Aerospace Job Trends in London

Aerospace
England > London

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

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 356 379 429
Rank change year-on-year +23 +50 +159
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 56 29 78
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.29% 0.22% 0.34%
As % of the General category 0.50% 0.29% 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 15 22 52
10th Percentile £52,500 £29,258 £30,000
25th Percentile £55,625 £32,500 £52,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £42,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +52.94% -43.33% +30.43%
75th Percentile £85,000 £67,500 £92,500
90th Percentile £91,000 £121,025 £110,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,793 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.38% -0.38% -4.35%

All General Skills
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 11,281 9,839 15,688
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 58.80% 76.22% 67.59%
Number of salaries quoted 6,906 5,647 11,338
10th Percentile £37,000 £42,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £53,750 £56,250 £51,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -4.23%
75th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £93,750
90th Percentile £120,000 £125,000 £117,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -12.87%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Aerospace job vacancy trend in London

Aerospace
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Aerospace.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Aerospace in London over the 6 months to 17 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Aerospace in London

Aerospace
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Aerospace within the London region over the 6 months to 17 April 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
Central London - 10 £65,000 - 11
South London +19 2 £59,521 -8.43% 1
North London - 1 - -
Aerospace
England

Aerospace
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 2 (3.57%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (3.57%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (3.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (1.79%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.79%) SOLIDWORKS
Cloud Services
1 7 (12.50%) AWS
2 5 (8.93%) Azure
2 5 (8.93%) GCP
3 4 (7.14%) Google Workspace
4 3 (5.36%) AWS CloudFormation
4 3 (5.36%) Entra ID
4 3 (5.36%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (5.36%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.57%) IPv4
1 2 (3.57%) Software-Defined Networking
Development Applications
1 2 (3.57%) Bitbucket
1 2 (3.57%) Git
1 2 (3.57%) GitLab
1 2 (3.57%) Jenkins
1 2 (3.57%) JIRA
2 1 (1.79%) LabVIEW
2 1 (1.79%) TeamCity
General
1 16 (28.57%) Automotive
2 11 (19.64%) Social Skills
3 7 (12.50%) Public Sector
4 6 (10.71%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (8.93%) Manufacturing
6 4 (7.14%) Aeronautics
6 4 (7.14%) Finance
6 4 (7.14%) Influencing Skills
7 3 (5.36%) Pharmaceutical
7 3 (5.36%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (3.57%) Electronics
8 2 (3.57%) Military
9 1 (1.79%) Advertising
9 1 (1.79%) Aviation
9 1 (1.79%) Law
9 1 (1.79%) Legal
9 1 (1.79%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (17.86%) Senior
2 7 (12.50%) Software Engineer
3 5 (8.93%) Lead
3 5 (8.93%) Systems Engineer
4 4 (7.14%) C++ Software Engineer
4 4 (7.14%) Sales Executive
4 4 (7.14%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
4 4 (7.14%) Senior Sales Executive
4 4 (7.14%) Senior Software Engineer
5 3 (5.36%) Cloud Engineer
5 3 (5.36%) Engineering Manager
5 3 (5.36%) Safety Engineer
5 3 (5.36%) Systems Safety Engineer
5 3 (5.36%) Technologist
6 2 (3.57%) Analyst
6 2 (3.57%) Developer
6 2 (3.57%) DevSecOps Engineer
6 2 (3.57%) Head of Sales
6 2 (3.57%) Junior Business Analyst
6 2 (3.57%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.79%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (7.14%) Cyber Defence
1 4 (7.14%) Hybrid Cloud
1 4 (7.14%) Robotics
1 4 (7.14%) Self-Motivation
1 4 (7.14%) Social Media
2 3 (5.36%) PKI
3 2 (3.57%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (3.57%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (3.57%) Life Science
3 2 (3.57%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (1.79%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.79%) Product Ownership
4 1 (1.79%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 5 (8.93%) Linux
1 5 (8.93%) Windows
2 2 (3.57%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (28.57%) Agile
2 12 (21.43%) Software Engineering
3 11 (19.64%) Collaborative Working
4 10 (17.86%) AI
5 9 (16.07%) Collaborative Culture
5 9 (16.07%) Problem-Solving
6 7 (12.50%) Decision-Making
6 7 (12.50%) Value Proposition
7 5 (8.93%) Containerisation
7 5 (8.93%) Infrastructure as Code
7 5 (8.93%) Use Case
8 4 (7.14%) Analytics
8 4 (7.14%) CI/CD
8 4 (7.14%) Data Analytics
8 4 (7.14%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 4 (7.14%) Digital Engineering
8 4 (7.14%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 4 (7.14%) Machine Learning
8 4 (7.14%) Migration
8 4 (7.14%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 7 (12.50%) C++
2 6 (10.71%) Python
3 5 (8.93%) Java
4 4 (7.14%) Bash
4 4 (7.14%) PowerShell
5 3 (5.36%) C#
5 3 (5.36%) JavaScript
5 3 (5.36%) Kotlin
6 1 (1.79%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 16 (28.57%) Security Cleared
2 11 (19.64%) Degree
3 7 (12.50%) DV Cleared
4 6 (10.71%) Master's Degree
5 5 (8.93%) AWS Certification
6 3 (5.36%) PhD
7 2 (3.57%) Azure Certification
7 2 (3.57%) CCNA
7 2 (3.57%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (3.57%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (3.57%) ISTQB
7 2 (3.57%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (3.57%) OSCP
7 2 (3.57%) RHCE
7 2 (3.57%) RHCSA
7 2 (3.57%) SC Cleared
8 1 (1.79%) AWS Certified Developer
8 1 (1.79%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 1 (1.79%) DBS Check
8 1 (1.79%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (8.93%) ISO 26262
2 3 (5.36%) DO-254
2 3 (5.36%) HAZOP
2 3 (5.36%) IEC 61508
3 2 (3.57%) EU AI Act
4 1 (1.79%) PMO
System Software
1 5 (8.93%) Docker
2 3 (5.36%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (3.57%) Active Directory
3 2 (3.57%) Squid
3 2 (3.57%) VMware NSX
3 2 (3.57%) vSphere
4 1 (1.79%) KVM
Systems Management
1 5 (8.93%) Kubernetes
1 5 (8.93%) Terraform
2 3 (5.36%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (3.57%) Ansible
3 2 (3.57%) Packer
3 2 (3.57%) ZABBIX
4 1 (1.79%) Grafana
Vendors
1 4 (7.14%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.36%) Google
2 3 (5.36%) VMware
3 2 (3.57%) Foundry
3 2 (3.57%) Oracle
3 2 (3.57%) Palantir
3 2 (3.57%) Red Hat
3 2 (3.57%) Splunk
4 1 (1.79%) EMC
4 1 (1.79%) HubSpot
4 1 (1.79%) Siemens