Manufacturing Jobs in Kent

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 11 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 65 54 50
Rank change year-on-year -11 -4 -8
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 47 42 82
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 2.87% 4.17% 5.50%
As % of the General category 5.58% 6.19% 8.59%
Number of salaries quoted 23 11 17
10th Percentile £22,000 £18,500 -
25th Percentile £23,000 £32,000 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.59% -5.56% +18.42%
75th Percentile £50,000 £43,750 £53,750
90th Percentile - - £55,000
South East median annual salary £42,500 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% -2.86% +16.67%

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 842 678 955
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 51.47% 67.33% 64.01%
Number of salaries quoted 570 275 363
10th Percentile £26,000 £29,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £35,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% +12.50%
75th Percentile £61,250 £62,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £76,250
South East median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £53,750
% change year-on-year -9.52% -2.33% +7.50%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Job postings citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in Kent

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Kent

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in Kent.

Salary trend for Manufacturing in Kent

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in Kent over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Manufacturing in Kent

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 11 June 2024. 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 - 6 - - 9
Gravesend - 6 £50,000 - 2
Whitstable 0 3 £50,000 +163.16% 2
Faversham - 3 £24,000 -
Broadstairs - 3 £22,000 -
Canterbury - 1 £60,000 -
Greenhithe - 1 £65,000 -
Margate - 1 £18,000 - 3
Manufacturing
South East

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:

Applications
1 4 (8.51%) Simulink
2 1 (2.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.13%) OrCAD
2 1 (2.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (2.13%) Dynamics AX
1 1 (2.13%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (2.13%) Dynamics NAV
1 1 (2.13%) Infor M3
1 1 (2.13%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 6 (12.77%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (6.38%) Azure
2 3 (6.38%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.38%) Firewall
1 3 (6.38%) NAS
1 3 (6.38%) SAN
2 1 (2.13%) Ethernet
2 1 (2.13%) RS-232
2 1 (2.13%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (6.38%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (6.38%) Visual Studio
General
1 11 (23.40%) Social Skills
2 5 (10.64%) Automotive
3 4 (8.51%) Presentation Skills
4 3 (6.38%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (4.26%) Aerospace
5 2 (4.26%) Electronics
5 2 (4.26%) Finance
6 1 (2.13%) Avionics
6 1 (2.13%) Marketing
6 1 (2.13%) Public Sector
6 1 (2.13%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 11 (23.40%) Senior
2 8 (17.02%) Technologist
3 6 (12.77%) IT Technician
3 6 (12.77%) Project Manager
3 6 (12.77%) Senior IT Technician
3 6 (12.77%) Senior Technician
3 6 (12.77%) Support Technician
4 5 (10.64%) Systems Engineer
5 4 (8.51%) Lead
5 4 (8.51%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 3 (6.38%) Developer
6 3 (6.38%) IT Support
6 3 (6.38%) Senior Developer
6 3 (6.38%) Technical Support
7 2 (4.26%) Manufacturing Engineer
7 2 (4.26%) QA Engineer
7 2 (4.26%) Quality Engineer
8 1 (2.13%) Development Analyst
8 1 (2.13%) Electronics Engineer
8 1 (2.13%) Product Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (12.77%) .NET
2 3 (6.38%) ASP.NET
2 3 (6.38%) CSS
2 3 (6.38%) HTML
2 3 (6.38%) jQuery
2 3 (6.38%) React
Miscellaneous
1 5 (10.64%) Driving Licence
2 3 (6.38%) Enterprise Software
2 3 (6.38%) Replication
3 1 (2.13%) Acoustics
3 1 (2.13%) Algorithms
3 1 (2.13%) Analogue Electronics
3 1 (2.13%) AS400
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (19.15%) Continuous Improvement
2 7 (14.89%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (12.77%) Project Management
4 5 (10.64%) Budget Management
4 5 (10.64%) Customer Requirements
4 5 (10.64%) Software Engineering
4 5 (10.64%) Validation
5 4 (8.51%) Logistics
5 4 (8.51%) Manufacturing Engineering
5 4 (8.51%) Requirements Management
5 4 (8.51%) SysML
5 4 (8.51%) Systems Engineering
6 3 (6.38%) Analytical Thinking
6 3 (6.38%) Business Continuity
6 3 (6.38%) Cybersecurity
6 3 (6.38%) Data Analysis
6 3 (6.38%) High Availability
7 1 (2.13%) Commercial Awareness
7 1 (2.13%) Decision-Making
7 1 (2.13%) Product Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 6 (12.77%) SQL
2 4 (8.51%) C++
2 4 (8.51%) JavaScript
2 4 (8.51%) MATLAB
3 3 (6.38%) C#
3 3 (6.38%) Java
3 3 (6.38%) Python
3 3 (6.38%) VB.NET
4 1 (2.13%) C
4 1 (2.13%) RPG
Qualifications
1 5 (10.64%) Degree
1 5 (10.64%) NVQ Level 3
2 4 (8.51%) Master's Degree
3 1 (2.13%) MCAD
3 1 (2.13%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (17.02%) QA
2 4 (8.51%) Automotive SPICE
2 4 (8.51%) ISO 26262
3 1 (2.13%) PMBOK
System Software
1 6 (12.77%) Active Directory
2 3 (6.38%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (2.13%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (2.13%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (8.51%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 6 (12.77%) Allen-Bradley
2 4 (8.51%) Microsoft
2 4 (8.51%) Oracle
3 3 (6.38%) Veeam
3 3 (6.38%) VMware
4 1 (2.13%) EMC
4 1 (2.13%) Epicor
4 1 (2.13%) IBM
4 1 (2.13%) IFS
4 1 (2.13%) Infor
4 1 (2.13%) Sage
4 1 (2.13%) SAP