Multi-Cloud Market Briefing: Week of September 6, 2026

Multi-Cloud Snapshot

AWS leads with 629 jobs, representing 34% of the 1,865 total roles. GCP offers the highest median salary at $169,000, followed by AWS at $163,525 and Azure at $158,500.

job count and average salary for major cloud platforms

Top Certifications

CISSP tops demand with 47 job postings (3%), followed by CKA with 37 (2%) and SAA-C03 with 29 (2%). The highest median salary is for TA-003 (Terraform Associate) at $180,700.

top certifications by job count with salary overlay

Technology Demand

AWS is the most requested skill with 629 jobs (34%), followed by Python at 568 (30%) and Azure at 531 (28%). Kubernetes and Terraform also feature prominently with 463 (25%) and 368 (20%) jobs respectively.

top technologies by job count with salary overlay

Highest Paying

Terraform certification TA-003 leads with a median salary of $180,700. GCP skills pay $169,000 median, exceeding AWS by $5,475. AWS Certified Security Specialty (SCS-C02) offers $160,881 median salary.

top skills and certifications ranked by average salary