CloudFormation jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-13, CloudFormation appears in 1,440 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 11% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-13
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+Is CloudFormation in demand in 2026?
Yes. CloudFormation appears in 1,440 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-13, with demand down 11% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (19% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require CloudFormation?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-13, the job titles most likely to require CloudFormation are Software Engineer (19% of postings list CloudFormation), DevOps Engineer (15% of postings list CloudFormation), Site Reliability Engineer (5% of postings list CloudFormation).
+What skills are commonly paired with CloudFormation?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-13), CloudFormation most often appears alongside Terraform, AWS, Python, Kubernetes, CI/CD.
+Where is CloudFormation most in demand?
As of 2026-08-13, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring CloudFormation are Bengaluru, Sunnyvale, San Francisco, New York City, London, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring CloudFormation — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require CloudFormation
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 270 | 18.8% |
| DevOps Engineer | 211 | 14.7% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 71 | 4.9% |
| Cloud Engineer | 56 | 3.9% |
| Data Engineer | 47 | 3.3% |
| Platform Engineer | 44 | 3.1% |
| DevSecOps Engineer | 27 | 1.9% |
| Backend Engineer | 25 | 1.7% |
| Cloud Security Engineer | 25 | 1.7% |
| Security Engineer | 22 | 1.5% |
Top metros hiring for CloudFormation
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 53 | 3.7% |
| Sunnyvale | 41 | 2.8% |
| San Francisco | 34 | 2.4% |
| New York City | 31 | 2.2% |
| London | 26 | 1.8% |
| Pune | 18 | 1.3% |
| Singapore | 18 | 1.3% |
| Hyderabad | 17 | 1.2% |
| Washington | 17 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with CloudFormation
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-13. 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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