Aviation Job Trends in Somerset

Aviation
South West > Somerset

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aviation in permanent job vacancies in Somerset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aviation over the 6 months leading up to 24 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 - 61
Rank change year-on-year - - -3
Permanent jobs citing Aviation 4 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Somerset 0.50% - 0.42%
As % of the General category 0.79% - 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 - £36,825
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - £37,550
75th Percentile £48,750 - £38,275
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £80,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +28.00% +13.64% +14.58%

All General Skills
Somerset

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 Somerset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 506 189 365
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset 63.73% 73.83% 51.12%
Number of salaries quoted 165 96 304
10th Percentile £25,554 £31,125 £24,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £42,250 £29,290
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £55,560 £37,525
Median % change year-on-year -32.51% +48.06% -14.50%
75th Percentile £50,000 £70,938 £55,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £81,250 £62,500
South West median annual salary £45,000 £51,908 £47,500
% change year-on-year -13.31% +9.28% -5.00%

Aviation
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Aviation job vacancy trend in Somerset

Aviation
Salary Trend in Somerset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Aviation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Aviation

Aviation
Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Aviation within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 24 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
Frome - 2 £47,500 -
Aviation
South West

Aviation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 2 (50.00%) LAN
General
1 4 (100.00%) Avionics
1 4 (100.00%) Military
2 2 (50.00%) Aerospace
2 2 (50.00%) Electronics
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Analogue Electronics
1 2 (50.00%) Driving Licence
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Learning Management System
1 2 (50.00%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Linux
1 2 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) AI
1 2 (50.00%) Logistics
1 2 (50.00%) Service Delivery
1 2 (50.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) C
1 2 (50.00%) C++
1 2 (50.00%) Java
1 2 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) HPE ATP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 2 (50.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft