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 12 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 423 534 487
Rank change year-on-year +111 -47 -140
Permanent jobs citing Aviation 174 145 208
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.33% 0.30% 0.42%
As % of the General category 0.56% 0.45% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 71 63 116
10th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £33,625
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -23.08% +4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £65,000 £92,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £75,000 -
UK median annual salary £60,000 £50,823 £65,000
% change year-on-year +18.06% -21.81% +4.00%

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 30,914 31,970 30,363
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 59.17% 66.47% 61.15%
Number of salaries quoted 17,071 14,655 22,572
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £105,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £58,158
% change year-on-year -12.50% +3.17% -5.89%

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 12 January 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 12 January 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 +62 90 £60,000 +20.00% 29
London +71 41 £95,000 +22.58% 12
East of England +36 22 £35,000 -22.22% 12
South West +1 17 £80,000 +45.45% 9
Midlands +18 5 £65,000 +420.00% 10
West Midlands +23 3 - - 4
North of England -2 2 £30,000 -60.00% 10
East Midlands -9 2 £65,000 - 6
Yorkshire -17 2 £30,000 -60.00% 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 2 (1.15%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (4.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (2.87%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.57%) Poser
Business Applications
1 1 (0.57%) Q-Pulse
Cloud Services
1 26 (14.94%) SaaS
2 8 (4.60%) AWS
3 5 (2.87%) Azure
4 4 (2.30%) Power Platform
5 2 (1.15%) AWS CloudFormation
5 2 (1.15%) GCP
6 1 (0.57%) GitHub
6 1 (0.57%) GitHub Actions
6 1 (0.57%) Google Workspace
6 1 (0.57%) n8n
6 1 (0.57%) PowerApps
6 1 (0.57%) Pulumi
6 1 (0.57%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.15%) Firewall
1 2 (1.15%) Network Security
1 2 (1.15%) SCCP
2 1 (0.57%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.30%) Power BI
2 2 (1.15%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.57%) GIS
3 1 (0.57%) QGIS
3 1 (0.57%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (1.15%) Git
1 2 (1.15%) JIRA
2 1 (0.57%) GitLab
General
1 73 (41.95%) Social Skills
2 41 (23.56%) Analytical Skills
3 27 (15.52%) Aerospace
4 22 (12.64%) Fire and Rescue
4 22 (12.64%) Police
5 19 (10.92%) Military
6 13 (7.47%) Electronics
7 6 (3.45%) Finance
8 4 (2.30%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (2.30%) Retail
9 3 (1.72%) Aeronautics
10 2 (1.15%) Automotive
10 2 (1.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.15%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (1.15%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.57%) Advertising
11 1 (0.57%) Avionics
11 1 (0.57%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.57%) Law
Job Titles
1 30 (17.24%) Business Manager
2 29 (16.67%) Systems Engineer
3 23 (13.22%) Business Systems Manager
3 23 (13.22%) Systems Manager
4 22 (12.64%) Operations Manager
4 22 (12.64%) Service Manager
4 22 (12.64%) Service Operations Manager
5 18 (10.34%) Developer
6 16 (9.20%) Coordinator
7 15 (8.62%) Full-Stack Developer
8 13 (7.47%) Analyst
8 13 (7.47%) Integration Engineer
9 12 (6.90%) Test Engineer
10 9 (5.17%) Systems Test Engineer
11 7 (4.02%) Business Development Manager
11 7 (4.02%) Development Manager
12 5 (2.87%) C# Developer
13 4 (2.30%) Customer Engineer
13 4 (2.30%) Sales Manager
13 4 (2.30%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (9.20%) .NET
2 2 (1.15%) AngularJS
3 1 (0.57%) React
3 1 (0.57%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 62 (35.63%) Robotics
2 13 (7.47%) Management Information System
3 12 (6.90%) Fibre Optics
4 5 (2.87%) Driving Licence
5 4 (2.30%) Cyber Defence
5 4 (2.30%) Onboarding
5 4 (2.30%) Security Posture
6 3 (1.72%) Algorithms
6 3 (1.72%) Augmented Reality
6 3 (1.72%) Virtual Reality
7 2 (1.15%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.15%) Cyber Security Posture
7 2 (1.15%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.15%) Reinsurance
8 1 (0.57%) e-Learning
8 1 (0.57%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.30%) Windows
2 3 (1.72%) Linux
3 2 (1.15%) Android
3 2 (1.15%) Apple iOS
3 2 (1.15%) Mac OS
3 2 (1.15%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (37.93%) AI
1 66 (37.93%) Software Engineering
2 50 (28.74%) Problem-Solving
3 46 (26.44%) Project Management
4 43 (24.71%) Process Improvement
5 38 (21.84%) Continuous Improvement
6 31 (17.82%) Agile
7 27 (15.52%) DevOps
8 26 (14.94%) Incident Response
9 25 (14.37%) IT Strategy
10 24 (13.79%) Contract Negotiation
10 24 (13.79%) ITIL
11 23 (13.22%) Budget Management
11 23 (13.22%) Risk Management
11 23 (13.22%) Strategic Planning
12 22 (12.64%) Business Continuity
12 22 (12.64%) Customer Engagement
12 22 (12.64%) Incident Management
12 22 (12.64%) Service Delivery
12 22 (12.64%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 22 (12.64%) SQL
2 15 (8.62%) C#
3 9 (5.17%) Python
4 7 (4.02%) Java
5 5 (2.87%) C++
6 2 (1.15%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.57%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.57%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 33 (18.97%) Security Cleared
2 31 (17.82%) SC Cleared
3 23 (13.22%) Degree
4 13 (7.47%) HNC
5 12 (6.90%) HND
6 4 (2.30%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (1.15%) CISSP
8 2 (1.15%) Master's Degree
8 2 (1.15%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.57%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.57%) MRICS
9 1 (0.57%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (22.99%) QA
2 6 (3.45%) GDPR
3 4 (2.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (2.30%) NIST
4 2 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (1.15%) PCI DSS
4 2 (1.15%) PMO
5 1 (0.57%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.57%) DO-254
5 1 (0.57%) ECSS
5 1 (0.57%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.57%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (2.30%) Docker
2 3 (1.72%) Active Directory
3 2 (1.15%) Hyper-V
3 2 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (2.87%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.72%) Terraform
3 2 (1.15%) Ansible
3 2 (1.15%) SCCM
Vendors
1 10 (5.75%) Microsoft
2 5 (2.87%) Google
3 3 (1.72%) VMware
4 2 (1.15%) Salesforce
4 2 (1.15%) ServiceNow
5 1 (0.57%) Adobe