The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Kent requiring Acceptance Criteria 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.
Acceptance Criteria falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Kent.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
107
133
167
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent
82.31%
69.63%
74.22%
Number of daily rates quoted
84
64
131
10th Percentile
£181
£153
£205
25th Percentile
£256
£204
£240
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£375
£443
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-15.25%
-6.84%
-
75th Percentile
£516
£586
£545
90th Percentile
£624
£634
£630
South East median daily rate
£500
£513
£518
% change year-on-year
-2.44%
-1.14%
+2.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted
5
12
8
10th Percentile
£17.98
-
£52.28
25th Percentile
-
£15.00
£53.44
Median hourly rate
£20.40
£19.50
£56.25
Median % change year-on-year
+4.62%
-65.33%
+51.49%
75th Percentile
-
£53.25
£79.05
90th Percentile
-
£54.32
£79.19
South East median hourly rate
£20.58
£57.35
£52.50
% change year-on-year
-64.12%
+9.24%
+61.54%
Acceptance Criteria Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Job postings citing Acceptance Criteria as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.
Acceptance Criteria Daily Rate Trend in Kent
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Acceptance Criteria.
Acceptance Criteria Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent
For the 6 months to 15 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Acceptance Criteria also mentioned 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 with a requirement for Acceptance Criteria.
Acceptance Criteria 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:
