The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in contract job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. 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
44
53
57
Rank change year-on-year
+9
+4
-
Contract jobs citing Aerospace
1
2
1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire
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 Cambridgeshire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
160
293
369
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire
57.97%
59.19%
62.12%
Number of daily rates quoted
91
90
156
10th Percentile
£245
£223
£200
25th Percentile
£363
£350
£227
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£425
£439
Median % change year-on-year
+5.88%
-3.13%
-2.50%
75th Percentile
£550
£538
£525
90th Percentile
£650
£582
£594
East of England median daily rate
£500
£475
£488
% change year-on-year
+5.26%
-2.56%
+8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted
27
154
144
10th Percentile
-
£14.16
£13.41
25th Percentile
£15.62
-
£14.04
Median hourly rate
£16.30
£15.00
£14.50
Median % change year-on-year
+8.67%
+3.45%
+6.15%
75th Percentile
£18.85
£21.46
£20.56
90th Percentile
£33.05
£52.03
£22.00
East of England median hourly rate
£31.64
£38.12
£21.00
% change year-on-year
-17.00%
+81.52%
+44.83%
Aerospace Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire
Job postings citing Aerospace as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.
Aerospace Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Aerospace in Cambridgeshire.
Aerospace Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Aerospace in Cambridgeshire.
Aerospace Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire
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 Cambridgeshire region with a requirement for Aerospace.
Aerospace Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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:
