Aviation Contract Job Trends in Reading

Aviation
Berkshire > Reading

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aviation in contract job vacancies in Reading. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Aviation over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 - 91
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Aviation 1 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.099% - 0.34%
As % of the General category 0.20% - 0.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 - £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - £460
75th Percentile £588 - £465
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median daily rate £575 £450 £440
% change year-on-year +27.78% +2.27% -29.60%

All General Skills
Reading

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 general skills in Reading.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 508 396 721
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 50.25% 67.46% 60.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 286 221 342
10th Percentile £306 £300 £206
25th Percentile £413 £450 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £525
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £608
90th Percentile £688 £700 £675
Berkshire median daily rate £492 £504 £500
% change year-on-year -2.28% +0.70% -2.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 101 1 42
10th Percentile £30.38 - £37.95
25th Percentile £80.75 - £51.86
Median hourly rate £84.00 £29.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +189.66% -52.92% -4.75%
75th Percentile £88.00 - £75.83
90th Percentile £100.00 - £87.52
Berkshire median hourly rate £83.00 £57.50 £58.30
% change year-on-year +44.35% -1.37% +6.00%

Aviation
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Aviation job vacancy trend in Reading

Aviation
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Aviation

Aviation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Design
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR