Aerospace Contract Job Trends in the South West

Aerospace
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in contract job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 12 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 65 73
Rank change year-on-year +27 +8 +17
Contract jobs citing Aerospace 163 52 70
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 4.37% 2.63% 2.62%
As % of the General category 9.57% 4.59% 5.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 20 10
10th Percentile £394 £444 £366
25th Percentile £409 £513 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £563 £400
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +40.63% -38.46%
75th Percentile £533 £660 £579
90th Percentile £571 £663 £613
England median daily rate £575 £550 £488
% change year-on-year +4.55% +12.82% -9.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 89 19 40
10th Percentile £28.50 £21.11 £31.57
25th Percentile £35.71 £31.67 £35.02
Median hourly rate £45.00 £50.49 £66.50
Median % change year-on-year -10.86% -24.08% +36.41%
75th Percentile £71.25 £71.88 £72.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £73.75 £75.00
England median hourly rate £52.50 £50.49 £50.00
% change year-on-year +3.99% +0.97% -13.04%

All General Skills
South 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 general skills in the South West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,703 1,134 1,387
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 45.63% 57.36% 51.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 885 659 798
10th Percentile £302 £212 £212
25th Percentile £419 £355 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £490 £500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -2.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £625 £603 £638
90th Percentile £725 £695 £725
England median daily rate £525 £500 £538
% change year-on-year +5.00% -6.98% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 315 113 147
10th Percentile £13.47 £13.46 £13.33
25th Percentile £16.64 £15.25 £30.00
Median hourly rate £35.71 £22.63 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +57.80% -65.18% +21.12%
75th Percentile £63.75 £35.34 £72.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £73.75 £75.00
England median hourly rate £31.16 £25.15 £38.85
% change year-on-year +23.88% -35.26% +41.27%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Aerospace relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Aerospace job vacancy trend in the South West

Aerospace
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Aerospace.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Aerospace in the South West over the 6 months to 12 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Aerospace in the South West

Aerospace
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Aerospace.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Aerospace in the South West over the 6 months to 12 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Aerospace in the South West

Aerospace
Contract Job Locations in the South 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 South West region over the 6 months to 12 September 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
Bristol +27 86 £495 -13.91% 57
Gloucestershire +14 38 £340 -46.88% 71
Somerset -21 17 £550 +23.04% 38
Dorset - 11 - - 22
Wiltshire -5 9 £514 -18.13% 27
Aerospace
England

Aerospace
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.61%) Jupyter
1 1 (0.61%) Palantir Foundry
1 1 (0.61%) Tomcat
Applications
1 7 (4.29%) Simulink
2 5 (3.07%) Microsoft Project
3 4 (2.45%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (2.45%) Stateflow
4 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.61%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.61%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 3 (1.84%) SAP HR
2 2 (1.23%) SAP CO
2 2 (1.23%) SAP FI
2 2 (1.23%) SAP FI/CO
2 2 (1.23%) SAP GRC
2 2 (1.23%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.61%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 2 (1.23%) AWS
2 1 (0.61%) Amazon EC2
2 1 (0.61%) Azure
2 1 (0.61%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (0.61%) GitHub
2 1 (0.61%) Google Workspace
2 1 (0.61%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.45%) Ethernet
2 3 (1.84%) DNS
3 2 (1.23%) DHCP
3 2 (1.23%) Kerberos
4 1 (0.61%) Firewall
4 1 (0.61%) RS-232
4 1 (0.61%) RS-422
4 1 (0.61%) S/MIME
4 1 (0.61%) VPN
4 1 (0.61%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.84%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (0.61%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.61%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.61%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 22 (13.50%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (1.23%) Git
2 2 (1.23%) JIRA
3 1 (0.61%) GitLab
3 1 (0.61%) Visual Studio
General
1 28 (17.18%) Avionics
1 28 (17.18%) Social Skills
2 23 (14.11%) Manufacturing
3 17 (10.43%) Aviation
4 13 (7.98%) Finance
5 12 (7.36%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (3.68%) Automotive
6 6 (3.68%) Documentation Skills
7 5 (3.07%) Electronics
8 4 (2.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (1.84%) Military
9 3 (1.84%) Pharmaceutical
9 3 (1.84%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (1.23%) Banking
10 2 (1.23%) General Ledger
10 2 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.23%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.23%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.61%) Fire and Rescue
11 1 (0.61%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 41 (25.15%) Systems Engineer
2 21 (12.88%) Configuration Manager
3 19 (11.66%) Change and Configuration Manager
3 19 (11.66%) Change Manager
4 14 (8.59%) Software Engineer
5 10 (6.13%) Analyst
6 8 (4.91%) Data Analyst
6 8 (4.91%) Lead
6 8 (4.91%) Project Manager
7 7 (4.29%) Architect
7 7 (4.29%) Senior
8 6 (3.68%) Lead Systems Engineer
8 6 (3.68%) Lead Test Engineer
8 6 (3.68%) Systems Test Engineer
8 6 (3.68%) Test Engineer
8 6 (3.68%) Test Technician
9 5 (3.07%) Ada Engineer
9 5 (3.07%) Ada Software Engineer
9 5 (3.07%) Site Manager
10 4 (2.45%) Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.07%) LDAP
2 2 (1.23%) Middleware
2 2 (1.23%) OAuth
2 2 (1.23%) SAML
2 2 (1.23%) Yocto
3 1 (0.61%) .NET
3 1 (0.61%) 802.1X
3 1 (0.61%) FastAPI
3 1 (0.61%) Flask
3 1 (0.61%) JDBC
3 1 (0.61%) pydantic
3 1 (0.61%) pytest
3 1 (0.61%) REST
3 1 (0.61%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 10 (6.13%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (3.68%) Embedded Systems
3 5 (3.07%) Management Information System
3 5 (3.07%) Operational Technology
4 3 (1.84%) FPGA
4 3 (1.84%) Legacy Applications
4 3 (1.84%) PCIe
4 3 (1.84%) Verilog
4 3 (1.84%) VHDL
5 2 (1.23%) Algorithms
5 2 (1.23%) Cyber Security Posture
5 2 (1.23%) Device Driver
5 2 (1.23%) Greenfield Project
5 2 (1.23%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (1.23%) Life Science
5 2 (1.23%) Onboarding
5 2 (1.23%) Replication
6 1 (0.61%) PKI
6 1 (0.61%) Product Ownership
6 1 (0.61%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 6 (3.68%) Linux
2 2 (1.23%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (0.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (0.61%) Windows
3 1 (0.61%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (11.66%) Software Engineering
1 19 (11.66%) Stakeholder Management
2 12 (7.36%) Continuous Improvement
2 12 (7.36%) Cybersecurity
2 12 (7.36%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (7.36%) Project Management
3 10 (6.13%) Systems Engineering
4 8 (4.91%) Mentoring
4 8 (4.91%) Requirements Management
4 8 (4.91%) Risk Management
4 8 (4.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 8 (4.91%) Time Management
5 7 (4.29%) Analytics
5 7 (4.29%) Configuration Management
5 7 (4.29%) Data Management
5 7 (4.29%) Technical Leadership
5 7 (4.29%) Validation
6 6 (3.68%) Customer Requirements
6 6 (3.68%) Roadmaps
6 6 (3.68%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 13 (7.98%) Ada
2 8 (4.91%) MATLAB
3 6 (3.68%) Python
4 5 (3.07%) C++
5 3 (1.84%) PowerShell
5 3 (1.84%) SystemVerilog
6 2 (1.23%) C
6 2 (1.23%) Java
6 2 (1.23%) Rust
6 2 (1.23%) SQL
7 1 (0.61%) Ada 95
7 1 (0.61%) C#
Qualifications
1 41 (25.15%) Security Cleared
2 30 (18.40%) SC Cleared
3 14 (8.59%) Degree
4 9 (5.52%) BPSS Clearance
5 8 (4.91%) DV Cleared
6 6 (3.68%) Chartered Engineer
7 4 (2.45%) CISM
7 4 (2.45%) CISSP
7 4 (2.45%) PMP
8 3 (1.84%) CIPD
8 3 (1.84%) PMI Certification
9 2 (1.23%) CCA
9 2 (1.23%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (1.23%) TOGAF Certification
10 1 (0.61%) City & Guilds
10 1 (0.61%) HNC
10 1 (0.61%) HND
10 1 (0.61%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.61%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (4.29%) Def Stans
2 6 (3.68%) QA
3 5 (3.07%) Data Quality
3 5 (3.07%) NIST
4 4 (2.45%) DO-254
4 4 (2.45%) IEC 61508
4 4 (2.45%) NCSC
5 3 (1.84%) GDPR
5 3 (1.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (1.23%) DO-160
6 2 (1.23%) GRC
6 2 (1.23%) JSP 440
7 1 (0.61%) ARP4761
7 1 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 1 (0.61%) MIL-STD-1553
7 1 (0.61%) RMADS
System Software
1 5 (3.07%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.84%) Firmware
3 1 (0.61%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (1.84%) Functional Safety
2 2 (1.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (0.61%) PTC Integrity
3 1 (0.61%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 14 (8.59%) Microsoft
1 14 (8.59%) SAP
2 4 (2.45%) Oracle
3 3 (1.84%) Altera
3 3 (1.84%) Microsemi
3 3 (1.84%) Workday
3 3 (1.84%) Xilinx
4 2 (1.23%) CyberArk
4 2 (1.23%) EMC
4 2 (1.23%) PTC
5 1 (0.61%) Foundry
5 1 (0.61%) Google
5 1 (0.61%) Green Hills
5 1 (0.61%) IBM
5 1 (0.61%) Palantir
5 1 (0.61%) SolarWinds