Amazon Web Services (AWS) jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-17, Amazon Web Services (AWS) appears in 792 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 10% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-17
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Frequently asked questions about Amazon Web Services (AWS)
+Is Amazon Web Services (AWS) in demand in 2026?
Yes. Amazon Web Services (AWS) appears in 792 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, with demand down 10% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (17% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Amazon Web Services (AWS)?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, the job titles most likely to require Amazon Web Services (AWS) are Software Engineer (17% of postings list Amazon Web Services (AWS)), Cloud Engineer (4% of postings list Amazon Web Services (AWS)), Data Engineer (4% of postings list Amazon Web Services (AWS)).
+What skills are commonly paired with Amazon Web Services (AWS)?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-17), Amazon Web Services (AWS) most often appears alongside Python, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), SQL, Terraform.
+Where is Amazon Web Services (AWS) most in demand?
As of 2026-09-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Amazon Web Services (AWS) are McLean, Bengaluru, New York City, Chantilly, Mexico City, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Amazon Web Services (AWS) — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require Amazon Web Services (AWS)
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 136 | 17.2% |
| Cloud Engineer | 36 | 4.5% |
| Data Engineer | 35 | 4.4% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 34 | 4.3% |
| DevOps Engineer | 33 | 4.2% |
| Technical Consultant | 21 | 2.7% |
| Data Scientist | 18 | 2.3% |
| Solutions Architect | 16 | 2.0% |
| Platform Engineer | 15 | 1.9% |
| Engineering Manager | 14 | 1.8% |
Top metros hiring for Amazon Web Services (AWS)
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| McLean | 27 | 3.4% |
| Bengaluru | 19 | 2.4% |
| New York City | 16 | 2.0% |
| Chantilly | 14 | 1.8% |
| Mexico City | 13 | 1.6% |
| Denver | 10 | 1.3% |
| Annapolis | 9 | 1.1% |
| Arlington | 9 | 1.1% |
| Pune | 9 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- entity_id
- 9515457755809793
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-17
- window_days
- 90
The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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