Motion Control Job Trends in Kent

Motion Control
South East > Kent

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Kent requiring Motion Control skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 92 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Motion Control 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 0.17% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.24% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South East median annual salary £56,000 - £41,978

All Process & Methodology Skills
Kent

Motion Control 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 1,248 571 808
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 70.39% 74.06% 77.32%
Number of salaries quoted 871 358 408
10th Percentile £27,250 £26,175 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £39,000 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -24.27% +3.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £77,375 £77,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Motion Control
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Motion Control job vacancy trend in Kent

Motion Control
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Motion Control within the Kent region over the 6 months to 27 September 2026. 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
Ramsgate - 2 - -
Motion Control
South East

Motion Control
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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) DTS
General
1 3 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Automation Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Electrical Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Robotics
1 2 (66.67%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (66.67%) Mechatronics
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Test Automation
3 1 (33.33%) Predictive Maintenance
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
1 2 (66.67%) HNC
1 2 (66.67%) HND
2 1 (33.33%) NVQ Level 3
2 1 (33.33%) NVQ Level 4