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

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 384 462 511
Rank change year-on-year +78 +49 +15
Permanent jobs citing Aviation 415 185 274
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.44% 0.42% 0.38%
As % of the General category 0.95% 0.61% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 98 94 154
10th Percentile £41,750 - £22,900
25th Percentile £50,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £51,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.21% +3.00% -28.57%
75th Percentile £80,000 £65,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £74,250 £74,950
UK median annual salary £65,000 £50,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +28.71% +1.00% -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 43,485 30,152 41,663
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 46.23% 69.05% 57.29%
Number of salaries quoted 27,813 16,040 25,256
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £29,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £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 11 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 11 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 +34 179 £70,000 +27.27% 64
London +17 96 £60,000 - 47
North of England +4 54 £50,000 +4.86% 12
South West -25 54 £80,000 +23.08% 21
North West +8 28 £50,000 +4.86% 9
Yorkshire - 26 £75,000 - 2
East of England -46 24 £45,000 +28.57% 21
Midlands -42 7 - - 11
West Midlands - 4 - - 4
East Midlands -22 3 - - 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 3 (0.72%) IIS
2 2 (0.48%) Confluence
2 2 (0.48%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.24%) Apache
3 1 (0.24%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 8 (1.93%) Microsoft Project
2 5 (1.20%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.20%) Simulink
3 4 (0.96%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.72%) Stateflow
5 2 (0.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.24%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.24%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.48%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 34 (8.19%) AWS
2 25 (6.02%) Azure
3 23 (5.54%) SaaS
4 12 (2.89%) Serverless
5 11 (2.65%) Azure DevOps
6 10 (2.41%) AWS Lambda
6 10 (2.41%) Datadog
6 10 (2.41%) Route 53
7 9 (2.17%) Power Platform
8 6 (1.45%) Azure AKS
9 4 (0.96%) Azure Event Grid
9 4 (0.96%) Azure Monitor
9 4 (0.96%) Cloud Computing
9 4 (0.96%) Entra ID
9 4 (0.96%) IaaS
9 4 (0.96%) PaaS
10 3 (0.72%) GCP
11 2 (0.48%) Azure Functions
11 2 (0.48%) Microsoft 365
11 2 (0.48%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.65%) ATM
2 6 (1.45%) SNMP
3 5 (1.20%) Network Security
4 3 (0.72%) 2G
4 3 (0.72%) 3G
4 3 (0.72%) 4G
4 3 (0.72%) 5G
4 3 (0.72%) Firewall
4 3 (0.72%) Structured Cabling
4 3 (0.72%) TETRA
5 2 (0.48%) Ethernet
5 2 (0.48%) HTTP
5 2 (0.48%) LAN
5 2 (0.48%) RS-422
5 2 (0.48%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.24%) CHAP
6 1 (0.24%) DHCP
6 1 (0.24%) DNS
6 1 (0.24%) VoIP
6 1 (0.24%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.93%) PostgreSQL
2 7 (1.69%) Power BI
3 6 (1.45%) Tableau
4 4 (0.96%) Redis
4 4 (0.96%) Relational Database
5 3 (0.72%) SQL Server
6 2 (0.48%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.48%) MySQL
7 1 (0.24%) GIS
Development Applications
1 10 (2.41%) JIRA
2 7 (1.69%) Selenium
3 5 (1.20%) Git
3 5 (1.20%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.96%) Rational DOORS
5 2 (0.48%) MSTest
5 2 (0.48%) NUnit
6 1 (0.24%) Visual Studio
General
1 82 (19.76%) Social Skills
2 41 (9.88%) Aerospace
3 37 (8.92%) Retail
4 36 (8.67%) Military
5 35 (8.43%) Finance
6 34 (8.19%) Analytical Skills
7 23 (5.54%) Aeronautics
8 20 (4.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 17 (4.10%) Manufacturing
10 14 (3.37%) Avionics
11 13 (3.13%) Electronics
11 13 (3.13%) Legal
12 10 (2.41%) Public Sector
13 9 (2.17%) Influencing Skills
14 8 (1.93%) Digital Health
15 7 (1.69%) Organisational Skills
16 5 (1.20%) Billing
16 5 (1.20%) Law
16 5 (1.20%) Marketing
17 4 (0.96%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 58 (13.98%) Systems Engineer
2 57 (13.73%) Lead
3 47 (11.33%) Software Engineer
4 31 (7.47%) Test Engineer
5 30 (7.23%) Senior
6 25 (6.02%) Architect
7 23 (5.54%) Business Development Manager
7 23 (5.54%) Business Manager
7 23 (5.54%) Development Manager
8 20 (4.82%) Analyst
8 20 (4.82%) Embedded Engineer
8 20 (4.82%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 19 (4.58%) Support Technician
10 17 (4.10%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 17 (4.10%) Security Analyst
11 14 (3.37%) Applications Engineer
11 14 (3.37%) Field Support Technician
11 14 (3.37%) Senior Systems Engineer
11 14 (3.37%) Software Applications Engineer
12 13 (3.13%) Lead Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.65%) .NET
2 10 (2.41%) HTML
3 8 (1.93%) ASP.NET
4 5 (1.20%) CSS
5 4 (0.96%) JSON
5 4 (0.96%) XML
5 4 (0.96%) YAML
6 3 (0.72%) .NET Framework
6 3 (0.72%) AngularJS
6 3 (0.72%) React
7 2 (0.48%) ASP.NET Core
7 2 (0.48%) ASP.NET Web API
7 2 (0.48%) Dapper ORM
7 2 (0.48%) Entity Framework
7 2 (0.48%) OAuth
7 2 (0.48%) OAuth2
7 2 (0.48%) Playwright
7 2 (0.48%) REST
7 2 (0.48%) SailPoint
7 2 (0.48%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 35 (8.43%) Robotics
2 29 (6.99%) Cyber Defence
3 20 (4.82%) Cloud Native
4 19 (4.58%) Management Information System
4 19 (4.58%) Onboarding
5 16 (3.86%) Driving Licence
6 13 (3.13%) Data Centre
6 13 (3.13%) Security Posture
7 9 (2.17%) Legacy Systems
7 9 (2.17%) PMI
8 8 (1.93%) Product Ownership
9 7 (1.69%) Private Cloud
10 4 (0.96%) Embedded Systems
10 4 (0.96%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (0.96%) IoT
10 4 (0.96%) Operational Technology
11 3 (0.72%) Self-Motivation
12 2 (0.48%) Analogue Electronics
12 2 (0.48%) Learning Management System
12 2 (0.48%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 27 (6.51%) Windows
2 23 (5.54%) Linux
3 3 (0.72%) Mac OS
3 3 (0.72%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.48%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (23.61%) Software Engineering
2 48 (11.57%) AI
3 45 (10.84%) Continuous Improvement
4 42 (10.12%) Agile
5 40 (9.64%) Roadmaps
6 38 (9.16%) Problem-Solving
6 38 (9.16%) Project Management
7 35 (8.43%) Stakeholder Management
8 33 (7.95%) Cybersecurity
9 28 (6.75%) Process Improvement
10 27 (6.51%) Risk Management
11 26 (6.27%) Analytics
11 26 (6.27%) Business Development
12 25 (6.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 25 (6.02%) Systems Engineering
13 24 (5.78%) Customer Service
13 24 (5.78%) Mentoring
13 24 (5.78%) Validation
14 22 (5.30%) Decision-Making
15 18 (4.34%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 28 (6.75%) Python
2 20 (4.82%) C++
3 16 (3.86%) C#
3 16 (3.86%) SQL
4 13 (3.13%) C
5 10 (2.41%) JavaScript
6 8 (1.93%) Java
7 6 (1.45%) MATLAB
8 5 (1.20%) PowerShell
9 4 (0.96%) Bash
10 3 (0.72%) Delphi
11 2 (0.48%) Ada
11 2 (0.48%) Ada 95
11 2 (0.48%) Rust
12 1 (0.24%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 45 (10.84%) Degree
2 43 (10.36%) Security Cleared
3 35 (8.43%) SC Cleared
4 12 (2.89%) HNC
5 9 (2.17%) CISSP
5 9 (2.17%) DV Cleared
5 9 (2.17%) PMI Certification
6 8 (1.93%) BPSS Clearance
7 7 (1.69%) TOGAF Certification
8 5 (1.20%) ISSAP
9 4 (0.96%) CISA
9 4 (0.96%) CISM
9 4 (0.96%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 3 (0.72%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.72%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.48%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.48%) HPE ATP
11 2 (0.48%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 2 (0.48%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.48%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (4.10%) QA
2 14 (3.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (2.41%) NIST
4 8 (1.93%) NCSC
5 6 (1.45%) Accessibility
6 4 (0.96%) GRC
6 4 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 4 (0.96%) NIST 800
7 3 (0.72%) ARP4761
7 3 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (0.72%) DO-160
7 3 (0.72%) DO-254
7 3 (0.72%) GDPR
8 2 (0.48%) ARP4754
8 2 (0.48%) EU AI Act
8 2 (0.48%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.48%) MIL-STD-1553
8 2 (0.48%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.48%) WCAG
System Software
1 14 (3.37%) IAG
2 6 (1.45%) Docker
3 5 (1.20%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.48%) Firmware
5 1 (0.24%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 6 (1.45%) Terraform
2 4 (0.96%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.24%) Failover Clustering
Vendors
1 15 (3.61%) Microsoft
2 9 (2.17%) SAP
3 8 (1.93%) Oracle
4 7 (1.69%) ServiceNow
5 2 (0.48%) Ariba
5 2 (0.48%) UiPath
6 1 (0.24%) Cisco
6 1 (0.24%) Databricks
6 1 (0.24%) Google
6 1 (0.24%) MathWorks
6 1 (0.24%) Salesforce