Aviation Contract Job Trends in the South West

Aviation
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aviation in contract job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Aviation over the 6 months leading up to 31 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 107 149
Rank change year-on-year -18 +42 +17
Contract jobs citing Aviation 13 5 10
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.43% 0.29% 0.31%
As % of the General category 0.95% 0.53% 0.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 2
10th Percentile - £661 £540
25th Percentile £463 £678 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £713 £625
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +14.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £491 £753 £688
90th Percentile £496 £774 £710
England median daily rate £545 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +21.11% -5.26% -14.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 8
10th Percentile £26.20 £55.19 £50.50
25th Percentile £31.00 £58.87 £55.19
Median hourly rate £39.00 £65.00 £72.50
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% -10.34% +17.89%
75th Percentile £54.50 £71.25 £77.50
90th Percentile £63.80 £75.00 -
England median hourly rate £22.68 £53.75 £51.74
% change year-on-year -57.80% +3.88% +37.97%

All General Skills
South West

Aviation falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in the South West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,364 935 1,623
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 45.03% 55.13% 50.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 745 587 1,007
10th Percentile £263 £215 £248
25th Percentile £405 £400 £414
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.46%
75th Percentile £619 £619 £638
90th Percentile £738 £688 £712
England median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 183 52 251
10th Percentile £14.17 £18.14 £13.69
25th Percentile £17.25 £31.00 £15.75
Median hourly rate £35.00 £62.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -44.00% +56.25% -34.96%
75th Percentile £63.75 £68.19 £57.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £74.00
England median hourly rate £25.77 £30.00 £26.03
% change year-on-year -14.10% +15.25% -25.63%

Aviation
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Aviation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Aviation job vacancy trend in the South West

Aviation
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Aviation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Aviation

Aviation
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Aviation.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Aviation

Aviation
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Aviation in the South West over the 6 months to 31 March 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Aviation in the South West

Aviation
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Aviation within the South West region over the 6 months to 31 March 2026. 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
Bristol -12 8 - - 3
Gloucestershire -5 4 £475 - 4
Somerset - 1 - - 3
Aviation
England

Aviation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 6 (46.15%) Teamcenter
General
1 8 (61.54%) Aerospace
2 7 (53.85%) Manufacturing
2 7 (53.85%) Social Skills
3 2 (15.38%) Finance
4 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (7.69%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 7 (53.85%) Support Engineer
1 7 (53.85%) Technical Engineer
1 7 (53.85%) Technical Support
1 7 (53.85%) Technical Support Engineer
2 2 (15.38%) Consultant
2 2 (15.38%) IAM Consultant
2 2 (15.38%) IAM Specialist
3 1 (7.69%) IT Manager
3 1 (7.69%) IT Project Manager
3 1 (7.69%) Manufacturing Engineer
3 1 (7.69%) Project Manager
3 1 (7.69%) SC Cleared Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (30.77%) LDAP
1 4 (30.77%) OpenID
1 4 (30.77%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (38.46%) Onboarding
2 1 (7.69%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 4 (30.77%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (53.85%) PLM
2 6 (46.15%) Data Management
2 6 (46.15%) PDM
2 6 (46.15%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (46.15%) Validation
2 6 (46.15%) Verification and Validation
3 4 (30.77%) Migration
3 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (30.77%) Web SSO
4 2 (15.38%) Project Management
5 1 (7.69%) Analytics
5 1 (7.69%) Configuration Management
5 1 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (7.69%) Data Analytics
5 1 (7.69%) Knowledge Management
5 1 (7.69%) Performance Management
5 1 (7.69%) PRINCE2
5 1 (7.69%) Requirements Analysis
5 1 (7.69%) Resource Management
5 1 (7.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 11 (84.62%) SC Cleared
1 11 (84.62%) Security Cleared
2 1 (7.69%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (7.69%) DBS Check
2 1 (7.69%) Degree
2 1 (7.69%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (30.77%) Cyber Essentials
1 4 (30.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 4 (30.77%) GDPR
1 4 (30.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (30.77%) NIST
Systems Management
1 4 (30.77%) PingFederate
1 4 (30.77%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 6 (46.15%) Siemens
2 4 (30.77%) Ping Identity
3 1 (7.69%) SAP