Aerospace Contracts in the UK excluding London

Aerospace
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in contract job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace 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 219 112 222
Rank change year-on-year -107 +110 +113
Contract jobs citing Aerospace 116 402 269
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.91% 1.94% 1.12%
As % of the General category 1.46% 3.55% 1.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 54 64
10th Percentile £363 £272 £387
25th Percentile £441 £436 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £651 £550
Median % change year-on-year -19.39% +18.41% +6.80%
75th Percentile £548 £700 £641
90th Percentile £586 - £676
UK median daily rate £548 £650 £565
% change year-on-year -15.69% +15.04% +8.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 56 241 117
10th Percentile £31.76 £25.00 £39.55
25th Percentile £44.38 £45.00 £52.50
Median hourly rate £57.37 £50.00 £61.50
Median % change year-on-year +14.75% -18.70% +17.14%
75th Percentile £65.63 £65.00 £69.50
90th Percentile £74.38 £75.25 £78.90
UK median hourly rate £56.25 £50.00 £61.50
% change year-on-year +12.50% -18.70% +17.14%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 7,951 11,315 13,522
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 62.24% 54.66% 56.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,914 6,454 9,246
10th Percentile £213 £205 £228
25th Percentile £363 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £495 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.04% -1.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £598 £600
90th Percentile £662 £688 £694
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 583 1,658 783
10th Percentile £13.86 £12.50 £13.41
25th Percentile £16.30 £15.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £24.76 £28.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.57% -6.67% +60.43%
75th Percentile £55.13 £52.95 £61.25
90th Percentile £75.00 £66.25 £68.95
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £30.00 £34.31
% change year-on-year -8.33% -12.56% +57.28%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Aerospace as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Aerospace in the UK excluding London

Aerospace
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Aerospace in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Aerospace in the UK excluding London

Aerospace
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Aerospace in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Aerospace in the UK excluding London

Aerospace
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Aerospace in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Aerospace in the UK excluding London

Aerospace
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Aerospace in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Aerospace in the UK excluding London

Aerospace
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Aerospace within the UK excluding London 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
South East -20 34 £515 -20.23% 200
South West -40 30 £547 -21.86% 198
North West +15 17 £583 - 66
North of England +12 17 £583 -35.06% 111
East of England -40 17 - - 142
Midlands +7 11 £525 +69.35% 114
West Midlands +15 6 £525 +98.11% 76
East Midlands +1 5 - - 32
Scotland +5 4 £425 - 36
Wales +1 2 - - 22
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 10
Aerospace
UK

Aerospace
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 4 (3.45%) Confluence
1 4 (3.45%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.72%) TPMS
Applications
1 4 (3.45%) Spreadsheet
2 2 (1.72%) CATIA
2 2 (1.72%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (1.72%) OrCAD
2 2 (1.72%) Simulink
2 2 (1.72%) Windchill
3 1 (0.86%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 6 (5.17%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (4.31%) Teamcenter
3 3 (2.59%) SAP LE
3 3 (2.59%) SAP PP
4 2 (1.72%) Primavera
4 2 (1.72%) SAP PS
5 1 (0.86%) ENOVIA
5 1 (0.86%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.86%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 4 (3.45%) Azure
2 2 (1.72%) Azure DevOps
2 2 (1.72%) Google Workspace
3 1 (0.86%) AWS
3 1 (0.86%) Entra ID
3 1 (0.86%) Google Sheets
3 1 (0.86%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (0.86%) Power Platform
3 1 (0.86%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (9.48%) DNS
1 11 (9.48%) Firewall
2 9 (7.76%) Kerberos
3 2 (1.72%) Software-Defined Radio
3 2 (1.72%) SpaceWire
4 1 (0.86%) FTP
4 1 (0.86%) HTTP
4 1 (0.86%) Network Security
4 1 (0.86%) SMTP
4 1 (0.86%) SNMP
4 1 (0.86%) SSL
4 1 (0.86%) VPN
4 1 (0.86%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.59%) SAP HANA
2 1 (0.86%) MS Access
2 1 (0.86%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (3.45%) JIRA
2 3 (2.59%) Rational DOORS
3 2 (1.72%) LabVIEW
3 2 (1.72%) Robot Framework
4 1 (0.86%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.86%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.86%) Git
4 1 (0.86%) GoogleTest
4 1 (0.86%) JIRA Agile
4 1 (0.86%) JUnit
4 1 (0.86%) MagicDraw
4 1 (0.86%) Rational Rhapsody
4 1 (0.86%) Rational Team Concert
4 1 (0.86%) VectorCAST
4 1 (0.86%) Visual Studio
General
1 30 (25.86%) Social Skills
2 23 (19.83%) Manufacturing
3 12 (10.34%) Aviation
3 12 (10.34%) Finance
4 6 (5.17%) Electronics
4 6 (5.17%) Military
5 5 (4.31%) Automotive
5 5 (4.31%) Avionics
5 5 (4.31%) Organisational Skills
5 5 (4.31%) Presentation Skills
6 4 (3.45%) Pharmaceutical
7 3 (2.59%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (1.72%) Marketing
8 2 (1.72%) Public Sector
9 1 (0.86%) Police
9 1 (0.86%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (12.07%) Software Engineer
1 14 (12.07%) Systems Engineer
2 13 (11.21%) Architect
3 11 (9.48%) Solutions Architect
4 9 (7.76%) Senior
5 8 (6.90%) Project Manager
6 6 (5.17%) Developer
6 6 (5.17%) Verification Engineer
7 5 (4.31%) ABAP Developer
7 5 (4.31%) Embedded Engineer
7 5 (4.31%) Test Engineer
8 4 (3.45%) Analyst
8 4 (3.45%) Configuration Engineer
8 4 (3.45%) Consultant
8 4 (3.45%) Electrical Engineer
8 4 (3.45%) Lead
8 4 (3.45%) Project Planner
8 4 (3.45%) SAP Consultant
9 3 (2.59%) Principal Engineer
9 3 (2.59%) Project Controller
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (9.48%) .NET
2 4 (3.45%) Middleware
3 3 (2.59%) LDAP
3 3 (2.59%) Node.js
4 2 (1.72%) Qt
5 1 (0.86%) CSS
5 1 (0.86%) HTML
5 1 (0.86%) pytest
5 1 (0.86%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (8.62%) PKI
2 9 (7.76%) Data Centre
2 9 (7.76%) Replication
3 7 (6.03%) Life Science
4 6 (5.17%) Data Protection Act
5 5 (4.31%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (2.59%) Embedded Systems
6 3 (2.59%) Management Information System
6 3 (2.59%) Virtual Team
7 2 (1.72%) Algorithms
7 2 (1.72%) Analogue Electronics
7 2 (1.72%) FPGA
7 2 (1.72%) PMI
7 2 (1.72%) Verilog
7 2 (1.72%) VHDL
8 1 (0.86%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.86%) Cyberattack
8 1 (0.86%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.86%) YARA
Operating Systems
1 6 (5.17%) Linux
2 5 (4.31%) Windows
3 2 (1.72%) Unix
3 2 (1.72%) VxWorks
4 1 (0.86%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (17.24%) Software Engineering
2 19 (16.38%) Project Management
3 15 (12.93%) Agile
4 11 (9.48%) Validation
5 10 (8.62%) Problem-Solving
5 10 (8.62%) RBAC
5 10 (8.62%) Stakeholder Management
6 9 (7.76%) Change Management
7 8 (6.90%) Software Testing
8 7 (6.03%) ERP
8 7 (6.03%) Quality Management
9 6 (5.17%) Coaching
9 6 (5.17%) Cybersecurity
9 6 (5.17%) Data Management
9 6 (5.17%) Data Protection
9 6 (5.17%) DevOps
9 6 (5.17%) Project Planning
9 6 (5.17%) Risk Management
9 6 (5.17%) SysML
10 5 (4.31%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 9 (7.76%) C
1 9 (7.76%) Java
1 9 (7.76%) Python
2 7 (6.03%) C++
3 6 (5.17%) MATLAB
4 5 (4.31%) ABAP
4 5 (4.31%) Ada
4 5 (4.31%) JavaScript
5 4 (3.45%) SQL
6 3 (2.59%) Perl
7 2 (1.72%) Bash
7 2 (1.72%) Embedded C
7 2 (1.72%) Tcl
7 2 (1.72%) VBA
8 1 (0.86%) Assembly Language
8 1 (0.86%) C#
8 1 (0.86%) Fortran
8 1 (0.86%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.86%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 51 (43.97%) Security Cleared
2 47 (40.52%) SC Cleared
3 21 (18.10%) Degree
4 9 (7.76%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (3.45%) PMP
6 3 (2.59%) CISSP
6 3 (2.59%) DV Cleared
6 3 (2.59%) Master's Degree
7 2 (1.72%) CEH
7 2 (1.72%) CISM
7 2 (1.72%) HNC
7 2 (1.72%) HND
7 2 (1.72%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.86%) CCNP
8 1 (0.86%) Chartered Engineer
8 1 (0.86%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.86%) MBA
8 1 (0.86%) MCSA
8 1 (0.86%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (6.90%) QA
2 6 (5.17%) Def Stans
3 5 (4.31%) IEC 61508
4 4 (3.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (3.45%) PMO
5 2 (1.72%) DO-160
5 2 (1.72%) DO-178B
5 2 (1.72%) DO-254
5 2 (1.72%) GDPR
5 2 (1.72%) ISO 26262
5 2 (1.72%) ISO 9001
5 2 (1.72%) MISRA
5 2 (1.72%) MISRA C
5 2 (1.72%) NIST
5 2 (1.72%) PMBOK
5 2 (1.72%) SLA
6 1 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 1 (0.86%) MIL-STD-1553
System Software
1 2 (1.72%) Firmware
2 1 (0.86%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.86%) Functional Safety
1 1 (0.86%) PTC Integrity
Vendors
1 24 (20.69%) SAP
2 8 (6.90%) Twitter
3 7 (6.03%) Google
4 5 (4.31%) EMC
4 5 (4.31%) Microsoft
5 4 (3.45%) Adobe
5 4 (3.45%) Cisco
6 2 (1.72%) Siemens
6 2 (1.72%) Wind River
6 2 (1.72%) Workday
7 1 (0.86%) Atlassian
7 1 (0.86%) CA Agile Central
7 1 (0.86%) IBM
7 1 (0.86%) Intel
7 1 (0.86%) Microsemi
7 1 (0.86%) Palo Alto
7 1 (0.86%) PTC
7 1 (0.86%) Sparx
7 1 (0.86%) VMware
7 1 (0.86%) Xilinx