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

6 months to
22 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 209 365 521
Rank change year-on-year +156 +156 -47
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 1,397 878 1,078
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.40% 0.89% 0.66%
As % of the General category 2.34% 1.30% 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 588 225 435
10th Percentile £35,000 £34,187 £33,766
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £38,624
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,159 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.06% +12.32% -3.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,750 £85,000 £72,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,000 £55,000 £48,500
% change year-on-year -1.82% +13.40% -3.00%

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 59,604 67,343 105,754
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 59.56% 68.25% 64.73%
Number of salaries quoted 39,680 36,383 51,281
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,000 £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 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,250 £102,500 £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 22 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 22 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 +174 1,294 £55,000 -2.36% 899
UK excluding London +137 1,258 £54,000 -1.82% 884
South West +113 500 £50,000 -9.09% 204
Work from Home +94 381 £50,000 -9.09% 246
South East +84 298 £60,000 +9.09% 251
East of England +68 202 £50,000 -23.08% 106
North of England +122 151 £55,000 +10.00% 145
North West +70 96 £55,000 +10.00% 103
London +134 80 £70,000 +21.74% 59
Midlands -48 61 £39,000 -42.22% 142
East Midlands -21 43 £37,500 -31.82% 63
Yorkshire +65 33 £45,000 -21.74% 34
Scotland -85 31 £55,000 -17.91% 51
North East +10 22 £65,000 - 8
West Midlands -24 18 £45,000 -35.71% 79
Wales -15 8 - - 34
Northern Ireland - 7 - - 1

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 (2.08%) SharePoint
2 27 (1.93%) Apache
2 27 (1.93%) Apache Spark
3 19 (1.36%) IIS
4 12 (0.86%) Microsoft Exchange
5 9 (0.64%) Confluence
6 5 (0.36%) SharePoint 2010
6 5 (0.36%) SharePoint 2013
7 4 (0.29%) TWiki
8 1 (0.072%) Moodle
8 1 (0.072%) WinCC
Applications
1 49 (3.51%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (1.86%) Microsoft Excel
3 24 (1.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (1.15%) Siemens NX
5 9 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
5 9 (0.64%) OrCAD
6 8 (0.57%) GNU Octave
6 8 (0.57%) Simulink
7 5 (0.36%) SOLIDWORKS
8 3 (0.21%) AutoCAD
8 3 (0.21%) CATIA
9 2 (0.14%) Fusion 360
10 1 (0.072%) MS Visio
10 1 (0.072%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 34 (2.43%) Siebel CRM
2 8 (0.57%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.29%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
3 4 (0.29%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 2 (0.14%) Primavera
4 2 (0.14%) SAP SCM
4 2 (0.14%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.072%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 1 (0.072%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 202 (14.46%) Azure
2 165 (11.81%) AWS
3 47 (3.36%) OpenShift
4 37 (2.65%) GCP
5 33 (2.36%) SaaS
6 32 (2.29%) Serverless
7 30 (2.15%) AWS Lambda
7 30 (2.15%) OCI
8 29 (2.08%) AWS CloudFormation
9 27 (1.93%) Amazon EKS
10 25 (1.79%) Microsoft 365
11 15 (1.07%) Cloud Computing
12 9 (0.64%) Azure DevOps
12 9 (0.64%) GitHub
12 9 (0.64%) Power Platform
13 6 (0.43%) OneDrive
14 5 (0.36%) Azure Pipelines
15 3 (0.21%) Azure Sentinel
15 3 (0.21%) Power Automate
15 3 (0.21%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 76 (5.44%) Firewall
2 38 (2.72%) DNS
3 28 (2.00%) Network Security
4 27 (1.93%) AMQP
5 26 (1.86%) WAN
6 23 (1.65%) DHCP
6 23 (1.65%) TCP/IP
7 20 (1.43%) HTTP
8 18 (1.29%) Cisco ASA
8 18 (1.29%) Software-Defined Networking
9 15 (1.07%) Ethernet
9 15 (1.07%) Internet
9 15 (1.07%) SD-WAN
10 14 (1.00%) Wireless
11 11 (0.79%) LAN
11 11 (0.79%) RS-232
11 11 (0.79%) VSAN
12 10 (0.72%) 5G
13 7 (0.50%) SAN
14 5 (0.36%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (3.15%) Big Data
2 34 (2.43%) SQL Server
3 33 (2.36%) Oracle BI EE
3 33 (2.36%) Siebel EIM
4 29 (2.08%) Hadoop
5 27 (1.93%) Cloudera CDH
6 23 (1.65%) Data Vault
7 15 (1.07%) Data Lake
8 10 (0.72%) Relational Database
9 9 (0.64%) Power BI
10 8 (0.57%) PostgreSQL
11 4 (0.29%) Oracle Database
12 3 (0.21%) MySQL
13 2 (0.14%) Azure SQL Database
13 2 (0.14%) MongoDB
13 2 (0.14%) RDBMS
14 1 (0.072%) Data Warehouse
14 1 (0.072%) EDMS
Development Applications
1 79 (5.65%) JIRA
2 50 (3.58%) Jenkins
3 47 (3.36%) Git
4 24 (1.72%) Selenium
5 19 (1.36%) LabVIEW
6 15 (1.07%) Robot Framework
6 15 (1.07%) Visual Studio
7 14 (1.00%) Rational DOORS
7 14 (1.00%) Subversion
8 11 (0.79%) Rational Rhapsody
9 9 (0.64%) eggPlant
10 5 (0.36%) ClearCase
10 5 (0.36%) ClearQuest
11 3 (0.21%) Android Studio
11 3 (0.21%) Bitbucket
11 3 (0.21%) Eclipse
11 3 (0.21%) JMeter
11 3 (0.21%) TestRail
12 2 (0.14%) Apache Continuum
12 2 (0.14%) SonarQube
General
1 241 (17.25%) Manufacturing
2 196 (14.03%) Social Skills
3 174 (12.46%) Automotive
4 126 (9.02%) Electronics
5 122 (8.73%) Finance
6 115 (8.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 85 (6.08%) Aviation
8 78 (5.58%) Military
9 58 (4.15%) Analytical Skills
10 45 (3.22%) Retail
11 44 (3.15%) Influencing Skills
12 41 (2.93%) Presentation Skills
13 35 (2.51%) Law
14 34 (2.43%) Pharmaceutical
14 34 (2.43%) Telecoms
15 27 (1.93%) Organisational Skills
16 24 (1.72%) Public Sector
16 24 (1.72%) Publishing
17 21 (1.50%) Marketing
18 20 (1.43%) Games
Job Titles
1 206 (14.75%) Senior
2 173 (12.38%) Systems Engineer
3 170 (12.17%) Software Engineer
4 115 (8.23%) Lead
5 88 (6.30%) Developer
6 78 (5.58%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 75 (5.37%) Architect
8 58 (4.15%) DevOps Engineer
9 57 (4.08%) Consultant
10 56 (4.01%) Programmer
10 56 (4.01%) Project Manager
11 55 (3.94%) Embedded Engineer
12 53 (3.79%) DV Cleared Software Engineer
13 50 (3.58%) Embedded Software Engineer
14 46 (3.29%) Principal Engineer
15 42 (3.01%) Principal Systems Engineer
16 34 (2.43%) Senior Developer
16 34 (2.43%) Senior Software Engineer
16 34 (2.43%) Technical Architect
17 33 (2.36%) Siebel Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 75 (5.37%) .NET
2 60 (4.29%) AngularJS
3 41 (2.93%) XML
4 34 (2.43%) React
5 33 (2.36%) OpenAPI
5 33 (2.36%) Swagger
6 31 (2.22%) Spring
6 31 (2.22%) Spring Boot
7 29 (2.08%) .NET Framework
7 29 (2.08%) REST
8 28 (2.00%) Node.js
9 27 (1.93%) gRPC
9 27 (1.93%) Material-UI
9 27 (1.93%) RabbitMQ
10 26 (1.86%) ASP.NET Web API
10 26 (1.86%) Entity Framework
10 26 (1.86%) SubSonic
11 22 (1.57%) HTML
12 21 (1.50%) ASP.NET
13 15 (1.07%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 61 (4.37%) Management Information System
2 53 (3.79%) Cloud Native
3 39 (2.79%) Self-Motivation
4 35 (2.51%) IoT
5 33 (2.36%) Enterprise Software
6 30 (2.15%) Cyber Defence
7 27 (1.93%) Operational Technology
8 24 (1.72%) Data Centre
8 24 (1.72%) FPGA
8 24 (1.72%) Robotics
9 22 (1.57%) Embedded Systems
10 19 (1.36%) Algorithms
10 19 (1.36%) FMCG
10 19 (1.36%) Verilog
10 19 (1.36%) VHDL
11 18 (1.29%) Linux Command Line
12 17 (1.22%) Client/Server
13 15 (1.07%) Fat Client
13 15 (1.07%) Legacy Applications
13 15 (1.07%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 293 (20.97%) Linux
2 141 (10.09%) Windows
3 49 (3.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 44 (3.15%) Windows Server
5 30 (2.15%) CentOS
5 30 (2.15%) Ubuntu
6 29 (2.08%) Debian
7 14 (1.00%) Windows 10
8 9 (0.64%) Windows Server 2008
9 7 (0.50%) Windows 7
10 6 (0.43%) FreeRTOS
