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 28 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 223 354 212
Rank change year-on-year +131 -142 +178
Contract jobs citing Aerospace 460 132 403
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.15% 0.54% 1.09%
As % of the General category 2.08% 0.84% 1.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 85 36 68
10th Percentile £225 £402 £258
25th Percentile £425 £513 £376
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £548 £649
Median % change year-on-year -8.76% -15.53% +16.37%
75th Percentile £675 £595 £700
90th Percentile £720 £651 -
UK median daily rate £500 £548 £650
% change year-on-year -8.76% -15.69% +15.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 272 57 234
10th Percentile £28.50 £29.90 £28.70
25th Percentile £41.50 £41.55 £45.00
Median hourly rate £60.00 £57.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +15.00% -18.70%
75th Percentile £78.81 £67.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £87.80 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £57.35 £56.25 £50.00
% change year-on-year +1.96% +12.50% -18.70%

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 22,149 15,663 21,593
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 55.15% 64.04% 58.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,855 10,187 13,921
10th Percentile £305 £300 £275
25th Percentile £406 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,457 674 1,773
10th Percentile £14.25 £14.08 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.28 £17.44 £15.46
Median hourly rate £30.00 £28.18 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +6.46% -6.07% -12.56%
75th Percentile £61.18 £58.71 £51.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £28.17 £29.00
% change year-on-year +2.96% -2.88% -17.14%

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 28 April 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 28 April 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 28 April 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 East +41 167 £653 +26.95% 115
South West +33 116 £500 -8.59% 117
East of England +26 93 £492 - 58
North of England -46 48 £74 -87.27% 89
North West -13 39 £452 -22.46% 69
Midlands -56 22 £650 +23.81% 33
London -67 13 £650 +5.65% 34
East Midlands -31 11 £550 - 10
West Midlands -56 10 - - 23
North East - 9 £70 - 13
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 3 (0.65%) Apache
1 3 (0.65%) Apache Spark
2 2 (0.43%) ThingWorx
3 1 (0.22%) Confluence
3 1 (0.22%) Jupyter
3 1 (0.22%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (2.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.30%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.09%) CATIA
3 5 (1.09%) Simulink
4 4 (0.87%) Windchill
5 3 (0.65%) Siemens NX
6 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.22%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 15 (3.26%) Teamcenter
2 3 (0.65%) SAP EWM
3 2 (0.43%) DELMIA
3 2 (0.43%) ENOVIA
3 2 (0.43%) SAP MM
3 2 (0.43%) SAP WM
4 1 (0.22%) Demantra
4 1 (0.22%) Primavera
4 1 (0.22%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.22%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.22%) SAP HCM
4 1 (0.22%) SAP Payroll
4 1 (0.22%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 13 (2.83%) AWS
1 13 (2.83%) Azure
2 5 (1.09%) Power Platform
3 4 (0.87%) Azure DevOps
4 3 (0.65%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (0.65%) GCP
4 3 (0.65%) Google Workspace
5 2 (0.43%) OpenShift
5 2 (0.43%) SaaS
6 1 (0.22%) AWS CloudFormation
6 1 (0.22%) Azure Functions
6 1 (0.22%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (0.22%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (0.22%) Power Automate
6 1 (0.22%) PowerApps
6 1 (0.22%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.74%) Ethernet
2 7 (1.52%) Software-Defined Radio
3 5 (1.09%) Wireless
4 4 (0.87%) Firewall
5 3 (0.65%) DHCP
5 3 (0.65%) DNS
5 3 (0.65%) SpaceWire
6 2 (0.43%) Network Security
6 2 (0.43%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.43%) VPN
7 1 (0.22%) 3GPP
7 1 (0.22%) BGP
7 1 (0.22%) Cisco ASA
7 1 (0.22%) FTP
7 1 (0.22%) HTTPS
7 1 (0.22%) MPLS
7 1 (0.22%) Multicast
7 1 (0.22%) OSPF
7 1 (0.22%) SAN
7 1 (0.22%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.09%) Power BI
2 3 (0.65%) Hadoop
2 3 (0.65%) NoSQL
3 2 (0.43%) Big Data
3 2 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.43%) Tableau
4 1 (0.22%) Elasticsearch
4 1 (0.22%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.22%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 48 (10.43%) Rational DOORS
2 13 (2.83%) Git
3 10 (2.17%) GitLab
4 8 (1.74%) Rational Rhapsody
5 7 (1.52%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.43%) Artifactory
6 2 (0.43%) JIRA
6 2 (0.43%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.43%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.22%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 1 (0.22%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.22%) PetaLinux
7 1 (0.22%) Postman
General
1 109 (23.70%) Manufacturing
2 48 (10.43%) Social Skills
3 21 (4.57%) Electronics
4 18 (3.91%) Aviation
4 18 (3.91%) Documentation Skills
4 18 (3.91%) Finance
5 11 (2.39%) Analytical Skills
6 8 (1.74%) Automotive
6 8 (1.74%) Avionics
7 7 (1.52%) Military
8 4 (0.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (0.87%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (0.43%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (0.43%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (0.43%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.22%) Fire and Rescue
10 1 (0.22%) Law
10 1 (0.22%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 57 (12.39%) Software Engineer
2 53 (11.52%) Systems Engineer
3 41 (8.91%) Senior
4 39 (8.48%) Product Manager
5 34 (7.39%) Delivery Manager
5 34 (7.39%) Product Delivery Manager
6 28 (6.09%) Lead
7 27 (5.87%) Embedded Engineer
8 26 (5.65%) Architect
9 25 (5.43%) Systems Manager
10 22 (4.78%) Systems Delivery Manager
11 21 (4.57%) Administrator
11 21 (4.57%) Test Engineer
12 18 (3.91%) Embedded Software Engineer
12 18 (3.91%) Engineering Manager
13 14 (3.04%) Developer
13 14 (3.04%) Technical Support
14 13 (2.83%) Electrical Engineer
14 13 (2.83%) Senior Manager
14 13 (2.83%) Software Engineering Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.61%) Middleware
2 7 (1.52%) LDAP
3 5 (1.09%) Apache NiFi
4 4 (0.87%) REST
5 3 (0.65%) Qt
6 2 (0.43%) .NET
6 2 (0.43%) AngularJS
6 2 (0.43%) Flash
6 2 (0.43%) Quarkus
6 2 (0.43%) RESTful
6 2 (0.43%) Unity (Game Engine)
6 2 (0.43%) Unreal Engine
7 1 (0.22%) Elastic Stack
7 1 (0.22%) Flask
7 1 (0.22%) Hibernate
7 1 (0.22%) Kafka
7 1 (0.22%) PostGIS
7 1 (0.22%) Spring
7 1 (0.22%) Web Services
7 1 (0.22%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 36 (7.83%) Product Ownership
2 23 (5.00%) Data Structures
3 20 (4.35%) Management Information System
4 15 (3.26%) Operational Technology
5 14 (3.04%) FPGA
6 10 (2.17%) Embedded Systems
7 8 (1.74%) Algorithms
7 8 (1.74%) PCIe
7 8 (1.74%) Virtual Team
8 7 (1.52%) Data Centre
9 6 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (1.30%) VHDL
10 5 (1.09%) SCADA
10 5 (1.09%) Security Posture
10 5 (1.09%) Verilog
11 4 (0.87%) Onboarding
12 3 (0.65%) Cyber Security Posture
12 3 (0.65%) Legacy Applications
12 3 (0.65%) Self-Motivation
12 3 (0.65%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 20 (4.35%) Linux
2 15 (3.26%) Windows
3 8 (1.74%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 7 (1.52%) CentOS
5 4 (0.87%) FreeRTOS
6 3 (0.65%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.43%) Debian
7 2 (0.43%) Embedded Linux
7 2 (0.43%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.43%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.43%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.22%) Unix
8 1 (0.22%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (18.48%) Software Engineering
2 65 (14.13%) Systems Engineering
3 59 (12.83%) Agile
4 58 (12.61%) Continuous Improvement
5 55 (11.96%) Configuration Management
6 53 (11.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 51 (11.09%) Computer Science
8 46 (10.00%) Validation
9 44 (9.57%) Roadmaps
10 42 (9.13%) PRINCE2
11 41 (8.91%) Cybersecurity
12 38 (8.26%) Scaled Agile Framework
13 36 (7.83%) Programme Management
14 35 (7.61%) Change Control
14 35 (7.61%) Stakeholder Management
15 34 (7.39%) SysML
15 34 (7.39%) UML
16 32 (6.96%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
16 32 (6.96%) Verification and Validation
17 31 (6.74%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 35 (7.61%) Ada
2 25 (5.43%) C
3 23 (5.00%) Python
4 20 (4.35%) MATLAB
5 19 (4.13%) C++
6 7 (1.52%) Shell Script
7 6 (1.30%) Java
7 6 (1.30%) SQL
8 5 (1.09%) PowerShell
8 5 (1.09%) SystemVerilog
9 4 (0.87%) C#
10 3 (0.65%) Bash
11 2 (0.43%) JavaScript
12 1 (0.22%) ABAP
12 1 (0.22%) Embedded C++
12 1 (0.22%) Google Apps Script
12 1 (0.22%) Tcl
12 1 (0.22%) X++
Qualifications
1 217 (47.17%) Security Cleared
2 116 (25.22%) SC Cleared
3 71 (15.43%) Degree
4 37 (8.04%) BPSS Clearance
5 10 (2.17%) DV Cleared
6 8 (1.74%) CISSP
7 6 (1.30%) CompTIA Security+
7 6 (1.30%) PMP
7 6 (1.30%) TOGAF Certification
8 5 (1.09%) AWS Certification
8 5 (1.09%) Chartered Engineer
9 4 (0.87%) Azure Certification
9 4 (0.87%) CEH
9 4 (0.87%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (0.87%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (0.87%) PMI Certification
10 3 (0.65%) HNC
10 3 (0.65%) NVQ Level 4
11 2 (0.43%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.43%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (5.22%) NIST
2 20 (4.35%) QA
3 18 (3.91%) Def Stans
4 14 (3.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (2.39%) Data Quality
6 9 (1.96%) SLA
7 8 (1.74%) IEC 61508
7 8 (1.74%) NIST 800
8 7 (1.52%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (1.52%) DO-254
9 5 (1.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.87%) ECSS
10 4 (0.87%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.65%) ISO 26262
11 3 (0.65%) MIL-STD-1553
11 3 (0.65%) MISRA
11 3 (0.65%) MISRA C
12 2 (0.43%) NCSC
13 1 (0.22%) GRC
13 1 (0.22%) HAZOP
System Software
1 12 (2.61%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.39%) Firmware
3 10 (2.17%) Docker
4 5 (1.09%) Embedded Firmware
4 5 (1.09%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.65%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.43%) QEMU
7 1 (0.22%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 16 (3.48%) Ansible
2 10 (2.17%) Podman
3 7 (1.52%) Check_MK
3 7 (1.52%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.52%) Red Hat Satellite
4 6 (1.30%) Terraform
5 2 (0.43%) Argo
5 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
6 1 (0.22%) Cisco Prime
6 1 (0.22%) Grafana
6 1 (0.22%) Iperf
6 1 (0.22%) Kibana
6 1 (0.22%) logstash
6 1 (0.22%) Nessus
6 1 (0.22%) Nmap
6 1 (0.22%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.22%) SCCM
6 1 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 29 (6.30%) IBM
2 23 (5.00%) SAP
3 20 (4.35%) VMware
4 11 (2.39%) Red Hat
5 10 (2.17%) Siemens
6 9 (1.96%) Microsoft
7 8 (1.74%) ServiceNow
8 5 (1.09%) Cisco
8 5 (1.09%) Xilinx
9 4 (0.87%) Altera
9 4 (0.87%) Lauterbach
9 4 (0.87%) Microsemi
10 3 (0.65%) PTC
11 2 (0.43%) EMC
11 2 (0.43%) Google
11 2 (0.43%) Palo Alto
11 2 (0.43%) Veeam
12 1 (0.22%) Barracuda Networks
12 1 (0.22%) SolarWinds
12 1 (0.22%) Tufin