The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in contract job vacancies in Cheltenham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 21 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
15
32
28
Rank change year-on-year
+17
-4
-2
Contract jobs citing Aerospace
5
6
4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheltenham
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 Cheltenham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
14
64
49
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham
25.00%
32.99%
32.89%
Number of daily rates quoted
11
17
34
10th Percentile
£513
£232
£197
25th Percentile
£545
£425
£428
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£548
£540
£575
Median % change year-on-year
+1.48%
-6.09%
+9.52%
75th Percentile
£749
£625
£669
90th Percentile
£750
£660
£721
Gloucestershire median daily rate
£475
£550
£500
% change year-on-year
-13.64%
+10.00%
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
7
1
10th Percentile
-
£17.11
-
25th Percentile
£55.00
£42.85
£67.50
Median hourly rate
£60.00
£71.00
£81.00
Median % change year-on-year
-15.49%
-12.35%
+575.00%
75th Percentile
£65.00
£73.13
£94.50
90th Percentile
-
£74.25
-
Gloucestershire median hourly rate
£67.50
£40.00
£45.28
% change year-on-year
+68.75%
-11.65%
+39.74%
Aerospace Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham
Job postings citing Aerospace as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.
Aerospace Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheltenham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Aerospace in Cheltenham.
Aerospace Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cheltenham
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Aerospace in Cheltenham.
Aerospace Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheltenham
For the 6 months to 21 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 Cheltenham region with a requirement for Aerospace.
Aerospace Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheltenham 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:
