Aerospace Job Trends in Reading

Aerospace
Berkshire > Reading

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in permanent job vacancies in Reading. 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 41 83 93
Rank change year-on-year +42 +10 +33
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 6 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 1.03% 0.13% 0.20%
As % of the General category 2.03% 0.21% 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 5 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £127,185 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -56.76% +95.67% -
75th Percentile £63,750 - £72,500
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median annual salary £55,000 £127,185 £65,000
% change year-on-year -56.76% +95.67% -25.71%

All General Skills
Reading

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 Reading.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 296 474 579
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 50.77% 59.40% 57.55%
Number of salaries quoted 192 156 323
10th Percentile £28,875 £36,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £49,982 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,402 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% +14.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £69,880 £82,813 £64,375
90th Percentile £85,000 £88,125 £76,000
Berkshire median annual salary £49,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -18.33% +14.29% -4.55%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Aerospace job vacancy trend in Reading

Aerospace
Salary Trend in Reading

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Aerospace.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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:

Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Chatbot
General
1 2 (33.33%) Automotive
1 2 (33.33%) Back Office
2 1 (16.67%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Business Development Manager
1 3 (50.00%) Business Manager
1 3 (50.00%) Development Manager
2 2 (33.33%) Integration Engineer
2 2 (33.33%) Systems Engineer
2 2 (33.33%) Systems Integration Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Trainer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Business Development
2 2 (33.33%) Software Engineering
3 1 (16.67%) AI
3 1 (16.67%) Conversational UI
3 1 (16.67%) Physics
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) Master's Degree
2 1 (16.67%) PhD
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) PayPal