Ethernet Contract Job Trends in Kent

Ethernet
South East > Kent

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Kent requiring Ethernet skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 22 30
Rank change year-on-year - +8 -
Contract jobs citing Ethernet 0 3 4
As % of all contract jobs in Kent - 1.97% 1.88%
As % of the Communications & Networking category - 10.00% 12.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £156
25th Percentile - £156 £157
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £157 £159
Median % change year-on-year - -0.92% -
75th Percentile - £158 £160
90th Percentile - - £160
South East median daily rate £450 £506 £210
% change year-on-year -11.11% +141.07% -50.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 2
10th Percentile - £26.86 £26.14
25th Percentile - £33.56 £34.99
Median hourly rate - £44.71 £49.85
Median % change year-on-year - -10.30% -
75th Percentile - £55.87 £64.58
90th Percentile - £62.56 £73.35
South East median hourly rate - £22.40 £32.50
% change year-on-year - -31.08% -27.78%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Kent

Ethernet falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Kent.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 33 30 32
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent 24.09% 19.74% 15.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 33 11 29
10th Percentile £153 £143 £240
25th Percentile £180 £154 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £338 £325 £523
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% -37.80% +46.15%
75th Percentile £451 £623 £525
90th Percentile £613 £625 £535
South East median daily rate £486 £500 £450
% change year-on-year -2.75% +11.11% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 2
10th Percentile - £18.58 £26.14
25th Percentile - £20.01 £34.99
Median hourly rate - £22.40 £49.85
Median % change year-on-year - -55.06% -
75th Percentile - £44.71 £64.58
90th Percentile - £58.10 £73.35
South East median hourly rate £70.16 £62.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year +12.26% +4.17% +33.33%

Ethernet
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Ethernet relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Ethernet job vacancy trend in Kent

Ethernet
Daily Rate Trend in Kent

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Ethernet.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Ethernet

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Hourly Rate Trend in Kent

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Ethernet.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Ethernet