The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in contract job vacancies in Sussex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Sussex.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
6
12
4
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sussex
60.00%
36.36%
33.33%
Number of daily rates quoted
3
3
3
10th Percentile
£414
£411
£583
25th Percentile
£437
£411
£594
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£425
£625
Median % change year-on-year
+17.65%
-32.00%
+66.67%
75th Percentile
£513
£531
£638
90th Percentile
£520
£588
-
South East median daily rate
£500
£488
£500
% change year-on-year
+2.56%
-2.50%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
7
1
Median hourly rate
-
£50.00
£62.50
Median % change year-on-year
-
-20.00%
-
South East median hourly rate
£23.34
£45.00
£47.50
% change year-on-year
-48.13%
-5.26%
+137.50%
Aerospace Job Vacancy Trend in Sussex
Job postings citing Aerospace as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sussex.
Aerospace Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Sussex
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Aerospace in Sussex.
Aerospace Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sussex
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Aerospace also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Sussex region with a requirement for Aerospace.
Aerospace Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sussex 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:
