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

6 months to
16 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 281 174 326
Rank change year-on-year -107 +152 -20
Permanent jobs citing Military 259 689 249
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.71% 1.44% 0.81%
As % of the General category 1.17% 2.61% 1.27%
Number of salaries quoted 158 181 171
10th Percentile £28,571 £28,537 £34,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £49,263
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £55,625 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £71,400 £97,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% - +7.32%

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 22,104 26,365 19,535
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 60.51% 55.15% 63.53%
Number of salaries quoted 12,385 11,318 14,100
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £31,000 £38,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £50,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.85% +1.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £61,500 £66,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £82,000
UK median annual salary £51,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -14.17% - -

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 16 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 16 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 +78 92 £45,000 -5.26% 26
North West +78 81 £45,000 -5.26% 19
South West -11 58 £45,000 -18.18% 74
South East -121 58 £50,000 -28.57% 66
Midlands -68 36 £42,500 +7.59% 26
West Midlands -54 21 £42,500 -18.27% 19
East Midlands 0 15 £42,500 +57.41% 7
Yorkshire +15 11 - - 5
East of England +20 10 £38,500 -23.00% 39
Scotland -13 5 £55,498 +27.51% 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 4 (1.54%) Confluence
2 2 (0.77%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.39%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 15 (5.79%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (3.47%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.77%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.39%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 3 (1.16%) Q-Pulse
2 2 (0.77%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 8 (3.09%) Azure
2 6 (2.32%) AWS
3 4 (1.54%) Power Platform
4 3 (1.16%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (0.39%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 13 (5.02%) VoIP
2 7 (2.70%) 5G
2 7 (2.70%) ATM
3 5 (1.93%) SD-WAN
3 5 (1.93%) WAN
4 4 (1.54%) Internet
5 3 (1.16%) Structured Cabling
5 3 (1.16%) VSAT
6 2 (0.77%) Cisco IOS
6 2 (0.77%) Firewall
6 2 (0.77%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.39%) DHCP
7 1 (0.39%) DNS
7 1 (0.39%) Network Security
7 1 (0.39%) Software-Defined Radio
7 1 (0.39%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.93%) GIS
2 4 (1.54%) Power BI
3 2 (0.77%) Data Mart
3 2 (0.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (0.77%) Tableau
4 1 (0.39%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (0.39%) Power Query
4 1 (0.39%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 8 (3.09%) JIRA
2 3 (1.16%) Balsamiq
2 3 (1.16%) Git
3 2 (0.77%) Maven
3 2 (0.77%) Rational DOORS
3 2 (0.77%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (0.77%) Rational Statemate
4 1 (0.39%) Subversion
General
1 114 (44.02%) Law
2 106 (40.93%) Telecoms
3 93 (35.91%) Social Skills
4 45 (17.37%) Finance
5 35 (13.51%) Back Office
6 32 (12.36%) Local Government
7 21 (8.11%) Aviation
8 19 (7.34%) Presentation Skills
9 14 (5.41%) Retail
10 10 (3.86%) Aerospace
10 10 (3.86%) Public Sector
11 9 (3.47%) Analytical Skills
12 8 (3.09%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (2.70%) Police
14 6 (2.32%) Aeronautics
14 6 (2.32%) French Language
15 5 (1.93%) Avionics
15 5 (1.93%) Electronics
15 5 (1.93%) Manufacturing
16 4 (1.54%) Arabic Language
Job Titles
1 58 (22.39%) Project Manager
2 20 (7.72%) Systems Engineer
3 18 (6.95%) Senior
4 16 (6.18%) Lead
4 16 (6.18%) Traffic Manager
5 10 (3.86%) Analyst
5 10 (3.86%) Field Engineer
5 10 (3.86%) Service Manager
6 8 (3.09%) Assistant Project Manager
6 8 (3.09%) Consultant
6 8 (3.09%) Delivery Manager
