Aerospace Job Trends in Central London

Aerospace
London > Central London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in permanent job vacancies in Central London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 140 177 171
Rank change year-on-year +37 -6 +92
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 3 1 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 0.12% 0.031% 0.13%
As % of the General category 0.19% 0.044% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 4
10th Percentile - - £44,725
25th Percentile - - £46,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £52,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -25.71%
75th Percentile - - £63,750
90th Percentile - - £75,000
London median annual salary £82,500 £65,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year +26.92% -23.53% +19.30%

All General Skills
Central London

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 Central London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,566 2,270 1,942
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 62.61% 70.89% 62.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1,161 1,311 1,702
10th Percentile £36,750 £42,500 £38,109
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,000 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.29% -3.45% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £92,500
90th Percentile £116,250 £115,000 £113,750
London median annual salary £71,028 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -5.30% - +3.45%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Aerospace job vacancy trend in Central London

Aerospace
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Aerospace.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Aerospace within the Central London region over the 6 months to 11 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +28 3 £65,000 - 5
Aerospace
London

Aerospace
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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 3 (100.00%) Aeronautics
1 3 (100.00%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) C++ Software Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Senior
1 3 (100.00%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Senior Software Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) C++