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 18 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 238 313 185
Rank change year-on-year +75 -128 -101
Permanent jobs citing Military 608 256 763
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.72% 0.74% 1.38%
As % of the General category 1.63% 1.13% 2.58%
Number of salaries quoted 349 154 233
10th Percentile £27,512 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £44,225
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -18.18% -12.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £57,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -18.18% -12.00%

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 37,348 22,681 29,606
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 44.20% 65.94% 53.38%
Number of salaries quoted 22,967 11,073 14,062
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -1.96%
75th Percentile £65,640 £62,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £79,020
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,688 £56,000
% change year-on-year +2.44% -4.13% -6.67%

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 18 September 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 18 September 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
South East +33 178 £65,000 +18.18% 142
North of England +17 163 £42,500 -5.56% 52
North West +43 132 £42,500 -5.56% 26
South West -32 110 £55,000 +29.41% 127
Midlands +18 94 £40,000 -5.88% 65
East Midlands -8 50 £70,000 +64.71% 27
West Midlands -16 44 £40,000 -5.88% 38
East of England +1 34 £55,000 -15.38% 82
Scotland +25 25 £20,000 -61.90% 61
North East -51 19 £80,000 +45.45% 10
Yorkshire -36 12 £35,000 - 16
Wales - 2 £55,000 - 12
Northern Ireland - 2 - - 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 8 (1.32%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.66%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (0.66%) SharePoint Server
3 2 (0.33%) Palantir Foundry
4 1 (0.16%) Apache
4 1 (0.16%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.16%) Confluence
Applications
1 29 (4.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (3.95%) Simulink
3 16 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
4 11 (1.81%) Microsoft Project
5 10 (1.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 6 (0.99%) SOLIDWORKS
7 4 (0.66%) Windchill
8 3 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.16%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 9 (1.48%) SAP PM
2 6 (0.99%) Primavera
3 3 (0.49%) Odoo
4 2 (0.33%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.33%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.16%) Exchequer
5 1 (0.16%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 30 (4.93%) Power Platform
2 20 (3.29%) Azure
3 17 (2.80%) AWS
4 11 (1.81%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (1.48%) GitHub
6 5 (0.82%) SaaS
7 4 (0.66%) AWS CloudFormation
7 4 (0.66%) OpenShift
8 3 (0.49%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (0.49%) GitHub Actions
9 2 (0.33%) Entra ID
10 1 (0.16%) Amazon Kinesis
10 1 (0.16%) Amazon S3
10 1 (0.16%) AWS Lambda
10 1 (0.16%) GCP
10 1 (0.16%) Intacct
10 1 (0.16%) OCI
10 1 (0.16%) Serverless
10 1 (0.16%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 24 (3.95%) Firewall
2 14 (2.30%) Network Security
3 11 (1.81%) LAN
3 11 (1.81%) VLAN
4 10 (1.64%) Intrusion Detection
5 9 (1.48%) WAN
6 8 (1.32%) Wireless
7 4 (0.66%) CHAP
