Automation Developer
South East > Kent
The median Automation Developer daily rate in Kent is £313, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 26 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| DemandTrendContract jobs requiring an Automation Developer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Kent | 0.74% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.79% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £294 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £313 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £331 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median daily rate | £313 | £475 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -34.21% | +5.56% | -16.67% |
All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
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.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies in Kent with a recognized job title | 126 | 172 | 213 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.33% | 91.01% | 97.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 97 | 66 | 177 |
| 10th Percentile | £153 | £151 | £150 |
| 25th Percentile | £256 | £192 | £205 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | £400 | £365 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +9.59% | -23.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £623 | £630 | £613 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £515 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.91% | +3.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 38 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £12.88 | £42.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.75 | £27.92 | £54.22 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.20 | £68.67 | £62.12 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -74.95% | +10.54% | +67.30% |
| 75th Percentile | £20.40 | £75.16 | £79.05 |
| 90th Percentile | £28.71 | £82.43 | £79.19 |
| South East median hourly rate | £25.15 | £57.35 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -56.15% | +14.70% | +122.22% |
Automation Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Job postings that featured Automation Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.
Automation Developer
DemandTrendContract 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 Automation Developer within the Kent region over the 6 months to 28 August 2025. 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Tunbridge Wells | - | 1 | £313 | - | 1 |
| Automation Developer South East |
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Automation Developer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent
For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, Automation Developer 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 Automation Developer in the job title.
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Automation Developer 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:
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