Technical Manager Contract Job Trends in Kent

Technical Manager
South East > Kent

The median Technical Manager daily rate in Kent is £565, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 18 -
Rank change year-on-year -6 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Manager 2 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Kent 1.22% 1.74% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.49% 1.87% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 0
10th Percentile £557 £548 -
25th Percentile £557 £567 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £565 £613 -
Median % change year-on-year -7.76% - -
75th Percentile £574 £657 -
90th Percentile £576 £675 -
South East median daily rate £550 £550 £523
% change year-on-year -0.05% +5.31% +17.75%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 134 107 200
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 81.71% 93.04% 96.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 95 66 144
10th Percentile £161 £160 £182
25th Percentile £300 £206 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £445 £488 £388
Median % change year-on-year -8.72% +25.81% +10.71%
75th Percentile £572 £623 £538
90th Percentile £638 £688 £588
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 6 17
10th Percentile £13.65 £17.00 £11.37
25th Percentile £21.59 £25.10 £12.34
Median hourly rate £25.77 £38.85 £25.50
Median % change year-on-year -33.67% +52.35% -46.96%
75th Percentile £40.10 £53.23 £46.87
90th Percentile £67.47 £68.82 £58.34
South East median hourly rate £35.00 £45.00 £44.00
% change year-on-year -22.22% +2.27% -2.22%

Technical Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Technical Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Technical Manager job vacancy trend in Kent

Technical Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Kent

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technical Manager job vacancies in Kent.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technical Manager job vacancies in Kent

Technical Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Kent

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Technical Manager job vacancies in Kent.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Technical Manager job vacancies in Kent

Technical Manager
Contract Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Manager within the Kent region over the 6 months to 28 February 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Maidstone +2 1 £568 +3.18% 1
West Malling -2 1 £563 -16.67%
Technical Manager
South East

Technical Manager Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 28 February 2026, Technical Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Kent region featuring Technical Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Confluence
1 2 (100.00%) DSDM
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Change Control
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) PRINCE
2 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Project Governance

Technical Manager Skill Set
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (100.00%) Confluence
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) DSDM
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Change Control
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) PRINCE
2 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Project Governance
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2 Certification