Kubernetes Consultant Contract Job Trends in Derby

Kubernetes Consultant (K8s Consultant)
Derbyshire > Derby

The median Kubernetes Consultant (K8s Consultant) daily rate in Derby is £413, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
19 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Kubernetes Consultant 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Derby 0.82% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.97% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 - -
Derbyshire median daily rate £413 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Derby

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Derby. 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 Derby with a recognized job title 103 106 105
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.43% 97.25% 97.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 51 65
10th Percentile £147 £250 £210
25th Percentile £384 £350 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% -11.11% +5.88%
75th Percentile £598 £550 £594
90th Percentile £656 £588 £664
Derbyshire median daily rate £465 £450 £425
% change year-on-year +3.28% +5.88% -5.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 12 17
10th Percentile £16.35 - £16.73
25th Percentile £16.59 £17.00 -
Median hourly rate £22.36 £21.59 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +3.55% +21.84% +14.32%
75th Percentile £25.15 £24.18 £20.00
90th Percentile £25.75 - -
Derbyshire median hourly rate £22.36 £21.59 £18.86
% change year-on-year +3.55% +14.48% +21.68%

Kubernetes Consultant Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby

For the 6 months to 19 December 2025, Kubernetes Consultant 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 Derby region featuring Kubernetes Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Jupyter
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (100.00%) NVIDIA
1 1 (100.00%) Podman
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Slurm Workload Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case

Kubernetes Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Jupyter
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Beowulf
1 1 (100.00%) Contract for Difference
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
1 1 (100.00%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (100.00%) Podman
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) NVIDIA