Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Azure AKS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
21 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
91 |
78 |
90 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-13 |
+12 |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Azure AKS |
4 |
5 |
14 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester |
0.33% |
0.47% |
0.90% |
| As % of the Cloud Services category |
0.78% |
1.23% |
2.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
3 |
4 |
14 |
| 10th Percentile |
£329 |
£572 |
£440 |
| 25th Percentile |
£356 |
£671 |
£475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£400 |
£763 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-47.54% |
+45.24% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£486 |
£813 |
£566 |
| 90th Percentile |
£538 |
- |
£575 |
| North West median daily rate |
£510 |
£750 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-32.00% |
+42.86% |
- |
Azure AKS falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in Manchester.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills |
513 |
406 |
608 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester |
42.57% |
38.45% |
38.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
387 |
286 |
482 |
| 10th Percentile |
£313 |
£325 |
£286 |
| 25th Percentile |
£400 |
£413 |
£400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£450 |
£475 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-5.26% |
-5.00% |
-4.76% |
| 75th Percentile |
£550 |
£575 |
£575 |
| 90th Percentile |
£638 |
£694 |
£650 |
| North West median daily rate |
£447 |
£475 |
£495 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.89% |
-4.04% |
-1.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
13 |
2 |
15 |
| 10th Percentile |
£17.47 |
£31.90 |
£16.84 |
| 25th Percentile |
£21.46 |
£36.25 |
£18.49 |
| Median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£43.50 |
£22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-42.18% |
+93.33% |
-65.38% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70.00 |
£50.75 |
£75.63 |
| 90th Percentile |
£73.00 |
£55.10 |
£81.00 |
| North West median hourly rate |
£33.25 |
£26.59 |
£26.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+25.05% |
+2.27% |
-25.71% |
Azure AKS
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Azure AKS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Azure AKS
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Azure AKS.
Azure AKS
Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure AKS in Manchester over the 6 months to 21 January 2026.
Azure AKS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:
