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 2 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 397 475 511
Rank change year-on-year +78 +36 0
Permanent jobs citing Aviation 386 181 268
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.42% 0.41% 0.37%
As % of the General category 0.90% 0.60% 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 95 94 153
10th Percentile £46,250 - £30,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +4.00% -28.57%
75th Percentile £80,000 £65,000 £56,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £73,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £51,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +27.45% +2.00% -28.57%

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 42,688 30,107 41,639
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 46.50% 68.99% 57.08%
Number of salaries quoted 27,297 16,083 25,832
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £29,294
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

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 2 August 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 2 August 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 +28 159 £70,000 +27.27% 60
London +21 97 £65,000 +8.33% 40
South West -22 53 £80,000 +23.08% 18
North of England +2 47 £50,000 +4.86% 15
North West +15 25 £50,000 +4.86% 7
East of England -42 22 £51,250 +46.43% 24
Yorkshire - 22 - - 5
Midlands -24 7 - - 8
West Midlands - 4 - - 4
East Midlands -28 3 - - 4
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 (0.52%) Confluence
1 2 (0.52%) IIS
1 2 (0.52%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.26%) Apache
Applications
1 5 (1.30%) Microsoft Project
1 5 (1.30%) Simulink
2 4 (1.04%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.78%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.78%) Stateflow
4 2 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.26%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.26%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 26 (6.74%) AWS
2 21 (5.44%) Azure
3 16 (4.15%) SaaS
4 11 (2.85%) Azure DevOps
5 10 (2.59%) Power Platform
6 7 (1.81%) Serverless
7 6 (1.55%) Azure AKS
8 5 (1.30%) AWS Lambda
8 5 (1.30%) Datadog
8 5 (1.30%) GCP
8 5 (1.30%) Route 53
9 4 (1.04%) Azure Event Grid
9 4 (1.04%) Azure Monitor
9 4 (1.04%) Cloud Computing
9 4 (1.04%) IaaS
9 4 (1.04%) PaaS
10 3 (0.78%) Entra ID
10 3 (0.78%) OCI
11 2 (0.52%) BrowserStack
11 2 (0.52%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.85%) ATM
2 5 (1.30%) Network Security
3 4 (1.04%) SNMP
4 3 (0.78%) 2G
4 3 (0.78%) 3G
4 3 (0.78%) 4G
4 3 (0.78%) 5G
4 3 (0.78%) Firewall
4 3 (0.78%) Structured Cabling
4 3 (0.78%) TETRA
5 2 (0.52%) HTTP
5 2 (0.52%) LAN
5 2 (0.52%) RS-422
5 2 (0.52%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.26%) DHCP
6 1 (0.26%) DNS
6 1 (0.26%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.26%) VoIP
6 1 (0.26%) VPN
6 1 (0.26%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.07%) PostgreSQL
1 8 (2.07%) Power BI
2 6 (1.55%) Tableau
3 4 (1.04%) Redis
3 4 (1.04%) Relational Database
4 3 (0.78%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.52%) MySQL
6 1 (0.26%) GIS
Development Applications
1 7 (1.81%) JIRA
1 7 (1.81%) Selenium
2 6 (1.55%) Git
3 5 (1.30%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.78%) Rational DOORS
5 2 (0.52%) MSTest
5 2 (0.52%) NUnit
6 1 (0.26%) Subversion
6 1 (0.26%) Visual Studio
General
1 71 (18.39%) Social Skills
2 35 (9.07%) Aerospace
3 34 (8.81%) Finance
4 33 (8.55%) Analytical Skills
5 31 (8.03%) Retail
6 28 (7.25%) Military
7 20 (5.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 19 (4.92%) Aeronautics
9 15 (3.89%) Legal
9 15 (3.89%) Manufacturing
10 13 (3.37%) Avionics
10 13 (3.37%) Electronics
11 9 (2.33%) Public Sector
12 8 (2.07%) Digital Health
12 8 (2.07%) Influencing Skills
13 6 (1.55%) Organisational Skills
14 5 (1.30%) Billing
14 5 (1.30%) Law
14 5 (1.30%) Marketing
15 4 (1.04%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 57 (14.77%) Systems Engineer
2 50 (12.95%) Lead
3 41 (10.62%) Software Engineer
4 29 (7.51%) Senior
5 28 (7.25%) Test Engineer
6 26 (6.74%) Architect
7 22 (5.70%) Business Development Manager
7 22 (5.70%) Business Manager
7 22 (5.70%) Development Manager
8 20 (5.18%) Analyst
9 19 (4.92%) Support Technician
10 17 (4.40%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 17 (4.40%) Embedded Engineer
10 17 (4.40%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 17 (4.40%) Security Analyst
11 14 (3.63%) Field Support Technician
11 14 (3.63%) Senior Systems Engineer
12 13 (3.37%) Applications Engineer
12 13 (3.37%) Software Applications Engineer
13 11 (2.85%) Traffic Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.33%) .NET
2 8 (2.07%) HTML
3 6 (1.55%) ASP.NET
4 4 (1.04%) CSS
4 4 (1.04%) JSON
4 4 (1.04%) XML
4 4 (1.04%) YAML
5 3 (0.78%) .NET Framework
5 3 (0.78%) AngularJS
5 3 (0.78%) React
6 2 (0.52%) ASP.NET Core
6 2 (0.52%) ASP.NET Web API
6 2 (0.52%) Dapper ORM
6 2 (0.52%) Entity Framework
6 2 (0.52%) OAuth
6 2 (0.52%) OAuth2
6 2 (0.52%) Playwright
6 2 (0.52%) REST
6 2 (0.52%) SailPoint
6 2 (0.52%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 29 (7.51%) Cyber Defence
2 28 (7.25%) Robotics
3 16 (4.15%) Onboarding
4 15 (3.89%) Cloud Native
4 15 (3.89%) Management Information System
5 14 (3.63%) Driving Licence
6 13 (3.37%) Security Posture
7 10 (2.59%) Data Centre
8 8 (2.07%) Product Ownership
9 6 (1.55%) PMI
10 5 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (1.04%) Embedded Systems
11 4 (1.04%) IoT
11 4 (1.04%) Operational Technology
11 4 (1.04%) Private Cloud
12 3 (0.78%) Enterprise Software
13 2 (0.52%) Analogue Electronics
13 2 (0.52%) Hybrid Cloud
13 2 (0.52%) Raspberry Pi
13 2 (0.52%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 23 (5.96%) Windows
2 20 (5.18%) Linux
3 3 (0.78%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.52%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.26%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (21.24%) Software Engineering
2 42 (10.88%) Agile
3 41 (10.62%) AI
4 38 (9.84%) Continuous Improvement
5 35 (9.07%) Project Management
6 33 (8.55%) Cybersecurity
6 33 (8.55%) Problem-Solving
6 33 (8.55%) Roadmaps
7 28 (7.25%) Process Improvement
8 27 (6.99%) Stakeholder Management
9 26 (6.74%) Business Development
10 25 (6.48%) Analytics
10 25 (6.48%) Risk Management
10 25 (6.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 24 (6.22%) Customer Service
11 24 (6.22%) Systems Engineering
12 22 (5.70%) Validation
13 21 (5.44%) Decision-Making
14 20 (5.18%) Mentoring
15 17 (4.40%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 27 (6.99%) Python
2 18 (4.66%) C++
3 16 (4.15%) SQL
4 13 (3.37%) C#
5 11 (2.85%) C
6 8 (2.07%) JavaScript
7 7 (1.81%) Java
8 6 (1.55%) MATLAB
9 5 (1.30%) PowerShell
10 4 (1.04%) Bash
11 3 (0.78%) Delphi
11 3 (0.78%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.26%) Ada
12 1 (0.26%) Ada 95
12 1 (0.26%) Rust
Qualifications
1 41 (10.62%) Degree
2 38 (9.84%) Security Cleared
3 32 (8.29%) SC Cleared
4 11 (2.85%) HNC
5 9 (2.33%) CISSP
6 6 (1.55%) PMI Certification
7 5 (1.30%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (1.30%) DV Cleared
7 5 (1.30%) ISSAP
8 4 (1.04%) CISA
8 4 (1.04%) CISM
8 4 (1.04%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 4 (1.04%) TOGAF Certification
9 3 (0.78%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (0.78%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.52%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.52%) HPE ATP
10 2 (0.52%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.52%) Numerate Degree
11 1 (0.26%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (3.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (3.37%) QA
3 10 (2.59%) NIST
4 8 (2.07%) NCSC
5 5 (1.30%) Accessibility
6 4 (1.04%) GRC
6 4 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 4 (1.04%) NIST 800
7 3 (0.78%) ARP4761
7 3 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (0.78%) DO-160
7 3 (0.78%) DO-254
7 3 (0.78%) GDPR
8 2 (0.52%) ARP4754
8 2 (0.52%) EU AI Act
8 2 (0.52%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.52%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.52%) PMO
8 2 (0.52%) WCAG
System Software
1 15 (3.89%) IAG
2 6 (1.55%) Docker
3 4 (1.04%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.52%) Firmware
5 1 (0.26%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 6 (1.55%) Terraform
2 4 (1.04%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.26%) Failover Clustering
3 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 13 (3.37%) Microsoft
2 7 (1.81%) Oracle
2 7 (1.81%) SAP
3 4 (1.04%) ServiceNow
4 3 (0.78%) Google
5 2 (0.52%) Ariba
5 2 (0.52%) UiPath
6 1 (0.26%) Cisco
6 1 (0.26%) Databricks
6 1 (0.26%) MathWorks
6 1 (0.26%) Salesforce