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

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 223 363 531
Rank change year-on-year +140 +168 -42
Permanent jobs citing Aerospace 1,344 917 988
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.36% 0.90% 0.63%
As % of the General category 2.27% 1.33% 0.98%
Number of salaries quoted 579 223 404
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 £72,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,750 £84,800 £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 59,215 69,122 100,670
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 59.75% 68.21% 64.16%
Number of salaries quoted 39,629 37,296 50,752
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 £82,500 £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 9 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 9 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 +171 1,240 £55,000 -3.51% 815
UK excluding London +114 1,205 £55,000 - 784
South West +101 473 £50,000 -9.09% 204
Work from Home +99 378 £50,000 -9.09% 239
South East +63 279 £60,000 +9.09% 228
East of England +73 201 £53,250 -18.08% 103
North of England +115 146 £55,000 +10.00% 118
North West +73 92 £55,625 +11.25% 85
London +127 78 £65,000 +13.04% 46
Midlands -55 62 £39,500 -39.23% 138
East Midlands -25 42 £37,500 -31.82% 61
Yorkshire +75 32 £45,000 -21.74% 25
Scotland -89 30 £55,000 -17.91% 28
North East +14 22 £65,000 - 8
West Midlands -26 20 £45,000 -30.77% 77
Wales -25 7 - - 18
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 (1.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (1.19%) Siemens NX
5 9 (0.67%) Microsoft Project
5 9 (0.67%) OrCAD
6 8 (0.60%) GNU Octave
6 8 (0.60%) 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 (2.46%) 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 (13.62%) Azure
2 151 (11.24%) AWS
3 40 (2.98%) OpenShift
4 38 (2.83%) GCP
5 31 (2.31%) 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%) Microsoft Purview
16 3 (0.22%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 68 (5.06%) Firewall
2 33 (2.46%) DNS
3 28 (2.08%) Network Security
4 26 (1.93%) AMQP
5 25 (1.86%) WAN
6 18 (1.34%) DHCP
6 18 (1.34%) TCP/IP
7 14 (1.04%) 5G
7 14 (1.04%) Ethernet
7 14 (1.04%) HTTP
7 14 (1.04%) Internet
7 14 (1.04%) SD-WAN
7 14 (1.04%) Wireless
8 13 (0.97%) Cisco ASA
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 (3.13%) 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 (0.60%) 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 (3.50%) 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
5 14 (1.04%) Visual Studio
6 12 (0.89%) Robot Framework
7 11 (0.82%) Rational Rhapsody
8 5 (0.37%) ClearCase
8 5 (0.37%) ClearQuest
9 4 (0.30%) eggPlant
10 3 (0.22%) Android Studio
11 2 (0.15%) Apache Continuum
11 2 (0.15%) Bitbucket
11 2 (0.15%) Gradle
11 2 (0.15%) JMeter
11 2 (0.15%) MSI
12 1 (0.074%) Eclipse
General
1 234 (17.41%) Manufacturing
2 190 (14.14%) Social Skills
3 170 (12.65%) Automotive
4 127 (9.45%) Finance
5 123 (9.15%) Electronics
6 114 (8.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 81 (6.03%) Aviation
8 76 (5.65%) Military
9 60 (4.46%) Analytical Skills
10 49 (3.65%) Retail
11 43 (3.20%) Influencing Skills
11 43 (3.20%) Presentation Skills
12 33 (2.46%) Pharmaceutical
12 33 (2.46%) Telecoms
13 32 (2.38%) Law
14 29 (2.16%) Organisational Skills
15 24 (1.79%) Public Sector
15 24 (1.79%) Publishing
16 23 (1.71%) Marketing
17 20 (1.49%) Games
Job Titles
1 191 (14.21%) Senior
2 173 (12.87%) Systems Engineer
3 167 (12.43%) Software Engineer
4 117 (8.71%) Lead
5 87 (6.47%) Developer
6 74 (5.51%) Architect
7 72 (5.36%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 55 (4.09%) Embedded Engineer
9 54 (4.02%) DevOps Engineer
9 54 (4.02%) Project Manager
10 53 (3.94%) Consultant
10 53 (3.94%) Programmer
11 51 (3.79%) Embedded Software Engineer
12 47 (3.50%) DV Cleared Software Engineer
13 44 (3.27%) Principal Engineer
14 40 (2.98%) Principal Systems Engineer
15 35 (2.60%) Senior Software Engineer
16 33 (2.46%) Senior Developer
16 33 (2.46%) Technical Architect
17 32 (2.38%) Siebel Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 74 (5.51%) .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 (2.46%) IoT
5 32 (2.38%) Enterprise Software
6 29 (2.16%) Cyber Defence
7 27 (2.01%) Operational Technology
8 24 (1.79%) FPGA
9 23 (1.71%) Data Centre
9 23 (1.71%) Robotics
10 22 (1.64%) Embedded Systems
11 19 (1.41%) Algorithms
11 19 (1.41%) FMCG
11 19 (1.41%) Verilog
11 19 (1.41%) VHDL
12 16 (1.19%) Linux Command Line
13 15 (1.12%) Fat Client
13 15 (1.12%) Legacy Applications
13 15 (1.12%) Thin Client
14 14 (1.04%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 280 (20.83%) Linux
2 132 (9.82%) 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 Server 2012
12 2 (0.15%) Windows Embedded Compact
13 1 (0.074%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 419 (31.18%) Agile
2 350 (26.04%) Collaborative Working
3 282 (20.98%) Actionable Insight
4 210 (15.63%) Software Engineering
5 200 (14.88%) Problem-Solving
6 156 (11.61%) Project Management
7 148 (11.01%) DevOps
8 126 (9.38%) Systems Engineering
9 124 (9.23%) Validation
10 117 (8.71%) Cybersecurity
11 111 (8.26%) Scrum
12 86 (6.40%) SDLC
13 85 (6.32%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 83 (6.18%) Mentoring
15 81 (6.03%) Kanban
16 74 (5.51%) Configuration Management
17 73 (5.43%) Coaching
18 70 (5.21%) Requirements Analysis
19 68 (5.06%) Change Management
19 68 (5.06%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 177 (13.17%) Python
2 102 (7.59%) C
3 100 (7.44%) SQL
4 96 (7.14%) Java
5 78 (5.80%) PowerShell
6 75 (5.58%) C#
7 74 (5.51%) JavaScript
8 57 (4.24%) 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 7 (0.52%) Perl
15 6 (0.45%) VB6
16 4 (0.30%) Lua
16 4 (0.30%) Ruby
16 4 (0.30%) Shell Script
16 4 (0.30%) Tcl
17 2 (0.15%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 563 (41.89%) Security Cleared
2 281 (20.91%) SC Cleared
3 241 (17.93%) Degree
4 237 (17.63%) DV Cleared
5 54 (4.02%) HNC
5 54 (4.02%) HND
6 35 (2.60%) BPSS Clearance
7 31 (2.31%) DBS Check
8 27 (2.01%) Master's Degree
9 24 (1.79%) 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 (4.99%) QA
2 28 (2.08%) NIST
3 24 (1.79%) 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 10 (0.74%) 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 (5.21%) 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 (0.60%) 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 (11.61%) Ansible
2 100 (7.44%) Kubernetes
3 79 (5.88%) 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 (0.60%) 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 (5.36%) Oracle
4 48 (3.57%) Cisco
5 40 (2.98%) Red Hat
6 37 (2.75%) Google
7 33 (2.46%) SAP
7 33 (2.46%) Siebel
8 31 (2.31%) 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