The median Developer daily rate in Kent is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 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
26 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
22 |
8 |
27 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-14 |
+19 |
-10 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer |
5 |
16 |
6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Kent |
3.94% |
8.21% |
2.76% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
4.20% |
9.09% |
2.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£407 |
| 25th Percentile |
£313 |
£325 |
£463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£375 |
£500 |
£543 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-25.00% |
-7.83% |
+14.21% |
| 75th Percentile |
£488 |
£600 |
£565 |
| 90th Percentile |
£570 |
£623 |
- |
| South East median daily rate |
£500 |
£500 |
£500 |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£58.91 |
- |
| South East median hourly rate |
£33.89 |
£62.50 |
£68.75 |
| % change year-on-year |
-45.78% |
-9.09% |
+13.17% |
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 |
119 |
176 |
214 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.70% |
90.26% |
98.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
98 |
85 |
176 |
| 10th Percentile |
£158 |
£155 |
£149 |
| 25th Percentile |
£220 |
£205 |
£200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£375 |
£400 |
£353 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-6.25% |
+13.48% |
-25.79% |
| 75th Percentile |
£522 |
£539 |
£520 |
| 90th Percentile |
£630 |
£633 |
£628 |
| South East median daily rate |
£500 |
£520 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.85% |
+4.00% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
6 |
39 |
9 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£12.88 |
£54.25 |
| 25th Percentile |
£13.75 |
£15.94 |
£56.12 |
| Median hourly rate |
£17.20 |
£66.74 |
£57.76 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-74.23% |
+15.55% |
+150.59% |
| 75th Percentile |
£21.17 |
£75.16 |
£79.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£57.84 |
£82.43 |
£79.19 |
| South East median hourly rate |
£25.30 |
£57.35 |
£50.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-55.88% |
+14.70% |
+137.53% |
