Kubernetes Consultant Contract Job Trends in Derbyshire

Kubernetes Consultant (K8s Consultant)
East Midlands > Derbyshire

The median Kubernetes Consultant (K8s Consultant) daily rate in Derbyshire 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 23 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Kubernetes Consultant 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Derbyshire 0.68% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.83% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 - -
East Midlands median daily rate £413 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Derbyshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Derbyshire. 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 Derbyshire with a recognized job title 121 131 137
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 82.88% 96.32% 97.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 46 59 83
10th Percentile £134 £250 £160
25th Percentile £325 £350 £281
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £450 £425
Median % change year-on-year +3.28% +5.88% -5.03%
75th Percentile £575 £538 £569
90th Percentile £655 £588 £661
East Midlands median daily rate £425 £425 £450
% change year-on-year - -5.56% -2.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 13 22
10th Percentile £16.35 - £17.71
25th Percentile £16.59 £17.00 £17.72
Median hourly rate £22.36 £21.59 £18.86
Median % change year-on-year +3.55% +14.48% +21.68%
75th Percentile £25.15 £24.18 £22.81
90th Percentile £25.75 - £51.48
East Midlands median hourly rate £21.25 £22.05 £20.00
% change year-on-year -3.61% +10.23% +16.79%

Kubernetes Consultant
Contract Job Locations in Derbyshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Kubernetes Consultant within the Derbyshire region over the 6 months to 19 December 2025. 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
Derby - 1 £413 - 1
Kubernetes Consultant
East Midlands

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

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 Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire 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