Aerospace Job Trends in Somerset

Aerospace
South West > Somerset

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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 40 49
Rank change year-on-year -13 +9 +12
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 10 1 12
As % of all permanent jobs in Somerset 1.21% 0.39% 1.66%
As % of the General category 1.94% 0.52% 3.24%
Number of salaries quoted 9 1 2
10th Percentile £46,250 - £31,911
25th Percentile - £48,750 £35,843
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £52,500 £43,145
Median % change year-on-year +23.81% +21.68% -24.97%
75th Percentile - £56,250 £51,198
90th Percentile - - £55,579
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,600 £50,750
% change year-on-year -4.94% +3.65% -7.73%

All General Skills
Somerset

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 Somerset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 516 192 370
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset 62.47% 75.00% 51.32%
Number of salaries quoted 179 96 310
10th Percentile £25,950 £29,750 £24,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £42,250 £29,346
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £54,660 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year -26.82% +43.84% -15.56%
75th Percentile £50,000 £70,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £78,750 £62,500
South West median annual salary £45,000 £51,058 £47,500
% change year-on-year -11.86% +7.49% -5.00%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Aerospace job vacancy trend in Somerset

Aerospace
Salary Trend in Somerset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Aerospace.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Salary Histogram in Somerset

Salary distribution for jobs citing Aerospace in Somerset over the 6 months to 6 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Aerospace in Somerset

Aerospace
Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Aerospace within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 6 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
Templecombe - 7 £65,000 -
Frome - 2 £47,500 -
Bath - 1 - - 1
Aerospace
South West

Aerospace
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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 7 (70.00%) Aeronautics
1 7 (70.00%) Automotive
2 2 (20.00%) Aviation
2 2 (20.00%) Avionics
2 2 (20.00%) Military
3 1 (10.00%) Finance
3 1 (10.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 9 (90.00%) Software Engineer
2 1 (10.00%) Engineering Manager
2 1 (10.00%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Driving Licence
1 2 (20.00%) Embedded Systems
1 2 (20.00%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 2 (20.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (20.00%) AI
3 1 (10.00%) Budgeting
3 1 (10.00%) Contract Management
3 1 (10.00%) Cost Management
3 1 (10.00%) Programme Management
3 1 (10.00%) Project Management
3 1 (10.00%) Project Planning
3 1 (10.00%) Revenue Recognition
3 1 (10.00%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (20.00%) C
1 2 (20.00%) C++
1 2 (20.00%) Java
1 2 (20.00%) Python
System Software
1 2 (20.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft