Aviation Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Aviation
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aviation in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aviation over the 6 months leading up to 9 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 280 379 423
Rank change year-on-year +99 +44 -7
Permanent jobs citing Aviation 504 167 200
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.58% 0.48% 0.39%
As % of the General category 1.32% 0.73% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 106 77 103
10th Percentile £35,000 - £35,000
25th Percentile £41,563 £32,500 £44,955
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 £41,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +49.39% -18.00% -23.08%
75th Percentile £80,000 £55,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £60,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +47.06% -15.00% -28.57%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 38,167 22,933 27,756
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 44.18% 65.87% 54.25%
Number of salaries quoted 23,602 11,178 12,364
10th Percentile £28,750 £26,250 £29,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £43,095 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.02% -13.81% -0.99%
75th Percentile £65,000 £61,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% -4.17%

Aviation
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Aviation job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Aviation
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Aviation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Aviation

Aviation
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Aviation in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Aviation in the UK excluding London

Aviation
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Aviation within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 October 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
South East +87 295 £62,500 +13.64% 165
South West -27 62 £80,000 +88.24% 45
East of England -27 62 £45,000 +28.57% 34
North of England -32 45 £50,000 +4.86% 35
North West -2 25 £50,000 +4.86% 22
Wales -62 19 £58,750 - 8
Yorkshire - 19 £54,250 - 9
Scotland +22 12 £40,000 - 19
Midlands - 10 £55,000 - 27
East Midlands - 6 £65,000 - 12
West Midlands - 4 £45,000 - 15
North East - 1 - - 4
Aviation
UK

Aviation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (0.79%) IIS
1 4 (0.79%) SharePoint Server
2 2 (0.40%) Apache
2 2 (0.40%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.20%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (1.59%) Microsoft Project
2 7 (1.39%) Simulink
3 5 (0.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.99%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.99%) Stateflow
4 2 (0.40%) AutoCAD
4 2 (0.40%) Civil 3D
4 2 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.40%) Revit
4 2 (0.40%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 1 (0.20%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 26 (5.16%) AWS
2 25 (4.96%) Azure
3 16 (3.17%) SaaS
4 15 (2.98%) Serverless
5 13 (2.58%) AWS Lambda
5 13 (2.58%) Datadog
5 13 (2.58%) Route 53
6 7 (1.39%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (1.19%) Azure AKS
7 6 (1.19%) Entra ID
7 6 (1.19%) Microsoft 365
8 4 (0.79%) Azure Event Grid
8 4 (0.79%) Azure Monitor
8 4 (0.79%) IaaS
8 4 (0.79%) PaaS
8 4 (0.79%) Power Automate
9 3 (0.60%) Power Platform
10 2 (0.40%) Azure App Service
10 2 (0.40%) Azure Key Vault
10 2 (0.40%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.38%) ATM
2 11 (2.18%) SMS
3 8 (1.59%) Intrusion Detection
4 6 (1.19%) Firewall
4 6 (1.19%) SNMP
5 5 (0.99%) NAS
6 4 (0.79%) CHAP
6 4 (0.79%) RFID
7 3 (0.60%) Ethernet
7 3 (0.60%) Network Security
7 3 (0.60%) Wireless
8 2 (0.40%) HTTP
8 2 (0.40%) TCP/IP
8 2 (0.40%) Wireshark
9 1 (0.20%) DNS
9 1 (0.20%) MQTT
9 1 (0.20%) RS-422
9 1 (0.20%) SAN
9 1 (0.20%) VLAN
9 1 (0.20%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.19%) PostgreSQL
2 4 (0.79%) Redis
3 2 (0.40%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.40%) MySQL
3 2 (0.40%) Relational Database
3 2 (0.40%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.20%) Db2
4 1 (0.20%) GIS
4 1 (0.20%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 8 (1.59%) JIRA
2 5 (0.99%) Git
2 5 (0.99%) Jenkins
2 5 (0.99%) Selenium
3 3 (0.60%) Rational DOORS
4 2 (0.40%) MLflow
4 2 (0.40%) NUnit
4 2 (0.40%) Visual Studio
General
1 79 (15.67%) Social Skills
2 62 (12.30%) Aerospace
3 41 (8.13%) Military
4 29 (5.75%) Aeronautics
5 28 (5.56%) Manufacturing
6 21 (4.17%) Analytical Skills
7 20 (3.97%) Finance
8 19 (3.77%) Retail
9 17 (3.37%) Electronics
10 15 (2.98%) Avionics
11 8 (1.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (1.39%) Swedish Language
13 6 (1.19%) Telecoms
14 4 (0.79%) Organisational Skills
15 3 (0.60%) Billing
15 3 (0.60%) Influencing Skills
15 3 (0.60%) Marketing
16 2 (0.40%) Automotive
16 2 (0.40%) Legal
16 2 (0.40%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 88 (17.46%) Systems Engineer
2 67 (13.29%) Software Engineer
3 62 (12.30%) Lead
4 41 (8.13%) Senior
5 36 (7.14%) Test Engineer
6 35 (6.94%) Embedded Engineer
7 27 (5.36%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 27 (5.36%) Support Technician
8 25 (4.96%) Applications Engineer
8 25 (4.96%) Senior Systems Engineer
8 25 (4.96%) Software Applications Engineer
9 24 (4.76%) Test Technician
10 20 (3.97%) Business Development Manager
10 20 (3.97%) Business Manager
10 20 (3.97%) Development Manager
10 20 (3.97%) Lead Software Engineer
10 20 (3.97%) Security Manager
11 15 (2.98%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 15 (2.98%) Radar Engineer
12 14 (2.78%) Field Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.38%) HTML
2 11 (2.18%) .NET
3 9 (1.79%) CSS
4 8 (1.59%) ASP.NET
5 6 (1.19%) JSON
5 6 (1.19%) XML
6 4 (0.79%) .NET Framework
6 4 (0.79%) React
6 4 (0.79%) Terraform
6 4 (0.79%) YAML
7 3 (0.60%) AngularJS
7 3 (0.60%) REST
8 2 (0.40%) ASP.NET Web API
8 2 (0.40%) Dapper ORM
8 2 (0.40%) Django
8 2 (0.40%) OAuth2
8 2 (0.40%) OpenCV
8 2 (0.40%) Pandas
8 2 (0.40%) WebSockets
8 2 (0.40%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 60 (11.90%) Robotics
2 17 (3.37%) Management Information System
3 15 (2.98%) Driving Licence
4 13 (2.58%) Cloud Native
5 12 (2.38%) Legacy Systems
6 11 (2.18%) Embedded Systems
7 10 (1.98%) Data Centre
8 9 (1.79%) Onboarding
8 9 (1.79%) PMI
9 7 (1.39%) Operational Technology
9 7 (1.39%) Private Cloud
10 6 (1.19%) Algorithms
11 5 (0.99%) SCADA
12 4 (0.79%) AI Agents
12 4 (0.79%) Cyber Threat
12 4 (0.79%) IoT
12 4 (0.79%) Mobile App
13 3 (0.60%) Cyber Warfare
13 3 (0.60%) Product Ownership
13 3 (0.60%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 28 (5.56%) Windows
2 22 (4.37%) Linux
3 5 (0.99%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.60%) Mac OS
4 3 (0.60%) Unix
5 1 (0.20%) Embedded Linux
5 1 (0.20%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 151 (29.96%) Software Engineering
2 66 (13.10%) AI
3 42 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
4 37 (7.34%) Stakeholder Management
4 37 (7.34%) Systems Engineering
5 36 (7.14%) Continuous Improvement
6 34 (6.75%) Technical Leadership
7 31 (6.15%) Cybersecurity
8 29 (5.75%) Mentoring
8 29 (5.75%) Roadmaps
9 26 (5.16%) Collaborative Culture
10 25 (4.96%) Business Development
10 25 (4.96%) Technology Transformation
10 25 (4.96%) Validation
11 23 (4.56%) Project Management
12 22 (4.37%) Collaborative Engineering
13 20 (3.97%) Customer Service
14 17 (3.37%) Configuration Management
14 17 (3.37%) Observability
14 17 (3.37%) Preventative Maintenance
Programming Languages
1 29 (5.75%) Python
2 24 (4.76%) C++
3 19 (3.77%) C
4 17 (3.37%) C#
4 17 (3.37%) SQL
5 12 (2.38%) JavaScript
6 9 (1.79%) MATLAB
7 7 (1.39%) Java
8 5 (0.99%) Delphi
9 4 (0.79%) Bash
9 4 (0.79%) PowerShell
10 3 (0.60%) Ada
10 3 (0.60%) Ada 95
10 3 (0.60%) Rust
11 2 (0.40%) Embedded C
12 1 (0.20%) Embedded C++
12 1 (0.20%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 61 (12.10%) Security Cleared
2 51 (10.12%) SC Cleared
3 45 (8.93%) Degree
4 19 (3.77%) HNC
5 14 (2.78%) DV Cleared
6 10 (1.98%) BPSS Clearance
7 9 (1.79%) PMI Certification
8 7 (1.39%) Master's Degree
8 7 (1.39%) TOGAF Certification
9 5 (0.99%) Azure Certification
9 5 (0.99%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (0.79%) HND
10 4 (0.79%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 3 (0.60%) CEH
11 3 (0.60%) CISA
11 3 (0.60%) CISM
11 3 (0.60%) CISSP
11 3 (0.60%) GIAC
12 2 (0.40%) GISP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (3.37%) QA
2 10 (1.98%) Accessibility
3 8 (1.59%) NIST
4 5 (0.99%) GDPR
4 5 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (0.79%) Def Stans
5 4 (0.79%) JSP 440
5 4 (0.79%) PMO
6 3 (0.60%) DO-254
6 3 (0.60%) GRC
6 3 (0.60%) IEC 61508
6 3 (0.60%) MIL-STD-1553
6 3 (0.60%) NCSC
6 3 (0.60%) NIST 800
7 2 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.40%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.20%) COSHH
8 1 (0.20%) ISO 26262
8 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 7 (1.39%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.79%) Docker
3 1 (0.20%) IAG
3 1 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.20%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (0.79%) Kubernetes
1 4 (0.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.60%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 19 (3.77%) Microsoft
2 8 (1.59%) Oracle
3 7 (1.39%) SAP
3 7 (1.39%) ServiceNow
4 3 (0.60%) Siemens
5 2 (0.40%) Autodesk
5 2 (0.40%) Rockwell
5 2 (0.40%) Thales
6 1 (0.20%) EMC
6 1 (0.20%) MathWorks
6 1 (0.20%) VMware