F5 ranks joint 28th of 69 in German cybersecurity, with a Visibility score of 5.3 out of 100. It was not in this ranking in March 2026, when the list had 23 employers. AI recommends it most for onboarding and job security. Siemens leads the ranking, 57.9 points ahead of F5. AI also ranks it in 5 other countries, best placed 29th in China.
Rank by country
Visibility in cybersecurity in each country. Open a country for AI's other picks and the topics behind the score.
- AI's top picks thereSiemensDeutsche TelekomBoschStrongest onOnboardingJob securityNot mentioned forPayInnovationLeadership
- AI's top picks thereIBMMicrosoftCiscoStrongest onJob securityNot mentioned forPayInnovationLeadership
- AI's top picks thereTencentAlibabaHuaweiStrongest onPayNot mentioned forInnovationLeadershipPurpose
- AI's top picks thereH&MChalhoub GroupApparel GroupStrongest onPurposeNot mentioned forPayInnovationLeadership
- AI's top picks thereSalesforceMicrosoftSAPStrongest onCareer growthNot mentioned forPayInnovationLeadership
- AI's top picks therePalo Alto NetworksCrowdStrikeFortinetStrongest onJob securityNot mentioned forPayInnovationLeadership
Visibility score out of 100, in the same industry wherever F5 is ranked in it.
Rank by job function
Overall in German cybersecurity: joint 28thF5 is outside the top 10 for every job function in German cybersecurity. Open a job to see who else AI recommends.
- AI's top picksSiemensPalo Alto NetworksDeutsche Telekom
- AI's top picksPalo Alto NetworksFortinetCrowdStrike
- AI's top picksSiemensBoschDeutsche Telekom
- AI's top picksSiemensBoschDeutsche Telekom
- AI's top picksPalo Alto NetworksMicrosoftGoogle
Score: the share of AI answers that name F5 when candidates in that job ask about employers.
What candidates ask about
F5 is not AI's top pick in German cybersecurity for any topic yet. AI does not recommend F5 at all for pay, innovation, leadership, purpose, hiring process, career growth, culture, work-life balance, inclusion and interviews.
| Topic | Does AI recommend F5? | Who AI recommends most | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pay | Not mentioned | SiemensBoschMicrosoft+7 more | |
| Innovation | Not mentioned | SiemensDeutsche Telekom | |
| Leadership | Not mentioned | SiemensDeutsche Telekom | |
| Purpose | Not mentioned | SiemensDeutsche TelekomBosch+5 more | |
| Hiring process | Not mentioned | Siemens | |
| Career growth | Not mentioned | SiemensIBM | |
| Culture | Not mentioned | Allianz | |
| Work-life balance | Not mentioned | SiemensDeutsche TelekomBosch+9 more | |
| Inclusion | Not mentioned | SiemensDeutsche Telekom | |
| Interviews | Not mentioned | SiemensPalo Alto NetworksEY+3 more | |
| Onboarding | Yes | Microsoft | |
| Job security | Yes | SiemensDeutsche Telekom |
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Top five in German cybersecurity
- 1Siemens63.2
- 2Deutsche Telekom50.0
- 3Bosch28.9
- 3Microsoft28.9
- 3T-Systems28.9
Employers near F5 in German cybersecurity
- 28Bayer5.3
- 28Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik5.3
- 28Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft5.3
- 28Mercedes-Benz5.3
- 28N265.3
Questions about F5
What is F5's reputation as an employer, according to AI?
It is joint 28th of 69 cybersecurity employers in Germany. AI recommends it most for onboarding and job security.
What does F5's Visibility score mean?
It is how often AI recommends F5 when job seekers ask about cybersecurity employers in Germany, out of 100. A higher score means candidates are more likely to hear about F5 when they ask AI where to work.
How does F5 compare to its competitors?
Siemens and Deutsche Telekom are recommended more often overall.
Why are Sentiment and Relevance locked?
They are part of the full picture. This page shows how often AI recommends F5. Sentiment shows how positively AI describes it, and Relevance shows whether AI recommends it to the people F5 wants to hire.
How can F5 improve its score?
AI learns about employers from what is written about them: careers pages, reviews, press and what employees share. PerceptionX shows which topics and sources are holding an employer back, and what to change first.
How often is F5's data updated?
Rankings refresh with each new round of AI answers. Each page shows the date its data was updated, and the arrows next to each score show how an employer has moved since the previous measurement.
Does F5 need to be a PerceptionX customer to appear here?
No. Any employer AI recommends often enough appears automatically. Customers get the full picture behind their Visibility score and well beyond it: how positively AI describes them (Sentiment), the themes it links them with, the sources it relies on, custom reports by country and role, and clear steps to improve how candidates see them.
What does the full picture include?
Visibility is one of several metrics. Customers also see Sentiment (how positively AI describes them) and Relevance (whether AI recommends them to the people they hire), the themes AI links them with, the sources AI relies on, custom reports built around their own countries, roles and rivals, and specific recommendations for improving how candidates see them.