Aviation Contracts in the South East

Aviation
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aviation in contract job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Aviation over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 143 162 166
Rank change year-on-year +19 +4 +88
Contract jobs citing Aviation 12 29 53
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.40% 0.52% 0.92%
As % of the General category 0.65% 1.03% 1.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 12 26
10th Percentile £325 £401 £359
25th Percentile £356 £421 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £480 £565
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -14.97% -14.79%
75th Percentile £553 £556 £628
90th Percentile £613 £609 £709
England median daily rate £450 £450 £550
% change year-on-year - -18.18% +6.02%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 16
10th Percentile £40.06 £17.97 £25.98
25th Percentile £59.50 £23.13 £30.73
Median hourly rate £75.00 £26.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +188.46% -45.26% -
75th Percentile - £34.00 £50.00
90th Percentile - £48.40 £54.63
England median hourly rate £52.50 £51.74 £37.50
% change year-on-year +1.47% +37.97% -15.73%

All General Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,844 2,803 3,378
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 61.43% 50.56% 58.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,162 1,541 2,300
10th Percentile £221 £205 £245
25th Percentile £389 £355 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £490 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% -2.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £600 £625
90th Percentile £665 £688 £721
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 133 329 172
10th Percentile £13.50 £12.96 £18.25
25th Percentile £15.00 £18.58 £23.11
Median hourly rate £24.18 £45.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -46.27% -5.26% +137.50%
75th Percentile £60.00 £61.30 £63.19
90th Percentile £75.00 £70.22 £72.38
England median hourly rate £27.50 £30.14 £33.39
% change year-on-year -8.76% -9.72% +56.74%

Aviation
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Aviation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Aviation in the South East

Aviation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Aviation in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Aviation in the South East

Aviation
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Aviation in the South East over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Aviation in the South East

Aviation
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Aviation in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Aviation in the South East

Aviation
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Aviation in the South East over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Aviation in the South East

Aviation
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Aviation within the South East region over the 6 months to 3 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
Hampshire +33 7 £600 +4.35% 34
Thames Valley +18 3 £450 - 10
Berkshire +16 2 £450 +2.27% 3
West Sussex +14 2 £350 -30.00% 6
Oxfordshire +3 1 - - 6
Aviation
England

Aviation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 1 (8.33%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (8.33%) Google Sheets
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (16.67%) Structured Cabling
1 2 (16.67%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (8.33%) SNMP
2 1 (8.33%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (8.33%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 1 (8.33%) Bitbucket
1 1 (8.33%) Eclipse
1 1 (8.33%) Git
1 1 (8.33%) GoogleTest
1 1 (8.33%) JIRA
1 1 (8.33%) Robot Framework
General
1 5 (41.67%) Finance
1 5 (41.67%) Social Skills
2 4 (33.33%) Aerospace
2 4 (33.33%) Manufacturing
3 2 (16.67%) Marketing
4 1 (8.33%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (8.33%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (16.67%) Bid Manager
1 2 (16.67%) ERP Implementation Manager
1 2 (16.67%) ERP Manager
1 2 (16.67%) Implementation Manager
1 2 (16.67%) Infrastructure Manager
1 2 (16.67%) Infrastructure Project Manager
1 2 (16.67%) Project Manager
2 1 (8.33%) Administrator
2 1 (8.33%) Implementation Engineer
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft 365 Manager
2 1 (8.33%) Network Architect
2 1 (8.33%) Senior
2 1 (8.33%) Senior Manager
2 1 (8.33%) Senior Service Manager
2 1 (8.33%) Senior Transition Manager
2 1 (8.33%) Service Manager
2 1 (8.33%) Service Transition Manager
2 1 (8.33%) Solutions Architect
2 1 (8.33%) Tester
2 1 (8.33%) Transition Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (8.33%) CSS
1 1 (8.33%) HTML
1 1 (8.33%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) CCTV
2 1 (8.33%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 1 (8.33%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (58.33%) Project Management
2 4 (33.33%) Agile
3 3 (25.00%) ERP
3 3 (25.00%) PLM
3 3 (25.00%) PRINCE2
3 3 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (16.67%) Coaching
4 2 (16.67%) Commercial Awareness
4 2 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (16.67%) Contract Negotiation
4 2 (16.67%) Impact Analysis
4 2 (16.67%) People Management
4 2 (16.67%) Process Improvement
4 2 (16.67%) Project Governance
4 2 (16.67%) Risk Management
4 2 (16.67%) Supplier Management
4 2 (16.67%) Time Management
5 1 (8.33%) Change Control
5 1 (8.33%) Data Entry
5 1 (8.33%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 1 (8.33%) C++
1 1 (8.33%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 6 (50.00%) Degree
2 3 (25.00%) PMP
2 3 (25.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (25.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (8.33%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (8.33%) CCDE
3 1 (8.33%) CCDP
3 1 (8.33%) CCIE
3 1 (8.33%) CCNP
3 1 (8.33%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (8.33%) PMI Certification
Vendors
1 3 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (16.67%) Cisco
2 2 (16.67%) Google
2 2 (16.67%) Twitter
3 1 (8.33%) Atlassian
3 1 (8.33%) Palo Alto
3 1 (8.33%) ServiceNow