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 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 564 387 549
Rank change year-on-year -177 +162 +150
Permanent jobs citing Aviation 344 866 958
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.35% 0.85% 0.61%
As % of the General category 0.58% 1.25% 0.95%
Number of salaries quoted 210 249 357
10th Percentile £31,383 £40,454 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £39,333
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 £66,250
90th Percentile £83,375 £92,700 £74,952
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +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 59,289 69,287 100,887
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 59.78% 68.22% 64.09%
Number of salaries quoted 39,672 37,345 51,003
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,162 £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 £101,250 £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 8 May 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 8 May 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 -199 302 £55,000 -15.38% 306
UK excluding London -169 297 £52,500 -8.70% 254
South East -117 119 £40,000 -44.83% 85
South West -4 89 £55,000 +18.92% 53
Work from Home -138 88 £61,250 -5.77% 71
London -36 29 £57,500 -22.03% 56
Midlands 0 28 £57,500 -8.00% 30
Scotland -48 22 £50,000 +14.94% 5
East of England -116 18 £45,000 -25.00% 21
North of England +28 17 £75,000 +138.10% 61
East Midlands -17 17 £52,500 +20.13% 17
West Midlands +12 11 £57,500 -17.86% 13
North West +1 10 £42,500 -22.73% 42
Yorkshire +77 7 £87,500 - 12
Wales +10 4 £50,000 +49.25% 4

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 (2.91%) IIS
2 4 (1.16%) Apache
3 2 (0.58%) WordPress
Applications
1 21 (6.10%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.33%) GNU Octave
3 7 (2.03%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (1.45%) OrCAD
4 5 (1.45%) SOLIDWORKS
5 3 (0.87%) Simulink
6 2 (0.58%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.58%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.29%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 23 (6.69%) AWS
2 19 (5.52%) SaaS
3 15 (4.36%) Azure
4 12 (3.49%) GitHub
5 7 (2.03%) Azure DevOps
5 7 (2.03%) Entra ID
6 6 (1.74%) Serverless
7 5 (1.45%) Power Platform
8 4 (1.16%) IaaS
8 4 (1.16%) PaaS
9 2 (0.58%) Amazon EC2
9 2 (0.58%) Amazon S3
9 2 (0.58%) Azure Functions
9 2 (0.58%) Azure Machine Learning
9 2 (0.58%) Azure Service Bus
9 2 (0.58%) Figma
9 2 (0.58%) WhatsApp
10 1 (0.29%) AWS Lambda
10 1 (0.29%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.62%) RS-232
2 7 (2.03%) Ethernet
2 7 (2.03%) Network Security
3 5 (1.45%) TCP/IP
4 4 (1.16%) IPsec
4 4 (1.16%) Kerberos
4 4 (1.16%) NAS
4 4 (1.16%) RS-485
4 4 (1.16%) SAN
4 4 (1.16%) SSL
4 4 (1.16%) Wireshark
5 2 (0.58%) LAN
5 2 (0.58%) WAN
6 1 (0.29%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.74%) Azure SQL Database
2 5 (1.45%) MySQL
2 5 (1.45%) Power BI
3 4 (1.16%) Crystal Reports
3 4 (1.16%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.87%) MongoDB
4 3 (0.87%) SAP HANA
4 3 (0.87%) Tableau
5 2 (0.58%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.29%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.29%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.29%) InfluxDB
6 1 (0.29%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.29%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.29%) Spatial Data
6 1 (0.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 16 (4.65%) Git
2 7 (2.03%) Visual Studio
3 6 (1.74%) JIRA
3 6 (1.74%) Subversion
4 5 (1.45%) LabVIEW
5 4 (1.16%) Moq
5 4 (1.16%) NUnit
6 3 (0.87%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.87%) Rational DOORS
6 3 (0.87%) Rational Rhapsody
7 1 (0.29%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.29%) GitLab
General
1 91 (26.45%) Social Skills
2 81 (23.55%) Aerospace
3 58 (16.86%) Military
4 35 (10.17%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (9.30%) Finance
6 31 (9.01%) Automotive
7 30 (8.72%) Manufacturing
8 22 (6.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 17 (4.94%) Retail
10 14 (4.07%) Electronics
10 14 (4.07%) Law
11 13 (3.78%) Influencing Skills
12 12 (3.49%) Avionics
12 12 (3.49%) Legal
12 12 (3.49%) Organisational Skills
13 11 (3.20%) Aeronautics
13 11 (3.20%) Marketing
14 10 (2.91%) Pharmaceutical
15 9 (2.62%) Presentation Skills
16 7 (2.03%) Games
Job Titles
1 64 (18.60%) Software Engineer
2 48 (13.95%) Senior
3 41 (11.92%) Developer
3 41 (11.92%) Lead
4 30 (8.72%) Senior Software Engineer
5 28 (8.14%) Graduate
6 18 (5.23%) C++ Software Engineer
6 18 (5.23%) Embedded Engineer
6 18 (5.23%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 17 (4.94%) Embedded C++ Engineer
7 17 (4.94%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
8 16 (4.65%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
8 16 (4.65%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 16 (4.65%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
9 14 (4.07%) Analyst
9 14 (4.07%) C# Software Engineer
9 14 (4.07%) Full Stack Engineer
9 14 (4.07%) Full Stack Software Engineer
10 11 (3.20%) Consultant
10 11 (3.20%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (6.69%) .NET
2 21 (6.10%) AngularJS
3 13 (3.78%) CSS
3 13 (3.78%) HTML
4 9 (2.62%) React
5 8 (2.33%) .NET Framework
5 8 (2.33%) NumPy
6 7 (2.03%) jQuery
6 7 (2.03%) Qt
6 7 (2.03%) Unity (Game Engine)
7 5 (1.45%) REST
7 5 (1.45%) Spring
7 5 (1.45%) Vue
8 4 (1.16%) .NET Core
8 4 (1.16%) ActiveMQ
8 4 (1.16%) Android Jetpack
8 4 (1.16%) HTML5
8 4 (1.16%) Jetpack Compose
8 4 (1.16%) JSON
8 4 (1.16%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 32 (9.30%) Self-Motivation
2 27 (7.85%) Management Information System
3 14 (4.07%) Robotics
4 10 (2.91%) CESG
5 8 (2.33%) Greenfield Project
6 7 (2.03%) Enterprise Software
6 7 (2.03%) Oculus
6 7 (2.03%) Virtual Reality
7 6 (1.74%) Handset
7 6 (1.74%) Xbox
8 5 (1.45%) Analogue Electronics
8 5 (1.45%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (1.45%) FPGA
8 5 (1.45%) Linux Command Line
9 4 (1.16%) IoT
9 4 (1.16%) Replication
10 2 (0.58%) Algorithms
10 2 (0.58%) Embedded Systems
10 2 (0.58%) Mobile App
10 2 (0.58%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 30 (8.72%) Linux
2 25 (7.27%) Windows
3 10 (2.91%) Windows Server
3 10 (2.91%) Windows Server 2012
4 6 (1.74%) Windows 10
4 6 (1.74%) Windows Server 2016
4 6 (1.74%) Windows Server 2019
5 4 (1.16%) Android
6 2 (0.58%) Windows Embedded Compact
7 1 (0.29%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (23.84%) Problem-Solving
2 79 (22.97%) Software Engineering
3 62 (18.02%) Agile
4 37 (10.76%) Computer Science
4 37 (10.76%) Project Management
5 33 (9.59%) Coaching
6 32 (9.30%) Decision-Making
7 30 (8.72%) Roadmaps
8 29 (8.43%) Cybersecurity
9 28 (8.14%) Commercial Awareness
10 25 (7.27%) SDLC
11 23 (6.69%) Full Stack Development
12 22 (6.40%) ERP
13 21 (6.10%) Continuous Improvement
14 20 (5.81%) Technical Leadership
15 19 (5.52%) DevOps
16 18 (5.23%) Data Analysis
17 17 (4.94%) Risk Management
17 17 (4.94%) Waterfall
18 16 (4.65%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 37 (10.76%) C#
2 33 (9.59%) C++
3 23 (6.69%) Python
3 23 (6.69%) SQL
4 21 (6.10%) Java
5 19 (5.52%) JavaScript
5 19 (5.52%) TypeScript
6 11 (3.20%) MATLAB
7 10 (2.91%) C
8 8 (2.33%) PowerShell
9 7 (2.03%) Kotlin
10 5 (1.45%) Bash
11 4 (1.16%) Go
12 2 (0.58%) PHP
13 1 (0.29%) Ada
13 1 (0.29%) R
Qualifications
1 90 (26.16%) Degree
2 14 (4.07%) Computer Science Degree
3 12 (3.49%) Security Cleared
4 11 (3.20%) Master's Degree
5 10 (2.91%) CISMP
5 10 (2.91%) IISP
6 4 (1.16%) ACCA
6 4 (1.16%) Azure Certification
6 4 (1.16%) CIMA
6 4 (1.16%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (0.87%) Numerate Degree
8 2 (0.58%) HNC
9 1 (0.29%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.29%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (3.20%) NIST
2 10 (2.91%) HMG Security Policy Framework
2 10 (2.91%) JSP 440
2 10 (2.91%) NIST 800
2 10 (2.91%) QA
2 10 (2.91%) RMADS
3 7 (2.03%) DO-254
4 4 (1.16%) IFRS
4 4 (1.16%) ISO 14001
4 4 (1.16%) ISO 9001
4 4 (1.16%) NEBOSH
5 3 (0.87%) HAZOP
5 3 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.29%) ISA99
6 1 (0.29%) ISO 31000
6 1 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 1 (0.29%) NCSC
System Software
1 17 (4.94%) Docker
2 7 (2.03%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.03%) Firmware
3 4 (1.16%) Hyper-V
3 4 (1.16%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.29%) IAG
Systems Management
1 5 (1.45%) Kubernetes
1 5 (1.45%) SELinux
2 2 (0.58%) Terraform
3 1 (0.29%) Docker Swarm
3 1 (0.29%) Functional Safety
3 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 16 (4.65%) Microsoft
2 11 (3.20%) SAP
3 10 (2.91%) Dell
3 10 (2.91%) Twitter
4 7 (2.03%) Cisco
4 7 (2.03%) HP
5 6 (1.74%) Freshdesk
5 6 (1.74%) NEC
6 4 (1.16%) Adobe
6 4 (1.16%) Veeam
6 4 (1.16%) VMware
7 3 (0.87%) Ariba
8 2 (0.58%) Samsung
9 1 (0.29%) Oracle
9 1 (0.29%) Xamarin