The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in IT contracts advertised for the East of England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Aerospace over the 3 months to 17 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 East of England 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Aerospace
Rank 112 123 110
Rank change year-on-year
+11 -13
Contract jobs citing Aerospace 3 6 22
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 0.139% 0.204% 0.837%
As % of the General category 0.402% 0.559% 2.136%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 1
Average daily rate - £350 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +16.66%
UK excluding London average daily rate £315 £300 £400
% change year-on-year
+5.00% -25.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 14
Average hourly rate £42.75 £35.00 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+22.14% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £40.25 £32.50 £34.50
% change year-on-year
+23.84% -5.79%
All of the General Category
East of England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
746 1074 1030
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 34.63% 36.44% 39.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 344 454 453
Average daily rate £400 £375 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.66% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £238 £213
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £475 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 88 79 83
Average hourly rate £30.00 £32.50 £27.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-7.69% +20.37%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.00 £12.18 £11.18
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £44.20 £47.50 £37.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate £26.00 £25.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year
+4.00% -3.84%
Aerospace
England

Aerospace
Jobs Demand Trend

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

East of England 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 East of England region.

East of England 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 East of England region.

East of England Aerospace Hourly Rate Trend

Aerospace
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Aerospace within the East of England region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cambridgeshire +11 1 - -
Hertfordshire +3 1 - -
Bedfordshire - 1 - -
Aerospace
England

Aerospace
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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 (57.14%) Security Cleared
2 3 (42.86%) C#
3 2 (28.57%) .NET
3 2 (28.57%) ISO 9001
3 2 (28.57%) UML
3 2 (28.57%) Quality Management
3 2 (28.57%) Rational DOORS
3 2 (28.57%) Software Engineering
3 2 (28.57%) .NET Framework
3 2 (28.57%) QA
4 1 (14.29%) Unit Testing
4 1 (14.29%) Integration Testing
4 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
4 1 (14.29%) DV Cleared
4 1 (14.29%) Degree
4 1 (14.29%) Business Analysis
4 1 (14.29%) Rational Rhapsody
4 1 (14.29%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (14.29%) MVC
4 1 (14.29%) Scrum
4 1 (14.29%) Serena
4 1 (14.29%) Agile Software Development
4 1 (14.29%) Cryptography
4 1 (14.29%) OO
4 1 (14.29%) Python
4 1 (14.29%) Ada
4 1 (14.29%) Client/Server
4 1 (14.29%) SNMP
4 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
4 1 (14.29%) ISEB

Aerospace
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

Application Development
1 2 (28.57%) .NET
1 2 (28.57%) .NET Framework
2 1 (14.29%) ASP.NET
2 1 (14.29%) Web Services
Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) SNMP
1 1 (14.29%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (14.29%) Rational Rhapsody
2 1 (14.29%) Visual Studio
2 1 (14.29%) Team Foundation Server
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Software Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Quality Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Software Quality Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Business Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) .NET Developer
3 1 (14.29%) ASP.NET Developer
3 1 (14.29%) Test Consultant
3 1 (14.29%) Integration Consultant
3 1 (14.29%) Agile .NET Developer
3 1 (14.29%) Developer
3 1 (14.29%) Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Client/Server
1 1 (14.29%) Cryptography
Operating Systems
1 1 (14.29%) UNIX
1 1 (14.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (28.57%) Quality Management
1 2 (28.57%) Software Engineering
1 2 (28.57%) UML
2 1 (14.29%) OO
2 1 (14.29%) Configuration Management
2 1 (14.29%) Business Analysis
2 1 (14.29%) Unit Testing
2 1 (14.29%) Integration Testing
2 1 (14.29%) MVC
2 1 (14.29%) Scrum
2 1 (14.29%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 3 (42.86%) C#
2 1 (14.29%) Python
2 1 (14.29%) Ada
2 1 (14.29%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 4 (57.14%) Security Cleared
2 1 (14.29%) ISEB
2 1 (14.29%) Degree
2 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
2 1 (14.29%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (28.57%) ISO 9001
1 2 (28.57%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
1 1 (14.29%) Serena
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Our client, a leading British Aerospace and Defence company is looking for a Manufacturing Composite Design Engineer for an initial 6 month contract to be based in Stevenage.....
Alexander Mann Solutions
Rate: Negotiatable
Posted: 7 May 2013