AWS Job Trends in Yorkshire

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
England > Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Yorkshire requiring AWS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 14 15
Rank change year-on-year +2 +1 0
Permanent jobs citing AWS 356 342 387
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 9.80% 11.33% 9.55%
As % of the Cloud Services category 30.17% 31.84% 24.76%
Number of salaries quoted 277 147 306
10th Percentile £28,250 £42,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £28,750 £45,625 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
75th Percentile £77,500 £71,250 £78,438
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £88,750
England median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% +7.14% -6.67%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Yorkshire

AWS falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,180 1,074 1,563
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 32.48% 35.59% 38.56%
Number of salaries quoted 701 580 1,363
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,450 £28,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,625 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,000 £51,498
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +4.86% -6.37%
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £83,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -7.69%

AWS
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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

AWS job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

AWS
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing AWS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing AWS

AWS
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing AWS in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 29 January 2026.

Salary histogram for AWS in Yorkshire

AWS
Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AWS within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 29 January 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
West Yorkshire +5 290 £67,500 +8.00% 91
South Yorkshire -8 39 £30,500 -50.41% 37
East Yorkshire -18 11 £45,000 - 18
North Yorkshire +3 9 £39,250 -31.74% 17
AWS
England

AWS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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 16 (4.49%) Apache Spark
2 10 (2.81%) OpenStack
3 9 (2.53%) Apache
3 9 (2.53%) WordPress
4 5 (1.40%) Drupal
4 5 (1.40%) nginx
5 4 (1.12%) Confluence
6 3 (0.84%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.84%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.56%) CMS
8 1 (0.28%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.28%) FileNet
8 1 (0.28%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.28%) Sitecore CMS
Business Applications
1 3 (0.84%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.28%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.28%) Magento
2 1 (0.28%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 175 (49.16%) Azure
2 122 (34.27%) Serverless
3 97 (27.25%) GitHub
4 78 (21.91%) Amazon S3
5 68 (19.10%) AWS Lambda
6 59 (16.57%) AWS CloudFormation
7 54 (15.17%) Amazon ECS
8 47 (13.20%) AWS Step Functions
9 41 (11.52%) SaaS
10 37 (10.39%) GCP
11 32 (8.99%) Amazon SQS
12 25 (7.02%) Amazon EKS
13 24 (6.74%) Amazon ECR
13 24 (6.74%) Apigee
14 22 (6.18%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 22 (6.18%) GitHub Actions
15 18 (5.06%) Azure DevOps
16 14 (3.93%) Amazon EventBridge
17 9 (2.53%) Microsoft 365
18 8 (2.25%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 58 (16.29%) Internet
2 12 (3.37%) Firewall
3 8 (2.25%) DNS
4 7 (1.97%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (1.12%) DHCP
5 4 (1.12%) LAN
5 4 (1.12%) Network Security
5 4 (1.12%) NGFW
5 4 (1.12%) VXLAN
5 4 (1.12%) WAN
5 4 (1.12%) Wireshark
6 3 (0.84%) HTTP
6 3 (0.84%) TCP/IP
6 3 (0.84%) VoIP
7 2 (0.56%) DMZ
8 1 (0.28%) MQTT
8 1 (0.28%) SSL
8 1 (0.28%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 71 (19.94%) DynamoDB
2 39 (10.96%) SQL Server
3 36 (10.11%) NoSQL
4 31 (8.71%) PostgreSQL
5 15 (4.21%) Metadata
6 14 (3.93%) Relational Database
7 9 (2.53%) Data Lake
8 8 (2.25%) Amazon Athena
8 8 (2.25%) Amazon Redshift
8 8 (2.25%) Data Warehouse
8 8 (2.25%) MySQL
9 6 (1.69%) Amazon RDS
9 6 (1.69%) MongoDB
10 5 (1.40%) MariaDB
11 3 (0.84%) Big Data
11 3 (0.84%) TIBCO EBX
12 2 (0.56%) Amazon Aurora
12 2 (0.56%) Apache Iceberg
12 2 (0.56%) Data Vault
12 2 (0.56%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 92 (25.84%) Git
2 49 (13.76%) Jenkins
3 37 (10.39%) GitLab
4 24 (6.74%) Cypress.io
4 24 (6.74%) Maven
4 24 (6.74%) SonarQube
5 4 (1.12%) JIRA
6 1 (0.28%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.28%) JUnit
6 1 (0.28%) Selenium
General
1 105 (29.49%) Social Skills
2 58 (16.29%) Multimedia
3 34 (9.55%) Public Sector
4 32 (8.99%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (7.58%) Finance
6 12 (3.37%) Financial Institution
7 8 (2.25%) Law
8 7 (1.97%) Legal
9 5 (1.40%) Local Government
9 5 (1.40%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (1.40%) Police
9 5 (1.40%) Retail
9 5 (1.40%) Tech for Good
10 4 (1.12%) Games
11 3 (0.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (0.84%) Telecoms
12 2 (0.56%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (0.56%) Marketing
13 1 (0.28%) Documentation Skills
13 1 (0.28%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 118 (33.15%) Developer
2 58 (16.29%) Trainee
3 53 (14.89%) Senior
4 50 (14.04%) Architect
5 45 (12.64%) Java Developer
6 43 (12.08%) Lead
7 33 (9.27%) Software Developer
8 30 (8.43%) Software Engineer
9 28 (7.87%) Trainee Developer
9 28 (7.87%) Trainee Software Developer
10 17 (4.78%) AWS Developer
10 17 (4.78%) Data Engineer
11 16 (4.49%) Python Developer
11 16 (4.49%) Senior Developer
12 15 (4.21%) Development Manager
13 14 (3.93%) .NET Developer
13 14 (3.93%) .NET Development Manager
13 14 (3.93%) Applications Architect
13 14 (3.93%) Software Development Manager
13 14 (3.93%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 79 (22.19%) CSS
1 79 (22.19%) HTML
2 72 (20.22%) React
3 50 (14.04%) Node.js
4 43 (12.08%) .NET
5 42 (11.80%) Spring Boot
6 35 (9.83%) AngularJS
7 31 (8.71%) Spring
8 29 (8.15%) REST
9 24 (6.74%) Gherkin
9 24 (6.74%) Jest
9 24 (6.74%) RESTful
10 18 (5.06%) FastAPI
10 18 (5.06%) Flask
11 17 (4.78%) .NET Core
11 17 (4.78%) Django
12 15 (4.21%) Blazor
13 14 (3.93%) Vue
14 13 (3.65%) ASP.NET Core
14 13 (3.65%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 40 (11.24%) Cloud Native
2 27 (7.58%) Enterprise Software
3 23 (6.46%) Data Structures
4 21 (5.90%) Distributed Systems
5 12 (3.37%) Product Ownership
6 6 (1.69%) Public Cloud
7 5 (1.40%) Mobile App
7 5 (1.40%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (1.12%) Data Centre
8 4 (1.12%) Management Information System
8 4 (1.12%) PKI
9 3 (0.84%) AI Agents
9 3 (0.84%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (0.84%) Linux Command Line
9 3 (0.84%) Onboarding
9 3 (0.84%) Taxonomies
10 2 (0.56%) Cloud Security Posture
10 2 (0.56%) Legacy Applications
10 2 (0.56%) Legacy Code
10 2 (0.56%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 15 (4.21%) Windows
2 6 (1.69%) Linux
2 6 (1.69%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.40%) Android
4 3 (0.84%) Mac OS
4 3 (0.84%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.84%) Windows Server 2012
4 3 (0.84%) Windows Server 2016
4 3 (0.84%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (0.56%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 146 (41.01%) CI/CD
1 146 (41.01%) Mentoring
2 130 (36.52%) Agile
3 119 (33.43%) DevOps
4 85 (23.88%) Infrastructure as Code
5 82 (23.03%) Problem-Solving
6 75 (21.07%) Microservices
7 72 (20.22%) Software Engineering
8 70 (19.66%) Continuous Improvement
9 68 (19.10%) Cybersecurity
10 53 (14.89%) Data Modelling
11 44 (12.36%) SDLC
12 38 (10.67%) Application Security
13 37 (10.39%) Migration
14 35 (9.83%) Architectural Patterns
14 35 (9.83%) Full-Stack Development
14 35 (9.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 34 (9.55%) Computer Science
16 31 (8.71%) Coaching
17 29 (8.15%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 149 (41.85%) Python
2 140 (39.33%) JavaScript
3 110 (30.90%) Java
4 89 (25.00%) TypeScript
5 75 (21.07%) SQL
6 55 (15.45%) C#
7 35 (9.83%) Bash
8 32 (8.99%) R
9 23 (6.46%) Groovy
10 12 (3.37%) Kotlin
11 10 (2.81%) PHP
11 10 (2.81%) Scala
12 9 (2.53%) Go
12 9 (2.53%) PowerShell
13 4 (1.12%) Bicep
14 1 (0.28%) C++
14 1 (0.28%) Delphi
14 1 (0.28%) Perl
Qualifications
1 131 (36.80%) AWS Certification
2 87 (24.44%) Azure Certification
2 87 (24.44%) Microsoft Certification
3 63 (17.70%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 40 (11.24%) Degree
5 31 (8.71%) Computer Science Degree
6 27 (7.58%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 24 (6.74%) TOGAF Certification
8 16 (4.49%) AWS Certified Developer
9 12 (3.37%) Security Cleared
10 11 (3.09%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
10 11 (3.09%) ITIL Certification
11 8 (2.25%) SC Cleared
12 3 (0.84%) IIBA
13 2 (0.56%) Master's Degree
14 1 (0.28%) BPSS Clearance
14 1 (0.28%) CISSP
14 1 (0.28%) CRISC
14 1 (0.28%) DBS Check
14 1 (0.28%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (4.49%) Data Quality
2 10 (2.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (2.25%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (1.97%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 6 (1.69%) QA
6 5 (1.40%) ISO 9001
7 4 (1.12%) GDPR
8 3 (0.84%) GRC
8 3 (0.84%) NIST
8 3 (0.84%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.56%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.28%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.28%) SLA
10 1 (0.28%) WCAG
System Software
1 103 (28.93%) Docker
2 8 (2.25%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.25%) Hyper-V
3 5 (1.40%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 81 (22.75%) Terraform
2 37 (10.39%) Kubernetes
3 24 (6.74%) Ansible
3 24 (6.74%) HP Fortify
4 13 (3.65%) Grafana
4 13 (3.65%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.84%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.56%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.28%) Argo
Vendors
1 110 (30.90%) Microsoft
2 16 (4.49%) Google
3 13 (3.65%) Databricks
4 5 (1.40%) Oracle
4 5 (1.40%) Palantir
4 5 (1.40%) VMware
4 5 (1.40%) Zoho
5 4 (1.12%) Arista
5 4 (1.12%) Aruba
5 4 (1.12%) NetScout
6 3 (0.84%) Informatica
6 3 (0.84%) Pega
6 3 (0.84%) SAP
6 3 (0.84%) TIBCO
6 3 (0.84%) WSO2
7 2 (0.56%) Cisco
7 2 (0.56%) Citrix
7 2 (0.56%) CyberArk
7 2 (0.56%) UiPath
8 1 (0.28%) Sparx