Aerospace Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Aerospace
North East > Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in permanent job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 73 56
Rank change year-on-year +9 -17 +14
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 3 2 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Tyne and Wear 0.37% 0.29% 0.95%
As % of the General category 0.74% 0.43% 1.59%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 5
10th Percentile - £37,200 -
25th Percentile - £43,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £58,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +16.00% -
75th Percentile - £73,500 £65,000
90th Percentile - £80,400 -
North East median annual salary - £56,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +12.00% -

All General Skills
Tyne and Wear

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 Tyne and Wear.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 408 461 314
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 50.06% 67.79% 59.81%
Number of salaries quoted 293 182 273
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £28,950
25th Percentile £28,500 £36,250 £35,920
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £48,291
Median % change year-on-year - -6.81% -8.02%
75th Percentile £60,750 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £86,125 £75,000
North East median annual salary £41,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -18.00% +5.26% -3.23%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Aerospace relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

Aerospace job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

Aerospace
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Aerospace.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Aerospace within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 14 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
Newcastle upon Tyne +2 3 - - 6
Aerospace
North East

Aerospace
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Technologist
2 1 (33.33%) Control Systems Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) AI
1 2 (66.67%) Thought Leadership