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 18 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 18 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	312	429	505
Rank change year-on-year	+117	+76	+11
Permanent jobs citing Aviation	600	200	236
As % of all permanent jobs in England	0.57%	0.47%	0.38%
As % of the General category	1.24%	0.69%	0.65%
Number of salaries quoted	131	80	106
10^th Percentile	£35,000	-	£35,000
25^th Percentile	£42,625	£32,500	£45,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£60,000	£42,500	£50,000
Median % change year-on-year	+41.18%	-15.00%	-39.94%
75^th Percentile	£81,250	£60,000	£55,000
90^th Percentile	£100,000	£80,000	£67,125
UK median annual salary	£60,000	£42,500	£50,000
% change year-on-year	+41.18%	-15.00%	-31.97%

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.

	6 months to 18 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills	48,258	29,064	36,343
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England	45.87%	68.18%	58.24%
Number of salaries quoted	31,098	15,806	17,933
10^th Percentile	£30,000	£28,000	£31,750
25^th Percentile	£39,750	£35,000	£42,500
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	£52,500	£60,000
Median % change year-on-year	+4.76%	-12.50%	-
75^th Percentile	£75,000	£75,000	£80,000
90^th Percentile	£97,500	£97,500	£101,250
UK median annual salary	£55,000	£52,500	£59,000
% change year-on-year	+4.76%	-11.02%	-1.67%

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 Salary Trend in England

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 18 October 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 18 October 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	+87	315	£60,000	+9.09%	140
London	-17	100	£60,000	-14.29%	70
South West	-15	65	£80,000	+88.24%	36
East of England	-26	64	£45,000	+28.57%	57
North of England	-28	44	£50,000	+4.86%	28
North West	-16	26	£50,000	+4.86%	13
Yorkshire	-	17	£54,250	-	10
Midlands	-	12	£55,000	-	10
East Midlands	-	7	£65,000	-	4
West Midlands	-	5	£45,000	-	6
North East	-	1	-	-	5
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Aviation Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 18 October 2026, job vacancies citing Aviation also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region with a requirement for Aviation.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Software Engineering	27.2%	163
2	AI	14.5%	87
3	Security Cleared	10.5%	63
3	Stakeholder Management	10.5%	63
5	Continuous Improvement	9.5%	57
5	Degree	9.5%	57
5	Problem-Solving	9.5%	57
8	Roadmaps	9.0%	54
9	Agile	8.7%	52
10	SC Cleared	8.3%	50
11	Project Management	7.8%	47
12	Cybersecurity	7.7%	46
13	AWS	6.3%	38
14	Azure	6.2%	37
14	Technical Leadership	6.2%	37
16	Mentoring	5.8%	35
17	Business Development	5.5%	33
17	Python	5.5%	33
19	C++	5.2%	31
19	Systems Engineering	5.2%	31
21	Analytics	5.0%	30
22	Collaborative Culture	4.8%	29
22	Microsoft	4.8%	29
22	Windows	4.8%	29
25	Technology Transformation	4.7%	28
25	Validation	4.7%	28
27	SaaS	4.5%	27
28	QA	4.2%	25
29	Decision-Making	4.0%	24
30	Collaborative Engineering	3.8%	23

Aviation Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

General

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Social Skills	20.5%	123
2	Aerospace	11.2%	67
3	Finance	8.8%	53
4	Military	8.7%	52
5	Analytical Skills	7.8%	47
6	Aeronautics	6.5%	39
7	Retail	6.2%	37
8	Manufacturing	5.3%	32
9	Electronics	3.3%	20
9	Organisational Skills	3.3%	20
11	Avionics	2.8%	17
11	Influencing Skills	2.8%	17
13	Marketing	2.3%	14
14	Public Sector	1.5%	9
15	Inclusion and Diversity	1.3%	8
15	Presentation Skills	1.3%	8
15	Swedish Language	1.3%	8
18	Law	1.0%	6
18	Legal	1.0%	6
18	Telecoms	1.0%	6