Aerospace Job Trends in Sittingbourne

Aerospace
Kent > Sittingbourne

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in permanent job vacancies in Sittingbourne. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 15 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Sittingbourne 4.35% - -
As % of the General category 10.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
Kent median annual salary £55,000 £67,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -18.52% +92.86% -

All General Skills
Sittingbourne

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 Sittingbourne.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 10 1 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sittingbourne 43.48% 12.50% 69.57%
Number of salaries quoted 9 1 16
10th Percentile £30,250 - £25,625
25th Percentile £31,000 £46,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -13.64% +61.76%
75th Percentile £56,250 £48,750 -
90th Percentile £63,000 - -
Kent median annual salary £42,500 £55,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -22.73% +29.41% -10.53%

Aerospace
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sittingbourne 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 (100.00%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
1 1 (100.00%) Lead Systems Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Team Leader
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens