Aerospace Contract Job Trends in Essex

Aerospace
East of England > Essex

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

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 19 -
Rank change year-on-year -16 - -
Contract jobs citing Aerospace 5 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Essex 1.34% 1.75% -
As % of the General category 2.91% 3.28% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £98 - -
25th Percentile £169 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 - -
75th Percentile £444 - -
90th Percentile £523 - -
East of England median daily rate £530 £700 £400
% change year-on-year -24.29% +75.00% -23.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 0
10th Percentile £55.10 £65.55 -
25th Percentile £58.25 £66.38 -
Median hourly rate £67.00 £70.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -4.96% - -
75th Percentile £70.50 £74.13 -
90th Percentile - £74.65 -
East of England median hourly rate £68.75 £63.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year +8.27% +5.83% -

All General Skills
Essex

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 Essex.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 172 61 74
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex 46.24% 53.51% 57.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 81 29 43
10th Percentile £263 £147 £181
25th Percentile £375 £225 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £400 £350
Median % change year-on-year +26.25% +14.29% -30.00%
75th Percentile £575 £520 £444
90th Percentile £600 £662 £550
East of England median daily rate £450 £503 £475
% change year-on-year -10.45% +5.79% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 60 11 5
10th Percentile £15.25 - £17.59
25th Percentile £16.25 £13.25 £20.00
Median hourly rate £17.61 £22.00 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.94% -4.35% -51.83%
75th Percentile £27.74 £57.35 £42.25
90th Percentile £45.80 £75.00 £60.85
East of England median hourly rate £27.96 £22.13 £25.00
% change year-on-year +26.33% -11.47% +41.08%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

Aerospace job vacancy trend in Essex

Aerospace
Daily Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Aerospace.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Daily Rate Histogram in Essex

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Aerospace in Essex over the 6 months to 10 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Aerospace in Essex

Aerospace
Hourly Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Aerospace.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Hourly Rate Histogram in Essex

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Aerospace in Essex over the 6 months to 10 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Aerospace in Essex

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Contract Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Aerospace within the Essex region over the 6 months to 10 October 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
Basildon -5 3 - - 20
Harlow - 1 £550 - 15
Aerospace
East of England

Aerospace
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) GitHub
Development Applications
1 1 (20.00%) LabVIEW
1 1 (20.00%) SonarQube
General
1 1 (20.00%) Electronics
1 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) FPGA Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Business Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Developer
2 1 (20.00%) Electronics Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Electronics Test Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Python Developer
2 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Senior
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Electronics Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Test Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) FPGA
1 2 (40.00%) VHDL
2 1 (20.00%) Acoustics
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Validation
2 1 (20.00%) AI
2 1 (20.00%) BPMN
2 1 (20.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (20.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (20.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (20.00%) DevOps
2 1 (20.00%) GAP Analysis
2 1 (20.00%) Project Management
2 1 (20.00%) Software Delivery
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (20.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (20.00%) Verification and Validation
2 1 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (20.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (20.00%) CBAP
2 1 (20.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) HND
2 1 (20.00%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) GRC
1 1 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Altera
1 2 (40.00%) Microsemi
1 2 (40.00%) Xilinx
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft