Military Contracts in England

Military
UK > England

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

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 333 474 657
Rank change year-on-year +141 +183 -114
Contract jobs citing Military 211 166 137
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.57% 0.35% 0.19%
As % of the General category 0.99% 0.59% 0.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 78 84 54
10th Percentile £519 £425 £403
25th Percentile £538 £475 £451
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £628 £589 £535
Median % change year-on-year +6.71% +10.00% +7.05%
75th Percentile £684 £675 £647
90th Percentile £760 £703 £709
UK median daily rate £625 £600 £548
% change year-on-year +4.17% +9.44% +12.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 40 28
10th Percentile £35.51 £49.90 £41.55
25th Percentile £45.22 £56.29 £48.69
Median hourly rate £57.90 £60.35 £52.89
Median % change year-on-year -4.06% +14.10% +17.53%
75th Percentile £65.00 £71.50 £67.63
90th Percentile £70.66 £86.45 £70.76
UK median hourly rate £57.47 £63.23 £52.63
% change year-on-year -9.11% +20.15% +16.48%

All General Skills
England

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 advertised in England with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 21,251 28,243 40,424
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 57.55% 59.16% 57.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,633 19,891 28,416
10th Percentile £280 £313 £320
25th Percentile £413 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £650
90th Percentile £775 £798 £763
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,819 896 1,282
10th Percentile £12.88 £13.41 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.50 £17.68 £15.00
Median hourly rate £30.50 £31.92 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.45% +48.47% +2.14%
75th Percentile £52.20 £60.03 £46.23
90th Percentile £67.38 £70.00 £59.94
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £32.40 £22.50
% change year-on-year -7.41% +44.00% +4.65%

Military
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Military in England

Military
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Military in England

Military
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Military in England over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Military in England

Military
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Military in England

Military
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Military in England over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Military in England

Military
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Military within the England region over the 6 months to 2 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
South West -9 67 £593 +7.73% 108
South East +42 58 £625 +11.21% 153
London +124 40 £645 -7.86% 55
North of England +46 19 £531 +11.81% 121
East of England +21 19 - - 59
North West +32 17 £531 +18.02% 65
Midlands +14 3 £532 -18.23% 72
West Midlands +5 3 £532 -18.23% 34
North East +13 2 - - 23
Military
UK

Military
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 23 (10.90%) Confluence
2 21 (9.95%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (4.27%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.47%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.47%) nginx
4 1 (0.47%) Oracle Coherence
4 1 (0.47%) SAS
Applications
1 12 (5.69%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (4.27%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (3.32%) Simulink
4 3 (1.42%) Windchill
5 2 (0.95%) Stateflow
6 1 (0.47%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.47%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.47%) Revit
6 1 (0.47%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (2.84%) Misys Midas
1 6 (2.84%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 3 (1.42%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.95%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.47%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 6 (2.84%) Azure
2 5 (2.37%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (1.90%) OCI
4 3 (1.42%) AWS
5 1 (0.47%) Asana
5 1 (0.47%) AWS Elastic Beanstalk
5 1 (0.47%) Azure Logic Apps
5 1 (0.47%) Azure Storage
5 1 (0.47%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (0.47%) GCP
5 1 (0.47%) Power Automate
5 1 (0.47%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.47%) SaaS
5 1 (0.47%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 22 (10.43%) DNS
2 21 (9.95%) DHCP
3 17 (8.06%) Network Security
4 16 (7.58%) TCP/IP
5 11 (5.21%) Ethernet
5 11 (5.21%) Firewall
6 8 (3.79%) Wireless
7 7 (3.32%) LAN
7 7 (3.32%) WAN
8 3 (1.42%) 4G
8 3 (1.42%) 5G
8 3 (1.42%) Skype
8 3 (1.42%) SMTP
8 3 (1.42%) VoIP
9 2 (0.95%) Internet
9 2 (0.95%) SNA
10 1 (0.47%) Intranet
10 1 (0.47%) Link 16
10 1 (0.47%) VPN
10 1 (0.47%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.42%) Oracle Database
2 2 (0.95%) Elasticsearch
2 2 (0.95%) GIS
2 2 (0.95%) SAP HANA
3 1 (0.47%) DTS
3 1 (0.47%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 33 (15.64%) JIRA
2 13 (6.16%) Rational DOORS
3 12 (5.69%) Visual Studio
4 11 (5.21%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.47%) InstallShield
5 1 (0.47%) Mercurial
5 1 (0.47%) MSI
5 1 (0.47%) Oracle APEX
5 1 (0.47%) Oracle Forms
General
1 65 (30.81%) Social Skills
2 43 (20.38%) Analytical Skills
3 35 (16.59%) Public Sector
4 23 (10.90%) Aerospace
5 18 (8.53%) Presentation Skills
6 14 (6.64%) Finance
7 11 (5.21%) Telecoms
8 5 (2.37%) Electronics
9 4 (1.90%) Automotive
9 4 (1.90%) Aviation
9 4 (1.90%) Manufacturing
10 3 (1.42%) Police
11 2 (0.95%) Banking
11 2 (0.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.95%) Marketing
12 1 (0.47%) Avionics
12 1 (0.47%) Digital Economy
12 1 (0.47%) Fire and Rescue
12 1 (0.47%) Law
12 1 (0.47%) Legal
Job Titles
1 28 (13.27%) Systems Engineer
2 23 (10.90%) Software Engineer
2 23 (10.90%) Test Engineer
3 22 (10.43%) Senior
4 21 (9.95%) Integration Engineer
5 20 (9.48%) Test and Integration Engineer
6 17 (8.06%) Project Manager
7 16 (7.58%) Delivery Manager
8 14 (6.64%) Analyst
9 10 (4.74%) C# Software Engineer
10 9 (4.27%) C++ Software Engineer
11 8 (3.79%) Security Manager
11 8 (3.79%) SOC Manager
12 7 (3.32%) Principal Engineer
12 7 (3.32%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
13 6 (2.84%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 6 (2.84%) IT Manager
13 6 (2.84%) Network Engineer
14 5 (2.37%) Test Manager
15 4 (1.90%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (6.16%) Web Services
2 12 (5.69%) Node.js
3 2 (0.95%) Elastic Stack
3 2 (0.95%) REST
3 2 (0.95%) SAP Basis
3 2 (0.95%) SAP Fiori
4 1 (0.47%) Ajax
4 1 (0.47%) CSS
4 1 (0.47%) HTML
4 1 (0.47%) Laravel
4 1 (0.47%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.47%) Sass
4 1 (0.47%) SPFx
4 1 (0.47%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 22 (10.43%) PKI
2 12 (5.69%) Cyber Defence
3 11 (5.21%) Management Information System
4 8 (3.79%) Security Operations Centre
5 7 (3.32%) Cyber Threat
5 7 (3.32%) Operational Technology
6 6 (2.84%) Product Ownership
7 3 (1.42%) Analogue Electronics
7 3 (1.42%) Driving Licence
7 3 (1.42%) Linux Command Line
7 3 (1.42%) PMI
8 2 (0.95%) Algorithms
8 2 (0.95%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (0.95%) Data Centre
8 2 (0.95%) Distributed Applications
8 2 (0.95%) Embedded Systems
8 2 (0.95%) NHS
9 1 (0.47%) CBDC
9 1 (0.47%) GNSS
9 1 (0.47%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 40 (18.96%) Windows
2 23 (10.90%) Windows Server
3 19 (9.00%) Linux
4 18 (8.53%) Windows Server 2012
5 4 (1.90%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.95%) Unix
7 1 (0.47%) Android
7 1 (0.47%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.47%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (35.55%) Agile
2 31 (14.69%) Problem-Solving
3 30 (14.22%) Project Management
4 27 (12.80%) Software Engineering
5 24 (11.37%) Mentoring
5 24 (11.37%) Validation
6 21 (9.95%) Roadmaps
6 21 (9.95%) Test Scripting
7 20 (9.48%) Cybersecurity
8 19 (9.00%) Critical Thinking
9 18 (8.53%) PRINCE2
9 18 (8.53%) Regression Testing
9 18 (8.53%) Verification and Validation
10 16 (7.58%) Configuration Management
10 16 (7.58%) Decision-Making
10 16 (7.58%) Waterfall
11 14 (6.64%) Stakeholder Management
12 13 (6.16%) Business Case
12 13 (6.16%) Change Management
12 13 (6.16%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 23 (10.90%) SQL
2 15 (7.11%) C++
3 13 (6.16%) JavaScript
4 12 (5.69%) C#
5 10 (4.74%) MATLAB
6 7 (3.32%) Python
7 6 (2.84%) PowerShell
8 3 (1.42%) C
9 2 (0.95%) VB
10 1 (0.47%) Ada
10 1 (0.47%) Bash
10 1 (0.47%) Groovy
10 1 (0.47%) PHP
10 1 (0.47%) R
10 1 (0.47%) Ruby
10 1 (0.47%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 154 (72.99%) Security Cleared
2 107 (50.71%) SC Cleared
3 65 (30.81%) DV Cleared
4 30 (14.22%) Degree
5 18 (8.53%) MCSA
5 18 (8.53%) MCSE
5 18 (8.53%) Microsoft Certification
5 18 (8.53%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 17 (8.06%) PMI Certification
6 17 (8.06%) PMP
7 7 (3.32%) CISM
7 7 (3.32%) CISSP
8 6 (2.84%) TOGAF Certification
9 3 (1.42%) CTC Cleared
10 2 (0.95%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.95%) ISTQB
11 1 (0.47%) EMC Certification
11 1 (0.47%) HNC
11 1 (0.47%) HND
11 1 (0.47%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (4.74%) NIST
2 9 (4.27%) NIST 800
3 5 (2.37%) JSP 440
4 4 (1.90%) Def Stans
4 4 (1.90%) SLA
5 3 (1.42%) MISRA
5 3 (1.42%) MISRA C
5 3 (1.42%) PMBOK
5 3 (1.42%) PMO
6 2 (0.95%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.95%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (0.95%) NCSC
7 1 (0.47%) DO-178B
7 1 (0.47%) IEC 61508
7 1 (0.47%) RMADS
System Software
1 22 (10.43%) Active Directory
2 21 (9.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.42%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 3 (1.42%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (1.42%) Virtual Servers
4 2 (0.95%) Firmware
4 2 (0.95%) vSphere
5 1 (0.47%) iptables
5 1 (0.47%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 3 (1.42%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 3 (1.42%) FortiGate
1 3 (1.42%) OPNET
1 3 (1.42%) SCCM
1 3 (1.42%) SCOM
2 2 (0.95%) Kibana
2 2 (0.95%) logstash
3 1 (0.47%) Ansible
3 1 (0.47%) Check_MK
3 1 (0.47%) Grafana
3 1 (0.47%) Progress Chef
3 1 (0.47%) Prometheus
3 1 (0.47%) Puppet
3 1 (0.47%) RSA Archer
3 1 (0.47%) Terraform
Vendors
1 38 (18.01%) Microsoft
2 23 (10.90%) VMware
3 9 (4.27%) Oracle
4 6 (2.84%) Juniper
4 6 (2.84%) Sparx
5 5 (2.37%) Atlassian
5 5 (2.37%) Cisco
6 4 (1.90%) SAP
7 3 (1.42%) CheckPoint
7 3 (1.42%) IBM
7 3 (1.42%) Keysight
7 3 (1.42%) PTC
7 3 (1.42%) Remedy
7 3 (1.42%) SolarWinds
8 2 (0.95%) MathWorks
8 2 (0.95%) Micro Focus
8 2 (0.95%) Red Hat
8 2 (0.95%) Splunk
9 1 (0.47%) EMC
9 1 (0.47%) ESRI