Kubernetes Engineer (K8s Engineer)
South East > Sussex
The median Kubernetes Engineer (K8s Engineer) salary in Sussex is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 June 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
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6 months to 15 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 20 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Kubernetes Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Sussex | 0.88% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.89% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | - | - |
| South East median annual salary | £70,000 | £53,750 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +30.23% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Sussex
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sussex. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Sussex with a recognized job title | 112 | 34 | 270 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 98.25% | 91.89% | 97.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 93 | 26 | 240 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £26,000 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,750 | £31,250 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £37,625 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.60% | -24.75% | -28.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £43,750 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,000 | £77,500 | £75,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | -9.09% |
Kubernetes Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sussex
For the 6 months to 15 June 2026, Kubernetes Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Sussex region featuring Kubernetes Engineer in the job title.
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Kubernetes Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sussex 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: