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 28 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Sittingbourne 13.64% - -
As % of the General category 20.69% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
Kent median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £65,750
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.94% +112.10%

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 29 29 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sittingbourne 65.91% 46.77% 23.53%
Number of salaries quoted 11 23 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 £30,000 £26,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% +15.38% -35.00%
75th Percentile - - £43,000
90th Percentile - £51,750 £53,200
Kent median annual salary £45,000 £37,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +20.00% -28.57% +8.25%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in Sittingbourne

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

Aerospace job vacancy trend in Sittingbourne

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 2 (33.33%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 3 (50.00%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (33.33%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (50.00%) Electronics
2 3 (50.00%) Military
3 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Senior
2 3 (50.00%) Principal Engineer
3 2 (33.33%) Lead
3 2 (33.33%) Principal Software Engineer
3 2 (33.33%) Senior Software Engineer
3 2 (33.33%) Software Engineer
3 2 (33.33%) Systems Engineer
3 2 (33.33%) Team Leader
4 1 (16.67%) Hardware Engineer
4 1 (16.67%) Lead Systems Engineer
4 1 (16.67%) Principal Hardware Engineer
4 1 (16.67%) Senior Hardware Engineer
4 1 (16.67%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 1 (16.67%) Software Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Analogue Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Physics
2 3 (50.00%) Mathematics
2 3 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (50.00%) Systems Engineering
2 3 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
3 2 (33.33%) Coaching
3 2 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 2 (33.33%) Software Architecture
3 2 (33.33%) UML
3 2 (33.33%) Validation
3 2 (33.33%) Verification and Validation
4 1 (16.67%) Agile
4 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
4 1 (16.67%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (16.67%) Project Management
4 1 (16.67%) Requirements Management
4 1 (16.67%) SysML
Programming Languages
1 3 (50.00%) C
2 2 (33.33%) C++
2 2 (33.33%) MATLAB
3 1 (16.67%) Assembly Language
3 1 (16.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 6 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) DO-178B
2 1 (16.67%) DO-254
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) Siemens
2 1 (16.67%) Mentor Graphics