Aviation Jobs 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 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 171 188 209
Rank change year-on-year +17 +21 -57
Permanent jobs citing Aviation 10 98 59
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.28% 1.00% 0.88%
As % of the General category 0.44% 1.91% 1.39%
Number of salaries quoted 2 75 25
10th Percentile £62,750 £36,825 £32,837
25th Percentile £63,125 £40,000 £36,572
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £55,000 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% +25.00% -7.57%
75th Percentile £66,875 - £57,729
90th Percentile £67,250 £63,250 £59,200
England median annual salary £47,683 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -13.30% -15.38% +30.00%

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 common skills in the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,281 5,129 4,246
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 64.80% 52.51% 63.20%
Number of salaries quoted 1,258 3,474 2,305
10th Percentile £25,267 £26,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,750 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £47,500 £50,238
Median % change year-on-year +0.39% -5.45% +3.29%
75th Percentile £64,075 £60,814 £67,070
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -

Aviation
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Aviation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Aviation in the South West

Aviation
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Aviation in the South West.

Salary trend 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 30 May 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
Dorset +32 6 - - 13
Gloucestershire +48 2 - - 27
Bristol +17 1 £65,000 +18.18% 15
Wiltshire - 1 £65,000 - 9
Aviation
England

Aviation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Applications
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 2 (20.00%) ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (20.00%) SQL Server
General
1 3 (30.00%) Aerospace
1 3 (30.00%) Military
2 2 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (20.00%) Documentation Skills
2 2 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (20.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (20.00%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 5 (50.00%) Senior
2 3 (30.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
2 3 (30.00%) Systems Engineer
3 2 (20.00%) Administrator
3 2 (20.00%) Implementation Manager
3 2 (20.00%) Implementation Project Manager
3 2 (20.00%) IT Manager
3 2 (20.00%) IT Project Manager
3 2 (20.00%) Project Manager
3 2 (20.00%) Systems Administrator
4 1 (10.00%) Consultant
4 1 (10.00%) Product Manager
4 1 (10.00%) Safety Consultant
4 1 (10.00%) Senior Consultant
4 1 (10.00%) Traffic Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (20.00%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 4 (40.00%) Windows
1 4 (40.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (30.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (30.00%) Project Management
2 2 (20.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 2 (20.00%) Customer Requirements
2 2 (20.00%) ITIL
2 2 (20.00%) Migration
2 2 (20.00%) Network Management
2 2 (20.00%) PLM
2 2 (20.00%) Process Improvement
2 2 (20.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (20.00%) Requirements Analysis
2 2 (20.00%) Requirements Engineering
2 2 (20.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 2 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (20.00%) Systems Engineering
3 1 (10.00%) Computer Science
3 1 (10.00%) Earned Value Management
3 1 (10.00%) Mathematics
3 1 (10.00%) Software Assurance
Programming Languages
1 2 (20.00%) SQL
2 1 (10.00%) Ada
2 1 (10.00%) C
Qualifications
1 1 (10.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (10.00%) Degree
1 1 (10.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (20.00%) QA
2 1 (10.00%) Def Stans
2 1 (10.00%) DO-178B
2 1 (10.00%) IEC 61508
Vendors
1 4 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (20.00%) Citrix
2 2 (20.00%) NetApp
2 2 (20.00%) VMware
3 1 (10.00%) NEC