The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in IT contracts advertised for the Bristol region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Aerospace over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our General category for the Bristol region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Aerospace
Rank 47 49 38
Rank change year-on-year
+2 -11
Contract jobs citing Aerospace 3 12 11
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bristol 0.564% 1.435% 1.771%
As % of the General category 1.408% 2.804% 3.416%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
Average daily rate £350 - £405
UK excluding London average daily rate £315 £300 £400
% change year-on-year
+5.00% -25.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 9 6
Average hourly rate - £32.50 £36.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -9.72%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £40.25 £34.00 £34.50
% change year-on-year
+18.38% -1.44%
All of the General Category
Bristol
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
213 428 322
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bristol 40.04% 51.20% 51.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 140 317 201
Average daily rate £350 £390 £403
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-10.25% -3.10%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £262 £250 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 14 14
Average hourly rate £30.00 £23.00 £34.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+30.43% -32.35%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £17.00 £15.00 £12.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £32.50 £38.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £25.00 £26.50
% change year-on-year
- -5.66%
Aerospace
South West

Aerospace
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Aerospace across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Bristol Aerospace Jobs Demand Trend

Aerospace
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Aerospace across the Bristol region.

Bristol Aerospace Daily Rate Trend

Aerospace
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Aerospace across the Bristol region.

Bristol Aerospace Hourly Rate Trend

Aerospace
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing Aerospace also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Aerospace.

1 4 (33.33%) C
2 3 (25.00%) C++
2 3 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (25.00%) Avionics
2 3 (25.00%) Scrum
3 2 (16.67%) SC Cleared
3 2 (16.67%) Information Assurance
3 2 (16.67%) PLM
3 2 (16.67%) Teamcenter
3 2 (16.67%) Sentinel
3 2 (16.67%) Software Engineering
3 2 (16.67%) Degree
3 2 (16.67%) NASTRAN
3 2 (16.67%) Mathematics
3 2 (16.67%) Physics
3 2 (16.67%) Risk Analysis
3 2 (16.67%) Python
3 2 (16.67%) PhD
3 2 (16.67%) Manufacturing
4 1 (8.333%) Automotive
4 1 (8.333%) Project Management
4 1 (8.333%) Java
4 1 (8.333%) PRINCE2
4 1 (8.333%) Chartered Engineer
4 1 (8.333%) Hazard Analysis
4 1 (8.333%) CATIA

Aerospace
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing Aerospace also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Aerospace. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 2 (16.67%) NASTRAN
2 1 (8.333%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 2 (16.67%) Teamcenter
1 2 (16.67%) Sentinel
General
1 3 (25.00%) Avionics
2 2 (16.67%) Manufacturing
3 1 (8.333%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 4 (33.33%) Analyst
2 3 (25.00%) Software Engineer
3 2 (16.67%) Information Assurance Analyst
3 2 (16.67%) Python Software Engineer
3 2 (16.67%) Security Analyst
3 2 (16.67%) C++ Software Engineer
3 2 (16.67%) Information Analyst
3 2 (16.67%) Information Security Analyst
3 2 (16.67%) Business Analyst
3 2 (16.67%) Business Process Analyst
3 2 (16.67%) Process Analyst
4 1 (8.333%) Junior
4 1 (8.333%) Project Manager
4 1 (8.333%) Junior Project Manager
4 1 (8.333%) Design Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Mathematics
1 2 (16.67%) Physics
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (25.00%) Scrum
2 2 (16.67%) Information Assurance
2 2 (16.67%) PLM
2 2 (16.67%) Software Engineering
2 2 (16.67%) Risk Analysis
3 1 (8.333%) Project Management
3 1 (8.333%) PRINCE2
3 1 (8.333%) Hazard Analysis
Programming Languages
1 4 (33.33%) C
2 3 (25.00%) C++
3 2 (16.67%) Python
4 1 (8.333%) Java
Qualifications
1 3 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (16.67%) SC Cleared
2 2 (16.67%) Degree
2 2 (16.67%) PhD
3 1 (8.333%) Chartered Engineer
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Contract -Bristol- Composite Design Engineer Huxley Associates a have an exciting new role for a composite design engineer.
Huxley Associates
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bristol, South West
Huxley associates are currently looking for Catia V5 Design Engineer with composite design experience for an exciting aerospace client inBristol... Essentials: - Aerospace background - Catia V5 (version R18 or...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 15 May 2013
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requirements, whilst maintaining design integrity as the over-riding principle- An ability to work well within a trans-national team environment.- Good communication skills and a pro-active...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 15 May 2013