Aviation Contract Job Trends in Gloucestershire

Aviation
South West > Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aviation in contract job vacancies in Gloucestershire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Aviation over the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 49 56
Rank change year-on-year +12 +7 +1
Contract jobs citing Aviation 9 3 1
As % of all contract jobs in Gloucestershire 2.82% 0.72% 0.22%
As % of the General category 5.17% 1.60% 0.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 £572 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £581 -
Median % change year-on-year -16.09% - -
75th Percentile £528 £591 -
90th Percentile £538 - -
South West median daily rate £475 £495 £600
% change year-on-year -4.04% -17.50% +20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £15.05 £67.50 £51.25
Median hourly rate £15.10 £70.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -78.43% +33.33% -
75th Percentile £25.25 £72.50 £53.75
90th Percentile £31.30 - -
South West median hourly rate £34.34 £70.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year -50.94% +33.33% +32.74%

All General Skills
Gloucestershire

Aviation falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Gloucestershire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 174 188 142
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 54.55% 45.41% 30.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 97 92 98
10th Percentile £200 £400 £325
25th Percentile £310 £462 £391
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £544 £575
Median % change year-on-year -17.24% -5.43% +9.52%
75th Percentile £550 £638 £675
90th Percentile £661 £750 £750
South West median daily rate £500 £500 £550
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 19 13
10th Percentile - £22.50 £19.90
25th Percentile £13.50 £28.00 £24.75
Median hourly rate £15.21 £30.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -49.32% -14.29% -15.38%
75th Percentile £29.59 £53.27 £45.00
90th Percentile £47.05 £72.50 £73.44
South West median hourly rate £24.00 £62.50 £56.29
% change year-on-year -61.60% +11.03% -6.18%

Aviation
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

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

Aviation job vacancy trend in Gloucestershire

Aviation
Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Aviation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Aviation

Aviation
Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucestershire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Aviation.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Aviation

Aviation
Hourly Rate Histogram in Gloucestershire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Aviation in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 24 October 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Aviation in Gloucestershire

Aviation
Contract Job Locations in Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Aviation within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 24 October 2025. 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
Cheltenham +23 8 £488 - 3
Filton - 1 - - 2
Aviation
South West

Aviation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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 (11.11%) Google Workspace
General
1 5 (55.56%) Aerospace
2 2 (22.22%) Manufacturing
2 2 (22.22%) Military
3 1 (11.11%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (33.33%) Consultant
2 2 (22.22%) IAM Consultant
2 2 (22.22%) IAM Specialist
3 1 (11.11%) IT Support
3 1 (11.11%) IT Support Specialist
3 1 (11.11%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (66.67%) OpenID
1 6 (66.67%) SAML
2 4 (44.44%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 4 (44.44%) Onboarding
2 2 (22.22%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (11.11%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (11.11%) Operational Technology
3 1 (11.11%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 4 (44.44%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Migration
1 4 (44.44%) Stakeholder Management
1 4 (44.44%) Web SSO
2 2 (22.22%) Data Protection
3 1 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (11.11%) Project Management
3 1 (11.11%) Validation
Qualifications
1 6 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 5 (55.56%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (44.44%) Cyber Essentials
1 4 (44.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 4 (44.44%) GDPR
1 4 (44.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (44.44%) NIST
2 2 (22.22%) QA
Systems Management
1 6 (66.67%) PingFederate
2 4 (44.44%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 6 (66.67%) Ping Identity
2 1 (11.11%) Google
2 1 (11.11%) Twitter