Project Planning Contract Job Trends in Kent

Project Planning
South East > Kent

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Kent requiring Project Planning skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 16 -
Rank change year-on-year -11 - -
Contract jobs citing Project Planning 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Kent 0.59% 1.04% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.72% 1.16% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £363 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - -
75th Percentile £388 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £525 £463 £563
% change year-on-year +13.51% -17.78% +2.27%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Kent

Project Planning 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 138 86 154
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent 81.66% 89.58% 72.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 99 53 107
10th Percentile £180 £168 £197
25th Percentile £183 £206 £219
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £440 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year +3.53% -5.56% +20.00%
75th Percentile £559 £623 £545
90th Percentile £638 £688 £656
South East median daily rate £500 £508 £500
% change year-on-year -1.48% +1.50% -1.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 7 16
10th Percentile £17.18 £15.01 £11.80
25th Percentile £21.08 £18.68 £15.00
Median hourly rate £31.24 £21.43 £30.50
Median % change year-on-year +45.78% -29.74% -40.79%
75th Percentile £39.31 £40.27 £48.90
90th Percentile £39.41 £66.56 £62.96
South East median hourly rate £30.00 £42.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year -29.41% +13.33% -16.67%

Project Planning
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Project Planning job vacancy trend in Kent

Project Planning
Daily Rate Trend in Kent

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Project Planning.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Project Planning

Project Planning
Hourly Rate Trend in Kent

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Project Planning.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Project Planning

Project Planning
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
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Healthcare Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Healthcare Project Manager
1 1 (100.00%) IT Manager
1 1 (100.00%) IT Project Manager
1 1 (100.00%) NHS Project Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Project Manager
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