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 have cited Aerospace over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 248 418 589
Rank change year-on-year +170 +171 -50
Contract jobs citing Aerospace 431 322 266
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.00% 0.54% 0.30%
As % of the General category 1.71% 0.92% 0.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 69 87 62
10th Percentile £258 £390 £412
25th Percentile £376 £463 £464
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £565 £520
Median % change year-on-year +15.04% +8.65% +9.47%
75th Percentile £700 £650 £598
90th Percentile - £689 £649
UK excluding London median daily rate £650 £550 £518
% change year-on-year +18.18% +6.28% +15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 247 124 88
10th Percentile £25.60 £39.55 £33.81
25th Percentile £45.00 £53.44 £35.54
Median hourly rate £50.00 £61.50 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.70% +17.14% +16.67%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £59.06
90th Percentile £77.50 £78.34 £60.38
UK excluding London median hourly rate £50.00 £61.50 £52.50
% change year-on-year -18.70% +17.14% +10.53%

All General Skills
UK

Aerospace is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 25,217 34,983 49,764
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 58.24% 58.49% 56.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,921 24,245 34,457
10th Percentile £270 £313 £319
25th Percentile £413 £440 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £533
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.29% +7.58%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £763 £775 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £496 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -0.90% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,927 1,077 1,444
10th Percentile £12.78 £13.46 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.48 £18.13 £14.75
Median hourly rate £29.00 £35.00 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -17.14% +62.79% -4.44%
75th Percentile £51.75 £61.25 £46.13
90th Percentile £65.00 £72.50 £58.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.51 £30.54 £18.50
% change year-on-year -9.93% +65.08% -7.50%

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 27 April 2024.

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 27 April 2024.

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 27 April 2024. 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 +178 403 £649 +16.37% 849
UK excluding London +103 399 £650 +18.18% 839
East of England +65 138 £488 -27.46% 119
South West +43 114 £700 +21.74% 206
South East +23 90 £585 +2.73% 234
Work from Home +39 58 £632 +14.82% 266
Midlands +18 23 £343 -24.73% 157
East Midlands +14 19 £376 -17.36% 65
London +87 17 £505 -12.17% 45
North of England +33 16 £897 +88.83% 115
North West +15 12 - - 86
Scotland +40 10 - - 39
Wales +7 8 - - 22
West Midlands +30 4 £265 -39.77% 92
North East - 4 £897 - 9

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 24 (5.57%) Confluence
2 11 (2.55%) SharePoint
3 9 (2.09%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.23%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.23%) Tornado
Applications
1 13 (3.02%) Acrobat
1 13 (3.02%) Simulink
2 8 (1.86%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.39%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.16%) CATIA
5 4 (0.93%) Windchill
6 3 (0.70%) Siemens NX
7 2 (0.46%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.46%) Stateflow
8 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (1.86%) Teamcenter
2 3 (0.70%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 2 (0.46%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.46%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.23%) Primavera
4 1 (0.23%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.23%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 2 (0.46%) GitHub
1 2 (0.46%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (0.46%) OneDrive
1 2 (0.46%) Power Automate
1 2 (0.46%) Power Platform
1 2 (0.46%) PowerApps
2 1 (0.23%) AWS
2 1 (0.23%) AWS CloudFormation
2 1 (0.23%) Azure
2 1 (0.23%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (0.23%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.94%) WAN
2 10 (2.32%) DNS
2 10 (2.32%) MPLS
3 9 (2.09%) DHCP
4 8 (1.86%) LAN
4 8 (1.86%) SAN
4 8 (1.86%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (1.62%) SDH
5 7 (1.62%) SNMP
6 6 (1.39%) Software-Defined Radio
7 5 (1.16%) Wireless
8 4 (0.93%) Junos
9 3 (0.70%) 4G
9 3 (0.70%) 5G
10 2 (0.46%) BGP
10 2 (0.46%) Firewall
10 2 (0.46%) IPsec
10 2 (0.46%) Network Security
10 2 (0.46%) VoIP
10 2 (0.46%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.86%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.46%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 38 (8.82%) JIRA
2 25 (5.80%) Rational DOORS
3 23 (5.34%) Bitbucket
4 20 (4.64%) Jenkins
5 18 (4.18%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 13 (3.02%) Git
7 7 (1.62%) Eclipse
8 6 (1.39%) GoogleTest
8 6 (1.39%) Robot Framework
9 4 (0.93%) Subversion
10 3 (0.70%) CppUnit
10 3 (0.70%) PVCS
10 3 (0.70%) Rational Team Concert
11 2 (0.46%) Rational Rhapsody
12 1 (0.23%) GitLab
12 1 (0.23%) IntelliJ
12 1 (0.23%) LabVIEW
12 1 (0.23%) MagicDraw
12 1 (0.23%) Visual Studio
General
1 101 (23.43%) Social Skills
2 70 (16.24%) Manufacturing
3 44 (10.21%) Electronics
4 35 (8.12%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (5.10%) Military
6 18 (4.18%) Automotive
7 17 (3.94%) Aviation
8 16 (3.71%) Telecoms
9 9 (2.09%) Finance
9 9 (2.09%) Pharmaceutical
10 8 (1.86%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (1.62%) Aeronautics
12 4 (0.93%) Law
12 4 (0.93%) Legal
12 4 (0.93%) Marketing
13 2 (0.46%) Avionics
13 2 (0.46%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.46%) Presentation Skills
13 2 (0.46%) Public Sector
13 2 (0.46%) Retail
Job Titles
1 61 (14.15%) Configuration Manager
1 61 (14.15%) Software Engineer
2 49 (11.37%) Systems Engineer
3 47 (10.90%) Architect
4 31 (7.19%) Test Architect
5 26 (6.03%) Embedded Engineer
6 25 (5.80%) Developer
7 24 (5.57%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 15 (3.48%) Analyst
8 15 (3.48%) Project Manager
9 14 (3.25%) Principal Engineer
10 12 (2.78%) Author
10 12 (2.78%) Solutions Architect
10 12 (2.78%) Technical Author
11 10 (2.32%) Administrator
11 10 (2.32%) Data Engineer
11 10 (2.32%) Data Migration Engineer
11 10 (2.32%) Migration Engineer
11 10 (2.32%) Senior
11 10 (2.32%) Validation Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (4.18%) .NET
1 18 (4.18%) .NET Core
2 12 (2.78%) SGML
2 12 (2.78%) XML
3 8 (1.86%) HTML
4 4 (0.93%) CSS
5 2 (0.46%) NumPy
6 1 (0.23%) COM
6 1 (0.23%) Middleware
6 1 (0.23%) Node.js
6 1 (0.23%) React
6 1 (0.23%) SAP Fiori
6 1 (0.23%) Spring
6 1 (0.23%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 31 (7.19%) Analogue Electronics
2 12 (2.78%) Animation
3 10 (2.32%) Data Centre
3 10 (2.32%) Embedded Systems
4 9 (2.09%) Management Information System
5 8 (1.86%) Client/Server
5 8 (1.86%) Clustering
6 6 (1.39%) Algorithms
7 5 (1.16%) PKI
7 5 (1.16%) PMI
8 4 (0.93%) Device Driver
8 4 (0.93%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (0.70%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.46%) Operational Technology
10 2 (0.46%) SCADA
11 1 (0.23%) Acoustics
11 1 (0.23%) Enterprise Software
11 1 (0.23%) Life Science
11 1 (0.23%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 44 (10.21%) Linux
2 16 (3.71%) Windows
3 8 (1.86%) Unix
4 4 (0.93%) SafeRTOS
5 2 (0.46%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.23%) CentOS
6 1 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.23%) VxWorks
6 1 (0.23%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (20.42%) Configuration Management
2 75 (17.40%) Software Engineering
3 69 (16.01%) Project Management
4 64 (14.85%) PLM
5 56 (12.99%) Coaching
6 55 (12.76%) Collaborative Working
6 55 (12.76%) Problem-Solving
7 44 (10.21%) Stakeholder Management
8 37 (8.58%) Threat Modelling
9 36 (8.35%) Validation
10 31 (7.19%) Test Strategy
11 25 (5.80%) Agile
12 24 (5.57%) Systems Engineering
13 22 (5.10%) OO
13 22 (5.10%) SDLC
14 21 (4.87%) Data Protection
15 20 (4.64%) Decision-Making
16 19 (4.41%) Continuous Integration
16 19 (4.41%) OOP
16 19 (4.41%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 30 (6.96%) C++
2 29 (6.73%) Python
3 26 (6.03%) PowerShell
4 23 (5.34%) C
5 19 (4.41%) MATLAB
6 8 (1.86%) SQL
7 7 (1.62%) Java
8 6 (1.39%) Assembly Language
9 5 (1.16%) JavaScript
10 4 (0.93%) Ada
10 4 (0.93%) Fortran
10 4 (0.93%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.70%) VB
12 2 (0.46%) Embedded C
12 2 (0.46%) Embedded C++
13 1 (0.23%) Bash
13 1 (0.23%) C#
13 1 (0.23%) Perl
13 1 (0.23%) TypeScript
13 1 (0.23%) VBA
Qualifications
1 202 (46.87%) Security Cleared
2 178 (41.30%) SC Cleared
3 51 (11.83%) Degree
4 23 (5.34%) DV Cleared
5 15 (3.48%) Master's Degree
6 13 (3.02%) PMP
7 12 (2.78%) PMI Certification
8 11 (2.55%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (1.39%) CCNP
9 6 (1.39%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (1.39%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (1.39%) JNCIA
10 5 (1.16%) HND
11 4 (0.93%) Chartered Engineer
11 4 (0.93%) PhD
11 4 (0.93%) TOGAF Certification
12 2 (0.46%) CCNA
12 2 (0.46%) HNC
12 2 (0.46%) ITIL Certification
13 1 (0.23%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (3.02%) Def Stans
2 11 (2.55%) QA
3 4 (0.93%) JTAG
3 4 (0.93%) PMBOK
3 4 (0.93%) PMO
4 3 (0.70%) JSP 440
4 3 (0.70%) SLA
5 2 (0.46%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.46%) GDPR
5 2 (0.46%) IEC 61508
5 2 (0.46%) NCSC
6 1 (0.23%) DO-178B
6 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.23%) MISRA
6 1 (0.23%) MISRA C
6 1 (0.23%) NIST
6 1 (0.23%) RMADS
System Software
1 13 (3.02%) VMware Infrastructure
2 12 (2.78%) Active Directory
3 8 (1.86%) Firmware
3 8 (1.86%) Virtual Servers
3 8 (1.86%) VMware Workstation
4 4 (0.93%) Embedded Firmware
5 3 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.46%) Docker
6 2 (0.46%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.23%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 18 (4.18%) Ansible
1 18 (4.18%) PowerCLI
2 8 (1.86%) Microsoft Clustering
2 8 (1.86%) Nagios
2 8 (1.86%) NetBackup
2 8 (1.86%) SCCM
3 2 (0.46%) vCenter Server
4 1 (0.23%) Check_MK
4 1 (0.23%) Terraform
4 1 (0.23%) WSUS
Vendors
1 25 (5.80%) Atlassian
2 18 (4.18%) Dell
2 18 (4.18%) HP
2 18 (4.18%) SAP
3 14 (3.25%) Juniper
3 14 (3.25%) Microsoft
3 14 (3.25%) VMware
4 13 (3.02%) Adobe
4 13 (3.02%) Cisco
5 12 (2.78%) IBM
6 11 (2.55%) Nokia
7 10 (2.32%) Micro Focus
8 8 (1.86%) Hitachi
8 8 (1.86%) NetApp
9 7 (1.62%) Twitter
10 6 (1.39%) Google
11 5 (1.16%) Palo Alto
12 4 (0.93%) Ciena
13 3 (0.70%) PTC
13 3 (0.70%) Splunk