NEC Job Trends in Kent

NEC
South East > Kent

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Kent citing NEC products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited NEC over the 6 months leading up to 9 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within the NEC Corporation.

6 months to
9 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 - 72
Rank change year-on-year - - -23
Permanent jobs citing NEC 1 0 13
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 0.059% - 1.39%
As % of the Vendors category 0.21% - 5.16%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £60,000
75th Percentile - - £67,500
90th Percentile - - £68,750
South East median annual salary £46,250 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -22.92% +9.09% -8.33%

All Vendors
Kent

NEC falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing vendor products and services in Kent.

6 months to
9 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing vendor products and services 486 293 252
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 28.49% 39.97% 27.01%
Number of salaries quoted 310 169 111
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,638 £29,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,250 £37,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.33% -16.67% -10.89%
75th Percentile £57,500 £46,250 £66,250
90th Percentile £65,000 £63,450 £75,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £42,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +23.53% -22.73% +10.00%

NEC Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

NEC job vacancy trend in Kent

NEC Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing NEC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing NEC

NEC Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NEC within the Kent region over the 6 months to 9 November 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
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Snodland - 1 £50,000 -
NEC
South East

NEC Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Business Applications

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Primavera100.0%1