March 8: Cloud Job Market Snapshot

Top technologies by job count: AWS (665 jobs, 37% of total), Python (590 jobs, 33% of total), Azure (503 jobs, 28% of total), Kubernetes (483 jobs, 27% of total), Terraform (380 jobs, 21% of total).

Multi-Cloud Market Briefing: Week of

Multi-Cloud Snapshot

AWS leads with 665 jobs (37% of 1,798 total), followed by Azure at 503 jobs (28%) and GCP at 343 jobs. Median salaries are highest for GCP at $169,802, slightly above AWS at $168,800, with Azure trailing at $160,000.

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Top Certifications

CISSP tops demand with 40 jobs (2%), followed by AWS Security Specialty (SCS-C02) and AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) each at 21 jobs (1%). CISSP also leads in pay with a median salary of $196,644.

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Technology Demand

Top technologies by job count are AWS (665 jobs, 37%), Python (590 jobs, 33%), and Azure (503 jobs, 28%). Kubernetes and Terraform follow with 483 (27%) and 380 jobs (21%) respectively.

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Highest Paying

Highest median salaries are for CISSP at $196,644, GCP Professional Security Engineer (GCP-PCSE) at $192,786, and Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) at $187,371. AWS Security Specialty (SCS-C02) and Azure Security Engineer (AZ-500) also rank high with $180,647 and $177,600 median salaries.

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John Mehler

Written by John Mehler

Founder & Lead Engineer at CloudJobs.

John has worked as a DevOps engineer at Google, Microsoft, Deloitte, and a boutique private equity fund.

He is a Senior DevOps engineer who has held certifications including AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate, Google Cloud Certified - Professional Cloud Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate, Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, and CompTIA Security+.

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