Aerospace Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Aerospace
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in permanent job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 142 192
Rank change year-on-year +27 +50 +13
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 54 42 47
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.96% 1.25% 0.72%
As % of the General category 2.17% 1.63% 1.36%
Number of salaries quoted 31 6 31
10th Percentile £50,000 £48,000 £53,750
25th Percentile £53,750 £55,000 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £79,375 £65,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £112,500 £66,250 £83,750
South East median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - +9.09%

All General Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 2,491 2,571 3,463
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 44.27% 76.50% 53.08%
Number of salaries quoted 1,556 764 2,210
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,272 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +22.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £69,063 £60,643
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,800 £73,750
South East median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -9.52%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Aerospace job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Aerospace
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Aerospace.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Aerospace in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 12 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Aerospace in the Thames Valley

Aerospace
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Aerospace within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 12 May 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
Oxfordshire +6 31 £55,000 - 10
Berkshire +15 16 £55,000 -15.38% 11
Buckinghamshire -10 7 £57,500 -4.17% 8
Aerospace
South East

Aerospace
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.85%) Resin
Applications
1 2 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (7.41%) AWS
2 2 (3.70%) AWS CodePipeline
3 1 (1.85%) Amazon EKS
3 1 (1.85%) Azure
3 1 (1.85%) GitHub
3 1 (1.85%) Google Workspace
3 1 (1.85%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.85%) DHCP
1 1 (1.85%) DNS
1 1 (1.85%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.85%) DynamoDB
1 1 (1.85%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 3 (5.56%) LabVIEW
2 2 (3.70%) Git
2 2 (3.70%) Jenkins
2 2 (3.70%) Polyspace
2 2 (3.70%) VectorCAST
General
1 24 (44.44%) Manufacturing
2 15 (27.78%) Automotive
3 12 (22.22%) Electronics
4 5 (9.26%) Finance
4 5 (9.26%) Pharmaceutical
5 3 (5.56%) Social Skills
6 2 (3.70%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.85%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (1.85%) Law
7 1 (1.85%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 17 (31.48%) Lead
2 10 (18.52%) Test Engineer
3 8 (14.81%) Lead Test Engineer
3 8 (14.81%) Test and Validation Engineer
3 8 (14.81%) Validation Engineer
3 8 (14.81%) Verification Engineer
4 7 (12.96%) Business Development Manager
4 7 (12.96%) Business Manager
4 7 (12.96%) Development Manager
5 6 (11.11%) Software Engineer
6 5 (9.26%) Programmer
6 5 (9.26%) Systems Engineer
7 4 (7.41%) Data Engineer
7 4 (7.41%) Delivery Manager
7 4 (7.41%) Programme Manager
8 3 (5.56%) Quality Engineer
8 3 (5.56%) Software Team Leader
8 3 (5.56%) Team Leader
9 2 (3.70%) Control Systems Engineer
9 2 (3.70%) QA Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.70%) pytest
2 1 (1.85%) Django
2 1 (1.85%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 5 (9.26%) Life Science
2 3 (5.56%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (3.70%) Embedded Systems
3 2 (3.70%) Management Information System
3 2 (3.70%) Product Ownership
3 2 (3.70%) Robotics
4 1 (1.85%) AI Agents
4 1 (1.85%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (1.85%) Distributed Computing
4 1 (1.85%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (1.85%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.85%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.85%) Linux
1 1 (1.85%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (18.52%) Continuous Improvement
1 10 (18.52%) Validation
1 10 (18.52%) Verification and Validation
2 7 (12.96%) Business Development
3 6 (11.11%) Software Engineering
4 4 (7.41%) Business Case
4 4 (7.41%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (7.41%) Product Strategy
4 4 (7.41%) Programme Management
4 4 (7.41%) Project Delivery
4 4 (7.41%) Strategic Thinking
5 3 (5.56%) AI
5 3 (5.56%) CAD
5 3 (5.56%) Data Acquisition
5 3 (5.56%) Internal Audit
5 3 (5.56%) Machine Learning
5 3 (5.56%) QMS
5 3 (5.56%) Quality Management
6 2 (3.70%) Cybersecurity
6 2 (3.70%) Static Code Analysis
Programming Languages
1 3 (5.56%) Python
2 2 (3.70%) Bash
3 1 (1.85%) C#
3 1 (1.85%) C++
3 1 (1.85%) JavaScript
3 1 (1.85%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 7 (12.96%) Degree
2 5 (9.26%) Security Cleared
3 3 (5.56%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (5.56%) SC Cleared
4 1 (1.85%) A+ Certification
4 1 (1.85%) DBS Check
4 1 (1.85%) Master's Degree
4 1 (1.85%) MCSE
4 1 (1.85%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.85%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.70%) Def Stans
1 2 (3.70%) IEC 61508
1 2 (3.70%) ISO 26262
1 2 (3.70%) ISO/IEC 15288
1 2 (3.70%) NCSC
1 2 (3.70%) QA
2 1 (1.85%) GDPR
2 1 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 2 (3.70%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (3.70%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.85%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 1 (1.85%) Google
1 1 (1.85%) Microsoft