Kubernetes Contract Job Trends in Stevenage

Kubernetes (k8s)
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Stevenage requiring Kubernetes skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 29 -
Rank change year-on-year -16 - -
Contract jobs citing Kubernetes 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Stevenage 0.29% 0.82% -
As % of the Systems Management category 5.00% 20.00% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £406 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £500 -
Median % change year-on-year -17.50% - -
75th Percentile £419 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £531 £495 £550
% change year-on-year +7.32% -10.00% -31.25%

All Systems Management Skills
Stevenage

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 Stevenage.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 20 5 6
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 5.85% 4.10% 1.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 3 4
10th Percentile £419 - £252
25th Percentile £434 - £256
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £450 £283
Median % change year-on-year +7.78% +59.29% -38.01%
75th Percentile £575 £475 £325
90th Percentile £681 £490 £370
Hertfordshire median daily rate £492 £500 £600
% change year-on-year -1.60% -16.67% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
Median hourly rate - £67.50 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year - +37.76% -25.19%
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £20.09 £67.50 £18.00
% change year-on-year -70.24% +275.00% -74.01%

Kubernetes
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Kubernetes relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage.

Kubernetes job vacancy trend in Stevenage

Kubernetes
Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Kubernetes.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Kubernetes

Kubernetes
Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Kubernetes.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Kubernetes

Kubernetes
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stevenage 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
General
1 1 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Developer
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Developer
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Python Developer
1 1 (100.00%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) FastAPI
1 1 (100.00%) Jest
1 1 (100.00%) Next.js
1 1 (100.00%) pytest
1 1 (100.00%) React
1 1 (100.00%) RESTful
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) API Development
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Deployment Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) TDD
1 1 (100.00%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) TypeScript
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Docker