Aerospace Job Trends in Bristol

Aerospace
South West > Bristol

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in permanent job vacancies in Bristol. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 58 86 89
Rank change year-on-year +28 +3 -9
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 37 21 37
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 1.85% 1.45% 2.25%
As % of the General category 4.34% 2.55% 3.66%
Number of salaries quoted 18 11 29
10th Percentile £38,750 £47,500 £42,064
25th Percentile £41,250 £56,875 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +9.09% +15.79%
75th Percentile £54,688 £77,375 £65,000
90th Percentile £65,000 £90,000 £80,000
South West median annual salary £46,250 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -19.57% +4.55% +13.40%

All General Skills
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 853 825 1,012
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 42.63% 57.05% 61.45%
Number of salaries quoted 650 456 805
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £35,850
25th Percentile £33,750 £42,500 £42,874
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £55,000 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year -11.82% -7.65% +8.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £92,274
South West median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +5.00%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Aerospace job vacancy trend in Bristol

Aerospace
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Aerospace.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Aerospace in Bristol over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Aerospace in Bristol

Aerospace
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (2.70%) Cloud Computing
1 1 (2.70%) Google Workspace
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.70%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 4 (10.81%) Git
2 3 (8.11%) GitLab
3 2 (5.41%) Burp Suite
3 2 (5.41%) Metasploit
General
1 7 (18.92%) Social Skills
2 4 (10.81%) Finance
3 3 (8.11%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (8.11%) Telecoms
4 2 (5.41%) Automotive
5 1 (2.70%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (2.70%) Military
Job Titles
1 14 (37.84%) Systems Engineer
2 3 (8.11%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
2 3 (8.11%) Graduate
3 2 (5.41%) Data Engineer
3 2 (5.41%) Penetration Tester
3 2 (5.41%) Senior
3 2 (5.41%) Senior Systems Engineer
3 2 (5.41%) Technical Engineer
3 2 (5.41%) Tester
4 1 (2.70%) Consultant
4 1 (2.70%) Junior
4 1 (2.70%) Junior Project Manager
4 1 (2.70%) Lead
4 1 (2.70%) Programmer
4 1 (2.70%) Project Manager
4 1 (2.70%) Recruitment Consultant
4 1 (2.70%) Security Engineer
4 1 (2.70%) Technical Leader
Miscellaneous
1 3 (8.11%) Management Information System
2 2 (5.41%) Cyber Threat
2 2 (5.41%) e-Learning
2 2 (5.41%) Mobile App
3 1 (2.70%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (2.70%) Operational Technology
3 1 (2.70%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.70%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (21.62%) Asset Management
1 8 (21.62%) Innovative Thinking
2 6 (16.22%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (13.51%) Project Management
4 4 (10.81%) AI
4 4 (10.81%) Cybersecurity
4 4 (10.81%) Mathematics
4 4 (10.81%) Software Engineering
5 3 (8.11%) Computer Science
5 3 (8.11%) Computer Vision
5 3 (8.11%) Deep Learning
5 3 (8.11%) LLM
5 3 (8.11%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
6 2 (5.41%) Analytics
6 2 (5.41%) Decision-Making
6 2 (5.41%) Digital Engineering
6 2 (5.41%) Malware Analysis
6 2 (5.41%) Red Team
6 2 (5.41%) Systems Engineering
6 2 (5.41%) Systems Thinking
Programming Languages
1 6 (16.22%) Python
2 3 (8.11%) C#
3 2 (5.41%) Bash
4 1 (2.70%) C++
4 1 (2.70%) Java
Qualifications
1 9 (24.32%) Security Cleared
2 6 (16.22%) Degree
3 5 (13.51%) BPSS Clearance
4 4 (10.81%) SC Cleared
5 2 (5.41%) CREST Certified
6 1 (2.70%) DV Cleared
6 1 (2.70%) MAPM
6 1 (2.70%) PMI Certification
6 1 (2.70%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
Systems Management
1 2 (5.41%) Nmap
Vendors
1 1 (2.70%) Google