Aerospace Job Trends in Cheshire

Aerospace
North West > Cheshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in permanent job vacancies in Cheshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 - 63
Rank change year-on-year - - +37
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 3 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire 0.23% - 0.17%
As % of the General category 0.32% - 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £30,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 - -
75th Percentile £34,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,055 £58,750
% change year-on-year -0.11% -14.80% -2.08%

All General Skills
Cheshire

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 Cheshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 943 393 362
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 71.93% 69.31% 61.77%
Number of salaries quoted 318 177 284
10th Percentile £26,250 £32,500 £22,560
25th Percentile £32,000 £35,000 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,250 £47,500 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.95% +10.47% +1.18%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £73,065
North West median annual salary £47,683 £51,369 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.18% +2.74% -4.76%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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

Aerospace job vacancy trend in Cheshire

Aerospace
Salary Trend in Cheshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Aerospace.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Aerospace within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 14 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
Macclesfield - 3 £32,000 -
Aerospace
North West

Aerospace
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) DHCP
1 3 (100.00%) DNS
1 3 (100.00%) LAN
1 3 (100.00%) WAN
General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Automotive
1 3 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Analyst
1 3 (100.00%) IT Analyst
1 3 (100.00%) IT Support
1 3 (100.00%) IT Support Analyst
1 3 (100.00%) Support Analyst
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft