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 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 159 159 242
Rank change year-on-year 0 +83 +105
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 154 283 173
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 1.64% 1.68% 1.19%
As % of the General category 2.45% 2.97% 1.87%
Number of salaries quoted 90 93 52
10th Percentile - £37,050 £28,650
25th Percentile £37,574 £46,250 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,937 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.77% +9.09% +18.92%
75th Percentile £68,438 £67,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £90,875
England median annual salary £50,055 £55,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year -8.99% -3.51% +14.00%

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 6,296 9,532 9,231
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 66.85% 56.71% 63.53%
Number of salaries quoted 2,693 6,040 4,473
10th Percentile £27,750 £25,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,574 £32,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -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 13 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 13 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 60 £63,750 +7.14% 52
Thames Valley +59 42 £60,000 -7.69% 77
Oxfordshire +36 30 - - 25
Surrey -15 23 £46,374 +1.92% 27
Kent +47 17 £40,101 +8.38% 8
Isle of Wight - 14 £40,101 - 1
Buckinghamshire +43 9 £60,000 +9.09% 28
Berkshire +20 3 £65,000 - 30
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 (1.30%) TPMS
2 1 (0.65%) Apache
Applications
1 39 (25.32%) Simulink
2 6 (3.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (3.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.95%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.30%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 35 (22.73%) Teamcenter
2 5 (3.25%) Q-Pulse
3 1 (0.65%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.65%) AWS
1 1 (0.65%) Azure
1 1 (0.65%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (0.65%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.95%) Firewall
1 3 (1.95%) TCP/IP
2 2 (1.30%) DVB
2 2 (1.30%) VPN
3 1 (0.65%) LTE
3 1 (0.65%) VSAT
3 1 (0.65%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (5.84%) MongoDB
2 1 (0.65%) MySQL
2 1 (0.65%) Oracle Database
2 1 (0.65%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 37 (24.03%) Rational DOORS
2 23 (14.94%) Git
3 6 (3.90%) Subversion
4 4 (2.60%) JIRA
General
1 68 (44.16%) Electronics
2 51 (33.12%) Social Skills
3 19 (12.34%) Automotive
4 16 (10.39%) Aviation
5 12 (7.79%) Manufacturing
6 11 (7.14%) Finance
7 8 (5.19%) Military
8 6 (3.90%) Legal
9 5 (3.25%) Aeronautics
9 5 (3.25%) Law
10 3 (1.95%) Analytical Skills
10 3 (1.95%) Public Sector
11 2 (1.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.65%) Avionics
12 1 (0.65%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 59 (38.31%) Systems Engineer
2 37 (24.03%) Junior
3 35 (22.73%) Junior Systems Engineer
4 25 (16.23%) Senior
5 17 (11.04%) Developer
5 17 (11.04%) SAP Developer
6 13 (8.44%) Software Engineer
7 10 (6.49%) Analyst
7 10 (6.49%) Lead
8 7 (4.55%) Principal Engineer
8 7 (4.55%) Project Leader
8 7 (4.55%) Senior Systems Engineer
9 5 (3.25%) Performance Engineer
9 5 (3.25%) Project Engineer
10 4 (2.60%) Electronics Engineer
10 4 (2.60%) Embedded Engineer
10 4 (2.60%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 4 (2.60%) Project Manager
10 4 (2.60%) Senior Electronics Engineer
11 3 (1.95%) Lead Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (10.39%) SAPUI5
2 13 (8.44%) Qt
3 9 (5.84%) Kafka
4 5 (3.25%) XML
5 1 (0.65%) SAP Basis
5 1 (0.65%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.65%) Web Dynpro
Miscellaneous
1 15 (9.74%) Embedded Systems
2 5 (3.25%) e-Learning
2 5 (3.25%) Reference Data
2 5 (3.25%) Renewable Energy
2 5 (3.25%) Security Posture
3 4 (2.60%) CPLD
3 4 (2.60%) Cyber Threat
3 4 (2.60%) FPGA
4 1 (0.65%) Algorithms
4 1 (0.65%) Management Information System
4 1 (0.65%) Robotics
4 1 (0.65%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.60%) Windows
2 3 (1.95%) Windows 10
2 3 (1.95%) Windows Server
2 3 (1.95%) Windows Server 2019
3 2 (1.30%) Linux
4 1 (0.65%) CentOS
4 1 (0.65%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.65%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (38.31%) Systems Engineering
2 47 (30.52%) Physics
3 46 (29.87%) Problem-Solving
4 43 (27.92%) Continuous Improvement
5 40 (25.97%) Computer Science
5 40 (25.97%) Mathematics
6 37 (24.03%) Project Management
6 37 (24.03%) UML
7 35 (22.73%) Creative Problem-Solving
7 35 (22.73%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
7 35 (22.73%) PLM
7 35 (22.73%) SysML
8 26 (16.88%) Validation
9 23 (14.94%) Verification and Validation
10 22 (14.29%) Roadmaps
11 21 (13.64%) Test Automation
12 20 (12.99%) Cybersecurity
12 20 (12.99%) Software Testing
13 18 (11.69%) Regression Testing
14 17 (11.04%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 41 (26.62%) MATLAB
2 36 (23.38%) C
3 34 (22.08%) C++
4 20 (12.99%) Python
5 7 (4.55%) C#
6 6 (3.90%) SQL
7 5 (3.25%) PL/SQL
8 3 (1.95%) Embedded C
8 3 (1.95%) Embedded C++
9 2 (1.30%) Ada
10 1 (0.65%) ABAP
10 1 (0.65%) VB
Qualifications
1 82 (53.25%) Degree
2 48 (31.17%) BPSS Clearance
3 37 (24.03%) Security Cleared
4 28 (18.18%) SC Cleared
5 6 (3.90%) CISSP
5 6 (3.90%) Master's Degree
6 5 (3.25%) PhD
7 4 (2.60%) TOGAF Certification
8 2 (1.30%) CEH
8 2 (1.30%) CISM
9 1 (0.65%) Chartered Engineer
9 1 (0.65%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.65%) GCIA
9 1 (0.65%) GCIH
9 1 (0.65%) HNC
9 1 (0.65%) HND
9 1 (0.65%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (7.14%) Def Stans
2 7 (4.55%) NIST
3 6 (3.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (3.25%) Data Quality
5 2 (1.30%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (1.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.65%) ECSS
6 1 (0.65%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.65%) QA
6 1 (0.65%) RMADS
Vendors
1 36 (23.38%) IBM
2 18 (11.69%) SAP
3 13 (8.44%) Microsoft
4 9 (5.84%) VMware
5 4 (2.60%) Agilent
6 2 (1.30%) Siemens
7 1 (0.65%) EMC
7 1 (0.65%) Oracle
7 1 (0.65%) Splunk