Aerospace Jobs in South Wales

Aerospace
Wales > South Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in permanent job vacancies in South Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 30 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 67 75 111
Rank change year-on-year +8 +36 -30
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 5 14 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 0.34% 1.02% 0.41%
As % of the General category 0.47% 2.22% 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 4 9 3
10th Percentile - - £38,200
25th Percentile £47,500 - £39,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £35,000 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year +46.43% -16.67% -41.67%
75th Percentile £60,313 - £59,000
90th Percentile £67,625 - £68,600
Wales median annual salary £45,050 £35,000 £36,750
% change year-on-year +28.72% -4.76% -48.96%

All General Skills
South Wales

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 South Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,072 630 799
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 72.93% 45.78% 65.76%
Number of salaries quoted 690 432 354
10th Percentile £23,504 £26,159 £24,983
25th Percentile - £32,500 £33,925
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,087 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -40.97% -5.56% -13.78%
75th Percentile £55,000 £58,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,600 £68,625 £75,000
Wales median annual salary £25,087 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -40.97% -5.56% -10.00%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Aerospace in South Wales

Aerospace
Salary Trend in South Wales

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

Salary trend for Aerospace in South Wales

Aerospace
Salary Histogram in South Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Aerospace in South Wales over the 6 months to 30 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Aerospace in South Wales

Aerospace
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Aerospace within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 30 July 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
Torfaen -5 3 £50,000 +42.86% 1
Cardiff +25 2 £70,000 - 2
Aerospace
Wales

Aerospace
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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:

Development Applications
1 3 (60.00%) Git
General
1 4 (80.00%) Automotive
1 4 (80.00%) Electronics
2 3 (60.00%) Aviation
3 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Firmware Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Embedded Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Software Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Software Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) FPGA
2 2 (40.00%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (60.00%) Agile
2 3 (60.00%) CI/CD
2 3 (60.00%) Computer Science
2 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (60.00%) System Testing
2 3 (60.00%) Test Automation
2 3 (60.00%) Validation
2 3 (60.00%) Verification and Validation
3 2 (40.00%) Software Engineering
4 1 (20.00%) Line Management
4 1 (20.00%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 4 (80.00%) C
1 4 (80.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) Degree
2 3 (60.00%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) QA
System Software
1 3 (60.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 3 (60.00%) Firmware