Software Engineer
South East > Kent
As of 28 July 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Software Engineer daily rate in Kent.
| 6 months to 28 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 19 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +11 | +14 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Kent | - | 2.59% | 1.37% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | - | 2.87% | 1.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median daily rate | £520 | £500 | £523 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.31% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £46.39 | £53.81 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £49.25 | £53.91 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £54.00 | £55.94 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -3.46% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £54.18 | £59.53 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £54.29 | £60.56 |
| South East median hourly rate | £39.65 | £70.00 | £57.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -43.35% | +21.74% | +8.49% |
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 | 118 | 174 | 216 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.65% | 90.16% | 98.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 97 | 84 | 178 |
| 10th Percentile | £157 | £155 | £149 |
| 25th Percentile | £220 | £205 | £201 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | £400 | £359 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +11.50% | -24.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £630 | £638 | £627 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £520 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +4.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 39 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £12.88 | £54.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.75 | £15.94 | £56.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.20 | £66.74 | £57.76 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -74.23% | +15.55% | +150.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.17 | £75.16 | £79.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £57.84 | £82.43 | £79.19 |
| South East median hourly rate | £25.15 | £57.35 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -56.15% | +14.70% | +133.75% |
Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.
Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Kent
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Kent.
Software Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Kent
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Kent.