AWS Certification Job Trends
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certification
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies citing AWS Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 404 | 194 | 440 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -210 | +246 | -47 |
| Permanent jobs citing AWS Certification | 515 | 777 | 321 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.42% | 1.54% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 2.44% | 4.67% | 1.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 181 | 310 | 151 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,750 | - | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £28,250 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £57,500 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.43% | -20.69% | -3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £87,500 | £78,688 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £105,000 | £97,500 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £66,000 | £31,000 | £59,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +112.90% | -48.12% | -8.08% |
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 citing academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications | 21,083 | 16,640 | 19,531 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 17.32% | 33.01% | 28.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12,130 | 7,663 | 8,091 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £36,250 | £44,106 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £58,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -5.17% | +0.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £75,000 | £75,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £47,847 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.95% | -13.01% | +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 Salary Trend
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 31 October 2026.
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 31 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 Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -198 | 465 | £76,157 | +32.45% | 125 |
| UK excluding London | -252 | 239 | £66,000 | +112.90% | 108 |
| London | -54 | 238 | £90,000 | +20.00% | 58 |
| Work from Home | -201 | 148 | £77,500 | +3.33% | 80 |
| North of England | -192 | 72 | £75,000 | +145.90% | 31 |
| South East | -86 | 55 | £65,000 | +30.00% | 17 |
| South West | -59 | 50 | £70,000 | +40.00% | 34 |
| Midlands | -73 | 35 | £67,500 | +32.20% | 10 |
| North West | -162 | 34 | £62,500 | +104.92% | 21 |
| West Midlands | -57 | 30 | £57,500 | +57.53% | 10 |
| North East | -58 | 27 | £80,500 | +163.93% | 5 |
| East of England | -58 | 11 | £65,000 | -18.75% | 1 |
| Wales | -64 | 11 | £80,000 | +166.67% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | -86 | 11 | £73,750 | +22.92% | 5 |
| East Midlands | -42 | 5 | £73,750 | +44.44% | |
| Scotland | -15 | 3 | - | - | 9 |
| Northern Ireland | -104 | 2 | £42,500 | - | 4 |
AWS Certification Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 | 29.1% | 150 |
| 2 | Degree | 27.8% | 143 |
| 3 | Security Cleared | 26.0% | 134 |
| 4 | Azure Certification | 22.7% | 117 |
| 5 | SC Cleared | 16.5% | 85 |
| 6 | Microsoft Certification | 12.8% | 66 |
| 7 | CISSP | 9.1% | 47 |
| 8 | Cisco Certification | 7.8% | 40 |
| 8 | MCSE | 7.8% | 40 |
| 10 | Computer Science Degree | 6.2% | 32 |
| 11 | BPSS Clearance | 6.0% | 31 |
| 12 | TOGAF Certification | 5.6% | 29 |
| 13 | AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner | 5.2% | 27 |
| 13 | DV Cleared | 5.2% | 27 |
| 15 | CISM | 3.9% | 20 |
| 16 | Master's Degree | 3.7% | 19 |
| 17 | CCNP | 3.5% | 18 |
| 18 | AWS Certified DevOps Engineer | 3.1% | 16 |
| 18 | CCNA | 3.1% | 16 |
| 20 | AWS Certified Developer | 2.7% | 14 |