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 21 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 371 249 472
Rank change year-on-year -122 +223 -92
Permanent jobs citing AWS Certification 528 603 348
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.45% 1.23% 0.45%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.54% 3.58% 1.65%
Number of salaries quoted 174 206 181
10th Percentile £47,750 £28,250 £43,421
25th Percentile £57,500 £46,250 £56,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £65,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +19.23% -10.34% -6.45%
75th Percentile £90,000 £79,688 £83,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £57,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +13.04% -17.86% -

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 20,797 16,844 21,092
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.90% 34.29% 27.22%
Number of salaries quoted 11,330 7,426 9,668
10th Percentile £32,000 £29,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,250 £37,000 £42,106
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -1.79% -4.27%
75th Percentile £80,000 £73,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.00% -4.76% -

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 21 September 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 21 September 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 -116 488 £77,500 +19.23% 1,072
UK excluding London -188 254 £65,000 +13.04% 742
London -18 246 £90,000 +20.00% 563
Work from Home -152 170 £87,500 +20.69% 738
North of England -159 87 £69,250 +10.80% 198
South East -57 49 £65,000 -9.09% 90
Midlands -43 45 £85,000 +47.91% 97
South West -58 45 £70,000 +23.36% 138
North West -132 43 £53,750 +76.23% 114
West Midlands -43 40 £90,000 +56.61% 68
North East -42 24 £80,500 +89.41% 54
Yorkshire -50 20 £65,000 - 33
Wales - 12 £80,000 - 9
East of England -36 8 £100,000 - 37
Northern Ireland -88 5 £42,500 - 72
East Midlands - 5 £73,750 - 29
Scotland +9 3 - - 101

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 19 (3.60%) Confluence
2 18 (3.41%) Apache Spark
3 6 (1.14%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.95%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (0.95%) Apache Pig
5 4 (0.76%) Apache
5 4 (0.76%) SAS
6 2 (0.38%) Cloud Foundry
6 2 (0.38%) JBoss
6 2 (0.38%) Jupyter
6 2 (0.38%) nginx
7 1 (0.19%) IIS
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.19%) SharePoint
7 1 (0.19%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.19%) WebSphere
Applications
1 60 (11.36%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.14%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 24 (4.55%) Cloudability
2 7 (1.33%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (1.14%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.19%) Infor CloudSuite
4 1 (0.19%) Infor M3
4 1 (0.19%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 528 (100.00%) AWS
2 190 (35.98%) Azure
3 134 (25.38%) AWS CloudFormation
4 116 (21.97%) GCP
5 103 (19.51%) Serverless
6 83 (15.72%) AWS Lambda
7 81 (15.34%) Amazon S3
7 81 (15.34%) Cloud Computing
8 77 (14.58%) Microsoft 365
9 69 (13.07%) Amazon ECS
10 51 (9.66%) GitHub
11 44 (8.33%) Amazon EKS
12 43 (8.14%) Amazon EC2
13 35 (6.63%) GitHub Actions
14 28 (5.30%) Virtual Private Cloud
15 24 (4.55%) AWS Step Functions
16 18 (3.41%) Amazon GuardDuty
16 18 (3.41%) AWS CloudTrail
16 18 (3.41%) Entra ID
16 18 (3.41%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 69 (13.07%) Network Security
2 56 (10.61%) Firewall
3 30 (5.68%) VPN
4 26 (4.92%) WAN
5 21 (3.98%) DNS
6 20 (3.79%) Internet
6 20 (3.79%) SD-WAN
7 18 (3.41%) DHCP
7 18 (3.41%) LAN
7 18 (3.41%) Software-Defined Networking
8 14 (2.65%) TCP/IP
9 11 (2.08%) Wireless
10 9 (1.70%) VLAN
11 8 (1.52%) IPv4
12 7 (1.33%) Wi-Fi
13 5 (0.95%) Wireshark
14 4 (0.76%) DMZ
15 3 (0.57%) 3GPP
15 3 (0.57%) BGP
15 3 (0.57%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (11.93%) NoSQL
2 47 (8.90%) Amazon RDS
3 30 (5.68%) DynamoDB
4 17 (3.22%) Data Lake
4 17 (3.22%) Metadata
5 16 (3.03%) Data Warehouse
6 15 (2.84%) Amazon Redshift
7 11 (2.08%) Hadoop
8 10 (1.89%) Big Data
9 8 (1.52%) SQL Server
10 7 (1.33%) Amazon Athena
10 7 (1.33%) BusinessObjects
10 7 (1.33%) SAP HANA
11 6 (1.14%) PostgreSQL
11 6 (1.14%) Power BI
12 5 (0.95%) Apache Hive
12 5 (0.95%) Elasticsearch
13 4 (0.76%) GIS
14 3 (0.57%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
14 3 (0.57%) Flink
Development Applications
1 75 (14.20%) GitLab
2 48 (9.09%) Jenkins
3 41 (7.77%) Cucumber
4 28 (5.30%) JIRA
5 22 (4.17%) Git
6 18 (3.41%) Maven
7 16 (3.03%) Cypress.io
8 15 (2.84%) Bitbucket
8 15 (2.84%) SonarQube
9 13 (2.46%) TeamCity
10 7 (1.33%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 3 (0.57%) Claude Code
11 3 (0.57%) Taiga
11 3 (0.57%) VersionOne
12 2 (0.38%) Ant
12 2 (0.38%) Apache Ivy
12 2 (0.38%) git-flow
12 2 (0.38%) IBM UrbanCode
13 1 (0.19%) ERwin
13 1 (0.19%) Selenium
General
1 161 (30.49%) Social Skills
2 134 (25.38%) Finance
3 78 (14.77%) Public Sector
4 61 (11.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 48 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
5 48 (9.09%) Swedish Language
6 40 (7.58%) Banking
7 27 (5.11%) Retail
8 23 (4.36%) Aerospace
9 21 (3.98%) Financial Institution
10 15 (2.84%) French Language
11 14 (2.65%) Influencing Skills
12 13 (2.46%) Law
13 12 (2.27%) Military
14 11 (2.08%) Marketing
15 9 (1.70%) Legal
16 8 (1.52%) Manufacturing
17 7 (1.33%) Presentation Skills
18 6 (1.14%) Billing
18 6 (1.14%) Digital Health
Job Titles
1 141 (26.70%) Senior
2 132 (25.00%) Architect
3 95 (17.99%) Analyst
4 60 (11.36%) Consultant
4 60 (11.36%) Service Analyst
4 60 (11.36%) Service Desk Analyst
5 44 (8.33%) Solutions Architect
6 41 (7.77%) Java Engineer
7 38 (7.20%) Cloud Engineer
8 32 (6.06%) Lead
9 31 (5.87%) Developer
10 30 (5.68%) Security Consultant
11 29 (5.49%) Cloud Architect
12 28 (5.30%) AWS Architect
12 28 (5.30%) Senior Analyst
13 26 (4.92%) Senior Consultant
14 25 (4.73%) Senior Architect
15 23 (4.36%) Principal Engineer
15 23 (4.36%) Principal Java Engineer
16 22 (4.17%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 138 (26.14%) Terraform
2 74 (14.02%) Spring Boot
3 59 (11.17%) Kafka
4 54 (10.23%) Spring
5 31 (5.87%) AWS CDK
6 22 (4.17%) Node.js
7 21 (3.98%) AngularJS
8 20 (3.79%) .NET
9 16 (3.03%) Jest
10 15 (2.84%) Gherkin
11 14 (2.65%) LangChain
11 14 (2.65%) LlamaIndex
11 14 (2.65%) REST
12 13 (2.46%) Web Services
13 11 (2.08%) React
14 10 (1.89%) OAuth
14 10 (1.89%) OpenAPI
14 10 (1.89%) Ruby on Rails
15 9 (1.70%) ASP.NET Web API
15 9 (1.70%) eBPF
Miscellaneous
1 131 (24.81%) Cloud Native
2 96 (18.18%) Onboarding
3 54 (10.23%) Public Cloud
4 50 (9.47%) Distributed Systems
5 47 (8.90%) Enterprise Cloud
6 41 (7.77%) e-Learning
7 38 (7.20%) Hybrid Cloud
8 34 (6.44%) Enterprise Software
9 33 (6.25%) Data Centre
10 24 (4.55%) PKI
11 16 (3.03%) Management Information System
12 15 (2.84%) Cyber Threat
12 15 (2.84%) Security Posture
13 14 (2.65%) Blog
14 13 (2.46%) Mainframe
15 12 (2.27%) Algorithms
15 12 (2.27%) Distributed Computing
15 12 (2.27%) Legacy Systems
16 10 (1.89%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
16 10 (1.89%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 50 (9.47%) Windows
2 43 (8.14%) Linux
3 25 (4.73%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.95%) Windows Server 2016
4 5 (0.95%) Windows Server 2019
5 4 (0.76%) Unix
