Annual Salary
£26,000 to £45,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Aerospace engineering technicians build, test and maintain commercial and military aircraft, and satellites.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings / weekends; on shifts
There will be
0.5% more Aerospace engineering technician jobs in 2027.
As an aerospace engineering technician, you could:
You could work in an aircraft hangar, on an aircraft, in a factory, in an office or in a laboratory.
Your working environment may be cramped.
You can get into this job through:
You could do a foundation degree, higher national diploma or degree in engineering to get into this career.
Relevant subjects include:
You'll usually need:
You could do A levels or an engineering course that would give you some of the skills and knowledge needed to apply for a trainee technician job with an aerospace company.
Courses include:
You'll usually need:
You could apply to do an apprenticeship to train as a technician. Examples include:
These apprenticeships usually take between 3 and 4 years to complete and are a mix of on-the-job training and off-site study.
You'll usually need:
You could train and gain qualification as an aircraft technician in the armed forces.
You can find out more through the:
You'll need to:
You can get more information about working and training in aerospace engineering from Careers in Aerospace and Neon.
With experience, you could:become a workshop supervisor or senior technician; take further training to qualify as an aerospace engineer; specialise in a particular area, like aircraft design, quality control or production management
Aerospace engineering technicians will be needed to design and manufacture components that reduce aerospace emissions and composite materials. They will need the skills to make efficiency improvements in the short term, using advanced materials and sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs), and reduce emissions in the future developing hydrogen and electric planes.
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