Kubernetes Architect Job Trends, Salaries & Skill Sets

Kubernetes Architect (K8s Architect)
UK

As of 25 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Kubernetes Architect (K8s Architect) salary in the UK.

	6 months to 25 Dec 2025	Same period 2024	Same period 2023
Rank	-	712	701
Rank change year-on-year	-	-11	+326
Permanent jobs requiring a Kubernetes Architect	0	2	4
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK	-	0.004%	0.008%
As % of the Job Titles category	-	0.004%	0.008%
Number of salaries quoted	0	0	2
10^th Percentile	-	-	£98,875
25^th Percentile	-	-	£99,063
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	-	-	£101,250
Median % change year-on-year	-	-	-1.22%
75^th Percentile	-	-	£104,688
90^th Percentile	-	-	£105,625
UK excluding London median annual salary	-	-	£100,000

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title	53,955	52,420	47,748
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title	90.41%	93.44%	95.22%
Number of salaries quoted	33,322	27,935	36,851
10^th Percentile	£28,500	£33,000	£31,250
25^th Percentile	£36,250	£44,250	£42,500
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	£60,000	£60,000
Median % change year-on-year	-8.33%	-	-
75^th Percentile	£75,000	£78,125	£78,750
90^th Percentile	£93,750	£97,500	£97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary	£49,500	£52,500	£51,000
% change year-on-year	-5.71%	+2.94%	-2.86%

Kubernetes Architect
Job Vacancy Trend

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