Aerospace
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Aerospace over the 6 months to 7 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 317 394 640
Rank change year-on-year +77 +246 -126
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 519 1,000 489
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.98% 0.81% 0.38%
As % of the General category 1.49% 1.18% 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 242 267 207
10th Percentile £41,750 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £52,063 £41,403 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £56,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.61% +6.67% +9.38%
75th Percentile £78,938 £67,500 £68,125
90th Percentile £92,500 £85,000 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £53,500 £51,250
% change year-on-year +12.15% +4.39% +6.77%

All General Skills
UK

Aerospace is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 34,825 84,481 76,781
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 65.73% 68.77% 59.91%
Number of salaries quoted 24,374 48,187 48,005
10th Percentile £30,500 £32,500 £31,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £49,250
% change year-on-year -4.76% +6.60% +3.68%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Aerospace in the UK

Aerospace
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Aerospace in the UK

Aerospace
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Aerospace over the 6 months to 7 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Aerospace in the UK

Aerospace
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Aerospace within the UK over the 6 months to 7 December 2023. 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
England +93 446 £63,750 +10.87% 828
UK excluding London +31 360 £60,000 +12.15% 754
Work from Home +116 261 £64,500 +12.17% 291
South West +25 149 £55,000 +22.22% 201
London +324 121 £85,000 - 91
North of England +131 65 £61,000 +3.17% 98
South East +63 58 £65,000 +13.04% 234
North West +110 52 £61,000 +3.17% 67
East of England +79 38 £60,000 - 114
Scotland +18 25 £62,500 +31.58% 32
Midlands -5 24 £51,750 +5.61% 112
East Midlands +26 18 £68,000 +55.59% 39
Northern Ireland +48 14 - - 7
Yorkshire +99 13 - - 14
Wales -8 8 £26,500 -57.53% 14
West Midlands +11 6 £43,000 -18.10% 73

Aerospace
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 10 (1.93%) WinCC
2 4 (0.77%) OpenStack
3 3 (0.58%) nginx
3 3 (0.58%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.39%) Apache
4 2 (0.39%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.19%) Confluence
5 1 (0.19%) MS Exchange
5 1 (0.19%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 20 (3.85%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (1.73%) Windchill
3 6 (1.16%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.58%) Simulink
5 2 (0.39%) InfoPath
5 2 (0.39%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.19%) CATIA
6 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.19%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.19%) OrCAD
6 1 (0.19%) PTC Creo
Business Applications
1 25 (4.82%) SAP ERP
2 18 (3.47%) SAP S/4HANA
3 12 (2.31%) SAP SCM
4 3 (0.58%) SAP PM
5 2 (0.39%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.39%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.19%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.19%) ENOVIA
6 1 (0.19%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.19%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.19%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.19%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.19%) SAP PP
6 1 (0.19%) SAP PS
6 1 (0.19%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 122 (23.51%) Azure
2 117 (22.54%) AWS
3 65 (12.52%) OpenShift
4 15 (2.89%) Azure DevOps
5 6 (1.16%) Azure Sentinel
6 5 (0.96%) Cloud Computing
6 5 (0.96%) Serverless
7 4 (0.77%) AWS Lambda
8 3 (0.58%) GCP
8 3 (0.58%) GitHub
8 3 (0.58%) Microsoft 365
8 3 (0.58%) Power Platform
9 2 (0.39%) PaaS
9 2 (0.39%) Power Automate
9 2 (0.39%) PowerApps
9 2 (0.39%) WhatsApp
10 1 (0.19%) BrowserStack
10 1 (0.19%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.19%) Nutanix
10 1 (0.19%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 54 (10.40%) TCP/IP
2 50 (9.63%) DNS
3 46 (8.86%) HTTP
4 45 (8.67%) DHCP
5 43 (8.29%) 5G
5 43 (8.29%) WAN
6 41 (7.90%) SD-WAN
7 15 (2.89%) VPN
8 14 (2.70%) IPv4
9 12 (2.31%) VLAN
10 10 (1.93%) Network Security
11 8 (1.54%) Wireshark
12 7 (1.35%) OSPF
13 5 (0.96%) SMTP
14 4 (0.77%) Firewall
14 4 (0.77%) Internet
14 4 (0.77%) LAN
15 3 (0.58%) SAN
15 3 (0.58%) SpaceWire
16 2 (0.39%) Extranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (4.43%) MongoDB
2 19 (3.66%) Elasticsearch
3 6 (1.16%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (0.96%) SQL Server
5 4 (0.77%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.39%) Geospatial Data
6 2 (0.39%) GIS
7 1 (0.19%) Firebird
7 1 (0.19%) Power BI
7 1 (0.19%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 21 (4.05%) Jenkins
2 19 (3.66%) Cypress.io
3 18 (3.47%) Cucumber
4 17 (3.28%) Selenium
4 17 (3.28%) Visual Studio
5 9 (1.73%) Git
5 9 (1.73%) Rational DOORS
6 8 (1.54%) AutoIt
6 8 (1.54%) eggPlant
6 8 (1.54%) LabVIEW
6 8 (1.54%) NUnit
7 5 (0.96%) MSTest
8 4 (0.77%) JIRA
8 4 (0.77%) Subversion
9 3 (0.58%) Gradle
10 2 (0.39%) Artifactory
10 2 (0.39%) JUnit
10 2 (0.39%) Vagrant
11 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
General
1 101 (19.46%) Finance
2 96 (18.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 89 (17.15%) Social Skills
4 85 (16.38%) Manufacturing
5 76 (14.64%) Retail
6 72 (13.87%) Automotive
7 60 (11.56%) Analytical Skills
8 55 (10.60%) Aviation
9 42 (8.09%) Public Sector
10 34 (6.55%) Military
11 22 (4.24%) Marketing
12 20 (3.85%) Organisational Skills
13 19 (3.66%) Presentation Skills
14 18 (3.47%) Legal
15 17 (3.28%) Electronics
16 15 (2.89%) Influencing Skills
17 11 (2.12%) Avionics
18 9 (1.73%) Banking
18 9 (1.73%) Law
19 5 (0.96%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 95 (18.30%) Software Engineer
2 76 (14.64%) Systems Engineer
3 55 (10.60%) Senior
4 53 (10.21%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 53 (10.21%) Lead
5 38 (7.32%) Python Engineer
6 35 (6.74%) Python Software Engineer
7 34 (6.55%) Architect
8 32 (6.17%) Java Engineer
9 30 (5.78%) Java Software Engineer
10 27 (5.20%) C# Software Engineer
10 27 (5.20%) Development Manager
11 26 (5.01%) JavaScript Engineer
12 24 (4.62%) Business Development Manager
12 24 (4.62%) Business Manager
12 24 (4.62%) Control Systems Engineer
12 24 (4.62%) Enterprise Solutions Architect
12 24 (4.62%) Enterprise Technical Architect
12 24 (4.62%) Principal Engineer
12 24 (4.62%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (5.59%) React
2 26 (5.01%) React Native
3 15 (2.89%) .NET
4 12 (2.31%) SAPUI5
5 10 (1.93%) .NET Core
5 10 (1.93%) .NET Framework
