In 2025, cloud professionals are in greater demand than ever
A tale of two clouds is playing out among enterprises. As a result, cloud engineers and architects are positioned for success, especially those with AI skills.
Feb 26, 2025 • 6 Minute Read

In tech, existential angst is the flavour of the month: seven out of ten professionals fear corporations will replace them with AI. In software engineering, this concern is even more acute, particularly among junior developers. However, there is one field that remains not just secure, but in higher demand: cloud computing.
Why? Cloud computing is all about providing reliable, secure, efficient, and cost-effective infrastructure to empower an organization. In 2025, that need hasn’t gone anywhere. In fact, with 55% of organizations planning to deploy AI-related solutions in the near future, where do you think they’re going to host it?
The cloud, that’s where. And to make that happen, they’re going to need savvy cloud engineers and architects.
There are opportunities for work due to the cloud maturity divide
Since 2010, cloud computing has gone cutting edge to commonplace. 98% of organizations now use or are planning to use two cloud infrastructure providers, and 31% are using four or more.
However, not everyone deployed it equally–or properly–according to Drew Firment in Pluralsight’s 2025 Tech Forecast Report. Drew said most organizations fall into two groups: those who implemented the cloud poorly, and those who didn’t.
“For disciplined organizations that spent the past decade investing in cloud-native practices and skills, their leaders will be focused on leveraging that solid foundation as a springboard for implementing generative AI solutions in 2025," Drew said.
"On the other side of the chasm, enterprises that focused on ‘lift-and-shift’ migrations to secure quick wins are now paying the price.”
Professionals with multicloud, hybrid skills in particular demand
There’s a natural consequence to nearly all enterprises being multicloud—the need for professionals with a wide range of skills needed to manage a diverse infrastructure.
On top of this, despite the majority of organizations being multicloud, only 9% have multicloud experience on hand, leading to awkward implementations. Many organizations also have half their infrastructure stuck between their own data centers and the rest in the cloud, forming hybrid environments.
Drew said fixing these issues will be a priority for many savvy organizations in 2025.
“Until organizations can finally get around to migrating workloads from their mainframes, most private data centers will continue to coexist in a hybrid model with a predominant public cloud provider," Drew said.
"While using a single public cloud provider is the ideal approach to avoid draining talent and value, the sprawl of multicloud will still be prevalent in 2025 given the difficulty of unwinding those decisions.”
More money will be spent on cloud services and staff in 2025
Cloud spending is predicted to grow 19% this year. That’s hardly a gamble, given cloud spending went up 20% the year before, and has been on an incremental growth curve for the last decade.
The main driver? You guessed it--an expanded use of AI driving cloud adoption.
I’ve said this in the past, but where there’s spend, there’s opportunity. When an organization is putting down a lot of money to make sure their cloud infrastructure is in order (and especially when it’s critical to landing key projects, like AI adoption), they don’t mind spending extra on salaries and promotions. Savvy businesses want to make sure they have the right people with the right skills.
Of course, you don’t need to be a new hire to capitalize on that. As an existing employee, upskilling your own cloud skills is a perfect way to seize those opportunities—whether you’re currently in a related role or not.
More tech trends to expect in 2025
To discover the top trends, tools, and skills you need to know to get ahead, check out Pluralsight’s 2025 Tech Forecast. In it, we’ve gathered expert predictions and researchers from over 50,000 tech learners and leaders to help you chart your career path forward.
I’d also recommend checking out my other article: “The best 2025 career combo? Deep AI knowledge and soft skills.” In it, I explain why every tech professional—including cloud engineers and architects—should have at least some form of AI skill on their resume, and why you should brush up on your soft skills in the year ahead.