The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in contract job vacancies in Berkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 1 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 Berkshire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
739
1,127
1,133
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire
63.00%
56.80%
62.63%
Number of daily rates quoted
440
551
708
10th Percentile
£300
£205
£325
25th Percentile
£413
£325
£405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£504
£500
£515
Median % change year-on-year
+0.70%
-2.91%
+8.42%
75th Percentile
£632
£589
£631
90th Percentile
£700
£650
£700
South East median daily rate
£500
£488
£500
% change year-on-year
+2.56%
-2.50%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
21
87
27
10th Percentile
£19.91
£22.75
£19.10
25th Percentile
£30.25
£42.50
£22.33
Median hourly rate
£57.50
£59.00
£55.00
Median % change year-on-year
-2.54%
+7.27%
+161.59%
75th Percentile
£65.62
£69.47
£68.11
90th Percentile
£88.87
£87.46
£80.25
South East median hourly rate
£23.34
£45.00
£47.50
% change year-on-year
-48.13%
-5.26%
+137.50%
Aerospace Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Job postings citing Aerospace as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
Aerospace Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Aerospace in Berkshire.
Aerospace Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Aerospace in Berkshire.
Aerospace Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire
For the 6 months to 1 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 Berkshire region with a requirement for Aerospace.
Aerospace Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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:
