Kubernetes Job Trends in the West Midlands
Kubernetes (k8s)
England > West Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring Kubernetes skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 121 | 87 | 139 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -34 | +52 | -34 |
| Permanent jobs citing Kubernetes | 90 | 84 | 87 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands | 1.00% | 2.63% | 1.58% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 37.34% | 34.01% | 27.97% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 51 | 45 | 54 |
| 10th Percentile | £52,500 | £55,500 | £44,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £58,750 | £60,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +7.69% | +7.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £88,000 | £80,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £95,750 | £93,750 |
| England median annual salary | £70,000 | £77,500 | £77,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.68% | - | +3.33% |
All Systems Management Skills
West 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 West Midlands.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 241 | 247 | 311 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 2.67% | 7.73% | 5.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 162 | 167 | 167 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,100 | £32,800 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,625 | £46,250 | £42,864 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £62,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.00% | +13.64% | +1.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £73,750 | £69,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £88,675 | £80,000 | £75,000 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,000 | £67,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -10.45% | +3.08% |
Kubernetes Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Kubernetes relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
Kubernetes Salary Trend in the West Midlands
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Kubernetes.
Kubernetes Salary Histogram in the West Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing Kubernetes in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 19 October 2026.
Kubernetes Job Locations in the West Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Kubernetes within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 19 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | -12 | 48 | £70,466 | +4.39% | 31 |
| Worcestershire | -16 | 17 | £88,000 | +10.00% | |
| Coventry | -13 | 12 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 3 |
| Herefordshire | -14 | 9 | £110,000 | +20.55% | 7 |
| Shropshire | -23 | 8 | £45,750 | -26.80% | 15 |
| Warwickshire | -17 | 3 | £50,000 | -25.93% | 6 |
| Staffordshire | -11 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
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Kubernetes Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Systems Management
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ansible | 10.0% | 9 |
| 2 | Argo | 4.4% | 4 |
| 2 | Grafana | 4.4% | 4 |
| 2 | Prometheus | 4.4% | 4 |
| 5 | Progress Chef | 2.2% | 2 |
| 5 | Puppet | 2.2% | 2 |