Aviation Jobs

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 cited Aviation over the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 545 555 376
Rank change year-on-year +10 -179 +158
Permanent jobs citing Aviation 174 386 824
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.31% 0.36% 0.88%
As % of the General category 0.44% 0.62% 1.30%
Number of salaries quoted 104 235 229
10th Percentile £31,625 £32,500 £40,454
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £54,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.70% -16.92% +30.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £63,125 £88,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £87,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,683 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.63% -16.67% +23.71%

All General Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 39,455 62,111 63,448
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 69.91% 57.56% 67.70%
Number of salaries quoted 18,498 40,626 35,352
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,500 £32,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £42,874
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £98,474 £92,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%

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 8 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Aviation in the UK

Aviation
Top 13 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 8 June 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
England +3 166 £47,683 -13.11% 295
UK excluding London +10 135 £47,683 -4.63% 262
South East +36 59 £57,500 +17.95% 104
North of England +76 42 £47,683 -36.42% 31
North West +29 41 £47,683 +5.96% 21
London +111 29 £35,000 -40.43% 63
East of England +32 21 £35,000 -12.50% 26
Work from Home +70 20 £65,000 +8.33% 106
South West +21 10 £65,000 +18.18% 53
Midlands +36 2 £67,500 +20.00% 25
East Midlands +17 2 £67,500 +35.00% 10
Wales +44 1 £65,000 +30.00% 10
North East - 1 £76,000 - 5

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 8 (4.60%) Kinematics
2 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 14 (8.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (6.32%) SOLIDWORKS
3 7 (4.02%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (1.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (1.15%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (4.02%) Q-Pulse
2 2 (1.15%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 6 (3.45%) Azure
2 5 (2.87%) AWS
3 3 (1.72%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (1.15%) Entra ID
4 2 (1.15%) SaaS
5 1 (0.57%) Amazon EC2
5 1 (0.57%) AWS CloudFormation
5 1 (0.57%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (0.57%) GCP
5 1 (0.57%) IaaS
5 1 (0.57%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
5 1 (0.57%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 12 (6.90%) Firewall
2 8 (4.60%) Network Security
3 7 (4.02%) TCP/IP
4 4 (2.30%) VPN
5 3 (1.72%) DHCP
5 3 (1.72%) LAN
6 2 (1.15%) ATM
6 2 (1.15%) DNS
6 2 (1.15%) Ethernet
6 2 (1.15%) NGFW
6 2 (1.15%) Remote Desktop
6 2 (1.15%) VRRP
6 2 (1.15%) WAN
6 2 (1.15%) Wireless
7 1 (0.57%) Internet
7 1 (0.57%) MPLS
7 1 (0.57%) OSPF
7 1 (0.57%) SAN
7 1 (0.57%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.57%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.72%) GIS
1 3 (1.72%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.15%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.57%) Data Mining
3 1 (0.57%) DB2
Development Applications
1 6 (3.45%) JIRA
2 5 (2.87%) Git
3 4 (2.30%) Subversion
4 1 (0.57%) Carbide.c++
4 1 (0.57%) ClearCase
4 1 (0.57%) ClearQuest
4 1 (0.57%) GitLab
4 1 (0.57%) Rational DOORS
General
1 73 (41.95%) Social Skills
2 49 (28.16%) Aerospace
3 34 (19.54%) Electronics
4 29 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
5 23 (13.22%) Manufacturing
6 19 (10.92%) Military
7 16 (9.20%) Finance
8 11 (6.32%) Retail
9 9 (5.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 8 (4.60%) Aeronautics
10 8 (4.60%) Marketing
11 5 (2.87%) Avionics
11 5 (2.87%) French Language
11 5 (2.87%) German Language
11 5 (2.87%) Legal
12 4 (2.30%) Law
13 3 (1.72%) Automotive
13 3 (1.72%) Public Sector
14 2 (1.15%) Documentation Skills
14 2 (1.15%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 34 (19.54%) Senior
2 31 (17.82%) Systems Engineer
3 23 (13.22%) Radar Engineer
4 20 (11.49%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 19 (10.92%) Coordinator
5 19 (10.92%) Technical Engineer
6 13 (7.47%) ERP Support
7 12 (6.90%) Support Engineer
8 11 (6.32%) Developer
8 11 (6.32%) Technical Support
8 11 (6.32%) Technical Support Engineer
9 10 (5.75%) Lead
9 10 (5.75%) Software Engineer
10 9 (5.17%) iOS Developer
11 5 (2.87%) Electronics Engineer
11 5 (2.87%) Junior
11 5 (2.87%) Test Technician
12 4 (2.30%) Architect
12 4 (2.30%) Consultant
12 4 (2.30%) Sales Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (4.02%) XML
2 4 (2.30%) .NET
3 3 (1.72%) AngularJS
4 2 (1.15%) .NET Framework
4 2 (1.15%) CSS
4 2 (1.15%) Middleware
4 2 (1.15%) OAuth
4 2 (1.15%) OpenID
4 2 (1.15%) REST
4 2 (1.15%) RESTful
4 2 (1.15%) Spring
4 2 (1.15%) Web Services
5 1 (0.57%) .NET Core
5 1 (0.57%) MIDP
5 1 (0.57%) NumPy
5 1 (0.57%) Pandas
5 1 (0.57%) React
5 1 (0.57%) scikit-learn
5 1 (0.57%) TensorFlow
5 1 (0.57%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 29 (16.67%) Management Information System
2 15 (8.62%) Robotics
3 10 (5.75%) Mobile App
4 9 (5.17%) Greenfield Project
5 7 (4.02%) e-Learning
5 7 (4.02%) Reference Data
6 6 (3.45%) Digital Media
6 6 (3.45%) Graphic Design
7 5 (2.87%) CPLD
7 5 (2.87%) FPGA
7 5 (2.87%) Renewable Energy
7 5 (2.87%) Social Media
8 4 (2.30%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (0.57%) CCTV
9 1 (0.57%) CSOC
9 1 (0.57%) Device Driver
9 1 (0.57%) Driving Licence
9 1 (0.57%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.57%) Operational Technology
9 1 (0.57%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 15 (8.62%) Apple iOS
2 13 (7.47%) Windows
3 7 (4.02%) Android
4 6 (3.45%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.57%) AIX
5 1 (0.57%) Linux
5 1 (0.57%) VMS
5 1 (0.57%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 41 (23.56%) Systems Engineering
3 38 (21.84%) Project Management
3 38 (21.84%) Safety Engineering
4 29 (16.67%) ERP
5 27 (15.52%) Process Improvement
5 27 (15.52%) Project Delivery
6 25 (14.37%) Software Engineering
7 23 (13.22%) Stakeholder Management
8 20 (11.49%) Artificial Intelligence
9 19 (10.92%) Collaborative Working
10 18 (10.34%) Data Management
11 14 (8.05%) Continuous Improvement
12 13 (7.47%) Customer Requirements
12 13 (7.47%) Cybersecurity
13 12 (6.90%) Migration
14 11 (6.32%) CAD
14 11 (6.32%) SOLID
15 10 (5.75%) Decision-Making
15 10 (5.75%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 30 (17.24%) SQL
2 11 (6.32%) VB
3 9 (5.17%) Swift
4 7 (4.02%) C#
4 7 (4.02%) PL/SQL
5 6 (3.45%) C
6 5 (2.87%) C++
7 4 (2.30%) Python
8 3 (1.72%) JavaScript
9 2 (1.15%) Ada
9 2 (1.15%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.57%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.57%) Bash
10 1 (0.57%) Java
10 1 (0.57%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.57%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.57%) R
Qualifications
1 72 (41.38%) Degree
2 38 (21.84%) BPSS Clearance
3 23 (13.22%) Security Cleared
4 22 (12.64%) CEH
5 10 (5.75%) SC Cleared
6 8 (4.60%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (2.30%) HNC
8 3 (1.72%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (1.72%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (1.72%) PMI Certification
8 3 (1.72%) PMP
9 2 (1.15%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 2 (1.15%) CISM
9 2 (1.15%) CISSP
9 2 (1.15%) HND
9 2 (1.15%) Master's Degree
9 2 (1.15%) Network+ Certification
9 2 (1.15%) Numerate Degree
10 1 (0.57%) CASP
10 1 (0.57%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (12.64%) DO-254
2 20 (11.49%) QA
3 7 (4.02%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (4.02%) Data Quality
4 6 (3.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 6 (3.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (2.87%) Accessibility
6 2 (1.15%) GDPR
6 2 (1.15%) ISO 9001
6 2 (1.15%) NIST
6 2 (1.15%) PCI DSS
6 2 (1.15%) PMO
6 2 (1.15%) SLA
7 1 (0.57%) Def Stans
7 1 (0.57%) DO-178B
7 1 (0.57%) IEC 61508
7 1 (0.57%) ISO 31000
7 1 (0.57%) NCSC
System Software
1 23 (13.22%) Firmware
2 5 (2.87%) Docker
3 3 (1.72%) Active Directory
3 3 (1.72%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.57%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.57%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (3.45%) ArcSight ESM
1 6 (3.45%) QRadar
2 4 (2.30%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.15%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.57%) CASB
4 1 (0.57%) CSIRT
4 1 (0.57%) Terraform
Vendors
1 35 (20.11%) Microsoft
2 13 (7.47%) SAP
3 6 (3.45%) ArcSight
3 6 (3.45%) LogLogic
3 6 (3.45%) McAfee
3 6 (3.45%) Splunk
4 5 (2.87%) VMware
5 4 (2.30%) Agilent
5 4 (2.30%) HubSpot
6 3 (1.72%) Palo Alto
6 3 (1.72%) Twitter
7 2 (1.15%) Aruba
7 2 (1.15%) Cisco
7 2 (1.15%) Citrix
7 2 (1.15%) EMC
7 2 (1.15%) Fortinet
7 2 (1.15%) IBM
7 2 (1.15%) JD Edwards
7 2 (1.15%) NetApp
8 1 (0.57%) Red Hat
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