AWS Certification Job Trends

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certification
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for AWS Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 387 221 439
Rank change year-on-year -166 +218 -45
Permanent jobs citing AWS Certification 522 693 332
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.44% 1.41% 0.47%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.56% 4.05% 1.65%
Number of salaries quoted 183 255 163
10th Percentile £47,150 - £42,500
25th Percentile £57,500 £28,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,157 £65,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.16% -10.34% -4.19%
75th Percentile £89,375 £80,625 £83,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £98,250 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £51,779 £57,500
% change year-on-year +25.53% -9.95% -11.54%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

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 permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 20,398 17,097 20,113
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.19% 34.75% 28.30%
Number of salaries quoted 11,690 7,392 8,476
10th Percentile £32,000 £29,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £36,250 £42,749
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £56,000 £47,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year +17.89% -12.04% +2.86%

AWS Certification
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing AWS Certification relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

AWS Certification job vacancy trend in the UK

AWS Certification
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing AWS Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing AWS Certification

AWS Certification
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing AWS Certification over the 6 months to 14 October 2026.

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 14 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -151 475 £77,500 +16.98% 590
UK excluding London -225 246 £65,000 +25.53% 262
London -34 244 £90,000 +20.00% 354
Work from Home -182 153 £80,000 +6.67% 377
North of England -162 78 £71,250 +50.00% 84
South East -48 51 £65,000 -7.47% 29
South West -55 47 £70,000 +37.10% 42
Midlands -48 40 £80,000 +39.13% 37
North West -136 38 £62,500 +104.92% 54
West Midlands -35 35 £85,000 +47.99% 29
North East -54 27 £80,500 +120.55% 17
Yorkshire -64 13 £72,500 +11.54% 13
East of England -31 12 £82,500 -15.38% 8
Wales - 12 £80,000 - 10
East Midlands -36 5 £73,750 -4.84% 8
Scotland -4 3 - - 36
Northern Ireland -95 3 £42,500 - 16

AWS Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 23 (4.41%) Apache Spark
2 17 (3.26%) Confluence
3 11 (2.11%) Apache Airflow
4 10 (1.92%) Apache
5 6 (1.15%) Microsoft Exchange
6 5 (0.96%) Apache Pig
6 5 (0.96%) SAS
7 4 (0.77%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 4 (0.77%) Jupyter
8 2 (0.38%) Cloud Foundry
8 2 (0.38%) nginx
9 1 (0.19%) IIS
9 1 (0.19%) JBoss
9 1 (0.19%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.19%) SharePoint
9 1 (0.19%) WebLogic
9 1 (0.19%) WebSphere
Applications
1 40 (7.66%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (0.96%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 15 (2.87%) Cloudability
2 7 (1.34%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (1.15%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.19%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.19%) Infor CloudSuite
4 1 (0.19%) Infor M3
4 1 (0.19%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 522 (100.00%) AWS
2 195 (37.36%) Azure
3 138 (26.44%) AWS CloudFormation
4 111 (21.26%) GCP
5 100 (19.16%) Serverless
6 83 (15.90%) Amazon S3
7 82 (15.71%) Cloud Computing
8 79 (15.13%) AWS Lambda
9 65 (12.45%) Amazon ECS
10 62 (11.88%) GitHub
11 57 (10.92%) Microsoft 365
12 47 (9.00%) Amazon EC2
13 46 (8.81%) Amazon EKS
14 33 (6.32%) GitHub Actions
15 27 (5.17%) Virtual Private Cloud
16 21 (4.02%) Amazon EMR
16 21 (4.02%) AWS Step Functions
16 21 (4.02%) Entra ID
17 19 (3.64%) Amazon CloudWatch
18 18 (3.45%) Amazon GuardDuty
Communications & Networking
1 66 (12.64%) Network Security
2 56 (10.73%) Firewall
3 30 (5.75%) VPN
4 25 (4.79%) WAN
5 23 (4.41%) Internet
6 22 (4.21%) DNS
7 19 (3.64%) SD-WAN
8 18 (3.45%) DHCP
9 17 (3.26%) LAN
10 15 (2.87%) Software-Defined Networking
11 14 (2.68%) TCP/IP
12 10 (1.92%) Wireless
13 9 (1.72%) VLAN
14 7 (1.34%) Wi-Fi
15 6 (1.15%) IPv4
16 4 (0.77%) DMZ
16 4 (0.77%) Wireshark
17 3 (0.57%) Cisco ISE
17 3 (0.57%) Cisco Nexus
17 3 (0.57%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (13.41%) NoSQL
2 47 (9.00%) Amazon RDS
3 23 (4.41%) DynamoDB
4 21 (4.02%) Data Warehouse
5 19 (3.64%) Amazon Redshift
6 17 (3.26%) Data Lake
7 14 (2.68%) Metadata
8 12 (2.30%) Amazon Athena
9 11 (2.11%) Hadoop
10 10 (1.92%) Big Data
10 10 (1.92%) PostgreSQL
11 9 (1.72%) Power BI
12 8 (1.53%) SQL Server
13 7 (1.34%) BusinessObjects
13 7 (1.34%) SAP HANA
14 5 (0.96%) Apache Hive
14 5 (0.96%) Elasticsearch
14 5 (0.96%) Power Query
15 4 (0.77%) Amazon Aurora
15 4 (0.77%) GIS
Development Applications
1 82 (15.71%) GitLab
2 47 (9.00%) Cucumber
3 40 (7.66%) Jenkins
4 27 (5.17%) Git
5 26 (4.98%) JIRA
6 13 (2.49%) Bitbucket
7 12 (2.30%) Maven
8 11 (2.11%) SonarQube
8 11 (2.11%) TeamCity
9 10 (1.92%) Cypress.io
10 7 (1.34%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 6 (1.15%) Claude Code
12 3 (0.57%) Ant
12 3 (0.57%) Taiga
12 3 (0.57%) VersionOne
13 2 (0.38%) Apache Ivy
13 2 (0.38%) git-flow
13 2 (0.38%) IBM UrbanCode
14 1 (0.19%) ER Studio
14 1 (0.19%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 145 (27.78%) Finance
1 145 (27.78%) Social Skills
2 90 (17.24%) Public Sector
3 60 (11.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 56 (10.73%) Analytical Skills
5 41 (7.85%) Banking
6 40 (7.66%) Swedish Language
7 26 (4.98%) Retail
8 23 (4.41%) Financial Institution
9 20 (3.83%) Aerospace
10 14 (2.68%) Law
11 13 (2.49%) Influencing Skills
12 12 (2.30%) Military
13 10 (1.92%) Marketing
14 9 (1.72%) Legal
15 8 (1.53%) French Language
16 7 (1.34%) Presentation Skills
17 6 (1.15%) Digital Health
17 6 (1.15%) Manufacturing
17 6 (1.15%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 139 (26.63%) Senior
2 134 (25.67%) Architect
3 70 (13.41%) Analyst
4 62 (11.88%) Consultant
5 48 (9.20%) Java Engineer
6 43 (8.24%) Solutions Architect
7 40 (7.66%) Service Analyst
7 40 (7.66%) Service Desk Analyst
8 36 (6.90%) Cloud Engineer
9 32 (6.13%) Lead
10 31 (5.94%) Security Consultant
11 30 (5.75%) Developer
12 28 (5.36%) AWS Architect
12 28 (5.36%) Cloud Architect
13 27 (5.17%) AWS Engineer
13 27 (5.17%) Senior Consultant
14 26 (4.98%) Principal Engineer
14 26 (4.98%) Principal Java Engineer
15 24 (4.60%) Senior Architect
16 22 (4.21%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 142 (27.20%) Terraform
2 79 (15.13%) Spring Boot
3 70 (13.41%) Kafka
4 65 (12.45%) Spring
5 33 (6.32%) AWS CDK
6 25 (4.79%) Node.js
7 19 (3.64%) .NET
7 19 (3.64%) AngularJS
8 16 (3.07%) LangChain
8 16 (3.07%) LlamaIndex
9 14 (2.68%) REST
9 14 (2.68%) Web Services
10 11 (2.11%) CSS
10 11 (2.11%) Jest
10 11 (2.11%) React
11 10 (1.92%) HTML
11 10 (1.92%) OAuth
11 10 (1.92%) OpenAPI
11 10 (1.92%) Ruby on Rails
