Kubernetes Engineer (K8s Engineer)
England > London
The median Kubernetes Engineer (K8s Engineer) daily rate in London is £694, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
325 |
386 |
345 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+61 |
-41 |
+70 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Kubernetes Engineer |
25 |
11 |
134 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London |
0.21% |
0.063% |
0.53% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.22% |
0.067% |
0.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
22 |
10 |
117 |
| 10th Percentile |
£514 |
£513 |
£551 |
| 25th Percentile |
£575 |
£525 |
£563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£694 |
£600 |
£725 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+15.63% |
-17.24% |
+3.57% |
| 75th Percentile |
£750 |
£638 |
£863 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£653 |
- |
| England median daily rate |
£600 |
£588 |
£725 |
| % change year-on-year |
+2.13% |
-18.97% |
+7.41% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in London with a recognized job title |
11,371 |
16,351 |
24,216 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.43% |
93.53% |
95.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
7,722 |
11,827 |
17,651 |
| 10th Percentile |
£350 |
£325 |
£363 |
| 25th Percentile |
£425 |
£441 |
£463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
£550 |
£575 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-4.35% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£675 |
£675 |
£700 |
| 90th Percentile |
£800 |
£800 |
£800 |
| England median daily rate |
£517 |
£525 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
-1.52% |
-4.55% |
+3.77% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
153 |
322 |
279 |
| 10th Percentile |
£20.24 |
£16.00 |
£18.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£24.66 |
£20.07 |
£22.69 |
| Median hourly rate |
£32.00 |
£27.66 |
£36.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+15.71% |
-23.18% |
+2.86% |
| 75th Percentile |
£49.75 |
£46.50 |
£63.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£61.85 |
£65.03 |
£82.50 |
| England median hourly rate |
£29.30 |
£37.50 |
£45.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-21.87% |
-16.67% |
+91.49% |
