Kubernetes Engineer (K8s Engineer)
UK > Northern Ireland
As of 4 October 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Kubernetes Engineer (K8s Engineer) daily rate in Northern Ireland.
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6 months to 4 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 33 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Kubernetes Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Northern Ireland | 0.45% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.63% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £575 | £550 | £588 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.45% | -6.38% | -6.75% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Northern Ireland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Northern Ireland. 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 Northern Ireland with a recognized job title | 160 | 205 | 173 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 72.73% | 83.00% | 91.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 88 | 92 | 86 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £203 | £151 |
| 25th Percentile | £370 | £325 | £191 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £481 | £448 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.49% | +7.54% | +11.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £652 | £588 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £694 | £625 | £626 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -0.94% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 27 | 35 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.04 | £12.31 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £18.68 | £13.59 | £15.48 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.61 | £15.33 | £22.56 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +177.92% | -32.05% | +64.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £44.85 | £16.75 | £24.18 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.50 | £24.89 | £40.25 |
| UK median hourly rate | £41.74 | £25.15 | £42.91 |
| % change year-on-year | +65.94% | -41.39% | -3.57% |
Kubernetes Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Kubernetes Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.
Kubernetes Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Northern Ireland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Kubernetes Engineer within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 4 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| County Antrim | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Kubernetes Engineer UK |
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Kubernetes Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland
For the 6 months to 4 October 2026, Kubernetes Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Northern Ireland region featuring Kubernetes Engineer in the job title.
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Kubernetes Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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: