Aerospace Jobs in England

Aerospace
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 142 198 368
Rank change year-on-year +56 +170 +156
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 1,136 1,282 760
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 2.34% 1.48% 0.86%
As % of the General category 3.34% 2.51% 1.27%
Number of salaries quoted 714 551 203
10th Percentile £37,574 £35,000 £35,218
25th Percentile £47,863 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £55,000 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.99% -2.65% +13.00%
75th Percentile £54,793 £66,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £64,100 £77,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £50,055 £55,000 £56,159
% change year-on-year -8.99% -2.06% +12.32%

All General Skills
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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 33,994 51,167 60,013
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 69.92% 59.12% 68.25%
Number of salaries quoted 15,766 35,701 32,666
10th Percentile £28,000 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.57% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £76,817 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £101,250 £95,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Aerospace in England

Aerospace
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Aerospace in England

Aerospace
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Aerospace in England over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Aerospace in England

Aerospace
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Aerospace within the England region over the 6 months to 22 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
North of England +192 603 £50,055 -8.99% 143
North West +156 572 £50,055 -8.99% 90
Midlands +172 230 £40,101 +4.16% 108
South East -14 149 £52,500 -12.50% 278
West Midlands +168 143 £54,125 +20.28% 73
South West -58 90 £52,600 +5.20% 247
East Midlands +68 86 £40,101 +6.93% 31
East of England -81 39 £40,101 -21.76% 177
Yorkshire +62 28 £40,101 -10.89% 42
London +62 24 £35,000 -48.15% 116
North East +23 1 £115,000 +76.92% 12
Aerospace
UK

Aerospace
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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 6 (0.53%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (0.44%) Kinematics
3 2 (0.18%) TPMS
4 1 (0.088%) Apache
4 1 (0.088%) Confluence
4 1 (0.088%) Mendix
4 1 (0.088%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 369 (32.48%) Simulink
2 235 (20.69%) Microsoft Office
3 189 (16.64%) Microsoft Excel
4 181 (15.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 12 (1.06%) Chatbot
6 8 (0.70%) SOLIDWORKS
7 5 (0.44%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.088%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.088%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 311 (27.38%) Teamcenter
2 6 (0.53%) Q-Pulse
3 3 (0.26%) Primavera
4 2 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.088%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.088%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 14 (1.23%) Azure
2 9 (0.79%) AWS
2 9 (0.79%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (0.35%) OCI
4 3 (0.26%) Entra ID
5 2 (0.18%) SaaS
6 1 (0.088%) Amazon EC2
6 1 (0.088%) Amazon EKS
6 1 (0.088%) Amazon S3
6 1 (0.088%) AWS CloudTrail
6 1 (0.088%) AWS Fargate
6 1 (0.088%) AWS Lambda
6 1 (0.088%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (0.088%) Power Automate
6 1 (0.088%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.088%) PowerApps
6 1 (0.088%) Serverless
6 1 (0.088%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.14%) Firewall
2 12 (1.06%) WAN
3 11 (0.97%) Internet
4 9 (0.79%) LAN
5 8 (0.70%) TCP/IP
6 7 (0.62%) Wireless
7 5 (0.44%) Remote Desktop
7 5 (0.44%) VPN
8 4 (0.35%) HTTP
9 3 (0.26%) FTP
9 3 (0.26%) Intrusion Detection
9 3 (0.26%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.26%) SMTP
9 3 (0.26%) VoIP
9 3 (0.26%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (0.18%) DVB
11 1 (0.088%) DHCP
11 1 (0.088%) DNS
11 1 (0.088%) Modbus
11 1 (0.088%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (1.58%) MongoDB
2 5 (0.44%) SQL Server
3 4 (0.35%) Elasticsearch
3 4 (0.35%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.088%) MySQL
4 1 (0.088%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.088%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.088%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.088%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 108 (9.51%) Rational DOORS
2 37 (3.26%) Git
3 8 (0.70%) JIRA
4 6 (0.53%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.53%) Subversion
5 5 (0.44%) GitLab
6 2 (0.18%) Burp Suite
6 2 (0.18%) Metasploit
7 1 (0.088%) ClearCase
7 1 (0.088%) ClearQuest
General
1 519 (45.69%) Automotive
2 364 (32.04%) Social Skills
3 169 (14.88%) Aeronautics
4 162 (14.26%) Electronics
5 134 (11.80%) Avionics
6 50 (4.40%) Analytical Skills
7 46 (4.05%) Manufacturing
8 45 (3.96%) Aviation
9 24 (2.11%) Finance
10 20 (1.76%) Military
11 18 (1.58%) Telecoms
12 11 (0.97%) Public Sector
13 10 (0.88%) Presentation Skills
14 9 (0.79%) Law
15 8 (0.70%) Legal
16 7 (0.62%) French Language
16 7 (0.62%) German Language
16 7 (0.62%) Retail
17 6 (0.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 4 (0.35%) Agriculture
Job Titles
1 795 (69.98%) Systems Engineer
2 477 (41.99%) Senior
3 444 (39.08%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 176 (15.49%) Lead
5 135 (11.88%) Lead Systems Engineer
6 132 (11.62%) Software Engineer
7 130 (11.44%) Team Leader
8 103 (9.07%) Junior
8 103 (9.07%) Junior Systems Engineer
9 99 (8.71%) Development Engineer
9 99 (8.71%) Software Development Engineer
10 80 (7.04%) Principal Engineer
11 71 (6.25%) Integration Engineer
11 71 (6.25%) Systems Integration Engineer
12 67 (5.90%) Principal Software Engineer
13 66 (5.81%) Principal Systems Engineer
14 48 (4.23%) Senior Software Engineer
15 46 (4.05%) Senior Integration Engineer
16 36 (3.17%) Senior Development Engineer
16 36 (3.17%) Senior Software Development Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.41%) SAPUI5
2 14 (1.23%) Kafka
3 13 (1.14%) Qt
4 7 (0.62%) XML
5 5 (0.44%) React
6 4 (0.35%) Hibernate
6 4 (0.35%) JSF
7 3 (0.26%) Middleware
8 2 (0.18%) AngularJS
8 2 (0.18%) HTML
8 2 (0.18%) LDAP
8 2 (0.18%) SAP Fiori
9 1 (0.088%) .NET
9 1 (0.088%) boto
9 1 (0.088%) CSS
9 1 (0.088%) Google Maps API
9 1 (0.088%) REST
9 1 (0.088%) SOAP
9 1 (0.088%) Spring Boot
9 1 (0.088%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 22 (1.94%) Embedded Systems
2 18 (1.58%) Management Information System
3 13 (1.14%) Renewable Energy
4 7 (0.62%) Algorithms
4 7 (0.62%) FPGA
5 6 (0.53%) Device Driver
5 6 (0.53%) e-Learning
5 6 (0.53%) Reference Data
5 6 (0.53%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (0.44%) Security Operations Centre
7 4 (0.35%) CPLD
7 4 (0.35%) IoT
8 3 (0.26%) Client/Server
8 3 (0.26%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (0.26%) FMCG
8 3 (0.26%) Operational Technology
8 3 (0.26%) VHDL
8 3 (0.26%) Video Conferencing
9 2 (0.18%) MISP
9 2 (0.18%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 22 (1.94%) Linux
2 17 (1.50%) Windows
3 13 (1.14%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.35%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (0.26%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.18%) Embedded Linux
6 2 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.18%) VMS
7 1 (0.088%) Android
7 1 (0.088%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.088%) CentOS
7 1 (0.088%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.088%) Unix
7 1 (0.088%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 892 (78.52%) Systems Engineering
2 314 (27.64%) PLM
3 285 (25.09%) Physics
4 274 (24.12%) Agile
5 266 (23.42%) Mathematics
6 258 (22.71%) Software Testing
7 242 (21.30%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
8 238 (20.95%) Validation
9 210 (18.49%) Requirements Management
10 201 (17.69%) Coaching
11 182 (16.02%) Project Management
12 167 (14.70%) SDLC
13 156 (13.73%) Continuous Improvement
14 154 (13.56%) SysML
15 148 (13.03%) Customer Requirements
16 146 (12.85%) Problem-Solving
16 146 (12.85%) Software Engineering
17 135 (11.88%) Business Case
18 131 (11.53%) Feasibility Study
18 131 (11.53%) Hazard Analysis
Programming Languages
1 531 (46.74%) MATLAB
2 54 (4.75%) SQL
3 50 (4.40%) C
4 48 (4.23%) C++
5 38 (3.35%) Java
6 36 (3.17%) Python
7 14 (1.23%) C#
8 9 (0.79%) VB
9 7 (0.62%) JavaScript
10 6 (0.53%) Embedded C
10 6 (0.53%) PL/SQL
11 5 (0.44%) Perl
11 5 (0.44%) R
12 4 (0.35%) Ada
12 4 (0.35%) PowerShell
12 4 (0.35%) TypeScript
13 3 (0.26%) Bash
13 3 (0.26%) Embedded C++
14 1 (0.088%) ABAP
14 1 (0.088%) PHP
Qualifications
1 860 (75.70%) BPSS Clearance
2 752 (66.20%) Degree
3 275 (24.21%) HND
4 207 (18.22%) HNC
5 83 (7.31%) Security Cleared
6 45 (3.96%) SC Cleared
7 33 (2.90%) Master's Degree
8 24 (2.11%) PhD
9 7 (0.62%) CISSP
10 6 (0.53%) DV Cleared
11 5 (0.44%) TOGAF Certification
12 4 (0.35%) Computer Science Degree
12 4 (0.35%) Microsoft Certification
13 3 (0.26%) CREST Certified
14 2 (0.18%) CEH
14 2 (0.18%) CHECK Team Member
14 2 (0.18%) CISM
14 2 (0.18%) CompTIA Security+
14 2 (0.18%) PMI Certification
14 2 (0.18%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (1.32%) Def Stans
1 15 (1.32%) QA
2 10 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (0.79%) NIST
4 6 (0.53%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (0.18%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.088%) ARP4761
6 1 (0.088%) DO-178B
6 1 (0.088%) DO-254
6 1 (0.088%) ECSS
6 1 (0.088%) IEC 61508
6 1 (0.088%) RMADS
System Software
1 10 (0.88%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.44%) Terminal Services
3 3 (0.26%) Firmware
4 2 (0.18%) Docker
5 1 (0.088%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.088%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.088%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (0.35%) Kibana
1 4 (0.35%) QRadar
2 3 (0.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.26%) SCCM
3 2 (0.18%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.18%) Nmap
4 1 (0.088%) Ansible
4 1 (0.088%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.088%) Marathon
4 1 (0.088%) Terraform
Vendors
1 261 (22.98%) Microsoft
2 208 (18.31%) ANSYS
3 105 (9.24%) IBM
4 50 (4.40%) MathWorks
5 39 (3.43%) Oracle
6 30 (2.64%) SAP
7 22 (1.94%) VMware
8 12 (1.06%) PayPal
9 9 (0.79%) Cisco
10 7 (0.62%) Atlassian
10 7 (0.62%) Siemens
11 5 (0.44%) Splunk
12 4 (0.35%) Agilent
13 3 (0.26%) Aruba
13 3 (0.26%) Fortinet
13 3 (0.26%) Okta
13 3 (0.26%) Red Hat
13 3 (0.26%) Rockwell
14 2 (0.18%) JD Edwards
14 2 (0.18%) NetApp