Kubernetes (k8s)
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester 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 2 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 20 | 35 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +15 | -6 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Kubernetes | 66 | 63 | 101 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester | 7.33% | 4.37% | 5.68% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 51.16% | 42.28% | 32.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 54 | 50 | 77 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £406 | £463 |
| 25th Percentile | £452 | £450 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £550 | £588 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.36% | -6.38% | -2.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £544 | £669 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £634 | £694 | £700 |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £550 | £588 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -6.38% | -2.08% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £75.65 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £78.88 | £52.50 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £87.00 | £55.00 | £39.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +58.18% | +38.89% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £92.38 | £57.50 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £93.95 | - | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £87.00 | £55.00 | £43.34 |
| % change year-on-year | +58.18% | +26.90% | - |
All Systems Management Skills
Manchester
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 Manchester.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 129 | 149 | 310 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester | 14.33% | 10.33% | 17.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 99 | 110 | 241 |
| 10th Percentile | £270 | £313 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £386 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -4.76% | -2.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | £609 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £628 | £694 | £675 |
| North West median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -9.52% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £63.70 | £55.00 | £18.19 |
| 25th Percentile | £67.38 | £58.75 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £79.00 | £80.00 | £23.35 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.25% | +242.58% | +16.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £89.75 | £100.00 | £45.95 |
| 90th Percentile | £92.90 | £102.40 | £65.00 |
| North West median hourly rate | £63.40 | £17.72 | £30.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +257.79% | -40.93% | +43.61% |
Kubernetes
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Kubernetes as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Kubernetes
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Kubernetes in Manchester.
Kubernetes
Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Kubernetes in Manchester over the 6 months to 2 June 2025.
Kubernetes
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Kubernetes in Manchester.
Kubernetes
Hourly Rate Histogram in Manchester
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Kubernetes in Manchester over the 6 months to 2 June 2025.
Kubernetes
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:
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