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 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 363 435 402
Rank change year-on-year +72 -33 -111
Permanent jobs citing Aviation 146 131 175
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.34% 0.36% 0.51%
As % of the General category 0.62% 0.57% 0.85%
Number of salaries quoted 69 62 84
10th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £28,150
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £42,935
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -16.67% +8.26%
75th Percentile £67,500 £64,688 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £65,250 £84,950
UK median annual salary £60,000 £51,645 £65,000
% change year-on-year +16.18% -20.55% +4.00%

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 23,663 22,940 20,563
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 55.80% 63.86% 59.59%
Number of salaries quoted 12,230 9,402 14,568
10th Percentile £26,750 £31,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +3.45% -6.07%

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 14 January 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 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
South East +71 91 £60,000 +20.00% 35
East of England +38 22 £35,000 -22.22% 18
South West 0 17 £80,000 +45.45% 9
Wales +17 11 £57,500 +4.55% 3
Midlands +21 6 £65,000 +420.00% 10
West Midlands +22 4 - - 7
North of England -6 2 £30,000 -60.00% 13
East Midlands -9 2 £65,000 - 3
Yorkshire -18 2 £30,000 -60.00% 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 2 (1.37%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (2.05%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.37%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.68%) Poser
Business Applications
1 1 (0.68%) Q-Pulse
Cloud Services
1 5 (3.42%) AWS
2 3 (2.05%) Azure
3 2 (1.37%) SaaS
4 1 (0.68%) GitHub
4 1 (0.68%) GitHub Actions
4 1 (0.68%) Power Platform
4 1 (0.68%) PowerApps
4 1 (0.68%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.68%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.37%) NoSQL
2 1 (0.68%) Power BI
2 1 (0.68%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 12 (8.22%) Git
2 2 (1.37%) JIRA
3 1 (0.68%) GitLab
General
1 47 (32.19%) Social Skills
2 39 (26.71%) Analytical Skills
3 32 (21.92%) Aerospace
4 19 (13.01%) Electronics
5 15 (10.27%) Military
6 8 (5.48%) Automotive
7 5 (3.42%) Finance
8 4 (2.74%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (2.05%) Aeronautics
10 2 (1.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.37%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (1.37%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.68%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 31 (21.23%) Business Manager
2 27 (18.49%) Systems Engineer
3 23 (15.75%) Business Systems Manager
3 23 (15.75%) Systems Manager
4 18 (12.33%) Developer
5 16 (10.96%) Coordinator
6 15 (10.27%) Full-Stack Developer
7 13 (8.90%) Integration Engineer
8 12 (8.22%) Test Engineer
9 11 (7.53%) Firmware Engineer
10 9 (6.16%) Systems Test Engineer
11 8 (5.48%) Business Development Manager
11 8 (5.48%) Development Manager
12 7 (4.79%) Analyst
13 5 (3.42%) C# Developer
13 5 (3.42%) Radar Engineer
14 4 (2.74%) Customer Engineer
14 4 (2.74%) Logistics Analyst
14 4 (2.74%) Sales Manager
14 4 (2.74%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (10.96%) .NET
2 2 (1.37%) AngularJS
3 1 (0.68%) React
3 1 (0.68%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 40 (27.40%) Robotics
2 13 (8.90%) Management Information System
3 12 (8.22%) Fibre Optics
4 10 (6.85%) FPGA
5 8 (5.48%) Algorithms
5 8 (5.48%) Onboarding
6 5 (3.42%) Driving Licence
6 5 (3.42%) Embedded Systems
7 3 (2.05%) Augmented Reality
7 3 (2.05%) Virtual Reality
8 1 (0.68%) e-Learning
8 1 (0.68%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.05%) Linux
2 2 (1.37%) Android
2 2 (1.37%) Apple iOS
2 2 (1.37%) Mac OS
2 2 (1.37%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (32.88%) Software Engineering
2 43 (29.45%) AI
3 42 (28.77%) Project Management
4 39 (26.71%) Process Improvement
5 26 (17.81%) Problem-Solving
6 23 (15.75%) Budget Management
6 23 (15.75%) Contract Negotiation
6 23 (15.75%) IT Strategy
6 23 (15.75%) Risk Management
6 23 (15.75%) Strategic Planning
7 17 (11.64%) Data Management
7 17 (11.64%) Full-Stack Development
7 17 (11.64%) Project Delivery
8 16 (10.96%) Collaborative Working
8 16 (10.96%) ERP
8 16 (10.96%) Validation
9 15 (10.27%) Verification and Validation
10 13 (8.90%) CI/CD
10 13 (8.90%) Customer Requirements
10 13 (8.90%) SOLID
Programming Languages
1 20 (13.70%) SQL
2 15 (10.27%) C#
3 11 (7.53%) C++
4 10 (6.85%) C
5 7 (4.79%) Java
6 6 (4.11%) Python
7 1 (0.68%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.68%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 32 (21.92%) Security Cleared
2 31 (21.23%) SC Cleared
3 19 (13.01%) Degree
4 13 (8.90%) HNC
5 12 (8.22%) HND
6 4 (2.74%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.37%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.68%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.68%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (16.44%) QA
2 4 (2.74%) GDPR
2 4 (2.74%) IEC 61508
2 4 (2.74%) ISO 26262
3 2 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (1.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.68%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.68%) DO-254
4 1 (0.68%) ECSS
4 1 (0.68%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.68%) PMO
System Software
1 11 (7.53%) Firmware
2 10 (6.85%) Embedded Firmware
3 2 (1.37%) Docker
4 1 (0.68%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (1.37%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 8 (5.48%) Microsoft
2 3 (2.05%) Google
3 2 (1.37%) ServiceNow
4 1 (0.68%) VMware