The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in contract job vacancies in Belfast. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Aerospace falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Belfast.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
127
59
94
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast
86.39%
47.97%
57.32%
Number of daily rates quoted
87
34
54
10th Percentile
£153
£190
£161
25th Percentile
£273
£284
£259
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£410
£418
£400
Median % change year-on-year
-1.80%
+4.38%
-6.71%
75th Percentile
£528
£538
£488
90th Percentile
£625
£650
£609
County Antrim median daily rate
£410
£418
£400
% change year-on-year
-1.80%
+4.38%
-6.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted
12
9
9
10th Percentile
£22.67
-
£13.88
25th Percentile
£24.18
£12.25
£13.91
Median hourly rate
£32.13
£15.38
£15.50
Median % change year-on-year
+108.88%
-0.77%
+34.78%
75th Percentile
£58.85
£16.12
£16.88
90th Percentile
£78.47
£17.50
£18.16
County Antrim median hourly rate
£26.59
£16.12
£15.50
% change year-on-year
+64.95%
+4.00%
+11.59%
Aerospace Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Job postings citing Aerospace as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
Aerospace Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Belfast
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Aerospace in Belfast.
Aerospace Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Aerospace also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Belfast region with a requirement for Aerospace.
Aerospace Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
