The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in IT contracts advertised for the West Midlands 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 West Midlands 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 91 104 88
Rank change year-on-year
+13 -16
Contract jobs citing Aerospace 5 5 6
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.297% 0.223% 0.322%
As % of the General category 0.963% 0.674% 0.957%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £315 £300 £400
% change year-on-year
+5.00% -25.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Average hourly rate - £34.75 -
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
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
519 742 627
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 30.87% 33.02% 33.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 226 310 267
Average daily rate £355 £365 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.80% +4.28%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £220 £248 £175
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £485 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 60 47 30
Average hourly rate £37.80 £24.00 £30.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+57.50% -21.31%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £25.00 £26.50
% change year-on-year
- -5.66%
Aerospace
England

Aerospace
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 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
Coventry - 1 - -
Aerospace
England

Aerospace
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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 9 (81.82%) Automotive
2 6 (54.55%) EMC
3 5 (45.45%) Validation
4 3 (27.27%) HND
5 2 (18.18%) HNC
5 2 (18.18%) Electronics
5 2 (18.18%) Physics
5 2 (18.18%) Degree
6 1 (9.091%) SCADA
6 1 (9.091%) Software Architecture
6 1 (9.091%) Waterfall
6 1 (9.091%) WinCC
6 1 (9.091%) Use Case
6 1 (9.091%) ERD
6 1 (9.091%) Semantic Web
6 1 (9.091%) SysML
6 1 (9.091%) Enterprise Architecture
6 1 (9.091%) Project Planning
6 1 (9.091%) Legal
6 1 (9.091%) Manufacturing
6 1 (9.091%) Zachman Framework
6 1 (9.091%) Logistics
6 1 (9.091%) LabVIEW
6 1 (9.091%) UML
6 1 (9.091%) OO
6 1 (9.091%) C
6 1 (9.091%) C++
6 1 (9.091%) VB
6 1 (9.091%) SAP
6 1 (9.091%) Assembly Language

Aerospace
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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 Platforms
1 1 (9.091%) WinCC
Development Applications
1 1 (9.091%) LabVIEW
General
1 9 (81.82%) Automotive
2 2 (18.18%) Electronics
3 1 (9.091%) Legal
3 1 (9.091%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 6 (54.55%) EMC Engineer
2 5 (45.45%) Test Engineer
3 4 (36.36%) EMC Test Engineer
4 2 (18.18%) Systems Engineer
5 1 (9.091%) SAP Architect
5 1 (9.091%) SAP Solutions Architect
5 1 (9.091%) Design Engineer
5 1 (9.091%) Solutions Architect
5 1 (9.091%) Architect
5 1 (9.091%) Software Engineer
5 1 (9.091%) Analyst
5 1 (9.091%) Systems Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) Physics
2 1 (9.091%) SCADA
2 1 (9.091%) Semantic Web
2 1 (9.091%) W3C
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (45.45%) Validation
2 1 (9.091%) Software Architecture
2 1 (9.091%) Waterfall
2 1 (9.091%) Use Case
2 1 (9.091%) ERD
2 1 (9.091%) SysML
2 1 (9.091%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (9.091%) Project Planning
2 1 (9.091%) Zachman Framework
2 1 (9.091%) Logistics
2 1 (9.091%) UML
2 1 (9.091%) OO
Programming Languages
1 1 (9.091%) C
1 1 (9.091%) C++
1 1 (9.091%) VB
1 1 (9.091%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 3 (27.27%) HND
2 2 (18.18%) HNC
2 2 (18.18%) Degree
Vendors
1 6 (54.55%) EMC
2 1 (9.091%) SAP
2 1 (9.091%) Siemens
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
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