Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certification
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for AWS Certification qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 414 172 369
Rank change year-on-year -242 +197 +42
Permanent jobs citing AWS Certification 603 2,106 1,637
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.60% 2.14% 1.00%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.19% 6.45% 3.68%
Number of salaries quoted 323 472 660
10th Percentile £52,750 £52,500 £45,000
25th Percentile £60,750 £62,500 £53,970
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £77,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - +3.33% +7.14%
75th Percentile £86,125 £92,500 £92,500
90th Percentile £102,250 £115,000 £112,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +16.67% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

AWS Certification is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,546 32,627 44,457
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.29% 33.12% 27.14%
Number of salaries quoted 17,214 14,683 19,092
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,573 £42,210 £40,967
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +2.04%

AWS Certification
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing AWS Certification as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for AWS Certification in the UK

AWS Certification
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing AWS Certification.

Salary trend for AWS Certification in the UK

AWS Certification
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing AWS Certification over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for AWS Certification in the UK

AWS Certification
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AWS Certification within the UK over the 6 months to 23 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -244 489 £79,842 +3.02% 381
UK excluding London -283 390 £70,000 - 305
Work from Home +21 293 £77,500 - 125
London -110 174 £85,000 +3.03% 196
North of England -199 111 £67,500 -10.00% 71
South East +12 97 £72,500 -3.33% 71
North West -163 81 £65,000 -10.03% 39
Midlands -183 57 £75,000 +15.38% 56
Scotland -102 48 £69,500 +6.92% 33
South West -65 40 £65,000 -3.70% 22
West Midlands -140 38 £72,500 +11.54% 45
Yorkshire -85 23 £79,842 -0.20% 15
East Midlands -72 19 £87,500 +34.62% 11
Northern Ireland +44 18 £60,000 - 33
East of England -88 10 £70,000 -17.65% 11
Wales +17 9 - - 9
North East -1 7 £79,842 +121.78% 17

AWS Certification
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 46 (7.63%) WebLogic
2 16 (2.65%) OpenStack
3 10 (1.66%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (1.33%) SharePoint
5 3 (0.50%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.50%) Confluence
5 3 (0.50%) GeoServer
6 1 (0.17%) Apache
6 1 (0.17%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.17%) IIS
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.17%) WebSphere
Applications
1 10 (1.66%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (0.83%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.50%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.17%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.17%) PTC Creo
5 1 (0.17%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 50 (8.29%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.17%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.17%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 603 (100.00%) AWS
2 358 (59.37%) Azure
3 121 (20.07%) GCP
4 97 (16.09%) Serverless
5 84 (13.93%) Amazon EKS
6 80 (13.27%) Amazon S3
7 78 (12.94%) AWS CloudFormation
8 74 (12.27%) Amazon EC2
9 64 (10.61%) AWS Lambda
10 51 (8.46%) Amazon ECS
11 48 (7.96%) Amazon SQS
12 47 (7.79%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 35 (5.80%) IaaS
13 35 (5.80%) PaaS
13 35 (5.80%) SaaS
14 33 (5.47%) Virtual Private Cloud
15 32 (5.31%) Cloud Computing
16 28 (4.64%) Microsoft 365
17 21 (3.48%) Route 53
18 19 (3.15%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 73 (12.11%) DNS
2 58 (9.62%) Firewall
3 55 (9.12%) TCP/IP
4 47 (7.79%) BGP
4 47 (7.79%) SSL
5 42 (6.97%) WAN
6 41 (6.80%) SD-WAN
7 24 (3.98%) LAN
8 18 (2.99%) VPN
9 17 (2.82%) Network Security
10 16 (2.65%) Wireless
11 14 (2.32%) DHCP
12 12 (1.99%) Unified Communications
13 10 (1.66%) Internet
13 10 (1.66%) VLAN
14 9 (1.49%) Structured Cabling
15 8 (1.33%) Wi-Fi
16 7 (1.16%) Intrusion Detection
17 4 (0.66%) Remote Desktop
18 3 (0.50%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 106 (17.58%) Amazon RDS
2 67 (11.11%) Data Lake
3 63 (10.45%) Relational Database
4 50 (8.29%) Data Warehouse
5 47 (7.79%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 47 (7.79%) RDBMS
6 46 (7.63%) Oracle Database
7 38 (6.30%) NoSQL
8 19 (3.15%) DynamoDB
8 19 (3.15%) SQL Server
9 17 (2.82%) PostgreSQL
10 16 (2.65%) Metadata
10 16 (2.65%) MySQL
11 14 (2.32%) Big Data
12 5 (0.83%) MongoDB
13 4 (0.66%) Azure SQL Database
13 4 (0.66%) GIS
14 3 (0.50%) Amazon Athena
15 2 (0.33%) Redis
15 2 (0.33%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 69 (11.44%) Jenkins
2 48 (7.96%) Git
3 27 (4.48%) JIRA
4 26 (4.31%) GitLab
5 12 (1.99%) SonarQube
5 12 (1.99%) Terragrunt
6 4 (0.66%) CircleCI
7 3 (0.50%) Burp Suite
7 3 (0.50%) Metasploit
7 3 (0.50%) sqlmap
7 3 (0.50%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.33%) PowerDesigner
9 1 (0.17%) Chocolatey
9 1 (0.17%) Spinnaker
General
1 210 (34.83%) Social Skills
2 166 (27.53%) Finance
3 85 (14.10%) Presentation Skills
4 79 (13.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 49 (8.13%) Law
6 46 (7.63%) Analytical Skills
7 43 (7.13%) Public Sector
8 32 (5.31%) Banking
9 25 (4.15%) Retail
10 22 (3.65%) Marketing
11 21 (3.48%) Retail Banking
12 18 (2.99%) Financial Institution
13 8 (1.33%) Organisational Skills
14 7 (1.16%) Telecoms
15 5 (0.83%) Legal
16 3 (0.50%) Back Office
16 3 (0.50%) Documentation Skills
16 3 (0.50%) Police
17 2 (0.33%) Games
17 2 (0.33%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 224 (37.15%) Architect
2 147 (24.38%) Lead
3 134 (22.22%) Senior
4 96 (15.92%) Solutions Architect
5 85 (14.10%) Cloud Engineer
6 80 (13.27%) AWS Engineer
7 76 (12.60%) Lead Architect
8 75 (12.44%) DevOps Engineer
9 73 (12.11%) Consultant
10 70 (11.61%) Security Architect
11 51 (8.46%) Senior Consultant
12 50 (8.29%) Developer
13 47 (7.79%) Data Consultant
13 47 (7.79%) Senior Technology Consultant
13 47 (7.79%) Technology Consultant
14 46 (7.63%) Lead Solutions Architect
15 45 (7.46%) Senior Architect
16 40 (6.63%) Cloud Architect
17 33 (5.47%) Software Engineer
18 31 (5.14%) AWS DevOps
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 68 (11.28%) Spring Boot
2 50 (8.29%) RabbitMQ
3 42 (6.97%) Node.js
4 36 (5.97%) .NET
5 29 (4.81%) Web Services
6 27 (4.48%) Spring
7 26 (4.31%) Kafka
8 20 (3.32%) Elastic Stack
9 19 (3.15%) AngularJS
10 14 (2.32%) JSON
10 14 (2.32%) REST
10 14 (2.32%) XML
11 13 (2.16%) ARM Templates
12 12 (1.99%) Apache Camel
12 12 (1.99%) RESTful
13 11 (1.82%) .NET Core
14 9 (1.49%) .NET Framework
14 9 (1.49%) Middleware
15 8 (1.33%) AWS CDK
16 4 (0.66%) React
Miscellaneous
1 100 (16.58%) Public Cloud
2 95 (15.75%) Cloud Native
3 81 (13.43%) Management Information System
4 64 (10.61%) Data Centre
5 48 (7.96%) Enterprise Software
6 39 (6.47%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 31 (5.14%) Product Ownership
8 26 (4.31%) Onboarding
9 19 (3.15%) Self-Motivation
10 17 (2.82%) Hybrid Cloud
11 16 (2.65%) Cyberattack
12 15 (2.49%) Distributed Systems
13 13 (2.16%) Security Posture
14 11 (1.82%) iPhone
15 8 (1.33%) Driving Licence
15 8 (1.33%) Greenfield Project
15 8 (1.33%) Mobile App
15 8 (1.33%) PropTech
15 8 (1.33%) Video\Live Streaming
16 7 (1.16%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 139 (23.05%) Linux
2 78 (12.94%) Windows
3 49 (8.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 40 (6.63%) Windows Server
5 27 (4.48%) Unix
6 10 (1.66%) Apple iOS
7 9 (1.49%) Solaris
7 9 (1.49%) Ubuntu
7 9 (1.49%) Windows Server 2019
8 6 (1.00%) Mesosphere
9 5 (0.83%) Kali Linux
10 2 (0.33%) VMS
11 1 (0.17%) Android
11 1 (0.17%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.17%) tvOS
11 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 236 (39.14%) Agile
2 198 (32.84%) DevOps
3 176 (29.19%) CI/CD
4 151 (25.04%) Problem-Solving
5 144 (23.88%) Infrastructure as Code
6 123 (20.40%) Migration
7 110 (18.24%) Roadmaps
8 98 (16.25%) Scrum
9 95 (15.75%) Containerisation
10 92 (15.26%) Information Security
11 88 (14.59%) Computer Science
12 87 (14.43%) Mentoring
13 79 (13.10%) Microservices
14 77 (12.77%) Actionable Insight
14 77 (12.77%) Cybersecurity
15 75 (12.44%) Artificial Intelligence
16 71 (11.77%) Presales
17 70 (11.61%) Kanban
18 69 (11.44%) Data Migration
19 68 (11.28%) Data Architecture
Programming Languages
1 152 (25.21%) Python
2 89 (14.76%) Java
3 49 (8.13%) JavaScript
4 41 (6.80%) PowerShell
5 40 (6.63%) SQL
6 32 (5.31%) C#
7 31 (5.14%) Bash
8 18 (2.99%) Go
9 17 (2.82%) Groovy
10 11 (1.82%) TypeScript
11 8 (1.33%) Perl
11 8 (1.33%) Ruby
11 8 (1.33%) Shell Script
12 5 (0.83%) Kotlin
13 4 (0.66%) Bicep
13 4 (0.66%) C++
14 1 (0.17%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 266 (44.11%) Azure Certification
2 184 (30.51%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
3 166 (27.53%) Security Cleared
4 159 (26.37%) SC Cleared
5 115 (19.07%) Degree
6 84 (13.93%) CISSP
7 79 (13.10%) Cisco Certification
8 78 (12.94%) Computer Science Degree
9 62 (10.28%) CISM
10 52 (8.62%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 43 (7.13%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
11 43 (7.13%) CCSP
12 33 (5.47%) CCSK
13 28 (4.64%) AWS Certified Developer
14 26 (4.31%) Microsoft Certification
15 24 (3.98%) CCNA
16 21 (3.48%) Master's Degree
17 18 (2.99%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
18 17 (2.82%) OSCP
19 13 (2.16%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (12.44%) NIST
2 51 (8.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 28 (4.64%) PCI DSS
4 20 (3.32%) QA
5 14 (2.32%) Cyber Essentials
5 14 (2.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 12 (1.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 9 (1.49%) GDPR
8 8 (1.33%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 5 (0.83%) Accessibility
9 5 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (0.83%) GRC
9 5 (0.83%) HIPAA
9 5 (0.83%) IASME
9 5 (0.83%) SOC 2
10 3 (0.50%) SLA
11 2 (0.33%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 2 (0.33%) NCSC
11 2 (0.33%) Solvency II
12 1 (0.17%) Data Quality
System Software
1 173 (28.69%) Docker
2 37 (6.14%) Active Directory
3 31 (5.14%) Hyper-V
4 21 (3.48%) VMware Infrastructure
5 11 (1.82%) KVM
6 10 (1.66%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.33%) vSphere
8 1 (0.17%) HDFS
8 1 (0.17%) OpenAM
8 1 (0.17%) OpenDJ
8 1 (0.17%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 173 (28.69%) Kubernetes
2 163 (27.03%) Terraform
3 45 (7.46%) Ansible
4 35 (5.80%) Single Sign-On
5 25 (4.15%) Puppet
6 15 (2.49%) Consul
7 11 (1.82%) Grafana
7 11 (1.82%) Progress Chef
8 10 (1.66%) Prometheus
9 9 (1.49%) Microsoft Intune
10 6 (1.00%) Docker Swarm
11 5 (0.83%) Karpenter
11 5 (0.83%) Suricata
12 3 (0.50%) FortiGate
13 2 (0.33%) Argo
13 2 (0.33%) Host Intrusion Detection System
13 2 (0.33%) SCCM
13 2 (0.33%) ZABBIX
14 1 (0.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
14 1 (0.17%) Opsgenie
Vendors
1 111 (18.41%) Microsoft
2 52 (8.62%) Oracle
3 50 (8.29%) Sparx
4 43 (7.13%) Google
5 34 (5.64%) VMware
6 30 (4.98%) Cisco
7 21 (3.48%) Adobe
8 14 (2.32%) ServiceNow
9 13 (2.16%) Citrix
10 12 (1.99%) Apple
10 12 (1.99%) Black Duck
11 10 (1.66%) WSO2
12 9 (1.49%) Avaya
12 9 (1.49%) Splunk
13 8 (1.33%) CheckPoint
13 8 (1.33%) Facebook
14 7 (1.16%) SAP
15 6 (1.00%) Meraki
15 6 (1.00%) Palo Alto
16 5 (0.83%) Juniper