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 30 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 110 132 138
Rank change year-on-year +22 +6 +33
Contract jobs citing Aviation 18 4 16
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.79% 0.18% 0.52%
As % of the General category 1.46% 0.32% 1.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 3 7
10th Percentile £320 £442 -
25th Percentile £463 £490 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £581 £600
Median % change year-on-year -18.24% -3.17% +9.84%
75th Percentile £519 £689 £675
90th Percentile £538 £748 £750
England median daily rate £475 £450 £519
% change year-on-year +5.56% -13.25% -9.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 1 9
10th Percentile £21.87 - £34.60
25th Percentile £23.26 - £35.00
Median hourly rate £66.50 £65.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +2.31% +23.81% -9.09%
75th Percentile £73.75 - £70.00
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £23.89 £39.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -38.74% -8.24% -22.73%

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 common skills in the South West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,231 1,242 1,461
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 54.23% 54.47% 47.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 725 705 958
10th Percentile £210 £215 £269
25th Percentile £375 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £720
England median daily rate £500 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -6.98% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 156 94 169
10th Percentile £13.50 £14.41 £15.62
25th Percentile £15.62 £28.00 £35.00
Median hourly rate £24.00 £62.50 £56.29
Median % change year-on-year -61.60% +11.03% -10.65%
75th Percentile £46.00 £70.25 £69.50
90th Percentile £67.25 £75.00 £80.00
England median hourly rate £24.00 £30.45 £33.00
% change year-on-year -21.18% -7.73% +29.31%

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
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Aviation in the South West over the 6 months to 30 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Aviation in the South West

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 30 November 2025.

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 30 November 2025. 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 +8 10 £110 -85.81% 5
Gloucestershire -3 7 £488 -16.09% 6
Devon +9 1 - -
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:

Applications
1 4 (22.22%) Simulink
1 4 (22.22%) Stateflow
2 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
Development Applications
1 4 (22.22%) Rational DOORS
1 4 (22.22%) Rational Team Concert
General
1 11 (61.11%) Aerospace
2 2 (11.11%) Public Sector
3 1 (5.56%) Finance
3 1 (5.56%) Manufacturing
3 1 (5.56%) Military
3 1 (5.56%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (5.56%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (16.67%) Consultant
2 2 (11.11%) Administrator
2 2 (11.11%) IAM Consultant
2 2 (11.11%) IAM Specialist
2 2 (11.11%) SAP Administrator
2 2 (11.11%) SAP Support
3 1 (5.56%) Digital User Researcher
3 1 (5.56%) Help Desk Support
3 1 (5.56%) IT Engineer
3 1 (5.56%) IT Manager
3 1 (5.56%) IT Project Manager
3 1 (5.56%) Product Engineer
3 1 (5.56%) Products Support Engineer
3 1 (5.56%) Project Manager
3 1 (5.56%) SC Cleared Project Manager
3 1 (5.56%) Service Desk Support
3 1 (5.56%) Software Support Engineer
3 1 (5.56%) Support Engineer
3 1 (5.56%) User Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (33.33%) OpenID
1 6 (33.33%) SAML
2 4 (22.22%) LDAP
3 1 (5.56%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 4 (22.22%) Onboarding
2 2 (11.11%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (5.56%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 5 (27.78%) Linux
2 1 (5.56%) Ubuntu
2 1 (5.56%) Windows
2 1 (5.56%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (22.22%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
1 4 (22.22%) Integration Testing
1 4 (22.22%) Mathematics
1 4 (22.22%) Migration
1 4 (22.22%) Requirements Management
1 4 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
1 4 (22.22%) Technical Analysis
1 4 (22.22%) Web SSO
2 2 (11.11%) Change Management
2 2 (11.11%) Data Protection
3 1 (5.56%) ITSM
3 1 (5.56%) Knowledge Management
3 1 (5.56%) Line Management
3 1 (5.56%) PRINCE2
3 1 (5.56%) Project Management
3 1 (5.56%) Requirements Analysis
3 1 (5.56%) Service Management
3 1 (5.56%) Software Engineering
3 1 (5.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (5.56%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 5 (27.78%) Ada
1 5 (27.78%) C
2 4 (22.22%) Fortran
2 4 (22.22%) MATLAB
3 1 (5.56%) C++
3 1 (5.56%) JavaScript
3 1 (5.56%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 17 (94.44%) Security Cleared
2 14 (77.78%) SC Cleared
3 2 (11.11%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (5.56%) Degree
4 1 (5.56%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (33.33%) QA
2 4 (22.22%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (22.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 4 (22.22%) GDPR
2 4 (22.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (22.22%) NIST
Systems Management
1 6 (33.33%) PingFederate
2 4 (22.22%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 6 (33.33%) Ping Identity
2 4 (22.22%) MathWorks
3 3 (16.67%) Microsoft
3 3 (16.67%) SAP
4 1 (5.56%) Red Hat