7 4 (0.66%) DNS
7 4 (0.66%) NAS
7 4 (0.66%) Structured Cabling
8 3 (0.49%) Ethernet
8 3 (0.49%) RFID
8 3 (0.49%) Software-Defined Radio
8 3 (0.49%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.49%) VoIP
9 2 (0.33%) Broadband
9 2 (0.33%) DHCP
9 2 (0.33%) HTTP
9 2 (0.33%) PPP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (4.61%) Power BI
2 20 (3.29%) Tableau
3 9 (1.48%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (0.66%) OLAP
5 4 (0.66%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 4 (0.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (0.49%) ZAP BI
7 1 (0.16%) Big Data
7 1 (0.16%) Data Mart
7 1 (0.16%) Flink
7 1 (0.16%) GIS
7 1 (0.16%) Hadoop
7 1 (0.16%) Looker
7 1 (0.16%) MariaDB
7 1 (0.16%) Metadata
7 1 (0.16%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.16%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 26 (4.28%) Rational DOORS
2 11 (1.81%) JIRA
3 4 (0.66%) Rational Rhapsody
4 3 (0.49%) Cypress.io
4 3 (0.49%) GitLab
4 3 (0.49%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.49%) JUnit
4 3 (0.49%) NUnit
4 3 (0.49%) Postman
4 3 (0.49%) Selenium
4 3 (0.49%) Snyk
4 3 (0.49%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.16%) ER Studio
5 1 (0.16%) ERwin
5 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio
General
1 260 (42.76%) Social Skills
2 197 (32.40%) Law
3 177 (29.11%) Finance
4 171 (28.13%) Telecoms
5 153 (25.16%) Aerospace
6 68 (11.18%) Back Office
7 66 (10.86%) Analytical Skills
8 42 (6.91%) Electronics
9 38 (6.25%) Aviation
10 31 (5.10%) Manufacturing
11 30 (4.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 23 (3.78%) Organisational Skills
13 18 (2.96%) Public Sector
14 17 (2.80%) Aeronautics
15 13 (2.14%) Billing
16 10 (1.64%) Avionics
17 7 (1.15%) Documentation Skills
17 7 (1.15%) Legal
18 6 (0.99%) Environmental Health
19 5 (0.82%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 95 (15.63%) Project Manager
2 79 (12.99%) Senior
3 51 (8.39%) Systems Engineer
4 30 (4.93%) Analyst
5 29 (4.77%) Lead
6 26 (4.28%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 25 (4.11%) Business Development Manager
7 25 (4.11%) Business Manager
7 25 (4.11%) Development Manager
7 25 (4.11%) Software Engineer
8 23 (3.78%) Senior Technician
9 19 (3.13%) Administrator
9 19 (3.13%) Test Technician
10 18 (2.96%) Architect
10 18 (2.96%) Principal Engineer
10 18 (2.96%) Support Technician
11 16 (2.63%) Field Engineer
11 16 (2.63%) IT Support
11 16 (2.63%) Trainee
12 15 (2.47%) Performance Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.30%) ModSecurity
2 9 (1.48%) PySpark
3 6 (0.99%) React
4 4 (0.66%) .NET
4 4 (0.66%) AngularJS
4 4 (0.66%) Elastic Stack
4 4 (0.66%) RESTful
4 4 (0.66%) Terraform
5 3 (0.49%) .NET Core
5 3 (0.49%) Keycloak
5 3 (0.49%) Node.js
5 3 (0.49%) pytest
5 3 (0.49%) PyTorch
5 3 (0.49%) TensorFlow
6 2 (0.33%) JSP
7 1 (0.16%) ASP.NET
7 1 (0.16%) SAML
7 1 (0.16%) XML
7 1 (0.16%) XSL
7 1 (0.16%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 115 (18.91%) Driving Licence
2 41 (6.74%) Robotics
3 38 (6.25%) Management Information System
4 32 (5.26%) Onboarding
5 15 (2.47%) Legacy Systems
6 14 (2.30%) Self-Motivation
7 13 (2.14%) FPGA
8 12 (1.97%) Embedded Systems
8 12 (1.97%) Security Posture
9 10 (1.64%) CMDB
9 10 (1.64%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 10 (1.64%) Social Media
10 8 (1.32%) Cyber Threat
11 7 (1.15%) Data Centre
11 7 (1.15%) Hackathon
11 7 (1.15%) PMI
11 7 (1.15%) Private Cloud
