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

6 months to
18 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 294 296 299
Rank change year-on-year +2 +3 -202
Permanent jobs citing Military 275 223 516
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.51% 0.81% 0.87%
As % of the General category 1.01% 1.19% 1.47%
Number of salaries quoted 146 78 307
10th Percentile £40,000 £29,273 £29,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £43,438 £35,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £50,527 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.43% -0.93% +2.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% +5.00%

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 27,233 18,696 35,184
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 50.84% 68.15% 59.34%
Number of salaries quoted 14,279 9,165 24,775
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,398 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.12% +10.31% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,525 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £76,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +12.15% -10.83%

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 March 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 March 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 -7 86 £42,500 -10.53% 19
North West +20 72 £42,500 -10.53% 11
South East -39 64 £52,500 -11.02% 46
South West -20 59 £75,000 +47.06% 36
Midlands +14 35 £42,500 -30.33% 12
East of England +1 19 £38,500 -33.04% 17
West Midlands +17 18 £42,500 -30.33% 8
East Midlands -20 17 £42,500 - 4
Yorkshire -41 12 - - 6
Scotland -32 6 £55,498 -14.62% 14
Wales - 6 £42,500 - 6
North East -20 2 - - 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 6 (2.18%) Confluence
2 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 19 (6.91%) Simulink
2 10 (3.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (3.64%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.82%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (1.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.73%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 10 (3.64%) SAP PM
2 4 (1.45%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.36%) Q-Pulse
3 1 (0.36%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 9 (3.27%) Azure
2 5 (1.82%) AWS
3 1 (0.36%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 10 (3.64%) Structured Cabling
2 9 (3.27%) VoIP
3 6 (2.18%) Wireless
4 4 (1.45%) Firewall
5 3 (1.09%) LAN
5 3 (1.09%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.73%) Internet
6 2 (0.73%) Network Security
6 2 (0.73%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.36%) ATM
7 1 (0.36%) Cisco IOS
7 1 (0.36%) DHCP
7 1 (0.36%) DNS
7 1 (0.36%) Frame Relay
7 1 (0.36%) MPLS
7 1 (0.36%) RFID
7 1 (0.36%) SNMP
7 1 (0.36%) VLAN
7 1 (0.36%) WAN
7 1 (0.36%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.64%) Tableau
2 1 (0.36%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (0.36%) GIS
2 1 (0.36%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 19 (6.91%) Rational DOORS
2 10 (3.64%) JIRA
3 4 (1.45%) LabVIEW
4 3 (1.09%) Balsamiq
4 3 (1.09%) Subversion
5 2 (0.73%) Git
5 2 (0.73%) Rational Rhapsody
5 2 (0.73%) Rational Statemate
General
1 93 (33.82%) Law
2 82 (29.82%) Social Skills
3 71 (25.82%) Telecoms
4 51 (18.55%) Back Office
5 41 (14.91%) Local Government
6 25 (9.09%) Electronics
7 24 (8.73%) Finance
8 23 (8.36%) Analytical Skills
9 21 (7.64%) Aerospace
10 16 (5.82%) Aviation
11 11 (4.00%) Manufacturing
12 9 (3.27%) Presentation Skills
13 8 (2.91%) Aeronautics
13 8 (2.91%) Avionics
13 8 (2.91%) Public Sector
14 7 (2.55%) Automotive
14 7 (2.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 7 (2.55%) Police
15 6 (2.18%) Arabic Language
15 6 (2.18%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 48 (17.45%) Systems Engineer
2 45 (16.36%) Project Manager
3 32 (11.64%) Traffic Manager
4 27 (9.82%) Senior
5 21 (7.64%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 13 (4.73%) Lead
6 13 (4.73%) Principal Engineer
7 10 (3.64%) Administrator
7 10 (3.64%) Performance Manager
7 10 (3.64%) Software Engineer
8 9 (3.27%) Cabling Engineer
9 8 (2.91%) Team Leader
9 8 (2.91%) Test Engineer
10 7 (2.55%) Data Engineer
11 6 (2.18%) Architect
11 6 (2.18%) Consultant
11 6 (2.18%) Programmer
11 6 (2.18%) Report Manager
11 6 (2.18%) Solutions Architect
12 5 (1.82%) Graduate
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.27%) .NET
2 8 (2.91%) CSS
3 3 (1.09%) HTML
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
4 1 (0.36%) Qt
4 1 (0.36%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 35 (12.73%) Management Information System
2 25 (9.09%) Driving Licence
3 11 (4.00%) Data Centre
4 7 (2.55%) Acoustics
5 4 (1.45%) PKI
5 4 (1.45%) Virtual Team
6 3 (1.09%) e-Learning
6 3 (1.09%) Robotics
7 2 (0.73%) Analogue Electronics
7 2 (0.73%) Cyberattack
7 2 (0.73%) Embedded Systems
7 2 (0.73%) IoT
7 2 (0.73%) Learning Management System
7 2 (0.73%) NHS
7 2 (0.73%) Onboarding
7 2 (0.73%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.36%) Cyber Security Posture
8 1 (0.36%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.36%) Satnav
8 1 (0.36%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 16 (5.82%) Windows
2 13 (4.73%) Linux
3 5 (1.82%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (17.82%) Agile
2 35 (12.73%) Collaborative Working
2 35 (12.73%) Cybersecurity
3 33 (12.00%) Service Delivery
3 33 (12.00%) Systems Engineering
4 27 (9.82%) Mathematics
5 26 (9.45%) Continuous Improvement
6 24 (8.73%) Information Assurance
7 23 (8.36%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
7 23 (8.36%) Software Engineering
8 20 (7.27%) Problem-Solving
8 20 (7.27%) Requirements Management
9 19 (6.91%) Physics
9 19 (6.91%) SysML
10 18 (6.55%) Coaching
11 16 (5.82%) Business Development
11 16 (5.82%) Data-Driven Decision Making
12 15 (5.45%) Technical Leadership
13 14 (5.09%) AI
13 14 (5.09%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 22 (8.00%) MATLAB
2 18 (6.55%) C
3 17 (6.18%) C#
3 17 (6.18%) C++
4 7 (2.55%) Python
5 5 (1.82%) Ada
6 4 (1.45%) JavaScript
6 4 (1.45%) PowerShell
7 3 (1.09%) Bash
7 3 (1.09%) Go
7 3 (1.09%) SQL
7 3 (1.09%) VBScript
8 2 (0.73%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.36%) Java
9 1 (0.36%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 64 (23.27%) Degree
2 59 (21.45%) Security Cleared
3 50 (18.18%) BPSS Clearance
4 25 (9.09%) SC Cleared
5 12 (4.36%) DV Cleared
6 8 (2.91%) Chartered Engineer
7 7 (2.55%) Master's Degree
8 4 (1.45%) CCIE
8 4 (1.45%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (1.09%) Azure Certification
9 3 (1.09%) CITP
9 3 (1.09%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (1.09%) CREST Certified
9 3 (1.09%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.73%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.73%) HPE ATP
10 2 (0.73%) PhD
11 1 (0.36%) HNC
11 1 (0.36%) HND
11 1 (0.36%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (11.64%) COSHH
2 11 (4.00%) ISO 9001
3 9 (3.27%) QA
4 8 (2.91%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 8 (2.91%) SLA
5 7 (2.55%) Data Quality
6 5 (1.82%) PMO
7 3 (1.09%) RMADS
8 2 (0.73%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.73%) Def Stans
8 2 (0.73%) GDPR
8 2 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.73%) NIST
9 1 (0.36%) DO-254
9 1 (0.36%) ISO 14001
9 1 (0.36%) MISRA
System Software
1 7 (2.55%) Firmware
2 3 (1.09%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.36%) Docker
3 1 (0.36%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (1.45%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.09%) Ansible
2 3 (1.09%) Terraform
3 2 (0.73%) Nessus
3 2 (0.73%) WSUS
4 1 (0.36%) OpenView
4 1 (0.36%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 25 (9.09%) Microsoft
2 19 (6.91%) Siemens
3 11 (4.00%) SAP
4 5 (1.82%) HP
5 4 (1.45%) Sparx
6 2 (0.73%) Cisco
6 2 (0.73%) EMC
6 2 (0.73%) Green Hills
7 1 (0.36%) ArcSight
7 1 (0.36%) ExtraHop
7 1 (0.36%) Radware
7 1 (0.36%) Riverbed
7 1 (0.36%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.36%) VMware