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

6 months to
20 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 285 281 310
Rank change year-on-year -4 +29 +7
Permanent jobs citing Military 270 286 418
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.55% 0.89% 0.83%
As % of the General category 1.04% 1.36% 1.39%
Number of salaries quoted 138 85 260
10th Percentile £35,250 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,299 £55,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.37% +1.85% +8.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £71,250 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £56,250 £54,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +4.17% +8.00%

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 26,069 21,040 30,097
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 53.36% 65.62% 59.73%
Number of salaries quoted 13,635 8,758 21,811
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% -9.52%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,568 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £77,500
UK median annual salary £53,211 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -11.31% +9.09% -10.10%

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 20 February 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 20 February 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 +37 85 £42,500 -10.53% 33
North West +44 74 £42,500 -10.53% 23
South East -101 63 £52,500 -25.00% 58
South West -8 55 £68,750 +34.80% 45
Midlands +34 36 £42,500 -30.33% 28
East of England +31 20 £38,500 -33.04% 26
West Midlands +30 18 £42,500 -30.33% 9
East Midlands - 18 £42,500 - 19
Yorkshire -30 11 - - 9
Wales -2 6 £42,500 - 6
Scotland -20 5 £55,498 -14.62% 6
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 7 (2.59%) Confluence
2 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 16 (5.93%) Simulink
2 8 (2.96%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (2.59%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (1.85%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.74%) Siemens NX
6 1 (0.37%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 3 (1.11%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.37%) Q-Pulse
2 1 (0.37%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 9 (3.33%) Azure
2 5 (1.85%) AWS
3 2 (0.74%) Power Platform
4 1 (0.37%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 10 (3.70%) Structured Cabling
2 8 (2.96%) VoIP
3 6 (2.22%) Wireless
4 4 (1.48%) Firewall
5 2 (0.74%) Cisco IOS
5 2 (0.74%) Internet
5 2 (0.74%) Network Security
5 2 (0.74%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.37%) DHCP
6 1 (0.37%) DNS
6 1 (0.37%) Software-Defined Radio
6 1 (0.37%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.37%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.74%) Data Mart
1 2 (0.74%) Power BI
1 2 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (0.37%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (0.37%) GIS
2 1 (0.37%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 16 (5.93%) Rational DOORS
2 11 (4.07%) JIRA
3 4 (1.48%) LabVIEW
4 3 (1.11%) Balsamiq
4 3 (1.11%) Subversion
5 2 (0.74%) Git
5 2 (0.74%) Rational Rhapsody
5 2 (0.74%) Rational Statemate
General
1 99 (36.67%) Law
2 77 (28.52%) Social Skills
3 73 (27.04%) Telecoms
4 48 (17.78%) Back Office
4 48 (17.78%) Local Government
5 29 (10.74%) Finance
6 21 (7.78%) Electronics
7 19 (7.04%) Aerospace
8 15 (5.56%) Aviation
9 14 (5.19%) Analytical Skills
10 12 (4.44%) Presentation Skills
11 11 (4.07%) Manufacturing
12 8 (2.96%) Aeronautics
13 7 (2.59%) Automotive
13 7 (2.59%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (2.59%) Police
13 7 (2.59%) Public Sector
14 6 (2.22%) Arabic Language
14 6 (2.22%) Welsh Language
15 5 (1.85%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 53 (19.63%) Project Manager
2 47 (17.41%) Systems Engineer
3 34 (12.59%) Traffic Manager
4 24 (8.89%) Senior
5 18 (6.67%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 13 (4.81%) Lead
7 11 (4.07%) Principal Engineer
8 9 (3.33%) Cabling Engineer
8 9 (3.33%) Software Engineer
9 8 (2.96%) Administrator
9 8 (2.96%) Team Leader
10 7 (2.59%) Data Engineer
10 7 (2.59%) Service Manager
10 7 (2.59%) Support Officer
10 7 (2.59%) Test Engineer
11 6 (2.22%) Analyst
11 6 (2.22%) Consultant
11 6 (2.22%) Delivery Manager
11 6 (2.22%) Report Manager
11 6 (2.22%) Service Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.33%) .NET
2 8 (2.96%) CSS
3 3 (1.11%) HTML
4 1 (0.37%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.37%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.37%) ASP.NET MVC
4 1 (0.37%) ASP.NET Web API
4 1 (0.37%) Blazor
4 1 (0.37%) CSS3
4 1 (0.37%) Entity Framework
4 1 (0.37%) HTML5
4 1 (0.37%) Middleware
4 1 (0.37%) Qt
4 1 (0.37%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 33 (12.22%) Driving Licence
2 31 (11.48%) Management Information System
3 11 (4.07%) Data Centre
4 5 (1.85%) Acoustics
4 5 (1.85%) Onboarding
5 4 (1.48%) e-Learning
5 4 (1.48%) PKI
5 4 (1.48%) Virtual Team
6 3 (1.11%) Robotics
7 2 (0.74%) Cyberattack
7 2 (0.74%) IoT
7 2 (0.74%) Linux Command Line
7 2 (0.74%) NHS
7 2 (0.74%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.37%) CCTV
8 1 (0.37%) Cyber Security Posture
8 1 (0.37%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.37%) Satnav
8 1 (0.37%) Security Posture
8 1 (0.37%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 13 (4.81%) Windows
2 12 (4.44%) Linux
3 5 (1.85%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.74%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.37%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (17.41%) Agile
2 37 (13.70%) Service Delivery
3 35 (12.96%) Collaborative Working
4 30 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
4 30 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
5 29 (10.74%) Systems Engineering
6 24 (8.89%) Mathematics
6 24 (8.89%) Problem-Solving
7 22 (8.15%) Software Engineering
8 20 (7.41%) Customer Service
8 20 (7.41%) Information Assurance
9 19 (7.04%) Commercial Awareness
9 19 (7.04%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
10 17 (6.30%) Requirements Management
11 16 (5.93%) Physics
11 16 (5.93%) SysML
12 15 (5.56%) Coaching
13 14 (5.19%) Technical Leadership
14 12 (4.44%) Business Development
14 12 (4.44%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 20 (7.41%) MATLAB
2 17 (6.30%) C
2 17 (6.30%) C#
3 16 (5.93%) C++
4 6 (2.22%) Python
5 5 (1.85%) Ada
6 3 (1.11%) Bash
6 3 (1.11%) Go
6 3 (1.11%) JavaScript
6 3 (1.11%) PowerShell
6 3 (1.11%) SQL
6 3 (1.11%) VBScript
7 2 (0.74%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.37%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 62 (22.96%) Security Cleared
2 59 (21.85%) Degree
3 44 (16.30%) BPSS Clearance
4 27 (10.00%) SC Cleared
5 13 (4.81%) DV Cleared
6 6 (2.22%) Chartered Engineer
7 5 (1.85%) Master's Degree
8 4 (1.48%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (1.11%) Azure Certification
9 3 (1.11%) CCIE
9 3 (1.11%) CITP
9 3 (1.11%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (1.11%) CREST Certified
9 3 (1.11%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.74%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.74%) PhD
11 1 (0.37%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.37%) CCNA
11 1 (0.37%) CCNP
11 1 (0.37%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (12.59%) COSHH
2 13 (4.81%) SLA
3 9 (3.33%) Data Quality
3 9 (3.33%) ISO 9001
4 8 (2.96%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 7 (2.59%) QA
6 6 (2.22%) ISO 14001
6 6 (2.22%) PMO
7 5 (1.85%) GDPR
7 5 (1.85%) NEBOSH
8 3 (1.11%) Def Stans
8 3 (1.11%) RMADS
9 2 (0.74%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.37%) DO-254
10 1 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.37%) MISRA
10 1 (0.37%) NIST
System Software
1 5 (1.85%) Firmware
2 3 (1.11%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.37%) Docker
3 1 (0.37%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (1.48%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.11%) Ansible
2 3 (1.11%) Terraform
3 2 (0.74%) Nessus
3 2 (0.74%) WSUS
Vendors
1 24 (8.89%) Microsoft
2 16 (5.93%) Siemens
3 3 (1.11%) Cisco
3 3 (1.11%) Sparx
4 2 (0.74%) Green Hills
4 2 (0.74%) HP
5 1 (0.37%) Atlassian
5 1 (0.37%) EMC
5 1 (0.37%) PTC
5 1 (0.37%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.37%) SAP
5 1 (0.37%) VMware