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 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 162 205 208
Rank change year-on-year +43 +3 -51
Permanent jobs citing Aviation 14 91 64
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.39% 0.98% 0.94%
As % of the General category 0.62% 1.81% 1.49%
Number of salaries quoted 5 68 27
10th Percentile - £32,500 £35,218
25th Percentile £61,250 £40,000 £37,094
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £55,000 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% +25.00% -7.57%
75th Percentile £65,000 £55,250 £57,614
90th Percentile £66,500 £63,750 £59,050
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 2,246 5,019 4,296
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 62.83% 54.05% 63.35%
Number of salaries quoted 1,278 3,399 2,394
10th Percentile £25,299 £26,250 £28,140
25th Percentile £32,544 £32,688 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,507 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.12% -5.00% +3.09%
75th Percentile £64,075 £61,250 £66,250
90th Percentile £79,000 £75,000 £78,675
England median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -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 13 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 +35 10 £62,500 - 1
Gloucestershire +49 2 - - 30
Bristol +31 1 £65,000 +18.18% 29
Wiltshire - 1 £65,000 - 1
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 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 2 (14.29%) ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (14.29%) SQL Server
General
1 3 (21.43%) Aerospace
1 3 (21.43%) Military
1 3 (21.43%) Social Skills
2 2 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (14.29%) Documentation Skills
2 2 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (14.29%) Manufacturing
2 2 (14.29%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 5 (35.71%) Senior
2 4 (28.57%) Product Manager
3 3 (21.43%) Implementation Manager
3 3 (21.43%) Senior Systems Engineer
3 3 (21.43%) Systems Engineer
4 2 (14.29%) Administrator
4 2 (14.29%) Implementation Project Manager
4 2 (14.29%) IT Manager
4 2 (14.29%) IT Project Manager
4 2 (14.29%) Project Manager
4 2 (14.29%) Systems Administrator
5 1 (7.14%) Consultant
5 1 (7.14%) Delivery Manager
5 1 (7.14%) Safety Consultant
5 1 (7.14%) Senior Consultant
5 1 (7.14%) Software Delivery Manager
5 1 (7.14%) Software Implementation Manager
5 1 (7.14%) Software Manager
5 1 (7.14%) Software Product Manager
5 1 (7.14%) Traffic Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (14.29%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.14%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 5 (35.71%) Windows
1 5 (35.71%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (28.57%) Project Management
2 3 (21.43%) Actionable Insight
2 3 (21.43%) Collaborative Culture
2 3 (21.43%) Creative Problem-Solving
2 3 (21.43%) Customer Service
2 3 (21.43%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 3 (21.43%) Network Management
2 3 (21.43%) Pricing Strategy
2 3 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (21.43%) Product Roadmap
2 3 (21.43%) Project Delivery
2 3 (21.43%) Roadmaps
3 2 (14.29%) Analytical Thinking
3 2 (14.29%) Customer Requirements
3 2 (14.29%) ITIL
3 2 (14.29%) Process Improvement
3 2 (14.29%) Requirements Engineering
3 2 (14.29%) Requirements Gathering
3 2 (14.29%) Root Cause Analysis
3 2 (14.29%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 2 (14.29%) SQL
2 1 (7.14%) Ada
2 1 (7.14%) C
Qualifications
1 1 (7.14%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (7.14%) Degree
1 1 (7.14%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (14.29%) QA
2 1 (7.14%) Def Stans
2 1 (7.14%) DO-178B
2 1 (7.14%) IEC 61508
Vendors
1 5 (35.71%) Microsoft
2 2 (14.29%) Citrix
2 2 (14.29%) NetApp
2 2 (14.29%) VMware
3 1 (7.14%) NEC