Aerospace Contracts in the South East

Aerospace
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in contract job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 110 117 241
Rank change year-on-year +7 +124 -45
Contract jobs citing Aerospace 93 99 22
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 1.62% 1.75% 0.29%
As % of the General category 3.26% 3.00% 0.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 37 6
10th Percentile £59 £313 £496
25th Percentile £69 £356 £508
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £340 £374 £525
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -28.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £660 £525 £589
90th Percentile £679 £580 £616
England median daily rate £638 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +27.65% - -16.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 28 8
10th Percentile £18.48 £48.88 £32.50
25th Percentile £58.75 £51.25 £41.88
Median hourly rate £63.75 £59.75 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +6.69% +32.78% -10.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £58.25
90th Percentile £80.00 - £71.60
England median hourly rate £50.00 £61.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -18.70% +23.00% -

All General Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,850 3,296 4,253
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 49.54% 58.20% 55.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,560 2,221 2,825
10th Percentile £213 £236 £225
25th Percentile £359 £400 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.70% - +5.82%
75th Percentile £608 £625 £588
90th Percentile £688 £721 £663
England median daily rate £534 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.96% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 349 156 211
10th Percentile £12.88 £16.24 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.32 £25.71 £16.06
Median hourly rate £45.00 £52.30 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.96% +161.50% -20.00%
75th Percentile £61.60 £64.72 £33.81
90th Percentile £70.39 £74.50 £52.50
England median hourly rate £31.97 £30.65 £22.50
% change year-on-year +4.32% +36.21% +7.14%

Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Aerospace as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Aerospace in the South East

Aerospace
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

Daily rate trend for Aerospace in the South East

Aerospace
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Aerospace in the South East over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Aerospace in the South East

Aerospace
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

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

Hourly rate trend for Aerospace in the South East

Aerospace
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Aerospace in the South East over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Aerospace in the South East

Aerospace
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Aerospace within the South East region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
Hampshire +13 73 £67 -85.79% 59
Thames Valley -2 11 £450 -18.18% 86
Oxfordshire -3 7 £395 -24.76% 29
Sussex - 4 - - 1
Berkshire -10 3 - - 31
Surrey - 2 £70 - 20
Buckinghamshire +21 1 £645 +15.70% 26
Middlesex - 1 £650 -
Aerospace
England

Aerospace
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 9 (9.68%) Confluence
2 2 (2.15%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.08%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (1.08%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 5 (5.38%) Simulink
2 2 (2.15%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.08%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.08%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (3.23%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.08%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (1.08%) OneDrive
1 1 (1.08%) Power Automate
1 1 (1.08%) Power Platform
1 1 (1.08%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 10 (10.75%) SNMP
1 10 (10.75%) Software-Defined Radio
2 6 (6.45%) Wireless
3 2 (2.15%) 4G
3 2 (2.15%) 5G
3 2 (2.15%) DVB
4 1 (1.08%) DHCP
4 1 (1.08%) DNS
4 1 (1.08%) Firewall
4 1 (1.08%) SDH
4 1 (1.08%) Skype
4 1 (1.08%) Unified Communications
4 1 (1.08%) VSAN
4 1 (1.08%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.08%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 16 (17.20%) Git
2 14 (15.05%) JIRA
3 10 (10.75%) Eclipse
3 10 (10.75%) GoogleTest
3 10 (10.75%) Robot Framework
4 9 (9.68%) Bitbucket
5 4 (4.30%) Subversion
6 3 (3.23%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (1.08%) GitLab
7 1 (1.08%) LabVIEW
7 1 (1.08%) MagicDraw
7 1 (1.08%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 10 (10.75%) Military
2 8 (8.60%) Telecoms
3 5 (5.38%) Social Skills
4 3 (3.23%) Aviation
5 2 (2.15%) Automotive
5 2 (2.15%) Finance
6 1 (1.08%) Aeronautics
6 1 (1.08%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.08%) Legal
6 1 (1.08%) Manufacturing
6 1 (1.08%) Marketing
6 1 (1.08%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 26 (27.96%) Software Engineer
2 18 (19.35%) Embedded Engineer
2 18 (19.35%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 7 (7.53%) C++ Software Engineer
3 7 (7.53%) Embedded C++ Engineer
3 7 (7.53%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
4 6 (6.45%) Project Manager
5 5 (5.38%) Principal Engineer
5 5 (5.38%) Principal Software Engineer
5 5 (5.38%) Software Test Engineer
5 5 (5.38%) Test Engineer
6 4 (4.30%) Analyst
7 3 (3.23%) RF Engineer
7 3 (3.23%) Service Analyst
7 3 (3.23%) Service Desk Analyst
7 3 (3.23%) Test Technician
8 2 (2.15%) RF Test Engineer
8 2 (2.15%) SC Cleared Project Manager
8 2 (2.15%) SCADA Engineer
8 2 (2.15%) Software Validation Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (8.60%) CSS
1 8 (8.60%) HTML
2 1 (1.08%) Node.js
2 1 (1.08%) React
Miscellaneous
1 4 (4.30%) Algorithms
1 4 (4.30%) Device Driver
1 4 (4.30%) PMI
2 2 (2.15%) Embedded Systems
2 2 (2.15%) Operational Technology
2 2 (2.15%) SCADA
3 1 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (1.08%) Life Science
3 1 (1.08%) Linux Command Line
3 1 (1.08%) PKI
3 1 (1.08%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 16 (17.20%) Linux
2 5 (5.38%) Windows
3 1 (1.08%) CentOS
3 1 (1.08%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (1.08%) Unix
3 1 (1.08%) VxWorks
3 1 (1.08%) Windows 10
3 1 (1.08%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.08%) Windows Server 2008
3 1 (1.08%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (39.78%) Threat Modelling
2 31 (33.33%) Software Engineering
3 16 (17.20%) Agile
4 10 (10.75%) Validation
5 9 (9.68%) UML
6 8 (8.60%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 8 (8.60%) Project Management
6 8 (8.60%) Scrum
6 8 (8.60%) SysML
7 7 (7.53%) Problem-Solving
8 6 (6.45%) Computer Science
8 6 (6.45%) Software Testing
9 4 (4.30%) Agile Project Management
9 4 (4.30%) CAD
9 4 (4.30%) Defect Tracking
9 4 (4.30%) Physics
9 4 (4.30%) Project Planning
9 4 (4.30%) Signal Processing
9 4 (4.30%) Systems Analysis
9 4 (4.30%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 16 (17.20%) C++
2 9 (9.68%) JavaScript
2 9 (9.68%) MATLAB
3 8 (8.60%) C
3 8 (8.60%) Python
4 6 (6.45%) Shell Script
5 5 (5.38%) Assembly Language
6 1 (1.08%) Bash
6 1 (1.08%) Embedded C
6 1 (1.08%) Java
6 1 (1.08%) SQL
6 1 (1.08%) VB
6 1 (1.08%) VBA
Qualifications
1 54 (58.06%) Security Cleared
2 47 (50.54%) SC Cleared
3 15 (16.13%) Degree
4 8 (8.60%) DV Cleared
5 5 (5.38%) Master's Degree
5 5 (5.38%) PMI Certification
6 4 (4.30%) PhD
6 4 (4.30%) PMP
7 3 (3.23%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (2.15%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (1.08%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (6.45%) QA
2 4 (4.30%) JTAG
2 4 (4.30%) PMBOK
3 2 (2.15%) SLA
4 1 (1.08%) IEC 61508
4 1 (1.08%) ISO 9001
4 1 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 1 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (1.08%) MISRA
4 1 (1.08%) MISRA C
System Software
1 12 (12.90%) Firmware
2 4 (4.30%) Active Directory
2 4 (4.30%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (1.08%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (1.08%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (1.08%) IBM BigFix
1 1 (1.08%) Tivoli
1 1 (1.08%) vCenter Server
1 1 (1.08%) WSUS
1 1 (1.08%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 10 (10.75%) Google
2 8 (8.60%) Atlassian
3 4 (4.30%) Microsoft
4 3 (3.23%) Remedy
5 2 (2.15%) BMC
5 2 (2.15%) SolarWinds
5 2 (2.15%) VMware
6 1 (1.08%) Cisco
6 1 (1.08%) IBM
6 1 (1.08%) Juniper
6 1 (1.08%) Nokia
6 1 (1.08%) Red Hat
6 1 (1.08%) ServiceNow
6 1 (1.08%) Splunk
6 1 (1.08%) Veeam