The median Software Engineer - Amazon Web Services salary in the UK is £130,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title
48,105
63,733
49,629
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title
90.16%
94.54%
95.38%
Number of salaries quoted
30,175
35,701
38,478
10th Percentile
£28,250
£31,750
£31,250
25th Percentile
£35,500
£42,500
£42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£53,048
£57,500
£60,000
Median % change year-on-year
-7.74%
-4.17%
-
75th Percentile
£73,750
£76,000
£80,000
90th Percentile
£92,500
£95,000
£97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary
£47,500
£51,500
£52,500
% change year-on-year
-7.77%
-1.90%
-
AWS Software Engineer Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'AWS Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
AWS Software Engineer Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for AWS Software Engineer job vacancies in the UK.
AWS Software Engineer Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing AWS Software Engineer over the 6 months to 21 November 2025.
AWS Software Engineer Top 11 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AWS Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 21 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
AWS Software Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 21 November 2025, AWS Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring AWS Software Engineer in the job title.
AWS Software Engineer Skill Set 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:
