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 in the UK excluding London. 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 93 190 282
Rank change year-on-year +97 +92 +29
Contract jobs citing Aerospace 453 274 242
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.12% 1.21% 0.80%
As % of the General category 3.99% 2.15% 1.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 58 105 71
10th Percentile £330 £356 £420
25th Percentile £436 £375 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £500 £520
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -3.85% +9.47%
75th Percentile £700 £600 £570
90th Percentile - £675 £600
UK median daily rate £638 £525 £525
% change year-on-year +21.57% - -12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 268 94 101
10th Percentile £27.40 £39.55 -
25th Percentile £40.00 £51.25 £35.00
Median hourly rate £50.00 £61.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.70% +23.00% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £69.69 £60.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.00 -
UK median hourly rate £50.00 £61.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -18.70% +23.00% -

All General Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 11,359 12,744 17,014
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 53.27% 56.16% 55.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,395 8,644 11,704
10th Percentile £205 £230 £213
25th Percentile £363 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +7.95%
75th Percentile £594 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £700 £656
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,713 737 1,038
10th Percentile £12.50 £13.31 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.00 £15.25 £14.25
Median hourly rate £29.50 £27.50 £19.59
Median % change year-on-year +7.27% +40.36% +3.12%
75th Percentile £53.75 £60.00 £37.50
90th Percentile £67.50 £69.25 £56.00
UK median hourly rate £30.50 £31.96 £23.00
% change year-on-year -4.57% +38.96% +9.26%

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 12 June 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 12 June 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 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
East of England +54 149 £469 -27.88% 109
South West +50 132 £700 +7.69% 231
South East +7 93 £340 -9.09% 243
North of England +34 33 £897 +93.94% 122
North West +31 29 - - 83
Midlands +15 28 £532 +1.33% 131
East Midlands +8 23 £629 +28.27% 56
Scotland +58 10 - - 50
Wales +10 8 - - 28
West Midlands +16 5 £526 -5.53% 75
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 27 (5.96%) Confluence
2 9 (1.99%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (1.99%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.22%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 13 (2.87%) Acrobat
1 13 (2.87%) Simulink
2 8 (1.77%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.32%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.88%) Windchill
5 3 (0.66%) CANalyzer
6 2 (0.44%) CATIA
6 2 (0.44%) Siemens NX
6 2 (0.44%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.44%) Stateflow
7 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (1.77%) Teamcenter
2 5 (1.10%) Misys Midas
3 4 (0.88%) SAP GTS
4 3 (0.66%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.44%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.22%) Primavera
6 1 (0.22%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.22%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 4 (0.88%) Azure
2 1 (0.22%) GitHub
2 1 (0.22%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (0.22%) OneDrive
2 1 (0.22%) Power Automate
2 1 (0.22%) Power Platform
2 1 (0.22%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 15 (3.31%) WAN
2 10 (2.21%) DNS
2 10 (2.21%) SNMP
2 10 (2.21%) Software-Defined Radio
3 9 (1.99%) DHCP
4 8 (1.77%) LAN
4 8 (1.77%) MPLS
4 8 (1.77%) SAN
4 8 (1.77%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (1.55%) SDH
6 6 (1.32%) Wireless
7 4 (0.88%) Junos
8 3 (0.66%) 4G
8 3 (0.66%) 5G
8 3 (0.66%) Ethernet
8 3 (0.66%) FlexRay
9 2 (0.44%) DVB
9 2 (0.44%) VSAN
10 1 (0.22%) Firewall
10 1 (0.22%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.77%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.22%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 44 (9.71%) JIRA
2 29 (6.40%) Rational DOORS
3 27 (5.96%) Bitbucket
4 20 (4.42%) Jenkins
5 18 (3.97%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 18 (3.97%) Git
6 11 (2.43%) Eclipse
7 10 (2.21%) GoogleTest
7 10 (2.21%) Robot Framework
8 4 (0.88%) Subversion
9 3 (0.66%) CANoe
9 3 (0.66%) Rational Team Concert
10 2 (0.44%) CppUnit
10 2 (0.44%) IntelliJ
10 2 (0.44%) PVCS
10 2 (0.44%) Rational Rhapsody
11 1 (0.22%) GitLab
11 1 (0.22%) LabVIEW
11 1 (0.22%) MagicDraw
11 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio
General
1 89 (19.65%) Social Skills
2 68 (15.01%) Manufacturing
3 44 (9.71%) Electronics
4 36 (7.95%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (4.42%) Automotive
5 20 (4.42%) Aviation
6 19 (4.19%) Military
7 18 (3.97%) Telecoms
8 9 (1.99%) Finance
9 8 (1.77%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (1.55%) Aeronautics
10 7 (1.55%) Pharmaceutical
11 5 (1.10%) Marketing
12 3 (0.66%) Law
12 3 (0.66%) Legal
12 3 (0.66%) Public Sector
13 2 (0.44%) Avionics
13 2 (0.44%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.44%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (0.22%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 73 (16.11%) Software Engineer
2 61 (13.47%) Configuration Manager
3 56 (12.36%) Systems Engineer
4 50 (11.04%) Architect
5 31 (6.84%) Test Architect
6 30 (6.62%) Embedded Engineer
7 28 (6.18%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 21 (4.64%) Project Manager
9 20 (4.42%) Developer
10 15 (3.31%) Analyst
11 13 (2.87%) PLC Software Engineer
12 12 (2.65%) Author
12 12 (2.65%) Principal Engineer
12 12 (2.65%) Technical Author
13 11 (2.43%) Data Engineer
13 11 (2.43%) Solutions Architect
13 11 (2.43%) Test Engineer
14 10 (2.21%) C++ Software Engineer
14 10 (2.21%) Data Migration Engineer
14 10 (2.21%) Embedded C++ Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.97%) .NET
1 18 (3.97%) .NET Core
2 12 (2.65%) SGML
2 12 (2.65%) XML
3 10 (2.21%) HTML
4 8 (1.77%) CSS
5 1 (0.22%) Middleware
5 1 (0.22%) Node.js
5 1 (0.22%) React
Miscellaneous
1 31 (6.84%) Analogue Electronics
2 12 (2.65%) Animation
3 9 (1.99%) Data Centre
4 8 (1.77%) Client/Server
4 8 (1.77%) Clustering
4 8 (1.77%) Embedded Systems
4 8 (1.77%) Management Information System
5 6 (1.32%) Algorithms
6 4 (0.88%) Device Driver
6 4 (0.88%) PMI
7 3 (0.66%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (0.66%) Infotainment
7 3 (0.66%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (0.44%) ARM Cortex
8 2 (0.44%) Operational Technology
8 2 (0.44%) PKI
8 2 (0.44%) SCADA
9 1 (0.22%) FPGA
9 1 (0.22%) Verilog
9 1 (0.22%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 49 (10.82%) Linux
2 14 (3.09%) Windows
3 9 (1.99%) Unix
4 4 (0.88%) SafeRTOS
5 2 (0.44%) FreeRTOS
6 1 (0.22%) CentOS
6 1 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.22%) VxWorks
6 1 (0.22%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.22%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (19.87%) Configuration Management
2 83 (18.32%) Software Engineering
3 65 (14.35%) Project Management
4 62 (13.69%) PLM
5 56 (12.36%) Coaching
6 55 (12.14%) Collaborative Working
7 46 (10.15%) Problem-Solving
8 41 (9.05%) Stakeholder Management
9 37 (8.17%) Threat Modelling
9 37 (8.17%) Validation
10 31 (6.84%) Test Strategy
11 29 (6.40%) SDLC
12 28 (6.18%) Agile
13 23 (5.08%) OO
14 21 (4.64%) Continuous Integration
14 21 (4.64%) Data Protection
14 21 (4.64%) Systems Engineering
15 20 (4.42%) Data Management
15 20 (4.42%) OOP
16 19 (4.19%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 31 (6.84%) Python
2 30 (6.62%) C++
3 26 (5.74%) PowerShell
4 25 (5.52%) C
5 17 (3.75%) MATLAB
6 10 (2.21%) Java
6 10 (2.21%) SQL
7 9 (1.99%) JavaScript
8 6 (1.32%) Assembly Language
8 6 (1.32%) Shell Script
9 4 (0.88%) Ada
9 4 (0.88%) Fortran
9 4 (0.88%) VBA
10 3 (0.66%) Embedded C
10 3 (0.66%) VB
11 2 (0.44%) Embedded C++
12 1 (0.22%) Bash
12 1 (0.22%) C#
12 1 (0.22%) Perl
Qualifications
1 186 (41.06%) Security Cleared
2 168 (37.09%) SC Cleared
3 42 (9.27%) Degree
4 16 (3.53%) DV Cleared
5 15 (3.31%) BPSS Clearance
6 11 (2.43%) Master's Degree
7 7 (1.55%) PMP
8 6 (1.32%) PMI Certification
9 5 (1.10%) HND
10 4 (0.88%) CCNP
10 4 (0.88%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (0.88%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (0.88%) JNCIA
10 4 (0.88%) PhD
10 4 (0.88%) TOGAF Certification
11 3 (0.66%) BC Cleared
12 2 (0.44%) HNC
13 1 (0.22%) ITIL Certification
13 1 (0.22%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (2.87%) Def Stans
2 9 (1.99%) QA
3 5 (1.10%) DO-160
3 5 (1.10%) PMO
4 4 (0.88%) JTAG
4 4 (0.88%) PMBOK
5 3 (0.66%) JSP 440
5 3 (0.66%) SLA
6 2 (0.44%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.44%) IEC 61508
7 1 (0.22%) DO-178B
7 1 (0.22%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.22%) MISRA
7 1 (0.22%) MISRA C
System Software
1 13 (2.87%) Active Directory
2 12 (2.65%) Firmware
2 12 (2.65%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (1.77%) Virtual Servers
3 8 (1.77%) VMware Workstation
4 4 (0.88%) Embedded Firmware
5 2 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.44%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.22%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 18 (3.97%) Ansible
1 18 (3.97%) PowerCLI
2 8 (1.77%) Microsoft Clustering
2 8 (1.77%) Nagios
2 8 (1.77%) NetBackup
2 8 (1.77%) SCCM
3 3 (0.66%) Functional Safety
4 2 (0.44%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.22%) IBM BigFix
5 1 (0.22%) Tivoli
5 1 (0.22%) WSUS
5 1 (0.22%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 26 (5.74%) Atlassian
2 19 (4.19%) SAP
3 18 (3.97%) Dell
3 18 (3.97%) HP
4 14 (3.09%) IBM
5 13 (2.87%) Adobe
5 13 (2.87%) Microsoft
5 13 (2.87%) VMware
6 11 (2.43%) Cisco
6 11 (2.43%) Juniper
6 11 (2.43%) Nokia
7 10 (2.21%) Google
7 10 (2.21%) Micro Focus
8 9 (1.99%) Twitter
9 8 (1.77%) Hitachi
9 8 (1.77%) NetApp
10 4 (0.88%) Ciena
10 4 (0.88%) Palo Alto
11 3 (0.66%) PTC
11 3 (0.66%) Remedy