Google Kubernetes Engine Contract Job Trends in Manchester
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) North West> Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Google Kubernetes Engine skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 30 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
82
78
-
Rank change year-on-year
-4
-
-
Contract jobs citing Google Kubernetes Engine
1
1
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester
Google Kubernetes Engine 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
384
388
732
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
38.67%
33.95%
42.96%
Number of daily rates quoted
287
251
567
10th Percentile
£329
£350
£300
25th Percentile
£400
£413
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£469
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-6.20%
-
-4.76%
75th Percentile
£575
£575
£581
90th Percentile
£641
£675
£675
North West median daily rate
£450
£485
£488
% change year-on-year
-7.22%
-0.51%
-2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted
6
5
23
10th Percentile
£31.56
£40.90
£15.73
25th Percentile
£44.56
£58.00
£15.88
Median hourly rate
£54.50
£66.50
£19.50
Median % change year-on-year
-18.05%
+241.03%
-72.14%
75th Percentile
£70.31
£71.50
£70.00
90th Percentile
£84.38
£73.30
£76.75
North West median hourly rate
£18.87
£46.18
£39.80
% change year-on-year
-59.14%
+16.03%
-31.05%
Google Kubernetes Engine Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Google Kubernetes Engine as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Google Kubernetes Engine Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Google Kubernetes Engine.
Google Kubernetes Engine Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 30 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Google Kubernetes Engine 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 Manchester region with a requirement for Google Kubernetes Engine.
Google Kubernetes Engine Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:
