Technical Specialist Job Trends in Kent

Technical Specialist
South East > Kent

The median Technical Specialist salary in Kent is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 75 75 62
Rank change year-on-year 0 -13 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Specialist 9 2 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 0.87% 0.27% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.97% 0.30% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 9 2 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £32,750 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £33,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +64.18% -36.19% -
75th Percentile - £34,250 £53,750
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £55,000 £33,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year +64.18% +11.67% -45.45%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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.

Permanent vacancies in Kent with a recognized job title 924 672 480
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.36% 91.18% 89.22%
Number of salaries quoted 517 274 384
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,150 £23,108
25th Percentile £29,000 £39,063 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £52,500 £45,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% +15.38% -9.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 £68,063 £58,750
90th Percentile £67,750 £76,750 £72,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%

Technical Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Technical Specialist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Technical Specialist job vacancy trend in Kent

Technical Specialist
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for Technical Specialist job vacancies in Kent.

Salary distribution trend for Technical Specialist job vacancies in Kent

Technical Specialist
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Specialist within the Kent region over the 6 months to 24 December 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
Maidstone - 9 £55,000 - 1
Technical Specialist
South East

Technical Specialist Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 24 December 2025, Technical Specialist 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 Technical Specialist in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) Technical Leadership

Technical Specialist Skill Set
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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Technical Leadership