Kubernetes (k8s)
North West > Lancashire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Lancashire 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.
6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|
Rank | 22 | 30 | 24 |
Rank change year-on-year | +8 | -6 | +3 |
Contract jobs citing Kubernetes | 7 | 2 | 10 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Lancashire | 4.00% | 1.03% | 4.13% |
As % of the Systems Management category | 29.17% | 16.67% | 17.24% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 0 | 8 |
10th Percentile | £543 | - | £539 |
25th Percentile | £563 | - | £588 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | - | £613 |
Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -9.26% |
75th Percentile | £615 | - | £652 |
90th Percentile | - | - | £683 |
North West median daily rate | £500 | £550 | £600 |
% change year-on-year | -9.09% | -8.33% | - |
All Systems Management Skills
Lancashire
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 Lancashire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 24 | 12 | 58 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire | 13.71% | 6.15% | 23.97% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 9 | 20 |
10th Percentile | £400 | £483 | £206 |
25th Percentile | £506 | £540 | £469 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £625 | £600 |
Median % change year-on-year | -8.00% | +4.17% | +7.14% |
75th Percentile | £615 | - | £681 |
90th Percentile | £651 | £650 | £700 |
North West median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £525 |
% change year-on-year | -5.00% | -4.76% | - |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 25 |
10th Percentile | - | - | £25.75 |
25th Percentile | £41.50 | £26.25 | £28.70 |
Median hourly rate | £43.00 | £27.50 | £42.50 |
Median % change year-on-year | +56.36% | -35.29% | -15.34% |
75th Percentile | £44.50 | £28.75 | £49.40 |
90th Percentile | - | - | £51.09 |
North West median hourly rate | £62.50 | £17.72 | £30.00 |
% change year-on-year | +252.71% | -40.93% | +50.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Job postings citing Kubernetes as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Kubernetes in Lancashire.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Kubernetes in Lancashire.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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: