Aerospace Job Trends in the West Midlands

Aerospace
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in permanent job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 156 209
Rank change year-on-year +50 +53 -25
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 116 19 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 1.29% 0.58% 0.12%
As % of the General category 2.91% 0.91% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 84 14 1
10th Percentile £30,375 - -
25th Percentile £39,688 - £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,250 £40,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.63% -15.79% +23.38%
75th Percentile £60,000 - £48,750
90th Percentile £69,625 £42,625 -
England median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £52,250
% change year-on-year +22.22% -13.88% -14.34%

All General Skills
West Midlands

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 West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 3,992 2,097 3,319
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 44.33% 64.17% 57.63%
Number of salaries quoted 2,650 1,243 1,416
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,750 £29,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £37,303
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,565 £47,500 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -7.77% +3.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,560
% change year-on-year - -4.45% -4.07%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Aerospace job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Aerospace
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Aerospace.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Aerospace in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 5 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Aerospace in the West Midlands

Aerospace
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Aerospace within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 5 October 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
Worcestershire +1 26 £40,000 - 8
Warwickshire - 25 £58,750 - 18
Birmingham -16 18 £60,000 +50.00% 22
Wolverhampton +2 10 - - 12
Staffordshire +9 8 £40,000 -5.88% 4
Coventry -13 7 £42,500 - 15
Shropshire -26 6 £32,500 -18.75% 3
Willenhall - 4 £50,000 -
Herefordshire - 1 £75,000 - 5
Aerospace
England

Aerospace
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 5 (4.31%) WinCC
2 1 (0.86%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (2.59%) EPLAN
2 2 (1.72%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.72%) SOLIDWORKS
3 1 (0.86%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.86%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 1 (0.86%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.86%) Azure
1 1 (0.86%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (5.17%) Ethernet
2 5 (4.31%) Modbus
2 5 (4.31%) TCP/IP
3 2 (1.72%) Profibus
4 1 (0.86%) Broadband
4 1 (0.86%) DHCP
4 1 (0.86%) DNS
4 1 (0.86%) LAN
4 1 (0.86%) VPN
4 1 (0.86%) WAN
Development Applications
1 2 (1.72%) LabVIEW
2 1 (0.86%) Carbide.c++
2 1 (0.86%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (0.86%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 48 (41.38%) Manufacturing
2 43 (37.07%) Automotive
3 28 (24.14%) Social Skills
4 13 (11.21%) Finance
4 13 (11.21%) Military
5 12 (10.34%) Legal
6 9 (7.76%) Documentation Skills
7 7 (6.03%) Electronics
8 5 (4.31%) Advertising
8 5 (4.31%) Banking
8 5 (4.31%) Presentation Skills
8 5 (4.31%) Telecoms
9 4 (3.45%) Agriculture
9 4 (3.45%) Pharmaceutical
10 2 (1.72%) Law
10 2 (1.72%) Retail
11 1 (0.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.86%) Legal Technology
11 1 (0.86%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.86%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 31 (26.72%) Senior
2 10 (8.62%) Senior Technician
3 9 (7.76%) Business Development Manager
3 9 (7.76%) Business Manager
3 9 (7.76%) Development Manager
3 9 (7.76%) Sales Engineer
4 7 (6.03%) Field Engineer
4 7 (6.03%) Programmer
5 6 (5.17%) Consultant
6 5 (4.31%) Systems Engineer
6 5 (4.31%) Technical Consultant
7 4 (3.45%) Human Factors Engineer
7 4 (3.45%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 4 (3.45%) Software Engineer
7 4 (3.45%) Technical Engineer
8 3 (2.59%) Automation Engineer
8 3 (2.59%) Compliance Manager
8 3 (2.59%) Field Service Engineer
8 3 (2.59%) IT Support
8 3 (2.59%) Technical Sales Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.72%) .NET
1 2 (1.72%) Django
1 2 (1.72%) REST
1 2 (1.72%) STL
1 2 (1.72%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 11 (9.48%) Robotics
2 9 (7.76%) Driving Licence
3 7 (6.03%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (3.45%) FMCG
4 4 (3.45%) SCADA
4 4 (3.45%) Virtual Reality
5 3 (2.59%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (1.72%) Distributed Systems
6 2 (1.72%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.72%) IoT
6 2 (1.72%) Renewable Energy
7 1 (0.86%) Life Science
7 1 (0.86%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.72%) Windows
1 2 (1.72%) Windows Server
2 1 (0.86%) Linux
2 1 (0.86%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 1 (0.86%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (8.62%) Business Development
2 9 (7.76%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (6.90%) Software Engineering
4 7 (6.03%) CAD
4 7 (6.03%) CRM
4 7 (6.03%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (6.03%) Risk Assessment
4 7 (6.03%) Test Automation
5 6 (5.17%) Mentoring
5 6 (5.17%) Motion Control
5 6 (5.17%) Software Testing
6 5 (4.31%) Logistics
6 5 (4.31%) Systems Engineering
7 4 (3.45%) Ergonomics
7 4 (3.45%) Human Factors
7 4 (3.45%) Mathematics
7 4 (3.45%) Project Delivery
7 4 (3.45%) Situational Awareness
7 4 (3.45%) Technical Leadership
7 4 (3.45%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 6 (5.17%) C#
2 4 (3.45%) C
2 4 (3.45%) JavaScript
3 2 (1.72%) Python
3 2 (1.72%) SQL
Qualifications
1 24 (20.69%) Degree
2 18 (15.52%) BPSS Clearance
3 8 (6.90%) Security Cleared
4 7 (6.03%) HND
5 5 (4.31%) HNC
6 4 (3.45%) Numerate Degree
7 3 (2.59%) SC Cleared
8 1 (0.86%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.45%) IEC 61131
2 2 (1.72%) DO-178B
2 2 (1.72%) DO-254
3 1 (0.86%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.86%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.86%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 2 (1.72%) Active Directory
1 2 (1.72%) Docker
1 2 (1.72%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (1.72%) Functional Safety
2 1 (0.86%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 13 (11.21%) Siemens
2 7 (6.03%) Rockwell
3 4 (3.45%) Allen-Bradley
3 4 (3.45%) Microsoft
4 2 (1.72%) IFS
5 1 (0.86%) IBM
5 1 (0.86%) Planview
5 1 (0.86%) Red Hat
5 1 (0.86%) SAP