5 4 (0.76%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.38%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.38%) Solaris
7 1 (0.19%) AIX
7 1 (0.19%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 213 (40.34%) Infrastructure as Code
2 198 (37.50%) CI/CD
3 172 (32.58%) AI
4 170 (32.20%) Agile
5 169 (32.01%) Mentoring
6 127 (24.05%) Cloud Security
7 112 (21.21%) ITIL
8 108 (20.45%) DevOps
9 92 (17.42%) Continuous Improvement
10 87 (16.48%) Problem-Solving
11 85 (16.10%) Cybersecurity
11 85 (16.10%) Microservices
12 82 (15.53%) Migration
13 80 (15.15%) Roadmaps
14 79 (14.96%) Technical Leadership
15 68 (12.88%) Generative AI
15 68 (12.88%) ITSM
16 67 (12.69%) Architectural Patterns
17 66 (12.50%) Machine Learning
18 64 (12.12%) Event-Driven
Programming Languages
1 130 (24.62%) Python
2 118 (22.35%) Java
3 73 (13.83%) SQL
4 62 (11.74%) Bash
5 32 (6.06%) Go
6 28 (5.30%) TypeScript
7 26 (4.92%) JavaScript
8 25 (4.73%) PowerShell
9 24 (4.55%) Ruby
10 18 (3.41%) C#
11 16 (3.03%) Groovy
12 14 (2.65%) Perl
12 14 (2.65%) PHP
13 7 (1.33%) Kotlin
14 6 (1.14%) C++
14 6 (1.14%) COBOL
15 4 (0.76%) Google Apps Script
16 3 (0.57%) Bicep
17 2 (0.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 2 (0.38%) R
Qualifications
1 159 (30.11%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
2 156 (29.55%) Degree
3 129 (24.43%) Security Cleared
4 100 (18.94%) Azure Certification
5 82 (15.53%) Microsoft Certification
6 77 (14.58%) SC Cleared
7 60 (11.36%) MCSE
8 48 (9.09%) Cisco Certification
9 44 (8.33%) CISSP
10 30 (5.68%) Computer Science Degree
11 28 (5.30%) BPSS Clearance
12 27 (5.11%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
13 26 (4.92%) DV Cleared
14 22 (4.17%) TOGAF Certification
15 21 (3.98%) CCNA
15 21 (3.98%) Master's Degree
16 20 (3.79%) CCNP
16 20 (3.79%) CISM
17 19 (3.60%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
18 17 (3.22%) AWS Certified Developer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (11.74%) QA
2 48 (9.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 28 (5.30%) NIST
4 25 (4.73%) GDPR
5 21 (3.98%) NCSC
6 19 (3.60%) SOC 2
7 14 (2.65%) Data Quality
8 13 (2.46%) Accessibility
8 13 (2.46%) GRC
9 12 (2.27%) HIPAA
10 10 (1.89%) Cyber Essentials
11 8 (1.52%) ISO 9001
12 7 (1.33%) PCI DSS
13 6 (1.14%) Government Security Classifications
14 5 (0.95%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 4 (0.76%) SLA
16 2 (0.38%) NIST 800
17 1 (0.19%) COBIT
17 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
17 1 (0.19%) GxP
System Software
1 64 (12.12%) Docker
2 29 (5.49%) VMware Infrastructure
3 25 (4.73%) Active Directory
4 9 (1.70%) vSphere
5 8 (1.52%) Squid
5 8 (1.52%) VMware NSX
6 6 (1.14%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (1.14%) VMware ESXi
7 5 (0.95%) Hyper-V
7 5 (0.95%) KVM
Systems Management
1 77 (14.58%) Kubernetes
2 46 (8.71%) Ansible
3 22 (4.17%) Grafana
4 16 (3.03%) Puppet
5 15 (2.84%) HP Fortify
5 15 (2.84%) Prometheus
5 15 (2.84%) Single Sign-On
6 14 (2.65%) Progress Chef
7 9 (1.70%) Cilium
8 8 (1.52%) Packer
8 8 (1.52%) Proxmox
8 8 (1.52%) ZABBIX
9 7 (1.33%) Microsoft Intune
10 6 (1.14%) Argo
11 4 (0.76%) Iperf
12 3 (0.57%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 3 (0.57%) QRadar
13 2 (0.38%) CASB
13 2 (0.38%) kaniko
14 1 (0.19%) Failover Clustering
Vendors
1 170 (32.20%) Microsoft
2 90 (17.05%) ServiceNow
3 40 (7.58%) VMware
4 37 (7.01%) Oracle
5 28 (5.30%) Cisco
6 25 (4.73%) Apple
6 25 (4.73%) Google
7 24 (4.55%) Adobe
7 24 (4.55%) Splunk
8 18 (3.41%) SAP
9 15 (2.84%) Red Hat
10 14 (2.65%) Palo Alto
11 12 (2.27%) Databricks
12 9 (1.70%) Fortinet
13 7 (1.33%) Atlassian
13 7 (1.33%) Avaya
13 7 (1.33%) CrowdStrike
13 7 (1.33%) Dynatrace
13 7 (1.33%) Genesys
14 6 (1.14%) Salesforce