Aerospace Contract Job Trends in England

Aerospace
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 5 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 258 377 240
Rank change year-on-year +119 -137 +141
Contract jobs citing Aerospace 360 103 369
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.99% 0.41% 0.99%
As % of the General category 1.69% 0.65% 1.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 98 25 82
10th Percentile £225 £314 £319
25th Percentile £425 £465 £473
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £548 £650
Median % change year-on-year -8.76% -15.69% +18.18%
75th Percentile £613 £595 £700
90th Percentile £688 £655 £713
UK median daily rate £500 £548 £650
% change year-on-year -8.76% -15.69% +18.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 166 42 192
10th Percentile £27.79 £26.34 £24.00
25th Percentile £44.52 £39.20 £40.00
Median hourly rate £58.25 £58.75 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.85% +17.50% -20.00%
75th Percentile £75.94 £67.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.50 £73.38 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £58.00 £56.38 £50.00
% change year-on-year +2.88% +12.75% -22.93%

All General Skills
England

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 general skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 21,281 15,947 22,043
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 58.60% 62.87% 58.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,458 10,008 14,438
10th Percentile £300 £300 £265
25th Percentile £406 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £535
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -1.87% -2.73%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £775 £753
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,317 547 1,616
10th Percentile £14.10 £15.25 £13.14
25th Percentile £17.30 £20.00 £15.29
Median hourly rate £24.00 £30.45 £25.90
Median % change year-on-year -21.18% +17.59% -20.32%
75th Percentile £55.00 £60.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £23.83 £30.00 £25.50
% change year-on-year -20.58% +17.65% -19.28%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Aerospace job vacancy trend in England

Aerospace
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Aerospace in England over the 6 months to 5 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Aerospace in England

Aerospace
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Aerospace in England over the 6 months to 5 March 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Aerospace in England

Aerospace
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Aerospace within the England region over the 6 months to 5 March 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
South West +48 112 £450 -17.81% 110
South East +29 96 £581 +34.34% 106
East of England +28 78 £492 -18.00% 44
North of England -47 29 £70 -87.98% 32
Midlands -51 27 £650 +50.72% 51
North West -30 22 £78 -86.55% 24
East Midlands -20 17 £650 - 16
London -46 17 £650 +1.56% 32
West Midlands -54 10 - - 34
North East -4 7 £70 - 2
Aerospace
UK

Aerospace
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (1.67%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.83%) Apache
2 3 (0.83%) CMS
2 3 (0.83%) Confluence
3 1 (0.28%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.28%) Jupyter
Applications
1 17 (4.72%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.94%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.83%) Siemens NX
4 2 (0.56%) CATIA
4 2 (0.56%) Simulink
4 2 (0.56%) Stateflow
5 1 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.28%) PTC Creo
5 1 (0.28%) SOLIDWORKS
5 1 (0.28%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 14 (3.89%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (3.33%) Teamcenter
3 4 (1.11%) SAP MM
4 3 (0.83%) SAP EWM
4 3 (0.83%) SAP HCM
5 2 (0.56%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 2 (0.56%) SAP Payroll
5 2 (0.56%) SAP PS
5 2 (0.56%) SAP WM
6 1 (0.28%) Demantra
6 1 (0.28%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 11 (3.06%) Azure
2 7 (1.94%) AWS
2 7 (1.94%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (1.94%) Power Platform
3 4 (1.11%) Google Workspace
3 4 (1.11%) OpenShift
4 3 (0.83%) Azure DevOps
4 3 (0.83%) GitHub
4 3 (0.83%) GitHub Actions
5 1 (0.28%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.67%) PABX
2 5 (1.39%) Firewall
3 3 (0.83%) DHCP
3 3 (0.83%) DNS
4 2 (0.56%) Network Security
4 2 (0.56%) SpaceWire
4 2 (0.56%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.56%) VPN
5 1 (0.28%) BGP
5 1 (0.28%) Cisco ASA
5 1 (0.28%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.28%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.28%) LAN
5 1 (0.28%) MPLS
5 1 (0.28%) Multicast
5 1 (0.28%) OSPF
5 1 (0.28%) SAN
5 1 (0.28%) VLAN
5 1 (0.28%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.28%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.94%) Power BI
2 3 (0.83%) MongoDB
3 2 (0.56%) SAP HANA
4 1 (0.28%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.28%) Elasticsearch
4 1 (0.28%) Hadoop
4 1 (0.28%) Metadata
4 1 (0.28%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 30 (8.33%) Rational DOORS
2 11 (3.06%) Git
2 11 (3.06%) GitLab
3 6 (1.67%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.39%) Rational Rhapsody
5 4 (1.11%) JIRA
6 3 (0.83%) Maven
7 2 (0.56%) Artifactory
7 2 (0.56%) Rational Team Concert
7 2 (0.56%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.28%) SonarQube
General
1 71 (19.72%) Manufacturing
2 62 (17.22%) Social Skills
3 19 (5.28%) Aviation
4 17 (4.72%) Finance
5 15 (4.17%) Electronics
6 13 (3.61%) Automotive
6 13 (3.61%) Pharmaceutical
7 12 (3.33%) Documentation Skills
8 10 (2.78%) Organisational Skills
9 9 (2.50%) Analytical Skills
10 8 (2.22%) Military
11 6 (1.67%) Avionics
12 4 (1.11%) Environmental Health
13 3 (0.83%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (0.83%) Legal
13 3 (0.83%) Publishing
14 2 (0.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 2 (0.56%) Public Sector
14 2 (0.56%) Telecoms
15 1 (0.28%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 48 (13.33%) Systems Engineer
2 42 (11.67%) Software Engineer
3 40 (11.11%) Senior
4 28 (7.78%) Lead
5 21 (5.83%) Product Manager
6 18 (5.00%) Administrator
6 18 (5.00%) Consultant
6 18 (5.00%) Delivery Manager
6 18 (5.00%) Product Delivery Manager
7 15 (4.17%) Architect
7 15 (4.17%) Support Engineer
8 14 (3.89%) Technical Support
9 13 (3.61%) Electrical Engineer
9 13 (3.61%) Senior Manager
10 12 (3.33%) Analyst
11 11 (3.06%) Embedded Engineer
11 11 (3.06%) IT Manager
11 11 (3.06%) Systems Delivery Manager
11 11 (3.06%) Systems Manager
12 10 (2.78%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.06%) SAP Fiori
2 9 (2.50%) Middleware
3 5 (1.39%) LDAP
4 4 (1.11%) Elastic Stack
4 4 (1.11%) Flash
4 4 (1.11%) Kafka
4 4 (1.11%) REST
4 4 (1.11%) Spring Boot
5 3 (0.83%) Apache NiFi
5 3 (0.83%) HTML
5 3 (0.83%) OpenID
5 3 (0.83%) Qt
5 3 (0.83%) SAML
5 3 (0.83%) XML
6 2 (0.56%) Unity (Game Engine)
6 2 (0.56%) Unreal Engine
7 1 (0.28%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.28%) Quarkus
7 1 (0.28%) RESTful
7 1 (0.28%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 21 (5.83%) Product Ownership
2 15 (4.17%) Management Information System
2 15 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
3 10 (2.78%) Data Structures
3 10 (2.78%) Operational Technology
4 9 (2.50%) FPGA
5 7 (1.94%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (1.67%) Algorithms
6 6 (1.67%) Data Centre
