The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in IT contracts advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Aerospace over the 3 months to 24 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 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Aerospace
Rank 473 440 419
Rank change year-on-year
-33 -21
Contract jobs citing Aerospace 40 119 156
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.096% 0.223% 0.278%
As % of the General category 0.222% 0.493% 0.555%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 22 21
Average daily rate £315 £300 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+5.00% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £269 £235 £175
10% offered a daily rate of more than £350 £494 £438
UK excluding London average daily rate £315 £300 £386
% change year-on-year
+5.00% -22.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 34 58
Average hourly rate £40.00 £32.50 £34.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+23.07% -5.10%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £29.60 £19.00 £22.20
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £43.00 £42.50 £38.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate £40.00 £32.50 £34.50
% change year-on-year
+23.07% -5.79%
All of the General Category
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
18023 24142 28116
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 43.35% 45.26% 50.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 11128 14724 17105
Average daily rate £450 £440 £500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.27% -12.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £280 £275 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £600 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 613 686 885
Average hourly rate £25.00 £22.50 £25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+11.11% -10.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.00 £12.00 £11.20
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £42.50 £42.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.50 £25.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year
+2.00% -3.84%
Aerospace
UK

Aerospace
Jobs Demand Trend

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

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 England region.

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 England region.

England Aerospace Hourly Rate Trend

Aerospace
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Aerospace across the England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

England Aerospace Hourly Rate Histogram

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 England region over the 3 months to 24 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
South East -6 21 £315 +14.54%
South West -11 8 £350 +16.66%
West Midlands +7 4 - -
East of England +15 3 - -
London +32 1 - -
North West - 1 £325 -
Aerospace
UK

Aerospace
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the 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 38 (31.15%) Security Cleared
2 28 (22.95%) C#
3 25 (20.49%) UML
4 23 (18.85%) Telecoms
5 22 (18.03%) OO
6 21 (17.21%) Windows
6 21 (17.21%) .NET
7 19 (15.57%) C++
8 18 (14.75%) C
8 18 (14.75%) DO-178B
9 16 (13.11%) Avionics
9 16 (13.11%) Degree
10 15 (12.30%) SC Cleared
10 15 (12.30%) Automotive
10 15 (12.30%) Electronics
11 14 (11.48%) Configuration Management
11 14 (11.48%) Multithreading
11 14 (11.48%) Requirements Analysis
12 12 (9.836%) WAN
13 11 (9.016%) Windows XP
13 11 (9.016%) LAN
13 11 (9.016%) Active Directory
13 11 (9.016%) Lotus
13 11 (9.016%) Lotus Notes
13 11 (9.016%) Blackberry
13 11 (9.016%) Windows 7
14 10 (8.197%) Rational DOORS
14 10 (8.197%) Software Deployment
15 9 (7.377%) SQL
15 9 (7.377%) Software Engineering

Aerospace
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the 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 21 (17.21%) .NET
2 5 (4.098%) LINQ
3 4 (3.279%) WPF
3 4 (3.279%) Qt
4 3 (2.459%) XML
4 3 (2.459%) ASP.NET
5 2 (1.639%) .NET Framework
5 2 (1.639%) HTML
6 1 (0.820%) WinForms
6 1 (0.820%) ASP
6 1 (0.820%) CSS
6 1 (0.820%) STL
6 1 (0.820%) Web Services
6 1 (0.820%) ODBC
6 1 (0.820%) Boost C++ Libraries
6 1 (0.820%) ASP.NET MVC
6 1 (0.820%) OpenCL
6 1 (0.820%) ASP.NET MVC 4
6 1 (0.820%) Silverlight
6 1 (0.820%) WCF
Application Platforms
1 11 (9.016%) Lotus Notes
2 3 (2.459%) Apache
3 1 (0.820%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.820%) MS Exchange
3 1 (0.820%) WinCC
3 1 (0.820%) Exchange Server 2007
3 1 (0.820%) Exchange Server 5.5
3 1 (0.820%) ESB
Applications
1 6 (4.918%) Simulink
2 3 (2.459%) MS Office
2 3 (2.459%) NASTRAN
3 2 (1.639%) MS Excel
3 2 (1.639%) Windchill
4 1 (0.820%) Pro/ENGINEER
4 1 (0.820%) CATIA
4 1 (0.820%) CorelDRAW
4 1 (0.820%) Adobe Illustrator
4 1 (0.820%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.820%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 2 (1.639%) Sentinel
2 1 (0.820%) SAP CRM
2 1 (0.820%) SAP PP
2 1 (0.820%) SAP ERP
Communications & Networking
1 12 (9.836%) WAN
2 11 (9.016%) LAN
3 2 (1.639%) Internet
4 1 (0.820%) SNMP
4 1 (0.820%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.098%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.639%) MS Access
3 1 (0.820%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 10 (8.197%) Rational DOORS
2 5 (4.098%) Visual Studio
3 4 (3.279%) Subversion
4 2 (1.639%) NUnit
5 1 (0.820%) LabVIEW
5 1 (0.820%) Bugzilla
5 1 (0.820%) ClearQuest
5 1 (0.820%) C++Builder
5 1 (0.820%) ClearCase
5 1 (0.820%) PVCS
5 1 (0.820%) Rational Rhapsody
5 1 (0.820%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 23 (18.85%) Telecoms
2 16 (13.11%) Avionics
3 15 (12.30%) Automotive
3 15 (12.30%) Electronics
4 7 (5.738%) Military
5 3 (2.459%) Finance
6 2 (1.639%) Front Office
6 2 (1.639%) Manufacturing
6 2 (1.639%) Games
7 1 (0.820%) Legal
7 1 (0.820%) Banking
7 1 (0.820%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 45 (36.89%) Software Engineer
2 15 (12.30%) Senior Software Engineer
3 10 (8.197%) Analyst
4 9 (7.377%) Developer
5 8 (6.557%) Test Engineer
5 8 (6.557%) Design Engineer
6 7 (5.738%) EMC Engineer
7 6 (4.918%) C++ Software Engineer
8 5 (4.098%) Desktop Team Leader
8 5 (4.098%) Desktop Engineer
8 5 (4.098%) Team Leader
8 5 (4.098%) FPGA Engineer
9 4 (3.279%) Software Manager
9 4 (3.279%) C# Software Engineer
9 4 (3.279%) EMC Test Engineer
9 4 (3.279%) Consultant
9 4 (3.279%) Systems Engineer
10 3 (2.459%) Service Analyst
10 3 (2.459%) Configuration Manager
10 3 (2.459%) C# Developer
Miscellaneous
1 11 (9.016%) Blackberry
2 5 (4.098%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
3 4 (3.279%) Physics
3 4 (3.279%) Management Information System
4 3 (2.459%) VHDL
4 3 (2.459%) Embedded Systems
4 3 (2.459%) Computer Science
5 2 (1.639%) CESG
5 2 (1.639%) Mathematics
5 2 (1.639%) ASIC
5 2 (1.639%) Chip and PIN
6 1 (0.820%) Grid Computing
6 1 (0.820%) W3C
6 1 (0.820%) Client/Server
6 1 (0.820%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 1 (0.820%) Hedge funds
6 1 (0.820%) CUDA
6 1 (0.820%) GPGPU
6 1 (0.820%) Data Extraction
6 1 (0.820%) Semantic Web
Operating Systems
1 21 (17.21%) Windows
2 11 (9.016%) Windows XP
2 11 (9.016%) Windows 7
3 1 (0.820%) Windows Server 2003
3 1 (0.820%) Windows NT
3 1 (0.820%) UNIX
3 1 (0.820%) Linux
3 1 (0.820%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (20.49%) UML
2 22 (18.03%) OO
3 14 (11.48%) Configuration Management
3 14 (11.48%) Multithreading
3 14 (11.48%) Requirements Analysis
4 10 (8.197%) Software Deployment
5 9 (7.377%) Software Engineering
6 8 (6.557%) CAD
6 8 (6.557%) Validation
7 7 (5.738%) Project Management
8 5 (4.098%) ITIL
9 4 (3.279%) Incident Management
9 4 (3.279%) Agile Software Development
9 4 (3.279%) Embedded Software Development
9 4 (3.279%) ERP
9 4 (3.279%) Service Management
9 4 (3.279%) Scrum
10 3 (2.459%) ITSM
10 3 (2.459%) Communications Security
10 3 (2.459%) Risk Analysis
Programming Languages
1 28 (22.95%) C#
2 19 (15.57%) C++
3 18 (14.75%) C
4 9 (7.377%) SQL
5 7 (5.738%) Embedded C
6 6 (4.918%) MATLAB
7 5 (4.098%) Assembly Language
8 4 (3.279%) Ada
8 4 (3.279%) Python
9 3 (2.459%) Java
10 2 (1.639%) XAML
11 1 (0.820%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.820%) JavaScript
11 1 (0.820%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.820%) VBA
Qualifications
1 38 (31.15%) Security Cleared
2 16 (13.11%) Degree
3 15 (12.30%) SC Cleared
4 5 (4.098%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (4.098%) MCP
4 5 (4.098%) MCDST
5 3 (2.459%) HND
6 2 (1.639%) HNC
6 2 (1.639%) PhD
7 1 (0.820%) ISEB
7 1 (0.820%) BC Cleared
7 1 (0.820%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.820%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (14.75%) DO-178B
2 6 (4.918%) DO-254
2 6 (4.918%) SLA
3 3 (2.459%) QA
4 1 (0.820%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 11 (9.016%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.820%) Cygwin
Systems Management
1 3 (2.459%) Unicenter
Vendors
1 11 (9.016%) Lotus
2 7 (5.738%) EMC
3 5 (4.098%) SAP
3 5 (4.098%) Oracle
4 4 (3.279%) Borland
5 3 (2.459%) Serena
5 3 (2.459%) CA
6 2 (1.639%) Riverbed
6 2 (1.639%) Altera
6 2 (1.639%) Epicor
6 2 (1.639%) Microsoft
7 1 (0.820%) SolidWorks
7 1 (0.820%) Citrix
7 1 (0.820%) Embarcadero
7 1 (0.820%) Siemens
7 1 (0.820%) Red Hat
7 1 (0.820%) Sybase
7 1 (0.820%) ANSYS
North West England
Software Safety Engineer-Aerospace-DefenceDefence12 MonthsNorth WestResponsibilitiesThe successful candidate will be required to perform tasks suitable to the internal level of this role.
JAM
Rate: Negotiable
Posted: 15 May 2013
Fareham, Hampshire
Within this role you'll be working primarily within Embedded C but will need to be fully conversant with D0-178B standards... Essential Skills: Embedded C DO-178B...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £30 - £35 per hour + Negotiable
Posted: 21 May 2013
Wimborne, Dorset
Requirements capture, allocation, derivation and validation... Qualifications and experience: Degree in mechanical, systems or aeronautical engineering or equivalent... Experience of requirements management using tools such as DOORS or...
Alexander Mann Solutions
Rate: negotiable
Posted: 14 May 2013
Middlesex
Project risk management... *High competency in Project Management techniques including: Earned Value Management, Critical Path & Pert Analysis. *Risk Management... *Relevant degree in an Engineering subject. *Professional qualifications i...
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Rate: £300 - £375 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
England
The Successful candidate for Microsoft Dynamics Project Manager will have experience in the following:- 1. Experience in the engineering or aerospace manufacturing industry. 2. Successful delivery of end-...
Annapurna HR
Rate: £400 - £550 per day
Posted: 8 May 2013
Surrey
Leading Electronics manufacturer based in Surrey is urgently seeking an Embedded C Software Engineer for a 3-6 month contract initially... MISRA C, Matlab, Simulink, Embedded, CAN, RS232.....
Roc Search
Rate: £30 - £40 per hour
Posted: 22 May 2013
Barnoldswick, Lancashire
Our client, a leading global Aerospace Engineering and Manufacturing company require a Maintenance Fitter to undertake a 12 month temporary assignment, with a view to going permanent , based...
Alexander Mann Solutions
Posted: 13 May 2013
Barrow-In-Furness, North West
Multiple Senior Electrical Control & Instrumentation Engineer Vacancies12 Month ContractDefenceCumbriaA Global Defence company are recruiting for 4 Senior Electrical C&I Engineer's to work on multi-million pound...
JAM
Rate: £35 - £45 per hour + Negotiable
Posted: 22 May 2013
Buckinghamshire, Thames Valley
Senior FPGA Design Engineer Buckinghamshire 3months+ £35-45p/h FPGA/ ASIC/VHDL/ ACTEL/ DSP/ TCL/ SOC/ MATLAB/AEROSPACEFPGA/ ASIC/VHDL/ ACTEL/ DSP/ TCL/ SOC/ MATLAB/AEROSPACEI am currently...
Computer Futures
Rate: £35 - £45 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Wimborne, Dorset
Our client a global leader within the Defence & Aerospace sector is currently looking for a Mechanical Systems Engineer on a 12 Month Contract. Applications are invited from systems...
Alexander Mann Solutions
Rate: negotiable
Posted: 14 May 2013
South East
Roc Search's Client is currently recruiting for 2 Opto Mechanical Engineers. Tags: Mechanical Design Engineer, Engineer, Opto Mechanical, Optical Systems, Space, Aerospace, Assembley, Verification, Test As teh...
Roc Search
Posted: 19 May 2013
Cheltenham, South West
In order to be considered for the role you will have demonstrable experience in: Electrical Harness Design in AutoCAD (Catia V5 or Harnwire also considered) Verification and Validation...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 22 May 2013
South East
Roc Search's Client is currently recruiting for a Senior Opto Mechanical Engineer. Tags: Mechanical Design Engineer, Engineer, Opto Mechanical, Optical Systems, Space, Aerospace, Assembley, Verification, Test As...
Roc Search
Posted: 19 May 2013
West Midlands
You will be working within a dedicated team providing EMC validation and design services for a range of clients across a breadth of industries, as well as serving...
Real Staffing
Rate: £26 - £38 per hour
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bristol, South West
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
Wimborne, Dorset
Our client a global leader within the Defence & Aerospace sector is currently looking for. Design Verification Engineer on a 12 Month Contract. The Design Verification Engineer is responsible...
Alexander Mann Solutions
Rate: negotiable
Posted: 14 May 2013
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
Lancashire
Lancashire 7 Month Contract A worldwide defence company are currently looking to recruit a Mechanical/Installations Design Engineer to join them as part of their team on a...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £0.00 per annum + Negotiable
Posted: 23 May 2013
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
You will be looking for trending failures, understanding the root causes and implementing design changes to ensure the highest quality of hardware in production. Working for the Cell...
Experis Engineering
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Electronics/ Mechanical/ Cell Support Engineer required for a leading Aerospace company based in Cheltenham to provide Electronics Engineering support for all production products in your Manufacturing Cell. You...
Experis Engineering
Posted: 22 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands
I have an urgent requirement from an Aerospace company for a Project Engineer with the following key skills: Product NPI experience.
Progressive Recruitment
Rate: £22 - £24 per hour
Posted: 15 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
A global engineering group specialising in components and sub-systems for aerospace, defence and energy markets are looking to recruit a Procurement Specialist to join them on an...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £0.00 per hour + Market Rate
Posted: 21 May 2013
Bristol, South West
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
Bristol, South West
Four day Weeks!... Our client has urgent requirements for senior and lead stress engineers. The roles include: - Fatigue and Tolerance Stress Engineers - Static Stress Engineers Experience: The roles...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 22 May 2013
Derby, Derbyshire
Our client. , a leading global Aerospace Engineering and Manufacturing company are looking for a number of Mechanical Fitters to undertake an initial temporary assignment. The role involves working...
Alexander Mann Solutions
Posted: 7 May 2013
Derby, Derbyshire
Our client. , a leading global Aerospace Engineering and Manufacturing company are looking for a number of Mechanical Fitters to undertake an initial temporary assignment. The role involves working...
Alexander Mann Solutions
Posted: 7 May 2013
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Our client, a leading global Aerospace Engineering and Manufacturing company require a number of Maintenance Engineers to undertake an initial temporary assignment based in Sunderland. The role involves...
Alexander Mann Solutions
Posted: 30 April 2013
Derby, Derbyshire
None. The role involves working within a multi-skilled and flexible team for the assembly of Aero gas turbine engines. Experience gained outside of Aerospace for example automotive...
Alexander Mann Solutions
Posted: 30 April 2013