Senior IT Engineer Contract Job Trends in Maidstone

Senior IT Engineer
Kent > Maidstone

The median Senior IT Engineer daily rate in Maidstone is £288, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026.

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

 6 months to
13 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior IT Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Maidstone 2.86% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.86% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £281 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £288 - -
75th Percentile £294 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Kent median daily rate £288 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Maidstone

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Maidstone. 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 Maidstone with a recognized job title 35 26 35
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 96.30% 92.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 8 17
10th Percentile £276 £189 £185
25th Percentile £329 £229 £189
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £326 £365
Median % change year-on-year +34.10% -10.62% +12.31%
75th Percentile £455 £544 £373
90th Percentile £584 £582 -
Kent median daily rate £438 £500 £425
% change year-on-year -12.50% +17.65% +16.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 4
10th Percentile £15.05 - -
25th Percentile £18.49 - £35.25
Median hourly rate £20.40 - £45.25
75th Percentile - - £55.00
90th Percentile - - -
Kent median hourly rate £17.20 £53.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year -67.55% +45.21% -8.75%

Senior IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Maidstone

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior IT Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Maidstone.

Senior IT Engineer job vacancy trend in Maidstone

Senior IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Maidstone

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Senior IT Engineer 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 Maidstone region featuring Senior IT Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Mimecast
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint

Senior IT Engineer Skill Set
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Mimecast
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
Senior IT Engineer jobs