Cloud engineers design, build, and manage infrastructure on AWS, Azure and GCP.
The UK faces a critical cloud skills shortage — certified engineers command salaries 30% above industry average.
Cloud engineers design and maintain the servers, databases and networks that power modern applications — but in the cloud rather than on physical hardware.
Infrastructure Design
Monitor usage, right‑size resources and implement auto‑scaling to keep bills low.
Automation
Write Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) to provision environments in minutes.
Certification path
This route takes most students 6–10 months working part‑time alongside a job.
The cert that gets you hired covers designing distributed systems on AWS and is highly respected by UK employers — expect a 20–30% salary uplift.
Added skills include Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines, opening senior Cloud/DevOps roles at £65k–£85k.
Salary Levels
- Entry Junior Cloud Engineer / Cloud Support £35k – £45k
- Mid Cloud Engineer / AWS Engineer £50k – £65k
- Senior Cloud / Solutions Architect £70k – £85k
- Lead Cloud Architect / Principal Engineer £85k – £110k
Ready to start your cloud career?
Most students land their first cloud role within 6–10 months. Pay monthly from £49.
