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Engineering project manager jobs in Kent

The 2021 census counted 7,981 residents working as engineering professionals living in Kent.

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Published figures for Kent

What the official data says about Kent

When occupations were last counted, in 2021, 7,981 people living in Kent were in work as engineering professionals. It was 1.1% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Kent 3rd of 19 areas in the South East, where the middle area recorded 1,857. Surrey was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Kent, every occupation counted together, had a median of £36,127. That is 17th of 19 in the South East, against a regional middle of £40,365. Work of this kind pays £52,903 across the region, which is £16,776 more than the typical Kent job, about 46% above it.

Engineering employers show up in the business survey twice over, as consultancies and as plants: Kent had 12,250 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 650,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.88% of every job here, that ranks 16th of 19 in the South East, where the middle area sits at 2.45%.

Residents in work as engineers (SOC 212)
7,981
Median full-time pay for engineers across the South East
£52,903
Employee jobs in the area in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing
12,250
Engineers, share of everyone in work in the area
1.1%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£36,127
Residents of the area in work at the census
728,619
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
650,000

The engineering project manager role

Taking an engineering project from concept through design to commissioning, and owning the cost and the programme while the technical reality changes underneath.

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Engineering project manager jobs in Kent: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Kent?

7,981 residents of Kent were in work as engineers at the 2021 census, which was 1.1% of everyone in work there. That counts people who live in the area, whether or not they work there, and it is not a count of current vacancies.

What does this work pay around Kent?

Across the South East, £52,903 is the median for engineers. In Kent itself the median across all occupations together is £36,127. ONS publishes pay by occupation for regions rather than for single councils, so the first figure covers the whole region. What any particular advert pays is on the advert.

Is there much of this work based in Kent?

12,250 of the 650,000 employee jobs in Kent are in the industries this role sits in, on the 2024 business survey. That counts jobs located in the area rather than people living there, and it is a count of jobs that exist, not of jobs being advertised.