Degree Contracts in Kent

Academic Degree
South East > Kent

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Kent with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 21 25 17
Rank change year-on-year +4 -8 -2
Contract jobs citing Degree 6 8 27
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Kent 2.80% 3.81% 9.44%
As % of the Qualifications category 20.00% 30.77% 47.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 6 25
10th Percentile £137 £334 £231
25th Percentile £184 £406 £264
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £413 £433
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% -4.62% -
75th Percentile £328 £583 £488
90th Percentile £353 £649 £629
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £450
% change year-on-year - +11.11% -2.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 0
Median hourly rate £12.34 £48.88 -
Median % change year-on-year -74.75% - -
South East median hourly rate £57.35 £45.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +27.44% - +5.88%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Kent

Degree is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Kent with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 30 26 57
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent 14.02% 12.38% 19.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 19 46
10th Percentile £192 £97 £216
25th Percentile £311 £276 £282
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £333 £413 £429
Median % change year-on-year -19.39% -3.79% -3.65%
75th Percentile £495 £475 £513
90th Percentile £675 £598 £581
South East median daily rate £550 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 5 1
10th Percentile £23.22 £41.86 -
25th Percentile £39.54 £44.64 £49.25
Median hourly rate £66.74 £57.76 £50.50
Median % change year-on-year +15.55% +14.38% +34.67%
75th Percentile - £66.74 £51.75
90th Percentile - £74.21 -
South East median hourly rate £57.35 £60.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -4.42% +33.33% +5.88%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Kent

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Kent

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

Daily rate trend for Degree in Kent

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Kent

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in Kent over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in Kent

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Kent

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

Hourly rate trend for Degree in Kent

Degree
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 Degree within the Kent region over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. 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
Rochester +4 1 - - 12
Sevenoaks 0 1 £275 -57.03% 9
Sittingbourne - 1 - - 2
Folkestone - 1 £105 -
Degree
South East

Degree
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (16.67%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (16.67%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) Cisco IOS
1 1 (16.67%) Internet
1 1 (16.67%) Skype
1 1 (16.67%) Telepresence
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Rational DOORS
General
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Electronics
2 1 (16.67%) Finance
2 1 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Pharmaceutical
2 1 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) Support Officer
2 1 (16.67%) Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Hardware Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) IT Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) IT Support
2 1 (16.67%) IT Support Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Principal Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Principal Hardware Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Project Officer
2 1 (16.67%) Project Support Officer
2 1 (16.67%) Service Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Service Desk Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Support Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Technical Support
2 1 (16.67%) Technical Support Officer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Analogue Electronics
1 1 (16.67%) Biopharmaceutical
1 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
1 1 (16.67%) Renewable Energy
1 1 (16.67%) Smartphone
1 1 (16.67%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Windows
1 1 (16.67%) Windows 10
1 1 (16.67%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (33.33%) Agile
2 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (16.67%) Biotechnology
3 1 (16.67%) Coaching
3 1 (16.67%) Configuration Management
3 1 (16.67%) Decision Quality
3 1 (16.67%) ITIL
3 1 (16.67%) Line Management
3 1 (16.67%) Neuroscience
3 1 (16.67%) Requirements Management
3 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
3 1 (16.67%) Software Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) HND
1 1 (16.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
1 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Apple
1 1 (16.67%) Cisco
1 1 (16.67%) Mentor Graphics
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
1 1 (16.67%) Polycom