flightglobal jobs user profile survey results (2012)

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UserProfileSurvey (2012)

Background

Research was required to provide up to date profile information for users of Flightglobal Jobs, specifically:

Current jobseeker status

Current job role and type of position

Competitor sources used to look for jobs

Current salary

The results of this survey follow in the slides below.

73% of respondents are actively looking for a job

Base: all respondents (591)

All sizes of organisation are well represented by respondents

Base: all respondents (566)

Q. How many people are employed at the address where you work? Q. How many people are employed at the address where you work?

51% have been working in the aviation/aerospace industry for 20 years or more

Base: all respondents (463)

Q. How many years have you been working in the Aviation/Aerospace industry? Q. How many years have you been working in the Aviation/Aerospace industry?

31% have been in their current role for less than 3 years

Base: all respondents (460)

Q. And how many years have you been in your current role?Q. And how many years have you been in your current role?

The average salary amongst respondents is just under £45K

Base: all respondents (465)

Q. What is your approximate current annual income?Q. What is your approximate current annual income?

Mean average = £44,8232010 average = £46K

43% earn £50k or more

Mean average excl. prefer not to say = £52,900

Around a third hold a professional qualification

Base: all respondents (585)

Q. What is your highest qualification?Q. What is your highest qualification?

Base: all respondents (588)

Q. How old are you?Q. How old are you? Q. Are you …?Q. Are you …?

Respondents are 46 years old on average

• 94% are male

Base: all respondents (584)

Just over 40% are based in Europe

Base: all respondents (589)

Q. Which region are you based in?Q. Which region are you based in?

Business, departmental and role activity breakdown

The following survey results cover:

Firstly, what the overall activity of the user’s organisation is

These answers are then broken down into pairs covering:

The activity of the user’s part of the organisation

And the specific activity of their department

Almost half work for airline operators and 11% in MRO & Spares

Base: all respondents (577)

Q. What best describes the overall activity of your organisation?Q. What best describes the overall activity of your organisation?

Activity of your part of the organisation of those who workin Aerospace Manufacturing & Related Services

Base: all respondents (36) *

Q. What best describes the specific activity of your part of the organisation?Q. What best describes the specific activity of your part of the organisation?

Base: all respondents (36) *

Q. What best describes the specific activity of your part of the organisation?Q. What best describes the specific activity of your part of the organisation?

Activity of your department of those who workin Aerospace Manufacturing & Related Services

Base: all respondents (37) *

Q. What best describes the activity of your department? Q. What best describes the activity of your department?

Activity of your part of the organisation of those who work in Aviation infrastructure

Base: all respondents (38) *

Q. What best describes the specific activity of your part of the organisation? Q. What best describes the specific activity of your part of the organisation?

Activity of your department of those who work in Aviation infrastructure

Base: all respondents (38) *

Q. What best describes the activity of your department? Q. What best describes the activity of your department?

Activity of your part of the organisation of those who work in Airline Operations

Base: all respondents (259)

Q. What best describes the specific activity of your part of the organisation?Q. What best describes the specific activity of your part of the organisation?

Activity of your department of those who work in Airline Operations

Base: all respondents (262)

Q. What best describes the activity of your department?Q. What best describes the activity of your department?

Activity of your part of the organisation of those who work in Business Aviation & GA Operators

Base: all respondents (37) *

Q. What best describes the specific activity of your part of the organisation? Q. What best describes the specific activity of your part of the organisation?

Activity of your department of those who work in Business Aviation & GA Operators

Base: all respondents (37) *

Q. What best describes the activity of your department? Q. What best describes the activity of your department?

Activity of your part of the organisation of those who work in MRO & Spares

Base: all respondents (65)

Q. What other activity best describes your part of the organisation? Q. What other activity best describes your part of the organisation?

Activity of your department of those who work in MRO & Spares

Base: all respondents (65)

Q. What best describes the activity of your department? Q. What best describes the activity of your department?

Activity of your part of the organisation of those who work in Training, education & recruitment

Base: all respondents (33) *

Q. What best describes the specific activity of your part of the organisation? Q. What best describes the specific activity of your part of the organisation?

Activity of your department of those who work in Training, education & recruitment

Base: all respondents (33) *

Q. What best describes the activity of your department? Q. What best describes the activity of your department?

Main Findings

28% would like to move into a new role immediately

Base: all respondents (584)

Q. When would you like to move into a new jobQ. When would you like to move into a new job

79% would consider moving abroad for a new job

Base: all respondents (590)

Q. Would you consider moving abroad for a new job?Q. Would you consider moving abroad for a new job?

Base: excluding unemployed (570)

Q. Which of the following locations would you consider moving to?Q. Which of the following locations would you consider moving to?

Europe and the Middle East are the regionsmost respondents would consider moving to for a new job

Base: excluding unemployed (249)

Q. Which of the following are reasons why you are currently looking for a new job?Q. Which of the following are reasons why you are currently looking for a new job?

The most common reasons for respondents looking for a new job are for ‘increased salary’ and ‘better career development opportunities’

Aviation/aerospace industry jobs sites are consideredthe most useful source for looking for a job

Base: all respondents (585)

Q. Which ONE of the following sources is the most useful to you when looking for a job?Q. Which ONE of the following sources is the most useful to you when looking for a job?

Almost two thirds of respondents think Flightglobal Jobsis the best site overall when looking for a job

Base: all respondents (576)

Q. Which website do you think is best overall when looking for a job?Q. Which website do you think is best overall when looking for a job?

88% of respondents rate the site as excellent or good overall

Base: all respondents (588)

Q. What is your overall opinion of Flightglobal Jobs?Q. What is your overall opinion of Flightglobal Jobs?

Key Findings

Key Findings

• 73% of respondents are active jobseekers; 27% potential jobseekers

• Around two thirds work in permanent roles and 14% are unemployed

• Respondents’ average income is just under £45K per annum

• Aviation industry job sites are considered the most useful source for finding a job.

• 62% rated Flightglobal Jobs as the best site when finding a job

• 88% rated Flightglobal Jobs as either excellent or good overall

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