Kubernetes Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh
Kubernetes (k8s)
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Kubernetes skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 32 | 27 | 39 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +12 | +16 |
| Contract jobs citing Kubernetes | 37 | 39 | 37 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh | 5.35% | 6.33% | 4.65% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 50.68% | 51.32% | 30.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17 | 27 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £380 | £463 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £475 | £486 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +1.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £525 | £533 |
| 90th Percentile | £553 | £547 | £543 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £425 | £513 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.07% | +4.97% | -6.11% |
All Systems Management Skills
Edinburgh
Kubernetes falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring systems management skills in Edinburgh.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 73 | 76 | 122 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 10.55% | 12.34% | 15.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 40 | 46 | 76 |
| 10th Percentile | £405 | £435 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £475 | £266 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +11.11% | -6.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £578 | £538 | £513 |
| 90th Percentile | £617 | £550 | £553 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £425 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.00% | +11.11% | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £20.55 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £21.91 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £24.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +36.46% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £35.00 | £55.00 | £24.18 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.36% | +127.46% | -56.59% |
Kubernetes Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Kubernetes relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Kubernetes Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Kubernetes.
Kubernetes Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Kubernetes in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
Kubernetes Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Systems Management
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Istio | 16.2% | 6 |
| 2 | Grafana | 10.8% | 4 |
| 3 | Argo | 8.1% | 3 |
| 3 | Prometheus | 8.1% | 3 |
| 5 | Ansible | 2.7% | 1 |
| 5 | yum | 2.7% | 1 |