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 29 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 292 220 329
Rank change year-on-year -72 +109 -35
Permanent jobs citing Military 244 478 231
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.58% 1.28% 0.75%
As % of the General category 1.02% 2.03% 1.22%
Number of salaries quoted 147 128 141
10th Percentile £29,278 £29,925 £32,404
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £59,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% +10.19% +8.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £75,625 £66,640
90th Percentile £79,250 £100,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £44,000 £61,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -27.87% +12.96% +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 23,985 23,528 18,867
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 56.96% 62.93% 61.13%
Number of salaries quoted 12,357 9,917 13,440
10th Percentile £26,733 £30,900 £26,500
25th Percentile £31,000 £40,000 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £66,778
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £81,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -1.93%

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 29 December 2025.

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 29 December 2025. 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 +23 74 £42,500 -10.53% 51
North West +43 63 £42,500 -10.53% 35
South West +15 55 £62,500 +4.17% 51
South East -115 49 £52,500 -27.59% 80
Midlands -19 37 £42,500 -24.78% 34
West Midlands -20 21 £42,500 -24.78% 18
East of England +48 19 £38,500 +34.91% 34
East Midlands -6 16 £42,500 - 15
Yorkshire -2 11 - - 10
Wales +1 5 £42,500 - 9
Scotland -4 5 £55,498 +8.24% 7
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 (2.87%) Confluence
2 2 (0.82%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 13 (5.33%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (2.87%) Simulink
3 5 (2.05%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.41%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1 (0.41%) Q-Pulse
1 1 (0.41%) SAP PM
1 1 (0.41%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 9 (3.69%) Azure
2 5 (2.05%) AWS
3 4 (1.64%) Power Platform
4 1 (0.41%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.46%) VoIP
2 5 (2.05%) Structured Cabling
2 5 (2.05%) Wireless
3 4 (1.64%) Firewall
4 3 (1.23%) VSAT
5 2 (0.82%) Cisco IOS
5 2 (0.82%) Internet
5 2 (0.82%) Network Security
6 1 (0.41%) DHCP
6 1 (0.41%) DNS
6 1 (0.41%) Software-Defined Radio
6 1 (0.41%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.41%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.64%) Power BI
2 3 (1.23%) GIS
3 2 (0.82%) Data Mart
3 2 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.41%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (0.41%) Power Query
4 1 (0.41%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.41%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 11 (4.51%) JIRA
2 9 (3.69%) Rational DOORS
3 3 (1.23%) Balsamiq
3 3 (1.23%) Git
4 2 (0.82%) Maven
4 2 (0.82%) Rational Rhapsody
4 2 (0.82%) Rational Statemate
4 2 (0.82%) Subversion
General
1 96 (39.34%) Law
2 87 (35.66%) Telecoms
3 82 (33.61%) Social Skills
4 34 (13.93%) Back Office
5 32 (13.11%) Finance
5 32 (13.11%) Local Government
6 15 (6.15%) Aviation
7 14 (5.74%) Presentation Skills
8 13 (5.33%) Analytical Skills
9 10 (4.10%) Aerospace
9 10 (4.10%) Electronics
9 10 (4.10%) Public Sector
10 9 (3.69%) Police
11 7 (2.87%) Aeronautics
11 7 (2.87%) Organisational Skills
12 6 (2.46%) Arabic Language
12 6 (2.46%) French Language
12 6 (2.46%) Manufacturing
13 5 (2.05%) Retail
13 5 (2.05%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 46 (18.85%) Project Manager
2 37 (15.16%) Systems Engineer
3 20 (8.20%) Senior
4 16 (6.56%) Traffic Manager
5 13 (5.33%) Lead
6 11 (4.51%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 10 (4.10%) Service Manager
8 9 (3.69%) Analyst
8 9 (3.69%) Principal Engineer
8 9 (3.69%) Support Officer
9 8 (3.28%) Team Leader
10 7 (2.87%) Software Engineer
10 7 (2.87%) Test Engineer
11 6 (2.46%) Administrator
11 6 (2.46%) Assistant Project Manager
11 6 (2.46%) Consultant
11 6 (2.46%) Delivery Manager
11 6 (2.46%) Service Delivery Manager
12 5 (2.05%) Lead Systems Engineer
12 5 (2.05%) Project Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.28%) CSS
2 3 (1.23%) HTML
3 2 (0.82%) JavaFX
4 1 (0.41%) .NET
4 1 (0.41%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.41%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.41%) ASP.NET MVC
4 1 (0.41%) ASP.NET Web API
4 1 (0.41%) Blazor
4 1 (0.41%) CSS3
4 1 (0.41%) Entity Framework
4 1 (0.41%) HTML5
4 1 (0.41%) Middleware
4 1 (0.41%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 32 (13.11%) Driving Licence
2 23 (9.43%) Management Information System
3 9 (3.69%) Data Centre
4 5 (2.05%) Onboarding
5 4 (1.64%) PKI
5 4 (1.64%) Robotics
5 4 (1.64%) Virtual Team
6 3 (1.23%) Acoustics
6 3 (1.23%) e-Learning
7 2 (0.82%) Cyberattack
7 2 (0.82%) Linux Command Line
7 2 (0.82%) NHS
7 2 (0.82%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.41%) CCTV
8 1 (0.41%) Cyber Security Posture
8 1 (0.41%) Freedom of Information
8 1 (0.41%) PMI
8 1 (0.41%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.41%) Reference Data
8 1 (0.41%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 15 (6.15%) Windows
2 14 (5.74%) Linux
3 7 (2.87%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.82%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.82%) Windows Server 2016
4 2 (0.82%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (16.39%) Service Delivery
2 35 (14.34%) Agile
2 35 (14.34%) Collaborative Working
3 28 (11.48%) Continuous Improvement
4 27 (11.07%) Problem-Solving
5 24 (9.84%) Customer Service
6 23 (9.43%) Commercial Awareness
7 20 (8.20%) Project Management
8 18 (7.38%) Cybersecurity
8 18 (7.38%) Software Engineering
9 17 (6.97%) Systems Engineering
10 14 (5.74%) Mathematics
11 12 (4.92%) Business Development
12 11 (4.51%) Information Assurance
13 10 (4.10%) Decision-Making
13 10 (4.10%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
13 10 (4.10%) Requirements Management
14 9 (3.69%) Coaching
14 9 (3.69%) Customer Requirements
14 9 (3.69%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 11 (4.51%) MATLAB
2 9 (3.69%) C#
3 8 (3.28%) C
4 7 (2.87%) C++
5 6 (2.46%) Python
6 5 (2.05%) Ada
6 5 (2.05%) PowerShell
7 4 (1.64%) SQL
8 3 (1.23%) Bash
8 3 (1.23%) Go
8 3 (1.23%) JavaScript
8 3 (1.23%) VBScript
9 2 (0.82%) Java
9 2 (0.82%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.41%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 55 (22.54%) Security Cleared
2 54 (22.13%) Degree
3 31 (12.70%) BPSS Clearance
4 27 (11.07%) SC Cleared
5 9 (3.69%) DV Cleared
6 5 (2.05%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (1.64%) Chartered Engineer
8 3 (1.23%) Azure Certification
8 3 (1.23%) CCNA
8 3 (1.23%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (1.23%) CITP
8 3 (1.23%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (1.23%) CREST Certified
8 3 (1.23%) Master's Degree
8 3 (1.23%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 2 (0.82%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.82%) Network+ Certification
9 2 (0.82%) PhD
10 1 (0.41%) HNC
10 1 (0.41%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (7.38%) COSHH
2 10 (4.10%) SLA
3 8 (3.28%) Data Quality
3 8 (3.28%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 8 (3.28%) ISO 14001
4 7 (2.87%) QA
5 6 (2.46%) NEBOSH
5 6 (2.46%) PMO
6 5 (2.05%) GDPR
6 5 (2.05%) ISO 9001
7 3 (1.23%) RMADS
8 2 (0.82%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.82%) Def Stans
9 1 (0.41%) DO-254
9 1 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.41%) NIST
System Software
1 5 (2.05%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.23%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.82%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (0.82%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (0.82%) vSphere
4 1 (0.41%) Docker
4 1 (0.41%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (1.64%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.23%) Ansible
2 3 (1.23%) Terraform
3 2 (0.82%) Nessus
3 2 (0.82%) vCenter Server
3 2 (0.82%) WSUS
Vendors
1 28 (11.48%) Microsoft
2 7 (2.87%) Siemens
3 5 (2.05%) Cisco
4 3 (1.23%) Atlassian
4 3 (1.23%) VMware
5 2 (0.82%) Green Hills
5 2 (0.82%) SAP
6 1 (0.41%) EMC
6 1 (0.41%) PTC
6 1 (0.41%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.41%) Sparx