Aerospace Job Trends in Chatham

Aerospace
Kent > Chatham

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

6 months to
5 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Chatham 2.04% - -
As % of the General category 2.38% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Kent median annual salary £52,500 £70,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -25.00% +100.00% -

All General Skills
Chatham

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 Chatham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 42 14 49
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chatham 85.71% 87.50% 75.38%
Number of salaries quoted 18 5 46
10th Percentile £36,250 £53,650 £31,483
25th Percentile £52,500 £70,000 £37,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £85,000 £49,250
Median % change year-on-year -23.53% +72.59% -6.19%
75th Percentile £86,875 £97,500 £70,500
90th Percentile £127,500 - £83,875
Kent median annual salary £42,500 £55,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -22.73% +29.41% -15.00%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in Chatham

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

Aerospace job vacancy trend in Chatham

Aerospace
Salary Trend in Chatham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chatham citing Aerospace.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chatham citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chatham 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
1 1 (100.00%) Lead Systems Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Team Leader
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens