Aerospace Contract Job Trends in Stevenage

Aerospace
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in contract job vacancies in Stevenage. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 21 21
Rank change year-on-year +10 0 -16
Contract jobs citing Aerospace 32 16 29
As % of all contract jobs in Stevenage 13.85% 8.65% 11.33%
As % of the General category 21.33% 20.00% 20.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 3
10th Percentile - £269 £150
25th Percentile £650 £287 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £333 £500
Median % change year-on-year +110.53% -33.50% -14.68%
75th Percentile £750 £387 £594
90th Percentile - £410 £620
Hertfordshire median daily rate £700 £400 £500
% change year-on-year +75.00% -20.00% -14.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 5 12
10th Percentile £22.63 £58.50 £32.40
25th Percentile £43.00 - £52.64
Median hourly rate £54.75 £60.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.75% - -
75th Percentile £67.00 - £65.00
90th Percentile £74.00 £61.50 £72.88
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £54.75 £60.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -8.75% - -

All General Skills
Stevenage

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 Stevenage.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 150 80 145
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 64.94% 43.24% 56.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 17 25
10th Percentile £356 £270 £215
25th Percentile £417 £310 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £365 £500
Median % change year-on-year +36.99% -27.00% -14.68%
75th Percentile £654 £481 £545
90th Percentile £828 £560 £567
Hertfordshire median daily rate £512 £425 £500
% change year-on-year +20.47% -15.00% -4.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 80 32 84
10th Percentile £25.32 - £33.63
25th Percentile £41.25 £60.00 £44.38
Median hourly rate £63.00 £65.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.08% - +2.75%
75th Percentile £67.00 £66.38 -
90th Percentile £75.00 £69.88 £73.75
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £42.50 £60.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -29.17% - -

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

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

Aerospace job vacancy trend in Stevenage

Aerospace
Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Aerospace.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Aerospace.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Aerospace

Aerospace
Hourly Rate Histogram in Stevenage

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Aerospace in Stevenage over the 6 months to 4 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Aerospace in Stevenage

Aerospace
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stevenage 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:

Applications
1 5 (15.63%) FrameMaker
2 3 (9.38%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (3.13%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.13%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 4 (12.50%) SpaceWire
2 3 (9.38%) RS-232
3 2 (6.25%) DNS
3 2 (6.25%) FTP
3 2 (6.25%) HTTP
3 2 (6.25%) Network Security
3 2 (6.25%) SMTP
3 2 (6.25%) SSL
4 1 (3.13%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 6 (18.75%) Git
2 2 (6.25%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (3.13%) Artifactory
3 1 (3.13%) GitLab
3 1 (3.13%) JIRA
3 1 (3.13%) Visual Studio
General
1 8 (25.00%) Aviation
1 8 (25.00%) Manufacturing
2 6 (18.75%) Publishing
3 5 (15.63%) Automotive
3 5 (15.63%) Social Skills
4 3 (9.38%) Documentation Skills
4 3 (9.38%) Electronics
5 1 (3.13%) Legal
5 1 (3.13%) Military
Job Titles
1 8 (25.00%) Software Engineer
2 6 (18.75%) Author
2 6 (18.75%) C++ Software Engineer
2 6 (18.75%) Technical Author
3 4 (12.50%) Administrator
4 3 (9.38%) SAP Administrator
4 3 (9.38%) SAP Support
4 3 (9.38%) Systems Engineer
5 2 (6.25%) Analyst
5 2 (6.25%) Design Engineer
5 2 (6.25%) Digital Design Engineer
5 2 (6.25%) Electrical Engineer
5 2 (6.25%) Embedded Engineer
5 2 (6.25%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 2 (6.25%) SOC Analyst
6 1 (3.13%) Developer
6 1 (3.13%) Senior Analyst
6 1 (3.13%) Software Developer
6 1 (3.13%) Technical Manager
6 1 (3.13%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (18.75%) SGML
1 6 (18.75%) XML
2 2 (6.25%) Flash
2 2 (6.25%) LDAP
3 1 (3.13%) .NET
3 1 (3.13%) .NET Framework
3 1 (3.13%) AngularJS
3 1 (3.13%) CSS
3 1 (3.13%) HTML
3 1 (3.13%) Node.js
3 1 (3.13%) React
3 1 (3.13%) Svelte
3 1 (3.13%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 8 (25.00%) FPGA
2 7 (21.88%) PCIe
3 6 (18.75%) State Machine
4 3 (9.38%) CAN bus
5 2 (6.25%) Algorithms
5 2 (6.25%) Cyberattack
5 2 (6.25%) VHDL
6 1 (3.13%) Data Structures
6 1 (3.13%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 11 (34.38%) Linux
2 9 (28.13%) Windows
3 1 (3.13%) FreeRTOS
3 1 (3.13%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (34.38%) Validation
2 8 (25.00%) Software Engineering
3 7 (21.88%) CI/CD
3 7 (21.88%) Data Acquisition
4 6 (18.75%) Concurrent Programming
4 6 (18.75%) Data Pipeline
4 6 (18.75%) Desktop Publishing
4 6 (18.75%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
4 6 (18.75%) Memory Management
4 6 (18.75%) Multithreading
4 6 (18.75%) Performance Analysis
4 6 (18.75%) Performance Optimisation
4 6 (18.75%) Test Automation
4 6 (18.75%) Unit Testing
5 3 (9.38%) Change Management
5 3 (9.38%) Cybersecurity
5 3 (9.38%) Digital Signal Processing
5 3 (9.38%) Signal Processing
5 3 (9.38%) Software Testing
6 2 (6.25%) SysML
Programming Languages
1 9 (28.13%) C++
2 7 (21.88%) C#
3 4 (12.50%) C
3 4 (12.50%) Python
4 1 (3.13%) Ada
4 1 (3.13%) Bash
4 1 (3.13%) Java
4 1 (3.13%) JavaScript
4 1 (3.13%) MATLAB
4 1 (3.13%) PowerShell
4 1 (3.13%) Tcl
4 1 (3.13%) TypeScript
4 1 (3.13%) VBA
Qualifications
1 11 (34.38%) Security Cleared
2 8 (25.00%) Degree
2 8 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 6 (18.75%) HNC
3 6 (18.75%) HND
4 4 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (9.38%) DBS Check
System Software
1 1 (3.13%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (3.13%) Kubernetes
1 1 (3.13%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 8 (25.00%) Twitter
2 3 (9.38%) Microsoft
2 3 (9.38%) SAP