AWS Certification Contract Job Trends in Central London
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certification
London > Central London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Central London citing AWS Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 137 | 114 | 117 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -23 | +3 | +23 |
| Contract jobs citing AWS Certification | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Central London | 0.55% | 0.70% | 0.60% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 2.05% | 2.74% | 2.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £446 | £440 | £426 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £513 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £544 | £675 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.41% | +26.17% | -0.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £644 | £775 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £856 | £735 |
| London median daily rate | £556 | £500 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.25% | -9.09% | -8.33% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Central London
AWS Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications in Central London.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications | 635 | 474 | 565 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London | 27.06% | 25.51% | 24.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 436 | 323 | 337 |
| 10th Percentile | £378 | £328 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £456 | £450 | £460 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £542 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.45% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £663 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £736 | £725 | £750 |
| London median daily rate | £550 | £537 | £548 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.42% | -1.92% | -0.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £23.45 | £23.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £25.47 | £27.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £54.50 | £27.50 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +98.18% | -15.38% | +80.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.63 | £34.48 | £112.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £155.34 | £54.84 | - |
| London median hourly rate | £53.00 | £25.15 | £41.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +110.74% | -38.66% | -24.77% |
AWS Certification Job Vacancy Trend in Central London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing AWS Certification relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.
AWS Certification Daily Rate Trend in Central London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing AWS Certification.
AWS Certification Daily Rate Histogram in Central London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing AWS Certification in Central London over the 6 months to 24 October 2026.
AWS Certification Contract Job Locations in Central London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing AWS Certification within the Central London region over the 6 months to 24 October 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of London | -23 | 13 | £544 | -19.41% | 18 |
| AWS Certification London |
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AWS Certification Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Qualifications
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWS Certified Solutions Architect | 30.8% | 4 |
| 2 | Security Cleared | 23.1% | 3 |
| 3 | DV Cleared | 15.4% | 2 |
| 3 | SC Cleared | 15.4% | 2 |
| 5 | AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner | 7.7% | 1 |
| 5 | AWS Certified Developer | 7.7% | 1 |
| 5 | AWS Certified DevOps Engineer | 7.7% | 1 |
| 5 | Azure Certification | 7.7% | 1 |
| 5 | CISA | 7.7% | 1 |
| 5 | CompTIA CySA+ | 7.7% | 1 |
| 5 | GSEC | 7.7% | 1 |
| 5 | PMI Certification | 7.7% | 1 |
| 5 | PMP | 7.7% | 1 |
| 5 | SSCP | 7.7% | 1 |
| 5 | TOGAF Certification | 7.7% | 1 |