6 8 (1.54%) Fluent Bit
6 8 (1.54%) REST
7 7 (1.35%) Elastic Stack
7 7 (1.35%) Web Services
8 5 (0.96%) Entity Framework
8 5 (0.96%) HTML
8 5 (0.96%) JSON
8 5 (0.96%) SignalR
8 5 (0.96%) Vue
9 4 (0.77%) Kafka
9 4 (0.77%) LAPP Stack
9 4 (0.77%) RabbitMQ
9 4 (0.77%) RESTful
9 4 (0.77%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 36 (6.94%) Self-Motivation
2 32 (6.17%) Low-Code
3 29 (5.59%) GNSS
4 14 (2.70%) IoT
4 14 (2.70%) Public Cloud
5 13 (2.50%) SCADA
6 12 (2.31%) PMI
7 11 (2.12%) Management Information System
7 11 (2.12%) Product Ownership
8 9 (1.73%) FMCG
8 9 (1.73%) Virtual Team
9 7 (1.35%) Operational Technology
9 7 (1.35%) Raspberry Pi
10 6 (1.16%) Embedded Systems
10 6 (1.16%) FPGA
11 5 (0.96%) Algorithms
11 5 (0.96%) Robotics
12 4 (0.77%) Hybrid Cloud
12 4 (0.77%) Tandem
13 3 (0.58%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 126 (24.28%) Linux
2 95 (18.30%) Windows
3 45 (8.67%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 18 (3.47%) Unix
5 6 (1.16%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.77%) Debian
7 3 (0.58%) VxWorks
8 2 (0.39%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.19%) CentOS
9 1 (0.19%) Embedded Linux
9 1 (0.19%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.19%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 186 (35.84%) Agile
2 134 (25.82%) Software Engineering
3 133 (25.63%) Problem-Solving
4 110 (21.19%) Collaborative Working
5 102 (19.65%) Actionable Insight
6 84 (16.18%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 79 (15.22%) Project Management
8 77 (14.84%) Cybersecurity
8 77 (14.84%) SDLC
9 72 (13.87%) Systems Engineering
10 66 (12.72%) DevOps
11 56 (10.79%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 53 (10.21%) Test Automation
13 48 (9.25%) Validation
14 46 (8.86%) Computer Science
15 45 (8.67%) OO
16 43 (8.29%) B2B
17 42 (8.09%) Business Development
18 41 (7.90%) Configuration Management
18 41 (7.90%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 187 (36.03%) Python
2 135 (26.01%) Java
3 96 (18.50%) C#
4 78 (15.03%) Bash
5 72 (13.87%) PowerShell
6 70 (13.49%) C++
7 54 (10.40%) JavaScript
8 37 (7.13%) SQL
9 26 (5.01%) C
10 15 (2.89%) MATLAB
11 11 (2.12%) VB
12 9 (1.73%) Perl
13 4 (0.77%) Shell Script
14 3 (0.58%) Ada
15 1 (0.19%) ABAP
15 1 (0.19%) Assembly Language
15 1 (0.19%) Embedded C
15 1 (0.19%) PHP
15 1 (0.19%) TypeScript
15 1 (0.19%) VBA
Qualifications
1 241 (46.44%) Security Cleared
2 151 (29.09%) Degree
3 105 (20.23%) SC Cleared
4 25 (4.82%) HND
5 22 (4.24%) Computer Science Degree
6 20 (3.85%) Cisco Certification
7 19 (3.66%) BPSS Clearance
8 18 (3.47%) HNC
9 17 (3.28%) CCDA
9 17 (3.28%) CCDP
10 15 (2.89%) PMI Certification
11 11 (2.12%) Master's Degree
12 9 (1.73%) AWS Certification
13 8 (1.54%) PMP
14 6 (1.16%) GIAC
14 6 (1.16%) ISTQB
14 6 (1.16%) PhD
15 5 (0.96%) CISSP
15 5 (0.96%) DV Cleared
15 5 (0.96%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (5.20%) PMO
2 11 (2.12%) ARP4754
2 11 (2.12%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 10 (1.93%) QA
4 8 (1.54%) IEC 61508
5 7 (1.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.35%) RMADS
6 6 (1.16%) Accessibility
6 6 (1.16%) ARP4761
6 6 (1.16%) DO-254
6 6 (1.16%) WCAG
7 5 (0.96%) NCSC
7 5 (0.96%) NIST
8 4 (0.77%) Def Stans
9 3 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.39%) DO-178B
10 2 (0.39%) HAZOP
10 2 (0.39%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 2 (0.39%) NIST 800
System Software
1 83 (15.99%) Docker
2 54 (10.40%) VMware Infrastructure
3 41 (7.90%) Hyper-V
4 9 (1.73%) Active Directory
5 5 (0.96%) Firmware
6 2 (0.39%) Embedded Firmware
6 2 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.19%) KVM
7 1 (0.19%) QEMU
7 1 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.19%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 81 (15.61%) Kubernetes
2 66 (12.72%) Ansible
3 64 (12.33%) Puppet
4 11 (2.12%) Terraform
5 10 (1.93%) Functional Safety
6 8 (1.54%) Fluentd
6 8 (1.54%) logstash
7 3 (0.58%) Wonderware InTouch
8 2 (0.39%) Docker Swarm
8 2 (0.39%) Packer
8 2 (0.39%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.19%) Check_MK
9 1 (0.19%) WSUS
Vendors
1 60 (11.56%) VMware
2 52 (10.02%) SAP
3 49 (9.44%) Red Hat
4 36 (6.94%) Microsoft
5 19 (3.66%) Cisco
5 19 (3.66%) Siemens
6 15 (2.89%) Oracle
7 10 (1.93%) Rockwell
7 10 (1.93%) Splunk
8 7 (1.35%) NetApp
9 6 (1.16%) ANSYS
10 5 (0.96%) Citrix
11 4 (0.77%) Google
11 4 (0.77%) Rackspace
12 3 (0.58%) AVEVA
12 3 (0.58%) EMC
12 3 (0.58%) Wonderware
13 2 (0.39%) ESRI
13 2 (0.39%) Salesforce
13 2 (0.39%) Xilinx