Aerospace Jobs in the South East

Aerospace
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 174 147 233
Rank change year-on-year -27 +86 +125
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 147 314 171
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 1.52% 1.78% 1.23%
As % of the General category 2.22% 3.19% 1.95%
Number of salaries quoted 84 101 58
10th Percentile - £35,500 £29,550
25th Percentile £37,574 £45,000 £34,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,937 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.44% +9.09% +15.79%
75th Percentile £68,750 £67,500 £84,688
90th Percentile £78,750 £77,750 £91,250
England median annual salary £50,055 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.99% -4.35% +15.00%

All General Skills
South East

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 common skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 6,633 9,851 8,791
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 68.49% 55.91% 63.22%
Number of salaries quoted 2,781 6,140 4,314
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,750 £28,575
25th Percentile £37,500 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -2.78%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,565 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.84% -12.50% -

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Aerospace as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Aerospace in the South East

Aerospace
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Aerospace in the South East.

Salary trend for Aerospace in the South East

Aerospace
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Aerospace in the South East over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Aerospace in the South East

Aerospace
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Aerospace within the South East region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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
Hampshire +12 56 £62,500 +6.84% 62
Thames Valley +51 44 £60,000 -11.11% 73
Oxfordshire +43 32 - - 25
Kent +44 17 £40,101 +8.38% 8
Surrey -34 15 £46,374 +1.92% 19
Isle of Wight - 14 £40,101 - 2
Buckinghamshire +34 9 £60,000 -14.29% 21
Berkshire +17 3 £65,000 - 33
Middlesex - 3 - - 1
Aerospace
England

Aerospace
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (1.36%) TPMS
Applications
1 39 (26.53%) Simulink
2 3 (2.04%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.36%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 35 (23.81%) Teamcenter
2 7 (4.76%) Q-Pulse
3 1 (0.68%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.68%) AWS
1 1 (0.68%) Azure
1 1 (0.68%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.68%) DVB
1 1 (0.68%) Firewall
1 1 (0.68%) TCP/IP
1 1 (0.68%) VPN
1 1 (0.68%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (6.12%) MongoDB
2 1 (0.68%) Oracle Database
2 1 (0.68%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 37 (25.17%) Rational DOORS
2 23 (15.65%) Git
3 6 (4.08%) Subversion
4 4 (2.72%) JIRA
General
1 64 (43.54%) Electronics
2 52 (35.37%) Social Skills
3 20 (13.61%) Automotive
4 14 (9.52%) Aviation
5 12 (8.16%) Finance
6 11 (7.48%) Manufacturing
7 10 (6.80%) Military
8 5 (3.40%) Aeronautics
8 5 (3.40%) Law
9 3 (2.04%) Analytical Skills
9 3 (2.04%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.36%) Legal
11 1 (0.68%) Avionics
11 1 (0.68%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 60 (40.82%) Systems Engineer
2 35 (23.81%) Junior
2 35 (23.81%) Junior Systems Engineer
3 24 (16.33%) Senior
4 17 (11.56%) Developer
4 17 (11.56%) SAP Developer
5 15 (10.20%) Software Engineer
6 9 (6.12%) Lead
7 7 (4.76%) Principal Engineer
7 7 (4.76%) Project Leader
7 7 (4.76%) Senior Systems Engineer
8 5 (3.40%) Performance Engineer
8 5 (3.40%) Project Engineer
9 4 (2.72%) Electronics Engineer
9 4 (2.72%) Embedded Engineer
9 4 (2.72%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 4 (2.72%) Project Manager
9 4 (2.72%) Senior Electronics Engineer
10 3 (2.04%) 1st Line Support
10 3 (2.04%) Lead Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (10.88%) SAPUI5
2 13 (8.84%) Qt
3 9 (6.12%) Kafka
4 7 (4.76%) XML
5 1 (0.68%) SAP Basis
5 1 (0.68%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.68%) Web Dynpro
Miscellaneous
1 15 (10.20%) Embedded Systems
2 7 (4.76%) e-Learning
2 7 (4.76%) Reference Data
3 5 (3.40%) Renewable Energy
4 4 (2.72%) CPLD
4 4 (2.72%) FPGA
5 3 (2.04%) Life Science
6 1 (0.68%) Algorithms
6 1 (0.68%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (0.68%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.72%) Windows
2 3 (2.04%) Windows 10
2 3 (2.04%) Windows Server
2 3 (2.04%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (0.68%) Linux
3 1 (0.68%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (40.14%) Systems Engineering
2 47 (31.97%) Physics
3 46 (31.29%) Problem-Solving
4 43 (29.25%) Computer Science
5 41 (27.89%) Continuous Improvement
6 40 (27.21%) Mathematics
7 38 (25.85%) Project Management
8 37 (25.17%) UML
9 35 (23.81%) Creative Problem-Solving
9 35 (23.81%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
9 35 (23.81%) PLM
9 35 (23.81%) SysML
10 26 (17.69%) Validation
11 23 (15.65%) Verification and Validation
12 22 (14.97%) Roadmaps
13 21 (14.29%) Test Automation
14 20 (13.61%) Regression Testing
14 20 (13.61%) Software Testing
15 19 (12.93%) Software Engineering
16 16 (10.88%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 41 (27.89%) MATLAB
2 36 (24.49%) C
3 34 (23.13%) C++
4 20 (13.61%) Python
5 8 (5.44%) SQL
6 7 (4.76%) C#
6 7 (4.76%) PL/SQL
7 3 (2.04%) Embedded C
7 3 (2.04%) Embedded C++
8 2 (1.36%) Ada
9 1 (0.68%) ABAP
9 1 (0.68%) VB
Qualifications
1 79 (53.74%) Degree
2 48 (32.65%) BPSS Clearance
3 38 (25.85%) Security Cleared
4 28 (19.05%) SC Cleared
5 9 (6.12%) Master's Degree
6 8 (5.44%) PhD
7 6 (4.08%) CISSP
8 4 (2.72%) TOGAF Certification
9 2 (1.36%) CEH
9 2 (1.36%) CISM
10 1 (0.68%) Chartered Engineer
10 1 (0.68%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.68%) GCIA
10 1 (0.68%) GCIH
10 1 (0.68%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (6.12%) Def Stans
2 7 (4.76%) Data Quality
3 5 (3.40%) NIST
4 4 (2.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.68%) ECSS
5 1 (0.68%) RMADS
Vendors
1 36 (24.49%) IBM
2 18 (12.24%) SAP
3 9 (6.12%) Microsoft
3 9 (6.12%) VMware
4 4 (2.72%) Agilent
5 2 (1.36%) Siemens
6 1 (0.68%) Oracle
6 1 (0.68%) Splunk