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Are certifications necessary for a Kubernetes job? If so, which ones are popular?

vik-codes — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 11:33:03 +0000

Only 9% of the jobs we listed in Q3 of 2022 mentioned a requirement for a Certification!

Was this the case for all quarters? Of the jobs that mentioned a certification requirement, which ones were popular?

Let's try to answer these questions(and perhaps more) by analysing Kube Careers job listings data for Q3 2022 (July to September).

Before you read further, know that:

At Kube Careers, we only include job listings with a clear salary range and which have Kubernetes as a requirement and not a nice to have/plus.
Our dataset is small, with 86 job listings from July to September 2022.

How many Job descriptions mentioned a need for a certification in Q3 2022?

Not many.

In Q3 2022, only a handful of 8 job descriptions (9% of the total jobs listed) mentioned a requirement for certification.

If this seems less, in Q3 2021, more than 94% of the jobs didn't convey a requirement for certification.

For better context, let's look at the stats for certification requirements over the last four quarters. Mind you; these numbers are normalised.

It can be seen that certifications aren't mentioned in most of the job descriptions.

Of the job descriptions that mention certifications, which ones are popular?

What's interesting to see is that 50% of the jobs that mention certifications didn't mention specifics but just the word certification.

These were primarily mentioned in the Nice to have / Plus category.

And when it comes to the specifics, AWS Certifications were mentioned in almost 38% (of the jobs that mention certification requirements) of the times, CKA at 25%, Linux foundation certifications at 25%, and CCNA at 12.5 % share.

In Q3 2021, AWS certifications were at the top of the certifications list with a 60% representation and were followed by GCP and Azure certifications, which weren't mentioned in this quarter.

What's the trend for Kubernetes certifications for Q3 2022?

Kubernetes certifications are still seen as a plus to have and not a requirement.

Only 4% of the jobs that we published this quarter mentioned a need for a Kubernetes certification.

Although this is too low to be meaningful, the number has grown almost twice, as it was at a measly 2% in Q3 of 2021.

Of the jobs that require Kubernetes certifications, half mentioned the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), while the other half mentioned the generic Linux Foundation certification (that could either be the KCNA, CKAD, CKA or CKS).

Note: Do remember that only 2 job listings each, published in the entire quarter, mentioned the CKA and Linux foundation certifications.

Since the sample size is small, we shouldn't derive any conclusions about the popularity of the Kubernetes certifications.

What about the Cloud provider certifications?

Of the 86 job listings published this quarter, there were only 3 mentions of a cloud provider certification.

All of these 3 mentions were for AWS certifications!

AWS certifications also lead the mentions in Q3 of 2021.

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Remote Kubernetes jobs: How many are there? What do the trends suggest?

vik-codes — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 10:56:35 +0000

Remote jobs are the talk of the town, and why shouldn't they be? Everyone is looking for some sort of remoteness in their current or next job.

So what about remote Kubernetes jobs? Where is the trend headed?

To seek answers to the above questions (and perhaps more), we at Kube Careers took our job listing data for Q3 2022 (July to September) and analysed it to derive a few patterns.

Before you read further, know that:

At Kube Careers, we only include job listings with a clear salary range, and which have Kubernetes as a requirement and not a nice to have/plus.
Our dataset is small, with 86 job listings from July to September 2022.

Here are some of the interesting things we found.

For Q3 2022, only 7% of the jobs mentioned a Remote only working nature. Of the others, Europe had the most Kubernetes jobs at 40%, APAC (Asia Pacific) at 33%, and North America at 16%.

What about remote jobs? What's the current scenario like?

It's complicated, and how!

Remote work mentions stand at 34% of the total jobs published this quarter. This metric is down by almost half when compared to the Q3 2021 quarter.

It also must be noted that there exist different tiers of remote work.

There are remote-only jobs that allow employees to work from anywhere in the world without needing to visit any of the company offices. Then there are remote-hybrid jobs that require the employee to be present in the same country/state as the company office and occasional office visits.

This quarter, a total of 23 job descriptions mentioned a remote-hybrid working setup, while only 6 job descriptions asked for a remote-only setup.

Has the scenario changed over the quarters?

It has.

If we normalise and then compare the numbers for Q3 of 2021 vs 2022, we find interesting things.

What is apparent is the fall of remote work and the rise of office-only jobs between the two quarters.

What is the reason for the fall? There could be numerous reasons contributing to the tilt. Still, one of the reasons could be the lifting of the COVID restrictions and the industry inviting its employees to the offices (at least partially).

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How much salary does a Kubernetes engineer get?

vik-codes — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 16:59:55 +0000

$250,000 is the maximum salary offered for a Kubernetes job in our dataset!

Then, what is the average salary for a Kubernetes Engineer? Are the metrics vastly different between the US and Europe?

Let's try to answer some of the above questions (and perhaps more) with Kube Careers job listings data for Q3 2022 (July to September).

Before you read further, know that:

At Kube Careers, we only include job listings with a clear salary range, and which have Kubernetes as a requirement and not a nice to have/plus.
Our dataset is small, with 86 job listings from July to September 2022.
We have divided the salary ranges into two categories: North American Kubernetes jobs (normalised to be in USD), and European Kubernetes jobs (normalised to be in EUR).

Salary ranges for American jobs in USD

The minimum salary offered in America, on average, stands at $139,269, while the maximum salary (on average) offered stands at $174,246.

The minimum average salary has increased by 13%, while the maximum average salary has increased by 12% over Q3 of 2021, which is a definite positive sign.

The highest salary range for Q3 2022 is between $200,000-250,000, which is also a whopping 25% increase over the highest salary range for Q3 2021.

Overall, it's good to see that the average minimum salaries are increasing at a reasonable rate so that not only the positions at the top but the entry-level positions also seem desirable.

Salary ranges for European jobs in Euros

The minimum salary offered in Europe, on average, stands at €89,729, while the maximum salary (on average) is at €114,337.

We have recently started analysing the salary ranges for Europe and America differently, so we can't compare these numbers with Q3 2021.

However, the minimum salary range has increased more than 7% over the last quarter, i.e., Q2 2022, which is encouraging.

Note: Europe is a vast, diverse continent with varied living costs, economies, and technological status. Thus, we can't be conclusive with these numbers, but we can get a decent representation of the state of salaries in Europe.

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Click here if you'd like to read our detailed job trends report for Q3 2022, which includes salary ranges, popular technologies, popular skills listed in job descriptions, and much more.