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 13 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 333 441 503
Rank change year-on-year +108 +62 +21
Permanent jobs citing Aviation 537 215 263
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.54% 0.50% 0.38%
As % of the General category 1.18% 0.72% 0.67%
Number of salaries quoted 125 87 125
10th Percentile £36,750 - £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £32,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - -28.57%
75th Percentile £82,500 £61,250 £55,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £76,900 £65,250
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 45,350 29,698 39,321
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 45.29% 68.45% 57.10%
Number of salaries quoted 29,172 15,750 21,034
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,795 £30,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,536 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,424 £76,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -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 13 September 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 13 September 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 +73 262 £65,000 +18.18% 79
London +10 104 £57,500 -11.54% 79
South West -19 64 £80,000 +88.24% 28
North of England -5 54 £50,000 +4.86% 16
East of England -30 45 £45,000 +28.57% 20
North West +12 30 £50,000 +4.86% 11
Yorkshire - 23 £75,000 - 1
Midlands - 7 £45,000 - 12
West Midlands - 4 £45,000 - 6
East Midlands - 3 - - 6
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 6 (1.12%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.74%) IIS
2 4 (0.74%) SharePoint Server
3 3 (0.56%) Confluence
4 2 (0.37%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.19%) Apache
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 8 (1.49%) Microsoft Project
2 5 (0.93%) Simulink
3 4 (0.74%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.74%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.56%) Stateflow
5 2 (0.37%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.19%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.37%) Sage 50
1 2 (0.37%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 38 (7.08%) AWS
2 33 (6.15%) Azure
3 27 (5.03%) SaaS
4 16 (2.98%) Power Platform
5 15 (2.79%) Serverless
6 13 (2.42%) AWS Lambda
6 13 (2.42%) Datadog
6 13 (2.42%) Route 53
7 11 (2.05%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (1.49%) Microsoft 365
8 8 (1.49%) Power Automate
9 6 (1.12%) Azure AKS
9 6 (1.12%) Entra ID
10 4 (0.74%) Azure Event Grid
10 4 (0.74%) Azure Monitor
10 4 (0.74%) Cloud Computing
10 4 (0.74%) IaaS
10 4 (0.74%) OneDrive
10 4 (0.74%) PaaS
10 4 (0.74%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.42%) ATM
2 6 (1.12%) Intrusion Detection
2 6 (1.12%) SMS
2 6 (1.12%) SNMP
3 4 (0.74%) CHAP
3 4 (0.74%) NAS
4 3 (0.56%) 2G
4 3 (0.56%) 3G
4 3 (0.56%) 4G
4 3 (0.56%) 5G
4 3 (0.56%) Ethernet
4 3 (0.56%) Firewall
4 3 (0.56%) Network Security
4 3 (0.56%) Structured Cabling
4 3 (0.56%) TETRA
5 2 (0.37%) HTTP
5 2 (0.37%) RS-422
6 1 (0.19%) MQTT
6 1 (0.19%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.19%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.86%) Power BI
2 8 (1.49%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (1.12%) Tableau
4 4 (0.74%) Redis
4 4 (0.74%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.37%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.37%) MySQL
5 2 (0.37%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.19%) GIS
Development Applications
1 11 (2.05%) JIRA
2 7 (1.30%) Git
2 7 (1.30%) Jenkins
2 7 (1.30%) Selenium
3 5 (0.93%) Rational DOORS
4 2 (0.37%) MLflow
4 2 (0.37%) MSTest
4 2 (0.37%) NUnit
5 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio
General
1 110 (20.48%) Social Skills
2 57 (10.61%) Aerospace
3 44 (8.19%) Finance
4 43 (8.01%) Military
5 40 (7.45%) Retail
6 38 (7.08%) Analytical Skills
7 32 (5.96%) Aeronautics
8 27 (5.03%) Manufacturing
9 18 (3.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 15 (2.79%) Organisational Skills
11 13 (2.42%) Electronics
11 13 (2.42%) Influencing Skills
12 12 (2.23%) Legal
12 12 (2.23%) Public Sector
13 11 (2.05%) Avionics
14 8 (1.49%) Marketing
15 7 (1.30%) Digital Health
16 6 (1.12%) Law
16 6 (1.12%) Presentation Skills
16 6 (1.12%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 80 (14.90%) Systems Engineer
2 62 (11.55%) Software Engineer
3 58 (10.80%) Lead
4 48 (8.94%) Senior
5 33 (6.15%) Test Engineer
6 25 (4.66%) Support Technician
7 24 (4.47%) Business Development Manager
7 24 (4.47%) Business Manager
7 24 (4.47%) Development Manager
7 24 (4.47%) Embedded Engineer
7 24 (4.47%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 24 (4.47%) Security Manager
8 23 (4.28%) Test Technician
9 22 (4.10%) Senior Systems Engineer
10 21 (3.91%) Analyst
11 20 (3.72%) Applications Engineer
11 20 (3.72%) Software Applications Engineer
12 19 (3.54%) Architect
13 16 (2.98%) Lead Software Engineer
14 15 (2.79%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.05%) .NET
2 10 (1.86%) HTML
3 8 (1.49%) ASP.NET
3 8 (1.49%) REST
4 7 (1.30%) CSS
5 5 (0.93%) Kafka
5 5 (0.93%) Terraform
6 4 (0.74%) AngularJS
6 4 (0.74%) JSON
6 4 (0.74%) Microsoft Graph
6 4 (0.74%) SPFx
6 4 (0.74%) XML
6 4 (0.74%) YAML
7 3 (0.56%) .NET Framework
8 2 (0.37%) ADO
8 2 (0.37%) Entity Framework
8 2 (0.37%) NumPy
8 2 (0.37%) OAuth
8 2 (0.37%) OpenCV
8 2 (0.37%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 50 (9.31%) Robotics
2 37 (6.89%) Cyber Defence
3 30 (5.59%) Management Information System
4 23 (4.28%) Cloud Native
5 19 (3.54%) Onboarding
6 16 (2.98%) Driving Licence
7 13 (2.42%) Data Centre
8 11 (2.05%) PMI
8 11 (2.05%) Security Posture
9 10 (1.86%) Legacy Systems
10 8 (1.49%) Product Ownership
11 7 (1.30%) Operational Technology
11 7 (1.30%) Private Cloud
12 5 (0.93%) Enterprise Software
13 4 (0.74%) Algorithms
13 4 (0.74%) Cyber Threat
13 4 (0.74%) Embedded Systems
13 4 (0.74%) IoT
13 4 (0.74%) Social Media
14 3 (0.56%) Cyber Warfare
Operating Systems
1 26 (4.84%) Windows
2 20 (3.72%) Linux
3 4 (0.74%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.56%) Mac OS
4 3 (0.56%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 139 (25.88%) Software Engineering
2 66 (12.29%) AI
3 54 (10.06%) Continuous Improvement
4 50 (9.31%) Roadmaps
5 48 (8.94%) Agile
6 47 (8.75%) Cybersecurity
6 47 (8.75%) Problem-Solving
6 47 (8.75%) Project Management
6 47 (8.75%) Stakeholder Management
7 36 (6.70%) Mentoring
8 34 (6.33%) Systems Engineering
9 30 (5.59%) Analytics
9 30 (5.59%) Technical Leadership
10 28 (5.21%) Business Development
10 28 (5.21%) Process Improvement
11 27 (5.03%) Decision-Making
11 27 (5.03%) Risk Management
12 26 (4.84%) Customer Service
12 26 (4.84%) Validation
13 25 (4.66%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 28 (5.21%) Python
2 20 (3.72%) C++
3 17 (3.17%) C#
3 17 (3.17%) SQL
4 14 (2.61%) C
5 12 (2.23%) Java
6 10 (1.86%) JavaScript
7 8 (1.49%) PowerShell
8 7 (1.30%) MATLAB
9 4 (0.74%) Bash
10 3 (0.56%) Ada
10 3 (0.56%) Ada 95
10 3 (0.56%) Delphi
10 3 (0.56%) Rust
11 1 (0.19%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 56 (10.43%) Security Cleared
2 50 (9.31%) Degree
3 43 (8.01%) SC Cleared
4 17 (3.17%) HNC
5 13 (2.42%) DV Cleared
6 11 (2.05%) PMI Certification
7 9 (1.68%) CISSP
8 8 (1.49%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (1.30%) CISA
9 7 (1.30%) CISM
9 7 (1.30%) TOGAF Certification
10 6 (1.12%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (0.93%) Azure Certification
11 5 (0.93%) Master's Degree
12 4 (0.74%) CEH
12 4 (0.74%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 4 (0.74%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 4 (0.74%) Microsoft Certification
13 2 (0.37%) ISSAP
13 2 (0.37%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (3.72%) QA
2 16 (2.98%) NIST
3 14 (2.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (1.68%) Accessibility
5 8 (1.49%) NCSC
6 7 (1.30%) GRC
6 7 (1.30%) NIST 800
7 6 (1.12%) GDPR
8 4 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 4 (0.74%) JSP 440
9 3 (0.56%) ARP4761
9 3 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (0.56%) Def Stans
9 3 (0.56%) DO-160
9 3 (0.56%) DO-254
9 3 (0.56%) MIL-STD-1553
10 2 (0.37%) ARP4754
10 2 (0.37%) Data Quality
10 2 (0.37%) EU AI Act
System Software
1 10 (1.86%) IAG
2 6 (1.12%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.93%) Docker
4 1 (0.19%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (0.74%) Kubernetes
1 4 (0.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.37%) Argo
Vendors
1 22 (4.10%) Microsoft
2 9 (1.68%) SAP
3 8 (1.49%) Oracle
4 7 (1.30%) ServiceNow
5 2 (0.37%) Ariba
5 2 (0.37%) Sage
5 2 (0.37%) Thales
5 2 (0.37%) UiPath
6 1 (0.19%) Databricks
6 1 (0.19%) MathWorks
6 1 (0.19%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.19%) Siemens