Business Case Contract Job Trends in Kent

Business Cases
South East > Kent

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Kent requiring Business Case skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 19 28
Rank change year-on-year -5 +9 +4
Contract jobs citing Business Case 2 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in Kent 1.23% 0.86% 1.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.49% 0.96% 2.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 2
10th Percentile - - £135
25th Percentile - £535 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £187
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +194.63% -59.64%
75th Percentile - £565 £211
90th Percentile - - £219
South East median daily rate £463 £563 £540
% change year-on-year -17.78% +4.17% -5.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £15.68
25th Percentile - - £16.31
Median hourly rate - - £17.75
75th Percentile - - £19.31
90th Percentile - - £20.03
South East median hourly rate £17.50 £40.25 £25.25
% change year-on-year -56.52% +59.41% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Kent

Business Case 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 134 104 162
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent 82.72% 89.66% 75.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 99 64 114
10th Percentile £180 £202 £202
25th Percentile £200 £250 £238
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £440 £513 £450
Median % change year-on-year -14.15% +13.89% +23.29%
75th Percentile £559 £623 £550
90th Percentile £638 £688 £654
South East median daily rate £500 £504 £500
% change year-on-year -0.79% +0.80% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 7 16
10th Percentile £17.18 £15.01 £11.80
25th Percentile £20.63 £18.68 £15.00
Median hourly rate £31.24 £21.43 £30.50
Median % change year-on-year +45.78% -29.74% -36.18%
75th Percentile £39.31 £40.27 £48.90
90th Percentile £39.41 £66.56 £59.11
South East median hourly rate £27.88 £45.00 £44.17
% change year-on-year -38.04% +1.89% -1.86%

Business Case
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Business Case relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Business Case job vacancy trend in Kent

Business Case
Daily Rate Trend in Kent

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Business Case.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Business Case

Business Case
Hourly Rate Trend in Kent

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Business Case.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Business Case

Business Case
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 Business Case within the Kent region over the 6 months to 6 March 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
Chatham - 2 £500 - 2
Business Case
South East

Business Case
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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Transformation
1 2 (100.00%) Lead
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree