Aerospace Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Aerospace
South East > Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in contract job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 12 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 - 65
Rank change year-on-year - - +46
Contract jobs citing Aerospace 5 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire 1.51% - 0.29%
As % of the General category 2.66% - 0.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £514
25th Percentile - - £516
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £800 - £538
75th Percentile - - £566
90th Percentile - - £571
South East median daily rate £542 £320 £450
% change year-on-year +69.38% -28.89% -13.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £57.50 - -
Median hourly rate £60.00 - -
75th Percentile £62.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £58.50 £70.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -16.43% +16.67% +33.33%

All General Skills
Buckinghamshire

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 Buckinghamshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 188 230 412
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 56.63% 60.85% 60.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 116 137 301
10th Percentile £210 £200 £260
25th Percentile £323 £330 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £418 £450 £513
Median % change year-on-year -7.22% -12.20% +3.54%
75th Percentile £520 £538 £613
90th Percentile £663 £633 £738
South East median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 5 5
10th Percentile £13.25 £16.61 £13.16
25th Percentile £14.69 £18.70 £13.17
Median hourly rate £23.81 £30.00 £13.57
Median % change year-on-year -20.65% +121.08% -15.19%
75th Percentile £29.61 £36.75 -
90th Percentile £39.48 £37.50 £19.68
South East median hourly rate £20.40 £56.75 £52.50
% change year-on-year -64.05% +8.09% +110.00%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Aerospace relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire.

Aerospace job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

Aerospace
Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Aerospace.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Aerospace.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Aerospace within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 12 October 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Marlow - 2 - -
High Wycombe - 1 £800 - 1
Aerospace
South East

Aerospace
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (40.00%) Avionics
1 2 (40.00%) Electronics
1 2 (40.00%) Manufacturing
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Integration Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Test and Integration Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Test Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Verification Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Requirements Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Configuration Management
1 2 (40.00%) Functional Testing
1 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (40.00%) Systems Engineering
1 2 (40.00%) Test Management
1 2 (40.00%) Test Strategy
1 2 (40.00%) Validation
1 2 (40.00%) Verification and Validation
2 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (20.00%) Logistics
2 1 (20.00%) Strategic Planning
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) Degree
3 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) ARP4754
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft