Kubernetes Architect Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Kubernetes Architect (K8s Architect)
South West > Bristol

As of 9 September 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Kubernetes Architect (K8s Architect) daily rate in Bristol.

 6 months to
9 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Kubernetes Architect 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.073% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.079% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South West median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 1,267 646 862
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.82% 92.55% 95.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 639 332 464
10th Percentile £354 £250 £271
25th Percentile £450 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £590
90th Percentile £663 £675 £688
South West median daily rate £525 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.44% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 314 116 168
10th Percentile £22.75 £12.82 £17.50
25th Percentile £46.61 £18.13 £54.69
Median hourly rate £65.00 £32.25 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +101.55% -53.93% +7.69%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £72.50
90th Percentile £75.34 £72.50 £78.25
South West median hourly rate £62.50 £25.15 £67.50
% change year-on-year +148.51% -62.74% +12.50%

Kubernetes Architect Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 9 September 2026, Kubernetes Architect 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 Bristol region featuring Kubernetes Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
1 1 (100.00%) Jenkins
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Visual Studio Team System

Kubernetes Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
1 1 (100.00%) Jenkins
1 1 (100.00%) Visual Studio Team System
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
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