Aerospace Contracts

Aerospace
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 368 245 416
Rank change year-on-year -123 +171 +180
Contract jobs citing Aerospace 153 433 317
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.52% 0.99% 0.53%
As % of the General category 0.83% 1.71% 0.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 41 69 87
10th Percentile £399 £258 £390
25th Percentile £510 £376 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £548 £650 £565
Median % change year-on-year -15.69% +15.04% +8.65%
75th Percentile £595 £700 £650
90th Percentile £655 - £689
UK excluding London median daily rate £535 £650 £550
% change year-on-year -17.69% +18.18% +6.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 249 122
10th Percentile £30.83 £25.80 £39.28
25th Percentile £41.88 £45.00 £52.41
Median hourly rate £55.25 £50.00 £61.50
Median % change year-on-year +10.50% -18.70% +17.14%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £69.88
90th Percentile £74.00 £77.50 £77.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £57.25 £50.00 £61.50
% change year-on-year +14.49% -18.70% +17.14%

All General Skills
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 18,465 25,387 34,897
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 63.16% 58.23% 58.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,795 16,033 24,201
10th Percentile £300 £270 £313
25th Percentile £409 £413 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.80%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £763 £763 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £496 £500
% change year-on-year -4.23% -0.80% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 794 1,939 1,062
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.78 £13.42
25th Percentile £17.85 £15.50 £18.09
Median hourly rate £28.00 £30.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% -14.29% +59.71%
75th Percentile £56.00 £51.91 £61.25
90th Percentile £75.00 £65.00 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £28.13 £30.54
% change year-on-year -10.58% -7.91% +65.08%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Aerospace as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Aerospace in the UK

Aerospace
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Aerospace.

Daily rate trend for Aerospace in the UK

Aerospace
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Aerospace over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Aerospace in the UK

Aerospace
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Aerospace.

Hourly rate trend for Aerospace in the UK

Aerospace
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Aerospace over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Aerospace in the UK

Aerospace
Top 15 Contract Locations

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 over the 6 months to 30 April 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
England -139 131 £548 -15.53% 636
UK excluding London -102 121 £535 -17.69% 600
Work from Home +29 38 £535 -15.28% 431
South East -12 33 £514 -12.14% 154
South West -29 31 £547 -21.86% 168
North of England +31 19 £583 -35.06% 83
North West +18 19 £583 - 57
East of England -39 19 - - 87
London +35 17 £615 +21.83% 72
Midlands +13 12 £525 +53.28% 86
West Midlands +18 6 £525 +98.11% 61
East Midlands -3 6 - - 26
Scotland +3 4 £425 - 27
Wales -1 2 - - 13
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 6

Aerospace
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (2.61%) Confluence
1 4 (2.61%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.96%) MTS
3 2 (1.31%) TPMS
Applications
1 7 (4.58%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (2.61%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (1.31%) CATIA
3 2 (1.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.31%) OrCAD
3 2 (1.31%) Simulink
3 2 (1.31%) Windchill
4 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 16 (10.46%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (8.50%) SAP PP
3 9 (5.88%) SAP R/3
4 8 (5.23%) SAP PS
5 5 (3.27%) SAP LE
5 5 (3.27%) Teamcenter
6 2 (1.31%) Primavera
6 2 (1.31%) SAP PLM
7 1 (0.65%) ENOVIA
7 1 (0.65%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.65%) SAP EWM
7 1 (0.65%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.65%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.65%) SAP PM
7 1 (0.65%) SAP SCM
7 1 (0.65%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 4 (2.61%) Azure
2 2 (1.31%) Azure DevOps
2 2 (1.31%) Google Workspace
3 1 (0.65%) AWS
3 1 (0.65%) Entra ID
3 1 (0.65%) Google Sheets
3 1 (0.65%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (0.65%) Power Platform
3 1 (0.65%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (7.19%) DNS
1 11 (7.19%) Firewall
2 9 (5.88%) Kerberos
3 2 (1.31%) Software-Defined Radio
3 2 (1.31%) SpaceWire
4 1 (0.65%) FTP
4 1 (0.65%) HTTP
4 1 (0.65%) Intranet
4 1 (0.65%) Network Security
4 1 (0.65%) SMTP
4 1 (0.65%) SNMP
4 1 (0.65%) SSL
4 1 (0.65%) VPN
4 1 (0.65%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.61%) SAP HANA
2 1 (0.65%) Data Hub
2 1 (0.65%) DTS
2 1 (0.65%) MS Access
2 1 (0.65%) Power BI
2 1 (0.65%) SAP BW
2 1 (0.65%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 5 (3.27%) JIRA
2 3 (1.96%) Rational DOORS
3 2 (1.31%) LabVIEW
3 2 (1.31%) Robot Framework
4 1 (0.65%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.65%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.65%) Git
4 1 (0.65%) GoogleTest
4 1 (0.65%) JIRA Agile
4 1 (0.65%) JUnit
4 1 (0.65%) LSMW
4 1 (0.65%) MagicDraw
4 1 (0.65%) Rational Rhapsody
4 1 (0.65%) Rational Team Concert
4 1 (0.65%) VectorCAST
4 1 (0.65%) Visual Studio
General
1 41 (26.80%) Manufacturing
2 38 (24.84%) Social Skills
3 19 (12.42%) Finance
4 15 (9.80%) Aviation
5 10 (6.54%) Automotive
6 9 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
7 6 (3.92%) Electronics
7 6 (3.92%) Military
7 6 (3.92%) Pharmaceutical
8 5 (3.27%) Avionics
8 5 (3.27%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (3.27%) Influencing Skills
8 5 (3.27%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (3.27%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (1.96%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.31%) Marketing
11 1 (0.65%) Back Office
11 1 (0.65%) Billing
11 1 (0.65%) Police
11 1 (0.65%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 23 (15.03%) Consultant
2 19 (12.42%) SAP Consultant
3 16 (10.46%) Software Engineer
4 15 (9.80%) Architect
5 14 (9.15%) Systems Engineer
6 12 (7.84%) Functional Consultant
7 11 (7.19%) Solutions Architect
8 10 (6.54%) Lead
8 10 (6.54%) SAP PP Consultant
8 10 (6.54%) Senior
9 9 (5.88%) SAP Functional Consultant
9 9 (5.88%) SAP PP Functional Consultant
10 8 (5.23%) Project Manager
11 7 (4.58%) Embedded Engineer
12 6 (3.92%) Analyst
12 6 (3.92%) SAP MM Consultant
12 6 (3.92%) SAP MM Functional Consultant
12 6 (3.92%) Verification Engineer
13 5 (3.27%) ABAP Developer
13 5 (3.27%) Embedded Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (6.54%) .NET
2 4 (2.61%) Middleware
3 3 (1.96%) D3.js
3 3 (1.96%) LDAP
3 3 (1.96%) Node.js
3 3 (1.96%) OAuth
3 3 (1.96%) OAuth2
3 3 (1.96%) React
4 2 (1.31%) Django
4 2 (1.31%) Qt
5 1 (0.65%) BAPI
5 1 (0.65%) CSS
5 1 (0.65%) HTML
5 1 (0.65%) pytest
5 1 (0.65%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.65%) SAPUI5
5 1 (0.65%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (6.54%) PKI
2 9 (5.88%) Data Centre
2 9 (5.88%) Life Science
2 9 (5.88%) Replication
3 8 (5.23%) Management Information System
4 6 (3.92%) Data Protection Act
5 5 (3.27%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (3.27%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 4 (2.61%) Virtual Team
7 3 (1.96%) Embedded Systems
7 3 (1.96%) IoT
8 2 (1.31%) Algorithms
8 2 (1.31%) Analogue Electronics
8 2 (1.31%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (1.31%) FPGA
8 2 (1.31%) Greenfield Project
8 2 (1.31%) PMI
8 2 (1.31%) Verilog
8 2 (1.31%) VHDL
9 1 (0.65%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 6 (3.92%) Linux
2 5 (3.27%) Windows
3 4 (2.61%) VxWorks
4 2 (1.31%) Unix
5 1 (0.65%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (14.38%) Software Engineering
2 21 (13.73%) Project Management
3 19 (12.42%) Agile
4 16 (10.46%) Problem-Solving
5 14 (9.15%) Inventory Management
5 14 (9.15%) Stakeholder Management
6 12 (7.84%) ERP
6 12 (7.84%) Validation
7 10 (6.54%) Integration Testing
7 10 (6.54%) Quality Management
7 10 (6.54%) RBAC
7 10 (6.54%) Use Case
8 9 (5.88%) Change Management
8 9 (5.88%) Data Management
8 9 (5.88%) Document Management
9 8 (5.23%) Software Testing
10 7 (4.58%) Coaching
10 7 (4.58%) PLM
11 6 (3.92%) Continuous Improvement
11 6 (3.92%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 15 (9.80%) ABAP
2 11 (7.19%) C
2 11 (7.19%) Python
3 9 (5.88%) Java
4 7 (4.58%) C++
5 6 (3.92%) MATLAB
6 5 (3.27%) Ada
6 5 (3.27%) JavaScript
6 5 (3.27%) SQL
7 4 (2.61%) Embedded C
8 3 (1.96%) Perl
8 3 (1.96%) TypeScript
9 2 (1.31%) Bash
9 2 (1.31%) Tcl
9 2 (1.31%) VBA
10 1 (0.65%) Assembly Language
10 1 (0.65%) Fortran
10 1 (0.65%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.65%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 61 (39.87%) Security Cleared
2 55 (35.95%) SC Cleared
3 25 (16.34%) Degree
4 10 (6.54%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (2.61%) PMP
6 3 (1.96%) CISSP
6 3 (1.96%) DV Cleared
6 3 (1.96%) Master's Degree
7 2 (1.31%) CEH
7 2 (1.31%) CISM
7 2 (1.31%) HNC
7 2 (1.31%) HND
7 2 (1.31%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.65%) CCNP
8 1 (0.65%) Chartered Engineer
8 1 (0.65%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.65%) MBA
8 1 (0.65%) MCSA
8 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.65%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.88%) QA
2 6 (3.92%) Def Stans
2 6 (3.92%) PMO
3 5 (3.27%) IEC 61508
4 4 (2.61%) DO-178B
4 4 (2.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (1.31%) DO-160
5 2 (1.31%) DO-254
5 2 (1.31%) GDPR
5 2 (1.31%) ISO 26262
5 2 (1.31%) ISO 9001
5 2 (1.31%) MISRA
5 2 (1.31%) MISRA C
5 2 (1.31%) NIST
5 2 (1.31%) PMBOK
5 2 (1.31%) SLA
6 1 (0.65%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.65%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 1 (0.65%) MIL-STD-1553
System Software
1 2 (1.31%) Firmware
2 1 (0.65%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.65%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (0.65%) Functional Safety
1 1 (0.65%) PTC Integrity
Vendors
1 47 (30.72%) SAP
2 8 (5.23%) Microsoft
2 8 (5.23%) Twitter
3 7 (4.58%) Google
4 5 (3.27%) EMC
5 4 (2.61%) Adobe
5 4 (2.61%) Cisco
6 3 (1.96%) IFS
7 2 (1.31%) Siemens
7 2 (1.31%) Wind River
7 2 (1.31%) Workday
8 1 (0.65%) Atlassian
8 1 (0.65%) IBM
8 1 (0.65%) Intel
8 1 (0.65%) Microsemi
8 1 (0.65%) Oracle
8 1 (0.65%) PTC
8 1 (0.65%) Sparx
8 1 (0.65%) VMware
8 1 (0.65%) Xilinx