Jefferson Frank’s Careers and Hiring Guide: AWS Edition 2023
Your ultimate guide to the latest career insights, hiring trends, and salaries in the AWS community worldwide.
Welcome from our CMO
A brief introduction to this year’s Careers and Hiring Guide and how to use this resource, whether you’re an AWS professional looking to advance in your career or a hiring manager seeking top talent.
2023 Key findings
Digital
Skills Gap
Digital Skills Gap
Skills and
certifications
Skills and certifications
Attracting and
retaining talent
Attracting and retaining talent
Diversity, Equity,
and Inclusion
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Digital Skills Gap
The global AWS community is grappling with an acute skills shortage which, if left unchecked, will limit its capacity and capability to embrace digital transformation fully. But is there a silver bullet to bridging this gap? And where should businesses focus their efforts? We speak to thought leaders in the AWS space to explore their views and predictions on this critical issue.
Skills and certifications
Whether you’re fresh to the AWS platform or already flying high in your tech career, professional development never stops—especially when the technology innovates at lightning speed. In this edition, we profile the certifications, resources, and opportunities that will supercharge your career prospects and help you boost your future earnings.
Attracting and retaining talent
Hiring and keeping the best crop of AWS talent is tough in today’s market, as candidates have high expectations of employers when it comes to company values, work culture, and staff perks. We profile their top priorities when job hunting and how you can create an environment that will keep your workforce happy, healthy, and thriving.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
We shine a spotlight on the current state of equality, diversity, and inclusion in the AWS community and what’s being done by organizations to tackle inequalities head-on. Our findings also reveal current perceptions around topics such as championing equal rights in the workplace and providing equal pay for equal work, plus lots more.
Foreword
It’s a privilege to lead PwC’s Cloud and Digital business in the UK, where we get to help organizations grow new tech-enabled revenues, reduce costs, and embed cloud and new tech at the heart of their business. Even after 14 years of working with leaders from across government, health, and private sectors, the pace of change and innovation that technology is unlocking in how people work and live continues to amaze and inspire me – it’s true to say that we are always learning and adapting.
Business leaders and decision-makers increasingly recognize the importance and value that can be derived from a human-led approach to cloud and technology adoption. Our recent CEO survey highlighted that 86% of CEOs are continuing to invest in process automation, and some 77% are investing in cloud and AI technologies. Indeed many feel that this is not optional, with some 39% suggesting that failure to adopt these technologies may result in them no longer being commercially viable.
Job seeker or hiring manager—
why our guide is a must-read
Elevate your job hunt
Industry insights that will give you the edge over other candidates.
Carve out the career of your dreams
Tips and tools for success in your current role and beyond.
Uncover your earning potential
View our salary tables for the latest market rates across key AWS roles.
Find exceptional AWS professionals
How to attract top AWS talent for your ad hoc or longer-term business needs.
About our data
This publication is based on over 69,000 data points, including self-reported survey information from over 617 AWS professionals worldwide between April and July 2022. Respondents span a range of industries, come from diverse personal and professional backgrounds, and cover a mix of professionals and hiring managers.
We’ve validated every survey response using robust statistical analysis and automated data validation rules to be included in the final results. Any data that didn’t pass our validation rules and statistical analysis or were deemed questionable, incomplete, or duplicate were removed so that the results published are meaningful and accurate.
