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This is where the market's two strongest demand stories meet: cloud and security. It jumped +22% year-on-year in the previous edition — one of the sharpest rises recorded near the top of the index.
Cloud security engineers and architects handling IAM design, detection engineering with GuardDuty and Security Hub, and KMS and encryption architecture. They're hired across financial services, healthcare, government suppliers, and every AWS partner that runs a security practice.
Security postings grew strongly into 2026 against a record talent gap — ISC2's 2024 figure puts it at 4.8M unfilled roles. AI adoption only adds new attack surface rather than automating the work away. It stacks with SA-Professional or CCSP.
The risk is supply catching up. This is now a well-known premium cert, and rising pass volume is the main threat to the pay differential over the next 24 months. Watch the next update for signs of compression.
How AWS Certified Security – Specialty's market value changes with years since it was earned.
Top 5% of the CertBueno Top 100.
This certification pays 40% above the rest of the Top 100.
One of 11 AWS certifications in the Top 100 — ranked 3rd among them.
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