Aviation Contract Job Trends in Somerset

Aviation
South West > Somerset

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aviation in contract job vacancies in Somerset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Aviation over the 6 months leading up to 30 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Aviation 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Somerset 0.42% - -
As % of the General category 0.92% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South West median daily rate £488 £650 £600
% change year-on-year -25.00% +8.33% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £23.00 - -
South West median hourly rate £64.00 £65.00 £55.50
% change year-on-year -1.54% +17.12% -3.90%

All General Skills
Somerset

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 Somerset.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 109 106 112
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset 46.19% 65.03% 56.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 72 67 64
10th Percentile £183 £208 £210
25th Percentile £225 £413 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £575 £530
Median % change year-on-year -34.78% +8.49% -7.18%
75th Percentile £495 £638 £601
90th Percentile £575 £719 £646
South West median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% +0.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 24
10th Percentile £28.30 - -
25th Percentile £36.25 - £25.00
Median hourly rate £50.00 - £35.00
Median % change year-on-year - - -22.22%
75th Percentile - - £40.00
90th Percentile £58.70 - £52.33
South West median hourly rate £28.15 £60.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -53.09% +20.00% -20.63%

Aviation
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Aviation job vacancy trend in Somerset

Aviation
Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Aviation

Aviation
Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Aviation

Aviation
Contract Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Aviation within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 30 January 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
Yeovil - 1 - -
Aviation
South West

Aviation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Support Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Support
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Support Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Bill of Materials
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) PLM
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) SAP