Aviation
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aviation in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Aviation over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 582 370 554
Rank change year-on-year -212 +184 +148
Permanent jobs citing Aviation 332 927 915
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.34% 0.89% 0.59%
As % of the General category 0.57% 1.29% 0.93%
Number of salaries quoted 204 275 348
10th Percentile £30,475 £39,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £39,420
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +23.81% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £88,750 £66,438
90th Percentile £88,625 £90,000 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,250 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.39% +15.00% +11.11%

All General Skills
UK

Aviation is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 58,670 71,907 98,006
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 59.84% 68.71% 63.59%
Number of salaries quoted 39,462 38,624 51,085
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%

Aviation
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Aviation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Aviation in the UK

Aviation
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Aviation.

Salary trend for Aviation in the UK

Aviation
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Aviation over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Aviation in the UK

Aviation
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Aviation within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -206 291 £55,000 -15.38% 298
UK excluding London -176 286 £53,250 -7.39% 246
South East -113 115 £40,000 -42.86% 86
Work from Home -129 88 £61,250 -5.77% 69
South West +11 85 £55,000 +15.79% 51
London -37 29 £57,500 -16.36% 51
Midlands +1 27 £57,500 -2.13% 25
Scotland -52 22 £50,000 +14.94% 5
North of England +36 17 £75,000 +138.10% 55
East Midlands -20 16 £55,000 +32.35% 14
East of England -117 16 £50,000 -16.67% 24
West Midlands +25 11 £57,500 -17.86% 11
North West +7 10 £42,500 -22.73% 37
Yorkshire +89 7 £87,500 - 11
Wales +14 4 £50,000 +53.85% 5

Aviation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 10 (3.01%) IIS
2 5 (1.51%) Apache
3 2 (0.60%) WordPress
4 1 (0.30%) Gunicorn
4 1 (0.30%) nginx
4 1 (0.30%) uWSGI
Applications
1 21 (6.33%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.41%) GNU Octave
3 7 (2.11%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (1.51%) OrCAD
4 5 (1.51%) SOLIDWORKS
5 3 (0.90%) Simulink
6 2 (0.60%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.60%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.30%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 25 (7.53%) AWS
2 16 (4.82%) Azure
2 16 (4.82%) SaaS
3 12 (3.61%) GitHub
4 7 (2.11%) Azure DevOps
4 7 (2.11%) Entra ID
5 6 (1.81%) Serverless
6 5 (1.51%) Power Platform
7 4 (1.20%) IaaS
7 4 (1.20%) PaaS
8 2 (0.60%) Amazon EC2
8 2 (0.60%) Amazon S3
8 2 (0.60%) Azure Functions
8 2 (0.60%) Azure Machine Learning
8 2 (0.60%) Azure Service Bus
8 2 (0.60%) Figma
8 2 (0.60%) WhatsApp
9 1 (0.30%) AWS Lambda
9 1 (0.30%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.30%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.71%) RS-232
2 8 (2.41%) Network Security
3 7 (2.11%) Ethernet
4 5 (1.51%) TCP/IP
5 4 (1.20%) IPsec
5 4 (1.20%) Kerberos
5 4 (1.20%) NAS
5 4 (1.20%) RS-485
5 4 (1.20%) SAN
5 4 (1.20%) SSL
5 4 (1.20%) Wireshark
6 2 (0.60%) Firewall
6 2 (0.60%) LAN
6 2 (0.60%) WAN
7 1 (0.30%) BGP
7 1 (0.30%) DHCP
7 1 (0.30%) DNS
7 1 (0.30%) Internet
7 1 (0.30%) OSPF
7 1 (0.30%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.81%) Azure SQL Database
2 5 (1.51%) MySQL
2 5 (1.51%) Power BI
3 4 (1.20%) Crystal Reports
3 4 (1.20%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.90%) MongoDB
4 3 (0.90%) Relational Database
4 3 (0.90%) SAP HANA
4 3 (0.90%) Tableau
5 2 (0.60%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.30%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.30%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.30%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.30%) InfluxDB
6 1 (0.30%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.30%) Spatial Data
6 1 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 17 (5.12%) Git
2 7 (2.11%) JIRA
2 7 (2.11%) Subversion
2 7 (2.11%) Visual Studio
3 5 (1.51%) LabVIEW
4 4 (1.20%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.20%) Moq
4 4 (1.20%) NUnit
5 3 (0.90%) Rational DOORS
5 3 (0.90%) Rational Rhapsody
6 1 (0.30%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.30%) GitLab
6 1 (0.30%) JMeter
6 1 (0.30%) Selenium
6 1 (0.30%) SilkPerformer
General
1 91 (27.41%) Social Skills
2 79 (23.80%) Aerospace
3 59 (17.77%) Military
4 36 (10.84%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (9.94%) Finance
6 31 (9.34%) Automotive
7 30 (9.04%) Manufacturing
8 21 (6.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 18 (5.42%) Retail
10 15 (4.52%) Law
11 14 (4.22%) Electronics
12 12 (3.61%) Legal
12 12 (3.61%) Organisational Skills
13 11 (3.31%) Influencing Skills
13 11 (3.31%) Marketing
14 10 (3.01%) Aeronautics
14 10 (3.01%) Avionics
14 10 (3.01%) Pharmaceutical
15 9 (2.71%) Presentation Skills
16 7 (2.11%) Games
Job Titles
1 62 (18.67%) Software Engineer
2 49 (14.76%) Senior
3 40 (12.05%) Lead
4 39 (11.75%) Developer
5 30 (9.04%) Senior Software Engineer
6 28 (8.43%) Graduate
7 18 (5.42%) C++ Software Engineer
7 18 (5.42%) Embedded Engineer
7 18 (5.42%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 17 (5.12%) Embedded C++ Engineer
8 17 (5.12%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
9 16 (4.82%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
9 16 (4.82%) Senior Embedded Engineer
9 16 (4.82%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
10 14 (4.22%) Analyst
10 14 (4.22%) C# Software Engineer
10 14 (4.22%) Full Stack Engineer
10 14 (4.22%) Full Stack Software Engineer
11 11 (3.31%) Consultant
11 11 (3.31%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (6.93%) .NET
2 22 (6.63%) AngularJS
3 13 (3.92%) CSS
3 13 (3.92%) HTML
4 10 (3.01%) React
5 8 (2.41%) .NET Framework
5 8 (2.41%) NumPy
6 7 (2.11%) jQuery
6 7 (2.11%) Qt
6 7 (2.11%) Unity (Game Engine)
7 5 (1.51%) REST
7 5 (1.51%) Spring
7 5 (1.51%) Vue
8 4 (1.20%) .NET Core
8 4 (1.20%) ActiveMQ
8 4 (1.20%) Django
8 4 (1.20%) JSON
8 4 (1.20%) LINQ
8 4 (1.20%) WebSockets
8 4 (1.20%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 33 (9.94%) Self-Motivation
2 27 (8.13%) Management Information System
3 14 (4.22%) Robotics
4 10 (3.01%) CESG
5 8 (2.41%) Greenfield Project
6 7 (2.11%) Enterprise Software
6 7 (2.11%) Oculus
6 7 (2.11%) Virtual Reality
7 6 (1.81%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (1.81%) Handset
7 6 (1.81%) Xbox
8 5 (1.51%) Analogue Electronics
8 5 (1.51%) FPGA
8 5 (1.51%) Linux Command Line
9 4 (1.20%) IoT
9 4 (1.20%) Replication
10 2 (0.60%) Algorithms
10 2 (0.60%) Animation
10 2 (0.60%) Mobile App
10 2 (0.60%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 31 (9.34%) Linux
2 27 (8.13%) Windows
3 10 (3.01%) Windows Server
3 10 (3.01%) Windows Server 2012
4 7 (2.11%) Windows Server 2019
5 6 (1.81%) Windows 10
5 6 (1.81%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (1.20%) Android
7 2 (0.60%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.60%) Windows Embedded Compact
8 1 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 77 (23.19%) Software Engineering
3 63 (18.98%) Agile
4 37 (11.14%) Computer Science
5 36 (10.84%) Project Management
6 33 (9.94%) Coaching
7 31 (9.34%) Decision-Making
8 30 (9.04%) Roadmaps
9 29 (8.73%) Cybersecurity
10 28 (8.43%) Commercial Awareness
11 25 (7.53%) SDLC
12 22 (6.63%) Continuous Improvement
12 22 (6.63%) ERP
13 21 (6.33%) Technical Leadership
14 20 (6.02%) Full Stack Development
15 19 (5.72%) Data Analysis
15 19 (5.72%) DevOps
16 18 (5.42%) Waterfall
17 17 (5.12%) Risk Management
18 16 (4.82%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 38 (11.45%) C#
2 34 (10.24%) C++
3 24 (7.23%) Python
4 23 (6.93%) Java
4 23 (6.93%) SQL
5 20 (6.02%) JavaScript
5 20 (6.02%) TypeScript
6 11 (3.31%) MATLAB
7 10 (3.01%) C
8 8 (2.41%) PowerShell
9 7 (2.11%) Kotlin
10 5 (1.51%) Bash
11 4 (1.20%) Go
12 2 (0.60%) PHP
13 1 (0.30%) Ada
13 1 (0.30%) R
Qualifications
1 89 (26.81%) Degree
2 14 (4.22%) Computer Science Degree
3 13 (3.92%) Security Cleared
4 11 (3.31%) Master's Degree
5 10 (3.01%) CISMP
5 10 (3.01%) IISP
6 4 (1.20%) ACCA
6 4 (1.20%) Azure Certification
6 4 (1.20%) CIMA
6 4 (1.20%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (0.90%) Numerate Degree
8 2 (0.60%) HNC
8 2 (0.60%) SC Cleared
9 1 (0.30%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (3.31%) NIST
1 11 (3.31%) QA
2 10 (3.01%) HMG Security Policy Framework
2 10 (3.01%) JSP 440
2 10 (3.01%) NIST 800
2 10 (3.01%) RMADS
3 7 (2.11%) DO-254
4 4 (1.20%) IFRS
4 4 (1.20%) ISO 14001
4 4 (1.20%) ISO 9001
4 4 (1.20%) NEBOSH
5 3 (0.90%) HAZOP
5 3 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.30%) ISA99
6 1 (0.30%) ISO 31000
6 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 1 (0.30%) NCSC
System Software
1 18 (5.42%) Docker
2 7 (2.11%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.11%) Firmware
3 5 (1.51%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.20%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 6 (1.81%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.51%) SELinux
3 2 (0.60%) Terraform
4 1 (0.30%) Docker Swarm
4 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 17 (5.12%) Microsoft
2 11 (3.31%) SAP
3 10 (3.01%) Dell
3 10 (3.01%) Twitter
4 8 (2.41%) Cisco
5 7 (2.11%) HP
6 6 (1.81%) Freshdesk
6 6 (1.81%) NEC
7 5 (1.51%) VMware
8 4 (1.20%) Adobe
8 4 (1.20%) Veeam
9 3 (0.90%) Ariba
10 2 (0.60%) Samsung
11 1 (0.30%) Juniper
11 1 (0.30%) Oracle
11 1 (0.30%) Palo Alto
11 1 (0.30%) Xamarin