Ultimate AWS Certification Guide: Salary, Demand, and Difficulty in 2022

By Alex • Updated October 23, 2022

• Ultimate AWS Certification Guide: Salary, Demand, and Difficulty in 2022
• Overview
• Most In Demand AWS Certifications
• Highest Paying AWS Certifications
• Easiest AWS Certifications

Overview

Most In Demand AWS Certifications

1. AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional: 8069 job openings
2. AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate: 2112 job openings
3. AWS Certified Developer - Associate: 2024 job openings
4. AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional: 1795 job openings
5. AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner: 1193 job openings

All AWS certifications ranked by the number of job openings:

Certification	Job Openings
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional	8069
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate	2112
AWS Certified Developer - Associate	2024
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional	1795
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner	1193
AWS Certified Security - Specialty	923
AWS Certified Database - Specialty	416
AWS Certified Data Analytics - Specialty	276
AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty	261
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate	198
AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty	146
AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder - Specialty	35

Highest Paying AWS Certifications

1. AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional: $155,000
2. AWS Certified Security - Specialty: $143,677
3. AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty: $142,000
4. AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional: $124,000
5. AWS Certified Data Analytics - Specialty: $123,807

All AWS certifications ranked by the average salary (USD):

Certification	Avg. Salary
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional	$155,000.00
AWS Certified Security - Specialty	$143,677.00
AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty	$142,000.00
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional	$124,000.00
AWS Certified Data Analytics - Specialty	$123,807.00
AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder - Specialty	$122,000.00
AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty	$120,000.00
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate	$117,000.00
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate	$111,000.00
AWS Certified Developer - Associate	$104,000.00
AWS Certified Database - Specialty	$102,107.00
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner	$89,643.00

Easiest AWS Certifications

1. AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner: Beginner
2. AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate: Intermediate
3. AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate: Intermediate
4. AWS Certified Developer - Associate: Intermediate
5. AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder - Specialty: Intermediate

All AWS certifications ranked by difficulty (easiest to hardest):

Certification	Level
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner	Beginner
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate	Intermediate
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate	Intermediate
AWS Certified Developer - Associate	Intermediate
AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder - Specialty	Intermediate
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional	Advanced
AWS Certified Security - Specialty	Advanced
AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty	Advanced
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional	Advanced
AWS Certified Database - Specialty	Advanced
AWS Certified Data Analytics - Specialty	Advanced
AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty	Advanced