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

6 months to
12 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 286 305 297
Rank change year-on-year +19 -8 -182
Permanent jobs citing Military 278 230 515
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.53% 0.82% 0.89%
As % of the General category 1.03% 1.20% 1.49%
Number of salaries quoted 146 79 304
10th Percentile £40,000 £29,432 £29,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £44,375 £35,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £51,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.49% -1.92% +4.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £72,600 £82,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% +4.48%

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 27,024 19,089 34,517
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 51.32% 68.05% 59.44%
Number of salaries quoted 14,152 9,043 24,572
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,716 £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 £65,000 £68,547 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £76,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.00%

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 12 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 12 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 +4 91 £42,500 -10.53% 16
North West +30 77 £42,500 -10.53% 9
South East -53 64 £52,500 -16.00% 44
South West -17 60 £75,000 +48.51% 45
Midlands +14 33 £42,500 -30.33% 11
East of England +17 19 £38,500 -33.04% 12
East Midlands -19 17 £42,500 - 4
West Midlands +20 16 £42,500 -30.33% 7
Yorkshire -45 12 - - 5
Wales -8 6 £42,500 - 5
Scotland -27 5 £55,498 -14.62% 12
North East -18 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 (2.16%) Confluence
2 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 19 (6.83%) Simulink
2 10 (3.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (3.60%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.80%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.72%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 10 (3.60%) SAP PM
2 4 (1.44%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.36%) Q-Pulse
3 1 (0.36%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 9 (3.24%) Azure
2 5 (1.80%) AWS
3 1 (0.36%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 10 (3.60%) Structured Cabling
1 10 (3.60%) VoIP
2 6 (2.16%) Wireless
3 4 (1.44%) Firewall
4 3 (1.08%) LAN
4 3 (1.08%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.72%) Cisco IOS
5 2 (0.72%) Internet
5 2 (0.72%) Network Security
5 2 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.36%) ATM
6 1 (0.36%) DHCP
6 1 (0.36%) DNS
6 1 (0.36%) Frame Relay
6 1 (0.36%) MPLS
6 1 (0.36%) RFID
6 1 (0.36%) SNMP
6 1 (0.36%) VLAN
6 1 (0.36%) WAN
6 1 (0.36%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.60%) Tableau
2 1 (0.36%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (0.36%) GIS
2 1 (0.36%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 19 (6.83%) Rational DOORS
2 10 (3.60%) JIRA
3 4 (1.44%) LabVIEW
4 3 (1.08%) Balsamiq
4 3 (1.08%) Subversion
5 2 (0.72%) Git
5 2 (0.72%) Rational Rhapsody
5 2 (0.72%) Rational Statemate
General
1 98 (35.25%) Law
2 83 (29.86%) Social Skills
3 76 (27.34%) Telecoms
4 51 (18.35%) Back Office
5 46 (16.55%) Local Government
6 26 (9.35%) Electronics
7 24 (8.63%) Finance
8 23 (8.27%) Analytical Skills
9 20 (7.19%) Aerospace
10 17 (6.12%) Aviation
11 11 (3.96%) Manufacturing
12 10 (3.60%) Presentation Skills
13 8 (2.88%) Aeronautics
13 8 (2.88%) Avionics
13 8 (2.88%) Public Sector
14 7 (2.52%) Automotive
14 7 (2.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 7 (2.52%) Police
15 6 (2.16%) Arabic Language
15 6 (2.16%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 49 (17.63%) Systems Engineer
2 45 (16.19%) Project Manager
3 32 (11.51%) Traffic Manager
4 27 (9.71%) Senior
5 21 (7.55%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 13 (4.68%) Lead
6 13 (4.68%) Principal Engineer
