Project Management Contracts in Kent

Project Management
South East > Kent

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Kent with a requirement for Project Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Project Management over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 22 19 5
Rank change year-on-year -3 -14 +19
Contract jobs citing Project Management 8 14 38
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Kent 3.94% 6.39% 13.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.02% 8.43% 15.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 6 34
10th Percentile - £393 £352
25th Percentile - £538 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £620 £571
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +8.53% +124.02%
75th Percentile £564 £831 £629
90th Percentile £622 £888 £666
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £488
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 3
10th Percentile - - £28.08
25th Percentile £35.25 - £29.74
Median hourly rate £35.50 £40.00 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.25% +21.21% -
75th Percentile £35.75 - £33.68
90th Percentile - - £33.79
South East median hourly rate £38.50 £49.00 £33.24
% change year-on-year -21.42% +47.40% -12.53%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Kent

Project Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Kent with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 133 166 239
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent 65.52% 75.80% 85.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 93 125 210
10th Percentile £205 £122 £181
25th Percentile £263 £205 £306
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £350 £431
Median % change year-on-year +21.43% -18.84% +23.66%
75th Percentile £540 £500 £575
90th Percentile £656 £677 £638
South East median daily rate £501 £508 £500
% change year-on-year -1.38% +1.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 6 11
10th Percentile £11.47 £36.85 £23.50
25th Percentile £15.00 £41.16 £29.74
Median hourly rate £35.50 £52.28 £35.55
Median % change year-on-year -32.09% +47.07% -9.92%
75th Percentile £46.87 £57.44 £42.63
90th Percentile £62.96 £62.25 £46.09
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £50.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -5.00% +122.22% -13.46%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Job postings citing Project Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Job vacancy trend for Project Management in Kent

Project Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Kent

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

Daily rate trend for Project Management in Kent

Project Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Kent

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

Hourly rate trend for Project Management in Kent

Project Management
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 Project Management within the Kent region over the 6 months to 27 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
Folkestone - 4 £550 - 1
Maidstone +5 2 - - 6
West Malling -1 1 £563 +7.14% 3
Project Management
South East

Project Management
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:

General
1 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (87.50%) Project Manager
2 1 (12.50%) Vendor Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) NHS
2 1 (12.50%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) E-Commerce
1 4 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (12.50%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (12.50%) Budget Management
2 1 (12.50%) Contingency Planning
2 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (12.50%) Contract Management
2 1 (12.50%) Decision-Making
2 1 (12.50%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (12.50%) Performance Monitoring
2 1 (12.50%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) Degree
1 1 (12.50%) PMI Certification
1 1 (12.50%) PMP
1 1 (12.50%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) PMO