Aerospace Job Trends in Lancashire

Aerospace
North West > Lancashire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in permanent job vacancies in Lancashire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 51 16 41
Rank change year-on-year -35 +25 +18
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 11 68 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Lancashire 0.98% 8.23% 0.52%
As % of the General category 1.33% 13.00% 0.92%
Number of salaries quoted 6 46 1
10th Percentile - £37,574 -
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,370 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £50,055 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.11% +17.78% -
75th Percentile £58,457 £58,943 £43,750
90th Percentile £59,634 - -
North West median annual salary £57,000 £50,055 £61,000
% change year-on-year +13.88% -17.94% +1.67%

All General Skills
Lancashire

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 Lancashire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 824 523 218
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire 73.64% 63.32% 56.77%
Number of salaries quoted 164 327 182
10th Percentile £25,988 £34,750 £25,825
25th Percentile £32,475 £40,988 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,436 £50,055 £45,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.23% +10.01% +1.11%
75th Percentile £57,000 £58,943 £52,875
90th Percentile £64,301 £66,067 £69,560
North West median annual salary £47,500 £51,000 £51,500
% change year-on-year -6.86% -0.97% -1.90%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

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

Aerospace job vacancy trend in Lancashire

Aerospace
Salary Trend in Lancashire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Aerospace.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Salary Histogram in Lancashire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Aerospace in Lancashire over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Aerospace in Lancashire

Aerospace
Job Locations in Lancashire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Aerospace within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 31 December 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
Burnley - 3 £40,000 - 2
Preston +5 2 £57,280 -0.49% 6
Lytham St Annes -3 1 - -
Aerospace
North West

Aerospace
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (36.36%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (36.36%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (36.36%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (36.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Development Applications
1 1 (9.09%) GitLab
General
1 4 (36.36%) Organisational Skills
1 4 (36.36%) Social Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Electronics
3 1 (9.09%) Finance
Job Titles
1 4 (36.36%) Administrator
1 4 (36.36%) PMO Administrator
1 4 (36.36%) PMO Assistant
1 4 (36.36%) Project Assistant
2 3 (27.27%) Programmer
3 2 (18.18%) Architect
3 2 (18.18%) Systems Architect
4 1 (9.09%) Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) Financial Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) Lead
4 1 (9.09%) Senior
4 1 (9.09%) Senior Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) Senior Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (9.09%) Pyramid
Operating Systems
1 1 (9.09%) Linux
1 1 (9.09%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (36.36%) Collaborative Working
1 4 (36.36%) Mathematics
1 4 (36.36%) Order Management
1 4 (36.36%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (36.36%) Project Management
1 4 (36.36%) Time Management
2 3 (27.27%) Decision-Making
3 2 (18.18%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (9.09%) Business Case
4 1 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (9.09%) Line Management
4 1 (9.09%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 1 (9.09%) Open Source
4 1 (9.09%) Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (9.09%) Project Delivery
4 1 (9.09%) Record to Report
4 1 (9.09%) Root Cause Analysis
4 1 (9.09%) SDLC
4 1 (9.09%) Software Architecture
4 1 (9.09%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 1 (9.09%) C
1 1 (9.09%) Java
1 1 (9.09%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (54.55%) Degree
2 4 (36.36%) BPSS Clearance
2 4 (36.36%) SC Cleared
2 4 (36.36%) Security Cleared
3 1 (9.09%) ACCA
3 1 (9.09%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (36.36%) PMO
2 1 (9.09%) Data Quality
System Software
1 2 (18.18%) Firmware
2 1 (9.09%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 4 (36.36%) Microsoft
2 1 (9.09%) SAP