Aerospace Job Trends in Preston

Aerospace
Lancashire > Preston

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in permanent job vacancies in Preston. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 21 18
Rank change year-on-year +5 -3 +22
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 2 6 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Preston 2.50% 4.44% 1.02%
As % of the General category 5.56% 6.90% 1.67%
Number of salaries quoted 2 3 1
10th Percentile £56,259 - -
25th Percentile £56,382 £56,176 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,280 £57,560 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.49% +35.43% -
75th Percentile £58,457 £58,943 £43,750
90th Percentile £58,748 - -
Lancashire median annual salary £48,500 £50,055 £42,500
% change year-on-year -3.11% +17.78% -

All General Skills
Preston

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 Preston.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 36 87 60
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 45.00% 64.44% 61.22%
Number of salaries quoted 21 45 52
10th Percentile £37,500 £30,000 £22,314
25th Percentile £38,166 £36,250 £23,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £49,500 £36,250
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +36.55% -13.89%
75th Percentile £54,793 £60,000 £47,750
90th Percentile £57,000 £68,750 £62,500
Lancashire median annual salary £47,436 £50,055 £45,500
% change year-on-year -5.23% +10.01% +1.11%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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

Aerospace job vacancy trend in Preston

Aerospace
Salary Trend in Preston

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Aerospace.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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%) Electronics
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Architect
1 1 (50.00%) Financial Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Senior
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Financial Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Systems Architect
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Data Collection
2 1 (50.00%) ERP
2 1 (50.00%) Procure-to-Pay
2 1 (50.00%) Record to Report
2 1 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (50.00%) ACCA
2 1 (50.00%) CIMA
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) SAP