The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Kent requiring Preventative Maintenance skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Preventative Maintenance over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Preventative Maintenance falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Kent.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
95
133
166
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent
90.48%
65.84%
75.80%
Number of daily rates quoted
70
93
126
10th Percentile
£199
£205
£122
25th Percentile
£213
£263
£205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£333
£425
£350
Median % change year-on-year
-21.76%
+21.43%
-19.08%
75th Percentile
£545
£540
£514
90th Percentile
£688
£656
£674
South East median daily rate
£500
£500
£508
% change year-on-year
-
-1.53%
+1.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted
6
13
6
10th Percentile
£14.68
£11.47
£36.85
25th Percentile
£17.52
£15.00
£41.16
Median hourly rate
£21.43
£35.50
£52.28
Median % change year-on-year
-39.63%
-32.09%
+47.07%
75th Percentile
£22.61
£46.87
£57.44
90th Percentile
£51.55
£62.96
£62.25
South East median hourly rate
£28.00
£47.50
£50.00
% change year-on-year
-41.05%
-5.00%
+122.22%
Preventative Maintenance Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Job postings citing Preventative Maintenance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.
Preventative Maintenance Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Kent
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Preventative Maintenance in Kent.
Preventative Maintenance Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Kent
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Preventative Maintenance in Kent.
Preventative Maintenance Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Preventative Maintenance also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Kent region with a requirement for Preventative Maintenance.
Preventative Maintenance Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
