General Skills Statistics in Kent

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 9 May 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£38,500	+2.66%	462 30.68%	92
Inclusion and Diversity	9	Up 26 places+26	-	-	128 8.50%	14
Finance	13	Down -4 places-4	£60,000	-4.00%	123 8.17%	23
Banking	18	Up 30 places+30	£90,000	+5.88%	111 7.37%
Analytical Skills	37	Down -6 places-6	£50,000	+14.28%	68 4.52%	27
Electronics	39	Down -10 places-10	£52,500	-4.54%	66 4.38%	12
Aerospace	47	Up 2 places+2	£61,000	+1.66%	51 3.39%	6
Military	50	Down -10 places-10	£52,500	-4.54%	46 3.05%	10
Manufacturing	52	Down -48 places-48	£47,500	+26.66%	43 2.86%	23
Retail	64	Down -45 places-45	£26,000	+3.36%	30 1.99%	31
Public Sector	65	Down -42 places-42	£35,000	-37.18%	29 1.93%	10
Automotive	67	Down -14 places-14	£40,000	-26.94%	27 1.79%	5
Organisational Skills	71	Down -27 places-27	£33,250	-41.47%	23 1.53%	18
Marketing	71	Down -54 places-54	£38,500	+18.46%	23 1.53%	17
Legal	73	Down -46 places-46	£31,000	-43.63%	21 1.39%	11
Presentation Skills	82	Down -33 places-33	£38,500	-3.75%	12 0.80%	6
Documentation Skills	82	Down -32 places-32	£50,000	+66.66%	12 0.80%
French Language	82	New entry-	-	-	12 0.80%	2
Local Government	86	Down -30 places-30	£50,000	+115.05%	8 0.53%	1
Pharmaceutical	87	Down -33 places-33	£30,000	-	7 0.46%	5
Telecoms	88	Down -64 places-64	£34,000	+35.16%	6 0.40%	6
Publishing	88	Down -32 places-32	£45,000	-1.63%	6 0.40%	2
Games	88	New entry-	£52,500	-	6 0.40%	2
Influencing Skills	89	Down -34 places-34	£50,000	-20.00%	5 0.33%	2
Advertising	89	Down -39 places-39	£45,000	+38.46%	5 0.33%	3
Brand Awareness	90	New entry-	£34,000	-	4 0.27%	1
Health Technology	90	Down -34 places-34	£28,000	-41.05%	4 0.27%	3
Digital Health	90	New entry-	-	-	4 0.27%
Law	91	Down -46 places-46	£100,000	+67.87%	3 0.20%	3
Swedish Language	91	New entry-	-	-	3 0.20%