Aviation Job Trends in the South West

Aviation
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aviation in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aviation over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 186 146 186
Rank change year-on-year -40 +40 +15
Permanent jobs citing Aviation 31 9 102
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.40% 0.32% 1.00%
As % of the General category 0.94% 0.46% 1.97%
Number of salaries quoted 5 2 82
10th Percentile - £62,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £63,125 £40,770
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.54% +18.18% +25.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £66,875 -
90th Percentile - £67,250 £63,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £47,683 £54,875
% change year-on-year +25.83% -13.11% -15.58%

All General Skills
South West

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 the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 3,297 1,939 5,168
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 42.68% 68.61% 50.74%
Number of salaries quoted 1,951 1,108 3,556
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,588 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £31,750 £34,905
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -5.45%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,525 £60,939
90th Percentile £80,500 £81,250 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

Aviation
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Aviation job vacancy trend in the South West

Aviation
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Aviation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Aviation

Aviation
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Aviation in the South West over the 6 months to 12 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Aviation in the South West

Aviation
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Aviation within the South West region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
Bristol -15 14 £72,500 +11.54% 4
Dorset +4 12 £80,000 - 2
Somerset - 4 £47,500 - 5
Wiltshire -13 1 - - 1
Aviation
England

Aviation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 (6.45%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (6.45%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (3.23%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.23%) Azure
1 1 (3.23%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.45%) ATM
1 2 (6.45%) LAN
2 1 (3.23%) RS-422
Development Applications
1 2 (6.45%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (3.23%) Jenkins
2 1 (3.23%) Selenium
General
1 11 (35.48%) Aerospace
2 9 (29.03%) Avionics
3 8 (25.81%) Digital Health
3 8 (25.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 8 (25.81%) Legal
4 5 (16.13%) Military
4 5 (16.13%) Social Skills
5 3 (9.68%) Electronics
6 2 (6.45%) Aeronautics
6 2 (6.45%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (3.23%) Automotive
7 1 (3.23%) Manufacturing
7 1 (3.23%) Marketing
7 1 (3.23%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (29.03%) Systems Engineer
2 5 (16.13%) Lead
2 5 (16.13%) Senior
2 5 (16.13%) Software Engineer
3 4 (12.90%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 3 (9.68%) Developer
4 3 (9.68%) Software Developer
5 2 (6.45%) QA Engineer
5 2 (6.45%) Traffic Engineer
6 1 (3.23%) Architect
6 1 (3.23%) Certification Manager
6 1 (3.23%) Control Systems Engineer
6 1 (3.23%) Marketing Manager
6 1 (3.23%) Principal Engineer
6 1 (3.23%) Product Manager
6 1 (3.23%) Product Marketing Manager
6 1 (3.23%) Senior Manager
6 1 (3.23%) Solutions Architect
6 1 (3.23%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.45%) Analogue Electronics
1 2 (6.45%) Driving Licence
1 2 (6.45%) Embedded Systems
1 2 (6.45%) Learning Management System
1 2 (6.45%) Raspberry Pi
2 1 (3.23%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 4 (12.90%) Windows
2 2 (6.45%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (29.03%) Customer Service
2 7 (22.58%) Systems Engineering
3 6 (19.35%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (16.13%) Software Engineering
5 4 (12.90%) Requirements Management
6 3 (9.68%) AI
6 3 (9.68%) Mentoring
6 3 (9.68%) PLM
7 2 (6.45%) Logistics
7 2 (6.45%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
7 2 (6.45%) Physics
7 2 (6.45%) Service Delivery
7 2 (6.45%) Systems Thinking
7 2 (6.45%) Test Scripting
7 2 (6.45%) Validation
8 1 (3.23%) B2B
8 1 (3.23%) Configuration Management
8 1 (3.23%) ERP
8 1 (3.23%) OOD
8 1 (3.23%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (12.90%) Python
2 3 (9.68%) C++
3 2 (6.45%) C
3 2 (6.45%) Java
3 2 (6.45%) MATLAB
4 1 (3.23%) C#
Qualifications
1 5 (16.13%) Degree
2 2 (6.45%) HPE ATP
2 2 (6.45%) Master's Degree
3 1 (3.23%) SC Cleared
3 1 (3.23%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.68%) ARP4761
1 3 (9.68%) DO-160
1 3 (9.68%) QA
2 2 (6.45%) ARP4754
2 2 (6.45%) DO-254
2 2 (6.45%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 2 (6.45%) Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (9.68%) Microsoft