General Skills Statistics in Kent

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 21 Apr 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	Up 2 places+2	£40,504	+4.52%	491 33.27%	125
Inclusion and Diversity	8	Up 18 places+18	-	-	165 11.18%	46
Banking	13	Up 31 places+31	£90,000	+5.88%	151 10.23%	34
Finance	17	Up 2 places+2	£60,000	+3.06%	122 8.27%	36
Analytical Skills	34	Down -7 places-7	£50,000	+14.28%	73 4.95%	31
Electronics	38	Down -14 places-14	£52,500	-4.54%	63 4.27%	12
Manufacturing	49	Down -47 places-47	£35,000	+12.90%	42 2.85%	28
Military	51	Down -17 places-17	£52,500	-12.50%	40 2.71%	10
Aerospace	54	Down -10 places-10	£60,000	-	37 2.51%	11
Retail	65	Down -50 places-50	£25,500	+1.37%	26 1.76%	26
Public Sector	66	Down -16 places-16	£37,500	-31.81%	25 1.69%	9
Organisational Skills	70	Down -34 places-34	£29,000	-61.20%	21 1.42%	17
Automotive	70	Down -21 places-21	£40,000	-26.94%	21 1.42%	7
Marketing	75	Down -43 places-43	£38,500	+28.33%	16 1.08%	33
Legal	75	Down -44 places-44	£29,000	-47.27%	16 1.08%	13
French Language	76	Down -25 places-25	-	-	15 1.02%	1
Documentation Skills	79	Down -34 places-34	£50,000	+66.66%	12 0.81%
Presentation Skills	84	Down -43 places-43	£38,500	-3.75%	7 0.47%	4
Telecoms	84	Down -67 places-67	£34,000	+35.16%	7 0.47%	5
Advertising	84	Down -50 places-50	£34,000	+16.50%	7 0.47%	14
Swedish Language	85	New entry-	-	-	6 0.41%
Influencing Skills	85	Down -34 places-34	£50,000	-9.09%	6 0.41%	4
Local Government	85	Down -34 places-34	£50,000	+115.05%	6 0.41%	4
Pharmaceutical	86	Down -34 places-34	£30,000	-	5 0.34%	4
Games	86	New entry-	-	-	5 0.34%	11
Brand Awareness	87	New entry-	£34,000	-	4 0.27%	1
Digital Health	87	New entry-	-	-	4 0.27%
Multimedia	88	New entry-	£30,500	-	3 0.20%	7
Avionics	88	Down -37 places-37	£58,000	-13.75%	3 0.20%
Law	88	Down -37 places-37	£100,000	+103.52%	3 0.20%	4