Generative AI Job Trends in Kent

Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI)
South East > Kent

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Kent requiring Generative AI skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 69 -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Generative AI 0 4 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent - 0.56% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 0.62% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South East median annual salary £75,000 £87,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +25.00% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Kent

Generative AI falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Kent.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 884 649 780
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 81.18% 90.26% 81.33%
Number of salaries quoted 468 192 636
10th Percentile £26,600 £28,500 £23,625
25th Percentile £30,000 £37,250 £31,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% +22.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 £67,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £67,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £58,000 £51,020
% change year-on-year -13.79% +13.68% -7.24%

Generative AI
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Generative AI relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Generative AI job vacancy trend in Kent