Kubernetes (k8s)
West Midlands > Herefordshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Herefordshire requiring Kubernetes skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | -1 | - |
| Contract jobs citing Kubernetes | 37 | 11 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Herefordshire | 53.62% | 22.92% | 21.74% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 90.24% | 73.33% | 55.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 37 | 11 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £575 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | - | £663 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £612 | £675 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.21% | -9.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £685 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | - | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £540 | £606 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.89% | +21.20% | -13.04% |
All Systems Management Skills
Herefordshire
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 Herefordshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 41 | 15 | 9 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Herefordshire | 59.42% | 31.25% | 39.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 40 | 15 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £513 | £590 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £612 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £635 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.57% | +15.45% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £660 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £685 | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £519 | £500 | £438 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.70% | +14.29% | -7.89% |
Kubernetes
Job Vacancy Trend in Herefordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Kubernetes relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Herefordshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Herefordshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Herefordshire citing Kubernetes.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Herefordshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Kubernetes in Herefordshire over the 6 months to 1 December 2025.
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Contract Job Locations in Herefordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Kubernetes within the Herefordshire region over the 6 months to 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ledbury | -2 | 28 | £650 | +2.36% | |
| Hereford | +3 | 7 | £550 | -2.22% | 3 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Herefordshire 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: