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

6 months to
11 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 287 310 303
Rank change year-on-year +23 -7 -239
Permanent jobs citing Military 316 189 569
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.52% 0.73% 0.87%
As % of the General category 1.06% 1.07% 1.49%
Number of salaries quoted 189 79 328
10th Percentile £35,250 £31,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +7.84% +2.00%
75th Percentile £58,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £71,350 £82,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £52,292
% change year-on-year -13.04% +9.96% +4.58%

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 29,786 17,589 38,213
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 49.41% 67.89% 58.33%
Number of salaries quoted 15,631 9,281 26,078
10th Percentile £27,750 £26,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £33,000 £36,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,818 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.53% +6.99% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £75,772
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -12.50%

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 11 April 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 11 April 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 +17 122 £42,500 -10.53% 21
North West +42 111 £42,500 -10.53% 11
South East -54 63 £52,500 -9.09% 49
South West -40 59 £75,000 +47.06% 47
Midlands -16 32 £42,500 -37.50% 16
East of England -12 23 £35,123 -40.22% 23
East Midlands -32 20 £42,500 - 10
West Midlands -4 12 £58,750 -13.60% 6
Scotland -27 9 £55,498 -14.62% 18
Wales - 8 £42,500 - 5
Yorkshire -54 6 - - 6
North East -23 5 - - 4
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 5 (1.58%) Confluence
Applications
1 20 (6.33%) Simulink
2 14 (4.43%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (2.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (2.53%) Microsoft Office
5 5 (1.58%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.63%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 15 (4.75%) SAP PM
2 5 (1.58%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.32%) Q-Pulse
3 1 (0.32%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 12 (3.80%) Azure
2 6 (1.90%) AWS
2 6 (1.90%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (1.58%) Power Platform
4 2 (0.63%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.80%) Structured Cabling
2 8 (2.53%) Wireless
3 7 (2.22%) VoIP
4 6 (1.90%) Firewall
5 4 (1.27%) RFID
5 4 (1.27%) TCP/IP
6 3 (0.95%) LAN
7 2 (0.63%) DHCP
7 2 (0.63%) DNS
7 2 (0.63%) Internet
7 2 (0.63%) Network Security
7 2 (0.63%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.32%) ATM
8 1 (0.32%) Frame Relay
8 1 (0.32%) MPLS
8 1 (0.32%) SNMP
8 1 (0.32%) Tactical Data Link
8 1 (0.32%) VLAN
8 1 (0.32%) WAN
8 1 (0.32%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (6.33%) Tableau
2 5 (1.58%) Power BI
3 1 (0.32%) Geospatial Data
3 1 (0.32%) GIS
3 1 (0.32%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 19 (6.01%) Rational DOORS
2 9 (2.85%) JIRA
3 4 (1.27%) LabVIEW
4 3 (0.95%) Balsamiq
4 3 (0.95%) Subversion
5 2 (0.63%) Git
5 2 (0.63%) Rational Rhapsody
5 2 (0.63%) Rational Statemate
General
1 134 (42.41%) Law
2 117 (37.03%) Social Skills
3 104 (32.91%) Telecoms
4 59 (18.67%) Back Office
5 49 (15.51%) Finance
6 40 (12.66%) Analytical Skills
7 29 (9.18%) Local Government
8 26 (8.23%) Aerospace
9 25 (7.91%) Electronics
10 16 (5.06%) Aviation
11 13 (4.11%) Billing
12 12 (3.80%) Organisational Skills
13 11 (3.48%) Manufacturing
14 9 (2.85%) Avionics
15 8 (2.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 6 (1.90%) Aeronautics
16 6 (1.90%) Automotive
16 6 (1.90%) Welsh Language
17 5 (1.58%) Marketing
17 5 (1.58%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 56 (17.72%) Project Manager
2 48 (15.19%) Systems Engineer
3 37 (11.71%) Traffic Manager
4 36 (11.39%) Senior
5 24 (7.59%) Analyst
6 21 (6.65%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 13 (4.11%) Trainee
7 13 (4.11%) Trainee Project Manager
8 12 (3.80%) Principal Engineer
9 11 (3.48%) Cabling Engineer
9 11 (3.48%) Senior Analyst
9 11 (3.48%) Software Engineer
10 10 (3.16%) Lead
10 10 (3.16%) Performance Analyst
10 10 (3.16%) Performance Manager
11 9 (2.85%) Data Engineer
12 8 (2.53%) Administrator
13 7 (2.22%) Architect
13 7 (2.22%) Solutions Architect
13 7 (2.22%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.85%) .NET
2 6 (1.90%) CSS
3 3 (0.95%) HTML
4 1 (0.32%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.32%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.32%) ASP.NET MVC
4 1 (0.32%) ASP.NET Web API
4 1 (0.32%) Blazor
4 1 (0.32%) CSS3
4 1 (0.32%) Entity Framework
4 1 (0.32%) HTML5
4 1 (0.32%) Middleware
4 1 (0.32%) OAuth
4 1 (0.32%) OpenID
4 1 (0.32%) Qt
4 1 (0.32%) SAML
4 1 (0.32%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 38 (12.03%) Management Information System
2 34 (10.76%) Driving Licence
3 14 (4.43%) Onboarding
4 7 (2.22%) Data Centre
5 6 (1.90%) Acoustics
6 4 (1.27%) CMDB
6 4 (1.27%) Embedded Systems
6 4 (1.27%) Virtual Team
7 3 (0.95%) e-Learning
7 3 (0.95%) PKI
7 3 (0.95%) Robotics
8 2 (0.63%) Analogue Electronics
8 2 (0.63%) Culture of Ownership
8 2 (0.63%) Cyberattack
8 2 (0.63%) IoT
8 2 (0.63%) Learning Management System
8 2 (0.63%) Operational Technology
8 2 (0.63%) Raspberry Pi
9 1 (0.32%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.32%) Satnav
Operating Systems
1 15 (4.75%) Windows
2 13 (4.11%) Linux
3 4 (1.27%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (13.92%) Agile
2 35 (11.08%) Collaborative Working
3 34 (10.76%) Cybersecurity
3 34 (10.76%) Service Delivery
4 32 (10.13%) Business Development
4 32 (10.13%) Systems Engineering
5 29 (9.18%) Continuous Improvement
6 26 (8.23%) Data-Driven Decision Making
7 25 (7.91%) Data Development
7 25 (7.91%) Data Governance
7 25 (7.91%) Mathematics
7 25 (7.91%) Problem-Solving
7 25 (7.91%) Visualisation
8 24 (7.59%) Information Assurance
8 24 (7.59%) Software Engineering
9 21 (6.65%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
10 20 (6.33%) Requirements Management
11 19 (6.01%) Coaching
11 19 (6.01%) Commercial Awareness
11 19 (6.01%) Physics
Programming Languages
1 21 (6.65%) MATLAB
2 19 (6.01%) C
3 18 (5.70%) C++
4 17 (5.38%) C#
5 10 (3.16%) Python
6 7 (2.22%) PowerShell
7 5 (1.58%) Ada
7 5 (1.58%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.95%) Bash
8 3 (0.95%) Go
8 3 (0.95%) VBScript
9 2 (0.63%) Java
9 2 (0.63%) SQL
9 2 (0.63%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.32%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 64 (20.25%) Degree
2 62 (19.62%) Security Cleared
3 45 (14.24%) BPSS Clearance
4 27 (8.54%) SC Cleared
5 14 (4.43%) DV Cleared
6 10 (3.16%) ACCA
6 10 (3.16%) CIMA
7 6 (1.90%) Chartered Engineer
7 6 (1.90%) Master's Degree
8 4 (1.27%) CCIE
8 4 (1.27%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.95%) Azure Certification
9 3 (0.95%) CISSP
9 3 (0.95%) CITP
9 3 (0.95%) CREST Certified
9 3 (0.95%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.95%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.63%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.63%) HPE ATP
10 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (7.59%) COSHH
2 14 (4.43%) SLA
3 13 (4.11%) Data Quality
4 12 (3.80%) QA
5 11 (3.48%) ISO 9001
6 5 (1.58%) PMO
7 4 (1.27%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 3 (0.95%) RMADS
9 2 (0.63%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.63%) Def Stans
9 2 (0.63%) GDPR
9 2 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 2 (0.63%) JSP 440
10 1 (0.32%) DO-254
10 1 (0.32%) ISO 14001
10 1 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.32%) MISRA
10 1 (0.32%) NCSC
10 1 (0.32%) NIST
System Software
1 11 (3.48%) Firmware
2 4 (1.27%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.32%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (1.27%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.95%) Ansible
2 3 (0.95%) Terraform
3 2 (0.63%) Nessus
3 2 (0.63%) WSUS
4 1 (0.32%) OpenView
4 1 (0.32%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 26 (8.23%) Microsoft
2 19 (6.01%) Siemens
3 16 (5.06%) SAP
4 7 (2.22%) HP
5 5 (1.58%) Sparx
6 3 (0.95%) EMC
7 2 (0.63%) Green Hills
8 1 (0.32%) ArcSight
8 1 (0.32%) Cisco
8 1 (0.32%) ExtraHop
8 1 (0.32%) Radware
8 1 (0.32%) Riverbed
8 1 (0.32%) Salesforce