Aerospace Job Trends in Cardiff

Aerospace
South Wales > Cardiff

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in permanent job vacancies in Cardiff. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 5 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff 0.28% - -
As % of the General category 0.56% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £67,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - -
75th Percentile £72,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median annual salary £65,000 - -

All General Skills
Cardiff

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 Cardiff.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 180 217 189
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff 50.42% 58.81% 54.78%
Number of salaries quoted 119 146 166
10th Percentile £27,100 £30,000 £33,431
25th Percentile £35,500 £31,250 £42,874
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,750 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.96% -18.57% +5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,774 £69,800
90th Percentile £82,875 £74,144 £73,500
South Wales median annual salary £45,000 £47,307 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.88% -5.39% +7.53%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Aerospace job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Aerospace
Salary Trend in Cardiff

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Aerospace.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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 (100.00%) Automotive
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Software Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree