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 12 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 211 347 210
Rank change year-on-year +136 -137 +177
Contract jobs citing Aerospace 488 122 412
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.20% 0.50% 1.12%
As % of the General category 2.21% 0.78% 1.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 86 34 64
10th Percentile £225 £426 £325
25th Percentile £425 £513 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £549 £650
Median % change year-on-year -8.93% -15.54% +30.00%
75th Percentile £630 £620 £700
90th Percentile £713 £655 -
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £650
% change year-on-year -9.09% -15.38% +23.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 297 53 244
10th Percentile £28.37 £32.61 £35.00
25th Percentile £41.28 £50.00 £44.96
Median hourly rate £60.00 £60.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year - +20.00% -18.70%
75th Percentile £79.00 £67.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £88.00 £74.75 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £58.25 £58.04 £50.00
% change year-on-year +0.36% +16.08% -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 22,074 15,601 21,399
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 54.38% 64.17% 58.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,667 10,126 13,790
10th Percentile £306 £300 £280
25th Percentile £410 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -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 1,465 667 1,786
10th Percentile £14.23 £14.00 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.27 £16.98 £15.50
Median hourly rate £30.58 £27.50 £30.75
Median % change year-on-year +11.20% -10.57% -5.38%
75th Percentile £63.75 £56.58 £52.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £65.50
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £27.50 £30.16
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.82% -11.29%

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 12 May 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 12 May 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 12 May 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 +57 183 £653 +26.70% 118
South West +43 125 £500 -8.26% 79
East of England +34 98 £492 - 61
North of England -34 49 £74 -87.27% 56
North West -12 41 £452 -22.46% 38
Midlands -44 22 £613 +16.67% 46
West Midlands -59 11 - - 33
East Midlands -28 10 £575 - 13
London -61 10 £588 -6.08% 31
North East - 8 £70 - 12
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 (0.61%) Apache
1 3 (0.61%) Apache Spark
2 2 (0.41%) ThingWorx
3 1 (0.20%) Confluence
3 1 (0.20%) Jupyter
3 1 (0.20%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.20%) Tomcat
Applications
1 10 (2.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.84%) Simulink
3 6 (1.23%) CATIA
4 5 (1.02%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (0.82%) Windchill
6 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.41%) Adobe Illustrator
7 2 (0.41%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.41%) Siemens NX
7 2 (0.41%) Stateflow
8 1 (0.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 1 (0.20%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 15 (3.07%) Teamcenter
2 5 (1.02%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.61%) SAP EWM
4 2 (0.41%) DELMIA
4 2 (0.41%) ENOVIA
4 2 (0.41%) SAP MM
4 2 (0.41%) SAP WM
5 1 (0.20%) Demantra
5 1 (0.20%) Primavera
5 1 (0.20%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.20%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.20%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.20%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 19 (3.89%) Azure
2 14 (2.87%) AWS
3 10 (2.05%) Azure DevOps
4 7 (1.43%) Power Platform
5 5 (1.02%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (0.61%) GCP
6 3 (0.61%) Google Workspace
7 2 (0.41%) Figma
7 2 (0.41%) SaaS
8 1 (0.20%) Amazon EC2
8 1 (0.20%) AWS CloudFormation
8 1 (0.20%) Azure Functions
8 1 (0.20%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (0.20%) Microsoft 365
8 1 (0.20%) OpenShift
8 1 (0.20%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.20%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.20%) Serverless
8 1 (0.20%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.05%) Software-Defined Radio
2 9 (1.84%) Ethernet
3 8 (1.64%) Wireless
4 4 (0.82%) DNS
4 4 (0.82%) Firewall
5 3 (0.61%) DHCP
5 3 (0.61%) SpaceWire
6 2 (0.41%) Network Security
6 2 (0.41%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.41%) VPN
7 1 (0.20%) 3GPP
7 1 (0.20%) BGP
7 1 (0.20%) Cisco ASA
7 1 (0.20%) FTP
7 1 (0.20%) HTTPS
7 1 (0.20%) MPLS
7 1 (0.20%) Multicast
7 1 (0.20%) SAN
7 1 (0.20%) VLAN
7 1 (0.20%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.02%) Power BI
2 3 (0.61%) Hadoop
2 3 (0.61%) NoSQL
3 2 (0.41%) Big Data
3 2 (0.41%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.41%) Tableau
4 1 (0.20%) Elasticsearch
4 1 (0.20%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.20%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 48 (9.84%) Rational DOORS
2 13 (2.66%) Git
3 11 (2.25%) GitLab
4 8 (1.64%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.64%) Rational Rhapsody
5 2 (0.41%) Artifactory
5 2 (0.41%) JIRA
5 2 (0.41%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.20%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 1 (0.20%) LabVIEW
6 1 (0.20%) PetaLinux
6 1 (0.20%) Postman
6 1 (0.20%) SonarQube
General
1 115 (23.57%) Manufacturing
2 49 (10.04%) Social Skills
3 29 (5.94%) Finance
4 25 (5.12%) Aviation
5 19 (3.89%) Documentation Skills
5 19 (3.89%) Electronics
6 15 (3.07%) Analytical Skills
7 9 (1.84%) Automotive
7 9 (1.84%) Avionics
7 9 (1.84%) Influencing Skills
8 5 (1.02%) Military
9 4 (0.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (0.61%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.41%) Agriculture
11 2 (0.41%) Legal
11 2 (0.41%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.41%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.20%) Fire and Rescue
12 1 (0.20%) Law
12 1 (0.20%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 59 (12.09%) Software Engineer
2 52 (10.66%) Systems Engineer
3 41 (8.40%) Senior
4 39 (7.99%) Product Manager
5 34 (6.97%) Delivery Manager
5 34 (6.97%) Product Delivery Manager
6 32 (6.56%) Embedded Engineer
6 32 (6.56%) Lead
7 30 (6.15%) Architect
8 27 (5.53%) Systems Manager
9 24 (4.92%) Test Engineer
10 23 (4.71%) Embedded Software Engineer
11 22 (4.51%) Administrator
11 22 (4.51%) Systems Delivery Manager
12 19 (3.89%) Engineering Manager
13 16 (3.28%) Developer
14 15 (3.07%) Analyst
14 15 (3.07%) Technical Support
15 14 (2.87%) Software Engineering Manager
16 13 (2.66%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.66%) Middleware
2 9 (1.84%) LDAP
3 5 (1.02%) Apache NiFi
4 4 (0.82%) REST
5 3 (0.61%) Qt
6 2 (0.41%) .NET
6 2 (0.41%) Flash
6 2 (0.41%) RESTful
6 2 (0.41%) Unity (Game Engine)
6 2 (0.41%) Unreal Engine
6 2 (0.41%) Yocto
7 1 (0.20%) Elastic Stack
7 1 (0.20%) Flask
7 1 (0.20%) Hibernate
7 1 (0.20%) PostGIS
7 1 (0.20%) pytest
7 1 (0.20%) Quarkus
7 1 (0.20%) Spring
7 1 (0.20%) Spring Boot
7 1 (0.20%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 35 (7.17%) Product Ownership
2 23 (4.71%) Data Structures
3 21 (4.30%) Management Information System
4 15 (3.07%) Operational Technology
5 14 (2.87%) FPGA
6 11 (2.25%) Embedded Systems
7 9 (1.84%) PCIe
8 8 (1.64%) Algorithms
8 8 (1.64%) Data Centre
8 8 (1.64%) Virtual Team
9 6 (1.23%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (1.23%) Onboarding
9 6 (1.23%) VHDL
10 5 (1.02%) SCADA
10 5 (1.02%) Security Posture
10 5 (1.02%) Verilog
11 3 (0.61%) CAN bus
11 3 (0.61%) Cyber Security Posture
11 3 (0.61%) Legacy Applications
11 3 (0.61%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 22 (4.51%) Linux
2 15 (3.07%) Windows
3 9 (1.84%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 8 (1.64%) CentOS
5 5 (1.02%) FreeRTOS
6 3 (0.61%) Embedded Linux
6 3 (0.61%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.41%) Debian
7 2 (0.41%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.41%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.20%) Unix
8 1 (0.20%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (18.24%) Software Engineering
2 69 (14.14%) Systems Engineering
3 66 (13.52%) Agile
4 60 (12.30%) Continuous Improvement
5 57 (11.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 54 (11.07%) Configuration Management
7 51 (10.45%) Computer Science
8 47 (9.63%) Validation
9 44 (9.02%) Roadmaps
10 42 (8.61%) PRINCE2
10 42 (8.61%) Programme Management
11 41 (8.40%) Cybersecurity
12 40 (8.20%) Stakeholder Management
13 38 (7.79%) Scaled Agile Framework
14 35 (7.17%) Change Control
14 35 (7.17%) SysML
14 35 (7.17%) UML
15 34 (6.97%) Verification and Validation
16 33 (6.76%) Problem-Solving
17 32 (6.56%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 35 (7.17%) Ada
2 26 (5.33%) C
3 25 (5.12%) MATLAB
4 22 (4.51%) Python
5 18 (3.69%) C++
6 8 (1.64%) Shell Script
7 6 (1.23%) SQL
8 5 (1.02%) Java
8 5 (1.02%) PowerShell
8 5 (1.02%) SystemVerilog
9 4 (0.82%) C#
10 3 (0.61%) Bash
11 2 (0.41%) JavaScript
12 1 (0.20%) ABAP
12 1 (0.20%) Embedded C++
12 1 (0.20%) Google Apps Script
12 1 (0.20%) Tcl
12 1 (0.20%) X++
Qualifications
1 223 (45.70%) Security Cleared
2 122 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 70 (14.34%) Degree
4 38 (7.79%) BPSS Clearance
5 10 (2.05%) DV Cleared
6 8 (1.64%) CISSP
7 6 (1.23%) CompTIA Security+
7 6 (1.23%) PMP
7 6 (1.23%) TOGAF Certification
8 5 (1.02%) AWS Certification
8 5 (1.02%) Chartered Engineer
9 4 (0.82%) Azure Certification
9 4 (0.82%) CEH
9 4 (0.82%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (0.82%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (0.82%) PMI Certification
10 3 (0.61%) HNC
10 3 (0.61%) NVQ Level 4
11 2 (0.41%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.41%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (4.92%) NIST
2 21 (4.30%) QA
3 19 (3.89%) Def Stans
4 14 (2.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (2.25%) Data Quality
6 10 (2.05%) SLA
7 8 (1.64%) IEC 61508
7 8 (1.64%) NIST 800
8 7 (1.43%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (1.43%) DO-254
9 5 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.61%) ISO 26262
10 3 (0.61%) MIL-STD-1553
10 3 (0.61%) MISRA
10 3 (0.61%) MISRA C
11 2 (0.41%) ECSS
11 2 (0.41%) ISO 9001
11 2 (0.41%) NCSC
12 1 (0.20%) IFRS
12 1 (0.20%) PMO
System Software
1 13 (2.66%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.25%) Firmware
3 10 (2.05%) Docker
4 5 (1.02%) Embedded Firmware
4 5 (1.02%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.61%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.41%) QEMU
7 1 (0.20%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 17 (3.48%) Ansible
2 11 (2.25%) Podman
3 8 (1.64%) Check_MK
3 8 (1.64%) Red Hat Satellite
4 6 (1.23%) Kubernetes
4 6 (1.23%) Terraform
5 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
6 1 (0.20%) Argo
6 1 (0.20%) Cisco Prime
6 1 (0.20%) Grafana
6 1 (0.20%) Iperf
6 1 (0.20%) Kibana
6 1 (0.20%) logstash
6 1 (0.20%) Nessus
6 1 (0.20%) Nmap
6 1 (0.20%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.20%) SCCM
6 1 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 29 (5.94%) IBM
1 29 (5.94%) SAP
2 21 (4.30%) VMware
3 15 (3.07%) Microsoft
4 11 (2.25%) Red Hat
5 9 (1.84%) Siemens
6 8 (1.64%) ServiceNow
7 5 (1.02%) Cisco
7 5 (1.02%) Xilinx
8 4 (0.82%) Altera
8 4 (0.82%) Lauterbach
8 4 (0.82%) Microsemi
9 3 (0.61%) Adobe
9 3 (0.61%) PTC
10 2 (0.41%) Google
10 2 (0.41%) Palo Alto
10 2 (0.41%) Veeam
11 1 (0.20%) Barracuda Networks
11 1 (0.20%) SolarWinds
11 1 (0.20%) Tufin