Aerospace
UK > Wales
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in contract job vacancies in Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 42 | 43 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +1 | -7 |
| Contract jobs citing Aerospace | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales | - | 1.21% | 2.86% |
| As % of the General category | - | 2.22% | 6.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £350 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -39.13% | +0.88% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £644 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £550 | £532 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.38% | -1.12% | -5.61% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £44.00 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £46.25 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £50.00 | £50.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | £61.88 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £69.00 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £51.49 | £50.00 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.99% | -9.09% | - |
All General Skills
Wales
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 Wales.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 201 | 225 | 233 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales | 55.68% | 54.61% | 47.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 132 | 105 | 158 |
| 10th Percentile | £201 | £127 | £164 |
| 25th Percentile | £293 | £177 | £220 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £396 | £400 | £423 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.94% | -5.33% | -15.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £516 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £599 | £604 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -4.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 25 | 36 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.08 | £18.52 | £10.92 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.23 | £20.12 | £11.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.00 | £28.25 | £23.21 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -43.36% | +21.73% | +15.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.50 | £52.50 | £37.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £26.98 | £60.00 | £54.98 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.15 | £36.00 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.14% | +30.91% | +12.24% |
Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings citing Aerospace as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.
Aerospace
Daily Rate Trend in Wales
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Aerospace.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Wales
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Aerospace.