12 9 (1.72%) ASP.NET Web API
Miscellaneous
1 143 (27.39%) Cloud Native
2 100 (19.16%) Onboarding
3 64 (12.26%) Public Cloud
4 58 (11.11%) Distributed Systems
5 47 (9.00%) e-Learning
5 47 (9.00%) Enterprise Cloud
6 39 (7.47%) Hybrid Cloud
7 37 (7.09%) Enterprise Software
8 30 (5.75%) Data Centre
9 23 (4.41%) PKI
10 18 (3.45%) Management Information System
11 16 (3.07%) Cyber Threat
11 16 (3.07%) Security Posture
12 14 (2.68%) Blog
13 13 (2.49%) Algorithms
13 13 (2.49%) Mainframe
14 12 (2.30%) Distributed Computing
15 11 (2.11%) Legacy Systems
15 11 (2.11%) Product Ownership
16 10 (1.92%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 50 (9.58%) Windows
2 41 (7.85%) Linux
3 24 (4.60%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.96%) Windows Server 2016
4 5 (0.96%) Windows Server 2019
5 4 (0.77%) Unix
5 4 (0.77%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.38%) macOS
6 2 (0.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.38%) Solaris
6 2 (0.38%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.19%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 226 (43.30%) Infrastructure as Code
2 211 (40.42%) CI/CD
3 182 (34.87%) AI
4 178 (34.10%) Agile
5 174 (33.33%) Mentoring
6 132 (25.29%) Cloud Security
7 114 (21.84%) DevOps
8 111 (21.26%) Continuous Improvement
9 99 (18.97%) Problem-Solving
10 89 (17.05%) ITIL
11 87 (16.67%) Microservices
12 82 (15.71%) Cybersecurity
12 82 (15.71%) Migration
12 82 (15.71%) Roadmaps
13 81 (15.52%) Technical Leadership
14 75 (14.37%) Test Automation
15 74 (14.18%) Observability
16 73 (13.98%) Generative AI
17 72 (13.79%) Architectural Patterns
18 71 (13.60%) Event-Driven
Programming Languages
1 143 (27.39%) Python
2 120 (22.99%) Java
3 86 (16.48%) SQL
4 55 (10.54%) Bash
5 31 (5.94%) Go
6 28 (5.36%) JavaScript
7 25 (4.79%) PowerShell
8 24 (4.60%) Ruby
9 23 (4.41%) TypeScript
10 18 (3.45%) C#
11 14 (2.68%) Perl
11 14 (2.68%) PHP
12 10 (1.92%) Groovy
13 6 (1.15%) C++
13 6 (1.15%) COBOL
14 5 (0.96%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 5 (0.96%) Kotlin
15 4 (0.77%) Bicep
15 4 (0.77%) Google Apps Script
15 4 (0.77%) R
Qualifications
1 158 (30.27%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
2 140 (26.82%) Degree
3 133 (25.48%) Security Cleared
4 112 (21.46%) Azure Certification
5 81 (15.52%) SC Cleared
6 64 (12.26%) Microsoft Certification
7 46 (8.81%) CISSP
8 44 (8.43%) Cisco Certification
9 40 (7.66%) MCSE
10 32 (6.13%) Computer Science Degree
11 30 (5.75%) BPSS Clearance
12 28 (5.36%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
13 27 (5.17%) DV Cleared
14 25 (4.79%) TOGAF Certification
15 20 (3.83%) Master's Degree
16 19 (3.64%) CCNA
16 19 (3.64%) CCNP
16 19 (3.64%) CISM
17 16 (3.07%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
18 15 (2.87%) AWS Certified Developer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (9.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 41 (7.85%) QA
3 26 (4.98%) GDPR
3 26 (4.98%) NIST
4 23 (4.41%) NCSC
5 18 (3.45%) Data Quality
6 17 (3.26%) SOC 2
7 14 (2.68%) Accessibility
8 12 (2.30%) HIPAA
9 11 (2.11%) Cyber Essentials
9 11 (2.11%) GRC
10 9 (1.72%) PCI DSS
11 8 (1.53%) ISO 9001
12 6 (1.15%) Government Security Classifications
13 5 (0.96%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 4 (0.77%) SLA
15 2 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 2 (0.38%) NIST 800
16 1 (0.19%) GxP
System Software
1 65 (12.45%) Docker
2 29 (5.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 24 (4.60%) Active Directory
4 7 (1.34%) Virtual Machines
4 7 (1.34%) vSphere
5 6 (1.15%) Squid
5 6 (1.15%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (1.15%) VMware NSX
6 5 (0.96%) Hyper-V
6 5 (0.96%) KVM
Systems Management
1 84 (16.09%) Kubernetes
2 44 (8.43%) Ansible
3 23 (4.41%) Grafana
4 17 (3.26%) Puppet
5 16 (3.07%) Prometheus
6 15 (2.87%) Progress Chef
7 14 (2.68%) Single Sign-On
8 9 (1.72%) HP Fortify
9 8 (1.53%) Proxmox
10 7 (1.34%) Argo
10 7 (1.34%) Cilium
11 6 (1.15%) Microsoft Intune
11 6 (1.15%) Packer
11 6 (1.15%) ZABBIX
12 4 (0.77%) Iperf
13 3 (0.57%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 3 (0.57%) QRadar
14 2 (0.38%) CASB
14 2 (0.38%) kaniko
15 1 (0.19%) Istio
Vendors
1 151 (28.93%) Microsoft
2 66 (12.64%) ServiceNow
3 39 (7.47%) VMware
4 34 (6.51%) Oracle
5 33 (6.32%) Google
6 28 (5.36%) Cisco
7 21 (4.02%) Splunk
8 19 (3.64%) Adobe
9 18 (3.45%) SAP
10 16 (3.07%) Apple
11 14 (2.68%) Databricks
12 13 (2.49%) Palo Alto
13 12 (2.30%) Red Hat
14 8 (1.53%) Atlassian
14 8 (1.53%) Fortinet
14 8 (1.53%) Genesys
15 7 (1.34%) Avaya
15 7 (1.34%) CrowdStrike
15 7 (1.34%) Dynatrace
16 6 (1.15%) F5