Quality Inspector Job Trends in Kent
Quality Inspector
South East > Kent
The median Quality Inspector salary in Kent is £33,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 94 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Quality Inspector | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Kent | 0.058% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.064% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £32,750 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £33,500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £34,250 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median annual salary | £33,500 | £25,500 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +31.37% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Kent
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kent. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in Kent with a recognized job title | 1,559 | 614 | 928 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.17% | 81.11% | 96.97% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,095 | 390 | 461 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £27,000 | £28,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £30,000 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £40,250 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.80% | -19.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £57,375 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £75,935 | £72,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -13.64% | - |
Quality Inspector Job Locations in Kent
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Quality Inspector within the Kent region over the 6 months to 23 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sittingbourne | - | 1 | £33,500 | - | |
| Quality Inspector South East |
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Quality Inspector Skill Set Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent
For the 6 months to 23 October 2026, Quality Inspector job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Kent region featuring Quality Inspector in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ERP | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ISO 9001 | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Microsoft | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Microsoft Office | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Problem-Solving | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | QMS | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Quality Management | 100.0% | 1 |
Quality Inspector Skill Set 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.
Applications
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Office | 100.0% | 1 |