Aviation Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Aviation
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aviation in permanent job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aviation over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 168 177 197
Rank change year-on-year +9 +20 -58
Permanent jobs citing Aviation 3 4 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.074% 0.12% 0.051%
As % of the General category 0.13% 0.18% 0.093%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £30,250
25th Percentile £72,500 £42,000 £38,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £44,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +81.82% -16.19% +61.54%
75th Percentile £87,500 £46,000 £68,125
90th Percentile - - £76,750
South East median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -23.08% +13.04%

All General Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 2,311 2,191 2,152
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 57.32% 64.75% 54.37%
Number of salaries quoted 1,183 738 1,286
10th Percentile £28,550 £31,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £42,500 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £52,293
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +9.96% -0.79%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,833 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £78,875
South East median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -9.09%

Aviation
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Aviation job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Aviation
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Aviation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Aviation

Aviation
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Aviation within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Oxfordshire +20 3 £80,000 -
Aviation
South East

Aviation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Q-Pulse
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) AWS
1 2 (66.67%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) GitHub
2 1 (33.33%) GitHub Actions
Development Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Git
2 1 (33.33%) GitLab
General
1 2 (66.67%) Automotive
1 2 (66.67%) Telecoms
2 1 (33.33%) Aerospace
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Military
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Software Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Full-Stack Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Full-Stack Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) React
1 1 (33.33%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) e-Learning
1 1 (33.33%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) CI/CD
1 2 (66.67%) Containerisation
1 2 (66.67%) Full-Stack Development
1 2 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Requirements
2 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Data Management
2 1 (33.33%) Innovative Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Migration
2 1 (33.33%) OO
2 1 (33.33%) OOP
2 1 (33.33%) Regression Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) SQL
2 2 (66.67%) C++
2 2 (66.67%) Java
2 2 (66.67%) Python
3 1 (33.33%) JavaScript
3 1 (33.33%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
2 1 (33.33%) PhD
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Data Quality
1 1 (33.33%) ECSS
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (66.67%) Kubernetes