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How to Find Hidden Space Jobs in the UK Using Professional Bodies like the RAeS, UKSpace & More
The UK space sector is enjoying rapid growthâdriven by satellite constellations, launch services, Earth observation, space science, and defence applications. But while demand for engineers, scientists, mission designers, and space analysts is high, many of the most compelling roles are never advertised publicly. Instead, these opportunities are often filled through professional networks, working groups, innovation clusters, and academic-industry partnerships. This guide will show you how to access hidden UK space jobs by engaging with bodies like the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), UKSpace, British Interplanetary Society (BIS), and regional space clusters. By leveraging membership directories, special-interest groups (SIGs), CPD events, and funded projects, you can position yourself to be first in lineâeven before roles are posted.

How to Get a Better Space Sector Job After a Lay-Off or Redundancy
Being made redundant from a role in the UK space sector can be disheartening. Whether your work was tied to satellite design, launch services, ground systems, mission operations, or Earth observation analytics, the experience and specialist knowledge you've gained is still highly valuable. The UK governmentâs Space Strategy, increased commercial investment, and new launch initiatives across Cornwall, Scotland, and Wales continue to drive opportunities in upstream and downstream space technologies. This guide will help you relaunch your career in the UK space sector after redundancy.

UK Space Jobs SalaryâŻCalculatorâŻ2025:âŻWork Out Your Market Value in Seconds
Why last yearâs pay survey already misfires for UK space talent Ask a Satellite Systems Engineer wrestling with RF budgets, a Mission Operations Analyst shepherding cubesats at 04:00âŻUTC, or a Launch Vehicle Propulsion Engineer machining ablative liners in Cornwall: âAmâŻI earning what I deserve?â The honest answer drifts faster than orbital debris. Since earlyâŻ2024 the UK Space Agency released ÂŁ1.6âŻbillion of NationalâŻSpace Strategy funding, SaxaVordâs spaceport edged toward its first vertical launch licence, and Harwell Campus welcomed three VCâfuelled inâorbitâservicing startâups. Each headline ratcheted hiring demandâand salaries. A salary guide printed in 2024 is already as dated as a Block II GPS ephemeris: no mention of the Scottish microâlauncher premium, the AIâearthâobservation bubble, or the sudden scarcity of flightâdynamics controllers who can wrangle multiâconstellation megaâswarms. To replace guesswork with data, UKSpaceJobs.co.uk distilled a clear, threeâfactor formula. Feed in your discipline, UK region & seniority; youâll get a realistic 2025 baselineâno stale averages, no vague âcompetitiveâ claims. This article unpacks the formula, explores the forces inflating space salaries, and sets out concrete steps to boost your value within ninetyâŻdays.