Aerospace Contracts in the North West

Aerospace
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in contract job vacancies in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 102 125 144
Rank change year-on-year +23 +19 +13
Contract jobs citing Aerospace 18 12 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 0.91% 0.44% 0.41%
As % of the General category 1.59% 0.81% 0.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile £567 - £398
25th Percentile £570 - £436
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £583 - £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -11.11%
75th Percentile £593 - -
90th Percentile £594 - -
England median daily rate £548 £650 £558
% change year-on-year -15.69% +16.59% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 6 7
10th Percentile £29.70 £27.73 £30.23
25th Percentile £40.16 £38.25 £37.30
Median hourly rate £54.88 £48.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +14.33% +20.00% +8.66%
75th Percentile £58.94 - £51.28
90th Percentile £64.50 - £61.30
England median hourly rate £57.50 £50.00 £61.50
% change year-on-year +15.00% -18.70% +11.82%

All General Skills
North West

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 common skills in the North West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,131 1,478 1,658
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 57.47% 53.65% 51.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 686 905 1,142
10th Percentile £265 £300 £305
25th Percentile £380 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £580 £588 £594
90th Percentile £675 £688 £675
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 108 191 82
10th Percentile £13.00 £12.50 £14.88
25th Percentile £17.44 £14.50 £19.28
Median hourly rate £28.75 £17.72 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +62.25% -31.85% +30.00%
75th Percentile £49.06 £36.72 £38.39
90th Percentile £75.38 £51.91 £52.90
England median hourly rate £27.50 £30.16 £33.82
% change year-on-year -8.82% -10.82% +57.30%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Aerospace as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Aerospace in the North West

Aerospace
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Aerospace in the North West.

Daily rate trend for Aerospace in the North West

Aerospace
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Aerospace in the North West.

Hourly rate trend for Aerospace in the North West

Aerospace
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Aerospace in the North West over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Aerospace in the North West

Aerospace
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Aerospace within the North West region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Manchester +21 5 - - 49
Cumbria -1 4 - -
Cheshire - 2 - - 22
Lancashire -1 1 - - 40
Aerospace
England

Aerospace
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (11.11%) SharePoint
2 1 (5.56%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (5.56%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (33.33%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (16.67%) SAP LE
2 3 (16.67%) SAP PP
3 1 (5.56%) Primavera
3 1 (5.56%) SAP ERP
3 1 (5.56%) SAP PS
3 1 (5.56%) Teamcenter
Development Applications
1 3 (16.67%) JIRA
2 1 (5.56%) JIRA Agile
General
1 10 (55.56%) Manufacturing
2 4 (22.22%) Social Skills
3 2 (11.11%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (5.56%) Automotive
4 1 (5.56%) Avionics
4 1 (5.56%) Electronics
4 1 (5.56%) Finance
4 1 (5.56%) Military
4 1 (5.56%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (22.22%) Consultant
1 4 (22.22%) SAP Consultant
2 2 (11.11%) Project Manager
2 2 (11.11%) Project Planner
2 2 (11.11%) SAP Supply Chain Consultant
2 2 (11.11%) SAP WM Consultant
2 2 (11.11%) Senior
2 2 (11.11%) Senior Consultant
2 2 (11.11%) Senior SAP Consultant
2 2 (11.11%) Senior SAP Supply Chain Consultant
2 2 (11.11%) Senior SAP WM Consultant
2 2 (11.11%) Senior Supply Chain Consultant
2 2 (11.11%) Supply Chain Consultant
2 2 (11.11%) Systems Engineer
3 1 (5.56%) Quality Management Consultant
3 1 (5.56%) SAP QM Consultant
3 1 (5.56%) SAP Quality Management Consultant
3 1 (5.56%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
3 1 (5.56%) SharePoint Engineer
3 1 (5.56%) Technical Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 6 (33.33%) Life Science
2 3 (16.67%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (33.33%) Quality Management
2 4 (22.22%) Project Management
3 3 (16.67%) Agile
3 3 (16.67%) Inventory Management
3 3 (16.67%) Logistics
3 3 (16.67%) Procure-to-Pay
3 3 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (16.67%) Supply Chain Planning
3 3 (16.67%) Use Case
3 3 (16.67%) Virtual Team Management
4 2 (11.11%) Manufacturing Engineering
4 2 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (11.11%) Project Planning
5 1 (5.56%) Artificial Intelligence
5 1 (5.56%) Asset Management
5 1 (5.56%) Critical Path Analysis
5 1 (5.56%) Kanban
5 1 (5.56%) Performance Management
5 1 (5.56%) Scrum
5 1 (5.56%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 9 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 7 (38.89%) SC Cleared
3 3 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (16.67%) Degree
4 1 (5.56%) Chartered Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (22.22%) QA
2 1 (5.56%) IEC 61508
2 1 (5.56%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 10 (55.56%) SAP
2 1 (5.56%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.56%) Oracle
2 1 (5.56%) Siemens