Kubernetes Engineer (K8s Engineer)
East of England > Bedfordshire
The median Kubernetes Engineer (K8s Engineer) daily rate in Bedfordshire is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 36 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Kubernetes Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bedfordshire | 0.43% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.47% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | - | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £650 | - | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -1.00% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Bedfordshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bedfordshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Bedfordshire with a recognized job title | 211 | 136 | 228 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 90.17% | 88.31% | 91.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 142 | 67 | 157 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £180 | £285 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £338 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.81% | - | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £597 | £681 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £705 | £600 |
| East of England median daily rate | £475 | £454 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.63% | -4.42% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 20 | 14 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.15 | £22.28 | £19.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £49.69 | £29.45 | £28.03 |
| Median hourly rate | £77.50 | £52.50 | £42.15 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +47.62% | +24.56% | -26.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £80.00 | £63.08 | £58.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.15 | £76.40 | £63.60 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £25.08 | £50.00 | £39.55 |
| % change year-on-year | -49.85% | +26.42% | +88.33% |
Kubernetes Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Bedfordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Kubernetes Engineer within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 15 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Luton | - | 1 | £650 | - | |
| Kubernetes Engineer East of England |
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Kubernetes Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire
For the 6 months to 15 January 2026, Kubernetes Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bedfordshire region featuring Kubernetes Engineer in the job title.
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Kubernetes Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
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