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Forecast e104dba0 · published 2026-07-26

job postings count for skill 'security' is forecast at 7 in Jun 22–28, 2026, within 1-13 at 80% confidence (up from 5 in May 25–31, 2026).

Confirmed

What was claimed

The forecast

Target period
Jun 22–28, 2026
Predicted mentions
7 job postings
Direction
↑ Rising
Method
Linear trend fit with confidence interval
Review by
2026-06-28
Expires
2026-07-05

Confidence at publication

Early signal

What happened

Outcome

Actual mentions
6 job postings
Off by
1 postings
Accuracy
91%
Direction
✓ Called correctly
Predicted range
✓ Actual fell inside it

Interval 0.6-12.6 covered the observed 6.0 (up) in 2026-W26; point estimate was 6.6 (up).

Observed history

security — the series behind the fit

May 4–10, 2026: 0 mentionsMay 11–17, 2026: 0 mentionsMay 18–24, 2026: 0 mentionsMay 25–31, 2026: 0 mentions

How we know

Evidence

22+

Confidence

Early signal

Source diversity

0 sources

Last updated

2026-07-26

Reality validation

Predicted
6.6
Actual
6
Accuracy
91%
Direction
called correctly

How this forecast was made

Approach
Linear trend fitted to recent weekly counts, with a range to account for uncertainty
How far ahead
4 weeks
Checked against reality by
2026-06-28
Can it be edited?
No — forecasts are locked at publication and scored as-is

Track record for security

20 forecasts published, 14 scored, mean accuracy 38%.

No source documents resolve for this artefact.