Aerospace Contract Job Trends in Fareham

Aerospace
Hampshire > Fareham

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in contract job vacancies in Fareham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 15 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 6 7
Rank change year-on-year +4 +1 -
Contract jobs citing Aerospace 20 5 2
As % of all contract jobs in Fareham 18.87% 17.86% 5.41%
As % of the General category 30.77% 22.73% 8.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £413 - -
25th Percentile £431 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - £300
75th Percentile £588 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £600 £402 £476
% change year-on-year +49.25% -15.59% -4.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £41.50 £22.50 -
Median hourly rate £45.00 £24.21 -
Median % change year-on-year +85.91% - -
75th Percentile £48.50 £25.91 -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median hourly rate £46.54 £53.75 £70.00
% change year-on-year -13.41% -23.21% +17.15%

All General Skills
Fareham

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 Fareham.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 65 22 24
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Fareham 61.32% 78.57% 64.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 13 10
10th Percentile £329 - £356
25th Percentile £416 £256 £365
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £275 £463
Median % change year-on-year +90.91% -40.54% -24.49%
75th Percentile £538 £450 £600
90th Percentile £588 £527 £652
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £507 £575
% change year-on-year +8.59% -11.91% +6.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 2 8
10th Percentile £13.20 £15.97 -
25th Percentile - £17.06 £16.00
Median hourly rate £13.45 £19.85 £45.50
Median % change year-on-year -32.25% -56.37% -
75th Percentile £17.05 £23.37 £70.00
90th Percentile £48.50 £24.90 -
Hampshire median hourly rate £34.06 £50.00 £57.35
% change year-on-year -31.88% -12.82% -1.12%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in Fareham

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

Aerospace job vacancy trend in Fareham

Aerospace
Daily Rate Trend in Fareham

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Fareham citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Hourly Rate Trend in Fareham

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Fareham citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Fareham 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (5.00%) Git
1 1 (5.00%) JIRA
1 1 (5.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 2 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (5.00%) Automotive
2 1 (5.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (40.00%) Project Engineer
1 8 (40.00%) Test Engineer
2 4 (20.00%) Courseware Developer
2 4 (20.00%) Developer
2 4 (20.00%) Programmer
3 2 (10.00%) C++ Software Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) Category Manager
3 2 (10.00%) IT Manager
3 2 (10.00%) Software Engineer
4 1 (5.00%) Principal Engineer
4 1 (5.00%) Principal Software Engineer
4 1 (5.00%) Qt Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.00%) Qt
Operating Systems
1 2 (10.00%) Linux
2 1 (5.00%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (10.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 2 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (10.00%) Service Delivery
1 2 (10.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (10.00%) Software Testing
1 2 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (5.00%) Agile
2 1 (5.00%) Backlog Refinement
2 1 (5.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (5.00%) Integration Testing
2 1 (5.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (5.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 1 (5.00%) SDLC
2 1 (5.00%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (5.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (5.00%) Test Scripting
2 1 (5.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (10.00%) C++
1 2 (10.00%) Python
2 1 (5.00%) Ada
2 1 (5.00%) C
Qualifications
1 2 (10.00%) Degree
2 1 (5.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (5.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (5.00%) IBM