Kubernetes Job Trends in Chelmsford

Kubernetes (k8s)
Essex > Chelmsford

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Chelmsford requiring Kubernetes skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 - 26
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Kubernetes 2 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Chelmsford 1.16% - 1.53%
As % of the Systems Management category 100.00% - 66.67%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - £61,625
25th Percentile - - £62,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - £63,750
75th Percentile - - £64,688
90th Percentile - - £64,875
Essex median annual salary £100,000 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +73.91% -11.54% -23.53%

All Systems Management Skills
Chelmsford

Kubernetes falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring systems management skills in Chelmsford.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 2 2 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chelmsford 1.16% 4.88% 2.29%
Number of salaries quoted 2 2 3
10th Percentile - £41,625 £49,650
25th Percentile - £44,063 £54,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £48,750 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +105.13% -22.00% +35.87%
75th Percentile - £54,063 £64,375
90th Percentile - £56,875 £64,750
Essex median annual salary £70,000 £45,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year +55.56% +20.00% -41.41%

Kubernetes
Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford

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

Kubernetes job vacancy trend in Chelmsford

Kubernetes
Salary Trend in Chelmsford

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chelmsford citing Kubernetes.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chelmsford citing Kubernetes

Kubernetes
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chelmsford 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:

Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Principal Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Observability
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering