Aerospace Jobs in the East of England

Aerospace
England > East of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in permanent job vacancies in the East of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 143 61 138
Rank change year-on-year -82 +77 +68
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 34 201 106
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 1.00% 3.28% 2.01%
As % of the General category 1.49% 5.91% 2.83%
Number of salaries quoted 28 114 12
10th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £54,000
25th Percentile £36,305 £45,000 £56,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,101 £53,250 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.69% -18.08% +8.33%
75th Percentile £58,000 £67,500 £73,125
90th Percentile £67,250 £72,500 £76,125
England median annual salary £50,055 £55,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year -8.99% -3.51% +14.00%

All General Skills
East of England

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 common skills in the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,281 3,400 3,742
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 67.29% 55.56% 70.83%
Number of salaries quoted 958 2,455 1,328
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,809 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,125 £31,250 £35,764
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -16.67% +13.68%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £73,250 £82,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% -

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing Aerospace as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Aerospace in the East of England

Aerospace
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Aerospace in the East of England.

Salary trend for Aerospace in the East of England

Aerospace
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Aerospace in the East of England over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Aerospace in the East of England

Aerospace
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Aerospace within the East of England region over the 6 months to 14 May 2025. 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
Hertfordshire -48 17 £35,000 -45.10% 50
Norfolk +17 13 £40,101 - 3
Essex +4 3 £65,000 +44.44% 39
Bedfordshire -39 1 £70,000 +43.59% 37
Aerospace
England

Aerospace
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.94%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 14 (41.18%) Simulink
2 1 (2.94%) AutoCAD
2 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 13 (38.24%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.94%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (8.82%) Firewall
2 2 (5.88%) FTP
2 2 (5.88%) HTTP
2 2 (5.88%) Internet
2 2 (5.88%) LAN
2 2 (5.88%) SMTP
2 2 (5.88%) TCP/IP
2 2 (5.88%) VPN
2 2 (5.88%) WAN
3 1 (2.94%) Intrusion Detection
Development Applications
1 13 (38.24%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (2.94%) Git
2 1 (2.94%) JIRA
General
1 25 (73.53%) Social Skills
2 15 (44.12%) Electronics
3 8 (23.53%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (23.53%) Aviation
4 7 (20.59%) Manufacturing
5 4 (11.76%) Automotive
6 2 (5.88%) Finance
7 1 (2.94%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (2.94%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 14 (41.18%) Systems Engineer
2 13 (38.24%) Junior
2 13 (38.24%) Junior Systems Engineer
3 7 (20.59%) Coordinator
4 6 (17.65%) ERP Support
5 4 (11.76%) Software Engineer
6 3 (8.82%) Lead
7 2 (5.88%) Project Manager
7 2 (5.88%) Senior
8 1 (2.94%) Analyst
8 1 (2.94%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 1 (2.94%) FPGA Designer
8 1 (2.94%) Principal Software Engineer
8 1 (2.94%) Programmer
8 1 (2.94%) Security Analyst
8 1 (2.94%) Senior Manager
8 1 (2.94%) Senior Project Manager
8 1 (2.94%) Senior Software Engineer
8 1 (2.94%) SOC Analyst
8 1 (2.94%) SOC Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.94%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 7 (20.59%) Management Information System
2 3 (8.82%) Algorithms
2 3 (8.82%) Security Operations Centre
3 2 (5.88%) Client/Server
3 2 (5.88%) FPGA
3 2 (5.88%) Verilog
3 2 (5.88%) VHDL
4 1 (2.94%) Cyber Defence
4 1 (2.94%) MISP
4 1 (2.94%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (2.94%) Robotics
4 1 (2.94%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.88%) Embedded Linux
1 2 (5.88%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (61.76%) Project Management
2 20 (58.82%) Problem-Solving
3 16 (47.06%) Computer Science
3 16 (47.06%) Continuous Improvement
4 15 (44.12%) Mathematics
4 15 (44.12%) Physics
5 14 (41.18%) Systems Engineering
5 14 (41.18%) UML
6 13 (38.24%) Creative Problem-Solving
6 13 (38.24%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
6 13 (38.24%) PLM
6 13 (38.24%) SysML
7 9 (26.47%) Process Improvement
8 8 (23.53%) ERP
9 7 (20.59%) Collaborative Working
9 7 (20.59%) Data Management
9 7 (20.59%) Project Delivery
10 4 (11.76%) Software Engineering
11 3 (8.82%) Security Operations
11 3 (8.82%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 13 (38.24%) MATLAB
2 7 (20.59%) SQL
3 4 (11.76%) C
3 4 (11.76%) C++
4 1 (2.94%) Ada
4 1 (2.94%) Bash
4 1 (2.94%) PowerShell
4 1 (2.94%) Python
4 1 (2.94%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 27 (79.41%) Degree
2 13 (38.24%) BPSS Clearance
3 5 (14.71%) Security Cleared
4 2 (5.88%) DV Cleared
5 1 (2.94%) CREST Certified
5 1 (2.94%) GCIA
5 1 (2.94%) GCIH
5 1 (2.94%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (20.59%) QA
System Software
1 1 (2.94%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (8.82%) QRadar
2 1 (2.94%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 13 (38.24%) IBM
2 3 (8.82%) Microsoft
2 3 (8.82%) Splunk
3 1 (2.94%) Facebook
3 1 (2.94%) Intel
3 1 (2.94%) LogRhythm
3 1 (2.94%) Microsemi
3 1 (2.94%) Xilinx