Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Skill Sets
Period
to 15 October 2021

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 15 October 2021 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

Aerospace
UK
6 months to
15 Oct 2021		 Same period 2020 Same period 2019
Rank 598 480 437
Rank change year-on-year -118 -43 +346
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 505 219 951
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.40% 0.46% 0.69%
As % of the General category 0.69% 0.90% 1.25%
Number of salaries quoted 208 104 377
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,375 £32,660
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +11.11% -5.26%
75th Percentile £68,750 £57,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £75,000 £74,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% +11.11% -5.26%

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.

All General Skills
UK
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 73,288 24,432 76,156
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK 58.59% 50.98% 55.34%
Number of salaries quoted 44,931 19,690 58,163
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £41,500 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £56,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.68% +6.67% +5.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year - +5.56% -

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 15 October 2021.

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 15 October 2021. 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
Job
Vacancies
England -108 431 £52,500 +5.00% 264
UK excluding London -120 350 £52,500 +5.00% 267
South West -15 129 £52,500 +5.00% 69
South East -92 127 £45,000 -5.26% 57
Work from Home -188 99 £55,000 - 29
London -194 72 £57,500 -17.86% 21
East of England -89 39 £53,750 +10.26% 40
North of England -142 31 £65,000 +9.24% 27
North West -105 26 £65,000 +9.24% 14
Midlands -142 24 £52,500 +5.00% 49
West Midlands -108 22 £52,500 +31.25% 35
Yorkshire - 4 £80,000 - 11
East Midlands -77 2 £59,500 +19.00% 13
Scotland -108 1 £40,000 -11.11% 8
Wales - 1 £24,000 - 17
North East - 1 £57,500 - 2

For the 6 months to 15 October 2021, IT jobs citing Aerospace also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads with a requirement for Aerospace.

1 165 (32.67%) Degree
2 152 (30.10%) Security Cleared
3 139 (27.52%) Social Skills
4 113 (22.38%) Agile Software Development
5 109 (21.58%) Software Engineering
6 90 (17.82%) Management Information System
7 86 (17.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 78 (15.45%) SC Cleared
9 71 (14.06%) C++
10 64 (12.67%) C
10 64 (12.67%) Mathematics
11 63 (12.48%) Automotive
12 57 (11.29%) Python
12 57 (11.29%) Systems Engineering
13 56 (11.09%) C#
14 55 (10.89%) Avionics
15 54 (10.69%) Linux
16 53 (10.50%) Java
16 53 (10.50%) Embedded Systems
17 51 (10.10%) Windows
18 50 (9.90%) SQL
18 50 (9.90%) Problem-Solving
19 48 (9.50%) Project Management
19 48 (9.50%) Software Testing
20 47 (9.31%) JavaScript
20 47 (9.31%) Microsoft
21 46 (9.11%) DevOps
22 45 (8.91%) Algorithms
22 45 (8.91%) Scrum
23 44 (8.71%) AWS

Aerospace
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 5 (0.99%) Confluence
2 4 (0.79%) IIS
2 4 (0.79%) MS Project Server
2 4 (0.79%) Tomcat
3 3 (0.59%) ArcGIS
3 3 (0.59%) SAS
3 3 (0.59%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.59%) WildFly
4 2 (0.40%) Apache
4 2 (0.40%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.20%) CMS
5 1 (0.20%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.20%) GeoServer
5 1 (0.20%) MS Exchange
5 1 (0.20%) WebLogic
5 1 (0.20%) WinCC
Applications
1 35 (6.93%) Simulink
2 30 (5.94%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (3.37%) Microsoft Excel
4 16 (3.17%) Stateflow
5 5 (0.99%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 4 (0.79%) Windchill
7 3 (0.59%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.20%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.20%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 8 (1.58%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.99%) SAP SCM
3 4 (0.79%) Magento
3 4 (0.79%) Shopify
4 3 (0.59%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.59%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (0.59%) SAP GTS
5 2 (0.40%) Oracle Applications
5 2 (0.40%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.40%) SAP IBP
5 2 (0.40%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.20%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.20%) SAP PP
6 1 (0.20%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.20%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 44 (8.71%) AWS
2 42 (8.32%) Azure
3 15 (2.97%) Power Platform
4 9 (1.78%) Amazon ECS
5 7 (1.39%) Serverless
6 5 (0.99%) Cloud Computing
6 5 (0.99%) SaaS
7 2 (0.40%) GitHub
7 2 (0.40%) Heroku
7 2 (0.40%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (0.40%) Snowflake
8 1 (0.20%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 1 (0.20%) Amazon EKS
8 1 (0.20%) AWS CloudFormation
8 1 (0.20%) AWS Fargate
8 1 (0.20%) Azure Active Directory
8 1 (0.20%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 1 (0.20%) GCP
8 1 (0.20%) OpenShift
8 1 (0.20%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 31 (6.14%) Firewall
2 18 (3.56%) VPN
3 17 (3.37%) LAN
3 17 (3.37%) WAN
4 15 (2.97%) TCP/IP
5 13 (2.57%) Ethernet
6 12 (2.38%) DNS
7 11 (2.18%) DHCP
8 10 (1.98%) HTTP
8 10 (1.98%) Network Security
9 9 (1.78%) SAN
10 8 (1.58%) VLAN
11 6 (1.19%) Tactical Data Link
11 6 (1.19%) VoIP
12 5 (0.99%) OSPF
12 5 (0.99%) SD-WAN
13 4 (0.79%) Cisco ASA
14 3 (0.59%) BGP
14 3 (0.59%) Intrusion Detection
14 3 (0.59%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (4.55%) SQL Server
2 15 (2.97%) Power BI
3 13 (2.57%) Big Data
3 13 (2.57%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (2.38%) PostgreSQL
5 11 (2.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (1.19%) Hadoop
6 6 (1.19%) MySQL
6 6 (1.19%) Power Query
7 5 (0.99%) GIS
7 5 (0.99%) Oracle Database
7 5 (0.99%) Relational Database
7 5 (0.99%) Tableau
8 4 (0.79%) NoSQL
8 4 (0.79%) SAP BW
8 4 (0.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (0.59%) Geospatial Data
10 2 (0.40%) HBase
10 2 (0.40%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.40%) Redis
Development Applications
1 43 (8.51%) Rational DOORS
2 34 (6.73%) Git (software)
3 14 (2.77%) JIRA
4 9 (1.78%) Jenkins
4 9 (1.78%) Maven
4 9 (1.78%) Oracle Forms
5 7 (1.39%) Visual Studio
6 5 (0.99%) eggPlant
7 4 (0.79%) webpack
8 3 (0.59%) Bitbucket
8 3 (0.59%) Rational Rhapsody
9 2 (0.40%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.40%) ReSharper
9 2 (0.40%) Selenium
9 2 (0.40%) VSS/SourceSafe
10 1 (0.20%) JMeter
10 1 (0.20%) JUnit
10 1 (0.20%) LoadRunner
10 1 (0.20%) LSMW
10 1 (0.20%) SpecFlow
General
1 139 (27.52%) Social Skills
2 86 (17.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 63 (12.48%) Automotive
4 55 (10.89%) Avionics
5 42 (8.32%) Military
6 41 (8.12%) Manufacturing
7 35 (6.93%) Analytical Skills
7 35 (6.93%) Finance
8 24 (4.75%) Games
9 20 (3.96%) Retail
10 17 (3.37%) Electronics
11 14 (2.77%) Public Sector
11 14 (2.77%) Telecoms
12 12 (2.38%) Law
13 11 (2.18%) Banking
14 9 (1.78%) Documentation Skills
15 8 (1.58%) Humanities
15 8 (1.58%) Influencing Skills
15 8 (1.58%) Marketing
16 7 (1.39%) Police
Job Titles
1 69 (13.66%) Systems Engineer
2 65 (12.87%) Software Engineer
3 54 (10.69%) Developer
4 49 (9.70%) Architect
5 42 (8.32%) Analyst
6 40 (7.92%) Embedded Engineer
7 38 (7.52%) Senior Systems Engineer
8 25 (4.95%) Principal Engineer
9 23 (4.55%) Senior Software Engineer
10 22 (4.36%) Network Engineer
11 20 (3.96%) Software Developer
12 17 (3.37%) Consultant
13 16 (3.17%) Embedded Software Engineer
14 14 (2.77%) Technical Architect
15 13 (2.57%) DevOps Engineer
15 13 (2.57%) Software Architect
16 12 (2.38%) Data Engineer
16 12 (2.38%) Project Manager
16 12 (2.38%) Technical Specialist
17 11 (2.18%) C++ Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (6.14%) .NET
2 29 (5.74%) HTML
3 27 (5.35%) React
4 26 (5.15%) CSS
5 25 (4.95%) REST
6 20 (3.96%) AngularJS
7 18 (3.56%) Web Services
