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 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 14 14
Rank change year-on-year +2 0 -1
Permanent jobs citing AWS 349 342 348
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 10.42% 11.00% 10.44%
As % of the Cloud Services category 31.36% 32.63% 25.04%
Number of salaries quoted 274 153 269
10th Percentile £28,250 £42,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £28,750 £45,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,648 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.31% -6.16% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £71,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £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 1,113 1,048 1,390
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 33.22% 33.72% 41.69%
Number of salaries quoted 660 566 1,175
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £30,625 £41,813 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £69,938 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £84,056
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 13 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 13 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 +5 283 £70,000 +16.67% 120
South Yorkshire -5 41 £30,500 -50.41% 44
East Yorkshire -15 13 £42,500 -5.56% 28
North Yorkshire 0 9 £39,250 -31.74% 22
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 18 (5.16%) Apache Spark
2 11 (3.15%) Apache
3 10 (2.87%) OpenStack
4 9 (2.58%) WordPress
5 5 (1.43%) Drupal
5 5 (1.43%) nginx
6 4 (1.15%) Anypoint
6 4 (1.15%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.57%) CMS
7 2 (0.57%) Confluence
8 1 (0.29%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.29%) FileNet
8 1 (0.29%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Exchange
8 1 (0.29%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 2 (0.57%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 3 (0.86%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.29%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.29%) Magento
2 1 (0.29%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 176 (50.43%) Azure
2 113 (32.38%) Serverless
3 93 (26.65%) GitHub
4 69 (19.77%) Amazon S3
5 59 (16.91%) AWS Lambda
6 52 (14.90%) AWS CloudFormation
7 48 (13.75%) Amazon ECS
8 46 (13.18%) SaaS
9 43 (12.32%) GCP
10 41 (11.75%) AWS Step Functions
11 29 (8.31%) Amazon SQS
12 23 (6.59%) Amazon EKS
13 20 (5.73%) Amazon ECR
13 20 (5.73%) Apigee
14 19 (5.44%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 18 (5.16%) GitHub Actions
16 16 (4.58%) Azure DevOps
17 14 (4.01%) Amazon EventBridge
18 8 (2.29%) Datadog
19 7 (2.01%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 58 (16.62%) Internet
2 7 (2.01%) Firewall
3 5 (1.43%) DNS
4 4 (1.15%) Network Security
5 2 (0.57%) DHCP
5 2 (0.57%) DMZ
5 2 (0.57%) LAN
5 2 (0.57%) WAN
6 1 (0.29%) BGP
6 1 (0.29%) HTTP
6 1 (0.29%) MQTT
6 1 (0.29%) SSL
6 1 (0.29%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.29%) VoIP
6 1 (0.29%) VPN
6 1 (0.29%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (17.77%) DynamoDB
2 38 (10.89%) SQL Server
3 37 (10.60%) PostgreSQL
4 35 (10.03%) NoSQL
5 14 (4.01%) Relational Database
6 12 (3.44%) Metadata
6 12 (3.44%) MongoDB
6 12 (3.44%) MySQL
7 11 (3.15%) Amazon Redshift
7 11 (3.15%) Data Lake
7 11 (3.15%) Data Warehouse
8 5 (1.43%) Amazon Athena
8 5 (1.43%) Amazon RDS
8 5 (1.43%) MariaDB
9 3 (0.86%) Amazon Aurora
9 3 (0.86%) Apache Iceberg
9 3 (0.86%) Big Data
9 3 (0.86%) Data Vault
9 3 (0.86%) TIBCO EBX
10 2 (0.57%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 90 (25.79%) Git
2 45 (12.89%) Jenkins
3 35 (10.03%) GitLab
4 21 (6.02%) Cypress.io
5 20 (5.73%) Maven
5 20 (5.73%) SonarQube
6 5 (1.43%) Postman
7 4 (1.15%) JIRA
8 2 (0.57%) Selenium
9 1 (0.29%) Appium
9 1 (0.29%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.29%) JUnit
9 1 (0.29%) REST Assured
General
1 114 (32.66%) Social Skills
2 58 (16.62%) Multimedia
3 31 (8.88%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (7.16%) Public Sector
5 23 (6.59%) Finance
6 12 (3.44%) Financial Institution
7 11 (3.15%) Law
8 9 (2.58%) Retail
9 7 (2.01%) Legal
10 6 (1.72%) Marketing
10 6 (1.72%) Tech for Good
11 5 (1.43%) Local Government
11 5 (1.43%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.43%) Police
12 4 (1.15%) Games
13 3 (0.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 2 (0.57%) Influencing Skills
15 1 (0.29%) Documentation Skills
15 1 (0.29%) Pharmaceutical
15 1 (0.29%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 118 (33.81%) Developer
2 58 (16.62%) Trainee
3 51 (14.61%) Architect
3 51 (14.61%) Lead
4 50 (14.33%) Senior
5 38 (10.89%) Java Developer
6 37 (10.60%) Software Developer
7 28 (8.02%) Trainee Developer
7 28 (8.02%) Trainee Software Developer
8 26 (7.45%) Software Engineer
9 20 (5.73%) Python Developer
10 18 (5.16%) Lead Developer
11 17 (4.87%) Data Engineer
12 15 (4.30%) Senior Developer
13 14 (4.01%) .NET Developer
13 14 (4.01%) Applications Architect
13 14 (4.01%) AWS Developer
13 14 (4.01%) Development Manager
13 14 (4.01%) Senior Data Engineer
14 13 (3.72%) .NET Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 79 (22.64%) CSS
1 79 (22.64%) HTML
2 71 (20.34%) React
3 44 (12.61%) Node.js
4 43 (12.32%) .NET
5 38 (10.89%) Spring Boot
6 32 (9.17%) RESTful
7 31 (8.88%) Spring
8 28 (8.02%) AngularJS
8 28 (8.02%) REST
9 20 (5.73%) FastAPI
9 20 (5.73%) Flask
9 20 (5.73%) Gherkin
9 20 (5.73%) Jest
10 19 (5.44%) Django
11 17 (4.87%) .NET Core
12 15 (4.30%) Blazor
13 14 (4.01%) Kafka
13 14 (4.01%) Vue
14 13 (3.72%) ASP.NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 44 (12.61%) Cloud Native
2 25 (7.16%) Enterprise Software
3 22 (6.30%) Data Structures
4 21 (6.02%) Distributed Systems
5 18 (5.16%) Product Ownership
6 5 (1.43%) Mobile App
6 5 (1.43%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (1.15%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (1.15%) Marketing Technology
7 4 (1.15%) Public Cloud
8 3 (0.86%) AI Agents
8 3 (0.86%) Management Information System
8 3 (0.86%) Taxonomies
8 3 (0.86%) Virtual Team
9 2 (0.57%) Cloud Security Posture
9 2 (0.57%) Legacy Applications
9 2 (0.57%) Legacy Code
9 2 (0.57%) Security Posture
10 1 (0.29%) Educational Technology
10 1 (0.29%) Sports Betting
Operating Systems
1 13 (3.72%) Windows
2 6 (1.72%) Linux
3 5 (1.43%) Android
4 4 (1.15%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.57%) Unix
6 1 (0.29%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.29%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (41.55%) Mentoring
2 140 (40.11%) CI/CD
3 133 (38.11%) Agile
4 110 (31.52%) DevOps
5 83 (23.78%) Problem-Solving
6 81 (23.21%) Infrastructure as Code
7 79 (22.64%) Microservices
8 70 (20.06%) Continuous Improvement
9 69 (19.77%) Cybersecurity
10 68 (19.48%) Software Engineering
11 49 (14.04%) Data Modelling
12 40 (11.46%) SDLC
13 39 (11.17%) Migration
14 37 (10.60%) Application Security
15 35 (10.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 34 (9.74%) Architectural Patterns
17 33 (9.46%) Computer Science
18 31 (8.88%) Full-Stack Development
19 28 (8.02%) Containerisation
19 28 (8.02%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 151 (43.27%) Python
2 142 (40.69%) JavaScript
3 106 (30.37%) Java
4 82 (23.50%) TypeScript
5 72 (20.63%) SQL
6 56 (16.05%) C#
7 32 (9.17%) R
8 27 (7.74%) Bash
9 19 (5.44%) Groovy
10 15 (4.30%) PHP
11 10 (2.87%) Scala
12 9 (2.58%) Kotlin
13 8 (2.29%) PowerShell
14 7 (2.01%) Go
15 4 (1.15%) Bicep
15 4 (1.15%) DataWeave
16 1 (0.29%) C++
16 1 (0.29%) Delphi
16 1 (0.29%) Perl
Qualifications
1 128 (36.68%) AWS Certification
2 88 (25.21%) Microsoft Certification
3 87 (24.93%) Azure Certification
4 63 (18.05%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 39 (11.17%) Degree
6 31 (8.88%) Computer Science Degree
7 27 (7.74%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 24 (6.88%) TOGAF Certification
9 16 (4.58%) AWS Certified Developer
10 10 (2.87%) SC Cleared
10 10 (2.87%) Security Cleared
11 7 (2.01%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
11 7 (2.01%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.57%) IIBA
12 2 (0.57%) Master's Degree
13 1 (0.29%) BPSS Clearance
13 1 (0.29%) CISA
13 1 (0.29%) CRISC
13 1 (0.29%) DBS Check
13 1 (0.29%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (4.30%) Data Quality
2 10 (2.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (2.58%) QA
4 8 (2.29%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (2.01%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (1.43%) ISO 9001
7 4 (1.15%) GDPR
8 3 (0.86%) GRC
8 3 (0.86%) NIST
8 3 (0.86%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.29%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.29%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.29%) SLA
9 1 (0.29%) WCAG
System Software
1 104 (29.80%) Docker
2 6 (1.72%) Hyper-V
3 5 (1.43%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.15%) Active Directory
5 1 (0.29%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 73 (20.92%) Terraform
2 41 (11.75%) Kubernetes
3 20 (5.73%) Ansible
3 20 (5.73%) HP Fortify
4 13 (3.72%) Grafana
4 13 (3.72%) Prometheus
5 4 (1.15%) CloudHub
6 1 (0.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.29%) Argo
Vendors
1 106 (30.37%) Microsoft
2 12 (3.44%) Google
3 11 (3.15%) Databricks
4 6 (1.72%) Oracle
5 5 (1.43%) Palantir
5 5 (1.43%) VMware
5 5 (1.43%) Zoho
6 4 (1.15%) MuleSoft
7 3 (0.86%) Informatica
7 3 (0.86%) Pega
7 3 (0.86%) SAP
7 3 (0.86%) TIBCO
7 3 (0.86%) WSO2
8 2 (0.57%) Cisco
8 2 (0.57%) Citrix
9 1 (0.29%) IBM
9 1 (0.29%) OpenAI
9 1 (0.29%) Sitecore
9 1 (0.29%) Sparx
9 1 (0.29%) UiPath