Aviation Jobs

Aviation
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aviation in permanent job vacancies. 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 543 577 381
Rank change year-on-year +34 -196 +155
Permanent jobs citing Aviation 171 345 854
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.31% 0.35% 0.84%
As % of the General category 0.45% 0.58% 1.24%
Number of salaries quoted 106 212 242
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £40,057
25th Percentile £41,000 £40,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.30% -15.38% +23.81%
75th Percentile £61,250 £63,750 £88,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £82,500 £94,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,683 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -9.18% -8.70% +18.56%

All General Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 38,385 59,384 69,119
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 69.34% 59.82% 68.21%
Number of salaries quoted 18,492 39,693 37,378
10th Percentile £27,250 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £43,162
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £82,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%

Aviation
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Aviation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Aviation in the UK

Aviation
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Aviation in the UK

Aviation
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Aviation over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Aviation in the UK

Aviation
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Aviation within the UK 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
England +19 163 £47,683 -13.30% 294
UK excluding London +48 140 £47,683 -9.18% 250
South East +39 57 £57,500 +43.75% 108
North of England +77 44 £47,683 -36.42% 31
North West +43 41 £47,683 +12.20% 17
Work from Home +54 29 £63,750 +6.25% 113
London +94 23 £35,000 -39.13% 66
East of England +39 17 £35,000 -22.22% 40
South West +43 14 £62,500 +13.64% 49
Midlands +47 5 £67,500 +17.39% 27
East Midlands +21 5 £67,500 +35.00% 8
Wales +38 3 £55,000 +10.00% 4
Yorkshire +67 2 £75,000 -14.29% 12
North East - 1 £76,000 - 3

Aviation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (4.68%) Kinematics
2 1 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 20 (11.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (6.43%) SOLIDWORKS
3 9 (5.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (2.34%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (1.17%) GNU Octave
6 1 (0.58%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (2.92%) Q-Pulse
Cloud Services
1 7 (4.09%) Azure
2 4 (2.34%) AWS
3 3 (1.75%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (1.17%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.58%) Amazon EC2
5 1 (0.58%) AWS CloudFormation
5 1 (0.58%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (0.58%) GCP
5 1 (0.58%) IaaS
5 1 (0.58%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (7.02%) Firewall
2 8 (4.68%) Network Security
3 7 (4.09%) TCP/IP
4 4 (2.34%) VPN
5 3 (1.75%) DHCP
5 3 (1.75%) LAN
6 2 (1.17%) ATM
6 2 (1.17%) DNS
6 2 (1.17%) Ethernet
6 2 (1.17%) GPRS
6 2 (1.17%) GSM
6 2 (1.17%) NGFW
6 2 (1.17%) Remote Desktop
6 2 (1.17%) VRRP
6 2 (1.17%) WAN
6 2 (1.17%) Wireless
7 1 (0.58%) MPLS
7 1 (0.58%) OSPF
7 1 (0.58%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.58%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.92%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.75%) GIS
3 2 (1.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (0.58%) Data Mining
4 1 (0.58%) DB2
4 1 (0.58%) Looker
4 1 (0.58%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.58%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 5 (2.92%) JIRA
2 4 (2.34%) Git
2 4 (2.34%) Subversion
3 1 (0.58%) Carbide.c++
3 1 (0.58%) ClearCase
3 1 (0.58%) ClearQuest
3 1 (0.58%) GitLab
3 1 (0.58%) Rational DOORS
General
1 70 (40.94%) Social Skills
2 46 (26.90%) Aerospace
3 35 (20.47%) Electronics
4 27 (15.79%) Manufacturing
5 26 (15.20%) Analytical Skills
6 15 (8.77%) Finance
7 12 (7.02%) Military
8 10 (5.85%) Legal
8 10 (5.85%) Retail
9 8 (4.68%) Aeronautics
10 7 (4.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (3.51%) Marketing
12 5 (2.92%) Avionics
12 5 (2.92%) French Language
12 5 (2.92%) German Language
13 4 (2.34%) Automotive
14 3 (1.75%) Public Sector
15 2 (1.17%) Documentation Skills
15 2 (1.17%) Law
16 1 (0.58%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 35 (20.47%) Senior
2 30 (17.54%) Systems Engineer
3 23 (13.45%) Radar Engineer
4 20 (11.70%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 14 (8.19%) Coordinator
5 14 (8.19%) Technical Engineer
6 13 (7.60%) Developer
6 13 (7.60%) ERP Support
7 12 (7.02%) iOS Developer
7 12 (7.02%) Support Engineer
8 11 (6.43%) Technical Support
8 11 (6.43%) Technical Support Engineer
9 10 (5.85%) Lead
10 9 (5.26%) Analyst
11 7 (4.09%) Electronics Engineer
11 7 (4.09%) Software Engineer
12 6 (3.51%) Project Manager
12 6 (3.51%) Senior Electronics Engineer
13 5 (2.92%) Test Technician
14 4 (2.34%) Sales Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.92%) XML
2 2 (1.17%) .NET
2 2 (1.17%) AngularJS
2 2 (1.17%) CSS
2 2 (1.17%) Middleware
3 1 (0.58%) .NET Core
3 1 (0.58%) .NET Framework
3 1 (0.58%) HTML
3 1 (0.58%) NumPy
3 1 (0.58%) OAuth
3 1 (0.58%) OpenID
3 1 (0.58%) Pandas
3 1 (0.58%) PyTorch
3 1 (0.58%) React
3 1 (0.58%) REST
3 1 (0.58%) RESTful
3 1 (0.58%) scikit-learn
3 1 (0.58%) TensorFlow
3 1 (0.58%) Vue
3 1 (0.58%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 22 (12.87%) Management Information System
2 14 (8.19%) Robotics
3 12 (7.02%) Greenfield Project
3 12 (7.02%) Mobile App
4 7 (4.09%) CPLD
4 7 (4.09%) FPGA
5 5 (2.92%) e-Learning
5 5 (2.92%) Reference Data
6 4 (2.34%) Renewable Energy
6 4 (2.34%) Social Media
7 3 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (1.17%) Algorithms
8 2 (1.17%) Analogue Electronics
9 1 (0.58%) CSOC
9 1 (0.58%) Device Driver
9 1 (0.58%) Digital Media
9 1 (0.58%) Graphic Design
9 1 (0.58%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.58%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 18 (10.53%) Apple iOS
2 14 (8.19%) Windows
3 7 (4.09%) Windows Server
4 6 (3.51%) Android
5 1 (0.58%) AIX
5 1 (0.58%) Linux
5 1 (0.58%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (31.58%) Problem-Solving
2 41 (23.98%) Systems Engineering
3 38 (22.22%) Safety Engineering
4 35 (20.47%) Project Management
5 31 (18.13%) ERP
6 25 (14.62%) Process Improvement
7 23 (13.45%) Project Delivery
7 23 (13.45%) Stakeholder Management
8 19 (11.11%) Software Engineering
9 18 (10.53%) Artificial Intelligence
10 15 (8.77%) Collaborative Working
10 15 (8.77%) Continuous Improvement
11 14 (8.19%) Customer Requirements
11 14 (8.19%) Data Management
12 13 (7.60%) SOLID
13 12 (7.02%) CAD
13 12 (7.02%) iOS Development
13 12 (7.02%) Mobile Development
13 12 (7.02%) Validation
14 11 (6.43%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 26 (15.20%) SQL
2 12 (7.02%) Swift
3 11 (6.43%) VB
4 8 (4.68%) C
5 6 (3.51%) C#
5 6 (3.51%) PL/SQL
6 5 (2.92%) C++
7 4 (2.34%) Python
8 2 (1.17%) Ada
8 2 (1.17%) JavaScript
8 2 (1.17%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.58%) Bash
9 1 (0.58%) Google Apps Script
9 1 (0.58%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.58%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 70 (40.94%) Degree
2 38 (22.22%) BPSS Clearance
3 22 (12.87%) CEH
4 19 (11.11%) Security Cleared
5 9 (5.26%) SC Cleared
6 7 (4.09%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (1.75%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (1.75%) ITIL Certification
7 3 (1.75%) MAPM
7 3 (1.75%) MRICS
8 2 (1.17%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 2 (1.17%) CISM
8 2 (1.17%) CISSP
8 2 (1.17%) HNC
8 2 (1.17%) Master's Degree
8 2 (1.17%) Network+ Certification
9 1 (0.58%) CASP
9 1 (0.58%) CompTIA CySA+
9 1 (0.58%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (0.58%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (12.87%) DO-254
2 16 (9.36%) QA
3 7 (4.09%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (3.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 6 (3.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (2.92%) Data Quality
6 3 (1.75%) Accessibility
7 2 (1.17%) GDPR
7 2 (1.17%) ISO 9001
7 2 (1.17%) PCI DSS
7 2 (1.17%) SLA
8 1 (0.58%) Def Stans
8 1 (0.58%) DO-178B
8 1 (0.58%) IEC 61508
8 1 (0.58%) NCSC
8 1 (0.58%) NIST
System Software
1 25 (14.62%) Firmware
2 4 (2.34%) Docker
3 3 (1.75%) Active Directory
3 3 (1.75%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.17%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.58%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (3.51%) ArcSight ESM
1 6 (3.51%) QRadar
2 3 (1.75%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.17%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.58%) CASB
4 1 (0.58%) CSIRT
4 1 (0.58%) Terraform
Vendors
1 33 (19.30%) Microsoft
2 11 (6.43%) SAP
3 6 (3.51%) ArcSight
3 6 (3.51%) LogLogic
3 6 (3.51%) McAfee
3 6 (3.51%) Splunk
4 5 (2.92%) VMware
5 4 (2.34%) Agilent
5 4 (2.34%) EMC
5 4 (2.34%) HubSpot
6 3 (1.75%) Palo Alto
6 3 (1.75%) Twitter
7 2 (1.17%) Aruba
7 2 (1.17%) Cisco
7 2 (1.17%) Citrix
7 2 (1.17%) Fortinet
7 2 (1.17%) IBM
7 2 (1.17%) NetApp
8 1 (0.58%) HP
8 1 (0.58%) Red Hat