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 14 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 315 439 506
Rank change year-on-year +124 +67 +2
Permanent jobs citing Aviation 594 201 240
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.57% 0.47% 0.38%
As % of the General category 1.24% 0.68% 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 130 82 106
10th Percentile £35,000 - £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £32,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 £45,092 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +35.83% -9.82% -39.94%
75th Percentile £81,875 £60,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £79,975 £65,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £47,683 £50,000
% change year-on-year +25.83% -4.63% -31.97%

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 47,763 29,358 37,172
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 45.72% 68.49% 58.37%
Number of salaries quoted 30,709 15,737 18,200
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -10.42% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £100,775
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,560
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.79% -4.07%

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 14 October 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 14 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 +96 311 £60,000 +9.09% 89
London -1 102 £57,500 -17.86% 66
South West -15 64 £80,000 +88.24% 24
East of England -17 62 £45,000 +28.57% 18
North of England -17 45 £50,000 -11.26% 14
North West -5 26 £50,000 -11.26% 8
Yorkshire - 18 £54,250 - 2
Midlands - 10 £55,000 - 8
East Midlands - 7 £65,000 - 3
West Midlands - 3 £45,000 - 5
North East - 1 - - 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 7 (1.18%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.84%) SharePoint Server
3 4 (0.67%) IIS
4 2 (0.34%) Apache
4 2 (0.34%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.34%) Confluence
5 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.17%) NetWeaver
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 9 (1.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.35%) Microsoft Project
2 8 (1.35%) Simulink
3 7 (1.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.01%) Microsoft Office
5 5 (0.84%) Stateflow
6 2 (0.34%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.34%) Revit
7 1 (0.17%) Civil 3D
7 1 (0.17%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 3 (0.51%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.34%) Maximo
2 2 (0.34%) Misys Midas
2 2 (0.34%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 37 (6.23%) AWS
2 36 (6.06%) Azure
3 27 (4.55%) SaaS
4 16 (2.69%) Power Platform
5 15 (2.53%) Serverless
6 13 (2.19%) AWS Lambda
6 13 (2.19%) Datadog
6 13 (2.19%) Route 53
7 10 (1.68%) Microsoft 365
8 8 (1.35%) Power Automate
9 7 (1.18%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (1.01%) Azure AKS
10 6 (1.01%) Entra ID
11 5 (0.84%) OneDrive
12 4 (0.67%) Azure Event Grid
12 4 (0.67%) Azure Monitor
12 4 (0.67%) Cloud Computing
12 4 (0.67%) IaaS
12 4 (0.67%) Microsoft Copilot
12 4 (0.67%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.85%) SMS
2 10 (1.68%) ATM
3 7 (1.18%) Intrusion Detection
4 6 (1.01%) SNMP
5 5 (0.84%) Firewall
5 5 (0.84%) NAS
6 4 (0.67%) 4G
6 4 (0.67%) 5G
6 4 (0.67%) CHAP
6 4 (0.67%) Network Security
6 4 (0.67%) RFID
7 3 (0.51%) 2G
7 3 (0.51%) 3G
7 3 (0.51%) Ethernet
7 3 (0.51%) Structured Cabling
7 3 (0.51%) TETRA
7 3 (0.51%) Wireless
8 2 (0.34%) HTTP
8 2 (0.34%) TCP/IP
8 2 (0.34%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.68%) Power BI
2 6 (1.01%) PostgreSQL
2 6 (1.01%) Tableau
3 4 (0.67%) Redis
4 2 (0.34%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.34%) Db2
4 2 (0.34%) MySQL
4 2 (0.34%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.34%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.17%) GIS
5 1 (0.17%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 11 (1.85%) JIRA
2 8 (1.35%) Git
3 7 (1.18%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.84%) Selenium
5 4 (0.67%) Rational DOORS
6 2 (0.34%) MLflow
6 2 (0.34%) NUnit
6 2 (0.34%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.17%) Claude Code
7 1 (0.17%) LabVIEW
General
1 122 (20.54%) Social Skills
2 66 (11.11%) Aerospace
3 54 (9.09%) Finance
4 51 (8.59%) Military
5 48 (8.08%) Analytical Skills
6 39 (6.57%) Retail
7 38 (6.40%) Aeronautics
8 32 (5.39%) Manufacturing
9 20 (3.37%) Electronics
9 20 (3.37%) Organisational Skills
10 17 (2.86%) Avionics
10 17 (2.86%) Influencing Skills
11 12 (2.02%) Marketing
12 10 (1.68%) Public Sector
13 8 (1.35%) Presentation Skills
13 8 (1.35%) Swedish Language
14 7 (1.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 6 (1.01%) Law
15 6 (1.01%) Legal
15 6 (1.01%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 80 (13.47%) Systems Engineer
2 73 (12.29%) Lead
3 71 (11.95%) Software Engineer
4 52 (8.75%) Senior
5 30 (5.05%) Test Engineer
6 29 (4.88%) Embedded Engineer
7 28 (4.71%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 28 (4.71%) Senior Systems Engineer
8 27 (4.55%) Applications Engineer
8 27 (4.55%) Software Applications Engineer
8 27 (4.55%) Support Technician
9 25 (4.21%) Test Technician
10 21 (3.54%) Business Development Manager
10 21 (3.54%) Business Manager
10 21 (3.54%) Development Manager
11 20 (3.37%) Analyst
11 20 (3.37%) Lead Software Engineer
12 19 (3.20%) Security Manager
13 16 (2.69%) Radar Engineer
14 15 (2.53%) Cybersecurity Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.02%) .NET
1 12 (2.02%) HTML
2 10 (1.68%) CSS
3 9 (1.52%) REST
4 8 (1.35%) ASP.NET
5 7 (1.18%) Kafka
6 6 (1.01%) AngularJS
6 6 (1.01%) JSON
6 6 (1.01%) XML
7 5 (0.84%) .NET Framework
7 5 (0.84%) React
8 4 (0.67%) Microsoft Graph
8 4 (0.67%) SPFx
8 4 (0.67%) Terraform
8 4 (0.67%) YAML
9 2 (0.34%) FastAPI
9 2 (0.34%) LangChain
9 2 (0.34%) LangGraph
9 2 (0.34%) ONNX
9 2 (0.34%) OpenAPI
Miscellaneous
1 69 (11.62%) Robotics
2 37 (6.23%) Cyber Defence
3 25 (4.21%) Management Information System
4 21 (3.54%) Cloud Native
5 19 (3.20%) Onboarding
6 16 (2.69%) Driving Licence
7 15 (2.53%) Data Centre
8 13 (2.19%) Legacy Systems
9 11 (1.85%) Operational Technology
10 10 (1.68%) PMI
11 9 (1.52%) IoT
12 7 (1.18%) Algorithms
12 7 (1.18%) Private Cloud
13 6 (1.01%) AI Agents
13 6 (1.01%) Security Posture
14 5 (0.84%) Analytical Mindset
14 5 (0.84%) Enterprise Software
14 5 (0.84%) SCADA
15 4 (0.67%) Cyber Threat
15 4 (0.67%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 29 (4.88%) Windows
2 22 (3.70%) Linux
3 5 (0.84%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.51%) macOS
4 3 (0.51%) Unix
5 2 (0.34%) Robot Operating System
6 1 (0.17%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 164 (27.61%) Software Engineering
2 88 (14.81%) AI
3 64 (10.77%) Stakeholder Management
4 60 (10.10%) Continuous Improvement
5 58 (9.76%) Problem-Solving
6 54 (9.09%) Agile
6 54 (9.09%) Roadmaps
7 50 (8.42%) Cybersecurity
8 48 (8.08%) Project Management
9 37 (6.23%) Technical Leadership
10 36 (6.06%) Mentoring
11 32 (5.39%) Business Development
12 30 (5.05%) Analytics
12 30 (5.05%) Collaborative Culture
13 29 (4.88%) Systems Engineering
14 28 (4.71%) Technology Transformation
15 27 (4.55%) Validation
16 25 (4.21%) Decision-Making
17 24 (4.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 23 (3.87%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 33 (5.56%) Python
2 30 (5.05%) C++
3 22 (3.70%) C
4 19 (3.20%) SQL
5 18 (3.03%) C#
6 12 (2.02%) JavaScript
7 11 (1.85%) Java
8 10 (1.68%) MATLAB
9 8 (1.35%) PowerShell
10 5 (0.84%) Delphi
11 4 (0.67%) Bash
12 3 (0.51%) Ada
12 3 (0.51%) Ada 95
12 3 (0.51%) Embedded C
12 3 (0.51%) Rust
13 2 (0.34%) Embedded C++
14 1 (0.17%) ABAP
14 1 (0.17%) TypeScript
14 1 (0.17%) VB
Qualifications
1 63 (10.61%) Security Cleared
2 56 (9.43%) Degree
3 50 (8.42%) SC Cleared
4 21 (3.54%) HNC
5 13 (2.19%) DV Cleared
6 10 (1.68%) PMI Certification
7 9 (1.52%) BPSS Clearance
8 8 (1.35%) Master's Degree
9 7 (1.18%) CISA
9 7 (1.18%) CISM
9 7 (1.18%) CISSP
9 7 (1.18%) TOGAF Certification
10 6 (1.01%) Azure Certification
10 6 (1.01%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (0.84%) Chartered Engineer
11 5 (0.84%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (0.67%) GIAC
12 4 (0.67%) HND
12 4 (0.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 4 (0.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (4.21%) QA
2 15 (2.53%) NIST
3 13 (2.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (1.35%) Accessibility
5 7 (1.18%) GRC
5 7 (1.18%) NCSC
5 7 (1.18%) NIST 800
6 6 (1.01%) PMO
7 5 (0.84%) DO-254
7 5 (0.84%) GDPR
7 5 (0.84%) ISO 22301
8 4 (0.67%) IEC 61508
8 4 (0.67%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 4 (0.67%) JSP 440
9 3 (0.51%) Def Stans
9 3 (0.51%) MIL-STD-1553
10 2 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.34%) Data Quality
10 2 (0.34%) EU AI Act
System Software
1 7 (1.18%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.01%) IAG
3 5 (0.84%) Docker
4 1 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.17%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (0.84%) Functional Safety
1 5 (0.84%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.67%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.34%) Argo
Vendors
1 29 (4.88%) Microsoft
2 12 (2.02%) SAP
3 10 (1.68%) Oracle
4 9 (1.52%) ServiceNow
5 5 (0.84%) Siemens
6 3 (0.51%) Rockwell
7 2 (0.34%) Ariba
7 2 (0.34%) EMC
7 2 (0.34%) Sage
7 2 (0.34%) Thales
7 2 (0.34%) UiPath
8 1 (0.17%) Autodesk
8 1 (0.17%) Databricks
8 1 (0.17%) MathWorks
8 1 (0.17%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.17%) VMware