Kubernetes Engineer (K8s Engineer)
South London > Croydon
The median Kubernetes Engineer (K8s Engineer) daily rate in Croydon is £535, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 August 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
9 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
39 |
- |
28 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Kubernetes Engineer |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Croydon |
0.57% |
- |
1.04% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.60% |
- |
1.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£535 |
- |
£525 |
| South London median daily rate |
£535 |
- |
£525 |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Croydon. 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 Croydon with a recognized job title |
166 |
80 |
93 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
94.86% |
96.39% |
96.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
107 |
55 |
60 |
| 10th Percentile |
£350 |
£290 |
£398 |
| 25th Percentile |
£479 |
£466 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£513 |
£530 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-3.30% |
+6.00% |
-7.24% |
| 75th Percentile |
£550 |
£632 |
£539 |
| 90th Percentile |
£727 |
£707 |
£568 |
| South London median daily rate |
£520 |
£508 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+2.37% |
+1.50% |
-5.66% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£18.50 |
- |
£17.25 |
| Median hourly rate |
£19.00 |
- |
£19.50 |
| 75th Percentile |
£19.50 |
- |
£35.06 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£59.03 |
| South London median hourly rate |
£58.74 |
£17.98 |
£19.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
+226.67% |
-7.79% |
-61.32% |
