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 20 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 396 483 548
Rank change year-on-year +87 +65 -160
Permanent jobs citing Aviation 345 143 334
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.41% 0.36% 0.35%
As % of the General category 0.88% 0.50% 0.62%
Number of salaries quoted 104 72 202
10th Percentile £50,000 £29,108 £32,500
25th Percentile £50,938 £32,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £47,683 £54,375
Median % change year-on-year +36.32% -12.31% -22.32%
75th Percentile £80,000 £65,000 £63,438
90th Percentile £100,000 £68,625 £90,875
UK median annual salary £65,000 £46,342 £54,000
% change year-on-year +40.26% -14.18% -16.92%

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 39,367 28,774 54,106
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 47.00% 72.31% 56.60%
Number of salaries quoted 25,063 14,388 36,973
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%

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 20 June 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 20 June 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 +43 141 £65,000 +13.04% 33
London +42 101 £65,000 +85.71% 13
North of England +2 35 £50,000 +4.86% 12
South West -36 34 £80,000 +23.08% 21
North West +18 21 £50,000 +8.48% 7
East of England -18 17 £70,000 +100.00% 8
Midlands -13 15 - - 7
Yorkshire - 14 £30,000 - 1
West Midlands - 11 - - 2
East Midlands -30 4 - - 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 2 (0.58%) Apache
1 2 (0.58%) Confluence
1 2 (0.58%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.29%) IIS
Applications
1 5 (1.45%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (1.45%) Microsoft Office
1 5 (1.45%) Simulink
2 4 (1.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.87%) Stateflow
4 1 (0.29%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.29%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.58%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 18 (5.22%) Azure
2 15 (4.35%) AWS
3 11 (3.19%) Power Platform
4 9 (2.61%) Azure DevOps
5 7 (2.03%) SaaS
6 6 (1.74%) GCP
7 4 (1.16%) Azure AKS
7 4 (1.16%) Azure Event Grid
7 4 (1.16%) Azure Monitor
7 4 (1.16%) IaaS
7 4 (1.16%) PaaS
8 3 (0.87%) AWS CloudFormation
8 3 (0.87%) OCI
9 2 (0.58%) BrowserStack
9 2 (0.58%) n8n
9 2 (0.58%) PowerApps
10 1 (0.29%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 1 (0.29%) GitHub
10 1 (0.29%) GitHub Actions
10 1 (0.29%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.61%) ATM
2 8 (2.32%) Firewall
2 8 (2.32%) Network Security
3 3 (0.87%) 2G
3 3 (0.87%) 3G
3 3 (0.87%) 4G
3 3 (0.87%) 5G
3 3 (0.87%) SCCP
3 3 (0.87%) Structured Cabling
3 3 (0.87%) TETRA
4 2 (0.58%) LAN
4 2 (0.58%) RS-422
4 2 (0.58%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.29%) DHCP
5 1 (0.29%) DNS
5 1 (0.29%) MQTT
5 1 (0.29%) VoIP
5 1 (0.29%) VPN
5 1 (0.29%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.19%) Power BI
2 7 (2.03%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (1.74%) Tableau
4 4 (1.16%) Redis
5 3 (0.87%) GIS
5 3 (0.87%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.58%) QGIS
7 1 (0.29%) Apache Arrow
7 1 (0.29%) Parquet
7 1 (0.29%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (2.03%) Git
2 3 (0.87%) Selenium
3 2 (0.58%) JIRA
3 2 (0.58%) MSTest
3 2 (0.58%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.29%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.29%) Subversion
4 1 (0.29%) Visual Studio
General
1 59 (17.10%) Social Skills
2 34 (9.86%) Aerospace
3 33 (9.57%) Finance
4 32 (9.28%) Retail
5 25 (7.25%) Analytical Skills
6 21 (6.09%) Military
7 20 (5.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 15 (4.35%) Aeronautics
9 13 (3.77%) Electronics
10 11 (3.19%) Avionics
10 11 (3.19%) Legal
11 9 (2.61%) Law
12 8 (2.32%) Digital Health
13 5 (1.45%) Billing
13 5 (1.45%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (1.45%) Organisational Skills
13 5 (1.45%) Public Sector
13 5 (1.45%) Telecoms
14 4 (1.16%) Manufacturing
15 3 (0.87%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 52 (15.07%) Systems Engineer
2 36 (10.43%) Lead
3 30 (8.70%) Software Engineer
4 26 (7.54%) Analyst
4 26 (7.54%) Architect
5 24 (6.96%) Developer
6 23 (6.67%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 23 (6.67%) Security Analyst
7 21 (6.09%) Business Development Manager
7 21 (6.09%) Business Manager
7 21 (6.09%) Development Manager
8 17 (4.93%) Support Technician
8 17 (4.93%) Test Engineer
9 16 (4.64%) Senior
10 15 (4.35%) Full-Stack Developer
10 15 (4.35%) Systems Test Engineer
11 14 (4.06%) Field Support Technician
12 12 (3.48%) Radar Engineer
13 11 (3.19%) Embedded Engineer
13 11 (3.19%) Embedded Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.61%) .NET
2 5 (1.45%) React
3 4 (1.16%) YAML
4 3 (0.87%) AngularJS
5 2 (0.58%) ADO
5 2 (0.58%) CSS
5 2 (0.58%) HTML
5 2 (0.58%) JSON
5 2 (0.58%) LangChain
5 2 (0.58%) LangGraph
5 2 (0.58%) Playwright
5 2 (0.58%) Qt
5 2 (0.58%) SailPoint
5 2 (0.58%) Spring
5 2 (0.58%) XML
6 1 (0.29%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.29%) ActiveMQ
6 1 (0.29%) Django
6 1 (0.29%) Flutter
6 1 (0.29%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 34 (9.86%) Cyber Defence
2 20 (5.80%) Robotics
3 19 (5.51%) Security Posture
4 13 (3.77%) Driving Licence
5 11 (3.19%) Management Information System
6 9 (2.61%) Cloud Native
7 8 (2.32%) Product Ownership
8 6 (1.74%) Data Centre
9 5 (1.45%) Onboarding
10 4 (1.16%) Operational Technology
11 3 (0.87%) Cyber Security Posture
11 3 (0.87%) Embedded Systems
12 2 (0.58%) AI Agents
12 2 (0.58%) Analogue Electronics
12 2 (0.58%) FPGA
12 2 (0.58%) Hybrid Cloud
12 2 (0.58%) Learning Management System
12 2 (0.58%) Raspberry Pi
12 2 (0.58%) Virtual Team
13 1 (0.29%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 15 (4.35%) Windows
2 13 (3.77%) Linux
3 4 (1.16%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.29%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (17.39%) Software Engineering
2 47 (13.62%) Agile
3 42 (12.17%) Cybersecurity
4 40 (11.59%) Project Management
5 32 (9.28%) Process Improvement
6 31 (8.99%) Continuous Improvement
7 28 (8.12%) AI
8 26 (7.54%) Business Development
8 26 (7.54%) Problem-Solving
9 25 (7.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 22 (6.38%) Validation
11 21 (6.09%) Verification and Validation
12 20 (5.80%) Risk Management
13 19 (5.51%) Information Security
14 18 (5.22%) Full-Stack Development
14 18 (5.22%) Roadmaps
15 17 (4.93%) Analytics
16 16 (4.64%) Cloud Security
16 16 (4.64%) Stakeholder Management
17 15 (4.35%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 18 (5.22%) Python
2 12 (3.48%) C#
2 12 (3.48%) C++
2 12 (3.48%) SQL
3 10 (2.90%) Java
4 8 (2.32%) PowerShell
5 6 (1.74%) C
5 6 (1.74%) MATLAB
6 4 (1.16%) Bash
7 3 (0.87%) Delphi
7 3 (0.87%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.87%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.29%) Dart
8 1 (0.29%) Rust
8 1 (0.29%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 35 (10.14%) Degree
2 33 (9.57%) Security Cleared
3 28 (8.12%) SC Cleared
4 12 (3.48%) CISSP
5 10 (2.90%) HNC
6 5 (1.45%) ISSAP
7 4 (1.16%) CISA
7 4 (1.16%) CISM
7 4 (1.16%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (1.16%) DBS Check
7 4 (1.16%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 4 (1.16%) Master's Degree
8 3 (0.87%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.58%) HPE ATP
10 1 (0.29%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.29%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.29%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.29%) CEH
10 1 (0.29%) PhD
10 1 (0.29%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (5.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (4.64%) NIST
3 8 (2.32%) QA
4 7 (2.03%) NCSC
5 6 (1.74%) Accessibility
5 6 (1.74%) GDPR
6 5 (1.45%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.16%) GRC
7 4 (1.16%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 4 (1.16%) NIST 800
8 3 (0.87%) ARP4761
8 3 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (0.87%) DO-160
8 3 (0.87%) DO-254
8 3 (0.87%) PMO
9 2 (0.58%) ARP4754
9 2 (0.58%) EU AI Act
9 2 (0.58%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.58%) WCAG
System Software
1 14 (4.06%) IAG
2 9 (2.61%) Docker
3 4 (1.16%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.16%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.87%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.58%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 9 (2.61%) Terraform
2 8 (2.32%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.87%) Ansible
3 3 (0.87%) SCCM
4 1 (0.29%) Failover Clustering
4 1 (0.29%) Grafana
4 1 (0.29%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 13 (3.77%) Microsoft
2 6 (1.74%) Google
3 4 (1.16%) Salesforce
4 3 (0.87%) Oracle
4 3 (0.87%) SAP
4 3 (0.87%) VMware
5 2 (0.58%) Ariba
5 2 (0.58%) UiPath
6 1 (0.29%) Cisco
6 1 (0.29%) Databricks
6 1 (0.29%) MathWorks