Aviation Jobs 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 5 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 503 543 492
Rank change year-on-year +40 -51 +33
Permanent jobs citing Aviation 195 324 423
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.37% 0.35% 0.54%
As % of the General category 0.55% 0.61% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 116 195 193
10th Percentile - £31,855 £44,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £52,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.18% -25.00% +40.00%
75th Percentile £56,250 £62,500 £88,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £89,750 £105,000
UK median annual salary £47,683 £52,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -9.18% -25.00% +40.00%

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 common skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 35,488 53,313 52,354
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 68.19% 57.23% 66.50%
Number of salaries quoted 17,206 35,651 31,352
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Aviation
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Aviation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Aviation in England

Aviation
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Aviation in England.

Salary trend for Aviation in England

Aviation
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Aviation in England over the 6 months to 5 July 2025.

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 5 July 2025. 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 +38 76 £56,250 +18.42% 152
North of England +74 42 £47,683 -36.42% 83
North West +32 41 £47,683 +5.96% 46
London +79 35 £35,000 -41.67% 257
East of England +47 30 £35,000 -12.50% 50
South West +16 11 £65,000 +22.07% 135
Midlands +58 2 £67,500 +28.57% 49
East Midlands +22 2 £67,500 +35.00% 22
North East - 1 £76,000 - 9
Aviation
UK

Aviation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 5 (2.56%) Kinematics
Applications
1 11 (5.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (4.10%) SOLIDWORKS
3 7 (3.59%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (1.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (1.03%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (3.59%) Q-Pulse
2 2 (1.03%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 6 (3.08%) AWS
1 6 (3.08%) Azure
2 5 (2.56%) SaaS
3 3 (1.54%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (1.03%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.51%) AWS CloudFormation
5 1 (0.51%) GCP
5 1 (0.51%) IaaS
5 1 (0.51%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
5 1 (0.51%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 12 (6.15%) Firewall
2 8 (4.10%) Network Security
3 6 (3.08%) TCP/IP
4 5 (2.56%) VPN
5 4 (2.05%) LAN
6 3 (1.54%) DHCP
6 3 (1.54%) WAN
6 3 (1.54%) Wireless
7 2 (1.03%) ATM
7 2 (1.03%) DNS
7 2 (1.03%) Ethernet
7 2 (1.03%) OSPF
7 2 (1.03%) Remote Desktop
7 2 (1.03%) SD-WAN
7 2 (1.03%) VLAN
7 2 (1.03%) VRRP
7 2 (1.03%) WLAN
8 1 (0.51%) Cisco Wireless
8 1 (0.51%) NGFW
8 1 (0.51%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.54%) GIS
1 3 (1.54%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.03%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.51%) Data Mining
3 1 (0.51%) DB2
3 1 (0.51%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 6 (3.08%) Git
1 6 (3.08%) JIRA
2 5 (2.56%) Subversion
3 1 (0.51%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 1 (0.51%) Carbide.c++
3 1 (0.51%) ClearCase
3 1 (0.51%) ClearQuest
3 1 (0.51%) GitLab
3 1 (0.51%) LabVIEW
3 1 (0.51%) Maven
3 1 (0.51%) Rational DOORS
General
1 86 (44.10%) Social Skills
2 55 (28.21%) Aerospace
3 37 (18.97%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (16.41%) Electronics
5 23 (11.79%) Finance
6 22 (11.28%) Military
7 20 (10.26%) Manufacturing
8 16 (8.21%) Retail
9 11 (5.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 10 (5.13%) Marketing
11 8 (4.10%) Aeronautics
12 7 (3.59%) Law
13 5 (2.56%) French Language
13 5 (2.56%) German Language
14 4 (2.05%) Avionics
14 4 (2.05%) Legal
15 3 (1.54%) Automotive
15 3 (1.54%) Swedish Language
15 3 (1.54%) Telecoms
16 2 (1.03%) Games
Job Titles
1 35 (17.95%) Senior
2 32 (16.41%) Systems Engineer
3 29 (14.87%) Coordinator
4 25 (12.82%) Radar Engineer
5 19 (9.74%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 16 (8.21%) Technical Engineer
7 13 (6.67%) ERP Support
8 12 (6.15%) Lead
9 11 (5.64%) Developer
10 10 (5.13%) Software Engineer
11 9 (4.62%) iOS Developer
11 9 (4.62%) Support Engineer
12 8 (4.10%) Technical Support
12 8 (4.10%) Technical Support Engineer
13 7 (3.59%) Analyst
14 5 (2.56%) Consultant
14 5 (2.56%) Electronics Engineer
14 5 (2.56%) Test Technician
15 4 (2.05%) Sales Support
15 4 (2.05%) Senior Electronics Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.59%) XML
2 4 (2.05%) .NET
2 4 (2.05%) AngularJS
3 3 (1.54%) REST
3 3 (1.54%) Spring
4 2 (1.03%) .NET Framework
4 2 (1.03%) CSS
4 2 (1.03%) Middleware
4 2 (1.03%) OAuth
4 2 (1.03%) OpenID
4 2 (1.03%) RESTful
4 2 (1.03%) Web Services
5 1 (0.51%) Ionic Framework
5 1 (0.51%) NumPy
5 1 (0.51%) Pandas
5 1 (0.51%) React
5 1 (0.51%) scikit-learn
5 1 (0.51%) Spring Boot
5 1 (0.51%) TensorFlow
5 1 (0.51%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 39 (20.00%) Management Information System
2 23 (11.79%) Robotics
3 10 (5.13%) Mobile App
4 9 (4.62%) Greenfield Project
5 7 (3.59%) Digital Media
5 7 (3.59%) e-Learning
5 7 (3.59%) Graphic Design
5 7 (3.59%) Reference Data
6 6 (3.08%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (3.08%) Social Media
7 5 (2.56%) CPLD
7 5 (2.56%) FPGA
8 4 (2.05%) Security Posture
9 3 (1.54%) Renewable Energy
10 2 (1.03%) CCTV
10 2 (1.03%) Driving Licence
11 1 (0.51%) Algorithms
11 1 (0.51%) Data Centre
11 1 (0.51%) Operational Technology
11 1 (0.51%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 15 (7.69%) Apple iOS
2 10 (5.13%) Windows
3 7 (3.59%) Android
4 4 (2.05%) Windows Server
5 2 (1.03%) VMS
6 1 (0.51%) AIX
6 1 (0.51%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 41 (21.03%) Systems Engineering
3 40 (20.51%) Project Management
4 38 (19.49%) Safety Engineering
5 35 (17.95%) Software Engineering
6 31 (15.90%) Process Improvement
6 31 (15.90%) Project Delivery
7 30 (15.38%) ERP
8 26 (13.33%) Artificial Intelligence
9 24 (12.31%) Stakeholder Management
10 23 (11.79%) Data Management
11 22 (11.28%) Collaborative Working
12 16 (8.21%) Customer Requirements
12 16 (8.21%) Cybersecurity
13 15 (7.69%) Mentoring
14 14 (7.18%) Continuous Improvement
14 14 (7.18%) Migration
15 12 (6.15%) Decision-Making
16 11 (5.64%) Business Development
16 11 (5.64%) SOLID
Programming Languages
1 34 (17.44%) SQL
2 9 (4.62%) Swift
2 9 (4.62%) VB
3 8 (4.10%) C#
4 7 (3.59%) PL/SQL
5 6 (3.08%) C
6 5 (2.56%) C++
7 4 (2.05%) Python
8 3 (1.54%) JavaScript
9 2 (1.03%) Java
9 2 (1.03%) R
9 2 (1.03%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.51%) Ada
10 1 (0.51%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.51%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.51%) MATLAB
10 1 (0.51%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.51%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 83 (42.56%) Degree
2 38 (19.49%) BPSS Clearance
3 27 (13.85%) Security Cleared
4 22 (11.28%) CEH
5 12 (6.15%) SC Cleared
6 8 (4.10%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (2.05%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (1.54%) HNC
8 3 (1.54%) PMI Certification
8 3 (1.54%) PMP
9 2 (1.03%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 2 (1.03%) CCNP
9 2 (1.03%) CISM
9 2 (1.03%) CISSP
9 2 (1.03%) HND
9 2 (1.03%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (1.03%) Master's Degree
9 2 (1.03%) Numerate Degree
10 1 (0.51%) CASP
10 1 (0.51%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (13.33%) QA
2 22 (11.28%) DO-254
3 7 (3.59%) Accessibility
3 7 (3.59%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (3.59%) Data Quality
4 6 (3.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 6 (3.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (2.56%) NIST
6 4 (2.05%) ISO 31000
6 4 (2.05%) ISO 9001
7 2 (1.03%) GDPR
7 2 (1.03%) PCI DSS
7 2 (1.03%) PMO
7 2 (1.03%) SLA
8 1 (0.51%) Def Stans
8 1 (0.51%) DO-178B
8 1 (0.51%) IEC 61508
8 1 (0.51%) NCSC
8 1 (0.51%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 23 (11.79%) Firmware
2 4 (2.05%) Docker
3 3 (1.54%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.03%) Active Directory
4 2 (1.03%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.51%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 6 (3.08%) ArcSight ESM
1 6 (3.08%) QRadar
2 4 (2.05%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.03%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.51%) Ansible
4 1 (0.51%) CA Spectrum
4 1 (0.51%) CASB
4 1 (0.51%) Terraform
Vendors
1 31 (15.90%) Microsoft
2 10 (5.13%) SAP
3 6 (3.08%) ArcSight
3 6 (3.08%) LogLogic
3 6 (3.08%) McAfee
3 6 (3.08%) Splunk
4 5 (2.56%) VMware
5 4 (2.05%) Agilent
5 4 (2.05%) HubSpot
6 3 (1.54%) Cisco
6 3 (1.54%) EMC
6 3 (1.54%) Palo Alto
7 2 (1.03%) Aruba
7 2 (1.03%) Citrix
7 2 (1.03%) Fortinet
7 2 (1.03%) IBM
7 2 (1.03%) JD Edwards
7 2 (1.03%) NetApp
8 1 (0.51%) F5
8 1 (0.51%) Meraki