Aerospace Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Aerospace
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in permanent job vacancies in Northern Ireland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 33 56
Rank change year-on-year -34 +23 -
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 2 3 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 0.22% 1.23% 1.15%
As % of the General category 0.41% 1.67% 2.08%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £57,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
75th Percentile £72,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,697 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.43% -2.37% -2.06%

All General Skills
Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 486 180 288
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 52.65% 73.77% 54.96%
Number of salaries quoted 175 37 172
10th Percentile - £29,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £26,250 £42,500 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £52,500 £72,500 £62,275
90th Percentile £77,250 £94,250 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Aerospace job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Aerospace
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Aerospace.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Aerospace within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 9 May 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
County Antrim -27 2 £65,000 - 3
Aerospace
UK

Aerospace
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Aeronautics
1 1 (50.00%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) C++ Software Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Hardware Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Integration Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Software Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Software Integration Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Linux
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Code Quality
1 1 (50.00%) Cross-Platform Development
1 1 (50.00%) Software Architecture
1 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) C
1 1 (50.00%) C#
1 1 (50.00%) C++
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (50.00%) Firmware