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 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 225 361 539
Rank change year-on-year +136 +178 -56
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 1,307 955 955
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.33% 0.92% 0.61%
As % of the General category 2.21% 1.35% 0.96%
Number of salaries quoted 577 234 393
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,218 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £39,449
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,080 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.92% +12.16% -
75th Percentile £66,250 £72,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,750 £84,700 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -

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 59,028 70,875 99,909
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 59.86% 68.29% 63.83%
Number of salaries quoted 39,629 38,205 51,280
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,269 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £101,250 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%

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 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Aerospace in the UK

Aerospace
Top 17 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 3 May 2024. 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 +153 1,212 £55,000 -4.35% 851
UK excluding London +110 1,171 £55,000 - 828
South West +97 459 £50,750 -7.73% 217
Work from Home +108 380 £50,000 -9.91% 253
South East +72 269 £60,000 +4.35% 226
East of England +72 207 £56,500 -13.08% 107
North of England +103 139 £55,000 +5.77% 131
North West +63 88 £55,875 +11.75% 97
London +141 77 £65,000 +13.04% 47
Midlands -50 60 £39,500 -38.04% 146
East Midlands -29 40 £37,500 -26.83% 66
Yorkshire +60 30 £45,000 -21.74% 26
Scotland -93 28 £55,000 -17.91% 32
North East +13 21 £65,000 - 9
West Midlands -28 20 £45,000 -30.77% 80
Northern Ireland - 5 - - 4
Wales -26 4 - - 18

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 29 (2.22%) SharePoint
2 25 (1.91%) Apache
2 25 (1.91%) Apache Spark
3 19 (1.45%) IIS
4 12 (0.92%) Microsoft Exchange
5 9 (0.69%) Confluence
6 5 (0.38%) SharePoint 2010
6 5 (0.38%) SharePoint 2013
7 4 (0.31%) TWiki
8 2 (0.15%) WinCC
9 1 (0.077%) Moodle
Applications
1 47 (3.60%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (1.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 24 (1.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (1.22%) Siemens NX
5 9 (0.69%) Microsoft Project
5 9 (0.69%) OrCAD
6 8 (0.61%) GNU Octave
6 8 (0.61%) Simulink
7 5 (0.38%) SOLIDWORKS
8 3 (0.23%) AutoCAD
8 3 (0.23%) CATIA
9 2 (0.15%) Fusion 360
10 1 (0.077%) MS Visio
10 1 (0.077%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 32 (2.45%) Siebel CRM
2 9 (0.69%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.31%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
3 4 (0.31%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 3 (0.23%) Teamcenter
5 2 (0.15%) Primavera
5 2 (0.15%) SAP SCM
6 1 (0.077%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.077%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.077%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 176 (13.47%) Azure
2 146 (11.17%) AWS
3 37 (2.83%) GCP
3 37 (2.83%) OpenShift
4 30 (2.30%) OCI
4 30 (2.30%) Serverless
5 28 (2.14%) AWS Lambda
6 25 (1.91%) Amazon EKS
6 25 (1.91%) AWS CloudFormation
6 25 (1.91%) Microsoft 365
6 25 (1.91%) SaaS
7 11 (0.84%) Cloud Computing
8 9 (0.69%) GitHub
8 9 (0.69%) Power Platform
9 6 (0.46%) OneDrive
10 5 (0.38%) Azure Pipelines
11 4 (0.31%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (0.23%) Azure Sentinel
12 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Purview
12 3 (0.23%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 62 (4.74%) Firewall
2 31 (2.37%) DNS
3 27 (2.07%) Network Security
4 26 (1.99%) WAN
5 25 (1.91%) AMQP
6 17 (1.30%) DHCP
6 17 (1.30%) TCP/IP
7 16 (1.22%) 5G
8 15 (1.15%) SD-WAN
9 14 (1.07%) Ethernet
9 14 (1.07%) Internet
9 14 (1.07%) Wireless
10 13 (0.99%) HTTP
11 12 (0.92%) Cisco ASA
11 12 (0.92%) Software-Defined Networking
12 11 (0.84%) LAN
12 11 (0.84%) RS-232
13 9 (0.69%) VSAN
14 7 (0.54%) SAN
15 5 (0.38%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (2.98%) Big Data
2 31 (2.37%) Oracle BI EE
2 31 (2.37%) Siebel EIM
3 29 (2.22%) SQL Server
4 26 (1.99%) Hadoop
5 25 (1.91%) Cloudera CDH
6 23 (1.76%) Data Vault
7 10 (0.77%) Relational Database
8 9 (0.69%) Power BI
9 8 (0.61%) PostgreSQL
10 4 (0.31%) Oracle Database
11 2 (0.15%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.15%) RDBMS
12 1 (0.077%) Data Warehouse
12 1 (0.077%) EDMS
12 1 (0.077%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 70 (5.36%) JIRA
2 44 (3.37%) Git
3 37 (2.83%) Jenkins
4 22 (1.68%) LabVIEW
5 20 (1.53%) Selenium
6 14 (1.07%) Rational DOORS
6 14 (1.07%) Subversion
7 12 (0.92%) Visual Studio
8 11 (0.84%) Rational Rhapsody
9 9 (0.69%) Robot Framework
10 5 (0.38%) ClearCase
10 5 (0.38%) ClearQuest
11 4 (0.31%) eggPlant
12 3 (0.23%) Android Studio
13 2 (0.15%) Apache Continuum
13 2 (0.15%) Gradle
13 2 (0.15%) MSI
14 1 (0.077%) Bitbucket
14 1 (0.077%) JMeter
14 1 (0.077%) VersionOne
General
1 230 (17.60%) Manufacturing
2 189 (14.46%) Social Skills
3 170 (13.01%) Automotive
4 128 (9.79%) Finance
5 123 (9.41%) Electronics
6 114 (8.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 80 (6.12%) Aviation
8 76 (5.81%) Military
9 59 (4.51%) Analytical Skills
10 51 (3.90%) Retail
11 44 (3.37%) Presentation Skills
12 42 (3.21%) Influencing Skills
13 33 (2.52%) Pharmaceutical
13 33 (2.52%) Telecoms
14 32 (2.45%) Law
15 30 (2.30%) Organisational Skills
16 24 (1.84%) Marketing
16 24 (1.84%) Public Sector
16 24 (1.84%) Publishing
17 20 (1.53%) Games
Job Titles
1 185 (14.15%) Senior
2 173 (13.24%) Systems Engineer
3 160 (12.24%) Software Engineer
4 117 (8.95%) Lead
5 83 (6.35%) Developer
6 70 (5.36%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 59 (4.51%) Architect
8 54 (4.13%) Embedded Engineer
8 54 (4.13%) Project Manager
9 52 (3.98%) DevOps Engineer
9 52 (3.98%) Programmer
10 51 (3.90%) Consultant
11 50 (3.83%) Embedded Software Engineer
12 45 (3.44%) DV Cleared Software Engineer
13 41 (3.14%) Principal Engineer
14 39 (2.98%) Principal Systems Engineer
15 34 (2.60%) Senior Software Engineer
16 32 (2.45%) Senior Developer
17 31 (2.37%) Senior Siebel Developer
17 31 (2.37%) Siebel Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 70 (5.36%) .NET
2 58 (4.44%) AngularJS
3 37 (2.83%) XML
4 33 (2.52%) React
5 31 (2.37%) OpenAPI
5 31 (2.37%) Spring
5 31 (2.37%) Swagger
6 29 (2.22%) .NET Framework
6 29 (2.22%) Spring Boot
7 27 (2.07%) Node.js
7 27 (2.07%) REST
8 25 (1.91%) ASP.NET Web API
8 25 (1.91%) Entity Framework
8 25 (1.91%) gRPC
8 25 (1.91%) Material-UI
8 25 (1.91%) RabbitMQ
8 25 (1.91%) SubSonic
9 20 (1.53%) HTML
10 19 (1.45%) ASP.NET
11 16 (1.22%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 61 (4.67%) Management Information System
2 40 (3.06%) Self-Motivation
3 36 (2.75%) Cloud Native
4 33 (2.52%) IoT
5 31 (2.37%) Enterprise Software
6 28 (2.14%) Cyber Defence
7 27 (2.07%) Operational Technology
8 24 (1.84%) FPGA
9 23 (1.76%) Robotics
10 22 (1.68%) Data Centre
10 22 (1.68%) Embedded Systems
11 19 (1.45%) Algorithms
11 19 (1.45%) FMCG
11 19 (1.45%) Verilog
11 19 (1.45%) VHDL
12 15 (1.15%) Fat Client
12 15 (1.15%) Thin Client
13 14 (1.07%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 14 (1.07%) Linux Command Line
14 13 (0.99%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 256 (19.59%) Linux
2 130 (9.95%) Windows
3 40 (3.06%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 33 (2.52%) Windows Server
5 27 (2.07%) CentOS
5 27 (2.07%) Ubuntu
6 26 (1.99%) Debian
7 14 (1.07%) Windows 10
8 7 (0.54%) Windows 7
9 6 (0.46%) FreeRTOS
9 6 (0.46%) Windows Server 2019
10 4 (0.31%) Android
