Change and Release Manager Contract Job Trends in Kent

Change and Release Manager
South East > Kent

The median Change and Release Manager daily rate in Kent is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Change and Release Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Kent 0.64% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.75% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £613 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - -
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £625 - £316
% change year-on-year - - -29.09%

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 133 127 182
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.71% 93.38% 96.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 95 62 137
10th Percentile £179 £159 £185
25th Percentile £329 £205 £210
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £483 £425
Median % change year-on-year -9.33% +13.53% +16.44%
75th Percentile £572 £595 £538
90th Percentile £638 £686 £613
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 10 14
10th Percentile - £20.20 £17.23
25th Percentile £13.75 £37.40 £21.50
Median hourly rate £17.20 £53.00 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year -67.55% +45.21% -8.75%
75th Percentile £21.59 £56.75 £55.00
90th Percentile £63.24 £68.33 £59.45
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £54.39
% change year-on-year -40.82% -21.85% +25.02%

Change and Release Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Change and Release Manager job vacancy trend in Kent

Change and Release Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Kent

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Change and Release Manager job vacancies in Kent.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Change and Release Manager job vacancies in Kent

Change and Release Manager
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 Change and Release Manager within the Kent region over the 6 months to 15 January 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
West Malling - 1 £625 - 1
Change and Release Manager
South East

Change and Release Manager Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 15 January 2026, Change and Release Manager 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 Change and Release Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Broadband
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Release Management
1 1 (100.00%) Salesforce
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall

Change and Release Manager 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Broadband
General
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Release Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Salesforce