Aerospace Job Trends in the City of London

Aerospace
Central London > City of London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in permanent job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 131 162 163
Rank change year-on-year +31 +1 +83
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 3 1 4
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.13% 0.038% 0.14%
As % of the General category 0.22% 0.055% 0.23%
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
Central London median annual salary £65,000 - £52,000
% change year-on-year - - -25.71%

All General Skills
City of 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 the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,353 1,811 1,751
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 59.89% 68.52% 61.57%
Number of salaries quoted 991 1,120 1,551
10th Percentile £40,000 £43,975 £39,085
25th Percentile £56,250 £52,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.57% -3.45% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £93,750
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £72,500 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +3.57% -3.45% -

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Aerospace job vacancy trend in the City of London

Aerospace
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Aerospace.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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++