Software Engineer Contracts in Kent

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.

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in Kent

Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Kent

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Kent.

Daily rate trend for 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.

Hourly rate trend for Software Engineer in Kent