Military Contracts in the UK excluding London

Military
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Military in contract job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Military over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 230 274 378
Rank change year-on-year +44 +104 -21
Contract jobs citing Military 177 157 126
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.83% 0.69% 0.41%
As % of the General category 1.56% 1.23% 0.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 52 70 54
10th Percentile £513 £425 £400
25th Percentile £519 £476 £454
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £576 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.12% +4.77% +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £625
90th Percentile £749 £675 £684
UK median daily rate £600 £600 £550
% change year-on-year - +9.09% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 68 40 29
10th Percentile £33.62 £49.90 £42.33
25th Percentile £45.00 £56.29 £49.25
Median hourly rate £57.47 £60.00 £52.70
Median % change year-on-year -4.22% +13.85% +15.82%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.92 £67.25
90th Percentile £70.66 £86.45 £70.50
UK median hourly rate £57.33 £62.55 £52.63
% change year-on-year -8.35% +18.85% +15.22%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

Military falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 11,359 12,744 17,014
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 53.27% 56.16% 55.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,395 8,644 11,704
10th Percentile £205 £230 £213
25th Percentile £363 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +7.95%
75th Percentile £594 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £700 £656
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,713 737 1,038
10th Percentile £12.50 £13.31 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.00 £15.25 £14.25
Median hourly rate £29.50 £27.50 £19.59
Median % change year-on-year +7.27% +40.36% +3.12%
75th Percentile £53.75 £60.00 £37.50
90th Percentile £67.50 £69.25 £56.00
UK median hourly rate £30.50 £31.96 £23.00
% change year-on-year -4.57% +38.96% +9.26%

Military
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Military as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Military in the UK excluding London

Military
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Military in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Military in the UK excluding London

Military
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Military in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Military in the UK excluding London

Military
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Military in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Military in the UK excluding London

Military
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Military in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Military in the UK excluding London

Military
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 excluding London region over the 6 months to 12 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 -16 70 £585 +1.74% 107
South East +50 60 £625 +10.72% 161
North of England +37 22 £531 +11.81% 87
North West +34 20 £531 +18.02% 53
East of England +18 19 - - 71
Scotland +50 3 £608 +35.00% 12
West Midlands +7 3 £532 -18.23% 41
Midlands +5 3 £532 -18.23% 80
North East +10 2 - - 9
Military
UK

Military
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 19 (10.73%) Confluence
1 19 (10.73%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (2.26%) SharePoint
Applications
1 11 (6.21%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (4.52%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (3.39%) Simulink
4 3 (1.69%) Windchill
5 2 (1.13%) Stateflow
6 1 (0.56%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.56%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.56%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.56%) Revit
Business Applications
1 9 (5.08%) Misys Midas
2 6 (3.39%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 2 (1.13%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.56%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 8 (4.52%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (2.26%) Azure
3 3 (1.69%) OCI
4 2 (1.13%) Power Automate
4 2 (1.13%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.56%) Azure Logic Apps
5 1 (0.56%) Azure Storage
5 1 (0.56%) PowerApps
5 1 (0.56%) SaaS
5 1 (0.56%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 19 (10.73%) DHCP
1 19 (10.73%) DNS
2 17 (9.60%) Network Security
3 14 (7.91%) TCP/IP
4 11 (6.21%) Ethernet
5 8 (4.52%) Wireless
6 6 (3.39%) LAN
6 6 (3.39%) WAN
7 5 (2.82%) Firewall
8 2 (1.13%) 4G
8 2 (1.13%) 5G
8 2 (1.13%) Internet
8 2 (1.13%) VoIP
9 1 (0.56%) Intranet
9 1 (0.56%) Link 16
9 1 (0.56%) Skype
9 1 (0.56%) SMTP
9 1 (0.56%) VPN
9 1 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.13%) NonStop SQL
1 2 (1.13%) Oracle Database
1 2 (1.13%) SAP HANA
2 1 (0.56%) Elasticsearch
2 1 (0.56%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 29 (16.38%) JIRA
2 13 (7.34%) Rational DOORS
3 12 (6.78%) Visual Studio
4 11 (6.21%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.56%) InstallShield
5 1 (0.56%) Mercurial
5 1 (0.56%) MSI
5 1 (0.56%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 55 (31.07%) Social Skills
2 36 (20.34%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (11.30%) Public Sector
4 19 (10.73%) Aerospace
5 17 (9.60%) Presentation Skills
6 7 (3.95%) Telecoms
7 6 (3.39%) Finance
8 4 (2.26%) Automotive
8 4 (2.26%) Aviation
9 3 (1.69%) Electronics
10 2 (1.13%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.13%) Police
11 1 (0.56%) Avionics
11 1 (0.56%) Law
11 1 (0.56%) Legal
Job Titles
1 26 (14.69%) Software Engineer
1 26 (14.69%) Systems Engineer
2 23 (12.99%) Senior
3 20 (11.30%) Test Engineer
4 18 (10.17%) Integration Engineer
5 17 (9.60%) Test and Integration Engineer
6 14 (7.91%) Project Manager
7 12 (6.78%) Analyst
8 10 (5.65%) C# Software Engineer
9 9 (5.08%) C++ Software Engineer
10 8 (4.52%) SOC Manager
11 7 (3.95%) Principal Engineer
11 7 (3.95%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
12 6 (3.39%) Help Desk Operator
12 6 (3.39%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 5 (2.82%) Delivery Manager
14 4 (2.26%) Embedded Software Engineer
14 4 (2.26%) Security Manager
14 4 (2.26%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
14 4 (2.26%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (6.78%) Node.js
1 12 (6.78%) Web Services
2 2 (1.13%) SAP Basis
2 2 (1.13%) SAP Fiori
3 1 (0.56%) Ajax
3 1 (0.56%) Elastic Stack
3 1 (0.56%) REST
3 1 (0.56%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 19 (10.73%) PKI
2 12 (6.78%) Cyber Defence
3 9 (5.08%) Product Ownership
4 8 (4.52%) Management Information System
4 8 (4.52%) Security Operations Centre
5 7 (3.95%) Cyber Threat
5 7 (3.95%) Operational Technology
6 3 (1.69%) Analogue Electronics
6 3 (1.69%) PMI
7 2 (1.13%) Algorithms
7 2 (1.13%) Distributed Applications
7 2 (1.13%) Driving Licence
7 2 (1.13%) Embedded Systems
7 2 (1.13%) Linux Command Line
8 1 (0.56%) CMDB
8 1 (0.56%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.56%) GNSS
8 1 (0.56%) NHS
8 1 (0.56%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 35 (19.77%) Windows
2 20 (11.30%) Windows Server
3 18 (10.17%) Windows Server 2012
4 16 (9.04%) Linux
5 2 (1.13%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.56%) Android
6 1 (0.56%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.56%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (32.77%) Agile
2 29 (16.38%) Software Engineering
3 24 (13.56%) Mentoring
4 22 (12.43%) Problem-Solving
4 22 (12.43%) Validation
5 20 (11.30%) Test Scripting
6 19 (10.73%) Cybersecurity
7 18 (10.17%) Critical Thinking
7 18 (10.17%) Regression Testing
7 18 (10.17%) Verification and Validation
8 15 (8.47%) Configuration Management
8 15 (8.47%) Project Management
8 15 (8.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 15 (8.47%) Stakeholder Management
9 14 (7.91%) Roadmaps
10 13 (7.34%) Visualisation
11 12 (6.78%) CI/CD
11 12 (6.78%) Digital Twin
12 11 (6.21%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
12 11 (6.21%) Synthetic Environment
Programming Languages
1 21 (11.86%) SQL
2 16 (9.04%) C++
3 12 (6.78%) C#
3 12 (6.78%) JavaScript
4 9 (5.08%) MATLAB
5 4 (2.26%) Python
6 3 (1.69%) C
7 2 (1.13%) PowerShell
7 2 (1.13%) VB
8 1 (0.56%) Ada
8 1 (0.56%) R
Qualifications
1 124 (70.06%) Security Cleared
2 78 (44.07%) SC Cleared
3 51 (28.81%) DV Cleared
4 24 (13.56%) Degree
5 18 (10.17%) MCSA
5 18 (10.17%) MCSE
5 18 (10.17%) Microsoft Certification
5 18 (10.17%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 7 (3.95%) CISM
6 7 (3.95%) CISSP
7 6 (3.39%) PMI Certification
7 6 (3.39%) PMP
7 6 (3.39%) TOGAF Certification
8 2 (1.13%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.56%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.56%) Chartered Engineer
9 1 (0.56%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.56%) HNC
9 1 (0.56%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.08%) NIST
1 9 (5.08%) NIST 800
2 5 (2.82%) JSP 440
3 4 (2.26%) MISRA
3 4 (2.26%) MISRA C
3 4 (2.26%) PMO
4 3 (1.69%) PMBOK
5 2 (1.13%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (1.13%) Def Stans
5 2 (1.13%) SLA
6 1 (0.56%) DO-178B
6 1 (0.56%) IEC 61508
6 1 (0.56%) NCSC
6 1 (0.56%) RMADS
System Software
1 20 (11.30%) Active Directory
2 19 (10.73%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.13%) vSphere
4 1 (0.56%) Firmware
4 1 (0.56%) iptables
4 1 (0.56%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (0.56%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 1 (0.56%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.56%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 1 (0.56%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 1 (0.56%) Kibana
1 1 (0.56%) logstash
1 1 (0.56%) OPNET
1 1 (0.56%) RSA Archer
1 1 (0.56%) SCCM
1 1 (0.56%) SCOM
Vendors
1 41 (23.16%) Microsoft
2 21 (11.86%) VMware
3 6 (3.39%) Atlassian
3 6 (3.39%) Sparx
4 5 (2.82%) Oracle
5 4 (2.26%) Cisco
6 3 (1.69%) Keysight
6 3 (1.69%) PTC
7 2 (1.13%) Juniper
7 2 (1.13%) MathWorks
7 2 (1.13%) Micro Focus
7 2 (1.13%) Red Hat
7 2 (1.13%) SAP
8 1 (0.56%) IBM
8 1 (0.56%) QinetiQ
8 1 (0.56%) Remedy
8 1 (0.56%) SolarWinds