Kubernetes (k8s)
Wales > South Wales
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in South Wales requiring Kubernetes skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 42 | 41 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -1 | +4 |
| Contract jobs citing Kubernetes | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in South Wales | - | 1.11% | 1.42% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | - | 10.53% | 11.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £301 | £563 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £437 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £556 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -7.42% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £615 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £666 | £668 |
| Wales median daily rate | £475 | £525 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.52% | -12.50% | -7.69% |
All Systems Management Skills
South Wales
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 South Wales.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 26 | 38 | 44 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales | 7.32% | 10.58% | 12.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 27 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £256 | £177 | £254 |
| 25th Percentile | £263 | £204 | £305 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £344 | £388 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.29% | -29.55% | -12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £506 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £583 | £600 | £650 |
| Wales median daily rate | £406 | £394 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.17% | -25.00% | -14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £27.00 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £20.25 | £28.13 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £20.50 | £32.50 | £56.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.92% | -42.48% | +232.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.94 | £38.13 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £86.25 | £40.00 | - |
| Wales median hourly rate | £20.50 | £27.50 | £56.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.45% | -51.33% | +276.67% |
Kubernetes
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Kubernetes relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales.
Kubernetes
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Kubernetes.
