Aviation Job Trends in England

Aviation
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aviation in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aviation over the 6 months leading up to 11 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 331 433 501
Rank change year-on-year +102 +68 +20
Permanent jobs citing Aviation 540 213 265
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.54% 0.49% 0.38%
As % of the General category 1.18% 0.72% 0.67%
Number of salaries quoted 127 88 126
10th Percentile £36,750 - £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £32,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.81% +1.00% -28.57%
75th Percentile £81,250 £61,250 £55,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £76,425 £65,250
UK median annual salary £62,500 £47,683 £50,000
% change year-on-year +31.07% -4.63% -28.57%

All General Skills
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 45,577 29,723 39,491
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 45.49% 68.39% 57.09%
Number of salaries quoted 29,403 15,782 21,196
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,750 £30,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,625 £41,206
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year - -3.51% -5.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £76,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £99,950 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -8.33%

Aviation
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Aviation job vacancy trend in England

Aviation
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Aviation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Aviation

Aviation
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Aviation in England over the 6 months to 11 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Aviation in England

Aviation
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Aviation within the England region over the 6 months to 11 September 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +67 260 £65,000 +18.18% 91
London +5 109 £57,500 -11.54% 81
South West -23 66 £80,000 +88.24% 36
North of England +11 55 £50,000 +4.86% 19
East of England -33 42 £45,000 +28.57% 26
North West +5 31 £50,000 +4.86% 9
Yorkshire - 23 £75,000 - 5
Midlands - 7 £45,000 - 19
West Midlands - 4 £45,000 - 6
East Midlands - 3 - - 13
North East - 1 - - 5
Aviation
UK

Aviation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (1.11%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.93%) IIS
3 4 (0.74%) SharePoint Server
4 3 (0.56%) Confluence
5 2 (0.37%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.19%) Apache
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 8 (1.48%) Microsoft Project
2 5 (0.93%) Simulink
3 4 (0.74%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.74%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.56%) Stateflow
5 2 (0.37%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.19%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.37%) Sage 50
1 2 (0.37%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 40 (7.41%) AWS
2 35 (6.48%) Azure
3 27 (5.00%) SaaS
4 16 (2.96%) Power Platform
5 15 (2.78%) Serverless
6 13 (2.41%) AWS Lambda
6 13 (2.41%) Datadog
6 13 (2.41%) Route 53
7 11 (2.04%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (1.48%) Microsoft 365
8 8 (1.48%) Power Automate
9 6 (1.11%) Azure AKS
9 6 (1.11%) Entra ID
10 4 (0.74%) Azure Event Grid
10 4 (0.74%) Azure Monitor
10 4 (0.74%) Cloud Computing
10 4 (0.74%) IaaS
10 4 (0.74%) OneDrive
10 4 (0.74%) PaaS
10 4 (0.74%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.41%) ATM
2 6 (1.11%) Intrusion Detection
2 6 (1.11%) SNMP
3 5 (0.93%) SMS
4 4 (0.74%) CHAP
4 4 (0.74%) Firewall
4 4 (0.74%) NAS
5 3 (0.56%) 2G
5 3 (0.56%) 3G
5 3 (0.56%) 4G
5 3 (0.56%) 5G
5 3 (0.56%) Ethernet
5 3 (0.56%) Network Security
5 3 (0.56%) Structured Cabling
5 3 (0.56%) TETRA
6 2 (0.37%) HTTP
6 2 (0.37%) RS-422
6 2 (0.37%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.19%) MQTT
7 1 (0.19%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.85%) Power BI
2 8 (1.48%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (1.11%) Tableau
4 4 (0.74%) Redis
4 4 (0.74%) Relational Database
5 3 (0.56%) SQL Server
6 2 (0.37%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.37%) MySQL
7 1 (0.19%) GIS
Development Applications
1 11 (2.04%) JIRA
2 7 (1.30%) Git
2 7 (1.30%) Jenkins
2 7 (1.30%) Selenium
3 5 (0.93%) Rational DOORS
4 2 (0.37%) MLflow
4 2 (0.37%) MSTest
4 2 (0.37%) NUnit
5 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio
General
1 112 (20.74%) Social Skills
2 60 (11.11%) Aerospace
3 45 (8.33%) Finance
3 45 (8.33%) Military
4 40 (7.41%) Retail
5 39 (7.22%) Analytical Skills
6 32 (5.93%) Aeronautics
7 27 (5.00%) Manufacturing
8 20 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 15 (2.78%) Organisational Skills
10 14 (2.59%) Electronics
11 13 (2.41%) Avionics
11 13 (2.41%) Influencing Skills
11 13 (2.41%) Legal
11 13 (2.41%) Public Sector
12 8 (1.48%) Digital Health
12 8 (1.48%) Marketing
13 6 (1.11%) Law
13 6 (1.11%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (1.11%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 80 (14.81%) Systems Engineer
2 62 (11.48%) Software Engineer
3 58 (10.74%) Lead
4 48 (8.89%) Senior
5 34 (6.30%) Test Engineer
6 24 (4.44%) Business Development Manager
6 24 (4.44%) Business Manager
6 24 (4.44%) Development Manager
6 24 (4.44%) Embedded Engineer
6 24 (4.44%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 24 (4.44%) Security Manager
6 24 (4.44%) Support Technician
7 22 (4.07%) Analyst
7 22 (4.07%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 22 (4.07%) Test Technician
8 20 (3.70%) Applications Engineer
8 20 (3.70%) Architect
8 20 (3.70%) Software Applications Engineer
9 17 (3.15%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 17 (3.15%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.04%) .NET
2 10 (1.85%) HTML
3 8 (1.48%) ASP.NET
3 8 (1.48%) REST
4 7 (1.30%) CSS
5 6 (1.11%) Terraform
6 5 (0.93%) AngularJS
6 5 (0.93%) Kafka
7 4 (0.74%) JSON
7 4 (0.74%) Microsoft Graph
7 4 (0.74%) SPFx
7 4 (0.74%) XML
7 4 (0.74%) YAML
8 3 (0.56%) .NET Framework
8 3 (0.56%) React
9 2 (0.37%) ASP.NET Core
9 2 (0.37%) Pandas
9 2 (0.37%) scikit-learn
9 2 (0.37%) Swagger
9 2 (0.37%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 50 (9.26%) Robotics
2 37 (6.85%) Cyber Defence
3 30 (5.56%) Management Information System
4 25 (4.63%) Cloud Native
5 19 (3.52%) Onboarding
6 17 (3.15%) Driving Licence
7 14 (2.59%) Data Centre
8 13 (2.41%) Security Posture
9 11 (2.04%) PMI
10 10 (1.85%) Legacy Systems
10 10 (1.85%) Product Ownership
11 7 (1.30%) Operational Technology
11 7 (1.30%) Private Cloud
12 5 (0.93%) Embedded Systems
12 5 (0.93%) Enterprise Software
13 4 (0.74%) Algorithms
13 4 (0.74%) Cyber Threat
13 4 (0.74%) IoT
13 4 (0.74%) Social Media
14 3 (0.56%) Cyber Warfare
Operating Systems
1 27 (5.00%) Windows
2 24 (4.44%) Linux
3 5 (0.93%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.56%) Mac OS
4 3 (0.56%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 140 (25.93%) Software Engineering
2 67 (12.41%) AI
3 57 (10.56%) Continuous Improvement
4 51 (9.44%) Agile
5 50 (9.26%) Cybersecurity
5 50 (9.26%) Roadmaps
6 48 (8.89%) Problem-Solving
7 47 (8.70%) Project Management
7 47 (8.70%) Stakeholder Management
8 38 (7.04%) Mentoring
9 34 (6.30%) Systems Engineering
10 30 (5.56%) Analytics
10 30 (5.56%) Technical Leadership
11 29 (5.37%) Business Development
11 29 (5.37%) Risk Management
12 28 (5.19%) Process Improvement
12 28 (5.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 27 (5.00%) Decision-Making
14 26 (4.81%) Collaborative Culture
14 26 (4.81%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 29 (5.37%) Python
2 21 (3.89%) C++
3 17 (3.15%) C#
3 17 (3.15%) SQL
4 15 (2.78%) C
5 14 (2.59%) Java
6 10 (1.85%) JavaScript
7 9 (1.67%) PowerShell
8 7 (1.30%) MATLAB
9 4 (0.74%) Bash
10 3 (0.56%) Ada
10 3 (0.56%) Ada 95
10 3 (0.56%) Delphi
10 3 (0.56%) Rust
11 1 (0.19%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 58 (10.74%) Security Cleared
2 52 (9.63%) Degree
3 44 (8.15%) SC Cleared
4 17 (3.15%) HNC
5 13 (2.41%) DV Cleared
6 11 (2.04%) PMI Certification
7 10 (1.85%) CISSP
8 8 (1.48%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (1.30%) CISA
9 7 (1.30%) CISM
9 7 (1.30%) TOGAF Certification
10 6 (1.11%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (0.93%) Azure Certification
11 5 (0.93%) Master's Degree
12 4 (0.74%) CEH
12 4 (0.74%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 4 (0.74%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 4 (0.74%) Microsoft Certification
13 3 (0.56%) ISSAP
14 2 (0.37%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (3.70%) QA
2 16 (2.96%) NIST
3 15 (2.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (1.67%) Accessibility
5 8 (1.48%) NCSC
6 7 (1.30%) GRC
6 7 (1.30%) NIST 800
7 6 (1.11%) GDPR
8 4 (0.74%) DO-254
8 4 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 4 (0.74%) JSP 440
9 3 (0.56%) ARP4761
9 3 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (0.56%) Def Stans
9 3 (0.56%) DO-160
9 3 (0.56%) MIL-STD-1553
10 2 (0.37%) ARP4754
10 2 (0.37%) EU AI Act
10 2 (0.37%) PMO
System Software
1 11 (2.04%) IAG
2 7 (1.30%) Active Directory
3 6 (1.11%) Docker
4 2 (0.37%) Firmware
5 1 (0.19%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 4 (0.74%) Kubernetes
1 4 (0.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.37%) Argo
3 1 (0.19%) Failover Clustering
Vendors
1 23 (4.26%) Microsoft
2 9 (1.67%) SAP
3 8 (1.48%) Oracle
4 7 (1.30%) ServiceNow
5 2 (0.37%) Ariba
5 2 (0.37%) Sage
5 2 (0.37%) Thales
5 2 (0.37%) UiPath
6 1 (0.19%) Cisco
6 1 (0.19%) Databricks
6 1 (0.19%) MathWorks
6 1 (0.19%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.19%) Siemens