AWS IAM jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-20, AWS IAM appears in 345 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for DevOps Engineer roles, with demand up 29% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-20
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Frequently asked questions about AWS IAM
+Is AWS IAM in demand in 2026?
Yes. AWS IAM appears in 345 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-20, with demand up 29% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for DevOps Engineer roles (12% of DevOps Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require AWS IAM?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-20, the job titles most likely to require AWS IAM are DevOps Engineer (12% of postings list AWS IAM), Security Engineer (10% of postings list AWS IAM), Software Engineer (10% of postings list AWS IAM).
+What skills are commonly paired with AWS IAM?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-20), AWS IAM most often appears alongside Python, Terraform, AWS Lambda, Amazon S3, CI/CD.
+Where is AWS IAM most in demand?
As of 2026-09-20, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring AWS IAM are New York City, Pune, Bengaluru, Bucharest, Austin, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring AWS IAM — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require AWS IAM
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| DevOps Engineer | 41 | 11.9% |
| Security Engineer | 36 | 10.4% |
| Software Engineer | 33 | 9.6% |
| Data Engineer | 15 | 4.3% |
| Platform Engineer | 14 | 4.1% |
| Cloud Engineer | 9 | 2.6% |
| Cloud Security Engineer | 8 | 2.3% |
| Cloud Data Engineer | 6 | 1.7% |
| IAM Engineer | 5 | 1.4% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 5 | 1.4% |
Top metros hiring for AWS IAM
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 13 | 3.8% |
| Pune | 12 | 3.5% |
| Bengaluru | 11 | 3.2% |
| Bucharest | 11 | 3.2% |
| Austin | 6 | 1.7% |
| London | 6 | 1.7% |
| San Jose | 6 | 1.7% |
| Palo Alto | 4 | 1.2% |
| San Francisco | 4 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with AWS IAM
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-20. 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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