Updated April 24, 2026 · Based on 4,073 job listings · Primary category signal: DevOps & Infrastructure (20.2%)
Demand by Role Category
| Category | Demand % | Trend (30d) | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| DevOps & Infrastructure | 20.2% | ↓ 46.8pp | 651 |
| Security | 19.7% | ↓ 51.8pp | 257 |
| Product & Design | 17.1% | ↓ 27.4pp | 282 |
| Software Engineering | 15.2% | ↓ 18.2pp | 1269 |
| AI & Machine Learning | 11.7% | ↓ 25.1pp | 262 |
| Data & Analytics | 8.2% | ↓ 25.0pp | 454 |
Who's Asking for AWS?
Top roles: Full Stack Developer (294), Product Manager (79), Research Scientist (41), Data Engineer (30), Security Engineer (27)
Top companies: anthropic (58), cloudflare (52), Recruiting From Scratch (42), mongodb (40), affirm (33)
Seniority breakdown: senior: 54.0% · mid: 45.1% · entry: 0.9%
Commonly Paired With
Skills that appear alongside AWS most frequently:
- Stakeholder Mgmt — 36.9% co-occurrence
- Scala — 33.5% co-occurrence
- Excel — 32.1% co-occurrence
- Python — 31.2% co-occurrence
- Node.js — 27.8% co-occurrence
- SQL — 24.6% co-occurrence
- Kubernetes — 19.7% co-occurrence
- GCP — 19.5% co-occurrence
Salary Signal
Compensation signal for AWS: median $183,150, typical middle range $144,000 - $216,000 and highest observed listing at $425,000.
Based on 209 listings with published compensation.
Trend
Hiring demand for AWS softened meaningfully: 20.2% demand after a 46.8pp drop in 30 days, mainly in DevOps & Infrastructure roles.
Frequently Asked Questions
How in demand is AWS right now?
AWS appears in 4,073 active listings. In DevOps & Infrastructure, demand is 20.2% with a 30-day move of -46.8 percentage points. This suggests the market is cooling, though not necessarily collapsing.
What salary can I expect if I know AWS?
Our current compensation sample (209 listings) places AWS at a $183,150 median and an interquartile band from $144,000 to $216,000.
What skills pair well with AWS?
In our dataset, AWS most often appears with Stakeholder Mgmt, Scala and Excel. This suggests employers treat them as a practical toolkit rather than isolated capabilities.
Data sourced from 4,073 active job listings via Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby. Updated weekly. About our data & methodology.