Aerospace Job Trends in Bedford

Aerospace
Bedfordshire > Bedford

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in permanent job vacancies in Bedford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - 8
Rank change year-on-year - - +15
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 3 0 21
As % of all permanent jobs in Bedford 1.59% - 14.09%
As % of the General category 7.14% - 23.60%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 12
10th Percentile - - £33,625
25th Percentile - - £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £48,750
75th Percentile £51,250 - £50,000
90th Percentile £55,000 - £51,125
Bedfordshire median annual salary £45,000 £70,000 £48,750
% change year-on-year -35.71% +43.59% -30.36%

All General Skills
Bedford

Aerospace falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Bedford.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 42 48 89
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedford 22.22% 73.85% 59.73%
Number of salaries quoted 23 24 71
10th Percentile - £37,650 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £50,100 £26,198
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £53,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.53% +51.43% -39.13%
75th Percentile £58,125 £63,500 £45,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £71,575 £50,000
Bedfordshire median annual salary £45,000 £50,967 £46,250
% change year-on-year -11.71% +10.20% -19.57%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Aerospace relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bedford.

Aerospace job vacancy trend in Bedford

Aerospace
Salary Trend in Bedford

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Aerospace.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedford 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:

General
1 1 (33.33%) Automotive
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) QA Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Principal Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Principal Test Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Safety Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Test Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (33.33%) Data Acquisition
1 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
1 1 (33.33%) Data Interpretation
1 1 (33.33%) People Management
1 1 (33.33%) Performance Metrics
1 1 (33.33%) TestOps
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) QA
2 1 (33.33%) ISO 9001
2 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 17025