Kubernetes Architect Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Kubernetes Architect (K8s Architect)
South East > Thames Valley

The median Kubernetes Architect (K8s Architect) salary in the Thames Valley is £105,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 July 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 181 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Kubernetes Architect 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.065% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.069% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £91,875 - -
25th Percentile £94,688 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £105,000 - -
75th Percentile £112,188 - -
90th Percentile £113,875 - -
South East median annual salary £105,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 the Thames Valley with a recognized job title 5,813 3,235 6,233
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.88% 89.99% 94.24%
Number of salaries quoted 4,012 1,479 4,334
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Kubernetes Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Kubernetes Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Kubernetes Architect job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Kubernetes Architect
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for Kubernetes Architect job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Salary distribution trend for Kubernetes Architect job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Kubernetes Architect
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Kubernetes Architect in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 11 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Kubernetes Architect in the Thames Valley

Kubernetes Architect
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Kubernetes Architect within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 11 July 2026. 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
Berkshire - 3 £107,500 - 5
Oxfordshire - 1 £90,000 - 1
Kubernetes Architect
South East

Kubernetes Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 11 July 2026, Kubernetes Architect 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 Thames Valley region featuring Kubernetes Architect in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Kubernetes
2 3 (75.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 3 (75.00%) OpenShift
3 2 (50.00%) Business Continuity
3 2 (50.00%) CI/CD
3 2 (50.00%) High Availability
3 2 (50.00%) Infrastructure as Code
3 2 (50.00%) Microservices
3 2 (50.00%) Platform Engineering
3 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (25.00%) Agile
4 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
4 1 (25.00%) CISSP
4 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (25.00%) Data Integration
4 1 (25.00%) DevOps
4 1 (25.00%) Enterprise Architecture
4 1 (25.00%) ISO 22301
4 1 (25.00%) ITIL
4 1 (25.00%) NIST
4 1 (25.00%) Resilience Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (25.00%) Strategic Roadmap
4 1 (25.00%) Technical Discovery
4 1 (25.00%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (25.00%) TOGAF

Kubernetes Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (75.00%) OpenShift
General
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Cloud Native
1 1 (25.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (25.00%) Hybrid Cloud
1 1 (25.00%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 2 (50.00%) Business Continuity
2 2 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 2 (50.00%) High Availability
2 2 (50.00%) Infrastructure as Code
2 2 (50.00%) Microservices
2 2 (50.00%) Platform Engineering
2 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (25.00%) DevOps
3 1 (25.00%) ITIL
3 1 (25.00%) Resilience Testing
3 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (25.00%) Strategic Roadmap
3 1 (25.00%) Technical Discovery
3 1 (25.00%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) CISSP
2 1 (25.00%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) ISO 22301
1 1 (25.00%) NIST
Systems Management
1 4 (100.00%) Kubernetes