10 6 (0.43%) Windows Server 2019
11 4 (0.29%) Android
11 4 (0.29%) Mac OS
12 3 (0.21%) Embedded Linux
12 3 (0.21%) VMS
12 3 (0.21%) Windows Embedded Compact
12 3 (0.21%) Windows Server 2012
13 1 (0.072%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 461 (33.00%) Agile
2 395 (28.27%) Collaborative Working
3 282 (20.19%) Actionable Insight
4 213 (15.25%) Software Engineering
5 206 (14.75%) Problem-Solving
6 165 (11.81%) DevOps
7 159 (11.38%) Project Management
8 135 (9.66%) Systems Engineering
9 126 (9.02%) Validation
10 122 (8.73%) Scrum
11 109 (7.80%) Cybersecurity
12 91 (6.51%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 88 (6.30%) SDLC
14 87 (6.23%) Kanban
15 84 (6.01%) Mentoring
16 78 (5.58%) Coaching
17 75 (5.37%) Technical Analysis
18 74 (5.30%) Configuration Management
19 73 (5.23%) Requirements Analysis
20 72 (5.15%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 181 (12.96%) Python
2 105 (7.52%) Java
3 103 (7.37%) C
4 100 (7.16%) SQL
5 85 (6.08%) PowerShell
6 79 (5.65%) JavaScript
7 74 (5.30%) C#
8 61 (4.37%) Bash
9 42 (3.01%) C++
10 28 (2.00%) MATLAB
11 23 (1.65%) Embedded C
12 11 (0.79%) Ada
13 9 (0.64%) VB
14 6 (0.43%) VB6
15 5 (0.36%) Perl
16 4 (0.29%) Lua
16 4 (0.29%) Ruby
16 4 (0.29%) Tcl
17 3 (0.21%) Embedded C++
17 3 (0.21%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 602 (43.09%) Security Cleared
2 298 (21.33%) SC Cleared
3 273 (19.54%) DV Cleared
4 243 (17.39%) Degree
5 53 (3.79%) HNC
6 51 (3.65%) HND
7 33 (2.36%) BPSS Clearance
8 31 (2.22%) DBS Check
9 27 (1.93%) Master's Degree
10 24 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree
11 21 (1.50%) PMI Certification
12 19 (1.36%) Cisco Certification
13 16 (1.15%) TOGAF Certification
14 12 (0.86%) NVQ Level 3
15 11 (0.79%) PhD
16 10 (0.72%) CISMP
16 10 (0.72%) IISP
16 10 (0.72%) PMP
17 9 (0.64%) CCDA
17 9 (0.64%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (5.51%) QA
2 28 (2.00%) NIST
3 25 (1.79%) ISO 9001
4 18 (1.29%) NIST 800
5 17 (1.22%) SLA
6 14 (1.00%) JSP 440
6 14 (1.00%) RMADS
7 13 (0.93%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 13 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 13 (0.93%) NCSC
8 12 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 8 (0.57%) PMO
10 7 (0.50%) DO-254
11 6 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
12 4 (0.29%) GDPR
12 4 (0.29%) ISO 14001
13 3 (0.21%) HMG Infosec
13 3 (0.21%) ISO 31000
13 3 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 3 (0.21%) MISRA
System Software
1 80 (5.73%) Docker
2 74 (5.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 40 (2.86%) Hyper-V
4 27 (1.93%) Active Directory
5 24 (1.72%) VMware NSX
6 17 (1.22%) Firmware
6 17 (1.22%) VMware ESXi
7 13 (0.93%) vSphere
8 9 (0.64%) Forefront TMG
8 9 (0.64%) VMware Workstation
9 8 (0.57%) Microsoft App-V
10 4 (0.29%) Embedded Firmware
11 3 (0.21%) BitLocker
11 3 (0.21%) Virtual Machines
12 2 (0.14%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 171 (12.24%) Ansible
2 113 (8.09%) Kubernetes
3 85 (6.08%) Terraform
4 49 (3.51%) Puppet
5 20 (1.43%) SCCM
6 13 (0.93%) WSUS
7 12 (0.86%) SCOM
8 9 (0.64%) Fluentd
8 9 (0.64%) logstash
9 7 (0.50%) vCenter Server
10 5 (0.36%) Cisco Prime
10 5 (0.36%) Opsview
11 4 (0.29%) FortiGate
11 4 (0.29%) Progress Chef
11 4 (0.29%) vRealize
12 3 (0.21%) Microsoft Intune
13 2 (0.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 2 (0.14%) Functional Safety
13 2 (0.14%) Kustomize
14 1 (0.072%) Check_MK
Vendors
1 126 (9.02%) Microsoft
2 109 (7.80%) VMware
3 73 (5.23%) Oracle
4 53 (3.79%) Cisco
5 46 (3.29%) Red Hat
6 36 (2.58%) Google
7 34 (2.43%) Siebel
8 32 (2.29%) SAP
9 31 (2.22%) SaltStack
9 31 (2.22%) Thales
10 20 (1.43%) Siemens
11 19 (1.36%) Splunk
12 17 (1.22%) ServiceNow
13 15 (1.07%) Citrix
14 14 (1.00%) Juniper
15 13 (0.93%) Blue Coat
15 13 (0.93%) CheckPoint
15 13 (0.93%) Infoblox
15 13 (0.93%) Palo Alto
15 13 (0.93%) Riverbed