Aviation Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Aviation
England > East of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aviation in contract job vacancies in the East of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Aviation over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 70 -
Rank change year-on-year -8 - -
Contract jobs citing Aviation 24 16 0
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 1.51% 1.42% -
As % of the General category 2.52% 2.41% -
Number of daily rates quoted 12 2 0
10th Percentile £322 £448 -
25th Percentile £406 £481 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £433 £550 -
Median % change year-on-year -21.25% - -
75th Percentile £510 £606 -
90th Percentile £583 £633 -
England median daily rate £475 £475 £525
% change year-on-year - -9.52% -8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile £21.32 - -
25th Percentile £22.63 - -
Median hourly rate £32.57 - -
75th Percentile £43.56 - -
90th Percentile £43.75 - -
England median hourly rate £27.36 £39.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -29.85% -2.50% -17.95%

All General Skills
East of England

Aviation falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in the East of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 951 663 1,017
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 59.70% 58.83% 60.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 353 295 513
10th Percentile £186 £251 £208
25th Percentile £336 £363 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% +2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £563
90th Percentile £688 £691 £650
England median daily rate £500 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -6.54% -2.73% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 344 119 280
10th Percentile £13.50 - £14.00
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.62 £14.25
Median hourly rate £19.91 £20.50 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year -2.88% +10.81% -11.90%
75th Percentile £55.00 £59.38 £49.25
90th Percentile £70.00 £72.75 £65.00
England median hourly rate £23.58 £30.00 £33.00
% change year-on-year -21.42% -9.09% +29.36%

Aviation
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Aviation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Aviation job vacancy trend in the East of England

Aviation
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Aviation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Aviation

Aviation
Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Aviation in the East of England over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Aviation in the East of England

Aviation
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Aviation.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Aviation

Aviation
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Aviation in the East of England over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Aviation in the East of England

Aviation
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Aviation within the East of England region over the 6 months to 1 January 2026. 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
Bedfordshire +4 18 £433 - 4
Hertfordshire -17 6 - - 8
Aviation
England

Aviation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Applications
1 2 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (8.33%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (8.33%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (8.33%) Workday HCM
2 1 (4.17%) IBM Planning Analytics
Cloud Services
1 8 (33.33%) AWS
2 5 (20.83%) Azure
2 5 (20.83%) Dynamics 365
2 5 (20.83%) PaaS
3 2 (8.33%) Power Platform
3 2 (8.33%) PowerApps
4 1 (4.17%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (8.33%) RS-232
1 2 (8.33%) SpaceWire
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (12.50%) Metadata
1 3 (12.50%) Oracle Reports
General
1 13 (54.17%) Social Skills
2 7 (29.17%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (25.00%) Aerospace
4 4 (16.67%) Finance
5 3 (12.50%) Public Sector
6 2 (8.33%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (4.17%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 5 (20.83%) Architect
1 5 (20.83%) Azure Engineer
1 5 (20.83%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
1 5 (20.83%) Cloud Engineer
1 5 (20.83%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
1 5 (20.83%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 3 (12.50%) Administrator
2 3 (12.50%) Solutions Architect
3 2 (8.33%) Data Steward
3 2 (8.33%) Project Planner
3 2 (8.33%) SAP Administrator
3 2 (8.33%) SAP Support
3 2 (8.33%) Technical Architect
3 2 (8.33%) Workday Architect
4 1 (4.17%) Analyst
4 1 (4.17%) Analytics Consultant
4 1 (4.17%) Analytics Developer
4 1 (4.17%) Author
4 1 (4.17%) Senior
4 1 (4.17%) Senior Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (20.83%) OpenID
1 5 (20.83%) SAML
2 2 (8.33%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (4.17%) SGML
3 1 (4.17%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (12.50%) Cloud Native
2 2 (8.33%) CAN bus
2 2 (8.33%) Management Information System
3 1 (4.17%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 2 (8.33%) Linux
1 2 (8.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (33.33%) Observability
1 8 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (29.17%) Analytics
3 6 (25.00%) Migration
4 5 (20.83%) DevOps
4 5 (20.83%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 5 (20.83%) Roadmaps
4 5 (20.83%) Validation
5 4 (16.67%) Prototyping
5 4 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 3 (12.50%) AI
6 3 (12.50%) Anomaly Detection
6 3 (12.50%) Data Engineering
6 3 (12.50%) Data Governance
6 3 (12.50%) Data Management
6 3 (12.50%) Data Privacy
6 3 (12.50%) Generative AI
6 3 (12.50%) Master Data Management
6 3 (12.50%) Metadata Management
6 3 (12.50%) Monte Carlo Method
Qualifications
1 9 (37.50%) Security Cleared
2 4 (16.67%) SC Cleared
3 3 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (8.33%) DBS Check
4 2 (8.33%) Degree
5 1 (4.17%) AWS Certification
5 1 (4.17%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 1 (4.17%) HNC
5 1 (4.17%) HND
5 1 (4.17%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (12.50%) Data Quality
2 2 (8.33%) PMO
Vendors
1 9 (37.50%) Microsoft
2 3 (12.50%) Oracle
3 2 (8.33%) SAP
3 2 (8.33%) Workday
4 1 (4.17%) IBM