Multi-Cloud Market Briefing: Week of 2025-12-13

1. Executive Summary

This week, the multi-cloud job market features 926 unique roles across all platforms and technologies. AWS remains the largest platform by job count with 573 roles, while Azure has moved up to second place with 482 postings. GCP offers the highest median salary at $173,500, exceeding AWS by $3,500 and Azure by $13,750.

2. Multi-Cloud Snapshot

The cloud platforms visualization presents job counts and median salaries for AWS, Azure, GCP, and Oracle Cloud. AWS leads with 573 job postings, being present in 62% of job postings. Azure follows with 482 postings (52%), showing growth that has elevated it to second place in job volume. GCP holds 350 postings (38%).

Salary comparisons show GCP at the top with a median normalized salary of $173,500, followed by AWS at $170,000, and Azure at $159,750. The $3,500 premium of GCP over AWS indicates stronger compensation for GCP skills despite a smaller job pool. Azure’s median salary trails by $10,250 compared to AWS, reflecting its growing but still maturing market position.

Market trends include an 8% increase in Linux-related postings and a decline in Docker postings by 11%. Python has fallen to third place in job postings, indicating a shift in demand dynamics. Azure’s rise to second place suggests increased enterprise adoption and demand for Azure-certified professionals.

3. Top Certifications Analysis

The top certifications visualization highlights certifications by job count with salary overlays. CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional leads in demand with 51 job listings, primarily in security roles averaging $162,446. It remains the most cited certification overall.

The AWS Certified Security - Specialty (SCS-C01) certification commands the highest average salary among top certs at $182,283 across 18 jobs, indicating a strong salary premium for specialized security expertise on AWS. The Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification also offers a high median salary of $176,608 with 8 job listings.

The Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) appears frequently with 16 job postings but has a lower average salary of $140,700, reflecting Azure’s broader but less premium market segment. Cisco certifications such as CCNP maintain solid demand (14 jobs) with an average salary of $169,611.

Emerging certifications like the Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) show a median salary of $173,554 with 12 job listings, reflecting the growing importance of Kubernetes security skills.

4. Technology Demand Analysis

The top technologies visualization shows AWS as the most in-demand technology with 573 job postings and an average salary of $170,129. Azure follows with 482 jobs at $162,524 average salary. Python remains highly cited with 475 postings and an average salary of $162,017, though it has dropped to third in job volume this week.

GCP and Kubernetes have nearly equal job counts at 350 and 348 respectively, with GCP commanding a higher average salary of $176,161 compared to Kubernetes at $172,033. This suggests strong demand for cloud-native and container orchestration skills.

Docker, despite a decline in postings, still holds 249 jobs with an average salary of $166,879. Terraform shows solid demand with 296 jobs and an average salary of $164,858, indicating continued growth in infrastructure as code skills.

The data reveals a multi-cloud environment where AWS skills dominate in volume, GCP skills lead in compensation, and Kubernetes-related certifications and technologies are critical for security and DevOps roles. The decline in Docker postings may signal a shift toward Kubernetes-native container management.