Kubernetes (k8s)
East of England > Essex
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Essex requiring Kubernetes skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 16 | 33 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +17 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing Kubernetes | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Essex | - | 3.45% | 1.74% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | - | 12.50% | 22.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £600 | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +60.00% | -25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £388 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £613 | £525 | £563 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -6.67% | -3.52% |
All Systems Management Skills
Essex
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 Essex.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 3 | 24 | 18 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex | 2.42% | 27.59% | 7.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 16 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £237 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £258 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £300 | £315 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -37.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £319 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £461 | £543 |
| East of England median daily rate | £475 | £431 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.14% | -13.75% | -3.85% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | - | £40.31 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £20.09 | £47.00 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -57.26% | +161.11% | -52.81% |
Kubernetes
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Kubernetes relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex.
Kubernetes
Daily Rate Trend in Essex
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Kubernetes.
