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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 216 396 582
Rank change year-on-year +180 +186 -21
Contract jobs citing Aerospace 443 313 270
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.04% 0.55% 0.31%
As % of the General category 1.79% 0.94% 0.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 69 110 66
10th Percentile £321 £356 £419
25th Percentile £400 £415 £471
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £525 £521
Median % change year-on-year +23.81% +0.77% -2.53%
75th Percentile £700 £613 £614
90th Percentile - £676 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £650 £500 £520
% change year-on-year +30.00% -3.85% +12.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 256 110 88
10th Percentile £25.50 £39.55 £34.67
25th Percentile £45.00 £52.41 £35.00
Median hourly rate £50.00 £61.50 £47.60
Median % change year-on-year -18.70% +29.20% -4.80%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £79.37 £62.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £50.00 £61.50 £45.20
% change year-on-year -18.70% +36.06% -9.60%

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 24,687 33,324 49,490
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 57.98% 58.52% 56.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,577 23,107 34,304
10th Percentile £275 £313 £320
25th Percentile £413 £443 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £775 £775 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £496 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -0.80% +5.26% +8.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,927 1,007 1,407
10th Percentile £12.75 £13.41 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.41 £17.74 £15.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £32.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +44.44% -
75th Percentile £52.50 £61.25 £47.50
90th Percentile £66.45 £72.50 £60.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £29.00 £19.00
% change year-on-year -3.45% +52.63% -2.56%

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 18 May 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 18 May 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 18 May 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 +173 416 £649 +29.75% 883
UK excluding London +98 412 £650 +30.00% 877
East of England +52 143 £469 -30.25% 110
South West +42 120 £700 +7.69% 195
South East +25 90 £548 +46.39% 251
Work from Home +18 60 £632 +26.30% 253
Midlands +18 22 £525 +9.95% 143
London +96 20 £505 -15.83% 54
North of England +38 20 £897 +88.83% 148
East Midlands +12 18 £443 -2.75% 62
North West +25 16 - - 107
Scotland +49 10 - - 48
Wales +6 7 - - 38
West Midlands +21 4 £525 -8.70% 81
North East - 4 £897 - 10

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 27 (6.09%) Confluence
2 11 (2.48%) SharePoint
3 9 (2.03%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.23%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 1 (0.23%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.23%) Tornado
Applications
1 13 (2.93%) Acrobat
1 13 (2.93%) Simulink
2 9 (2.03%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.90%) Windchill
5 3 (0.68%) CATIA
6 2 (0.45%) CANalyzer
6 2 (0.45%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.45%) Siemens NX
6 2 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.45%) Stateflow
7 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (1.81%) Teamcenter
2 2 (0.45%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.45%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.23%) Misys Midas
3 1 (0.23%) Primavera
3 1 (0.23%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 3 (0.68%) GitHub
2 2 (0.45%) GitHub Actions
2 2 (0.45%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (0.45%) OneDrive
2 2 (0.45%) Power Automate
2 2 (0.45%) Power Platform
2 2 (0.45%) PowerApps
3 1 (0.23%) Amazon CloudWatch
3 1 (0.23%) AWS
3 1 (0.23%) AWS CloudFormation
3 1 (0.23%) Azure
3 1 (0.23%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 15 (3.39%) WAN
2 10 (2.26%) DNS
3 9 (2.03%) DHCP
3 9 (2.03%) SNMP
3 9 (2.03%) Software-Defined Radio
4 8 (1.81%) LAN
4 8 (1.81%) MPLS
4 8 (1.81%) SAN
4 8 (1.81%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (1.58%) SDH
6 5 (1.13%) Wireless
7 4 (0.90%) Junos
8 3 (0.68%) 4G
8 3 (0.68%) 5G
9 2 (0.45%) Ethernet
9 2 (0.45%) FlexRay
9 2 (0.45%) Network Security
9 2 (0.45%) VoIP
9 2 (0.45%) VSAN
10 1 (0.23%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.81%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.45%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 43 (9.71%) JIRA
2 26 (5.87%) Bitbucket
3 24 (5.42%) Rational DOORS
4 20 (4.51%) Jenkins
5 18 (4.06%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 16 (3.61%) Git
7 10 (2.26%) Eclipse
8 9 (2.03%) GoogleTest
8 9 (2.03%) Robot Framework
9 4 (0.90%) Subversion
10 3 (0.68%) Rational Team Concert
11 2 (0.45%) CANoe
11 2 (0.45%) CppUnit
11 2 (0.45%) PVCS
11 2 (0.45%) 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 (22.80%) Social Skills
2 67 (15.12%) Manufacturing
3 46 (10.38%) Electronics
4 35 (7.90%) Analytical Skills
5 23 (5.19%) Military
6 22 (4.97%) Automotive
7 17 (3.84%) Aviation
8 16 (3.61%) Telecoms
9 10 (2.26%) Pharmaceutical
10 8 (1.81%) Finance
10 8 (1.81%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (1.58%) Aeronautics
12 4 (0.90%) Law
12 4 (0.90%) Legal
12 4 (0.90%) Marketing
13 2 (0.45%) Avionics
13 2 (0.45%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.45%) Presentation Skills
13 2 (0.45%) Public Sector
13 2 (0.45%) Retail
Job Titles
1 65 (14.67%) Software Engineer
2 61 (13.77%) Configuration Manager
3 52 (11.74%) Systems Engineer
4 50 (11.29%) Architect
5 31 (7.00%) Test Architect
6 26 (5.87%) Embedded Engineer
7 25 (5.64%) Developer
8 24 (5.42%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 17 (3.84%) Project Manager
10 15 (3.39%) Principal Engineer
11 14 (3.16%) Analyst
12 12 (2.71%) Author
12 12 (2.71%) Solutions Architect
12 12 (2.71%) Technical Author
13 11 (2.48%) Data Engineer
13 11 (2.48%) Senior
14 10 (2.26%) Administrator
14 10 (2.26%) Data Migration Engineer
14 10 (2.26%) Migration Engineer
14 10 (2.26%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (4.06%) .NET
1 18 (4.06%) .NET Core
2 12 (2.71%) SGML
2 12 (2.71%) XML
3 11 (2.48%) HTML
4 7 (1.58%) CSS
5 2 (0.45%) 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%) Spring
6 1 (0.23%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 31 (7.00%) Analogue Electronics
2 12 (2.71%) Animation
3 10 (2.26%) Data Centre
3 10 (2.26%) Embedded Systems
4 9 (2.03%) Management Information System
5 8 (1.81%) Client/Server
5 8 (1.81%) Clustering
6 6 (1.35%) Algorithms
7 5 (1.13%) PMI
8 4 (0.90%) Device Driver
8 4 (0.90%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (0.68%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (0.68%) PKI
10 2 (0.45%) Infotainment
10 2 (0.45%) Operational Technology
10 2 (0.45%) 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 45 (10.16%) Linux
2 16 (3.61%) Windows
3 8 (1.81%) Unix
4 4 (0.90%) SafeRTOS
5 2 (0.45%) 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 89 (20.09%) Configuration Management
2 78 (17.61%) Software Engineering
3 69 (15.58%) Project Management
4 62 (14.00%) PLM
5 56 (12.64%) Coaching
6 55 (12.42%) Collaborative Working
7 53 (11.96%) Problem-Solving
8 46 (10.38%) Stakeholder Management
9 38 (8.58%) Validation
10 37 (8.35%) Threat Modelling
11 31 (7.00%) Agile
11 31 (7.00%) Test Strategy
12 25 (5.64%) SDLC
13 24 (5.42%) Systems Engineering
14 22 (4.97%) OO
15 21 (4.74%) Data Protection
15 21 (4.74%) Verification and Validation
16 20 (4.51%) Data Management
16 20 (4.51%) Decision-Making
17 19 (4.29%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 32 (7.22%) Python
2 31 (7.00%) C++
3 26 (5.87%) PowerShell
4 21 (4.74%) C
5 19 (4.29%) MATLAB
6 11 (2.48%) Java
7 10 (2.26%) SQL
8 8 (1.81%) JavaScript
9 6 (1.35%) Assembly Language
10 4 (0.90%) Ada
10 4 (0.90%) Fortran
10 4 (0.90%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.68%) VB
11 3 (0.68%) VBA
12 2 (0.45%) Embedded C++
13 1 (0.23%) Bash
13 1 (0.23%) C#
13 1 (0.23%) Embedded C
13 1 (0.23%) Perl
13 1 (0.23%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 200 (45.15%) Security Cleared
2 176 (39.73%) SC Cleared
3 49 (11.06%) Degree
4 23 (5.19%) DV Cleared
5 15 (3.39%) Master's Degree
6 13 (2.93%) PMP
7 12 (2.71%) PMI Certification
8 10 (2.26%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (1.35%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (1.13%) HND
11 4 (0.90%) CCNP
11 4 (0.90%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.90%) JNCIA
11 4 (0.90%) PhD
11 4 (0.90%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.68%) Chartered Engineer
13 2 (0.45%) HNC
14 1 (0.23%) CISM
14 1 (0.23%) CISSP
14 1 (0.23%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (2.93%) Def Stans
2 11 (2.48%) QA
3 4 (0.90%) JSP 440
3 4 (0.90%) JTAG
3 4 (0.90%) PMBOK
3 4 (0.90%) PMO
4 3 (0.68%) SLA
5 2 (0.45%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.45%) GDPR
5 2 (0.45%) IEC 61508
5 2 (0.45%) NCSC
6 1 (0.23%) DO-178B
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 12 (2.71%) Active Directory
1 12 (2.71%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (2.48%) Firmware
3 8 (1.81%) Virtual Servers
3 8 (1.81%) VMware Workstation
4 4 (0.90%) Embedded Firmware
5 2 (0.45%) Docker
5 2 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.45%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.23%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 18 (4.06%) Ansible
1 18 (4.06%) PowerCLI
2 8 (1.81%) Microsoft Clustering
2 8 (1.81%) Nagios
2 8 (1.81%) NetBackup
2 8 (1.81%) SCCM
3 2 (0.45%) Functional Safety
3 2 (0.45%) Terraform
3 2 (0.45%) vCenter Server
4 1 (0.23%) Check_MK
4 1 (0.23%) WSUS
Vendors
1 26 (5.87%) Atlassian
2 18 (4.06%) Dell
2 18 (4.06%) HP
2 18 (4.06%) SAP
3 14 (3.16%) Microsoft
4 13 (2.93%) Adobe
4 13 (2.93%) VMware
5 12 (2.71%) Cisco
5 12 (2.71%) IBM
5 12 (2.71%) Juniper
6 11 (2.48%) Nokia
7 10 (2.26%) Micro Focus
8 9 (2.03%) Google
9 8 (1.81%) Hitachi
9 8 (1.81%) NetApp
10 7 (1.58%) Twitter
11 4 (0.90%) Ciena
11 4 (0.90%) Palo Alto
12 3 (0.68%) PTC
12 3 (0.68%) Splunk