Consultant
South East > Kent
The median Consultant daily rate in Kent is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 September 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 17 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 24 | 24 | 16 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | -8 | +16 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Kent | 1.54% | 0.52% | 7.31% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.63% | 0.56% | 7.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £523 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £556 | £625 | £358 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £750 | £395 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +89.87% | -31.30% |
| 75th Percentile | £706 | £875 | £513 |
| 90th Percentile | £748 | - | £564 |
| South East median daily rate | £550 | £580 | £518 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.17% | +11.88% | -9.84% |
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 | 123 | 180 | 213 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 92.78% | 97.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 97 | 66 | 174 |
| 10th Percentile | £153 | £146 | £163 |
| 25th Percentile | £220 | £192 | £205 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | £443 | £365 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.25% | +21.23% | -23.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £578 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £623 | £625 | £609 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £513 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.44% | +2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 36 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £12.88 | £41.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.75 | £33.65 | £53.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.20 | £70.32 | £56.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -75.54% | +25.00% | +51.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £20.40 | £75.16 | £79.05 |
| 90th Percentile | £27.78 | £82.43 | £79.19 |
| South East median hourly rate | £25.15 | £57.50 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -56.26% | +15.00% | +106.78% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.
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Daily Rate Trend in Kent
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Kent.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Kent
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Consultant in Kent over the 6 months to 17 September 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Kent
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Kent.
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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 17 September 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 |
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| Dartford | +3 | 2 | £625 | -16.67% | 1 |
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Consultant Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent
For the 6 months to 17 September 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.
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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:
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