7 10 (3.60%) Administrator
7 10 (3.60%) Performance Manager
7 10 (3.60%) Software Engineer
8 9 (3.24%) Cabling Engineer
9 8 (2.88%) Team Leader
9 8 (2.88%) Test Engineer
10 7 (2.52%) Data Engineer
11 6 (2.16%) Delivery Manager
11 6 (2.16%) Programmer
11 6 (2.16%) Report Manager
11 6 (2.16%) Service Delivery Manager
11 6 (2.16%) Service Manager
11 6 (2.16%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.24%) .NET
2 8 (2.88%) CSS
3 3 (1.08%) 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 (12.59%) Management Information System
2 26 (9.35%) Driving Licence
3 11 (3.96%) Data Centre
4 7 (2.52%) Acoustics
5 4 (1.44%) PKI
5 4 (1.44%) Virtual Team
6 3 (1.08%) e-Learning
6 3 (1.08%) Onboarding
6 3 (1.08%) Robotics
7 2 (0.72%) Analogue Electronics
7 2 (0.72%) Cyberattack
7 2 (0.72%) Embedded Systems
7 2 (0.72%) IoT
7 2 (0.72%) Learning Management System
7 2 (0.72%) Linux Command Line
7 2 (0.72%) NHS
7 2 (0.72%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.36%) Private Cloud
8 1 (0.36%) Raspberry Pi
8 1 (0.36%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 16 (5.76%) Windows
2 14 (5.04%) Linux
3 5 (1.80%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (17.63%) Agile
2 38 (13.67%) Service Delivery
3 35 (12.59%) Collaborative Working
4 34 (12.23%) Cybersecurity
5 33 (11.87%) Systems Engineering
6 31 (11.15%) Continuous Improvement
7 27 (9.71%) Mathematics
8 24 (8.63%) Information Assurance
9 23 (8.27%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
9 23 (8.27%) Software Engineering
10 20 (7.19%) Problem-Solving
10 20 (7.19%) Requirements Management
11 19 (6.83%) Customer Service
11 19 (6.83%) Physics
11 19 (6.83%) SysML
12 18 (6.47%) Coaching
13 16 (5.76%) Business Development
13 16 (5.76%) Data-Driven Decision Making
14 15 (5.40%) Technical Leadership
15 14 (5.04%) AI
Programming Languages
1 22 (7.91%) MATLAB
2 18 (6.47%) C
3 17 (6.12%) C#
3 17 (6.12%) C++
4 7 (2.52%) Python
5 5 (1.80%) Ada
6 4 (1.44%) JavaScript
6 4 (1.44%) PowerShell
7 3 (1.08%) Bash
7 3 (1.08%) Go
7 3 (1.08%) SQL
7 3 (1.08%) VBScript
8 2 (0.72%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.36%) Java
9 1 (0.36%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 65 (23.38%) Degree
2 59 (21.22%) Security Cleared
3 50 (17.99%) BPSS Clearance
4 26 (9.35%) SC Cleared
5 11 (3.96%) DV Cleared
6 8 (2.88%) Chartered Engineer
7 7 (2.52%) Master's Degree
8 4 (1.44%) CCIE
8 4 (1.44%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (1.44%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (1.08%) Azure Certification
9 3 (1.08%) CITP
9 3 (1.08%) CREST Certified
9 3 (1.08%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.72%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.72%) HPE ATP
10 2 (0.72%) PhD
11 1 (0.36%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.36%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 1 (0.36%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (11.51%) COSHH
2 13 (4.68%) SLA
3 11 (3.96%) ISO 9001
4 8 (2.88%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 7 (2.52%) Data Quality
5 7 (2.52%) QA
6 6 (2.16%) ISO 14001
7 5 (1.80%) NEBOSH
7 5 (1.80%) PMO
8 3 (1.08%) Def Stans
8 3 (1.08%) GDPR
8 3 (1.08%) RMADS
9 2 (0.72%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.72%) NIST
10 1 (0.36%) DO-254
10 1 (0.36%) MISRA
System Software
1 7 (2.52%) Firmware
2 3 (1.08%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.36%) Docker
3 1 (0.36%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (1.44%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.08%) Ansible
2 3 (1.08%) Terraform
3 2 (0.72%) Nessus
3 2 (0.72%) WSUS
4 1 (0.36%) OpenView
4 1 (0.36%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 25 (8.99%) Microsoft
2 19 (6.83%) Siemens
3 11 (3.96%) SAP
4 5 (1.80%) HP
5 4 (1.44%) Sparx
6 3 (1.08%) Cisco
7 2 (0.72%) EMC
7 2 (0.72%) Green Hills
8 1 (0.36%) ArcSight
8 1 (0.36%) ExtraHop
8 1 (0.36%) Radware
8 1 (0.36%) Riverbed
8 1 (0.36%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.36%) VMware