Manufacturing Job Trends in Dartford

Manufacturing
Kent > Dartford

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in Dartford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 31 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 2 15
Rank change year-on-year -10 +13 -
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 2 35 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Dartford 2.33% 44.30% 5.05%
As % of the General category 7.14% 55.56% 11.63%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,000 - -
75th Percentile £27,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Kent median annual salary £37,500 £34,500 £38,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% -9.21% -15.56%

All General Skills
Dartford

Manufacturing falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Dartford.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 28 63 43
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dartford 32.56% 79.75% 43.43%
Number of salaries quoted 10 5 24
10th Percentile - £33,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £24,750 £45,000 £30,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,250 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -50.00% +10.53% +24.18%
75th Percentile £28,438 £58,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £34,425 £59,239 £100,000
Kent median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £43,500
% change year-on-year -5.26% +9.20% -13.00%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Dartford

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Manufacturing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dartford.

Manufacturing job vacancy trend in Dartford

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Dartford

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dartford citing Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dartford citing Manufacturing

Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dartford 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:

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 2 (100.00%) Electronics
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Support Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Support
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Support Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) CRM
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 2 (100.00%) Logistics
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) HNC
1 2 (100.00%) HND