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2019//20 An independent study of salaries, market trends, and developments across the worldwide AWS community Jefferson Frank Salary Survey Get started CONTENTS Click the arrow to skip to section. FOREWORD //04 PRODUCTS //22 INTRODUCTION //07 CERTIFICATIONS //27 ABOUT US //08 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS //31 IN NUMBERS //09 CONTRACTOR FOCUS //43 KEY FINDINGS //12 END USER FOCUS //44 SURVEY DEMOGRAPHICS //14 PARTNER FOCUS //49 EMPLOYMENT STATUS //16 MOVEMENT //50 INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN //18 DIVERSITY //55 SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE //19 SALARY TABLES //62 Jefferson Frank Salary Survey 2019//2020 The Jefferson Frank Salary Survey is an independent publication and is neither affiliated with, nor authorized, sponsored, or approved by, Amazon Web Services (AWS). Jefferson Frank International is a third-party recruitment firm and not affiliated with AWS. ©2019 Frank Recruitment Group. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Jefferson Frank 3 Foreword Yan Cui is an AWS I’ve been running production workloads at scale In so many ways, cloud providers such as AWS Speaking from personal experience, my Serverless Hero and on AWS for ten years. In that time, I’ve seen have levelled the playing field: companies are exposure to AWS has transformed my career author of Production- the AWS ecosystem go through tremendous no longer hamstrung by capital expenditure, as and multiplied my earning potential many times growth, ballooning from a handful of services in the cloud allows them to switch to operational over. It has given me the opportunity to meet Ready Serverless. Based in 2009 to well over one hundred services today. expenditure instead. It enables companies and work with brilliant people, work on exciting Amsterdam, Yan is also an to experiment quickly, and keep their costs projects, and tackle challenging problems. I feel Even those early products such as S3 and SQS AWS blogger, independent down while they’re looking for market fit. The privileged to have access to these opportunities have seen drastic improvements and price cuts consultant, and Developer ability to fail cheaply encourages innovation, and to have been able to build a fulfilling career. over the years, as AWS continues to innovate Advocate at Lumigo. and nowadays, we routinely see successful based on customer feedback. The best thing about AWS today is that it’s startups disrupt established markets with the just getting started, and there’s ample room for AWS as a whole has grown into a multi-billion help of AWS. future growth. The pace of innovation in AWS dollar business, with millions of customers As more and more companies wake up to the is not slowing: quite the opposite. If you haven’t worldwide. Its annual re:Invent conference power of the cloud, AWS skills have become had the chance to work with AWS until now, attracts tens of thousands of developers from highly sought-after on the job market. The there’s literally no better time to start. all around the world. independent research by Jefferson Frank lets The AWS ecosystem is constantly improving Most important of all, in that time the AWS us peek into this growing landscape, and get a and becoming more accessible. Plus, there are ecosystem has helped countless businesses sense of who our peers are, their skillsets, and more and more job opportunities being created achieve a level of success that would’ve how they’re using the AWS cloud. The survey for those with AWS experience, and those with otherwise been unattainable. The AWS is much more than a salary report: you can find the right skills are seeing their compensation Cloud is both an enabler for businesses lots of other useful insights, such as the impact increasing year-on-year. and the driving force behind an increasingly of certification, ways to increase your earning competitive market. potential, and the diversity in our industry. So, what are you waiting for? 4 AWS Salary Survey 2019//2020 Jefferson Frank 5 Introduction I’m proud to introduce the second edition of Jefferson Frank’s annual salary survey, an independent report on the real salaries, benefits, market trends, and developments across the global Amazon Web Services (AWS) community. Cloud is the new normal, and AWS is lighting the way across the industry. With more than one million active users per month and an ever-growing range of products and services, AWS allows organizations all over the world to unlock their business potential. With the overwhelming majority of businesses now operating or moving to the cloud, the incredible boom in demand for skilled professionals—particularly in big data, AI and Machine Learning, and DevOps—comes as no surprise. Our report digs deep into what it takes to thrive in the AWS community, and aims to help you realize your professional ambitions. Together, we can drive exceptional talent into the environment through education, cross-training initiatives, and diversity programs. Finally, I’d like to personally thank all of you who took the time to contribute to our survey. It’s crucial that we continue to report on the industry as it develops, and your feedback and responses are vital not only to the creation and success of next year’s report, but the evolution of the industry as a whole. You can share your thoughts and comments on this report by emailing [email protected]. Whether you’re building your own migration team this year, or are looking to take the next step in your career, we hope you find this report beneficial. James Lloyd-Townshend Chairman and CEO Frank Recruitment Group 6 AWS Salary Survey 2019//2020 Jefferson Frank 7 About us In numbers At Jefferson Frank, our mission is simple: we want happy customers. We’re AWS recruitment specialists– We work with organizations worldwide to find and deliver the best it’s all we do AWS professionals on the planet, with teams specializing in DevOps, We’ve built our business around listening 270+ big data and business intelligence, IaaS/PaaS, and security. AWS recruitment consultants to our customers. Whatever your vertical, working across technology- Jefferson Frank is part of the award-winning Frank Recruitment Group that our consultants will work to develop an in- specific teams has worked with over 30,000 organizations globally, and has a proven track depth understanding of your employment record servicing the AWS permanent and contract recruitment market. needs, your technology requirements and your company culture. We then Whether you’re a professional working in tailor our service accordingly, offering At Jefferson AWS, a customer on the lookout for seasoned seamless support and expert advice on freelancers to complete your cloud migration the availability of permanent and contract 17 Frank, our project, a System Integrator, Consultancy talent across the AWS environment. Offices spanning the USA, EMEA, and APAC or ISV looking to recruit a permanent AWS mission is consultant—in fact any AWS Partner Network Unrivaled AWS expertise simple: we (APN) Consulting or Technology partner— We’re trusted by the people we work with our goal is to deliver an unrivaled customer because we know the AWS ecosystem want happy experience. Work with us and you’ll get the inside and out. We sponsor major events personalized service that you deserve, and like AWS re:Invent and AWS Summit to the top-tier talent you need. 80,000+ customers. make sure we stay at the forefront of Qualified AWS candidates in developments in the industry—that’s why our database 96% of job seekers would recommend us to a friend. What our customers say AWS professionals on time and on budget It was important to us that our Product Manager role If the AWS professional or employer of 27,000 was filled by someone not only with a unique skillset your dreams exists, we’ll find them. With Job interviews arranged for in AWS and Data Science, but also by someone a rich database of 80,000+ qualified AWS vacancies who had the right drive and motivation. professionals, we’re perfectly placed to Jefferson Frank were able to provide us with help AWS customers and partners find only a niche recruitment service, which also the best talent for their business. Whether helped us to fill three other roles. Their it’s a permanent or contract role, our attention to detail and ability to listen to consultants will deliver on time, on budget changes in requirements was instrumental in and to specification, and are fully equipped 48hr providing us with the perfect candidates.” Turnaround for candidate to advise you on what type of talent is shortlists, plus dedicated needed to make your project a success. account management Kirby McAndrew, Recruiting Manager, 605 8 AWS Salary Survey 2019//2020 Jefferson Frank 9 Roles we recruit for Salary survey methodology Whether we’re sourcing the best AWS talent for your business, or leveraging our sister brands to help with other tech recruitment challenges, we appoint a dedicated account manager who is available whenever you need them. Our account managers understand the This year’s Jefferson Frank Salary Survey is based on over 86,000 intricacies of both business and professional needs, expertly filtering data points, including self-reported information from AWS shortlisted resumes to ensure we find the best person for the job. professionals spanning a range of job titles, industries, and locations around the world. Typical roles we recruit for We’ve validated every survey response using robust statistical analysis and automated data validation rules in order to be included in the final results. Any data that didn’t pass our validation rules and statistical analysis, or that we deemed questionable, incomplete, or duplicate, was removed so that the results published are meaningful and accurate.