Aviation Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Aviation
North West > Manchester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aviation in contract job vacancies in Manchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Aviation over the 6 months leading up to 27 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 88 83 99
Rank change year-on-year -5 +16 +40
Contract jobs citing Aviation 6 3 6
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.53% 0.26% 0.38%
As % of the General category 0.86% 0.43% 0.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 5
10th Percentile - - £444
25th Percentile - - £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - £675
75th Percentile - - £700
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £450 - £675
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 1
10th Percentile - £20.45 -
25th Percentile £20.00 £24.13 £41.25
Median hourly rate £22.63 £31.50 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.16% -25.88% -
75th Percentile - £40.13 £43.75
90th Percentile - £44.55 -
North West median hourly rate £22.63 £35.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -35.34% -12.50% +14.29%

All General Skills
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 701 704 840
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester 61.87% 59.86% 52.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 481 384 573
10th Percentile £300 £294 £248
25th Percentile £365 £394 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £575 £575 £600
90th Percentile £650 £688 £700
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 52 37 38
10th Percentile £17.10 £15.96 £14.50
25th Percentile £18.26 £21.25 £16.26
Median hourly rate £22.57 £32.50 £19.25
Median % change year-on-year -30.57% +68.83% -3.75%
75th Percentile £35.50 £43.75 £42.50
90th Percentile £64.88 £62.00 £63.75
North West median hourly rate £29.60 £32.50 £23.07
% change year-on-year -8.92% +40.88% +15.35%

Aviation
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Aviation job vacancy trend in Manchester

Aviation
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Aviation

Aviation
Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Aviation

Aviation
Contract Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Aviation within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 27 November 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
Bolton - 5 - - 1
Aviation
North West

Aviation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Applications
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 5 (83.33%) Aerospace
2 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (83.33%) Administrator
2 3 (50.00%) SAP Administrator
2 3 (50.00%) SAP Support
3 1 (16.67%) IT Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Vendor Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (16.67%) Benchmarking
2 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (16.67%) Decision-Making
2 1 (16.67%) Performance Improvement
2 1 (16.67%) Performance Management
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) BPSS Clearance
1 5 (83.33%) Security Cleared
2 2 (33.33%) SC Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (50.00%) SAP