Military Contracts

Military
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Military in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Military over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 365 480 685
Rank change year-on-year +115 +205 -77
Contract jobs citing Military 219 207 153
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.51% 0.37% 0.17%
As % of the General category 0.88% 0.63% 0.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 82 93 64
10th Percentile £513 £425 £413
25th Percentile £519 £480 £452
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +9.19% +14.72%
75th Percentile £684 £675 £641
90th Percentile £749 £703 £709
UK excluding London median daily rate £600 £562 £548
% change year-on-year +6.76% +2.51% +14.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 66 62 31
10th Percentile £35.51 £47.65 £42.33
25th Percentile £45.51 £56.29 £48.14
Median hourly rate £57.47 £62.89 £52.70
Median % change year-on-year -8.62% +19.34% +16.64%
75th Percentile £65.00 £69.69 £68.00
90th Percentile £70.66 £82.00 £72.52
UK excluding London median hourly rate £58.30 £60.00 £52.89
% change year-on-year -2.83% +13.44% +17.53%

All General Skills
UK

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 24,753 32,807 49,724
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 57.49% 58.53% 56.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,550 22,755 34,565
10th Percentile £275 £313 £325
25th Percentile £413 £438 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £763 £775 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +8.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,984 981 1,390
10th Percentile £12.78 £13.41 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.50 £17.50 £15.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £32.30 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.12% +43.56% +4.65%
75th Percentile £52.50 £61.25 £47.36
90th Percentile £67.38 £72.50 £60.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.42 £27.84 £19.50
% change year-on-year +2.08% +42.77% +2.63%

Military
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Military in the UK

Military
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Military.

Daily rate trend for Military in the UK

Military
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Military over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Military in the UK

Military
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Military.

Hourly rate trend for Military in the UK

Military
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Military over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Military in the UK

Military
Top 13 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Military within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +131 211 £628 +6.71% 554
UK excluding London +48 169 £600 +6.76% 503
South West -14 67 £593 +7.73% 107
South East +43 58 £625 +11.21% 155
Work from Home +94 44 £622 -0.48% 151
London +118 40 £645 -7.86% 56
North of England +40 19 £531 +11.81% 121
East of England +18 19 - - 58
North West +37 17 £531 +18.02% 66
Scotland +38 3 £608 +35.00% 6
Midlands +12 3 £532 -18.23% 68
West Midlands +4 3 £532 -18.23% 32
North East +13 2 - - 23

Military
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 24 (10.96%) Confluence
2 21 (9.59%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (4.11%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.46%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.46%) nginx
4 1 (0.46%) Oracle Coherence
4 1 (0.46%) SAS
Applications
1 12 (5.48%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (4.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (3.20%) Simulink
4 3 (1.37%) Windchill
5 2 (0.91%) Stateflow
6 1 (0.46%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.46%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.46%) Revit
6 1 (0.46%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (2.74%) Misys Midas
1 6 (2.74%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 3 (1.37%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.91%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.46%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 6 (2.74%) Azure
2 5 (2.28%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (1.83%) OCI
4 3 (1.37%) AWS
5 2 (0.91%) Power Automate
5 2 (0.91%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.46%) Asana
6 1 (0.46%) AWS Elastic Beanstalk
6 1 (0.46%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (0.46%) Azure Storage
6 1 (0.46%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.46%) GCP
6 1 (0.46%) PowerApps
6 1 (0.46%) SaaS
6 1 (0.46%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 22 (10.05%) DNS
2 21 (9.59%) DHCP
3 17 (7.76%) Network Security
4 16 (7.31%) TCP/IP
5 11 (5.02%) Ethernet
5 11 (5.02%) Firewall
6 8 (3.65%) Wireless
7 7 (3.20%) LAN
7 7 (3.20%) WAN
8 3 (1.37%) 4G
8 3 (1.37%) 5G
8 3 (1.37%) Skype
8 3 (1.37%) SMTP
8 3 (1.37%) VoIP
9 2 (0.91%) Internet
9 2 (0.91%) SNA
10 1 (0.46%) Intranet
10 1 (0.46%) Link 16
10 1 (0.46%) VPN
10 1 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.37%) Oracle Database
2 2 (0.91%) Elasticsearch
2 2 (0.91%) GIS
2 2 (0.91%) SAP HANA
3 1 (0.46%) DTS
3 1 (0.46%) Geospatial Data
3 1 (0.46%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 35 (15.98%) JIRA
2 13 (5.94%) Rational DOORS
3 12 (5.48%) Visual Studio
4 11 (5.02%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.46%) InstallShield
5 1 (0.46%) Mercurial
5 1 (0.46%) MSI
5 1 (0.46%) Oracle APEX
5 1 (0.46%) Oracle Forms
General
1 68 (31.05%) Social Skills
2 43 (19.63%) Analytical Skills
3 36 (16.44%) Public Sector
4 23 (10.50%) Aerospace
5 18 (8.22%) Presentation Skills
6 14 (6.39%) Finance
7 11 (5.02%) Telecoms
8 5 (2.28%) Electronics
9 4 (1.83%) Automotive
9 4 (1.83%) Aviation
9 4 (1.83%) Manufacturing
10 3 (1.37%) Police
11 2 (0.91%) Banking
11 2 (0.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.91%) Marketing
12 1 (0.46%) Digital Health
12 1 (0.46%) Digital Healthcare
12 1 (0.46%) Fire and Rescue
12 1 (0.46%) Law
12 1 (0.46%) Legal
Job Titles
1 29 (13.24%) Systems Engineer
2 23 (10.50%) Senior
2 23 (10.50%) Software Engineer
2 23 (10.50%) Test Engineer
3 21 (9.59%) Integration Engineer
4 20 (9.13%) Test and Integration Engineer
5 17 (7.76%) Project Manager
6 16 (7.31%) Delivery Manager
7 15 (6.85%) Analyst
8 10 (4.57%) C# Software Engineer
9 9 (4.11%) C++ Software Engineer
10 8 (3.65%) Security Manager
10 8 (3.65%) SOC Manager
11 7 (3.20%) Principal Engineer
11 7 (3.20%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
12 6 (2.74%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 6 (2.74%) IT Manager
12 6 (2.74%) Network Engineer
12 6 (2.74%) Support Engineer
13 5 (2.28%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (6.39%) Web Services
2 12 (5.48%) Node.js
3 3 (1.37%) REST
4 2 (0.91%) Elastic Stack
4 2 (0.91%) SAP Basis
4 2 (0.91%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.46%) Ajax
5 1 (0.46%) CSS
5 1 (0.46%) HTML
5 1 (0.46%) Laravel
5 1 (0.46%) Oracle Fusion
5 1 (0.46%) Sass
5 1 (0.46%) SPFx
5 1 (0.46%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 22 (10.05%) PKI
2 12 (5.48%) Cyber Defence
3 11 (5.02%) Management Information System
4 8 (3.65%) Security Operations Centre
5 7 (3.20%) Cyber Threat
5 7 (3.20%) Operational Technology
6 6 (2.74%) Product Ownership
7 4 (1.83%) Linux Command Line
8 3 (1.37%) Analogue Electronics
8 3 (1.37%) Data Centre
8 3 (1.37%) Driving Licence
8 3 (1.37%) PMI
9 2 (0.91%) Algorithms
9 2 (0.91%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (0.91%) Distributed Applications
9 2 (0.91%) Embedded Systems
9 2 (0.91%) NHS
10 1 (0.46%) CBDC
10 1 (0.46%) GNSS
10 1 (0.46%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 40 (18.26%) Windows
2 23 (10.50%) Windows Server
3 20 (9.13%) Linux
4 18 (8.22%) Windows Server 2012
5 4 (1.83%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.91%) Unix
7 1 (0.46%) Android
7 1 (0.46%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.46%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (34.25%) Agile
2 31 (14.16%) Problem-Solving
3 30 (13.70%) Project Management
4 27 (12.33%) Software Engineering
5 25 (11.42%) Mentoring
5 25 (11.42%) Validation
6 21 (9.59%) Roadmaps
6 21 (9.59%) Test Scripting
7 20 (9.13%) Cybersecurity
8 19 (8.68%) Critical Thinking
8 19 (8.68%) Verification and Validation
9 18 (8.22%) PRINCE2
9 18 (8.22%) Regression Testing
10 16 (7.31%) Configuration Management
10 16 (7.31%) Decision-Making
10 16 (7.31%) Waterfall
11 14 (6.39%) Change Management
11 14 (6.39%) Stakeholder Management
12 13 (5.94%) Service Management
12 13 (5.94%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 23 (10.50%) SQL
2 15 (6.85%) C++
3 13 (5.94%) JavaScript
4 12 (5.48%) C#
5 10 (4.57%) MATLAB
6 7 (3.20%) Python
7 6 (2.74%) PowerShell
8 3 (1.37%) C
9 2 (0.91%) VB
10 1 (0.46%) Ada
10 1 (0.46%) Bash
10 1 (0.46%) Groovy
10 1 (0.46%) PHP
10 1 (0.46%) R
10 1 (0.46%) Ruby
10 1 (0.46%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 162 (73.97%) Security Cleared
2 114 (52.05%) SC Cleared
3 65 (29.68%) DV Cleared
4 30 (13.70%) Degree
5 18 (8.22%) MCSA
5 18 (8.22%) MCSE
5 18 (8.22%) Microsoft Certification
5 18 (8.22%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 17 (7.76%) PMI Certification
6 17 (7.76%) PMP
7 7 (3.20%) CISM
7 7 (3.20%) CISSP
8 6 (2.74%) TOGAF Certification
9 3 (1.37%) CTC Cleared
10 2 (0.91%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.91%) ISTQB
11 1 (0.46%) EMC Certification
11 1 (0.46%) HNC
11 1 (0.46%) HND
11 1 (0.46%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (4.57%) NIST
2 9 (4.11%) NIST 800
3 5 (2.28%) JSP 440
3 5 (2.28%) SLA
4 4 (1.83%) Def Stans
4 4 (1.83%) PMO
5 3 (1.37%) MISRA
5 3 (1.37%) MISRA C
5 3 (1.37%) PMBOK
6 2 (0.91%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.91%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (0.91%) NCSC
7 1 (0.46%) DO-178B
7 1 (0.46%) IEC 61508
7 1 (0.46%) RMADS
System Software
1 22 (10.05%) Active Directory
2 21 (9.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.37%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 3 (1.37%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (1.37%) Virtual Servers
4 2 (0.91%) Firmware
4 2 (0.91%) vSphere
5 1 (0.46%) iptables
5 1 (0.46%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 3 (1.37%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 3 (1.37%) FortiGate
1 3 (1.37%) OPNET
1 3 (1.37%) SCCM
1 3 (1.37%) SCOM
2 2 (0.91%) Kibana
2 2 (0.91%) logstash
3 1 (0.46%) Ansible
3 1 (0.46%) Check_MK
3 1 (0.46%) Grafana
3 1 (0.46%) Progress Chef
3 1 (0.46%) Prometheus
3 1 (0.46%) Puppet
3 1 (0.46%) RSA Archer
3 1 (0.46%) Terraform
Vendors
1 40 (18.26%) Microsoft
2 23 (10.50%) VMware
3 9 (4.11%) Oracle
4 7 (3.20%) Atlassian
5 6 (2.74%) Juniper
5 6 (2.74%) Sparx
6 5 (2.28%) Cisco
7 4 (1.83%) SAP
8 3 (1.37%) CheckPoint
8 3 (1.37%) IBM
8 3 (1.37%) Keysight
8 3 (1.37%) PTC
8 3 (1.37%) Remedy
8 3 (1.37%) SolarWinds
9 2 (0.91%) MathWorks
9 2 (0.91%) Micro Focus
9 2 (0.91%) Red Hat
9 2 (0.91%) Splunk
10 1 (0.46%) EMC
10 1 (0.46%) ESRI