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 | |
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| 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% |
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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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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Kent
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Kent.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Kent
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Consultant 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 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 |
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| Dartford | - | 1 | £750 | - | 4 |
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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.
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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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