Workforce challenges: Shortage of cybersecurity experts The shortage of cybersecurity experts remains a significant challenge for Czech institutions and organisations. Insufficient renumeration in the public sector is a persistent problem, with more than half (54 %) of respondents citing salary requirements as the most critical factor discouraging candidates. Organisations address this issue in various ways, with ongoing trends emerging over the last three years (Fig. 10). How organisations addressed their shortage of experts in 2020–2023 (% of respondents) 2021 2022 2023 63 % Outsourcing 71 % 73 % 39 % 37 % 34 % Further education opportunities 12 % Interesting projects and opportunity for creativeness 25 % 28 % 20 % 18 % 15 % Company culture 18 % 21 % Graduate recruitment 26 % 15 % 20 % Adequate salary The five most difficult positions to fill are cybersecurity architects, network infrastructure administrators, security information and event management (SIEM) supervisors, cybersecurity managers, and server infrastructure administrators. 26 % 12 % 12 % 13 % Special employee benefits 0% Figure 10 18 10 % 20 % 30 % 40 % 50 % 60 % 70 % 80 % 90 % 100 %