General Skills Statistics in Kent

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 20 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%	480 32.72%	135
Inclusion and Diversity	8	Up 15 places+15	-	-	165 11.25%	46
Banking	13	Up 29 places+29	£90,000	+5.88%	151 10.29%	34
Finance	18	Down -2 places-2	£60,000	+3.06%	122 8.32%	37
Analytical Skills	34	Down -10 places-10	£50,000	+14.28%	73 4.98%	38
Electronics	38	Down -17 places-17	£52,500	-4.54%	63 4.29%	11
Manufacturing	48	Down -46 places-46	£37,500	+20.96%	44 3.00%	26
Military	51	Down -19 places-19	£52,500	-12.50%	41 2.79%	9
Aerospace	55	Down -13 places-13	£60,000	-	37 2.52%	11
Retail	66	Down -53 places-53	£25,500	+1.37%	26 1.77%	27
Public Sector	67	Down -19 places-19	£37,500	-31.81%	25 1.70%	9
Automotive	71	Down -24 places-24	£40,000	-26.94%	21 1.43%	7
Organisational Skills	71	Down -37 places-37	£29,000	-61.20%	21 1.43%	15
Legal	76	Down -46 places-46	£29,000	-47.27%	16 1.09%	19
French Language	76	Down -27 places-27	£35,000	-36.36%	16 1.09%	1
Marketing	77	Down -47 places-47	£35,000	+16.66%	15 1.02%	35
Documentation Skills	78	Down -35 places-35	£52,500	+75.00%	14 0.95%
Telecoms	85	Down -70 places-70	£34,000	+35.16%	7 0.48%	5
Advertising	85	Down -53 places-53	£34,000	+16.50%	7 0.48%	18
Local Government	86	Down -37 places-37	£50,000	+115.05%	6 0.41%	4
Swedish Language	86	New entry-	-	-	6 0.41%
Presentation Skills	86	Down -47 places-47	£38,500	-3.75%	6 0.41%	3
Influencing Skills	86	Down -37 places-37	£50,000	-9.09%	6 0.41%	4
Pharmaceutical	87	Down -37 places-37	£30,000	-	5 0.34%	4
Avionics	87	Down -38 places-38	£53,500	-20.44%	5 0.34%
Games	87	New entry-	-	-	5 0.34%	21
Digital Health	88	New entry-	-	-	4 0.27%
Brand Awareness	88	New entry-	£34,000	-	4 0.27%	1
Multimedia	89	New entry-	£30,500	-	3 0.20%	6
Law	89	Down -40 places-40	£100,000	+103.52%	3 0.20%	4