IT Manager Contract Job Trends in Kent

IT Manager
South East > Kent

The median IT Manager daily rate in Kent is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 December 2025.

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

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 20 21
Rank change year-on-year -1 +1 +17
Contract jobs requiring an IT Manager 1 4 8
As % of all contract jobs in Kent 0.68% 2.88% 4.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.81% 3.01% 4.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 0
10th Percentile - £467 -
25th Percentile £363 £493 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £550 -
Median % change year-on-year -31.82% - -
75th Percentile £388 £569 -
90th Percentile - £572 -
South East median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +7.84%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 124 133 187
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.93% 95.68% 95.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 89 61 144
10th Percentile £153 £158 £182
25th Percentile £313 £219 £228
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +11.11% +22.45%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £540
90th Percentile £638 £688 £613
South East median daily rate £500 £505 £500
% change year-on-year -0.99% +1.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 10 14
10th Percentile - £20.20 £17.23
25th Percentile £13.75 £37.40 £21.50
Median hourly rate £17.20 £53.00 £42.19
Median % change year-on-year -67.55% +25.64% +5.46%
75th Percentile £20.40 £56.75 £55.19
90th Percentile £54.77 £68.33 £65.29
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £42.88 £54.78
% change year-on-year -41.35% -21.72% +46.80%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

IT Manager job vacancy trend in Kent

IT Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Kent

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Kent.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Kent

IT Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Kent

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Kent.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Kent

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 25 December 2025, IT Manager 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 IT Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Conflict Resolution
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning

IT Manager 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Conflict Resolution
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning