HR Specialist Contract Job Trends in Kent

Human Resources Specialist
South East > Kent

As of 10 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Human Resources Specialist daily rate in Kent.

6 months to
10 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an HR Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Kent 0.56% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South East median daily rate - - -

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 147 116 197
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 82.58% 93.55% 96.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 108 60 141
10th Percentile £153 £180 £180
25th Percentile £306 £298 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £444 £513 £378
Median % change year-on-year -13.41% +35.58% +8.00%
75th Percentile £569 £623 £530
90th Percentile £638 £688 £588
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 6 17
10th Percentile £13.65 £17.00 £11.37
25th Percentile £20.40 £25.10 £12.34
Median hourly rate £22.78 £38.85 £25.50
Median % change year-on-year -41.38% +52.35% -46.32%
75th Percentile £25.77 £53.23 £46.87
90th Percentile £67.47 £68.82 £55.10
South East median hourly rate £27.50 £42.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -35.29% -5.56% -

HR Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

HR Specialist job vacancy trend in Kent

HR Specialist
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 HR Specialist within the Kent region over the 6 months to 10 February 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
Maidstone - 1 - -
HR Specialist
South East

HR Specialist Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 10 February 2026, HR Specialist 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 HR Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) ResourceLink
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing

HR Specialist 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) ResourceLink
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing