The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Maidstone requiring Innovative Thinking skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Innovative Thinking 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 Maidstone.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
23
27
30
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Maidstone
82.14%
96.43%
62.50%
Number of daily rates quoted
18
8
14
10th Percentile
£287
£181
£182
25th Percentile
£329
£189
£358
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£338
£223
£365
Median % change year-on-year
+51.69%
-39.04%
+28.07%
75th Percentile
£557
£387
£498
90th Percentile
£635
£563
£603
Kent median daily rate
£388
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-22.50%
-
+8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
4
0
2
Median hourly rate
£20.40
-
£55.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+334.44%
Kent median hourly rate
£20.40
£31.39
£55.00
% change year-on-year
-35.01%
-42.93%
+48.13%
Innovative Thinking Job Vacancy Trend in Maidstone
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Innovative Thinking relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Maidstone.
Innovative Thinking Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Maidstone
For the 6 months to 12 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Innovative Thinking also mentioned 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 Maidstone region with a requirement for Innovative Thinking.
Innovative Thinking Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Maidstone 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:
