Aerospace Job Trends in South London

Aerospace
London > South London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in permanent job vacancies in South London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 81 53
Rank change year-on-year +38 -28 -
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 3 2 9
As % of all permanent jobs in South London 0.62% 0.34% 2.22%
As % of the General category 0.92% 0.39% 3.69%
Number of salaries quoted 2 2 9
10th Percentile £80,125 - £51,500
25th Percentile £80,313 £62,500 £55,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £81,250 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +4.00% -
75th Percentile £82,813 £67,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £83,375 - -
London median annual salary £81,250 £65,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% -23.53% +19.30%

All General Skills
South London

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 South London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 326 516 244
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South London 67.78% 88.05% 60.10%
Number of salaries quoted 110 146 162
10th Percentile £34,150 £27,375 £27,965
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,581 £38,031
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £53,078 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.93% -0.79% -2.73%
75th Percentile £51,813 £67,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £86,875 £83,750
London median annual salary £71,028 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -5.30% - +3.34%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in South London

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

Aerospace job vacancy trend in South London

Aerospace
Salary Trend in South London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South London citing Aerospace.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South London citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Job Locations in South London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Aerospace within the South London region over the 6 months to 13 January 2026. 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
Sutton - 2 £82,500 -
Kingston Upon Thames +2 1 £80,000 +23.08% 1
Aerospace
London

Aerospace
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South London 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Ethernet
1 1 (33.33%) Modbus
1 1 (33.33%) Profibus
1 1 (33.33%) TCP/IP
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Legal
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Military
2 1 (33.33%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Senior
1 2 (66.67%) Senior Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Control Systems Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Content Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (66.67%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Agile
1 2 (66.67%) Backlog Management
1 2 (66.67%) Budget Management
1 2 (66.67%) Business Analysis
1 2 (66.67%) Cost Management
1 2 (66.67%) CRM
1 2 (66.67%) Performance Management
1 2 (66.67%) Performance Metrics
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
1 2 (66.67%) Requirements Analysis
1 2 (66.67%) Requirements Gathering
1 2 (66.67%) Resource Allocation
1 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
1 2 (66.67%) Use Case
1 2 (66.67%) User Stories
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Requirements
2 1 (33.33%) High Availability
2 1 (33.33%) SDLC
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) DV Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) PMI Certification
2 2 (66.67%) PMP
3 1 (33.33%) HNC
3 1 (33.33%) HND
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) HubSpot
2 1 (33.33%) Siemens