Product Manager Contracts in Kent

Product Manager
South East > Kent

The median Product Manager daily rate in Kent is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 - 31
Rank change year-on-year - - +5
Contract jobs requiring a Product Manager 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Kent 0.95% - 0.91%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.05% - 0.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £350
25th Percentile - - £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - £475
Median % change year-on-year - - +30.14%
75th Percentile - - £563
90th Percentile - - £600
South East median daily rate £441 £505 £525
% change year-on-year -12.62% -3.81% -4.55%

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 95 187 214
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.48% 92.57% 97.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 74 118 175
10th Percentile £180 £203 £129
25th Percentile £205 £211 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £333 £388 £350
Median % change year-on-year -14.19% +10.71% -17.65%
75th Percentile £529 £523 £491
90th Percentile £668 £575 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +2.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 22 7
10th Percentile £16.19 £11.45 £37.48
25th Percentile £21.00 £19.50 £42.32
Median hourly rate £22.00 £55.20 £56.24
Median % change year-on-year -60.15% -1.84% +69.79%
75th Percentile £80.10 £78.58 £57.12
90th Percentile £88.58 £82.43 £61.35
South East median hourly rate £32.50 £47.50 £48.40
% change year-on-year -31.58% -1.86% +130.48%

Product Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Job postings that featured Product Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Job vacancy trend for Product Manager in Kent

Product Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Kent

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Product Manager in Kent.

Daily rate trend for Product Manager in Kent

Product Manager Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Product Manager contract job roles required 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 featuring Product Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
1 1 (100.00%) Project Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Management
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Register
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting

Product Manager Skill Set
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Management
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Register
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree