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 10 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 472 532 514
Rank change year-on-year +60 -18 -181
Permanent jobs citing Aviation 164 102 284
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.25% 0.26% 0.39%
As % of the General category 0.47% 0.37% 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 68 59 182
10th Percentile £38,625 £31,200 £28,000
25th Percentile £60,000 £41,000 £38,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £58,750
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% -2.13% -6.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £65,000 £90,625
90th Percentile £100,000 £75,000 £92,500
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 34,891 27,633 44,599
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 54.24% 70.05% 60.50%
Number of salaries quoted 19,493 14,029 33,552
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,000 £43,500 £36,372
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £54,575
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.94% -12.68%
75th Percentile £76,250 £82,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £98,750 £107,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.00%

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 10 March 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 10 March 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 +19 76 £60,000 +4.35% 34
London +24 32 £97,500 +178.57% 17
South West -24 20 £80,000 +28.00% 19
Midlands -7 14 £65,000 -3.70% 6
North of England -30 11 £30,000 -60.00% 8
East of England +2 10 £35,000 -22.22% 6
West Midlands - 9 - - 2
Yorkshire -45 6 £30,000 -60.00% 1
North West -7 5 - - 7
East Midlands -28 5 £65,000 -3.70% 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 1 (0.61%) Apache
Applications
1 6 (3.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.83%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.61%) Q-Pulse
Cloud Services
1 6 (3.66%) AWS
1 6 (3.66%) GCP
1 6 (3.66%) SaaS
2 5 (3.05%) Azure
2 5 (3.05%) Power Platform
3 3 (1.83%) AWS CloudFormation
3 3 (1.83%) OCI
4 2 (1.22%) GitHub
4 2 (1.22%) GitHub Actions
4 2 (1.22%) n8n
4 2 (1.22%) PowerApps
5 1 (0.61%) Amazon CloudWatch
5 1 (0.61%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.66%) Firewall
1 6 (3.66%) Network Security
2 3 (1.83%) SCCP
3 2 (1.22%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.05%) Power BI
2 2 (1.22%) GIS
2 2 (1.22%) QGIS
3 1 (0.61%) Apache Arrow
3 1 (0.61%) Parquet
3 1 (0.61%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.61%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (1.83%) Git
2 1 (0.61%) GitLab
2 1 (0.61%) Subversion
General
1 31 (18.90%) Social Skills
2 22 (13.41%) Aerospace
2 22 (13.41%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (11.59%) Military
4 9 (5.49%) Finance
5 7 (4.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 6 (3.66%) Retail
7 4 (2.44%) Aeronautics
7 4 (2.44%) Electronics
7 4 (2.44%) Law
8 3 (1.83%) Fire and Rescue
8 3 (1.83%) Legal
8 3 (1.83%) Police
9 2 (1.22%) Automotive
9 2 (1.22%) Avionics
9 2 (1.22%) Marketing
9 2 (1.22%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (1.22%) Spanish Language
9 2 (1.22%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.61%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 32 (19.51%) Systems Engineer
2 28 (17.07%) Developer
3 22 (13.41%) Full-Stack Developer
4 18 (10.98%) Lead
5 17 (10.37%) Business Manager
6 14 (8.54%) Test Engineer
7 13 (7.93%) Systems Test Engineer
8 10 (6.10%) Analyst
8 10 (6.10%) Architect
8 10 (6.10%) Business Development Manager
8 10 (6.10%) Development Manager
9 7 (4.27%) Business Systems Manager
9 7 (4.27%) Coordinator
9 7 (4.27%) Systems Manager
10 6 (3.66%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 6 (3.66%) Security Analyst
10 6 (3.66%) Solutions Architect
11 5 (3.05%) Radar Engineer
11 5 (3.05%) Senior
12 4 (2.44%) Logistics Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (9.15%) .NET
2 2 (1.22%) React
3 1 (0.61%) Flutter
3 1 (0.61%) gRPC
3 1 (0.61%) Protocol Buffers
3 1 (0.61%) Qt
3 1 (0.61%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 13 (7.93%) Robotics
2 6 (3.66%) Cyber Defence
2 6 (3.66%) Security Posture
3 4 (2.44%) Management Information System
4 3 (1.83%) Algorithms
4 3 (1.83%) Augmented Reality
4 3 (1.83%) Cloud Native
4 3 (1.83%) Cyber Security Posture
4 3 (1.83%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (1.83%) Virtual Reality
5 2 (1.22%) Analogue Electronics
5 2 (1.22%) Driving Licence
5 2 (1.22%) Fibre Optics
5 2 (1.22%) Learning Management System
5 2 (1.22%) Onboarding
6 1 (0.61%) e-Learning
6 1 (0.61%) Embedded Systems
6 1 (0.61%) FPGA
6 1 (0.61%) Reference Data
6 1 (0.61%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 8 (4.88%) Windows
2 3 (1.83%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.61%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (15.24%) Project Management
2 24 (14.63%) Full-Stack Development
3 21 (12.80%) Problem-Solving
4 20 (12.20%) Process Improvement
5 18 (10.98%) Software Engineering
6 17 (10.37%) Agile
7 16 (9.76%) AI
8 15 (9.15%) Continuous Improvement
8 15 (9.15%) SOLID
9 14 (8.54%) Validation
9 14 (8.54%) Verification and Validation
10 12 (7.32%) Business Development
10 12 (7.32%) Project Delivery
11 11 (6.71%) Cybersecurity
11 11 (6.71%) ERP
11 11 (6.71%) Logistics
12 10 (6.10%) IT Strategy
13 9 (5.49%) DevOps
13 9 (5.49%) Incident Response
14 8 (4.88%) Contract Negotiation
Programming Languages
1 15 (9.15%) C#
2 13 (7.93%) SQL
3 11 (6.71%) Python
4 8 (4.88%) Java
5 6 (3.66%) C++
6 4 (2.44%) PL/SQL
7 3 (1.83%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.61%) C
8 1 (0.61%) Dart
8 1 (0.61%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.61%) Rust
8 1 (0.61%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 20 (12.20%) Security Cleared
2 18 (10.98%) Degree
3 17 (10.37%) SC Cleared
4 4 (2.44%) BPSS Clearance
4 4 (2.44%) CISSP
4 4 (2.44%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (2.44%) DBS Check
5 3 (1.83%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.22%) HNC
6 2 (1.22%) HND
6 2 (1.22%) HPE ATP
6 2 (1.22%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.61%) ISSAP
7 1 (0.61%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (6.71%) QA
2 6 (3.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (3.66%) NIST
3 5 (3.05%) GDPR
4 3 (1.83%) Accessibility
4 3 (1.83%) ISO 9001
4 3 (1.83%) PCI DSS
4 3 (1.83%) PMO
5 1 (0.61%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.61%) DO-254
5 1 (0.61%) ECSS
5 1 (0.61%) MISRA
System Software
1 6 (3.66%) Docker
2 4 (2.44%) Active Directory
3 3 (1.83%) Hyper-V
3 3 (1.83%) IAG
3 3 (1.83%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (3.05%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.83%) Ansible
2 3 (1.83%) SCCM
2 3 (1.83%) Terraform
3 1 (0.61%) Grafana
3 1 (0.61%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 11 (6.71%) Microsoft
2 9 (5.49%) Google
3 4 (2.44%) VMware
4 3 (1.83%) Oracle
4 3 (1.83%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.61%) SAP