Military Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Military
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Military in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Military over the 6 months leading up to 10 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 282 221 343
Rank change year-on-year -61 +122 -55
Permanent jobs citing Military 249 451 238
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.59% 1.25% 0.70%
As % of the General category 1.05% 1.96% 1.17%
Number of salaries quoted 137 123 139
10th Percentile £35,250 £30,000 £31,248
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £61,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.33% +12.96% +8.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £63,875
90th Percentile £80,000 £100,000 £73,000
UK median annual salary £44,000 £62,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year -29.60% +15.74% +8.00%

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 permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 23,702 23,022 20,276
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 56.24% 63.72% 59.42%
Number of salaries quoted 12,257 9,490 14,323
10th Percentile £26,750 £30,750 £26,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £63,220 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £59,556
% change year-on-year -12.50% +0.75% -3.55%

Military
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Military relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Military job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Military
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Military.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Military

Military
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Military in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 10 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Military in the UK excluding London

Military
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Military within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 10 January 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England +40 80 £42,500 -10.53% 30
North West +47 69 £42,500 -10.53% 26
South East -123 50 £52,500 -27.59% 42
South West 0 49 £62,500 +4.17% 37
Midlands +9 39 £42,500 -30.33% 15
West Midlands -2 21 £42,500 -30.33% 7
East of England +32 20 £38,500 +34.91% 17
East Midlands +12 18 £42,500 - 8
Yorkshire -14 11 - - 4
Wales +3 6 £42,500 - 5
Scotland -8 5 £55,498 +8.24% 3
Military
UK

Military
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 7 (2.81%) Confluence
2 2 (0.80%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 9 (3.61%) Simulink
2 8 (3.21%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (2.81%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (2.01%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.40%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1 (0.40%) Q-Pulse
1 1 (0.40%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 9 (3.61%) Azure
2 5 (2.01%) AWS
3 3 (1.20%) Power Platform
4 1 (0.40%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.41%) Structured Cabling
1 6 (2.41%) VoIP
1 6 (2.41%) Wireless
2 4 (1.61%) Firewall
3 2 (0.80%) Cisco IOS
3 2 (0.80%) Internet
3 2 (0.80%) Network Security
3 2 (0.80%) VSAT
4 1 (0.40%) DHCP
4 1 (0.40%) DNS
4 1 (0.40%) Software-Defined Radio
4 1 (0.40%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.40%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.20%) GIS
1 3 (1.20%) Power BI
2 2 (0.80%) Data Mart
2 2 (0.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (0.40%) Geospatial Data
3 1 (0.40%) Power Query
3 1 (0.40%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 11 (4.42%) JIRA
1 11 (4.42%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (1.20%) Balsamiq
2 3 (1.20%) Git
3 2 (0.80%) Maven
3 2 (0.80%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (0.80%) Rational Statemate
3 2 (0.80%) Subversion
General
1 101 (40.56%) Law
2 81 (32.53%) Telecoms
3 76 (30.52%) Social Skills
4 43 (17.27%) Back Office
5 42 (16.87%) Local Government
6 32 (12.85%) Finance
7 15 (6.02%) Aviation
8 14 (5.62%) Presentation Skills
9 12 (4.82%) Analytical Skills
9 12 (4.82%) Electronics
10 10 (4.02%) Aerospace
11 9 (3.61%) Public Sector
12 8 (3.21%) Police
13 7 (2.81%) Aeronautics
13 7 (2.81%) Organisational Skills
14 6 (2.41%) Arabic Language
14 6 (2.41%) Automotive
14 6 (2.41%) French Language
14 6 (2.41%) Manufacturing
14 6 (2.41%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 51 (20.48%) Project Manager
2 40 (16.06%) Systems Engineer
3 26 (10.44%) Traffic Manager
4 21 (8.43%) Senior
5 13 (5.22%) Lead
5 13 (5.22%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 9 (3.61%) Principal Engineer
6 9 (3.61%) Service Manager
6 9 (3.61%) Support Officer
7 8 (3.21%) Team Leader
8 7 (2.81%) Analyst
8 7 (2.81%) Software Engineer
8 7 (2.81%) Test Engineer
9 6 (2.41%) Administrator
9 6 (2.41%) Consultant
9 6 (2.41%) Delivery Manager
9 6 (2.41%) Report Manager
9 6 (2.41%) Service Delivery Manager
10 5 (2.01%) Lead Systems Engineer
10 5 (2.01%) Project Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.21%) CSS
2 3 (1.20%) HTML
3 2 (0.80%) JavaFX
4 1 (0.40%) .NET
4 1 (0.40%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.40%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.40%) ASP.NET MVC
4 1 (0.40%) ASP.NET Web API
4 1 (0.40%) Blazor
4 1 (0.40%) CSS3
4 1 (0.40%) Entity Framework
4 1 (0.40%) HTML5
4 1 (0.40%) Middleware
4 1 (0.40%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 33 (13.25%) Driving Licence
2 26 (10.44%) Management Information System
3 9 (3.61%) Data Centre
4 5 (2.01%) Onboarding
5 4 (1.61%) PKI
5 4 (1.61%) Robotics
5 4 (1.61%) Virtual Team
6 3 (1.20%) Acoustics
6 3 (1.20%) e-Learning
7 2 (0.80%) Cyberattack
7 2 (0.80%) Linux Command Line
7 2 (0.80%) NHS
8 1 (0.40%) CCTV
8 1 (0.40%) Cyber Security Posture
8 1 (0.40%) Freedom of Information
8 1 (0.40%) PMI
8 1 (0.40%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.40%) Reference Data
8 1 (0.40%) Security Posture
8 1 (0.40%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 13 (5.22%) Windows
2 12 (4.82%) Linux
3 5 (2.01%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.80%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.40%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (16.47%) Service Delivery
2 37 (14.86%) Agile
2 37 (14.86%) Collaborative Working
3 29 (11.65%) Continuous Improvement
4 28 (11.24%) Problem-Solving
5 24 (9.64%) Customer Service
6 23 (9.24%) Commercial Awareness
7 20 (8.03%) Cybersecurity
8 19 (7.63%) Project Management
8 19 (7.63%) Systems Engineering
9 18 (7.23%) Software Engineering
10 16 (6.43%) Mathematics
11 13 (5.22%) Information Assurance
12 12 (4.82%) Business Development
12 12 (4.82%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
12 12 (4.82%) Requirements Management
13 11 (4.42%) Coaching
13 11 (4.42%) Decision-Making
13 11 (4.42%) SysML
14 10 (4.02%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 13 (5.22%) MATLAB
2 9 (3.61%) C#
3 8 (3.21%) C
4 7 (2.81%) C++
5 6 (2.41%) Python
6 5 (2.01%) Ada
7 4 (1.61%) SQL
8 3 (1.20%) Bash
8 3 (1.20%) Go
8 3 (1.20%) JavaScript
8 3 (1.20%) PowerShell
8 3 (1.20%) VBScript
9 2 (0.80%) Java
9 2 (0.80%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.40%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 56 (22.49%) Security Cleared
2 48 (19.28%) Degree
3 33 (13.25%) BPSS Clearance
4 26 (10.44%) SC Cleared
5 9 (3.61%) DV Cleared
6 4 (1.61%) Chartered Engineer
7 3 (1.20%) Azure Certification
7 3 (1.20%) CITP
7 3 (1.20%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (1.20%) CREST Certified
7 3 (1.20%) Master's Degree
7 3 (1.20%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.80%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.80%) PhD
9 1 (0.40%) CCNA
9 1 (0.40%) CCNP
9 1 (0.40%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.40%) CISSP
9 1 (0.40%) HNC
9 1 (0.40%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (11.24%) COSHH
2 11 (4.42%) SLA
3 9 (3.61%) Data Quality
4 8 (3.21%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 7 (2.81%) ISO 14001
5 7 (2.81%) QA
6 6 (2.41%) PMO
7 5 (2.01%) GDPR
7 5 (2.01%) NEBOSH
8 4 (1.61%) ISO 9001
9 3 (1.20%) RMADS
10 2 (0.80%) Accessibility
10 2 (0.80%) Def Stans
11 1 (0.40%) DO-254
11 1 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 1 (0.40%) NIST
System Software
1 3 (1.20%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.40%) Docker
2 1 (0.40%) Firmware
2 1 (0.40%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (1.61%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.20%) Ansible
2 3 (1.20%) Terraform
3 2 (0.80%) Nessus
3 2 (0.80%) WSUS
Vendors
1 26 (10.44%) Microsoft
2 9 (3.61%) Siemens
3 3 (1.20%) Atlassian
3 3 (1.20%) Cisco
4 2 (0.80%) Green Hills
5 1 (0.40%) EMC
5 1 (0.40%) PTC
5 1 (0.40%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.40%) SAP
5 1 (0.40%) Sparx
5 1 (0.40%) VMware