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 2 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 283 161 330
Rank change year-on-year -122 +169 -20
Permanent jobs citing Military 274 736 260
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.78% 1.53% 0.84%
As % of the General category 1.24% 2.80% 1.31%
Number of salaries quoted 161 193 180
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,750 £35,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £49,263
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% -8.33% +20.00%
75th Percentile £55,625 £73,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £70,500 £97,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% -8.33% +20.00%

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 common skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 22,059 26,282 19,790
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 63.18% 54.79% 63.77%
Number of salaries quoted 11,811 11,392 14,277
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £31,000 £38,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,309 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.52% +0.62% -4.76%
75th Percentile £61,250 £66,067 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £81,250
UK median annual salary £51,625 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.96% - -

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 2 November 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 2 November 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 +47 87 £45,000 -5.26% 22
North West +37 76 £45,000 -5.26% 10
South West +2 65 £45,000 -18.18% 64
South East -115 63 £50,000 -24.53% 61
Midlands -94 43 £42,500 +7.59% 28
West Midlands -74 26 £42,500 -18.27% 19
East Midlands -6 17 £42,500 +57.41% 9
Yorkshire +20 11 - - 12
Scotland -3 9 £53,999 +43.82% 4
East of England +9 7 £66,750 +48.33% 36
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 3 (1.09%) Confluence
2 2 (0.73%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.73%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.36%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 19 (6.93%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (5.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.36%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 4 (1.46%) Q-Pulse
2 2 (0.73%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 7 (2.55%) Azure
2 5 (1.82%) AWS
3 4 (1.46%) Power Platform
4 3 (1.09%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (0.36%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 19 (6.93%) VoIP
2 13 (4.74%) ATM
3 9 (3.28%) 5G
4 7 (2.55%) SD-WAN
4 7 (2.55%) WAN
5 3 (1.09%) VSAT
6 2 (0.73%) Cisco IOS
6 2 (0.73%) Internet
6 2 (0.73%) Structured Cabling
7 1 (0.36%) DHCP
7 1 (0.36%) DNS
7 1 (0.36%) Network Security
7 1 (0.36%) Software-Defined Radio
7 1 (0.36%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.36%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.82%) GIS
2 4 (1.46%) Power BI
3 2 (0.73%) Data Mart
3 2 (0.73%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (0.73%) Tableau
4 1 (0.36%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (0.36%) Power Query
4 1 (0.36%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (2.55%) JIRA
2 3 (1.09%) Git
3 2 (0.73%) Balsamiq
3 2 (0.73%) Maven
3 2 (0.73%) Rational DOORS
3 2 (0.73%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (0.73%) Rational Statemate
4 1 (0.36%) Subversion
General
1 128 (46.72%) Law
2 119 (43.43%) Telecoms
3 103 (37.59%) Social Skills
4 53 (19.34%) Finance
5 39 (14.23%) Back Office
6 30 (10.95%) Local Government
7 20 (7.30%) Aviation
7 20 (7.30%) Presentation Skills
8 16 (5.84%) Retail
9 12 (4.38%) Aerospace
10 8 (2.92%) Public Sector
11 7 (2.55%) Analytical Skills
11 7 (2.55%) Organisational Skills
12 6 (2.19%) French Language
13 5 (1.82%) Aeronautics
13 5 (1.82%) Avionics
13 5 (1.82%) Police
14 4 (1.46%) Electronics
15 3 (1.09%) Arabic Language
15 3 (1.09%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 69 (25.18%) Project Manager
2 22 (8.03%) Lead
3 20 (7.30%) Systems Engineer
4 17 (6.20%) Senior
5 16 (5.84%) Field Engineer
5 16 (5.84%) Traffic Manager
6 13 (4.74%) Field Service Engineer
7 12 (4.38%) Assistant Project Manager
8 11 (4.01%) Team Leader
9 9 (3.28%) Service Manager
9 9 (3.28%) Software Engineer
10 8 (2.92%) Integration Engineer
11 7 (2.55%) Analyst
11 7 (2.55%) Delivery Manager
11 7 (2.55%) Professional Services Engineer
12 6 (2.19%) Consultant
12 6 (2.19%) Support Engineer
13 5 (1.82%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 5 (1.82%) Service Delivery Manager
13 5 (1.82%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.19%) CSS
2 4 (1.46%) XML
3 2 (0.73%) HTML
3 2 (0.73%) JavaFX
4 1 (0.36%) .NET
4 1 (0.36%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.36%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.36%) ASP.NET MVC
4 1 (0.36%) ASP.NET Web API
4 1 (0.36%) Blazor
4 1 (0.36%) CSS3
4 1 (0.36%) Entity Framework
4 1 (0.36%) HTML5
4 1 (0.36%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 63 (22.99%) Driving Licence
2 11 (4.01%) Management Information System
2 11 (4.01%) Onboarding
3 8 (2.92%) Data Centre
4 7 (2.55%) Robotics
4 7 (2.55%) Self-Driving Car
5 6 (2.19%) Digital Media
5 6 (2.19%) Graphic Design
6 5 (1.82%) CCTV
6 5 (1.82%) e-Learning
7 4 (1.46%) Product Ownership
7 4 (1.46%) Reference Data
8 3 (1.09%) Acoustics
8 3 (1.09%) PKI
9 2 (0.73%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (0.73%) Linux Command Line
9 2 (0.73%) NHS
9 2 (0.73%) Operational Technology
9 2 (0.73%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (0.73%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 13 (4.74%) Windows
2 9 (3.28%) Linux
3 8 (2.92%) Windows Server
4 7 (2.55%) Windows Server 2019
5 5 (1.82%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.73%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.73%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.36%) Android
7 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (20.07%) Service Delivery
2 43 (15.69%) Customer Service
3 41 (14.96%) Commercial Awareness
4 39 (14.23%) Collaborative Working
5 27 (9.85%) Project Management
6 22 (8.03%) Problem-Solving
6 22 (8.03%) Software Engineering
7 21 (7.66%) Customer Requirements
8 20 (7.30%) Agile
9 19 (6.93%) Innovative Thinking
10 18 (6.57%) Continuous Improvement
11 13 (4.74%) System Testing
12 12 (4.38%) Computer Science
13 11 (4.01%) Business Development
14 10 (3.65%) Migration
14 10 (3.65%) Preventative Maintenance
15 9 (3.28%) Cybersecurity
15 9 (3.28%) Risk Management
15 9 (3.28%) Validation
15 9 (3.28%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 12 (4.38%) MATLAB
1 12 (4.38%) Python
2 11 (4.01%) C++
3 8 (2.92%) C#
4 7 (2.55%) C
4 7 (2.55%) PowerShell
4 7 (2.55%) SQL
5 5 (1.82%) Ada
6 4 (1.46%) PL/SQL
7 2 (0.73%) Bash
7 2 (0.73%) Go
7 2 (0.73%) Java
7 2 (0.73%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.73%) VBScript
8 1 (0.36%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 65 (23.72%) Security Cleared
2 60 (21.90%) Degree
3 40 (14.60%) SC Cleared
4 17 (6.20%) BPSS Clearance
5 11 (4.01%) DV Cleared
6 8 (2.92%) HNC
7 6 (2.19%) CCNA
7 6 (2.19%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (2.19%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (2.19%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 5 (1.82%) Network+ Certification
9 4 (1.46%) Chartered Engineer
10 3 (1.09%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (1.09%) ISEB
10 3 (1.09%) ISTQB
10 3 (1.09%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.73%) CITP
11 2 (0.73%) CREST Certified
11 2 (0.73%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.73%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (7.30%) COSHH
2 10 (3.65%) GDPR
3 7 (2.55%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 7 (2.55%) ISO 14001
4 6 (2.19%) Data Quality
4 6 (2.19%) NEBOSH
4 6 (2.19%) SLA
5 5 (1.82%) ISO 9001
5 5 (1.82%) QA
6 2 (0.73%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.73%) Def Stans
6 2 (0.73%) PMO
6 2 (0.73%) RMADS
7 1 (0.36%) DO-254
7 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.36%) NCSC
7 1 (0.36%) NIST
System Software
1 8 (2.92%) Active Directory
1 8 (2.92%) VMware Infrastructure
2 7 (2.55%) vSphere
3 5 (1.82%) Virtual Machines
3 5 (1.82%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.36%) Docker
4 1 (0.36%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (1.82%) vCenter Server
2 1 (0.36%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 43 (15.69%) Microsoft
2 12 (4.38%) Cisco
3 8 (2.92%) VMware
4 4 (1.46%) Juniper
4 4 (1.46%) McAfee
4 4 (1.46%) NetApp
5 3 (1.09%) Atlassian
6 2 (0.73%) Green Hills
6 2 (0.73%) SAP
6 2 (0.73%) Splunk
7 1 (0.36%) EMC
7 1 (0.36%) PTC