Aviation Job Trends in England

Aviation
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aviation in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Aviation over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 423 489 537
Rank change year-on-year +66 +48 -197
Permanent jobs citing Aviation 268 125 292
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.34% 0.33% 0.35%
As % of the General category 0.66% 0.47% 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 87 68 173
10th Percentile £50,000 £31,175 £26,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £88,500 £67,875 £91,250
UK median annual salary £65,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +13.04% +4.55% -15.38%

All General Skills
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 40,585 26,799 49,754
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 50.76% 70.85% 59.61%
Number of salaries quoted 22,391 14,393 35,561
10th Percentile £29,250 £29,500 £27,445
25th Percentile £37,750 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,400 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +13.14% -12.86%
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

Aviation
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Aviation job vacancy trend in England

Aviation
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Aviation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Aviation

Aviation
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Aviation in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Aviation in England

Aviation
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Aviation within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 +29 113 £60,000 +4.35% 40
London +22 70 £65,000 +85.71% 22
South West -39 33 £80,000 +28.00% 21
North of England -41 30 £50,000 -11.26% 18
Yorkshire -46 16 £30,000 -60.00% 1
Midlands -29 15 £65,000 -3.70% 2
North West -18 14 £50,000 +8.48% 13
West Midlands - 10 - -
East of England -32 5 £70,000 +44.33% 17
East Midlands -46 5 £65,000 -3.70% 2
Aviation
UK

Aviation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 (0.75%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.37%) Apache
2 1 (0.37%) Confluence
2 1 (0.37%) IIS
Applications
1 5 (1.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.49%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.37%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.37%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.37%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 2 (0.75%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 14 (5.22%) Azure
2 13 (4.85%) AWS
3 11 (4.10%) Power Platform
4 6 (2.24%) GCP
5 5 (1.87%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (1.49%) SaaS
7 3 (1.12%) AWS CloudFormation
7 3 (1.12%) OCI
8 2 (0.75%) BrowserStack
8 2 (0.75%) n8n
8 2 (0.75%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.37%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 1 (0.37%) GitHub
9 1 (0.37%) GitHub Actions
9 1 (0.37%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.99%) Firewall
2 7 (2.61%) Network Security
3 4 (1.49%) ATM
4 3 (1.12%) SCCP
5 2 (0.75%) LAN
6 1 (0.37%) DHCP
6 1 (0.37%) DNS
6 1 (0.37%) RS-422
6 1 (0.37%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.37%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.10%) Power BI
2 6 (2.24%) Tableau
3 3 (1.12%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (1.12%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.75%) GIS
4 2 (0.75%) QGIS
5 1 (0.37%) Apache Arrow
5 1 (0.37%) Parquet
5 1 (0.37%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (1.49%) Git
2 2 (0.75%) MSTest
2 2 (0.75%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (0.75%) Selenium
3 1 (0.37%) JIRA
3 1 (0.37%) Subversion
General
1 37 (13.81%) Aerospace
2 36 (13.43%) Social Skills
3 25 (9.33%) Retail
4 20 (7.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 19 (7.09%) Analytical Skills
6 17 (6.34%) Military
7 16 (5.97%) Finance
8 11 (4.10%) Legal
9 9 (3.36%) Avionics
10 8 (2.99%) Digital Health
11 7 (2.61%) Aeronautics
11 7 (2.61%) Law
12 5 (1.87%) Electronics
12 5 (1.87%) Public Sector
13 4 (1.49%) Billing
14 3 (1.12%) Manufacturing
14 3 (1.12%) Marketing
15 2 (0.75%) Automotive
15 2 (0.75%) Spanish Language
15 2 (0.75%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 54 (20.15%) Systems Engineer
2 32 (11.94%) Developer
3 28 (10.45%) Analyst
4 27 (10.07%) Lead
5 23 (8.58%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 23 (8.58%) Full-Stack Developer
5 23 (8.58%) Security Analyst
6 22 (8.21%) Test Engineer
7 21 (7.84%) Systems Test Engineer
8 20 (7.46%) Architect
9 17 (6.34%) Software Engineer
10 14 (5.22%) Business Development Manager
10 14 (5.22%) Business Manager
10 14 (5.22%) Development Manager
10 14 (5.22%) Senior
11 10 (3.73%) Radar Engineer
12 9 (3.36%) Security Manager
12 9 (3.36%) Software Developer
12 9 (3.36%) Solutions Architect
13 8 (2.99%) Information Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (5.22%) .NET
2 4 (1.49%) React
3 2 (0.75%) ADO
3 2 (0.75%) AngularJS
3 2 (0.75%) Playwright
3 2 (0.75%) SailPoint
3 2 (0.75%) Spring
4 1 (0.37%) Flutter
4 1 (0.37%) gRPC
4 1 (0.37%) Protocol Buffers
4 1 (0.37%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 25 (9.33%) Cyber Defence
2 19 (7.09%) Security Posture
3 11 (4.10%) Management Information System
4 7 (2.61%) Cloud Native
4 7 (2.61%) Product Ownership
5 6 (2.24%) Data Centre
5 6 (2.24%) Robotics
6 4 (1.49%) Driving Licence
6 4 (1.49%) Operational Technology
7 3 (1.12%) Cyber Security Posture
7 3 (1.12%) Embedded Systems
7 3 (1.12%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.75%) Analogue Electronics
8 2 (0.75%) FPGA
8 2 (0.75%) Learning Management System
8 2 (0.75%) Raspberry Pi
9 1 (0.37%) Clustering
9 1 (0.37%) Replication
9 1 (0.37%) Video\Live Streaming
9 1 (0.37%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 11 (4.10%) Windows
2 7 (2.61%) Linux
3 4 (1.49%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (15.30%) Agile
2 40 (14.93%) Cybersecurity
3 33 (12.31%) Software Engineering
4 31 (11.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 31 (11.57%) Project Management
5 26 (9.70%) Full-Stack Development
6 25 (9.33%) Process Improvement
7 24 (8.96%) Validation
8 23 (8.58%) Verification and Validation
9 20 (7.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 19 (7.09%) Business Development
10 19 (7.09%) Information Security
11 18 (6.72%) Risk Management
12 15 (5.60%) Problem-Solving
12 15 (5.60%) Stakeholder Management
13 14 (5.22%) Business Intelligence
13 14 (5.22%) Incident Response
14 13 (4.85%) Threat Modelling
15 12 (4.48%) DevOps
15 12 (4.48%) SOLID
Programming Languages
1 15 (5.60%) C#
2 11 (4.10%) Python
3 10 (3.73%) Java
4 7 (2.61%) SQL
5 5 (1.87%) C++
6 4 (1.49%) PowerShell
7 3 (1.12%) C
7 3 (1.12%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.75%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.37%) Dart
9 1 (0.37%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.37%) Rust
9 1 (0.37%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 26 (9.70%) Degree
2 16 (5.97%) Security Cleared
3 12 (4.48%) CISSP
3 12 (4.48%) SC Cleared
4 5 (1.87%) ISSAP
5 4 (1.49%) CISA
5 4 (1.49%) CISM
5 4 (1.49%) DBS Check
5 4 (1.49%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 4 (1.49%) Master's Degree
6 3 (1.12%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (1.12%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (0.75%) HNC
7 2 (0.75%) HPE ATP
8 1 (0.37%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.37%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.37%) CEH
8 1 (0.37%) PhD
8 1 (0.37%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (7.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (5.97%) NIST
3 7 (2.61%) NCSC
4 6 (2.24%) Accessibility
4 6 (2.24%) GDPR
5 5 (1.87%) PCI DSS
6 4 (1.49%) GRC
6 4 (1.49%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 4 (1.49%) NIST 800
7 3 (1.12%) ARP4761
7 3 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (1.12%) DO-160
7 3 (1.12%) DO-254
7 3 (1.12%) QA
8 2 (0.75%) ARP4754
8 2 (0.75%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.75%) PMO
8 2 (0.75%) WCAG
9 1 (0.37%) MISRA
System Software
1 12 (4.48%) IAG
2 8 (2.99%) Docker
3 4 (1.49%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.49%) Hyper-V
4 3 (1.12%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.75%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (1.87%) Terraform
2 4 (1.49%) Kubernetes
3 3 (1.12%) Ansible
3 3 (1.12%) SCCM
4 1 (0.37%) Failover Clustering
4 1 (0.37%) Grafana
4 1 (0.37%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 9 (3.36%) Microsoft
2 6 (2.24%) Google
3 3 (1.12%) Oracle
3 3 (1.12%) Salesforce
3 3 (1.12%) SAP
3 3 (1.12%) VMware
4 2 (0.75%) Ariba
5 1 (0.37%) Cisco
5 1 (0.37%) Databricks