Aerospace Contract Job Trends in London

Aerospace
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in contract job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 27 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 391 325 365
Rank change year-on-year -66 +40 +111
Contract jobs citing Aerospace 15 15 19
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.090% 0.12% 0.11%
As % of the General category 0.14% 0.18% 0.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 8 14
10th Percentile £488 £535 £238
25th Percentile £513 £601 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £645 £632
Median % change year-on-year -18.60% +2.14% +14.82%
75th Percentile £641 £671 £669
90th Percentile £713 £729 £738
England median daily rate £500 £548 £650
% change year-on-year -8.68% -15.77% +18.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 4
10th Percentile - £39.00 -
25th Percentile - £39.01 £81.25
Median hourly rate - £39.02 £82.50
Median % change year-on-year - -52.70% -
75th Percentile - £39.03 £83.75
90th Percentile - £39.04 -
England median hourly rate £62.50 £57.37 £50.00
% change year-on-year +8.94% +14.75% -18.70%

All General Skills
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 10,393 8,448 11,465
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 62.16% 66.86% 63.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,755 5,701 8,179
10th Percentile £350 £338 £331
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £668 £700 £700
90th Percentile £781 £825 £800
England median daily rate £500 £525 £535
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.87% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 176 138 250
10th Percentile £17.50 £18.88 £15.50
25th Percentile £20.72 £24.66 £18.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £30.08
Median % change year-on-year - +16.36% -7.45%
75th Percentile £49.06 £55.19 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £77.77 £72.85
England median hourly rate £25.38 £30.10 £26.00
% change year-on-year -15.68% +15.77% -25.71%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Aerospace job vacancy trend in London

Aerospace
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Aerospace in London over the 6 months to 27 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Aerospace in London

Aerospace
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Aerospace within the London region over the 6 months to 27 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
Central London -14 1 - - 16
Aerospace
England

Aerospace
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 2 (13.33%) ThingWorx
2 1 (6.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (13.33%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 2 (13.33%) DELMIA
1 2 (13.33%) ENOVIA
1 2 (13.33%) Teamcenter
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (6.67%) Metadata
General
1 6 (40.00%) Manufacturing
1 6 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (26.67%) Electronics
3 3 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (20.00%) Legal
4 2 (13.33%) Automotive
5 1 (6.67%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (6.67%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 5 (33.33%) Senior
2 4 (26.67%) Lead
2 4 (26.67%) Product Engineer
3 3 (20.00%) Digital Content Manager
3 3 (20.00%) Quality Engineer
3 3 (20.00%) Senior Manager
4 2 (13.33%) QA Leader
4 2 (13.33%) Test Leader
5 1 (6.67%) Analyst
5 1 (6.67%) Architect
5 1 (6.67%) Business Analyst
5 1 (6.67%) Document Controller
5 1 (6.67%) Product Assurance Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) Project Manager
5 1 (6.67%) RF Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (20.00%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.67%) FPGA
1 1 (6.67%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (46.67%) Agile
2 6 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
3 5 (33.33%) Risk Management
4 4 (26.67%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (20.00%) Backlog Management
5 3 (20.00%) Budget Management
5 3 (20.00%) Business Analysis
5 3 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (20.00%) Cost Management
5 3 (20.00%) CRM
5 3 (20.00%) Performance Management
5 3 (20.00%) Performance Metrics
5 3 (20.00%) Project Management
5 3 (20.00%) Requirements Analysis
5 3 (20.00%) Resource Allocation
5 3 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
5 3 (20.00%) Use Case
5 3 (20.00%) User Stories
5 3 (20.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 8 (53.33%) Degree
2 7 (46.67%) SC Cleared
2 7 (46.67%) Security Cleared
3 4 (26.67%) PMI Certification
3 4 (26.67%) PMP
4 3 (20.00%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (26.67%) ECSS
1 4 (26.67%) ISO 9001
2 3 (20.00%) QA
3 1 (6.67%) Accessibility
3 1 (6.67%) Def Stans
3 1 (6.67%) DO-160
Vendors
1 3 (20.00%) HubSpot
2 2 (13.33%) Microsoft
2 2 (13.33%) PTC
2 2 (13.33%) Siemens
3 1 (6.67%) EMC
3 1 (6.67%) Keysight