Consultant Contracts in Kent

Consultant
South East > Kent

The median Consultant daily rate in Kent is £750, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 July 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
6 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 23 29
Rank change year-on-year -1 +6 +7
Contract jobs requiring a Consultant 1 4 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Kent 0.84% 1.78% 3.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.92% 1.95% 3.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 6
10th Percentile - £529 -
25th Percentile £725 £533 £358
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £750 £540 £365
Median % change year-on-year +38.89% +47.95% -29.64%
75th Percentile £775 £595 £421
90th Percentile - £628 £438
South East median daily rate £550 £590 £536
% change year-on-year -6.78% +10.13% -4.76%

All Contract 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.

Contract vacancies in Kent with a recognized job title 109 205 222
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.60% 91.11% 99.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 91 102 178
10th Percentile £160 £163 £149
25th Percentile £206 £205 £204
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £360 £388 £350
Median % change year-on-year -7.10% +10.71% -23.08%
75th Percentile £528 £525 £488
90th Percentile £630 £600 £622
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £500
% change year-on-year -1.96% +2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 40 9
10th Percentile £28.71 £12.25 £52.42
25th Percentile £39.63 £12.88 £56.12
Median hourly rate £57.84 £66.74 £57.76
Median % change year-on-year -13.34% +15.55% +161.36%
75th Percentile £76.04 £75.16 £79.00
90th Percentile £86.96 £82.43 £79.19
South East median hourly rate £28.00 £50.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -44.00% - +138.10%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Job vacancy trend for Consultant in Kent

Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Kent

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Kent.

Daily rate trend for Consultant in Kent

Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Kent

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Kent.

Hourly rate trend for Consultant in Kent

Consultant
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 Consultant within the Kent region over the 6 months to 6 July 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Dartford - 1 £750 - 4
Consultant
South East

Consultant Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 6 July 2025, Consultant 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 Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity Management
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 22301
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Impact Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps

Consultant 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity Management
1 1 (100.00%) Business Impact Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 22301
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001