You can apply for jobs directly. Most employers will expect you to have a minimum of 40 hours of recorded drone flying experience.

If you are in the armed forces or the police, you may be able to train as an aerial vehicle pilot to operate drones for military or security purposes.

You'll normally need a flyer ID, operator ID and insurance to fly drones for commercial purposes.

To get these, you would complete training with a Recognised Assessment Entity (RAE) approved by the Civil Aviation Authority. Training, including flight skills, can last between 2 and 4 days and covers:

• UK air regulations
• flight safety
• flight planning
• theory test and practical flight skills assessment

You'll also have to write an operations manual describing how you are going to use your drone commercially.

After successfully completing training, you can apply for operational authorisation for the type of drone you are flying.

You must renew this every 12 months.

You'll need:

• knowledge of media production and communication
• to be thorough and pay attention to detail
• concentration skills
• to be flexible and open to change
• leadership skills
• the ability to use your initiative
• patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
• the ability to monitor your own performance and that of your colleagues
• to be able to use a computer and the main software packages competently

You'll need to:

• have operational authorisation to fly drones, issued by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)

As a commercial drone pilot, you'll:

• plan flight paths
• test flight equipment
• create maps and charts based on flight data
• carry out aerial surveys of land use and features
• take photographs and produce aerial film footage

You could work on a film set, on a construction site, in the countryside or in a control room.

Your working environment may be outdoors in all weathers and you may spend nights away from home.