6 8 (3.09%) Software Engineer
7 7 (2.70%) Field Service Engineer
7 7 (2.70%) Team Leader
8 6 (2.32%) Integration Engineer
8 6 (2.32%) Service Delivery Manager
8 6 (2.32%) Support Engineer
8 6 (2.32%) Support Officer
8 6 (2.32%) Test Engineer
9 5 (1.93%) Infrastructure Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.70%) CSS
2 3 (1.16%) XML
3 2 (0.77%) HTML
3 2 (0.77%) JavaFX
4 1 (0.39%) .NET
4 1 (0.39%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.39%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.39%) ASP.NET MVC
4 1 (0.39%) ASP.NET Web API
4 1 (0.39%) Blazor
4 1 (0.39%) CSS3
4 1 (0.39%) Entity Framework
4 1 (0.39%) HTML5
4 1 (0.39%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 49 (18.92%) Driving Licence
2 12 (4.63%) Management Information System
3 9 (3.47%) Data Centre
3 9 (3.47%) Onboarding
4 8 (3.09%) Robotics
5 6 (2.32%) Digital Media
5 6 (2.32%) Graphic Design
6 5 (1.93%) CCTV
6 5 (1.93%) e-Learning
6 5 (1.93%) Product Ownership
6 5 (1.93%) Self-Driving Car
7 4 (1.54%) PKI
8 3 (1.16%) Acoustics
8 3 (1.16%) Reference Data
9 2 (0.77%) Cyberattack
9 2 (0.77%) Linux Command Line
9 2 (0.77%) NHS
9 2 (0.77%) Operational Technology
9 2 (0.77%) Self-Motivation
10 1 (0.39%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 14 (5.41%) Windows
2 11 (4.25%) Linux
3 8 (3.09%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.93%) Windows Server 2016
4 5 (1.93%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (0.77%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.39%) Android
6 1 (0.39%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (20.08%) Service Delivery
2 42 (16.22%) Customer Service
3 38 (14.67%) Collaborative Working
4 34 (13.13%) Commercial Awareness
5 25 (9.65%) Agile
6 24 (9.27%) Problem-Solving
7 23 (8.88%) Software Engineering
8 22 (8.49%) Continuous Improvement
9 21 (8.11%) Customer Requirements
9 21 (8.11%) Project Management
10 13 (5.02%) Business Development
11 12 (4.63%) Cybersecurity
11 12 (4.63%) Innovative Thinking
12 11 (4.25%) Preventative Maintenance
13 10 (3.86%) AI
13 10 (3.86%) Computer Science
14 9 (3.47%) Migration
14 9 (3.47%) Risk Management
14 9 (3.47%) Validation
14 9 (3.47%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 11 (4.25%) Python
2 10 (3.86%) MATLAB
3 9 (3.47%) C#
3 9 (3.47%) C++
4 8 (3.09%) PowerShell
5 7 (2.70%) C
6 6 (2.32%) SQL
7 5 (1.93%) Ada
8 3 (1.16%) Bash
8 3 (1.16%) Go
8 3 (1.16%) PL/SQL
8 3 (1.16%) VBScript
9 2 (0.77%) Java
9 2 (0.77%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.39%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 61 (23.55%) Security Cleared
2 56 (21.62%) Degree
3 36 (13.90%) SC Cleared
4 19 (7.34%) BPSS Clearance
5 11 (4.25%) DV Cleared
6 8 (3.09%) HNC
7 6 (2.32%) CCNA
7 6 (2.32%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (2.32%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (2.32%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 5 (1.93%) Network+ Certification
9 4 (1.54%) Chartered Engineer
10 3 (1.16%) CITP
10 3 (1.16%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (1.16%) CREST Certified
10 3 (1.16%) ISEB
10 3 (1.16%) ISTQB
10 3 (1.16%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.77%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.77%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (7.72%) COSHH
2 10 (3.86%) GDPR
3 8 (3.09%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 8 (3.09%) ISO 14001
3 8 (3.09%) SLA
4 6 (2.32%) NEBOSH
4 6 (2.32%) QA
5 5 (1.93%) Data Quality
5 5 (1.93%) ISO 9001
6 3 (1.16%) PMO
6 3 (1.16%) RMADS
7 2 (0.77%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.77%) Def Stans
8 1 (0.39%) DO-254
8 1 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.39%) NCSC
8 1 (0.39%) NIST
System Software
1 8 (3.09%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.93%) Virtual Machines
3 5 (1.93%) VMware ESXi
3 5 (1.93%) vSphere
4 1 (0.39%) Docker
4 1 (0.39%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (1.93%) vCenter Server
2 1 (0.39%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 35 (13.51%) Microsoft
2 8 (3.09%) Cisco
3 6 (2.32%) VMware
4 3 (1.16%) Atlassian
4 3 (1.16%) SAP
5 2 (0.77%) Green Hills
6 1 (0.39%) EMC
6 1 (0.39%) PTC