Aerospace Contracts in Oxfordshire

Aerospace
South East > Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in contract job vacancies in Oxfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 20 14
Rank change year-on-year +5 -6 +17
Contract jobs citing Aerospace 6 7 19
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 5.71% 3.07% 7.60%
As % of the General category 8.11% 6.31% 12.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 7
10th Percentile - £349 £425
25th Percentile £525 £361 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £395 £575
Median % change year-on-year +39.24% -31.30% +57.53%
75th Percentile £575 £441 £619
90th Percentile - £462 £705
South East median daily rate £515 £645 £569
% change year-on-year -20.23% +13.27% +9.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 5 0
10th Percentile £30.18 £59.00 -
25th Percentile £34.80 - -
Median hourly rate £45.00 £65.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -30.77% - -
75th Percentile £46.90 - -
90th Percentile £47.26 - -
South East median hourly rate £52.50 £62.50 £61.18
% change year-on-year -16.00% +2.17% +88.23%

All General Skills
Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 74 111 148
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 70.48% 48.68% 59.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 41 69 86
10th Percentile £250 £150 £253
25th Percentile £363 £263 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £485
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -7.22% +2.11%
75th Percentile £575 £500 £575
90th Percentile £688 £585 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £488 £500
% change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 25 12
10th Percentile £13.08 £16.17 £22.05
25th Percentile £18.91 £19.25 £25.09
Median hourly rate £25.00 £26.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% - +36.84%
75th Percentile £32.89 £50.00 £32.30
90th Percentile £46.66 £65.00 £47.78
South East median hourly rate £24.18 £45.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year -46.27% -5.26% +137.50%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

Job postings citing Aerospace as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Aerospace in Oxfordshire

Aerospace
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Aerospace in Oxfordshire.

Daily rate trend for Aerospace in Oxfordshire

Aerospace
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Aerospace in Oxfordshire.

Hourly rate trend for Aerospace in Oxfordshire

Aerospace
Hourly Rate Histogram in Oxfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Aerospace in Oxfordshire over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Aerospace in Oxfordshire

Aerospace
Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Aerospace within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 2 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
Oxford -2 2 - - 12
Aerospace
South East

Aerospace
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (16.67%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Google Sheets
1 1 (16.67%) Google Workspace
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (16.67%) VectorCAST
General
1 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Aviation
3 1 (16.67%) Police
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Software Engineer
1 3 (50.00%) Verification Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Administrator
2 1 (16.67%) Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Business Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Lead
2 1 (16.67%) Lead Software Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Project Planner
2 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) XML
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Agile
1 3 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (33.33%) DevOps
2 2 (33.33%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
2 2 (33.33%) Software Testing
2 2 (33.33%) Unit Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Capacity Planning
3 1 (16.67%) Change Control
3 1 (16.67%) Cost Management
3 1 (16.67%) Data Entry
3 1 (16.67%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (16.67%) Gantt Chart
3 1 (16.67%) Kanban
3 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (16.67%) Project Planning
3 1 (16.67%) Resource Allocation
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (16.67%) Time Management
3 1 (16.67%) Work Breakdown Structure
3 1 (16.67%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) C
1 2 (33.33%) MATLAB
2 1 (16.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) Degree
2 2 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) ISO 26262
2 1 (16.67%) DO-178B
2 1 (16.67%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Google
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) Twitter