Aviation Jobs 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 16 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 496 556 539
Rank change year-on-year +60 -17 -29
Permanent jobs citing Aviation 207 307 344
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.39% 0.34% 0.46%
As % of the General category 0.58% 0.59% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 125 188 187
10th Percentile - £30,998 £44,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £53,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £50,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.63% -28.57% +45.83%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £88,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £87,500 £102,750
UK median annual salary £47,683 £50,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -4.63% -28.57% +40.00%

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 common skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 35,513 51,694 49,846
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 67.66% 57.58% 66.17%
Number of salaries quoted 17,478 34,156 31,004
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £37,250 £36,365 £43,162
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £95,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £54,793 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.37% -12.50% -

Aviation
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Aviation in England

Aviation
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Aviation in England

Aviation
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Aviation in England over the 6 months to 16 July 2025.

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 16 July 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +66 82 £55,000 +15.79% 75
North of England +80 42 £47,683 -36.42% 21
North West +42 41 £47,683 +5.96% 13
London +94 37 £35,000 -41.67% 72
East of England +54 37 £35,000 -12.50% 17
South West +18 11 £65,000 +30.00% 58
Midlands +44 2 £67,500 +35.00% 15
East Midlands +25 2 £67,500 +35.00% 5
North East - 1 £76,000 - 5
Aviation
UK

Aviation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 5 (2.42%) Kinematics
2 1 (0.48%) Confluence
Applications
1 12 (5.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (4.35%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (3.86%) SOLIDWORKS
4 3 (1.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.97%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.48%) Poser
Business Applications
1 7 (3.38%) Q-Pulse
2 2 (0.97%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 9 (4.35%) AWS
2 7 (3.38%) Azure
3 6 (2.90%) SaaS
4 3 (1.45%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (0.97%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.48%) AWS CloudFormation
6 1 (0.48%) GCP
6 1 (0.48%) IaaS
6 1 (0.48%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
6 1 (0.48%) Salesforce Service Cloud
6 1 (0.48%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 12 (5.80%) Firewall
2 8 (3.86%) Network Security
3 6 (2.90%) TCP/IP
4 5 (2.42%) VPN
5 4 (1.93%) LAN
6 3 (1.45%) DHCP
6 3 (1.45%) WAN
6 3 (1.45%) Wireless
7 2 (0.97%) ATM
7 2 (0.97%) DNS
7 2 (0.97%) Ethernet
7 2 (0.97%) Internet
7 2 (0.97%) OSPF
7 2 (0.97%) Remote Desktop
7 2 (0.97%) SD-WAN
7 2 (0.97%) VLAN
7 2 (0.97%) VRRP
7 2 (0.97%) WLAN
8 1 (0.48%) Cisco Wireless
8 1 (0.48%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.93%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.45%) GIS
2 3 (1.45%) MongoDB
2 3 (1.45%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.48%) Data Mining
3 1 (0.48%) DB2
Development Applications
1 7 (3.38%) Git
1 7 (3.38%) JIRA
2 6 (2.90%) Subversion
3 2 (0.97%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 2 (0.97%) GitLab
3 2 (0.97%) Maven
4 1 (0.48%) Carbide.c++
4 1 (0.48%) ClearCase
4 1 (0.48%) ClearQuest
4 1 (0.48%) LabVIEW
4 1 (0.48%) Rational DOORS
General
1 92 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 58 (28.02%) Aerospace
3 40 (19.32%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (15.46%) Electronics
5 26 (12.56%) Finance
6 22 (10.63%) Military
7 20 (9.66%) Manufacturing
8 17 (8.21%) Retail
9 11 (5.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (5.31%) Marketing
10 8 (3.86%) Aeronautics
11 7 (3.38%) Law
12 5 (2.42%) French Language
12 5 (2.42%) German Language
13 4 (1.93%) Avionics
13 4 (1.93%) Legal
14 3 (1.45%) Automotive
14 3 (1.45%) Swedish Language
14 3 (1.45%) Telecoms
15 2 (0.97%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 35 (16.91%) Senior
2 32 (15.46%) Systems Engineer
3 31 (14.98%) Coordinator
4 25 (12.08%) Radar Engineer
5 19 (9.18%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 16 (7.73%) Technical Engineer
7 13 (6.28%) ERP Support
8 12 (5.80%) Lead
8 12 (5.80%) Software Engineer
9 11 (5.31%) Developer
10 10 (4.83%) Analyst
11 9 (4.35%) Support Engineer
12 8 (3.86%) iOS Developer
12 8 (3.86%) Technical Support
12 8 (3.86%) Technical Support Engineer
13 7 (3.38%) Financial Analyst
13 7 (3.38%) Report Analyst
14 5 (2.42%) Consultant
14 5 (2.42%) Electronics Engineer
14 5 (2.42%) Test Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.38%) XML
2 6 (2.90%) .NET
2 6 (2.90%) AngularJS
3 4 (1.93%) REST
3 4 (1.93%) Spring
4 2 (0.97%) .NET Framework
4 2 (0.97%) CSS
4 2 (0.97%) Ionic Framework
4 2 (0.97%) Middleware
4 2 (0.97%) OAuth
4 2 (0.97%) OpenID
4 2 (0.97%) RESTful
4 2 (0.97%) Spring Boot
4 2 (0.97%) Web Services
5 1 (0.48%) .NET Core
5 1 (0.48%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.48%) React
5 1 (0.48%) scikit-learn
5 1 (0.48%) TensorFlow
5 1 (0.48%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 42 (20.29%) Management Information System
2 24 (11.59%) Robotics
3 9 (4.35%) Mobile App
4 8 (3.86%) Greenfield Project
5 7 (3.38%) Digital Media
5 7 (3.38%) e-Learning
5 7 (3.38%) Graphic Design
5 7 (3.38%) Reference Data
5 7 (3.38%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (2.90%) Social Media
7 5 (2.42%) CPLD
7 5 (2.42%) FPGA
7 5 (2.42%) Security Posture
8 3 (1.45%) Renewable Energy
9 2 (0.97%) CCTV
9 2 (0.97%) Driving Licence
9 2 (0.97%) Replication
10 1 (0.48%) Algorithms
10 1 (0.48%) Data Centre
10 1 (0.48%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 15 (7.25%) Apple iOS
2 11 (5.31%) Windows
3 8 (3.86%) Android
4 4 (1.93%) Windows Server
5 3 (1.45%) Linux
6 2 (0.97%) VMS
7 1 (0.48%) AIX
7 1 (0.48%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (33.82%) Problem-Solving
2 43 (20.77%) Project Management
3 41 (19.81%) Systems Engineering
4 39 (18.84%) Software Engineering
5 38 (18.36%) Safety Engineering
6 33 (15.94%) Project Delivery
7 32 (15.46%) Process Improvement
8 31 (14.98%) ERP
9 27 (13.04%) Artificial Intelligence
10 24 (11.59%) Data Management
10 24 (11.59%) Stakeholder Management
11 23 (11.11%) Collaborative Working
12 18 (8.70%) Mentoring
13 17 (8.21%) Cybersecurity
14 16 (7.73%) Customer Requirements
15 15 (7.25%) Migration
16 14 (6.76%) Continuous Improvement
17 13 (6.28%) Decision-Making
18 11 (5.31%) Business Development
18 11 (5.31%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 37 (17.87%) SQL
2 9 (4.35%) C#
2 9 (4.35%) VB
3 8 (3.86%) Swift
4 7 (3.38%) PL/SQL
5 6 (2.90%) C
6 5 (2.42%) C++
6 5 (2.42%) Python
7 4 (1.93%) Java
8 3 (1.45%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.97%) R
9 2 (0.97%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.97%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.48%) Ada
10 1 (0.48%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.48%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.48%) MATLAB
10 1 (0.48%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 87 (42.03%) Degree
2 38 (18.36%) BPSS Clearance
3 27 (13.04%) Security Cleared
4 22 (10.63%) CEH
5 12 (5.80%) SC Cleared
6 8 (3.86%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (1.93%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (1.45%) HNC
8 3 (1.45%) PMI Certification
8 3 (1.45%) PMP
9 2 (0.97%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 2 (0.97%) CCNP
9 2 (0.97%) CISM
9 2 (0.97%) CISSP
9 2 (0.97%) HND
9 2 (0.97%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (0.97%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.97%) Numerate Degree
10 1 (0.48%) CompTIA CySA+
10 1 (0.48%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (14.01%) QA
2 22 (10.63%) DO-254
3 8 (3.86%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (3.38%) Accessibility
4 7 (3.38%) Data Quality
4 7 (3.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (2.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 6 (2.90%) NIST
6 5 (2.42%) ISO 31000
6 5 (2.42%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.97%) GDPR
7 2 (0.97%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.97%) PMO
7 2 (0.97%) SLA
8 1 (0.48%) Def Stans
8 1 (0.48%) DO-178B
8 1 (0.48%) IEC 61508
8 1 (0.48%) NCSC
8 1 (0.48%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 23 (11.11%) Firmware
2 4 (1.93%) Docker
3 3 (1.45%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (1.45%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.97%) Active Directory
5 1 (0.48%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 6 (2.90%) ArcSight ESM
1 6 (2.90%) QRadar
2 4 (1.93%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.97%) Ansible
3 2 (0.97%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.48%) CA Spectrum
4 1 (0.48%) CASB
4 1 (0.48%) Terraform
Vendors
1 33 (15.94%) Microsoft
2 10 (4.83%) SAP
3 6 (2.90%) ArcSight
3 6 (2.90%) LogLogic
3 6 (2.90%) McAfee
3 6 (2.90%) Splunk
4 5 (2.42%) VMware
5 4 (1.93%) Agilent
5 4 (1.93%) HubSpot
6 3 (1.45%) Cisco
6 3 (1.45%) EMC
6 3 (1.45%) Palo Alto
7 2 (0.97%) Aruba
7 2 (0.97%) Citrix
7 2 (0.97%) Fortinet
7 2 (0.97%) IBM
7 2 (0.97%) JD Edwards
7 2 (0.97%) NetApp
8 1 (0.48%) F5
8 1 (0.48%) SolarWinds