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As tech jobs stall, new research claims the dark web job market is growing
more attractive

Date:
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:29:00 +0000

Description:
Kaspersky research finds the median dark web job seeker is just 24 years old.

FULL STORY

As the global job market deteriorates due to layoffs, difficult recruitment
screenings, and new AI programs designed to eliminate parts of the workforce,
new research has claimed graduates and young people are increasingly turning
to the dark web for jobs. 

Unfortunately for them, Kaspersky research reveals the dark web job market
isnt as easy as youd imagine, as applicants on the dark web outnumber job
listings 55-45 - and 69% of candidates are open to any field - making fierce
competition the order of the day. 

Worryingly, the median age of job seekers is just 24, suggesting skilled 
young graduates are unable to find legitimate employment and instead being
forced to switch allegiances and use their skills against the cybersecurity
industry.

A lucrative shift 

Kaspersky's report found those that move over to the dark web can be well
rewarded, as reverse engineers can earn an average of $5,000 per month,
followed closely by penetration testers at $4,000/mo and developers at
$2,000/mo. 

The shadow job market is no longer peripheral; its absorbing the unemployed,
the underage, and the overqualified, comments Alexandra Fedosimova, Digital
Footprint Analyst at Kaspersky. 

Many arrive thinking that the dark web and the legal market are fundamentally
alike, rewarding proven skills over diplomas, with the dark web even offering
some benefits  like offers landing within 48 hours and no HR interviews.
However, not many realize that working on the dark web can lead to prison, 

The tech industry is stalling as AI eliminates positions - with junior roles
cut in half in recent years - and given the state of the rest of the job
market, its unsurprising some of those high skilled workers will turn to less
legitimate means to survive. 

Organizations are saving money in the short term by eliminating junior roles
and replacing them with AI - but if the dark web is nurturing these talents,
then in ten years when senior developers retire, the deck will be stacked
against defenders.

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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/as-tech-jobs-stall-new-research-claims-
the-dark-web-job-market-is-growing-more-attractive

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