Consultant Contracts in Kent

Consultant
South East > Kent

The median Consultant daily rate in Kent is £540 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 26 30 35
Rank change year-on-year +4 +5 -28
Contract jobs requiring a Consultant 4 3 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Kent 1.96% 1.37% 1.76%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.12% 1.40% 1.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 4
10th Percentile £529 - £384
25th Percentile £533 £413 £434
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £425 £556
Median % change year-on-year +27.06% -23.60% +34.69%
75th Percentile £595 £438 £652
90th Percentile £628 - £654
South East median daily rate £578 £588 £550
% change year-on-year -1.79% +6.91% +10.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Kent

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Kent. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Kent with a recognized job title 189 214 274
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.65% 97.72% 96.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 118 175 239
10th Percentile £203 £129 £172
25th Percentile £211 £200 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £350 £425
Median % change year-on-year +10.71% -17.65% +25.93%
75th Percentile £523 £491 £575
90th Percentile £575 £650 £638
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £489
% change year-on-year - +2.16% +8.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 7 12
10th Percentile £11.45 £37.48 £17.65
25th Percentile £19.50 £42.32 £21.20
Median hourly rate £55.20 £56.24 £33.12
Median % change year-on-year -1.84% +69.79% -11.68%
75th Percentile £78.58 £57.12 £39.20
90th Percentile £82.43 £61.35 £45.83
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £48.40 £21.00
% change year-on-year -1.86% +130.48% -16.00%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Job vacancy trend for Consultant in Kent

Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Kent

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Kent.

Daily rate trend for Consultant in Kent

Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Kent

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Kent.

Hourly rate trend for Consultant in Kent

Consultant
Contract Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the Kent region over the 6 months to 29 April 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Tunbridge Wells +1 1 - - 1
West Malling - 1 £533 -
Consultant
South East

Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 29 April 2024, Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Kent region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (50.00%) Change Management
1 2 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
1 2 (50.00%) Information Security
1 2 (50.00%) Azure
1 2 (50.00%) Security Architecture
1 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
1 2 (50.00%) Cloud Security
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Retention
2 1 (25.00%) CRM
2 1 (25.00%) ERP
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Experience
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Customer-Centric Approach
2 1 (25.00%) Security Monitoring
2 1 (25.00%) Customer-Centricity
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 1 (25.00%) CRISC
2 1 (25.00%) Network Security
2 1 (25.00%) Telematics
2 1 (25.00%) Firewall
2 1 (25.00%) Information Security Management
2 1 (25.00%) Security Management
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Management

Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Azure
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Firewall
1 1 (25.00%) Network Security
General
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Change Management
1 2 (50.00%) Cloud Security
1 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (50.00%) Information Security
1 2 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
1 2 (50.00%) Security Architecture
2 1 (25.00%) CRM
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Experience
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Retention
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (25.00%) Customer-Centric Approach
2 1 (25.00%) Customer-Centricity
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 1 (25.00%) Information Security Management
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (25.00%) Security Management
2 1 (25.00%) Security Monitoring
2 1 (25.00%) Telematics
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) CISM
1 1 (25.00%) CISSP
1 1 (25.00%) CRISC
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft