Aviation Job Trends in Edinburgh

Aviation
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aviation in permanent job vacancies in Edinburgh. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aviation over the 6 months leading up to 1 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 - 86
Rank change year-on-year - - +15
Permanent jobs citing Aviation 2 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 0.18% - 0.15%
As % of the General category 0.44% - 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -9.64%
75th Percentile - - £41,250
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 - £65,000
% change year-on-year - - +44.44%

All General Skills
Edinburgh

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 452 605 800
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 41.39% 77.17% 61.30%
Number of salaries quoted 235 264 476
10th Percentile £27,275 £26,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £32,750 £32,697 £43,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £48,000 £54,588
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -12.07% -9.02%
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £96,500 £92,891 £88,125
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £32,951 £50,000
% change year-on-year +36.57% -34.10% -9.09%

Aviation
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Aviation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Aviation job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Aviation
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Aviation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Aviation

Aviation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 1 (50.00%) SOLIDWORKS
General
1 1 (50.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (50.00%) Military
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Developer
1 1 (50.00%) EMC Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Full-Stack Developer
1 1 (50.00%) Full-Stack Java Developer
1 1 (50.00%) Java Developer
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared Java Developer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (50.00%) Physics
1 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) EMC Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (50.00%) Def Stans
1 1 (50.00%) DO-160
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) EMC