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
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional: 8069 job openings
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate: 2112 job openings
- AWS Certified Developer - Associate: 2024 job openings
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional: 1795 job openings
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner: 1193 job openings
All AWS certifications ranked by the number of job openings:
Certification | Job Openings |
|---|---|
8069 | |
2112 | |
2024 | |
 | 1795 |
1193 | |
 | 923 |
 | 416 |
 | 276 |
 | 261 |
198 | |
 | 146 |
 | 35 |
Highest Paying AWS Certifications
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional: $155,000
- AWS Certified Security - Specialty: $143,677
- AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty: $142,000
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional: $124,000
- AWS Certified Data Analytics - Specialty: $123,807
All AWS certifications ranked by the average salary (USD):
Certification | Avg. Salary |
|---|---|
$155,000.00 | |
| $143,677.00 |
| $142,000.00 |
| $124,000.00 |
| $123,807.00 |
| $122,000.00 |
| $120,000.00 |
$117,000.00 | |
$111,000.00 | |
$104,000.00 | |
| $102,107.00 |
$89,643.00 |
Easiest AWS Certifications
- 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
All AWS certifications ranked by difficulty (easiest to hardest):
Certification | Level |
|---|---|
Beginner | |
Intermediate | |
Intermediate | |
Intermediate | |
| Intermediate |
Advanced | |
| Advanced |
| Advanced |
| Advanced |
| Advanced |
| Advanced |
| Advanced |