10 4 (0.31%) Mac OS
10 4 (0.31%) Unix
10 4 (0.31%) Windows Server 2008
11 3 (0.23%) Embedded Linux
11 3 (0.23%) VMS
11 3 (0.23%) Windows Server 2012
12 2 (0.15%) Windows Embedded Compact
13 1 (0.077%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 386 (29.53%) Agile
2 317 (24.25%) Collaborative Working
3 282 (21.58%) Actionable Insight
4 203 (15.53%) Software Engineering
5 194 (14.84%) Problem-Solving
6 156 (11.94%) Project Management
7 140 (10.71%) DevOps
8 124 (9.49%) Validation
9 122 (9.33%) Systems Engineering
10 119 (9.10%) Cybersecurity
11 107 (8.19%) Scrum
12 86 (6.58%) SDLC
13 83 (6.35%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 82 (6.27%) Mentoring
15 78 (5.97%) Kanban
16 72 (5.51%) Coaching
16 72 (5.51%) Configuration Management
17 69 (5.28%) Computer Science
18 66 (5.05%) Test Automation
19 57 (4.36%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 173 (13.24%) Python
2 101 (7.73%) C
3 99 (7.57%) SQL
4 92 (7.04%) Java
5 73 (5.59%) PowerShell
6 71 (5.43%) C#
6 71 (5.43%) JavaScript
7 54 (4.13%) Bash
8 46 (3.52%) C++
9 31 (2.37%) MATLAB
10 22 (1.68%) Embedded C
11 10 (0.77%) Ada
11 10 (0.77%) VB
12 8 (0.61%) Perl
13 6 (0.46%) VB6
14 4 (0.31%) Lua
14 4 (0.31%) Ruby
14 4 (0.31%) Shell Script
14 4 (0.31%) Tcl
15 2 (0.15%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 545 (41.70%) Security Cleared
2 270 (20.66%) SC Cleared
3 241 (18.44%) Degree
4 228 (17.44%) DV Cleared
5 54 (4.13%) HNC
6 53 (4.06%) HND
7 34 (2.60%) BPSS Clearance
8 31 (2.37%) DBS Check
9 27 (2.07%) Master's Degree
10 26 (1.99%) Cisco Certification
11 24 (1.84%) Computer Science Degree
12 21 (1.61%) PMI Certification
13 16 (1.22%) CCDA
13 16 (1.22%) CCDP
13 16 (1.22%) TOGAF Certification
14 11 (0.84%) NVQ Level 3
15 10 (0.77%) CISMP
15 10 (0.77%) IISP
15 10 (0.77%) PhD
15 10 (0.77%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (5.05%) QA
2 28 (2.14%) NIST
3 24 (1.84%) ISO 9001
4 18 (1.38%) NIST 800
5 17 (1.30%) SLA
6 14 (1.07%) JSP 440
6 14 (1.07%) RMADS
7 13 (0.99%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 13 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 13 (0.99%) NCSC
8 11 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 17025
8 11 (0.84%) PMO
9 7 (0.54%) DO-254
10 6 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials
11 4 (0.31%) GDPR
11 4 (0.31%) ISO 14001
12 3 (0.23%) HMG Infosec
12 3 (0.23%) ISO 31000
12 3 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 3 (0.23%) MISRA
System Software
1 67 (5.13%) Docker
2 61 (4.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 34 (2.60%) Hyper-V
4 28 (2.14%) Active Directory
5 17 (1.30%) Firmware
6 16 (1.22%) VMware ESXi
6 16 (1.22%) VMware NSX
7 11 (0.84%) vSphere
8 9 (0.69%) Forefront TMG
8 9 (0.69%) VMware Workstation
9 8 (0.61%) Microsoft App-V
10 4 (0.31%) Embedded Firmware
11 3 (0.23%) BitLocker
11 3 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
12 2 (0.15%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 147 (11.25%) Ansible
2 93 (7.12%) Kubernetes
3 76 (5.81%) Terraform
4 41 (3.14%) Puppet
5 20 (1.53%) SCCM
6 13 (0.99%) WSUS
7 12 (0.92%) SCOM
8 10 (0.77%) Fluentd
8 10 (0.77%) logstash
9 8 (0.61%) vCenter Server
10 5 (0.38%) Cisco Prime
10 5 (0.38%) Opsview
11 4 (0.31%) FortiGate
11 4 (0.31%) Progress Chef
11 4 (0.31%) vRealize
12 3 (0.23%) Functional Safety
12 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Intune
13 2 (0.15%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 2 (0.15%) Wonderware InTouch
14 1 (0.077%) Check_MK
Vendors
1 118 (9.03%) Microsoft
2 90 (6.89%) VMware
3 70 (5.36%) Oracle
4 53 (4.06%) Cisco
5 38 (2.91%) Red Hat
6 36 (2.75%) Google
7 33 (2.52%) SAP
8 32 (2.45%) Siebel
9 31 (2.37%) Thales
10 29 (2.22%) SaltStack
11 21 (1.61%) Siemens
12 19 (1.45%) Splunk
13 15 (1.15%) Citrix
14 13 (0.99%) Juniper
14 13 (0.99%) ServiceNow
15 12 (0.92%) Blue Coat
15 12 (0.92%) CheckPoint
15 12 (0.92%) Infoblox
15 12 (0.92%) Palo Alto
15 12 (0.92%) Riverbed