Manufacturing Engineering Job Trends in Kent

Manufacturing Engineering
South East > Kent

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Kent requiring Manufacturing Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 77 73 -
Rank change year-on-year -4 - -
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing Engineering 1 8 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 0.13% 0.84% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.17% 1.10% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% - -
South East median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% -14.29% -8.70%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Kent

Manufacturing Engineering 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 576 729 512
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 75.89% 76.34% 89.98%
Number of salaries quoted 354 323 356
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £29,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £38,500 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £58,000 £67,500 £60,800
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £70,250
South East median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% - -

Manufacturing Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Manufacturing Engineering job vacancy trend in Kent

Manufacturing Engineering
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Manufacturing Engineering.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Manufacturing Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing Engineering within the Kent region over the 6 months to 24 October 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Rochester +13 1 £40,000 -11.11%
Manufacturing Engineering
South East

Manufacturing Engineering
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Feasibility Study
1 1 (100.00%) Predictive Maintenance
1 1 (100.00%) Smart Manufacturing
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) VBA
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) HNC