AWS CloudFormation jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-18, AWS CloudFormation appears in 348 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 2026-09-18
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+Is AWS CloudFormation in demand in 2026?
Yes. AWS CloudFormation appears in 348 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-18, with demand down 10% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (22% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require AWS CloudFormation?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-18, the job titles most likely to require AWS CloudFormation are Software Engineer (22% of postings list AWS CloudFormation), DevOps Engineer (12% of postings list AWS CloudFormation), Cloud Engineer (5% of postings list AWS CloudFormation).
+What skills are commonly paired with AWS CloudFormation?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-18), AWS CloudFormation most often appears alongside Terraform, AWS, Python, CI/CD, Kubernetes.
+Where is AWS CloudFormation most in demand?
As of 2026-09-18, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring AWS CloudFormation are Bengaluru, Pune, Washington, San Francisco, Novi Sad, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring AWS CloudFormation — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require AWS CloudFormation
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 77 | 22.1% |
| DevOps Engineer | 42 | 12.1% |
| Cloud Engineer | 18 | 5.2% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 18 | 5.2% |
| Data Engineer | 15 | 4.3% |
| Cloud Solutions Architect | 8 | 2.3% |
| Systems Engineer | 8 | 2.3% |
| Platform Engineer | 6 | 1.7% |
| Full Stack Developer | 5 | 1.4% |
| Software Architect | 5 | 1.4% |
Top metros hiring for AWS CloudFormation
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 12 | 3.4% |
| Pune | 11 | 3.2% |
| Washington | 8 | 2.3% |
| San Francisco | 7 | 2.0% |
| Novi Sad | 6 | 1.7% |
| El Segundo | 5 | 1.4% |
| San Jose | 5 | 1.4% |
| Austin | 4 | 1.1% |
| Bangkok | 4 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with AWS CloudFormation
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-18. 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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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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