Aerospace Job Trends in Crawley

Aerospace
West Sussex > Crawley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in permanent job vacancies in Crawley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 38 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Crawley 14.96% - -
As % of the General category 33.63% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
West Sussex median annual salary £45,000 - £39,000
% change year-on-year - - -56.67%

All General Skills
Crawley

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 Crawley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 113 68 67
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Crawley 44.49% 59.13% 67.68%
Number of salaries quoted 46 36 25
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £24,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £39,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.25% -21.00% -13.68%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,188 £61,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £73,125 £68,750
West Sussex median annual salary £55,000 £51,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.84% -15.00% +4.35%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in Crawley

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

Aerospace job vacancy trend in Crawley

Aerospace
Salary Trend in Crawley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Crawley citing Aerospace.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Crawley citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Crawley 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 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (7.89%) Azure
1 3 (7.89%) SaaS
2 2 (5.26%) IaaS
2 2 (5.26%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (5.26%) PaaS
3 1 (2.63%) Azure Stack
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.63%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.63%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 3 (7.89%) JIRA
1 3 (7.89%) Rational DOORS
General
1 8 (21.05%) Aviation
1 8 (21.05%) Social Skills
2 6 (15.79%) Retail
3 4 (10.53%) Marketing
4 3 (7.89%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (7.89%) Manufacturing
4 3 (7.89%) Telecoms
5 2 (5.26%) Finance
5 2 (5.26%) French Language
5 2 (5.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (2.63%) Electronics
6 1 (2.63%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 18 (47.37%) Systems Engineer
2 16 (42.11%) Systems Test Engineer
2 16 (42.11%) Test Engineer
3 6 (15.79%) Architect
4 4 (10.53%) Principal Engineer
5 3 (7.89%) Lead
5 3 (7.89%) Systems Manager
6 2 (5.26%) Analyst
6 2 (5.26%) Business Analyst
6 2 (5.26%) Firmware Engineer
6 2 (5.26%) FPGA Engineer
6 2 (5.26%) Principal Architect
6 2 (5.26%) Principal Solutions Architect
6 2 (5.26%) Principal Systems Engineer
6 2 (5.26%) Regional Sales Manager
6 2 (5.26%) Sales Manager
6 2 (5.26%) Solutions Architect
6 2 (5.26%) Systems Architect
7 1 (2.63%) Azure Architect
7 1 (2.63%) Test Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.63%) EJB
1 1 (2.63%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.26%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (5.26%) Enterprise Software
1 2 (5.26%) FPGA
1 2 (5.26%) IoT
1 2 (5.26%) Management Information System
1 2 (5.26%) Marketing Technology
1 2 (5.26%) Self-Motivation
1 2 (5.26%) Virtual Team
2 1 (2.63%) Cloud Native
2 1 (2.63%) Industry 4.0
2 1 (2.63%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (2.63%) Operational Technology
2 1 (2.63%) PKI
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (34.21%) Validation
1 13 (34.21%) Verification and Validation
2 11 (28.95%) Customer Requirements
3 8 (21.05%) Cybersecurity
4 6 (15.79%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (13.16%) Agile
5 5 (13.16%) Analytics
5 5 (13.16%) Decision-Making
5 5 (13.16%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (13.16%) Systems Engineering
6 4 (10.53%) Computer Science
6 4 (10.53%) Identity Access Management
6 4 (10.53%) Technical Leadership
6 4 (10.53%) TOGAF
7 3 (7.89%) AI
7 3 (7.89%) Coaching
7 3 (7.89%) DoDAF
7 3 (7.89%) Mathematics
7 3 (7.89%) MODAF
7 3 (7.89%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.63%) Bash
1 1 (2.63%) PowerShell
1 1 (2.63%) Python
Qualifications
1 9 (23.68%) Degree
1 9 (23.68%) Security Cleared
2 8 (21.05%) SC Cleared
3 2 (5.26%) CISSP
4 1 (2.63%) Azure Certification
4 1 (2.63%) CCNP
4 1 (2.63%) CESG Certified Professional
4 1 (2.63%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (2.63%) CISM
4 1 (2.63%) DBS Check
4 1 (2.63%) HND
4 1 (2.63%) MCITP
4 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (7.89%) NIST
2 1 (2.63%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (2.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (2.63%) NCSC
2 1 (2.63%) NIST 800
2 1 (2.63%) RMADS
System Software
1 2 (5.26%) Firmware
2 1 (2.63%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.63%) Ansible
Vendors
1 19 (50.00%) Thales
2 3 (7.89%) IBM
2 3 (7.89%) Microsoft
3 2 (5.26%) EMC
3 2 (5.26%) Salesforce
4 1 (2.63%) Cisco