Aerospace engineering technician | Average UK Salary & Outlook

Aerospace engineering technicians design, build, test and repair civil and military aircraft.

Overview
  • Confer with scientists, engineers, regulators, or others to plan or review projects or to provide technical assistance.  
  • Develop client relationships and communicate with clients to explain proposals, present research findings, establish specifications, or discuss project status.  
  • Plan or direct research, development, or production activities.  
  • Review project activities and prepare and review research, testing, or operational reports.  
  • Determine scientific or technical goals within broad outlines provided by top management and make detailed plans to accomplish these goals.  
  • Develop or implement policies, standards, or procedures for the architectural, scientific, or technical work performed to ensure regulatory compliance or operations enhancement.  
  • Hire, supervise, or evaluate engineers, technicians, researchers, or other staff.  
  • Design or coordinate successive phases of problem analysis, solution proposals, or testing.  
  • Recruit personnel or oversee the development or maintenance of staff competence.  
  • Prepare project proposals.  
  • Conduct own research in field of expertise.  
  • Prepare and administer budgets, approve and review expenditures, and prepare financial reports.  
  • Make presentations at professional meetings to further knowledge in the field.  
  • Develop innovative technology or train staff for its implementation.  
  • Provide for stewardship of plant or animal resources or habitats, studying land use, monitoring animal populations, or providing shelter, resources, or medical treatment for animals.  
  • Advise or assist in obtaining patents or meeting other legal requirements.  
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Aerospace engineering technicians typically work around 40 to 42 hours per week.

As a Aerospace engineering technician you will typically work evenings / weekends.

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This occupation tends to be:

  • Enterprising — Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
  • Investigative — Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
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    Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical. Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Attention to Detail Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. Analytical Thinking Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. Independence Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
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    Average salary
    38,185 GBP
    per year *
    20,000 GBP
    35,000 GBP
    * data taken from the Office of National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)
    Average Salary
    • 38,185 GBP
    • 32,329 GBP
    • 38,964 GBP
    Average salary for part-time Aerospace engineering technician
    • 19,959 GBP
    • 20,593 GBP
    • 38,185 GBP
    • 32,329 GBP
    • 38,964 GBP
    Salary over time for Aerospace engineering technician
    • 36,334 GBP
    • 35,905 GBP
    • 38,185 GBP
    • 39,606 GBP
    • 39,273 GBP

    Future outlook for Aerospace engineering technicians

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