September 13: Cloud Job Market Snapshot

Linux climbed 3 ranks to 6th in job postings; Terraform dropped 3 ranks to 8th in job postings.

Multi-Cloud Market Briefing: Week of September 13, 2026

Multi-Cloud Snapshot

There are 4,661 total roles across cloud platforms. AWS leads job count with 620 jobs, followed by Azure at 423 and GCP at 399. Azure tops median salary at $213,500, exceeding AWS by $3,500, with GCP at $210,000.

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Top Certifications

CISSP is the most cited certification with 45 job postings. Other notable certifications include CCNP (15 jobs), CKS and CKA (13 jobs each), and AWS SCS-C02 (11 jobs). Salary data for certifications is not available.

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Technology Demand

Python leads with 622 jobs (13%), closely followed by AWS with 620 jobs (13%). Kubernetes holds 532 jobs (11%), while Azure and GCP have 423 (9%) and 399 (9%) jobs respectively. These five technologies dominate job volume.

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Highest Paying

Azure skills offer the highest median salary at $213,500, followed by AWS and GCP at $210,000 each. Certification salary data is not provided.

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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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