8 11 (2.18%) .NET Core
9 10 (1.98%) .NET Framework
9 10 (1.98%) GraphQL
9 10 (1.98%) JSON
9 10 (1.98%) Vue.js
10 8 (1.58%) Java EE
10 8 (1.58%) Next.js
10 8 (1.58%) OAuth
10 8 (1.58%) OAuth2
11 7 (1.39%) Kafka
12 6 (1.19%) jQuery
12 6 (1.19%) Middleware
13 5 (0.99%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 90 (17.82%) Management Information System
2 53 (10.50%) Embedded Systems
3 45 (8.91%) Algorithms
4 29 (5.74%) User Experience
5 26 (5.15%) Greenfield Project
5 26 (5.15%) Self-Motivation
6 22 (4.36%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
7 16 (3.17%) Robotics
8 13 (2.57%) Data Centre
9 11 (2.18%) Fibre Optics
10 9 (1.78%) Animation
11 7 (1.39%) Data Structures
12 6 (1.19%) Enterprise Software
13 5 (0.99%) Cyberthreat
14 4 (0.79%) Data Protection Act
14 4 (0.79%) Driving Licence
14 4 (0.79%) Pharmacovigilance
15 3 (0.59%) CESG
15 3 (0.59%) e-Learning
15 3 (0.59%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 54 (10.69%) Linux
2 51 (10.10%) Windows
3 13 (2.57%) Unix
4 9 (1.78%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.79%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.59%) Windows Server 2008
6 3 (0.59%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (0.59%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.40%) Android
7 2 (0.40%) Embedded Linux
7 2 (0.40%) FreeRTOS
7 2 (0.40%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.40%) SafeRTOS
7 2 (0.40%) SUSE
7 2 (0.40%) VMS
7 2 (0.40%) VxWorks
7 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2003
8 1 (0.20%) CentOS
8 1 (0.20%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (22.38%) Agile Software Development
2 109 (21.58%) Software Engineering
3 64 (12.67%) Mathematics
4 57 (11.29%) Systems Engineering
5 50 (9.90%) Problem-Solving
6 48 (9.50%) Project Management
6 48 (9.50%) Software Testing
7 46 (9.11%) DevOps
8 45 (8.91%) Scrum
9 43 (8.51%) Mentoring
10 42 (8.32%) Cybersecurity
11 41 (8.12%) Validation
12 38 (7.52%) OO
12 38 (7.52%) Physics
13 37 (7.33%) Continuous Improvement
14 35 (6.93%) Computer Science
15 34 (6.73%) UML
16 30 (5.94%) SDLC
17 28 (5.54%) SysML
18 27 (5.35%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 71 (14.06%) C++
2 64 (12.67%) C
3 57 (11.29%) Python
4 56 (11.09%) C#
5 53 (10.50%) Java
6 50 (9.90%) SQL
7 47 (9.31%) JavaScript
8 29 (5.74%) Ada
9 23 (4.55%) MATLAB
10 21 (4.16%) PowerShell
11 16 (3.17%) Fortran
12 15 (2.97%) TypeScript
13 12 (2.38%) Bash Shell
14 11 (2.18%) Go
15 9 (1.78%) R
15 9 (1.78%) VB
16 8 (1.58%) ES6
16 8 (1.58%) ES7
17 7 (1.39%) Clojure
17 7 (1.39%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 165 (32.67%) Degree
2 152 (30.10%) Security Cleared
3 78 (15.45%) SC Cleared
4 35 (6.93%) DV Cleared
5 23 (4.55%) Cisco Certification
6 21 (4.16%) Postgraduate
7 14 (2.77%) CCNP
8 13 (2.57%) HND
9 10 (1.98%) JNCIA
9 10 (1.98%) JNCIP
9 10 (1.98%) JNCIS
9 10 (1.98%) PhD
10 9 (1.78%) CCNA
10 9 (1.78%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (1.58%) HNC
12 7 (1.39%) CESG Certified Professional
12 7 (1.39%) CISSP
13 6 (1.19%) CISM
14 5 (0.99%) CEH
14 5 (0.99%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (3.17%) IEC 61508
2 11 (2.18%) RMADS
3 8 (1.58%) Def Stans
3 8 (1.58%) GDPR
4 7 (1.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (1.39%) JSP 440
5 6 (1.19%) QA
5 6 (1.19%) SLA
6 5 (0.99%) DO-178B
6 5 (0.99%) PMO
7 4 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (0.79%) GMP
7 4 (0.79%) ISO 13485
7 4 (0.79%) NIST
8 3 (0.59%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.59%) DO-254
8 3 (0.59%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 3 (0.59%) ISO 14001
9 2 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 28 (5.54%) VMware Infrastructure
2 22 (4.36%) Docker
3 11 (2.18%) Active Directory
4 9 (1.78%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (1.19%) Firmware
6 5 (0.99%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (0.99%) vSphere
7 4 (0.79%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.20%) LXC
8 1 (0.20%) NFS
8 1 (0.20%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 25 (4.95%) Kubernetes
2 19 (3.76%) BMC PATROL
3 8 (1.58%) Ansible
3 8 (1.58%) Opscode Chef
3 8 (1.58%) Puppet
3 8 (1.58%) Terraform
4 3 (0.59%) SCCM
5 2 (0.40%) McAfee ePO
5 2 (0.40%) SCOM
6 1 (0.20%) Cisco Prime
6 1 (0.20%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.20%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.20%) HP ALM
6 1 (0.20%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.20%) Nagios
6 1 (0.20%) Opsview
6 1 (0.20%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 47 (9.31%) Microsoft
2 42 (8.32%) VMware
3 29 (5.74%) SAP
4 26 (5.15%) Cisco
5 18 (3.56%) Oracle
6 16 (3.17%) MathWorks
7 14 (2.77%) Juniper
8 13 (2.57%) SolarWinds
9 12 (2.38%) Altera
9 12 (2.38%) Xilinx
10 10 (1.98%) Dell
11 7 (1.39%) Adobe
12 6 (1.19%) Atlassian
12 6 (1.19%) Fortinet
13 5 (0.99%) Keysight
13 5 (0.99%) NCR
13 5 (0.99%) Splunk
14 4 (0.79%) Demandware
14 4 (0.79%) hybris
14 4 (0.79%) Sparx
296 Aerospace job vacancies Nationwide