Administrator Contract Job Trends in Kent

Administrator
South East > Kent

The median Administrator daily rate in Kent is £130, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 July 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 26 16
Rank change year-on-year +9 -10 +14
Contract jobs requiring an Administrator 7 1 8
As % of all contract jobs in Kent 3.08% 0.79% 4.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.63% 0.85% 4.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £239
25th Percentile - - £270
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £130 - £344
Median % change year-on-year - - -52.59%
75th Percentile - - £420
90th Percentile - - £453
South East median daily rate £500 £398 £475
% change year-on-year +25.79% -16.32% +26.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £11.25
Median hourly rate £14.00 £20.40 £11.50
Median % change year-on-year -31.37% +77.39% -
75th Percentile £14.50 - £11.75
90th Percentile £15.40 - -
South East median hourly rate £16.00 £13.68 £13.46
% change year-on-year +17.00% +1.60% -48.13%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies 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 193 118 174
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.02% 93.65% 90.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 102 97 84
10th Percentile £227 £157 £155
25th Percentile £411 £220 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £574 £375 £400
Median % change year-on-year +53.00% -6.25% +11.50%
75th Percentile £648 £525 £540
90th Percentile £675 £630 £638
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £520
% change year-on-year +5.00% -3.85% +4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 6 39
10th Percentile £19.20 - £12.88
25th Percentile £29.89 £13.75 £15.94
Median hourly rate £41.56 £17.20 £66.74
Median % change year-on-year +141.60% -74.23% +15.55%
75th Percentile £53.90 £21.17 £75.16
90th Percentile £86.61 £57.84 £82.43
South East median hourly rate £54.00 £25.15 £57.35
% change year-on-year +114.71% -56.15% +14.70%

Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Administrator' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Administrator job vacancy trend in Kent

Administrator
Daily Rate Trend in Kent

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in Kent.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in Kent

Administrator
Hourly Rate Trend in Kent

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in Kent.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in Kent

Administrator
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 Administrator within the Kent region over the 6 months to 28 July 2026. 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
Rochester - 3 - - 1
Gravesend - 1 - -
Canterbury - 1 - -
Dartford - 1 £130 -
Stansted - 1 - - 1
Administrator
South East

Administrator Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 28 July 2026, Administrator contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Kent region featuring Administrator in the job title.

1 5 (71.43%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (42.86%) Logistics
2 3 (42.86%) Service Delivery
3 1 (14.29%) Active Directory
3 1 (14.29%) Azure
3 1 (14.29%) Customer Service
3 1 (14.29%) Data Analysis
3 1 (14.29%) Data Management
3 1 (14.29%) Data Migration
3 1 (14.29%) Data Quality
3 1 (14.29%) Entra ID
3 1 (14.29%) Facebook
3 1 (14.29%) Instagram
3 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
3 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (14.29%) Migration
3 1 (14.29%) SQL
3 1 (14.29%) Windows

Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Azure
1 1 (14.29%) Entra ID
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
General
1 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Organisational Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (14.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (42.86%) Logistics
2 3 (42.86%) Service Delivery
3 1 (14.29%) Customer Service
3 1 (14.29%) Data Analysis
3 1 (14.29%) Data Management
3 1 (14.29%) Data Migration
3 1 (14.29%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 1 (14.29%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (14.29%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Facebook
1 1 (14.29%) Instagram
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft