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

6 months to
19 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 435 532 496
Rank change year-on-year +97 -36 -148
Permanent jobs citing Aviation 179 142 211
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.33% 0.30% 0.40%
As % of the General category 0.57% 0.45% 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 68 61 124
10th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £36,625
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £52,875
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 £95,750 £75,000 -
UK median annual salary £60,000 £50,823 £65,000
% change year-on-year +18.06% -21.81% -

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 31,356 31,897 32,277
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 58.46% 66.73% 61.03%
Number of salaries quoted 17,291 14,560 24,163
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,750 £28,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.17% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £82,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £105,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -12.50% +4.35% -8.00%

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 19 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 19 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 +63 87 £60,000 +20.00% 39
London +71 46 £92,500 +19.35% 11
East of England +38 19 £35,000 -22.22% 23
South West -6 17 £80,000 +36.17% 13
Midlands +27 10 £65,000 +420.00% 8
West Midlands +32 5 - - 5
East Midlands -6 5 £65,000 - 2
North of England +2 2 £30,000 -60.00% 14
Yorkshire -24 2 £30,000 -60.00% 5
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 1 (0.56%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (3.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.23%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.56%) Poser
Business Applications
1 1 (0.56%) Q-Pulse
Cloud Services
1 26 (14.53%) SaaS
2 6 (3.35%) AWS
3 5 (2.79%) Azure
3 5 (2.79%) Power Platform
4 3 (1.68%) AWS CloudFormation
4 3 (1.68%) GCP
5 2 (1.12%) n8n
6 1 (0.56%) GitHub
6 1 (0.56%) GitHub Actions
6 1 (0.56%) Google Workspace
6 1 (0.56%) PowerApps
6 1 (0.56%) Pulumi
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.23%) Firewall
1 4 (2.23%) Network Security
2 3 (1.68%) SCCP
3 1 (0.56%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.79%) Power BI
2 2 (1.12%) GIS
2 2 (1.12%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 2 (1.12%) Git
2 1 (0.56%) GitLab
2 1 (0.56%) JIRA
General
1 73 (40.78%) Social Skills
2 42 (23.46%) Analytical Skills
3 26 (14.53%) Aerospace
4 22 (12.29%) Fire and Rescue
4 22 (12.29%) Police
5 19 (10.61%) Military
6 12 (6.70%) Electronics
7 7 (3.91%) Finance
8 6 (3.35%) Retail
9 5 (2.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (2.23%) Law
10 4 (2.23%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (1.68%) Aeronautics
12 2 (1.12%) Automotive
12 2 (1.12%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.56%) Advertising
13 1 (0.56%) Avionics
13 1 (0.56%) Influencing Skills
13 1 (0.56%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 31 (17.32%) Business Manager
2 30 (16.76%) Systems Engineer
3 23 (12.85%) Business Systems Manager
3 23 (12.85%) Systems Manager
4 22 (12.29%) Operations Manager
4 22 (12.29%) Service Manager
4 22 (12.29%) Service Operations Manager
5 17 (9.50%) Developer
6 15 (8.38%) Coordinator
7 14 (7.82%) Analyst
7 14 (7.82%) Full-Stack Developer
8 12 (6.70%) Integration Engineer
8 12 (6.70%) Test Engineer
9 9 (5.03%) Systems Test Engineer
10 8 (4.47%) Business Development Manager
10 8 (4.47%) Development Manager
11 6 (3.35%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 6 (3.35%) Security Analyst
12 5 (2.79%) Radar Engineer
13 4 (2.23%) Logistics Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (7.82%) .NET
2 1 (0.56%) React
2 1 (0.56%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 60 (33.52%) Robotics
2 12 (6.70%) Management Information System
3 11 (6.15%) Fibre Optics
4 6 (3.35%) Cyber Defence
4 6 (3.35%) Security Posture
5 5 (2.79%) Driving Licence
6 4 (2.23%) Onboarding
7 3 (1.68%) Algorithms
7 3 (1.68%) Augmented Reality
7 3 (1.68%) Cloud Native
7 3 (1.68%) Cyber Security Posture
7 3 (1.68%) Virtual Reality
8 2 (1.12%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (1.12%) Reinsurance
9 1 (0.56%) e-Learning
9 1 (0.56%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.79%) Windows
2 3 (1.68%) Windows Server
3 2 (1.12%) Linux
4 1 (0.56%) Android
4 1 (0.56%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.56%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (35.75%) AI
2 63 (35.20%) Software Engineering
3 49 (27.37%) Problem-Solving
3 49 (27.37%) Project Management
4 44 (24.58%) Process Improvement
5 38 (21.23%) Continuous Improvement
6 32 (17.88%) Agile
7 28 (15.64%) DevOps
7 28 (15.64%) Incident Response
8 25 (13.97%) IT Strategy
9 24 (13.41%) Contract Negotiation
10 23 (12.85%) Budget Management
10 23 (12.85%) ITIL
10 23 (12.85%) Risk Management
10 23 (12.85%) Strategic Planning
11 22 (12.29%) Change Management
11 22 (12.29%) Collaborative Culture
11 22 (12.29%) Incident Management
11 22 (12.29%) Service Delivery
11 22 (12.29%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 18 (10.06%) SQL
2 14 (7.82%) C#
3 8 (4.47%) Python
4 6 (3.35%) Java
5 5 (2.79%) C++
6 3 (1.68%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.56%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.56%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 33 (18.44%) Security Cleared
2 31 (17.32%) SC Cleared
3 24 (13.41%) Degree
4 12 (6.70%) HNC
5 11 (6.15%) HND
6 4 (2.23%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (2.23%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (1.68%) CISSP
7 3 (1.68%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (1.12%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.56%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.56%) MRICS
9 1 (0.56%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (21.23%) QA
2 7 (3.91%) GDPR
3 6 (3.35%) NIST
4 5 (2.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (1.68%) PCI DSS
6 2 (1.12%) PMO
7 1 (0.56%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.56%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.56%) DO-254
7 1 (0.56%) ECSS
7 1 (0.56%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.56%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (2.79%) Docker
2 4 (2.23%) Active Directory
3 3 (1.68%) Hyper-V
3 3 (1.68%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (3.35%) Kubernetes
2 4 (2.23%) Terraform
3 3 (1.68%) Ansible
3 3 (1.68%) SCCM
Vendors
1 10 (5.59%) Microsoft
2 6 (3.35%) Google
3 4 (2.23%) VMware
4 3 (1.68%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.56%) Adobe
5 1 (0.56%) ServiceNow