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Labour Market Information

Take a look at the largest, highest paying and fastest growing occupations in key Kent areas.

More labour market information for key areas of Kent and Sussex can be found on the CXK website.

Start in Kent includes helpful information about jobs and career opportunities in our region as well as information about local education and training provision.

It will support young people on their journey towards the world of work, helping them make informed choices about study options and be employment ready.

Young people and parents/carers are able to use the website without the need to login. Alternatively, by creating a login for the platform, users are able to create a personal digital record of aspirations, achievements, and choices. It will be automatically updated as users engage with content on the platform.

The platform helps to:

  • Use real-world labour market information to aid career planning
  • Discover what employers want from their future employees
  • Make more informed education and training choices
  • Build a digital profile to help with writing applications, CVs and preparing for interviews

Skillsometer

Skillsometer can help you  discover what jobs you might like to do in the future. You will be presented with a series of statements. Select the emoji shows how you feel about each statement. You will then be given suggestions of jobs linked to what you most enjoy doing. For each job, you will be presented with some headline UK data.

Careerometer

Careerometer can be used to explore and compare key information about occupations, help you learn about different occupations and identify potential careers. It provides access to a selection of UK headline data relating to pay, weekly hours of work and future employment prospects for different occupations, as well as description of the occupation. Simply type in the title of the job you are interested in and the widget provides a series of options from which you can select the most relevant to you. You can then look up another two occupations and compare. You can also select ‘display the UK average’ and compare the information with the occupation you have selected.