General Skills Statistics in Kent

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 6 May 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£40,252	+7.33%	496 32.10%	123
Inclusion and Diversity	8	Up 29 places+29	-	-	168 10.87%	45
Banking	13	Up 38 places+38	£90,000	+5.88%	151 9.77%	32
Finance	20	Down -12 places-12	£60,000	-4.00%	123 7.96%	33
Analytical Skills	43	Down -10 places-10	£50,000	+14.28%	67 4.34%	32
Electronics	45	Down -16 places-16	£52,500	-4.54%	65 4.21%	13
Aerospace	53	Down -1 place-1	£61,000	+1.66%	48 3.11%	8
Military	56	Down -14 places-14	£52,500	-4.54%	44 2.85%	8
Manufacturing	57	Down -55 places-55	£43,750	+16.66%	43 2.78%	27
Retail	70	Down -51 places-51	£25,750	+2.36%	30 1.94%	29
Public Sector	73	Down -49 places-49	£35,000	-37.18%	27 1.75%	9
Automotive	73	Down -16 places-16	£40,000	-26.94%	27 1.75%	6
Organisational Skills	77	Down -32 places-32	£29,000	-48.95%	23 1.49%	16
Marketing	77	Down -60 places-60	£38,000	+16.92%	23 1.49%	16
Legal	81	Down -52 places-52	£31,000	-43.63%	19 1.23%	12
French Language	87	New entry-	-	-	13 0.84%	2
Documentation Skills	88	Down -35 places-35	£50,000	+66.66%	12 0.78%	1
Presentation Skills	89	Down -38 places-38	£38,500	-3.75%	11 0.71%	5
Local Government	92	Down -33 places-33	£50,000	+115.05%	8 0.52%	2
Pharmaceutical	93	Down -35 places-35	£30,000	-	7 0.45%	4
Telecoms	93	Down -66 places-66	£34,000	+35.16%	7 0.45%	7
Advertising	94	Down -41 places-41	£39,500	+21.53%	6 0.39%	4
Publishing	94	Down -35 places-35	£45,000	-1.63%	6 0.39%	2
Influencing Skills	95	Down -37 places-37	£50,000	-20.00%	5 0.32%	2
Games	95	New entry-	-	-	5 0.32%	3
Swedish Language	96	New entry-	-	-	4 0.26%
Brand Awareness	96	New entry-	£34,000	-	4 0.26%	1
Health Technology	96	Down -37 places-37	£28,000	-41.05%	4 0.26%	3
Digital Health	96	New entry-	-	-	4 0.26%
Law	97	Down -49 places-49	£100,000	+67.87%	3 0.19%	5