The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in contract job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 20 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 20 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
120
127
164
Rank change year-on-year
+7
+37
+29
Contract jobs citing Aerospace
2
1
2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
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 the City of London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
1,239
1,434
2,217
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
71.37%
66.20%
62.59%
Number of daily rates quoted
769
1,007
1,568
10th Percentile
£332
£338
£372
25th Percentile
£456
£450
£500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£575
£575
£615
Median % change year-on-year
-
-6.50%
+6.96%
75th Percentile
£688
£700
£738
90th Percentile
£775
£825
£825
Central London median daily rate
£575
£550
£600
% change year-on-year
+4.55%
-8.33%
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
12
8
14
10th Percentile
£22.00
£18.74
£14.25
25th Percentile
£24.00
£20.15
£15.78
Median hourly rate
£29.58
£22.41
£21.00
Median % change year-on-year
+31.99%
+6.70%
-48.78%
75th Percentile
£48.75
£27.13
£50.14
90th Percentile
£96.38
£34.33
£57.25
Central London median hourly rate
£29.07
£24.00
£28.00
% change year-on-year
+21.13%
-14.29%
-31.71%
Aerospace Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Aerospace as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Aerospace Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Aerospace in the City of London.
Aerospace Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Aerospace in the City of London.
Aerospace Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 20 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 City of London region with a requirement for Aerospace.
Aerospace Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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:
