Aviation Job Trends in Scotland

Aviation
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aviation in permanent job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aviation over the 6 months leading up to 29 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 139 - 254
Rank change year-on-year - - -54
Permanent jobs citing Aviation 2 0 22
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.060% - 0.35%
As % of the General category 0.13% - 0.47%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 22
10th Percentile £66,500 - £43,750
25th Percentile £68,750 - £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 - £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +14.94%
75th Percentile £76,250 - £63,125
90th Percentile £78,500 - £65,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +13.04% +4.55% -15.38%

All General Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,590 1,407 4,727
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 47.38% 74.92% 74.53%
Number of salaries quoted 665 669 1,558
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,313 £27,500
25th Percentile £29,375 £36,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +4.76% -10.34%
75th Percentile £61,250 £71,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,250 £95,000 £82,548
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,560 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.45% +9.64% -12.50%

Aviation
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Aviation job vacancy trend in Scotland

Aviation
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Aviation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Aviation

Aviation
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Aviation in Scotland over the 6 months to 29 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Aviation in Scotland

Aviation
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Aviation within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 29 April 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
Edinburgh - 1 £65,000 -
Glasgow - 1 £80,000 - 1
Aviation
UK

Aviation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Developer
1 2 (100.00%) Full-Stack Developer
1 2 (100.00%) Full-Stack Java Developer
1 2 (100.00%) Java Developer
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared Java Developer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared