cloud engineer
Cloud engineers are responsible for the design, planning, management and maintenance of cloud-based systems. They develop and implement cloud-applications, handle the migration of existing on-premise applications to the cloud, and debug cloud stacks.
cloud engineer cloud engineers are responsible for the design, planning, management and maintenance of cloud-based systems. They develop and implement cloud-applications, handle the migration of existing on-premise applications to the cloud, and debug cloud stacks. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include systems development life-cycle, cloud security and compliance, computer programming, ICT system integration, cyber security.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £56,914 a year for Programmers and software development professionals (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £42,289 to £75,794 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 2134). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
No official India pay figure is available for this career.
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Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- Computers and Electronics
- English Language
- Telecommunications
- Customer and Personal Service
- Engineering and Technology
- Administration and Management
- Design
- Mathematics
What you'd actually do
- Communicate with staff or clients to understand specific system requirements.
- Investigate system component suitability for specified purposes, and make recommendations regarding component use.
- Provide customers or installation teams guidelines for implementing secure systems.
- Direct the analysis, development, and operation of complete computer systems.
- Direct the installation of operating systems, network or application software, or computer or network hardware.
- Monitor system operation to detect potential problems.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does cloud engineer do?
Cloud engineers are responsible for the design, planning, management and maintenance of cloud-based systems. They develop and implement cloud-applications, handle the migration of existing on-premise applications to the cloud, and debug cloud stacks.
What skills does cloud engineer need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include systems development life-cycle, cloud security and compliance, computer programming, ICT system integration, cyber security, service-oriented modelling. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace cloud engineer?
Our AI-durability model gives cloud engineer a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.