Kubernetes (k8s)
Lancashire > Preston
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Preston requiring Kubernetes skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 19 | 15 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | -2 | - |
| Contract jobs citing Kubernetes | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Preston | 2.38% | 2.13% | 9.30% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 28.57% | 100.00% | 42.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | - | - |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £550 | £525 | £675 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -22.22% | -3.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £37.69 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £59.39 | £44.07 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £63.79 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +38.12% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £68.18 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £74.26 | £46.18 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +60.81% | - | - |
All Systems Management Skills
Preston
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 Preston.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 7 | 1 | 19 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston | 8.33% | 2.13% | 22.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £321 | - | £433 |
| 25th Percentile | £368 | - | £446 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | - | £465 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £486 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £487 |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £550 | £467 | £480 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.90% | -2.81% | -26.15% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £38.45 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £59.39 | - |
| Median hourly rate | - | £63.79 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +38.12% | +13.81% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £68.18 | £74.37 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £78.00 |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £68.83 | £46.18 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +49.05% | - | +13.81% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Kubernetes relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston.
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Daily Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Kubernetes.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Kubernetes.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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: