Manufacturing
South East > Kent
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in Kent. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 6 | 70 | 56 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +64 | -14 | -5 |
| Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing | 124 | 38 | 45 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent | 15.25% | 2.42% | 4.22% |
| As % of the General category | 25.00% | 4.57% | 6.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 20 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,750 | £22,000 | £19,850 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,688 | £23,000 | £32,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,750 | £38,000 | £42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +54.61% | -10.59% | -19.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,313 | £50,000 | £43,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £51,000 | - |
| South East median annual salary | £65,000 | £42,300 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +53.66% | -19.43% | - |
All General Skills
Kent
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 common skills in Kent.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 496 | 831 | 736 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent | 61.01% | 52.96% | 68.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 232 | 564 | 281 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £25,650 | £29,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,500 | £31,500 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £44,250 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.67% | -5.26% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £60,000 | £61,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £75,000 | £68,750 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £47,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -9.52% | -2.78% |
Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Job postings citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.
Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Kent
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in Kent.
Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in Kent
Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in Kent over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
Manufacturing
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 within the Kent region over the 6 months to 31 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartford | +14 | 31 | - | - | 4 |
| Gravesend | +13 | 25 | - | - | |
| Swanley | - | 25 | - | - | |
| Canterbury | +16 | 8 | - | - | |
| Sittingbourne | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Manufacturing South East |
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Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: