April 12: Cloud Job Market Snapshot

Top technologies by job count: AWS (632 jobs, 52% of total), Python (574 jobs, 47% of total), Azure (475 jobs, 39% of total), Kubernetes (462 jobs, 38% of total), Terraform (357 jobs, 30% of total).

Multi-Cloud Market Briefing: Week of

Multi-Cloud Snapshot

AWS leads with 632 jobs (52% of 1,209 total roles), followed by Azure with 475 jobs (39%) and GCP with 318 jobs. Median salaries are highest for GCP at $175,050, closely followed by AWS at $175,000, and Azure at $163,500.

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Top Certifications

CISSP is the most cited certification with 38 jobs (3%), followed by CKA with 22 jobs (2%) and SAA-C03 with 18 jobs (1%). The highest paying certifications include CCNP at $196,592 median and Docker Certified Associate at $195,300 median.

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Technology Demand

Top technologies by job count are AWS (632 jobs, 52%), Python (574 jobs, 47%), Azure (475 jobs, 39%), Kubernetes (462 jobs, 38%), and Terraform (357 jobs, 30%). These five dominate the multi-cloud job market this week.

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Highest Paying

Highest median salaries are seen with CCNP certification at $196,592, Docker Certified Associate at $195,300, and Terraform Associate at $184,750. Azure Security Engineer (AZ-500) and Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) also rank high with median salaries above $180,000.

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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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