January 22: Cloud Job Market Snapshot
January 22, 2026
Security tops the week with 64 postings at $106,318 average pay.
Multi-Cloud Market Briefing: Week of
Multi-Cloud Snapshot
AWS leads with 643 jobs, representing 51% of total roles, followed by Azure with 492 jobs (39%) and GCP with 383 jobs (30%). Median salaries are highest for GCP at $149,425, followed by AWS at $136,100 and Azure at $134,800.
job count and average salary for major cloud platforms
Top Certifications
CISSP tops demand with 46 job listings (4% of total), followed by SAA-C03 with 21 jobs (2%) and SCS-C02 with 14 jobs (1%). Highest paying certifications include GCP-PCSE at $171,692 median and CKS at $171,308 median.
top certifications by job count with salary overlay
Technology Demand
Top technologies by job count are AWS (643 jobs), Python (532 jobs), Azure (492 jobs), GCP (383 jobs), and Kubernetes (338 jobs). AWS commonly pairs with Azure (408 jobs) and Python (382 jobs).
top technologies by job count with salary overlay
Highest Paying
Highest average salaries are for GCP-PCSE ($171,692), CKS ($171,308), and SCS-C02 ($152,952). Terraform and Kubernetes also show strong pay with averages of $124,431 and $118,443 respectively.
top skills and certifications ranked by average salary