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 11 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 288 374 275
Rank change year-on-year +86 -99 +103
Contract jobs citing Aerospace 291 112 310
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.86% 0.43% 0.82%
As % of the General category 1.44% 0.69% 1.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 96 25 68
10th Percentile £225 £341 £258
25th Percentile £425 £465 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £548 £600
Median % change year-on-year -8.76% -8.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £616 £591 £673
90th Percentile £700 £638 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £548 £605
% change year-on-year -8.76% -9.42% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 120 36 147
10th Percentile £30.00 £29.01 £21.25
25th Percentile £44.13 £39.52 £39.78
Median hourly rate £57.35 £60.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.42% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £68.75 £67.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.13 £71.88 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £57.35 £60.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -4.42% +9.09% -15.38%

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 20,146 16,219 22,261
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 59.47% 62.58% 58.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,809 9,843 14,703
10th Percentile £294 £297 £263
25th Percentile £404 £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 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,258 516 1,495
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.55 £13.05
25th Percentile £16.57 £19.99 £15.00
Median hourly rate £22.92 £30.41 £25.25
Median % change year-on-year -24.62% +20.42% -8.18%
75th Percentile £50.00 £59.06 £52.78
90th Percentile £71.50 £75.00 £67.33
UK median hourly rate £22.83 £29.00 £25.22
% change year-on-year -21.28% +15.01% -3.02%

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 11 February 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 11 February 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 11 February 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 +38 96 £450 -17.88% 87
East of England +29 74 £492 -18.00% 55
South East -2 52 £581 +28.04% 103
Midlands -55 27 £650 +92.59% 40
London -25 22 £650 +7.88% 35
East Midlands -16 18 £650 - 13
North of England -57 18 £70 -87.98% 55
North West -33 11 £78 -86.55% 42
West Midlands -54 9 - - 27
North East -8 7 £70 - 3
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 (2.06%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.37%) CMS
3 3 (1.03%) Confluence
4 2 (0.69%) Apache
5 1 (0.34%) Alfresco
5 1 (0.34%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.34%) Documentum
5 1 (0.34%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.34%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 11 (3.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (2.41%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.37%) Simulink
3 4 (1.37%) Stateflow
4 3 (1.03%) FrameMaker
4 3 (1.03%) Siemens NX
5 2 (0.69%) CATIA
6 1 (0.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.34%) PTC Creo
6 1 (0.34%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.34%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 16 (5.50%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (3.78%) Teamcenter
3 6 (2.06%) SAP HCM
4 3 (1.03%) SAP MM
4 3 (1.03%) SAP PS
5 2 (0.69%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 2 (0.69%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.34%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.34%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.34%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 12 (4.12%) Azure
2 9 (3.09%) AWS
3 7 (2.41%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (2.06%) Power Platform
5 4 (1.37%) Google Workspace
5 4 (1.37%) OpenShift
6 3 (1.03%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (1.03%) GitHub
6 3 (1.03%) GitHub Actions
7 1 (0.34%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.06%) PABX
2 5 (1.72%) Firewall
3 3 (1.03%) DHCP
3 3 (1.03%) DNS
3 3 (1.03%) Network Security
4 2 (0.69%) SpaceWire
4 2 (0.69%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.69%) VPN
5 1 (0.34%) BGP
5 1 (0.34%) Cisco ASA
5 1 (0.34%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.34%) LAN
5 1 (0.34%) MPLS
5 1 (0.34%) Multicast
5 1 (0.34%) OSPF
5 1 (0.34%) SAN
5 1 (0.34%) VLAN
5 1 (0.34%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.34%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.06%) Power BI
2 3 (1.03%) MongoDB
3 2 (0.69%) Metadata
3 2 (0.69%) SAP HANA
4 1 (0.34%) Elasticsearch
4 1 (0.34%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 12 (4.12%) Git
2 11 (3.78%) Rational DOORS
3 10 (3.44%) GitLab
4 6 (2.06%) Jenkins
5 4 (1.37%) Rational Team Concert
6 3 (1.03%) JIRA
6 3 (1.03%) Maven
7 2 (0.69%) Rational Rhapsody
7 2 (0.69%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.34%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.34%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.34%) Subversion
General
1 64 (21.99%) Manufacturing
2 56 (19.24%) Social Skills
3 16 (5.50%) Automotive
4 15 (5.15%) Aviation
4 15 (5.15%) Electronics
5 12 (4.12%) Pharmaceutical
6 11 (3.78%) Documentation Skills
7 10 (3.44%) Organisational Skills
8 9 (3.09%) Finance
9 8 (2.75%) Analytical Skills
10 7 (2.41%) Military
11 6 (2.06%) Publishing
12 5 (1.72%) Avionics
13 4 (1.37%) Environmental Health
13 4 (1.37%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (1.37%) Legal
14 2 (0.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 2 (0.69%) Public Sector
14 2 (0.69%) Telecoms
15 1 (0.34%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 40 (13.75%) Systems Engineer
2 38 (13.06%) Software Engineer
3 33 (11.34%) Senior
4 22 (7.56%) Lead
5 15 (5.15%) Architect
5 15 (5.15%) Consultant
6 14 (4.81%) Support Engineer
7 13 (4.47%) Electrical Engineer
8 12 (4.12%) Administrator
9 10 (3.44%) Analyst
9 10 (3.44%) IT Engineer
9 10 (3.44%) Technical Support
10 8 (2.75%) Embedded Engineer
10 8 (2.75%) IT Manager
10 8 (2.75%) SAP Consultant
10 8 (2.75%) Senior Manager
11 7 (2.41%) C++ Software Engineer
11 7 (2.41%) Desktop Engineer
11 7 (2.41%) Senior Software Engineer
11 7 (2.41%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.78%) SAP Fiori
2 9 (3.09%) Middleware
3 6 (2.06%) XML
4 5 (1.72%) LDAP
5 4 (1.37%) Elastic Stack
5 4 (1.37%) HTML
5 4 (1.37%) Kafka
6 3 (1.03%) Flash
6 3 (1.03%) OpenID
6 3 (1.03%) Qt
6 3 (1.03%) SAML
6 3 (1.03%) Spring Boot
7 2 (0.69%) Apache NiFi
7 2 (0.69%) REST
7 2 (0.69%) SGML
7 2 (0.69%) Unity (Game Engine)
7 2 (0.69%) Unreal Engine
8 1 (0.34%) AngularJS
8 1 (0.34%) Quarkus
Miscellaneous
1 14 (4.81%) Self-Motivation
2 11 (3.78%) FPGA
3 10 (3.44%) Management Information System
3 10 (3.44%) Operational Technology
4 9 (3.09%) Legacy Systems
5 6 (2.06%) Data Centre
5 6 (2.06%) Data Protection Act
5 6 (2.06%) SCADA
5 6 (2.06%) Smartphone
6 5 (1.72%) VHDL
7 4 (1.37%) Algorithms
7 4 (1.37%) Greenfield Project
7 4 (1.37%) Learning Management System
7 4 (1.37%) PCIe
7 4 (1.37%) Product Ownership
7 4 (1.37%) Security Posture
8 3 (1.03%) CAN bus
8 3 (1.03%) State Machine
9 2 (0.69%) Mixed Reality
9 2 (0.69%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 22 (7.56%) Windows
2 18 (6.19%) Linux
3 7 (2.41%) Windows 10
4 6 (2.06%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (1.72%) CentOS
6 4 (1.37%) Windows Server
7 3 (1.03%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.69%) Debian
8 2 (0.69%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.69%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.34%) FreeRTOS
9 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (16.15%) Software Engineering
2 28 (9.62%) Validation
3 25 (8.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 24 (8.25%) Continuous Improvement
5 23 (7.90%) Configuration Management
5 23 (7.90%) Stakeholder Management
6 22 (7.56%) Problem-Solving
7 21 (7.22%) Agile
7 21 (7.22%) Cybersecurity
7 21 (7.22%) Systems Engineering
8 17 (5.84%) Data Management
8 17 (5.84%) PLM
8 17 (5.84%) Project Management
9 15 (5.15%) Roadmaps
10 14 (4.81%) Decision-Making
10 14 (4.81%) Verification and Validation
10 14 (4.81%) Workflow
11 13 (4.47%) AI
11 13 (4.47%) Analytics
11 13 (4.47%) Digital Transformation Programme
Programming Languages
1 26 (8.93%) Ada
2 21 (7.22%) C++
3 18 (6.19%) C
4 16 (5.50%) Python
5 13 (4.47%) MATLAB
6 8 (2.75%) C#
7 6 (2.06%) Shell Script
8 5 (1.72%) Java
8 5 (1.72%) PowerShell
9 4 (1.37%) Fortran
9 4 (1.37%) JavaScript
10 3 (1.03%) SQL
11 2 (0.69%) Bash
12 1 (0.34%) ABAP
12 1 (0.34%) Embedded C++
12 1 (0.34%) Google Apps Script
12 1 (0.34%) SAPscript
12 1 (0.34%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.34%) VBA
Qualifications
1 142 (48.80%) Security Cleared
2 100 (34.36%) SC Cleared
3 30 (10.31%) Degree
4 15 (5.15%) DV Cleared
5 14 (4.81%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (1.37%) AWS Certification
6 4 (1.37%) PMP
7 3 (1.03%) Azure Certification
7 3 (1.03%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (1.03%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (1.03%) PMI Certification
7 3 (1.03%) TOGAF Certification
8 2 (0.69%) Chartered Engineer
8 2 (0.69%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.69%) CompTIA Security+
8 2 (0.69%) HNC
8 2 (0.69%) HND
8 2 (0.69%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.34%) BC Cleared
9 1 (0.34%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (5.50%) QA
2 15 (5.15%) Def Stans
3 9 (3.09%) NIST
4 7 (2.41%) SLA
5 6 (2.06%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (2.06%) ECSS
5 6 (2.06%) ISO 9001
6 5 (1.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (1.37%) Data Quality
7 4 (1.37%) IEC 61508
8 3 (1.03%) MISRA
8 3 (1.03%) MISRA C
8 3 (1.03%) NCSC
9 2 (0.69%) EU AI Act
9 2 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 2 (0.69%) MIL-STD-1553
10 1 (0.34%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.34%) GRC
10 1 (0.34%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 12 (4.12%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.06%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.72%) Docker
4 3 (1.03%) Firmware
4 3 (1.03%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.69%) QEMU
6 1 (0.34%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.34%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.34%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 11 (3.78%) Ansible
2 8 (2.75%) Kubernetes
2 8 (2.75%) Podman
3 5 (1.72%) Check_MK
3 5 (1.72%) Red Hat Satellite
4 4 (1.37%) Grafana
4 4 (1.37%) Prometheus
5 3 (1.03%) PingFederate
5 3 (1.03%) Terraform
6 2 (0.69%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
7 1 (0.34%) Argo
7 1 (0.34%) Cisco Prime
7 1 (0.34%) Iperf
7 1 (0.34%) Kibana
7 1 (0.34%) logstash
7 1 (0.34%) Nessus
7 1 (0.34%) Nmap
7 1 (0.34%) SCCM
7 1 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 27 (9.28%) SAP
2 22 (7.56%) VMware
3 11 (3.78%) Microsoft
3 11 (3.78%) ServiceNow
4 10 (3.44%) Siemens
5 9 (3.09%) Red Hat
6 8 (2.75%) Cisco
7 5 (1.72%) Twitter
8 4 (1.37%) Google
8 4 (1.37%) MathWorks
8 4 (1.37%) Oracle
9 3 (1.03%) Databricks
9 3 (1.03%) HubSpot
9 3 (1.03%) Ping Identity
9 3 (1.03%) Salesforce
10 2 (0.69%) IBM
10 2 (0.69%) Palo Alto
10 2 (0.69%) PTC
10 2 (0.69%) Veeam
10 2 (0.69%) Xilinx