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 advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 104 202 324
Rank change year-on-year +98 +122 -11
Contract jobs citing Aerospace 412 278 196
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.03% 1.21% 0.64%
As % of the General category 3.73% 2.14% 1.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 89 40
10th Percentile £366 £355 £424
25th Percentile £480 £375 £459
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £500 £520
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -3.85% +12.43%
75th Percentile £700 £610 £591
90th Percentile - £676 £644
UK median daily rate £650 £525 £521
% change year-on-year +23.81% +0.77% -2.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 249 107 87
10th Percentile £24.80 £39.55 £34.56
25th Percentile £44.83 £52.44 £35.00
Median hourly rate £50.00 £61.50 £45.20
Median % change year-on-year -18.70% +36.06% -9.60%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £75.05 £79.91 £61.65
UK median hourly rate £50.00 £61.50 £47.60
% change year-on-year -18.70% +29.20% -4.80%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

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 advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 11,038 13,006 16,989
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 54.38% 56.52% 55.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,309 8,866 11,696
10th Percentile £208 £230 £213
25th Percentile £363 £400 £372
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £496 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -0.80% +5.26% +8.94%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £694 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,650 739 1,034
10th Percentile £12.50 £13.31 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.00 £15.90 £14.00
Median hourly rate £28.00 £29.00 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +52.63% -2.56%
75th Percentile £53.75 £61.16 £36.12
90th Percentile £67.04 £70.00 £55.81
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £32.50 £22.50
% change year-on-year -7.69% +44.44% -

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 18 May 2024.

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 18 May 2024.

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 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
East of England +52 143 £469 -30.25% 108
South West +42 120 £700 +7.69% 196
South East +25 90 £548 +46.39% 246
Midlands +18 22 £525 +9.95% 141
North of England +38 20 £897 +88.83% 147
East Midlands +12 18 £443 -2.75% 59
North West +25 16 - - 106
Scotland +49 10 - - 50
Wales +6 7 - - 37
West Midlands +21 4 £525 -8.70% 82
North East - 4 £897 - 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 26 (6.31%) Confluence
2 9 (2.18%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (2.18%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.24%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 13 (3.16%) Acrobat
1 13 (3.16%) Simulink
2 8 (1.94%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.46%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.97%) Windchill
5 2 (0.49%) CANalyzer
5 2 (0.49%) CATIA
5 2 (0.49%) Siemens NX
5 2 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.49%) Stateflow
6 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (1.94%) Teamcenter
2 2 (0.49%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.49%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.24%) Misys Midas
3 1 (0.24%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.24%) Azure
1 1 (0.24%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (0.24%) GitHub
1 1 (0.24%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (0.24%) OneDrive
1 1 (0.24%) Power Automate
1 1 (0.24%) Power Platform
1 1 (0.24%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 15 (3.64%) WAN
2 10 (2.43%) DNS
3 9 (2.18%) DHCP
3 9 (2.18%) SNMP
3 9 (2.18%) Software-Defined Radio
4 8 (1.94%) LAN
4 8 (1.94%) MPLS
4 8 (1.94%) SAN
4 8 (1.94%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (1.70%) SDH
6 4 (0.97%) Junos
6 4 (0.97%) Wireless
7 3 (0.73%) 4G
7 3 (0.73%) 5G
8 2 (0.49%) Ethernet
8 2 (0.49%) FlexRay
8 2 (0.49%) Network Security
8 2 (0.49%) VoIP
8 2 (0.49%) VSAN
9 1 (0.24%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.94%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.24%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 42 (10.19%) JIRA
2 26 (6.31%) Bitbucket
3 24 (5.83%) Rational DOORS
4 20 (4.85%) Jenkins
5 18 (4.37%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 16 (3.88%) Git
7 10 (2.43%) Eclipse
8 9 (2.18%) GoogleTest
8 9 (2.18%) Robot Framework
9 4 (0.97%) Subversion
10 3 (0.73%) Rational Team Concert
11 2 (0.49%) CANoe
11 2 (0.49%) CppUnit
11 2 (0.49%) PVCS
11 2 (0.49%) Rational Rhapsody
12 1 (0.24%) GitLab
12 1 (0.24%) IntelliJ
12 1 (0.24%) LabVIEW
12 1 (0.24%) MagicDraw
12 1 (0.24%) Visual Studio
General
1 90 (21.84%) Social Skills
2 64 (15.53%) Manufacturing
3 46 (11.17%) Electronics
4 35 (8.50%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (4.85%) Military
6 19 (4.61%) Automotive
7 17 (4.13%) Aviation
8 16 (3.88%) Telecoms
9 8 (1.94%) Organisational Skills
9 8 (1.94%) Pharmaceutical
10 7 (1.70%) Aeronautics
11 6 (1.46%) Finance
12 3 (0.73%) Law
12 3 (0.73%) Legal
13 2 (0.49%) Avionics
13 2 (0.49%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.49%) Marketing
13 2 (0.49%) Presentation Skills
13 2 (0.49%) Public Sector
14 1 (0.24%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 61 (14.81%) Configuration Manager
2 60 (14.56%) Software Engineer
3 48 (11.65%) Architect
3 48 (11.65%) Systems Engineer
4 31 (7.52%) Test Architect
5 25 (6.07%) Embedded Engineer
6 23 (5.58%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 22 (5.34%) Developer
8 17 (4.13%) Project Manager
9 14 (3.40%) Analyst
10 12 (2.91%) Author
10 12 (2.91%) Principal Engineer
10 12 (2.91%) Technical Author
11 11 (2.67%) Data Engineer
11 11 (2.67%) Solutions Architect
12 10 (2.43%) Administrator
12 10 (2.43%) Data Migration Engineer
12 10 (2.43%) Migration Engineer
12 10 (2.43%) Test Engineer
13 9 (2.18%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (4.37%) .NET
1 18 (4.37%) .NET Core
2 12 (2.91%) SGML
2 12 (2.91%) XML
3 9 (2.18%) HTML
4 7 (1.70%) CSS
5 1 (0.24%) Middleware
5 1 (0.24%) Node.js
5 1 (0.24%) React
5 1 (0.24%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 31 (7.52%) Analogue Electronics
2 12 (2.91%) Animation
3 9 (2.18%) Data Centre
3 9 (2.18%) Management Information System
4 8 (1.94%) Client/Server
4 8 (1.94%) Clustering
5 6 (1.46%) Algorithms
5 6 (1.46%) Embedded Systems
6 4 (0.97%) Device Driver
6 4 (0.97%) PMI
7 3 (0.73%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (0.73%) PKI
7 3 (0.73%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (0.49%) Infotainment
8 2 (0.49%) Operational Technology
8 2 (0.49%) SCADA
9 1 (0.24%) Acoustics
9 1 (0.24%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.24%) Life Science
9 1 (0.24%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 44 (10.68%) Linux
2 16 (3.88%) Windows
3 8 (1.94%) Unix
4 4 (0.97%) SafeRTOS
5 2 (0.49%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.24%) CentOS
6 1 (0.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.24%) VxWorks
6 1 (0.24%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (21.60%) Configuration Management
2 73 (17.72%) Software Engineering
3 62 (15.05%) PLM
4 58 (14.08%) Project Management
5 56 (13.59%) Coaching
6 55 (13.35%) Collaborative Working
7 45 (10.92%) Problem-Solving
8 42 (10.19%) Stakeholder Management
9 37 (8.98%) Threat Modelling
9 37 (8.98%) Validation
10 31 (7.52%) Test Strategy
11 27 (6.55%) Agile
12 25 (6.07%) SDLC
13 22 (5.34%) OO
14 21 (5.10%) Data Protection
14 21 (5.10%) Systems Engineering
14 21 (5.10%) Verification and Validation
15 20 (4.85%) Data Management
16 19 (4.61%) Continuous Integration
16 19 (4.61%) OOP
Programming Languages
1 28 (6.80%) C++
1 28 (6.80%) Python
2 26 (6.31%) PowerShell
3 21 (5.10%) C
4 17 (4.13%) MATLAB
5 11 (2.67%) Java
6 10 (2.43%) SQL
7 8 (1.94%) JavaScript
8 6 (1.46%) Assembly Language
9 4 (0.97%) Ada
9 4 (0.97%) Fortran
9 4 (0.97%) Shell Script
10 3 (0.73%) VB
10 3 (0.73%) VBA
11 2 (0.49%) Embedded C++
12 1 (0.24%) Bash
12 1 (0.24%) C#
12 1 (0.24%) Embedded C
12 1 (0.24%) Perl
Qualifications
1 184 (44.66%) Security Cleared
2 167 (40.53%) SC Cleared
3 44 (10.68%) Degree
4 19 (4.61%) DV Cleared
5 11 (2.67%) Master's Degree
6 10 (2.43%) BPSS Clearance
7 7 (1.70%) PMP
8 6 (1.46%) PMI Certification
9 5 (1.21%) HND
10 4 (0.97%) CCNP
10 4 (0.97%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (0.97%) JNCIA
10 4 (0.97%) PhD
10 4 (0.97%) TOGAF Certification
11 3 (0.73%) Chartered Engineer
12 2 (0.49%) Computer Science Degree
12 2 (0.49%) HNC
13 1 (0.24%) CESG Certified Professional
13 1 (0.24%) CISM
13 1 (0.24%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (3.16%) Def Stans
2 9 (2.18%) QA
3 4 (0.97%) JSP 440
3 4 (0.97%) JTAG
3 4 (0.97%) PMBOK
4 3 (0.73%) SLA
5 2 (0.49%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.49%) IEC 61508
5 2 (0.49%) NCSC
5 2 (0.49%) PMO
6 1 (0.24%) DO-178B
6 1 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.24%) MISRA
6 1 (0.24%) MISRA C
6 1 (0.24%) NIST
6 1 (0.24%) RMADS
System Software
1 12 (2.91%) Active Directory
1 12 (2.91%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (2.67%) Firmware
3 8 (1.94%) Virtual Servers
3 8 (1.94%) VMware Workstation
4 4 (0.97%) Embedded Firmware
5 2 (0.49%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.49%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.24%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 18 (4.37%) Ansible
1 18 (4.37%) PowerCLI
2 8 (1.94%) Microsoft Clustering
2 8 (1.94%) Nagios
2 8 (1.94%) NetBackup
2 8 (1.94%) SCCM
3 2 (0.49%) Functional Safety
3 2 (0.49%) vCenter Server
4 1 (0.24%) Check_MK
4 1 (0.24%) WSUS
Vendors
1 25 (6.07%) Atlassian
2 18 (4.37%) Dell
2 18 (4.37%) HP
3 13 (3.16%) Adobe
3 13 (3.16%) Microsoft
3 13 (3.16%) SAP
3 13 (3.16%) VMware
4 12 (2.91%) Cisco
4 12 (2.91%) IBM
4 12 (2.91%) Juniper
5 11 (2.67%) Nokia
6 10 (2.43%) Micro Focus
7 9 (2.18%) Google
8 8 (1.94%) Hitachi
8 8 (1.94%) NetApp
9 7 (1.70%) Twitter
10 4 (0.97%) Ciena
10 4 (0.97%) Palo Alto
11 3 (0.73%) PTC
11 3 (0.73%) Splunk