabilities that develop, tune, and maintain AI-driven detection systems.

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