Kubernetes (k8s)
UK > Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Kubernetes skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 72 | 70 | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -42 | -6 |
| Permanent jobs citing Kubernetes | 741 | 911 | 1,985 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option | 4.58% | 3.93% | 7.88% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 40.27% | 35.19% | 49.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 358 | 615 | 1,708 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,750 | £52,500 | £51,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,000 | £61,250 | £60,200 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £77,500 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £87,500 | £95,000 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £118,750 | £107,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £77,500 | £77,500 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +3.33% | - |
All Systems Management Skills
Work from Home
Kubernetes falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring systems management skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 1,840 | 2,589 | 4,001 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option | 11.37% | 11.17% | 15.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,014 | 1,607 | 3,473 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,956 | £42,439 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £49,775 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £66,500 | £69,447 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.26% | -4.24% | -0.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £105,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £62,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | - | -3.70% |
Kubernetes
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with remote working options citing Kubernetes as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Kubernetes
Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options
Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Kubernetes.
Kubernetes
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option
Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Kubernetes over the 6 months to 15 September 2025.
Kubernetes
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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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