12 6 (0.99%) Algorithms
13 5 (0.82%) Data Structures
14 4 (0.66%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 23 (3.78%) Windows
2 15 (2.47%) Linux
3 9 (1.48%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.49%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.49%) Unix
4 3 (0.49%) Windows Server 2016
4 3 (0.49%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (0.33%) FreeRTOS
5 2 (0.33%) VxWorks
6 1 (0.16%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (16.94%) Problem-Solving
2 75 (12.34%) Continuous Improvement
3 65 (10.69%) Software Engineering
4 53 (8.72%) Customer Service
5 52 (8.55%) Commercial Awareness
6 51 (8.39%) Agile
7 50 (8.22%) Business Development
7 50 (8.22%) Decision-Making
8 49 (8.06%) Mathematics
9 48 (7.89%) Systems Engineering
10 46 (7.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 44 (7.24%) ERP
12 41 (6.74%) Change Management
13 38 (6.25%) Project Management
14 37 (6.09%) Configuration Management
14 37 (6.09%) Validation
15 36 (5.92%) AI
15 36 (5.92%) Visualisation
16 34 (5.59%) ITIL
16 34 (5.59%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 28 (4.61%) MATLAB
2 23 (3.78%) C++
3 15 (2.47%) SQL
4 14 (2.30%) C
4 14 (2.30%) Python
5 12 (1.97%) C#
6 9 (1.48%) Java
6 9 (1.48%) JavaScript
7 5 (0.82%) PowerShell
8 4 (0.66%) Kusto Query Language
9 3 (0.49%) Ada
9 3 (0.49%) Ada 95
9 3 (0.49%) Go
9 3 (0.49%) Rust
10 2 (0.33%) Bash
10 2 (0.33%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.16%) Embedded C
11 1 (0.16%) Fortran
11 1 (0.16%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 161 (26.48%) Security Cleared
2 112 (18.42%) SC Cleared
3 108 (17.76%) Degree
4 73 (12.01%) BPSS Clearance
5 65 (10.69%) DV Cleared
6 23 (3.78%) HNC
7 19 (3.13%) CISSP
8 16 (2.63%) Cisco Certification
9 15 (2.47%) ACCA
9 15 (2.47%) CIMA
10 13 (2.14%) PMI Certification
11 12 (1.97%) Chartered Engineer
12 11 (1.81%) HND
13 10 (1.64%) CCNP
13 10 (1.64%) NVQ Level 3
14 9 (1.48%) CISM
14 9 (1.48%) City & Guilds
15 8 (1.32%) DBS Check
15 8 (1.32%) TOGAF Certification
16 6 (0.99%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (7.24%) QA
2 29 (4.77%) Accessibility
3 25 (4.11%) SLA
4 15 (2.47%) Def Stans
5 10 (1.64%) NIST
6 9 (1.48%) Data Quality
7 8 (1.32%) GDPR
7 8 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (1.15%) NEBOSH
9 6 (0.99%) JSP 440
10 5 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 4 (0.66%) DO-178B
11 4 (0.66%) ISO 9000
12 3 (0.49%) ARP4761
12 3 (0.49%) DO-254
12 3 (0.49%) ECSS
12 3 (0.49%) IEC 61508
12 3 (0.49%) ISO 26262
12 3 (0.49%) MIL-STD-1553
12 3 (0.49%) NCSC
System Software
1 15 (2.47%) Firmware
2 6 (0.99%) Docker
3 4 (0.66%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.49%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.49%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.33%) Active Directory
6 1 (0.16%) KVM
Systems Management
1 6 (0.99%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.49%) Grafana
2 3 (0.49%) Prometheus
3 1 (0.16%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 54 (8.88%) Microsoft
2 25 (4.11%) SAP
3 21 (3.45%) Siemens
4 18 (2.96%) Sage
5 15 (2.47%) Civica
6 13 (2.14%) Cisco
7 10 (1.64%) Fortinet
7 10 (1.64%) Oracle
7 10 (1.64%) Palo Alto
8 9 (1.48%) VMware
9 8 (1.32%) ServiceNow
10 7 (1.15%) NEC
11 5 (0.82%) EMC
12 4 (0.66%) Foundry
12 4 (0.66%) Red Hat
13 3 (0.49%) Thales
14 2 (0.33%) Draytek
14 2 (0.33%) MikroTik
14 2 (0.33%) Sparx
14 2 (0.33%) Ubiquiti