Kubernetes (k8s)
South Yorkshire > Sheffield
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Sheffield 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 4 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 17 | 17 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | -8 | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing Kubernetes | 66 | 42 | 49 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Sheffield | 11.93% | 9.93% | 12.41% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 36.67% | 36.52% | 59.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 50 | 34 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | £384 | £411 | £450 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £478 | £544 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £508 | £591 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.13% | -5.44% | +2.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £649 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £714 | £693 | - |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate | £525 | £560 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.25% | -10.40% | +2.88% |
All Systems Management Skills
Sheffield
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 Sheffield.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 180 | 115 | 82 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield | 32.55% | 27.19% | 20.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 122 | 73 | 64 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £392 | £415 |
| 25th Percentile | £393 | £463 | £477 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £472 | £520 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.23% | -13.33% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £584 | £622 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £648 | £650 | - |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate | £475 | £514 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.59% | -14.33% | +10.34% |
Kubernetes
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Job postings citing Kubernetes as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
Kubernetes
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Kubernetes in Sheffield.
Kubernetes
Daily Rate Histogram in Sheffield
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Kubernetes in Sheffield over the 6 months to 4 August 2025.
Kubernetes
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield 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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