Production and process engineers in Tunbridge Wells

Official occupation group: Production and process engineersSOC 2125 · Updated through Q2 2026 · Tunbridge Wells

Official definition

Production and process engineers advise on and direct technical aspects of production programmes to ensure cost-effectiveness and efficiency. This unit group incorporates: planning and quality control engineers who plan production schedules, work sequences, and manufacturing and processing procedures to ensure accuracy, quality and reliability; and chemical engineers who undertake research on commercial scale chemical processes and processed products, design and provide specifications and direct the construction, operation, maintenance and repair of chemical plants and control systems.

e.g. Process engineer · Section leader · Product engineer · Production adviser · Project coordinator

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Production and process engineers market data for Tunbridge Wells.

ONS recorded 1 new online adverts for production and process engineers in Tunbridge Wells in Q2 2026. The year-on-year comparison is unavailable for the aligned series. Typical advertised pay in Tunbridge Wells for the broader science, research, engineering and technology professionals is £50,000.

Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation.
New adverts · Tunbridge Wells1Q2 2026 · YoY comparison unavailable
Advertised salary · Tunbridge Wells£50,000ONS · 2025 · broader occupation group · 2026 figures have not been published yet.

Production and process engineers hiring demand

New online job adverts for production and process engineers in Tunbridge Wells

New online job adverts have decreased since Oct 2025.

1

Apr 2026 · Tunbridge Wells

-50.0%change over period · from Oct 2025
ONS · Tunbridge WellsSources & methodology ↗

ONS online job adverts first appearing in each period. These indicate hiring demand and are distinct from the ONS Vacancy Survey.

Median advertised salary

Annualised asking salary for science, research, engineering and technology professionals in Tunbridge Wells

Advertised pay is 15.7% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.

£50,000

Jan 2025 · Tunbridge Wells

+15.7%vs. previous year
ONS online job adverts · Tunbridge Wells · Nominal paySources & methodology ↗

ONS median middle-point asking salary from live online job adverts, annualised. This is advertised pay, not employee earnings or ASHE. ONS publishes this location series for the broader two-digit occupation group, not this specific occupation. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

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Skills in demand

Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation

ONS · Latest Jan 2025 · UKSources & methodology ↗

ONS UK new online job adverts. Each advert can report multiple requirements, so shares need not add up to 100%. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

Experience employers ask for

Typical minimum: 1.3 years · UK live adverts

#Minimum experienceShare of advertsView
10 years62.1%
21 years3.6%
32 years5.9%
43 years10.5%
54+ years17.7%
ONS · Latest Jun 2025 · UKSources & methodology ↗

ONS live online job adverts reporting minimum experience. Shares describe the published experience distribution.

Tunbridge Wells compared with the UK

New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period

#AreaNew advertsView
1Tunbridge Wells1
2United Kingdom3,453

Where hiring is strongest

New online job adverts by local authority

Where advertised pay is highest

Broader occupation group: Science, research, engineering and technology professionals

#LocationAnnual salaryView
1Angus£62,400
2Isle of Wight£62,000
3Cheltenham£60,000
4London£60,000
5Bristol, City of£55,000
6Richmondshire£55,000
7Stevenage£55,000
8Manchester£55,000
9Reading£54,800
10Worthing£54,500

ONS median annualised asking salary · 2025 · partial year. Published for the broader two-digit SOC group, not this specific occupation. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 212) across the UK

#View
1Mechanical engineers (professional)

Mechanical engineer · Mill engineer · Naval designer — 31.5% of group adverts

4,481
2Engineering professionals n.e.c.

Engineering analyst · Head brewer · Gas engineer — 22.7% of group adverts

3,229
3Civil engineers

Civil engineer · Mud engineer · City surveyor — 15.6% of group adverts

2,221
4Electrical engineers

Electrical engineer · Area engineer · Chief inspector — 9.3% of group adverts

1,328
5Engineering project managers and project engineers

Engineering project manager · Project lead · Project leader — 9.3% of group adverts

1,320
6Production and process engineersYou’re viewing this

Process engineer · Section leader · Product engineer — 8.2% of group adverts

1,174
7Electronics engineers (professional)

Electronic engineer · Area engineer · Chief inspector — 2.5% of group adverts

353
8Aerospace engineers

Aerospace engineer · Design engineer · Design surveyor — 1.0% of group adverts

136-0.7%
ONS · Latest Jul 2026 · UKSources & methodology ↗

ONS UK new online job adverts. Related occupations share an official classification group. This is not a skills-match score. Year-on-year changes compare aligned published observations.

About the data

Source: Office for National Statistics. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Online job adverts indicate labour demand and are not the ONS Vacancy Survey. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.

Methodology and metric definitions

New adverts and snapshot/live adverts remain separate. Advertised salary is asking salary, not employee earnings. Hiring charts offer six-month to five-year ranges. Salary charts show up to 60 published observations.