State of the Cybersecurity Sector in Ireland 2022 has been independently commissioned on behalf of Cyber Ireland and CyberSkills, led by Perspective Economics.

It outlines the size and make-up of Ireland’s cybersecurity sector, assessing its economic contribution to Ireland’s economy, in addition to benchmarking and exploring potential sectoral opportunities

Ireland’s cybersecurity cluster could support up to €2.5bn in annual GVA and the employment of over 17,000 cybersecurity professionals in the sector by 2030, if the right environment and supports are in place.

Cybersecurity has become one of the main concerns for Europe’s governments, organisations and citizens and the future development, opportunities and barriers to growth for Ireland’s cybersecurity sector must be taken in the context of the EU’s strategy and ambitions in cybersecurity. The Cybersecurity Sector Report estimates that the sector is growing (with respect to the workforce) in Ireland by a similar magnitude to international growth, at a rate of 10%+ per annum. Based on the current baseline estimates, Ireland’s cybersecurity cluster could support up to €2.5bn in annual GVA and the employment of over 17,000 cybersecurity professionals in the sector by 2030, if the right environment and supports are in place.