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 17 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 304 366 302
Rank change year-on-year +62 -64 +68
Contract jobs citing Aerospace 271 129 265
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.85% 0.48% 0.72%
As % of the General category 1.40% 0.77% 1.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 89 33 78
10th Percentile £225 £312 £316
25th Percentile £425 £399 £494
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £548 £600
Median % change year-on-year -6.93% -8.67% +5.37%
75th Percentile £628 £638 £675
90th Percentile £683 £751 £741
UK median daily rate £500 £548 £600
% change year-on-year -8.76% -8.67% +5.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 114 35 111
10th Percentile £30.00 £26.09 £23.61
25th Percentile £42.25 £39.34 £37.63
Median hourly rate £56.68 £60.50 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -6.32% +5.22% -11.54%
75th Percentile £67.50 £68.38 £65.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £73.75 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £60.50 £57.00
% change year-on-year -9.09% +6.14% -12.31%

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 19,387 16,717 21,677
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 60.66% 62.11% 59.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,354 10,087 14,491
10th Percentile £284 £299 £275
25th Percentile £402 £413 £417
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £534 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.37% -2.91% -
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £775 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,198 561 1,188
10th Percentile £14.21 £15.53 £13.65
25th Percentile £16.57 £18.70 £15.52
Median hourly rate £23.00 £30.00 £29.69
Median % change year-on-year -23.33% +1.06% +15.46%
75th Percentile £46.00 £57.25 £57.08
90th Percentile £70.00 £73.75 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £23.00 £27.50 £29.00
% change year-on-year -16.36% -5.17% +16.00%

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 17 January 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 17 January 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 17 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
South West +27 82 £450 -17.81% 95
East of England +28 73 £500 +25.00% 60
South East +6 38 £578 +21.68% 114
Midlands -35 28 £650 +82.46% 49
London -3 26 £625 +3.73% 22
North of England -54 22 £325 -44.44% 68
East Midlands -22 17 £650 +73.33% 24
North West -26 15 £425 -27.35% 47
West Midlands -39 11 - - 25
North East -6 6 £70 - 4
Yorkshire - 1 - - 17
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 5 (1.85%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.48%) CMS
3 3 (1.11%) Apache
3 3 (1.11%) Confluence
4 1 (0.37%) Alfresco
4 1 (0.37%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.37%) Documentum
4 1 (0.37%) Jupyter
4 1 (0.37%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 11 (4.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (2.95%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (2.21%) FrameMaker
3 6 (2.21%) Siemens NX
4 5 (1.85%) Simulink
4 5 (1.85%) Stateflow
5 1 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.37%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.37%) PTC Creo
5 1 (0.37%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 16 (5.90%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (4.06%) Teamcenter
3 5 (1.85%) SAP HCM
4 3 (1.11%) Oracle ERP
4 3 (1.11%) Oracle SCM
4 3 (1.11%) SAP PS
5 2 (0.74%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.74%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.37%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.37%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 12 (4.43%) Azure
2 7 (2.58%) AWS
3 6 (2.21%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (2.21%) Power Platform
4 4 (1.48%) Google Workspace
4 4 (1.48%) OpenShift
5 3 (1.11%) Azure DevOps
5 3 (1.11%) GitHub
5 3 (1.11%) GitHub Actions
5 3 (1.11%) OCI
6 1 (0.37%) AWS CloudFormation
6 1 (0.37%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.21%) PABX
2 3 (1.11%) DHCP
2 3 (1.11%) DNS
2 3 (1.11%) Firewall
3 2 (0.74%) Network Security
3 2 (0.74%) SD-WAN
3 2 (0.74%) SNMP
3 2 (0.74%) WAN
4 1 (0.37%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.37%) LAN
4 1 (0.37%) SAN
4 1 (0.37%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.37%) VPN
4 1 (0.37%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.21%) Power BI
2 3 (1.11%) MongoDB
3 2 (0.74%) Metadata
4 1 (0.37%) Elasticsearch
4 1 (0.37%) Hadoop
4 1 (0.37%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.37%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 13 (4.80%) Git
2 11 (4.06%) GitLab
2 11 (4.06%) Rational DOORS
3 7 (2.58%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.85%) Rational Team Concert
5 3 (1.11%) JIRA
5 3 (1.11%) Maven
6 2 (0.74%) Artifactory
6 2 (0.74%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.37%) Rational Rhapsody
7 1 (0.37%) Selenium
7 1 (0.37%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.37%) Subversion
General
1 62 (22.88%) Manufacturing
2 58 (21.40%) Social Skills
3 20 (7.38%) Automotive
4 13 (4.80%) Aviation
4 13 (4.80%) Electronics
5 12 (4.43%) Analytical Skills
6 11 (4.06%) Documentation Skills
6 11 (4.06%) Organisational Skills
6 11 (4.06%) Pharmaceutical
7 10 (3.69%) Publishing
8 9 (3.32%) Finance
9 8 (2.95%) Military
10 5 (1.85%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (1.48%) Environmental Health
11 4 (1.48%) Legal
11 4 (1.48%) Public Sector
12 3 (1.11%) Avionics
12 3 (1.11%) Telecoms
13 2 (0.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 1 (0.37%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 39 (14.39%) Systems Engineer
2 30 (11.07%) Software Engineer
3 26 (9.59%) Senior
4 21 (7.75%) Lead
5 16 (5.90%) Architect
6 13 (4.80%) Analyst
6 13 (4.80%) Electrical Engineer
7 11 (4.06%) Administrator
7 11 (4.06%) Support Engineer
8 10 (3.69%) Consultant
9 9 (3.32%) IT Engineer
10 8 (2.95%) Author
10 8 (2.95%) Technical Author
11 7 (2.58%) Business Analyst
11 7 (2.58%) Desktop Engineer
11 7 (2.58%) Desktop Support
11 7 (2.58%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 7 (2.58%) Test Engineer
12 6 (2.21%) IT Support Engineer
12 6 (2.21%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.06%) SAP Fiori
2 10 (3.69%) XML
3 9 (3.32%) Middleware
4 6 (2.21%) SGML
5 5 (1.85%) Kafka
5 5 (1.85%) LDAP
6 4 (1.48%) Elastic Stack
6 4 (1.48%) HTML
6 4 (1.48%) REST
7 3 (1.11%) Apache NiFi
7 3 (1.11%) Flash
7 3 (1.11%) OpenID
7 3 (1.11%) SAML
7 3 (1.11%) Spring Boot
8 2 (0.74%) Qt
8 2 (0.74%) Unity (Game Engine)
8 2 (0.74%) Unreal Engine
9 1 (0.37%) AngularJS
9 1 (0.37%) SailPoint
9 1 (0.37%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 14 (5.17%) Self-Motivation
2 10 (3.69%) FPGA
2 10 (3.69%) Operational Technology
3 9 (3.32%) Legacy Systems
3 9 (3.32%) Management Information System
4 7 (2.58%) Product Ownership
4 7 (2.58%) SCADA
5 6 (2.21%) Data Centre
5 6 (2.21%) Data Protection Act
5 6 (2.21%) Smartphone
6 5 (1.85%) PCIe
6 5 (1.85%) VHDL
7 4 (1.48%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (1.48%) Greenfield Project
7 4 (1.48%) Learning Management System
7 4 (1.48%) State Machine
8 3 (1.11%) Algorithms
9 2 (0.74%) Cloud Native
9 2 (0.74%) Industrial Internet of Things
9 2 (0.74%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 23 (8.49%) Windows
2 19 (7.01%) Linux
3 6 (2.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 6 (2.21%) Windows 10
4 5 (1.85%) CentOS
5 4 (1.48%) Windows Server
6 3 (1.11%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.74%) Debian
7 2 (0.74%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.74%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.37%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.37%) Windows Server 2003
8 1 (0.37%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (14.02%) Software Engineering
2 22 (8.12%) Continuous Improvement
2 22 (8.12%) Validation
3 21 (7.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 21 (7.75%) Systems Engineering
4 18 (6.64%) Stakeholder Management
5 17 (6.27%) Agile
5 17 (6.27%) Cybersecurity
6 16 (5.90%) PLM
6 16 (5.90%) Project Management
7 15 (5.54%) AI
7 15 (5.54%) Configuration Management
7 15 (5.54%) Workflow
8 14 (5.17%) Mentoring
8 14 (5.17%) Problem-Solving
9 13 (4.80%) Analytics
9 13 (4.80%) DevOps
10 12 (4.43%) Digital Transformation Programme
11 11 (4.06%) CI/CD
11 11 (4.06%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 19 (7.01%) Python
2 17 (6.27%) Ada
2 17 (6.27%) C++
3 15 (5.54%) C
4 12 (4.43%) MATLAB
5 10 (3.69%) C#
6 6 (2.21%) PowerShell
6 6 (2.21%) Shell Script
7 5 (1.85%) Fortran
7 5 (1.85%) Java
8 4 (1.48%) JavaScript
9 3 (1.11%) SQL
10 1 (0.37%) Bash
10 1 (0.37%) Embedded C++
10 1 (0.37%) Go
10 1 (0.37%) Google Apps Script
10 1 (0.37%) SAPscript
10 1 (0.37%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.37%) VBA
Qualifications
1 119 (43.91%) Security Cleared
2 87 (32.10%) SC Cleared
3 37 (13.65%) Degree
4 13 (4.80%) BPSS Clearance
5 11 (4.06%) DV Cleared
6 6 (2.21%) HNC
6 6 (2.21%) HND
7 4 (1.48%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (1.48%) PMP
8 3 (1.11%) AWS Certification
8 3 (1.11%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (1.11%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.74%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.74%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (0.74%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.74%) TOGAF Certification
10 1 (0.37%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 1 (0.37%) CCNA
10 1 (0.37%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.37%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (6.27%) QA
2 13 (4.80%) Def Stans
3 8 (2.95%) NIST
3 8 (2.95%) SLA
4 6 (2.21%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (2.21%) ECSS
4 6 (2.21%) ISO 9001
5 5 (1.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (1.11%) IEC 61508
7 2 (0.74%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.74%) EU AI Act
7 2 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 2 (0.74%) JSP 440
7 2 (0.74%) MISRA
7 2 (0.74%) MISRA C
7 2 (0.74%) NCSC
7 2 (0.74%) NIST 800
7 2 (0.74%) Software Quality Assurance
8 1 (0.37%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.37%) PMO
System Software
1 12 (4.43%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.21%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.85%) Docker
4 4 (1.48%) Firmware
5 3 (1.11%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.74%) QEMU
7 1 (0.37%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.37%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.37%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 12 (4.43%) Ansible
2 9 (3.32%) Kubernetes
3 8 (2.95%) Podman
4 5 (1.85%) Check_MK
4 5 (1.85%) Red Hat Satellite
5 4 (1.48%) Grafana
5 4 (1.48%) Prometheus
5 4 (1.48%) Terraform
6 3 (1.11%) PingFederate
7 2 (0.74%) Argo
7 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
8 1 (0.37%) Kibana
8 1 (0.37%) logstash
8 1 (0.37%) MOM
8 1 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.37%) Wonderware InTouch
Vendors
1 24 (8.86%) SAP
2 22 (8.12%) VMware
3 11 (4.06%) Microsoft
3 11 (4.06%) ServiceNow
3 11 (4.06%) Siemens
4 10 (3.69%) Red Hat
5 7 (2.58%) Cisco
5 7 (2.58%) Oracle
6 5 (1.85%) MathWorks
7 4 (1.48%) Google
8 3 (1.11%) Databricks
8 3 (1.11%) HubSpot
8 3 (1.11%) Ping Identity
8 3 (1.11%) Salesforce
9 2 (0.74%) IBM
9 2 (0.74%) Intel
9 2 (0.74%) PTC
9 2 (0.74%) Veeam
9 2 (0.74%) Xilinx
10 1 (0.37%) OpenText