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

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 221 378 518
Rank change year-on-year +157 +140 -21
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 1,345 900 1,003
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.36% 0.89% 0.64%
As % of the General category 2.27% 1.31% 0.99%
Number of salaries quoted 581 222 408
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,218 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £39,333
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,159 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.06% +12.32% -
75th Percentile £66,250 £72,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,750 £84,900 £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 59,322 68,855 101,002
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 59.79% 68.16% 64.21%
Number of salaries quoted 39,670 37,231 50,896
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,162 £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 £82,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,000 £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 10 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 10 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 +181 1,242 £55,000 -4.35% 841
UK excluding London +109 1,207 £55,000 - 815
South West +103 475 £50,000 -10.71% 196
Work from Home +87 378 £50,000 -9.91% 240
South East +84 279 £60,000 +9.09% 243
East of England +67 201 £53,250 -18.08% 110
North of England +110 146 £55,000 +10.00% 134
North West +63 92 £55,625 +11.25% 99
London +137 78 £65,000 +13.04% 48
Midlands -59 62 £39,500 -39.23% 136
East Midlands -24 42 £37,500 -31.82% 58
Yorkshire +73 32 £45,000 -21.74% 28
Scotland -82 30 £55,000 -17.91% 31
North East +12 22 £65,000 - 7
West Midlands -38 20 £45,000 -30.77% 78
Wales -22 7 - - 20
Northern Ireland - 7 - -

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 (2.16%) SharePoint
2 26 (1.93%) Apache
2 26 (1.93%) Apache Spark
3 19 (1.41%) IIS
4 12 (0.89%) Microsoft Exchange
5 9 (0.67%) Confluence
6 5 (0.37%) SharePoint 2010
6 5 (0.37%) SharePoint 2013
7 4 (0.30%) TWiki
8 2 (0.15%) WinCC
9 1 (0.074%) Moodle
Applications
1 46 (3.42%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (1.93%) Microsoft Excel
3 24 (1.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (1.19%) Siemens NX
5 9 (0.67%) Microsoft Project
5 9 (0.67%) OrCAD
6 8 (0.59%) GNU Octave
6 8 (0.59%) Simulink
7 5 (0.37%) SOLIDWORKS
8 3 (0.22%) AutoCAD
8 3 (0.22%) CATIA
9 2 (0.15%) Fusion 360
10 1 (0.074%) MS Visio
10 1 (0.074%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 33 (2.45%) Siebel CRM
2 9 (0.67%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.30%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
3 4 (0.30%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 3 (0.22%) Teamcenter
5 2 (0.15%) Primavera
5 2 (0.15%) SAP SCM
6 1 (0.074%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 1 (0.074%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.074%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.074%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 183 (13.61%) Azure
2 151 (11.23%) AWS
3 40 (2.97%) OpenShift
4 38 (2.83%) GCP
5 31 (2.30%) Serverless
6 30 (2.23%) OCI
7 29 (2.16%) AWS Lambda
8 27 (2.01%) AWS CloudFormation
8 27 (2.01%) SaaS
9 26 (1.93%) Amazon EKS
10 25 (1.86%) Microsoft 365
11 13 (0.97%) Cloud Computing
12 9 (0.67%) GitHub
12 9 (0.67%) Power Platform
13 6 (0.45%) OneDrive
14 5 (0.37%) Azure Pipelines
15 4 (0.30%) Azure DevOps
16 3 (0.22%) Azure Sentinel
16 3 (0.22%) Power Automate
16 3 (0.22%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 68 (5.06%) Firewall
2 33 (2.45%) DNS
3 28 (2.08%) Network Security
4 26 (1.93%) AMQP
5 24 (1.78%) WAN
6 18 (1.34%) DHCP
6 18 (1.34%) TCP/IP
7 14 (1.04%) Ethernet
7 14 (1.04%) HTTP
7 14 (1.04%) Internet
7 14 (1.04%) Wireless
8 13 (0.97%) 5G
8 13 (0.97%) Cisco ASA
8 13 (0.97%) SD-WAN
8 13 (0.97%) Software-Defined Networking
9 11 (0.82%) LAN
9 11 (0.82%) RS-232
10 10 (0.74%) VSAN
11 7 (0.52%) SAN
12 5 (0.37%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (3.12%) Big Data
2 32 (2.38%) Oracle BI EE
2 32 (2.38%) Siebel EIM
3 29 (2.16%) SQL Server
4 28 (2.08%) Hadoop
5 26 (1.93%) Cloudera CDH
6 23 (1.71%) Data Vault
7 15 (1.12%) Data Lake
8 10 (0.74%) Relational Database
9 9 (0.67%) Power BI
10 8 (0.59%) PostgreSQL
11 4 (0.30%) Oracle Database
12 2 (0.15%) Azure SQL Database
12 2 (0.15%) MySQL
12 2 (0.15%) RDBMS
13 1 (0.074%) Data Warehouse
13 1 (0.074%) EDMS
13 1 (0.074%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 73 (5.43%) JIRA
2 47 (3.49%) Git
3 43 (3.20%) Jenkins
4 21 (1.56%) LabVIEW
4 21 (1.56%) Selenium
5 14 (1.04%) Rational DOORS
5 14 (1.04%) Subversion
6 13 (0.97%) Visual Studio
7 12 (0.89%) Robot Framework
8 11 (0.82%) Rational Rhapsody
9 5 (0.37%) ClearCase
9 5 (0.37%) ClearQuest
10 4 (0.30%) eggPlant
11 3 (0.22%) Android Studio
12 2 (0.15%) Apache Continuum
12 2 (0.15%) Bitbucket
12 2 (0.15%) Gradle
12 2 (0.15%) JMeter
12 2 (0.15%) MSI
13 1 (0.074%) Eclipse
General
1 236 (17.55%) Manufacturing
2 191 (14.20%) Social Skills
3 171 (12.71%) Automotive
4 126 (9.37%) Finance
5 123 (9.14%) Electronics
6 114 (8.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 82 (6.10%) Aviation
8 76 (5.65%) Military
9 61 (4.54%) Analytical Skills
10 48 (3.57%) Retail
11 43 (3.20%) Influencing Skills
11 43 (3.20%) Presentation Skills
12 33 (2.45%) Pharmaceutical
12 33 (2.45%) Telecoms
13 32 (2.38%) Law
14 28 (2.08%) Organisational Skills
15 24 (1.78%) Public Sector
15 24 (1.78%) Publishing
16 22 (1.64%) Marketing
17 20 (1.49%) Games
Job Titles
1 190 (14.13%) Senior
2 173 (12.86%) Systems Engineer
3 167 (12.42%) Software Engineer
4 117 (8.70%) Lead
5 87 (6.47%) Developer
6 74 (5.50%) Architect
7 72 (5.35%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 55 (4.09%) Embedded Engineer
9 54 (4.01%) DevOps Engineer
9 54 (4.01%) Programmer
9 54 (4.01%) Project Manager
10 53 (3.94%) Consultant
11 51 (3.79%) Embedded Software Engineer
12 47 (3.49%) DV Cleared Software Engineer
13 44 (3.27%) Principal Engineer
14 40 (2.97%) Principal Systems Engineer
15 34 (2.53%) Senior Software Engineer
16 33 (2.45%) Senior Developer
16 33 (2.45%) Technical Architect
17 32 (2.38%) Siebel Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 74 (5.50%) .NET
2 60 (4.46%) AngularJS
3 39 (2.90%) XML
4 34 (2.53%) React
5 32 (2.38%) OpenAPI
5 32 (2.38%) Spring
5 32 (2.38%) Swagger
6 30 (2.23%) .NET Framework
6 30 (2.23%) Spring Boot
7 28 (2.08%) Node.js
7 28 (2.08%) REST
8 26 (1.93%) ASP.NET Web API
8 26 (1.93%) Entity Framework
8 26 (1.93%) gRPC
8 26 (1.93%) Material-UI
8 26 (1.93%) RabbitMQ
8 26 (1.93%) SubSonic
9 22 (1.64%) HTML
10 20 (1.49%) ASP.NET
11 16 (1.19%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 61 (4.54%) Management Information System
2 52 (3.87%) Cloud Native
3 39 (2.90%) Self-Motivation
4 33 (2.45%) IoT
5 32 (2.38%) Enterprise Software
6 29 (2.16%) Cyber Defence
7 27 (2.01%) Operational Technology
8 24 (1.78%) FPGA
9 23 (1.71%) Data Centre
9 23 (1.71%) Embedded Systems
9 23 (1.71%) Robotics
10 19 (1.41%) Algorithms
10 19 (1.41%) FMCG
10 19 (1.41%) Verilog
10 19 (1.41%) VHDL
11 16 (1.19%) Linux Command Line
12 15 (1.12%) Fat Client
12 15 (1.12%) Legacy Applications
12 15 (1.12%) Thin Client
13 14 (1.04%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 280 (20.82%) Linux
2 133 (9.89%) Windows
3 43 (3.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 34 (2.53%) Windows Server
5 29 (2.16%) CentOS
5 29 (2.16%) Ubuntu
6 28 (2.08%) Debian
7 14 (1.04%) Windows 10
8 7 (0.52%) Windows 7
9 6 (0.45%) FreeRTOS
9 6 (0.45%) Windows Server 2019
10 4 (0.30%) Android
10 4 (0.30%) Mac OS
10 4 (0.30%) Windows Server 2008
11 3 (0.22%) Embedded Linux
11 3 (0.22%) Unix
11 3 (0.22%) VMS
11 3 (0.22%) Windows Embedded Compact
11 3 (0.22%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.074%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 419 (31.15%) Agile
2 350 (26.02%) Collaborative Working
3 282 (20.97%) Actionable Insight
4 210 (15.61%) Software Engineering
5 200 (14.87%) Problem-Solving
6 155 (11.52%) Project Management
7 148 (11.00%) DevOps
8 126 (9.37%) Systems Engineering
9 123 (9.14%) Validation
10 116 (8.62%) Cybersecurity
11 111 (8.25%) Scrum
12 86 (6.39%) SDLC
13 85 (6.32%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 83 (6.17%) Mentoring
15 81 (6.02%) Kanban
16 74 (5.50%) Configuration Management
17 73 (5.43%) Coaching
18 69 (5.13%) Requirements Analysis
19 68 (5.06%) Change Management
20 67 (4.98%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 176 (13.09%) Python
2 103 (7.66%) C
3 100 (7.43%) SQL
4 96 (7.14%) Java
5 78 (5.80%) PowerShell
6 76 (5.65%) C#
7 74 (5.50%) JavaScript
8 56 (4.16%) Bash
9 46 (3.42%) C++
10 30 (2.23%) MATLAB
11 22 (1.64%) Embedded C
12 11 (0.82%) Ada
13 10 (0.74%) VB
14 6 (0.45%) Perl
14 6 (0.45%) VB6
15 4 (0.30%) Lua
15 4 (0.30%) Ruby
15 4 (0.30%) Shell Script
15 4 (0.30%) Tcl
16 2 (0.15%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 563 (41.86%) Security Cleared
2 281 (20.89%) SC Cleared
3 240 (17.84%) Degree
4 237 (17.62%) DV Cleared
5 54 (4.01%) HNC
5 54 (4.01%) HND
6 35 (2.60%) BPSS Clearance
7 31 (2.30%) DBS Check
8 27 (2.01%) Master's Degree
9 24 (1.78%) Computer Science Degree
10 21 (1.56%) PMI Certification
11 19 (1.41%) Cisco Certification
12 16 (1.19%) TOGAF Certification
13 11 (0.82%) NVQ Level 3
14 10 (0.74%) CISMP
14 10 (0.74%) IISP
14 10 (0.74%) PhD
14 10 (0.74%) PMP
15 9 (0.67%) CCDA
15 9 (0.67%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (4.98%) QA
2 28 (2.08%) NIST
3 24 (1.78%) ISO 9001
4 18 (1.34%) NIST 800
5 17 (1.26%) SLA
6 14 (1.04%) JSP 440
6 14 (1.04%) RMADS
7 13 (0.97%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 13 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 13 (0.97%) NCSC
8 11 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 9 (0.67%) PMO
10 7 (0.52%) DO-254
11 6 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials
12 4 (0.30%) GDPR
12 4 (0.30%) ISO 14001
13 3 (0.22%) HMG Infosec
13 3 (0.22%) ISO 31000
13 3 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 3 (0.22%) MISRA
System Software
1 70 (5.20%) Docker
2 64 (4.76%) VMware Infrastructure
3 35 (2.60%) Hyper-V
4 28 (2.08%) Active Directory
5 18 (1.34%) VMware NSX
6 17 (1.26%) Firmware
6 17 (1.26%) VMware ESXi
7 12 (0.89%) vSphere
8 9 (0.67%) Forefront TMG
8 9 (0.67%) VMware Workstation
9 8 (0.59%) Microsoft App-V
10 4 (0.30%) Embedded Firmware
11 3 (0.22%) BitLocker
11 3 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
12 2 (0.15%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 156 (11.60%) Ansible
2 100 (7.43%) Kubernetes
3 79 (5.87%) Terraform
4 43 (3.20%) Puppet
5 20 (1.49%) SCCM
6 13 (0.97%) WSUS
7 12 (0.89%) SCOM
8 10 (0.74%) Fluentd
8 10 (0.74%) logstash
9 8 (0.59%) vCenter Server
10 5 (0.37%) Cisco Prime
10 5 (0.37%) Opsview
11 4 (0.30%) FortiGate
11 4 (0.30%) Progress Chef
11 4 (0.30%) vRealize
12 3 (0.22%) Functional Safety
12 3 (0.22%) Microsoft Intune
13 2 (0.15%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 2 (0.15%) Kustomize
13 2 (0.15%) Wonderware InTouch
Vendors
1 119 (8.85%) Microsoft
2 94 (6.99%) VMware
3 72 (5.35%) Oracle
4 48 (3.57%) Cisco
5 40 (2.97%) Red Hat
6 37 (2.75%) Google
7 33 (2.45%) SAP
7 33 (2.45%) Siebel
8 31 (2.30%) Thales
9 30 (2.23%) SaltStack
10 21 (1.56%) Siemens
11 20 (1.49%) Splunk
12 15 (1.12%) Citrix
12 15 (1.12%) ServiceNow
13 14 (1.04%) Juniper
14 13 (0.97%) Blue Coat
14 13 (0.97%) CheckPoint
14 13 (0.97%) Infoblox
14 13 (0.97%) Palo Alto
14 13 (0.97%) Riverbed