Influencing Skills Contract Job Trends in Kent

Influencing Skills
South East > Kent

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in contract job vacancies in Kent. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months leading up to 3 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 23 -
Rank change year-on-year -3 - -
Contract jobs citing Influencing Skills 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Kent 0.39% 0.80% -
As % of the General category 0.67% 1.22% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £248 - -
South East median daily rate £569 £500 £375
% change year-on-year +13.70% +33.33% -32.43%

All General Skills
Kent

Influencing Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in Kent.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 150 82 99
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent 58.37% 65.60% 50.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 71 65 40
10th Percentile £200 £163 £139
25th Percentile £437 £256 £219
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £338 £480
Median % change year-on-year +85.19% -29.69% +15.32%
75th Percentile £650 £513 £581
90th Percentile £675 £606 £647
South East median daily rate £525 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 5 10
10th Percentile £13.95 £17.98 -
25th Percentile £17.23 - £12.88
Median hourly rate £41.56 £20.40 £13.25
Median % change year-on-year +103.70% +53.96% -75.91%
75th Percentile £54.73 - £33.63
90th Percentile £82.12 - £44.91
South East median hourly rate £33.00 £20.00 £57.35
% change year-on-year +65.00% -65.13% +9.24%

Influencing Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Influencing Skills job vacancy trend in Kent

Influencing Skills
Daily Rate Trend in Kent

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Influencing Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Influencing Skills

Influencing Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in Kent

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Influencing Skills.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Influencing Skills

Influencing Skills
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 Influencing Skills within the Kent region over the 6 months to 3 October 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 - 1 £248 -
Influencing Skills
South East

Influencing Skills
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 1 (100.00%) Cloud Computing
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 1 (100.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Security
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Roadmap
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft