Aerospace Jobs in Kent

Aerospace
South East > Kent

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in permanent job vacancies in Kent. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 52 99 100
Rank change year-on-year +47 +1 +15
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 17 8 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 2.09% 0.53% 0.18%
As % of the General category 3.42% 0.99% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 14 8 1
10th Percentile £35,800 £30,925 -
25th Percentile £37,574 £32,500 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,101 £37,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.38% +23.33% -35.14%
75th Percentile £60,000 £41,375 £31,500
90th Percentile £68,000 £50,000 -
South East median annual salary £46,937 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -21.77% +9.09% +18.92%

All General Skills
Kent

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 Kent.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 497 806 782
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 60.98% 53.77% 69.63%
Number of salaries quoted 231 558 303
10th Percentile £24,634 £25,250 £29,750
25th Percentile £30,500 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £47,250
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £73,250 £70,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -4.55%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for Aerospace in Kent

Aerospace
Salary Trend in Kent

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

Salary trend for Aerospace in Kent

Aerospace
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing Aerospace in Kent over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Aerospace in Kent

Aerospace
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Aerospace within the Kent region over the 6 months to 13 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
Rochester -18 16 £40,101 +8.38% 3
Aerospace
South East

Aerospace
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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:

Applications
1 11 (64.71%) Simulink
2 2 (11.76%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (11.76%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (41.18%) Teamcenter
Development Applications
1 9 (52.94%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (11.76%) Git
2 2 (11.76%) Subversion
General
1 14 (82.35%) Electronics
2 10 (58.82%) Social Skills
3 2 (11.76%) Military
4 1 (5.88%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 7 (41.18%) Junior
1 7 (41.18%) Junior Systems Engineer
1 7 (41.18%) Systems Engineer
2 5 (29.41%) Software Engineer
3 3 (17.65%) Project Manager
4 2 (11.76%) Assistant Project Manager
4 2 (11.76%) Embedded Engineer
4 2 (11.76%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 2 (11.76%) Graduate
4 2 (11.76%) Graduate Embedded Software Engineer
4 2 (11.76%) Graduate Software Engineer
4 2 (11.76%) Lead
4 2 (11.76%) Principal Engineer
4 2 (11.76%) Principal Software Engineer
4 2 (11.76%) Senior
4 2 (11.76%) Senior Software Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) Engineering Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (76.47%) Physics
2 11 (64.71%) Mathematics
3 10 (58.82%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (58.82%) Systems Engineering
4 9 (52.94%) Project Management
4 9 (52.94%) UML
5 8 (47.06%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (41.18%) Computer Science
6 7 (41.18%) Creative Problem-Solving
6 7 (41.18%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
6 7 (41.18%) PLM
6 7 (41.18%) Software Engineering
6 7 (41.18%) SysML
7 5 (29.41%) Software Architecture
7 5 (29.41%) Validation
7 5 (29.41%) Verification and Validation
8 2 (11.76%) Cybersecurity
8 2 (11.76%) Energy Management
8 2 (11.76%) Information Assurance
8 2 (11.76%) Power Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (70.59%) MATLAB
2 7 (41.18%) C
3 5 (29.41%) C++
3 5 (29.41%) Python
4 3 (17.65%) C#
5 2 (11.76%) Ada
Qualifications
1 14 (82.35%) Degree
2 12 (70.59%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (11.76%) SC Cleared
3 2 (11.76%) Security Cleared
4 1 (5.88%) Chartered Engineer
Vendors
1 7 (41.18%) IBM
2 2 (11.76%) Microsoft
2 2 (11.76%) Siemens