Aerospace Contracts in Bristol

Aerospace
South West > Bristol

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in contract job vacancies in Bristol. 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.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 43 25 54
Rank change year-on-year -18 +29 +2
Contract jobs citing Aerospace 12 59 47
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 2.23% 5.58% 3.75%
As % of the General category 4.15% 10.65% 7.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 9 4
10th Percentile - £571 -
25th Percentile £213 - £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £650 £500
Median % change year-on-year -65.38% +30.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £238 £688 £525
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £547 £700 £575
% change year-on-year -21.86% +21.74% +27.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 47 35
10th Percentile £53.07 - £53.75
25th Percentile £56.25 £45.00 £57.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £61.50
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -10.57% +36.67%
75th Percentile - £73.75 £65.75
90th Percentile £69.40 £80.00 £79.60
South West median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £61.50
% change year-on-year +18.18% -10.57% +36.67%

All General Skills
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 289 554 593
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 53.82% 52.41% 47.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 167 301 416
10th Percentile £213 £225 £278
25th Percentile £340 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -13.46% -0.95% +5.00%
75th Percentile £551 £625 £630
90th Percentile £640 £688 £697
South West median daily rate £500 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -4.76% -3.67% +11.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 133 67
10th Percentile £18.13 £36.25 £23.72
25th Percentile £29.82 £43.75 £53.75
Median hourly rate £62.50 £59.50 £61.50
Median % change year-on-year +5.04% -3.25% +89.23%
75th Percentile £69.75 £72.50 £78.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £80.00 £92.16
South West median hourly rate £60.00 £46.39 £60.35
% change year-on-year +29.34% -23.13% +34.98%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings citing Aerospace as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Aerospace in Bristol

Aerospace
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Aerospace in Bristol.

Daily rate trend for Aerospace in Bristol

Aerospace
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Aerospace in Bristol.

Hourly rate trend for Aerospace in Bristol

Aerospace
Hourly Rate Histogram in Bristol

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Aerospace in Bristol over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Aerospace in Bristol

Aerospace
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Applications
1 1 (8.33%) CATIA
1 1 (8.33%) Simulink
1 1 (8.33%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (8.33%) Primavera
1 1 (8.33%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 1 (8.33%) Google Workspace
General
1 2 (16.67%) Aviation
1 2 (16.67%) Finance
1 2 (16.67%) Manufacturing
2 1 (8.33%) Military
2 1 (8.33%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (8.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (41.67%) Software Engineer
2 2 (16.67%) Java Engineer
2 2 (16.67%) Java Software Engineer
2 2 (16.67%) Systems Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Ada Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Ada Software Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Algorithm Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Automation Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Buyer
3 1 (8.33%) C++ Software Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Embedded Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Project Controller
3 1 (8.33%) Project Planner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (33.33%) Middleware
2 2 (16.67%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 1 (8.33%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 1 (8.33%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (41.67%) Software Engineering
2 2 (16.67%) Project Management
2 2 (16.67%) Validation
3 1 (8.33%) Artificial Intelligence
3 1 (8.33%) Coaching
3 1 (8.33%) Contract Management
3 1 (8.33%) Contract Negotiation
3 1 (8.33%) Critical Path Analysis
3 1 (8.33%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (8.33%) Earned Value Management
3 1 (8.33%) Mathematical Modelling
3 1 (8.33%) Model Validation
3 1 (8.33%) Performance Measurement
3 1 (8.33%) Preventative Maintenance
3 1 (8.33%) Quality Management
3 1 (8.33%) Statistics
3 1 (8.33%) SysML
3 1 (8.33%) Technical Analysis
3 1 (8.33%) Test Automation
3 1 (8.33%) UML
Programming Languages
1 5 (41.67%) Ada
2 2 (16.67%) C++
2 2 (16.67%) Java
3 1 (8.33%) Fortran
3 1 (8.33%) MATLAB
3 1 (8.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (16.67%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (33.33%) Def Stans
1 4 (33.33%) IEC 61508
2 2 (16.67%) MISRA
2 2 (16.67%) MISRA C
3 1 (8.33%) ISO 9001
3 1 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 20000
3 1 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (8.33%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (16.67%) SAP
2 1 (8.33%) Google
2 1 (8.33%) Siemens
2 1 (8.33%) Twitter