Avionics Contract Job Trends in England

Avionics
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Avionics in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Avionics over the 6 months leading up to 10 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 551 469 535
Rank change year-on-year -82 +66 +156
Contract jobs citing Avionics 9 3 13
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.025% 0.012% 0.034%
As % of the General category 0.043% 0.019% 0.058%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £425 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - -
75th Percentile £478 - -
90th Percentile £484 - -
UK median daily rate £450 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 13
10th Percentile - £57.00 -
25th Percentile £62.50 £60.00 £14.71
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year - +30.00% -9.30%
75th Percentile £67.50 £70.00 £55.00
90th Percentile £76.35 £73.00 £55.25
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £53.50
% change year-on-year - +21.50% -2.95%

All General Skills
England

Avionics 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 20,990 15,632 22,320
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 58.00% 63.14% 58.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,292 9,992 14,576
10th Percentile £300 £300 £266
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 £756
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,299 561 1,673
10th Percentile £14.12 £15.06 £13.05
25th Percentile £17.50 £19.91 £15.29
Median hourly rate £25.00 £30.21 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -17.25% +16.19% -20.00%
75th Percentile £57.25 £60.75 £50.00
90th Percentile £75.79 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £24.03 £29.07 £25.75
% change year-on-year -17.34% +12.89% -20.77%

Avionics
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Avionics job vacancy trend in England

Avionics
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Avionics

Avionics
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Avionics

Avionics
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Avionics in England over the 6 months to 10 March 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Avionics in England

Avionics
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 Avionics within the England region over the 6 months to 10 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
East of England -28 4 £450 - 4
South East -38 4 - - 7
South West -26 1 - - 4
Avionics
UK

Avionics
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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (22.22%) SpaceWire
General
1 6 (66.67%) Aerospace
2 3 (33.33%) Manufacturing
3 2 (22.22%) Electronics
4 1 (11.11%) Military
4 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Systems Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) Configuration Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Delivery Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Product Delivery Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Product Manager
3 1 (11.11%) RF Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Software Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Software Product Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Systems Delivery Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Systems Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) ASIC
1 2 (22.22%) CAN bus
1 2 (22.22%) FPGA
2 1 (11.11%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (33.33%) Configuration Management
1 3 (33.33%) Supplier Management
2 1 (11.11%) CI/CD
2 1 (11.11%) Computer Science
2 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (11.11%) Data Modelling
2 1 (11.11%) Digital Engineering
2 1 (11.11%) Kalman Filter
2 1 (11.11%) PLM
2 1 (11.11%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (11.11%) Roadmaps
2 1 (11.11%) Software Engineering
2 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 2 (22.22%) C
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) Degree
1 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
1 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) MIL-STD-1553
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) EMC