Aerospace Job Trends in the East Midlands

Aerospace
England > East Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in permanent job vacancies in the East Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 119 156
Rank change year-on-year -15 +37 -38
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 29 15 46
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 0.61% 0.76% 0.86%
As % of the General category 1.36% 1.05% 1.65%
Number of salaries quoted 23 4 32
10th Percentile £40,000 - £25,750
25th Percentile £43,608 £37,500 £34,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £40,000 £36,250
Median % change year-on-year +93.75% +10.34% -50.00%
75th Percentile £90,000 £52,813 £42,188
90th Percentile - £71,375 £58,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,793 £54,000
% change year-on-year +0.38% +1.47% -6.90%

All General Skills
East Midlands

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 East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 2,140 1,433 2,790
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 44.83% 72.78% 52.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1,172 672 1,737
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,500 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,500 £28,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -5.88% -15.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £55,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £70,000 £65,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Aerospace job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Aerospace
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Aerospace.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Aerospace in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 17 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Aerospace in the East Midlands

Aerospace
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Aerospace within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 17 June 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
Leicestershire -26 14 £90,000 - 3
Northamptonshire +8 5 £45,000 +12.50% 1
Derbyshire +3 5 £40,000 -51.52% 6
Nottinghamshire -13 5 £77,500 - 4
Aerospace
England

Aerospace
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 3 (10.34%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (10.34%) Microsoft Project
1 3 (10.34%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 5 (17.24%) Entra ID
1 5 (17.24%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 5 (17.24%) Firewall
1 5 (17.24%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (17.24%) Power BI
General
1 12 (41.38%) Electronics
1 12 (41.38%) Manufacturing
2 4 (13.79%) Finance
3 3 (10.34%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (10.34%) Automotive
3 3 (10.34%) Social Skills
4 2 (6.90%) Legal
Job Titles
1 10 (34.48%) IT Manager
2 5 (17.24%) Lead
2 5 (17.24%) Programmer
3 4 (13.79%) Senior
4 3 (10.34%) Software Engineer
5 2 (6.90%) Business Intelligence Developer
5 2 (6.90%) Developer
5 2 (6.90%) Embedded Engineer
5 2 (6.90%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 2 (6.90%) Human Factors Engineer
5 2 (6.90%) Power BI Developer
6 1 (3.45%) C++ Software Engineer
6 1 (3.45%) Graduate
6 1 (3.45%) Graduate C++ Software Engineer
6 1 (3.45%) Graduate Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (17.24%) Cyber Security Posture
1 5 (17.24%) Security Posture
2 3 (10.34%) Management Information System
3 2 (6.90%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.45%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (17.24%) Business Intelligence
1 5 (17.24%) Continuous Improvement
1 5 (17.24%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (17.24%) Identity Access Management
1 5 (17.24%) Incident Response
1 5 (17.24%) Offensive Security
1 5 (17.24%) Roadmaps
1 5 (17.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 5 (17.24%) Vulnerability Management
2 4 (13.79%) Agile
2 4 (13.79%) Computer Science
2 4 (13.79%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (10.34%) Change Management
3 3 (10.34%) Data Management
3 3 (10.34%) ITIL
3 3 (10.34%) Lean Six Sigma
3 3 (10.34%) Migration
3 3 (10.34%) Project Management
3 3 (10.34%) Six Sigma
3 3 (10.34%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.45%) C++
Qualifications
1 8 (27.59%) Degree
2 5 (17.24%) CISM
2 5 (17.24%) CISSP
3 4 (13.79%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (10.34%) Master's Degree
4 3 (10.34%) MBA
4 3 (10.34%) PMI Certification
4 3 (10.34%) PMP
5 2 (6.90%) Numerate Degree
6 1 (3.45%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (17.24%) Cyber Essentials
1 5 (17.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 5 (17.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (10.34%) GDPR
Vendors
1 5 (17.24%) Microsoft
2 3 (10.34%) Oracle
2 3 (10.34%) QAD
2 3 (10.34%) SAP