Functional Consultant Contract Job Trends in Kent

Functional Consultant
South East > Kent

The median Functional Consultant daily rate in Kent is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Functional Consultant 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Kent 1.73% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.14% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £525 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
75th Percentile £575 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £575 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -4.21% +0.04% +2.39%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 140 85 202
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 80.92% 90.43% 94.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 87 65 136
10th Percentile £177 £164 £201
25th Percentile £304 £206 £219
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £375 £400
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -6.25% +14.29%
75th Percentile £575 £603 £525
90th Percentile £638 £688 £600
South East median daily rate £513 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +2.50% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 6 16
10th Percentile £18.75 £17.00 £11.35
25th Percentile £24.11 £21.11 £12.12
Median hourly rate £36.71 £39.77 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.96% -33.58%
75th Percentile £39.64 £74.46 £63.91
90th Percentile £54.65 £87.17 £66.88
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £43.75 £45.00
% change year-on-year +8.57% -2.78% -

Functional Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Functional Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Functional Consultant job vacancy trend in Kent

Functional Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Kent

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Functional Consultant job vacancies in Kent.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Functional Consultant job vacancies in Kent

Functional Consultant
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 Functional Consultant within the Kent region over the 6 months to 29 March 2026. 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
Sevenoaks - 2 £550 -
Functional Consultant
South East

Functional Consultant Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 29 March 2026, Functional Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Kent region featuring Functional Consultant in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (33.33%) Data Integration
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Translating Business Requirements
2 1 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Workflow

Functional Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Data Integration
1 1 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
1 1 (33.33%) Translating Business Requirements
1 1 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (33.33%) Workflow