The median Developer daily rate in Kent is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 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
23 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
20 |
8 |
26 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-12 |
+18 |
-8 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer |
5 |
16 |
7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Kent |
4.00% |
8.00% |
3.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
4.27% |
8.89% |
3.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
5 |
5 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£388 |
| 25th Percentile |
£313 |
£325 |
£420 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£375 |
£500 |
£509 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-25.00% |
-1.72% |
+7.11% |
| 75th Percentile |
£488 |
£600 |
£565 |
| 90th Percentile |
£570 |
£623 |
£565 |
| 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 |
£60.70 |
£68.75 |
| % change year-on-year |
-44.18% |
-11.71% |
+14.58% |
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 |
117 |
180 |
219 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.60% |
90.00% |
98.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
97 |
84 |
177 |
| 10th Percentile |
£160 |
£155 |
£149 |
| 25th Percentile |
£220 |
£205 |
£200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£375 |
£400 |
£350 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-6.25% |
+14.29% |
-26.32% |
| 75th Percentile |
£525 |
£539 |
£500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£630 |
£634 |
£588 |
| South East median daily rate |
£500 |
£519 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.57% |
+3.70% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
5 |
40 |
9 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£12.88 |
£52.42 |
| 25th Percentile |
£13.75 |
£13.91 |
£56.12 |
| Median hourly rate |
£20.40 |
£66.74 |
£57.76 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-69.43% |
+15.55% |
+150.59% |
| 75th Percentile |
£21.43 |
£75.16 |
£79.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£65.12 |
£82.43 |
£79.19 |
| South East median hourly rate |
£26.50 |
£56.69 |
£50.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-53.26% |
+13.39% |
+132.56% |
