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

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 356 465 500
Rank change year-on-year +109 +35 +26
Permanent jobs citing Aviation 483 200 261
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.50% 0.46% 0.37%
As % of the General category 1.10% 0.67% 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 113 88 138
10th Percentile £40,000 - £32,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £32,500 £42,894
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £51,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.45% +2.00% -28.57%
75th Percentile £82,500 £62,188 £55,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £75,000 £66,375
UK median annual salary £65,000 £47,683 £50,000
% change year-on-year +36.32% -4.63% -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 44,034 29,922 40,576
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 45.49% 68.24% 57.00%
Number of salaries quoted 28,349 16,060 23,239
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,625 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,424 £76,250 £76,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £98,474 £98,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,441 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.03% -1.02% -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 29 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 29 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 +68 226 £65,000 +18.18% 85
London 0 105 £62,500 -3.85% 87
South West -16 61 £80,000 +23.08% 33
North of England -6 52 £50,000 +4.86% 18
East of England -24 33 £45,000 +28.57% 21
North West +10 28 £50,000 +4.86% 13
Yorkshire - 24 £75,000 - 3
Midlands - 5 - - 17
East Midlands - 3 - - 10
West Midlands - 2 - - 7
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 5 (1.04%) IIS
2 4 (0.83%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.62%) Confluence
4 1 (0.21%) Apache
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle Coherence
4 1 (0.21%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 8 (1.66%) Microsoft Project
2 5 (1.04%) Simulink
3 4 (0.83%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.83%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.62%) Stateflow
5 1 (0.21%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.21%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.41%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 38 (7.87%) AWS
2 32 (6.63%) Azure
3 25 (5.18%) SaaS
4 13 (2.69%) Power Platform
4 13 (2.69%) Serverless
5 11 (2.28%) AWS Lambda
5 11 (2.28%) Azure DevOps
5 11 (2.28%) Datadog
5 11 (2.28%) Route 53
6 6 (1.24%) Azure AKS
6 6 (1.24%) Entra ID
6 6 (1.24%) Microsoft 365
6 6 (1.24%) Power Automate
7 4 (0.83%) Azure Event Grid
7 4 (0.83%) Azure Monitor
7 4 (0.83%) Cloud Computing
7 4 (0.83%) IaaS
7 4 (0.83%) PaaS
8 2 (0.41%) GCP
8 2 (0.41%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.48%) ATM
2 6 (1.24%) SNMP
3 4 (0.83%) Network Security
4 3 (0.62%) 2G
4 3 (0.62%) 3G
4 3 (0.62%) 4G
4 3 (0.62%) 5G
4 3 (0.62%) Ethernet
4 3 (0.62%) Structured Cabling
4 3 (0.62%) TETRA
5 2 (0.41%) Firewall
5 2 (0.41%) HTTP
5 2 (0.41%) RS-422
5 2 (0.41%) SMS
5 2 (0.41%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.21%) DHCP
6 1 (0.21%) DNS
6 1 (0.21%) LAN
6 1 (0.21%) VoIP
6 1 (0.21%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.86%) Power BI
2 8 (1.66%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (1.24%) Tableau
4 4 (0.83%) Redis
4 4 (0.83%) Relational Database
5 3 (0.62%) SQL Server
6 2 (0.41%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.41%) MySQL
7 1 (0.21%) GIS
Development Applications
1 11 (2.28%) JIRA
2 7 (1.45%) Git
2 7 (1.45%) Jenkins
2 7 (1.45%) Selenium
3 5 (1.04%) Rational DOORS
4 2 (0.41%) MSTest
4 2 (0.41%) NUnit
5 1 (0.21%) Visual Studio
General
1 97 (20.08%) Social Skills
2 50 (10.35%) Aerospace
3 42 (8.70%) Military
4 39 (8.07%) Finance
5 38 (7.87%) Retail
6 36 (7.45%) Analytical Skills
7 28 (5.80%) Aeronautics
8 21 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 20 (4.14%) Manufacturing
10 14 (2.90%) Avionics
11 13 (2.69%) Legal
12 12 (2.48%) Electronics
12 12 (2.48%) Public Sector
13 11 (2.28%) Influencing Skills
13 11 (2.28%) Organisational Skills
14 8 (1.66%) Digital Health
15 7 (1.45%) Marketing
16 6 (1.24%) Law
17 5 (1.04%) Billing
17 5 (1.04%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 68 (14.08%) Systems Engineer
2 58 (12.01%) Lead
2 58 (12.01%) Software Engineer
3 41 (8.49%) Senior
4 33 (6.83%) Test Engineer
5 24 (4.97%) Architect
5 24 (4.97%) Business Development Manager
5 24 (4.97%) Business Manager
5 24 (4.97%) Development Manager
6 23 (4.76%) Support Technician
7 22 (4.55%) Embedded Engineer
7 22 (4.55%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 22 (4.55%) Test Technician
8 20 (4.14%) Analyst
9 19 (3.93%) Applications Engineer
9 19 (3.93%) Software Applications Engineer
10 17 (3.52%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 17 (3.52%) Security Analyst
10 17 (3.52%) Security Manager
10 17 (3.52%) Senior Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.28%) .NET
2 10 (2.07%) HTML
3 8 (1.66%) ASP.NET
4 7 (1.45%) CSS
5 6 (1.24%) REST
5 6 (1.24%) Terraform
6 5 (1.04%) AngularJS
7 4 (0.83%) JSON
7 4 (0.83%) Kafka
7 4 (0.83%) XML
7 4 (0.83%) YAML
8 3 (0.62%) .NET Framework
8 3 (0.62%) React
9 2 (0.41%) ASP.NET Web API
9 2 (0.41%) Dapper ORM
9 2 (0.41%) Entity Framework
9 2 (0.41%) OAuth
9 2 (0.41%) OAuth2
9 2 (0.41%) SailPoint
9 2 (0.41%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 44 (9.11%) Robotics
2 33 (6.83%) Cyber Defence
3 23 (4.76%) Cloud Native
4 22 (4.55%) Management Information System
5 19 (3.93%) Onboarding
6 16 (3.31%) Driving Licence
7 13 (2.69%) Data Centre
7 13 (2.69%) Security Posture
8 10 (2.07%) Legacy Systems
9 9 (1.86%) PMI
10 8 (1.66%) Product Ownership
11 7 (1.45%) Private Cloud
12 5 (1.04%) Embedded Systems
12 5 (1.04%) Enterprise Software
13 4 (0.83%) IoT
13 4 (0.83%) Operational Technology
14 3 (0.62%) Self-Motivation
14 3 (0.62%) Social Media
15 2 (0.41%) Cyber Threat
15 2 (0.41%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 29 (6.00%) Windows
2 24 (4.97%) Linux
3 5 (1.04%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.62%) Mac OS
4 3 (0.62%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (25.26%) Software Engineering
2 58 (12.01%) AI
3 47 (9.73%) Agile
3 47 (9.73%) Roadmaps
4 46 (9.52%) Continuous Improvement
5 44 (9.11%) Problem-Solving
6 42 (8.70%) Stakeholder Management
7 41 (8.49%) Cybersecurity
8 39 (8.07%) Project Management
9 28 (5.80%) Process Improvement
9 28 (5.80%) Systems Engineering
10 27 (5.59%) Analytics
10 27 (5.59%) Business Development
10 27 (5.59%) Mentoring
10 27 (5.59%) Risk Management
11 26 (5.38%) Decision-Making
12 25 (5.18%) Customer Service
12 25 (5.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 24 (4.97%) Technical Leadership
14 23 (4.76%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 26 (5.38%) Python
2 21 (4.35%) C++
3 17 (3.52%) C#
4 15 (3.11%) SQL
5 14 (2.90%) C
6 13 (2.69%) Java
7 10 (2.07%) JavaScript
8 7 (1.45%) MATLAB
8 7 (1.45%) PowerShell
9 4 (0.83%) Bash
10 3 (0.62%) Ada
10 3 (0.62%) Ada 95
10 3 (0.62%) Delphi
10 3 (0.62%) Rust
Qualifications
1 49 (10.14%) Security Cleared
2 47 (9.73%) Degree
3 37 (7.66%) SC Cleared
4 13 (2.69%) HNC
5 11 (2.28%) DV Cleared
6 10 (2.07%) CISSP
7 9 (1.86%) PMI Certification
8 8 (1.66%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (1.45%) TOGAF Certification
10 5 (1.04%) Azure Certification
10 5 (1.04%) CISA
10 5 (1.04%) CISM
10 5 (1.04%) ISSAP
11 4 (0.83%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (0.83%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 4 (0.83%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 4 (0.83%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.41%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.41%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.41%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (3.73%) QA
2 14 (2.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (2.28%) NIST
4 8 (1.66%) NCSC
5 6 (1.24%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.04%) GRC
6 5 (1.04%) NIST 800
7 4 (0.83%) GDPR
7 4 (0.83%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 3 (0.62%) ARP4761
8 3 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (0.62%) DO-160
8 3 (0.62%) DO-254
8 3 (0.62%) MIL-STD-1553
9 2 (0.41%) ARP4754
9 2 (0.41%) EU AI Act
9 2 (0.41%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.41%) WCAG
10 1 (0.21%) JSP 440
System Software
1 13 (2.69%) IAG
2 7 (1.45%) Active Directory
3 6 (1.24%) Docker
4 2 (0.41%) Firmware
5 1 (0.21%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 4 (0.83%) Kubernetes
1 4 (0.83%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.41%) Argo
3 1 (0.21%) Failover Clustering
Vendors
1 22 (4.55%) Microsoft
2 9 (1.86%) SAP
3 8 (1.66%) Oracle
4 7 (1.45%) ServiceNow
5 2 (0.41%) Ariba
5 2 (0.41%) UiPath
6 1 (0.21%) Cisco
6 1 (0.21%) Databricks
6 1 (0.21%) MathWorks
6 1 (0.21%) Salesforce