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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Aerospace' in contract IT jobs within the North West region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Aerospace over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAerospace
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank69100
Rank change on same period last yearUp+31
Matching contract IT job ads5943
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.095 %0.046 %
As % of the category below4.400 %2.689 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£550-
Average daily rate£550-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£550-
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£411
% change on same period last year-12.63 %
Hourly rates quoted4630
Average minimum hourly rate£29.17£25.38
Average hourly rate£29.69£28.02
% change on same period last year+5.96 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.21£30.65
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.46£30.78
% change on same period last year+2.19 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
North West
Matching contract IT job ads13411599
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.155 %1.717 %
Daily rates quoted372399
Average minimum daily rate£353£364
Average daily rate£377£387
% change on same period last year-2.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£411
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£378
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted159141
Average minimum hourly rate£24.64£22.55
Average hourly rate£25.87£24.40
% change on same period last year+6.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.11£26.26
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.35£26.62
% change on same period last year+2.74 %
Aerospace EnglandAerospace
England

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Aerospace
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Aerospace across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

North West Aerospace Demand Trend

Aerospace
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Aerospace Daily Rate Trend

Aerospace
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Aerospace Hourly Rate Trend

Aerospace
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Aerospace across the North West region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

North West 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 North West region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
LancashireUp+1642--
CheshireNew entry-4--
ManchesterDown-33--
CumbriaNew entry-1£550-
Aerospace EnglandAerospace
England

Aerospace
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

130 (32.97 %)Security Cleared
218 (19.78 %)Java
317 (18.68 %)Avionics
416 (17.58 %)C++
416 (17.58 %)VB
515 (16.48 %)C
515 (16.48 %)UNIX
515 (16.48 %)Fortran
613 (14.29 %)Military
711 (12.09 %)Government
810 (10.99 %)Manufacturing
810 (10.99 %)HNC
98 (8.791 %)Photoshop
98 (8.791 %)Flash
98 (8.791 %)VMS
98 (8.791 %)VxWorks
98 (8.791 %)Adobe Illustrator
98 (8.791 %)CATIA
107 (7.692 %)MS Access
107 (7.692 %)Multimedia
116 (6.593 %)Adobe
116 (6.593 %)Electric
125 (5.495 %)Education
125 (5.495 %)NVQ Level 3
134 (4.396 %)SC Cleared
134 (4.396 %)Project Management
134 (4.396 %)SQL
143 (3.297 %)Autodesk
143 (3.297 %)Electronics
143 (3.297 %)3ds Max

Aerospace
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (2.198 %)HTML
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (8.791 %)CATIA
18 (8.791 %)Adobe Illustrator
18 (8.791 %)Photoshop
23 (3.297 %)3ds Max
32 (2.198 %)Adobe Premiere
41 (1.099 %)NASTRAN
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (2.198 %)Teamcenter
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (7.692 %)MS Access
22 (2.198 %)Adabas
31 (1.099 %)Oracle Discoverer
31 (1.099 %)Oracle 10g
31 (1.099 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (1.099 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (1.099 %)SQL Server
31 (1.099 %)Oracle Reports
31 (1.099 %)Oracle 9i
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (8.791 %)Flash
21 (1.099 %)TestDirector
21 (1.099 %)Oracle Forms
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (18.68 %)Avionics
213 (14.29 %)Military
311 (12.09 %)Government
410 (10.99 %)Manufacturing
57 (7.692 %)Multimedia
66 (6.593 %)Electric
75 (5.495 %)Education
83 (3.297 %)Electronics
83 (3.297 %)Video Editing
91 (1.099 %)Automotive
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
131 (34.07 %)Software Engineer
28 (8.791 %)Systems Engineer
28 (8.791 %)Test Engineer
28 (8.791 %)Systems Test Engineer
28 (8.791 %)Integration Engineer
28 (8.791 %)Systems Integration Engineer
37 (7.692 %)Project Engineer
37 (7.692 %)Support Engineer
43 (3.297 %)Junior
43 (3.297 %)Procurement Specialist
52 (2.198 %)Project Manager
52 (2.198 %)Embedded Software Engineer
52 (2.198 %)Web Designer
52 (2.198 %)Developer
61 (1.099 %)Analyst
61 (1.099 %)Test Analyst
61 (1.099 %)Quality Engineer
61 (1.099 %)Design Engineer
61 (1.099 %)IT Project Manager
61 (1.099 %)Programme Manager
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.198 %)SCORM
21 (1.099 %)E-Learning
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (16.48 %)UNIX
28 (8.791 %)VMS
28 (8.791 %)VxWorks
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
130 (32.97 %)Security Cleared
24 (4.396 %)Project Management
24 (4.396 %)SC Cleared
33 (3.297 %)Web Development
42 (2.198 %)Asset Management
51 (1.099 %)Requirements Management
51 (1.099 %)Risk Management
51 (1.099 %)Finite Element Analysis
51 (1.099 %)Stress Testing
51 (1.099 %)SOA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (19.78 %)Java
216 (17.58 %)C++
216 (17.58 %)VB
315 (16.48 %)Fortran
315 (16.48 %)C
44 (4.396 %)SQL
52 (2.198 %)JavaScript
61 (1.099 %)PL/SQL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (10.99 %)HNC
25 (5.495 %)NVQ Level 3
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.099 %)SLA
11 (1.099 %)QA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (6.593 %)Adobe
23 (3.297 %)Autodesk
31 (1.099 %)Oracle