The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Kent requiring Kubernetes skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Kubernetes over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Kent.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills
6
22
12
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent
5.71%
10.89%
5.48%
Number of daily rates quoted
5
22
10
10th Percentile
£220
£203
£311
25th Percentile
£250
£375
£321
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£378
£363
Median % change year-on-year
+32.28%
+4.28%
+16.00%
75th Percentile
£530
£444
£419
90th Percentile
£625
£644
£421
South East median daily rate
£501
£475
£543
% change year-on-year
+5.37%
-12.52%
+8.60%
Kubernetes Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Job postings citing Kubernetes as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.
Kubernetes Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Kent
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Kubernetes in Kent.
Kubernetes Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Kubernetes also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Kent region with a requirement for Kubernetes.
Kubernetes Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
