Aviation
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aviation in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Aviation over the 6 months to 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 558 385 531
Rank change year-on-year -173 +146 +169
Permanent jobs citing Aviation 375 832 1,050
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.36% 0.86% 0.63%
As % of the General category 0.62% 1.26% 0.97%
Number of salaries quoted 229 229 379
10th Percentile £32,500 £40,454 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £39,333
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,750 £65,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.77% +30.00% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £88,750 £63,190
90th Percentile £84,250 £95,000 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,250 £60,000 £48,500
% change year-on-year -14.58% +23.71% +2.11%

All General Skills
UK

Aviation is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 60,543 66,044 108,263
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 58.62% 67.97% 64.98%
Number of salaries quoted 40,070 35,832 51,526
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,000 £42,502
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,991 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%

Aviation
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Aviation in the UK

Aviation
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Aviation in the UK

Aviation
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Aviation over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Aviation in the UK

Aviation
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Aviation within the UK over the 6 months to 29 May 2024. 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
England -177 331 £55,000 -15.38% 339
UK excluding London -152 315 £51,250 -14.58% 279
South East -124 120 £46,250 -42.19% 91
South West +21 98 £55,000 +25.00% 54
Work from Home -134 92 £60,000 -7.69% 69
London -45 38 £58,750 -24.19% 59
Midlands -11 35 £56,250 -19.64% 31
East Midlands -22 23 £50,000 -29.22% 15
Scotland -52 21 £50,000 +14.94% 8
East of England -114 21 £40,000 -33.33% 35
North of England +18 16 £75,000 -11.76% 63
West Midlands +1 12 £57,500 -17.86% 16
North West -9 9 £43,750 -37.50% 44
Yorkshire +75 7 £87,500 - 10
Wales +7 4 £50,000 +49.25% 6

Aviation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 10 (2.67%) IIS
2 4 (1.07%) Apache
3 2 (0.53%) WordPress
Applications
1 20 (5.33%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.13%) GNU Octave
3 7 (1.87%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (1.33%) OrCAD
4 5 (1.33%) SOLIDWORKS
5 3 (0.80%) Simulink
6 2 (0.53%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.53%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.27%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 24 (6.40%) AWS
1 24 (6.40%) SaaS
2 15 (4.00%) Azure
3 12 (3.20%) GitHub
4 7 (1.87%) Entra ID
5 6 (1.60%) Azure DevOps
5 6 (1.60%) Serverless
6 5 (1.33%) Power Platform
7 4 (1.07%) IaaS
7 4 (1.07%) PaaS
8 3 (0.80%) WhatsApp
9 2 (0.53%) Amazon EC2
9 2 (0.53%) Amazon S3
9 2 (0.53%) Azure Functions
9 2 (0.53%) Azure Machine Learning
9 2 (0.53%) Azure Service Bus
9 2 (0.53%) Figma
10 1 (0.27%) AWS Lambda
10 1 (0.27%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.40%) RS-232
2 7 (1.87%) Ethernet
2 7 (1.87%) Network Security
3 5 (1.33%) TCP/IP
4 4 (1.07%) IPsec
4 4 (1.07%) Kerberos
4 4 (1.07%) NAS
4 4 (1.07%) RS-485
4 4 (1.07%) SAN
4 4 (1.07%) SSL
4 4 (1.07%) Wireshark
5 2 (0.53%) LAN
5 2 (0.53%) WAN
6 1 (0.27%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.60%) Azure SQL Database
2 5 (1.33%) Power BI
3 4 (1.07%) Crystal Reports
3 4 (1.07%) MySQL
3 4 (1.07%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.80%) MongoDB
4 3 (0.80%) Relational Database
4 3 (0.80%) SAP HANA
4 3 (0.80%) Tableau
5 1 (0.27%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.27%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.27%) RDBMS
5 1 (0.27%) Spatial Data
5 1 (0.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 14 (3.73%) Git
2 7 (1.87%) Visual Studio
3 5 (1.33%) LabVIEW
4 4 (1.07%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.07%) JIRA
4 4 (1.07%) Moq
4 4 (1.07%) NUnit
4 4 (1.07%) Subversion
5 3 (0.80%) Rational DOORS
5 3 (0.80%) Rational Rhapsody
6 1 (0.27%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.27%) GitLab
6 1 (0.27%) Selenium
General
1 92 (24.53%) Social Skills
2 91 (24.27%) Aerospace
3 56 (14.93%) Military
4 36 (9.60%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (9.60%) Automotive
5 32 (8.53%) Finance
6 31 (8.27%) Manufacturing
7 20 (5.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 17 (4.53%) Retail
9 14 (3.73%) Electronics
9 14 (3.73%) Law
10 13 (3.47%) Aeronautics
10 13 (3.47%) Influencing Skills
11 12 (3.20%) Avionics
11 12 (3.20%) Legal
11 12 (3.20%) Organisational Skills
12 11 (2.93%) Marketing
12 11 (2.93%) Pharmaceutical
13 7 (1.87%) Games
13 7 (1.87%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 65 (17.33%) Software Engineer
2 45 (12.00%) Senior
3 44 (11.73%) Developer
4 41 (10.93%) Lead
5 28 (7.47%) Graduate
5 28 (7.47%) Senior Software Engineer
6 19 (5.07%) C++ Software Engineer
7 18 (4.80%) Embedded Engineer
7 18 (4.80%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 17 (4.53%) Embedded C++ Engineer
8 17 (4.53%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
9 16 (4.27%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
9 16 (4.27%) Senior Embedded Engineer
9 16 (4.27%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
10 15 (4.00%) Full Stack Developer
11 14 (3.73%) Analyst
11 14 (3.73%) C# Software Engineer
11 14 (3.73%) Full Stack Engineer
11 14 (3.73%) Full Stack Software Engineer
12 12 (3.20%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (6.40%) .NET
2 21 (5.60%) AngularJS
3 11 (2.93%) CSS
3 11 (2.93%) HTML
4 8 (2.13%) .NET Framework
4 8 (2.13%) NumPy
4 8 (2.13%) React
5 7 (1.87%) jQuery
5 7 (1.87%) Unity (Game Engine)
6 6 (1.60%) Qt
7 5 (1.33%) REST
7 5 (1.33%) Spring
7 5 (1.33%) Vue
8 4 (1.07%) .NET Core
8 4 (1.07%) ActiveMQ
8 4 (1.07%) Android Jetpack
8 4 (1.07%) ASP.NET Web API
8 4 (1.07%) Jetpack Compose
8 4 (1.07%) XML
8 4 (1.07%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 38 (10.13%) Self-Motivation
2 25 (6.67%) Management Information System
3 14 (3.73%) Robotics
4 10 (2.67%) CESG
5 8 (2.13%) Greenfield Project
6 7 (1.87%) Enterprise Software
6 7 (1.87%) Oculus
6 7 (1.87%) Virtual Reality
7 6 (1.60%) Handset
7 6 (1.60%) Xbox
8 5 (1.33%) Analogue Electronics
8 5 (1.33%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (1.33%) FPGA
8 5 (1.33%) Linux Command Line
9 4 (1.07%) IoT
9 4 (1.07%) Replication
10 3 (0.80%) Algorithms
10 3 (0.80%) Embedded Systems
11 2 (0.53%) Mobile App
11 2 (0.53%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 32 (8.53%) Linux
2 25 (6.67%) Windows
3 10 (2.67%) Windows Server
3 10 (2.67%) Windows Server 2012
4 6 (1.60%) Windows 10
4 6 (1.60%) Windows Server 2016
4 6 (1.60%) Windows Server 2019
5 4 (1.07%) Android
6 3 (0.80%) Windows Embedded Compact
7 1 (0.27%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (22.13%) Software Engineering
2 81 (21.60%) Problem-Solving
3 61 (16.27%) Agile
4 37 (9.87%) Project Management
5 35 (9.33%) Computer Science
6 33 (8.80%) Coaching
7 32 (8.53%) Decision-Making
8 30 (8.00%) Roadmaps
9 29 (7.73%) Cybersecurity
9 29 (7.73%) Full Stack Development
10 28 (7.47%) Commercial Awareness
11 26 (6.93%) SDLC
12 22 (5.87%) ERP
13 21 (5.60%) Continuous Improvement
14 20 (5.33%) Technical Leadership
15 18 (4.80%) Data Analysis
15 18 (4.80%) DevOps
16 17 (4.53%) Business Development
17 16 (4.27%) Logistics
17 16 (4.27%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 36 (9.60%) C#
2 31 (8.27%) C++
3 23 (6.13%) Python
4 22 (5.87%) SQL
5 19 (5.07%) Java
6 17 (4.53%) TypeScript
7 15 (4.00%) JavaScript
8 11 (2.93%) C
8 11 (2.93%) MATLAB
9 8 (2.13%) PowerShell
10 6 (1.60%) Kotlin
11 5 (1.33%) Bash
12 4 (1.07%) Go
13 2 (0.53%) PHP
14 1 (0.27%) Ada
14 1 (0.27%) R
Qualifications
1 88 (23.47%) Degree
2 13 (3.47%) Security Cleared
3 12 (3.20%) Computer Science Degree
4 11 (2.93%) Master's Degree
5 10 (2.67%) CISMP
5 10 (2.67%) IISP
6 4 (1.07%) ACCA
6 4 (1.07%) Azure Certification
6 4 (1.07%) CIMA
6 4 (1.07%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (0.80%) Numerate Degree
8 2 (0.53%) HNC
8 2 (0.53%) SC Cleared
9 1 (0.27%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (2.93%) NIST
2 10 (2.67%) HMG Security Policy Framework
2 10 (2.67%) JSP 440
2 10 (2.67%) NIST 800
2 10 (2.67%) QA
2 10 (2.67%) RMADS
3 7 (1.87%) DO-254
4 4 (1.07%) IFRS
4 4 (1.07%) ISO 14001
4 4 (1.07%) ISO 9001
4 4 (1.07%) NEBOSH
5 3 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.27%) HAZOP
6 1 (0.27%) ISA99
6 1 (0.27%) ISO 31000
6 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 1 (0.27%) NCSC
System Software
1 17 (4.53%) Docker
2 7 (1.87%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.87%) Firmware
3 4 (1.07%) Hyper-V
3 4 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.27%) IAG
Systems Management
1 7 (1.87%) Functional Safety
2 5 (1.33%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.33%) SELinux
3 3 (0.80%) Terraform
4 1 (0.27%) Ansible
4 1 (0.27%) Docker Swarm
4 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 16 (4.27%) Microsoft
2 11 (2.93%) SAP
3 10 (2.67%) Dell
3 10 (2.67%) Twitter
4 7 (1.87%) Cisco
4 7 (1.87%) HP
5 6 (1.60%) Freshdesk
5 6 (1.60%) NEC
6 4 (1.07%) Adobe
6 4 (1.07%) Veeam
6 4 (1.07%) VMware
7 3 (0.80%) Ariba
7 3 (0.80%) Samsung
8 1 (0.27%) Oracle
8 1 (0.27%) Xamarin