6 6 (1.67%) SCADA
6 6 (1.67%) Smartphone
7 5 (1.39%) Onboarding
7 5 (1.39%) Security Posture
7 5 (1.39%) VHDL
8 4 (1.11%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (1.11%) Learning Management System
8 4 (1.11%) Virtual Team
9 3 (0.83%) CAN bus
10 2 (0.56%) Cloud Native
10 2 (0.56%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 21 (5.83%) Windows
2 17 (4.72%) Linux
3 7 (1.94%) Windows 10
4 6 (1.67%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (1.39%) CentOS
6 4 (1.11%) Windows Server
7 3 (0.83%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.56%) Debian
8 2 (0.56%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.56%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.28%) FreeRTOS
9 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (16.94%) Software Engineering
2 45 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 45 (12.50%) Systems Engineering
3 41 (11.39%) Configuration Management
4 39 (10.83%) Agile
5 38 (10.56%) Validation
6 37 (10.28%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 32 (8.89%) Roadmaps
8 28 (7.78%) Computer Science
9 26 (7.22%) Problem-Solving
9 26 (7.22%) Verification and Validation
10 25 (6.94%) Cybersecurity
11 23 (6.39%) PLM
12 22 (6.11%) PRINCE2
12 22 (6.11%) Stakeholder Management
13 21 (5.83%) Scaled Agile Framework
13 21 (5.83%) SysML
13 21 (5.83%) UML
14 20 (5.56%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
14 20 (5.56%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 31 (8.61%) Ada
2 20 (5.56%) C++
3 17 (4.72%) Python
4 16 (4.44%) C
5 13 (3.61%) MATLAB
6 6 (1.67%) C#
6 6 (1.67%) Java
6 6 (1.67%) Shell Script
7 5 (1.39%) PowerShell
8 4 (1.11%) SQL
9 3 (0.83%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.56%) Bash
10 2 (0.56%) Fortran
11 1 (0.28%) ABAP
11 1 (0.28%) Embedded C++
11 1 (0.28%) Google Apps Script
11 1 (0.28%) SAPscript
11 1 (0.28%) VBA
Qualifications
1 194 (53.89%) Security Cleared
2 116 (32.22%) SC Cleared
3 53 (14.72%) Degree
4 30 (8.33%) BPSS Clearance
5 16 (4.44%) DV Cleared
6 6 (1.67%) PMP
7 4 (1.11%) AWS Certification
7 4 (1.11%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (1.11%) PMI Certification
8 3 (0.83%) Azure Certification
8 3 (0.83%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (0.83%) TOGAF Certification
9 2 (0.56%) Chartered Engineer
9 2 (0.56%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.56%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (0.28%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 1 (0.28%) BC Cleared
10 1 (0.28%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.28%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.28%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (4.72%) Def Stans
1 17 (4.72%) QA
2 16 (4.44%) NIST
3 8 (2.22%) Data Quality
3 8 (2.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (1.94%) IEC 61508
4 7 (1.94%) SLA
5 6 (1.67%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (1.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (1.39%) NIST 800
7 4 (1.11%) ECSS
7 4 (1.11%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.83%) DO-254
8 3 (0.83%) ISO 26262
8 3 (0.83%) MISRA
8 3 (0.83%) MISRA C
8 3 (0.83%) NCSC
9 2 (0.56%) EU AI Act
9 2 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 2 (0.56%) PMO
System Software
1 12 (3.33%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.39%) Docker
4 3 (0.83%) Firmware
4 3 (0.83%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.56%) QEMU
6 1 (0.28%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.28%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 12 (3.33%) Ansible
2 9 (2.50%) Kubernetes
3 8 (2.22%) Podman
4 5 (1.39%) Check_MK
4 5 (1.39%) Red Hat Satellite
5 4 (1.11%) Grafana
5 4 (1.11%) Prometheus
5 4 (1.11%) Terraform
6 3 (0.83%) PingFederate
7 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
8 1 (0.28%) Argo
8 1 (0.28%) Cisco Prime
8 1 (0.28%) Iperf
8 1 (0.28%) Kibana
8 1 (0.28%) logstash
8 1 (0.28%) Nessus
8 1 (0.28%) Nmap
8 1 (0.28%) SCCM
Vendors
1 30 (8.33%) SAP
2 22 (6.11%) VMware
3 16 (4.44%) IBM
4 14 (3.89%) ServiceNow
5 12 (3.33%) Twitter
6 10 (2.78%) Microsoft
6 10 (2.78%) Red Hat
7 9 (2.50%) Siemens
8 8 (2.22%) Cisco
9 4 (1.11%) Google
10 3 (0.83%) Databricks
10 3 (0.83%) HubSpot
10 3 (0.83%) Ping Identity
10 3 (0.83%) Salesforce
11 2 (0.56%) Intel
11 2 (0.56%) MathWorks
11 2 (0.56%) Palo Alto
11 2 (0.56%) PTC
11 2 (0.56%) Veeam
11 2 (0.56%) Xilinx
369 Aerospace jobs in England