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Senior AWS DevOps Engineer IaC, CDK, Terraform, Python, OIDC, IAM
Posted Today by Smart Sourcer Limited
Senior AWS DevOps Engineer IaC, Serverless, CDK, Terraform, Python, OIDC, IAM Rules Outside IR35A standout contract oppo...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
- Work type Not specified
- Location London
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Contract Senior Typescript Engineer (Node.js, AWS Serverless, FinTech)
Posted 1 day ago by Codurance
About CoduranceWe're a software craftsmanship consultancy.We build software for clients, and we care about doing it prop...
- Rate £600 per day
- Category Inside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location England, United Kingdom
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Senior SQL Server/ Oracle Database Administrator with AWS Cloud Expertise
Posted 1 day ago by Infinite Dimensions
Job SummaryWe are seeking an experienced AWS RDS DBA / Cloud Database Operations Engineer to own the reliability, perfo...
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- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote
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Senior AWS DevOps Engineer – IaC, CDK, Terraform, Python, OIDC, IAM
Posted 1 day ago by Smart Sourcer Limited
What You’ll Be DoingYou’ll be a key contributor in designing, delivering, and supporting the cloud foundations that powe...
- Rate £600 per day
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location City of London (EC1)
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About Our AWS Contract Roles
What does a aws contractor do?
Organisations bring in AWS contractors to design, build, migrate, and manage cloud infrastructure and services on the AWS platform. Contract engagements span a wide range of activities including cloud architecture design, infrastructure-as-code implementation, application migration from on-premise to AWS, cost optimisation, security hardening, and the ongoing management and automation of AWS environments. AWS contractors are in demand across virtually every sector, with financial services, retail, media, technology, and the public sector being particularly active users of AWS expertise on a contract basis.
AWS contractors are expected to have deep, practical knowledge of the core AWS service portfolio, including compute services such as EC2 and Lambda, storage including S3 and EBS, networking including VPC and Route 53, and managed database services. Infrastructure-as-code skills using Terraform or AWS CloudFormation are widely expected, as is experience with containerisation and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes or AWS ECS and EKS. For security-focused roles, knowledge of AWS IAM, security groups, and compliance frameworks is essential. AWS certifications, particularly Solutions Architect Associate or Professional, are widely held in the contractor market and are frequently listed as requirements in job specifications. DevOps experience and familiarity with CI/CD pipelines are expected across most senior engagements.
What is the market like for aws contractors?
The AWS contract market is one of the largest and most consistently active segments of the UK technology contracting market. AWS remains the leading cloud platform by market share in the UK, and the volume of cloud migration, modernisation, and optimisation work continues to generate strong contractor demand. Cost optimisation and cloud governance work has become an increasingly important source of contract engagements as organisations that moved quickly to AWS seek to bring their cloud spending under control. Rates for experienced AWS contractors have been broadly stable, with specialisms in serverless architecture, Kubernetes, and cloud security commanding premiums above the market rate.
How much do aws contractors usually earn?
Contract rates for aws roles typically range from £550 to £950 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement.
How many aws vacancies are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 400 aws contract roles across the site. Data reviewed up to September 2026.