Kubernetes (k8s)
England > Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Kubernetes skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 101 | 133 | 91 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +32 | -42 | -20 |
| Permanent jobs citing Kubernetes | 141 | 172 | 167 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands | 2.52% | 1.72% | 2.90% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 30.72% | 29.01% | 25.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 60 | 103 | 137 |
| 10th Percentile | £54,875 | £34,000 | £49,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £52,500 | £53,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £60,000 | £64,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -6.98% | -7.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £68,750 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,625 | £87,250 | £92,500 |
| England median annual salary | £77,500 | £77,500 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +3.33% | -3.23% |
All Systems Management Skills
Midlands
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 the Midlands.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 459 | 593 | 651 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands | 8.21% | 5.91% | 11.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 288 | 349 | 495 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,900 | £30,241 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £38,750 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £66,000 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £75,000 | £83,750 |
| England median annual salary | £62,500 | £66,000 | £65,351 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.30% | +0.99% | -6.64% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Job postings citing Kubernetes as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
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Salary Trend in the Midlands
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Kubernetes.
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Salary Histogram in the Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing Kubernetes in the Midlands over the 6 months to 16 September 2025.
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Job Locations in the Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Kubernetes within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 16 September 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| West Midlands | +50 | 83 | £67,500 | +12.50% | 33 |
| East Midlands | -4 | 58 | £63,750 | +15.91% | 24 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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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