Technical Manager Contract Job Trends in Maidstone

Technical Manager
Kent > Maidstone

The median Technical Manager daily rate in Maidstone is £568, 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 9 11 -
Rank change year-on-year +2 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Manager 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Maidstone 2.94% 3.57% -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.94% 3.70% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £559 £535 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £568 £550 -
Median % change year-on-year +3.18% - -
75th Percentile £576 £565 -
90th Percentile - - -
Kent median daily rate £565 £613 -
% change year-on-year -7.76% - -

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 34 27 28
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 96.43% 96.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 13 16
10th Percentile £310 £206 £187
25th Percentile £363 £243 £295
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £443 £360 £333
Median % change year-on-year +22.92% +8.27% -5.00%
75th Percentile £503 £603 £373
90th Percentile £634 £623 £405
Kent median daily rate £445 £488 £388
% change year-on-year -8.72% +25.81% +10.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile £13.52 - -
25th Percentile £14.66 - £35.25
Median hourly rate £16.95 - £35.50
75th Percentile £18.86 - £45.38
90th Percentile £19.79 - £51.15
Kent median hourly rate £25.77 £38.85 £25.50
% change year-on-year -33.67% +52.35% -46.96%

Technical Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Maidstone

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 Maidstone.

Technical Manager job vacancy trend in Maidstone

Technical Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Maidstone

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

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

Technical Manager Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Maidstone

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 Maidstone region featuring Technical Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) DSDM
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Technical Manager 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%) Confluence
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) DSDM
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2 Certification