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

6 months to
30 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 288 311 301
Rank change year-on-year +23 -10 -239
Permanent jobs citing Military 320 192 576
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.49% 0.70% 0.85%
As % of the General category 1.02% 1.02% 1.46%
Number of salaries quoted 193 73 340
10th Percentile £31,746 £31,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £42,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £58,750 £67,500 £64,063
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,350 £82,500
UK median annual salary £43,250 £58,835 £52,036
% change year-on-year -26.49% +13.07% +3.04%

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 31,527 18,786 39,443
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 48.41% 68.83% 58.04%
Number of salaries quoted 16,229 9,435 26,319
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £26,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £34,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,445 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.11% +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £75,772
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -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 30 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 30 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 +32 132 £42,500 -15.09% 24
North West +60 119 £42,500 +60.38% 13
South East -39 73 £52,500 -6.67% 49
South West -52 50 £62,500 +22.55% 34
Midlands -8 30 £42,500 -37.50% 28
East of England -6 22 £31,746 -45.96% 18
East Midlands -28 21 £42,500 - 17
West Midlands -15 9 £77,500 +13.97% 11
North East -26 8 - - 4
Wales - 8 £42,500 - 5
Scotland -32 5 - - 6
Yorkshire -63 5 £35,000 - 8
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 (1.56%) Confluence
Applications
1 24 (7.50%) Microsoft Excel
1 24 (7.50%) Simulink
2 9 (2.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (1.88%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (1.56%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.63%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 15 (4.69%) SAP PM
2 5 (1.56%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.31%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 15 (4.69%) Power Platform
2 9 (2.81%) Azure
3 6 (1.88%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (0.63%) AWS
4 2 (0.63%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.44%) Structured Cabling
2 8 (2.50%) Wireless
3 6 (1.88%) Firewall
4 5 (1.56%) VoIP
5 4 (1.25%) LAN
5 4 (1.25%) RFID
5 4 (1.25%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.63%) DHCP
6 2 (0.63%) DNS
6 2 (0.63%) Internet
6 2 (0.63%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.31%) ATM
7 1 (0.31%) Frame Relay
7 1 (0.31%) MPLS
7 1 (0.31%) Network Security
7 1 (0.31%) SNMP
7 1 (0.31%) Tactical Data Link
7 1 (0.31%) VLAN
7 1 (0.31%) WAN
7 1 (0.31%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (6.25%) Tableau
2 15 (4.69%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 19 (5.94%) Rational DOORS
2 5 (1.56%) JIRA
3 4 (1.25%) LabVIEW
4 3 (0.94%) Rational Rhapsody
5 2 (0.63%) Subversion
6 1 (0.31%) Balsamiq
6 1 (0.31%) Git
General
1 140 (43.75%) Law
2 110 (34.38%) Telecoms
3 109 (34.06%) Social Skills
4 57 (17.81%) Back Office
4 57 (17.81%) Finance
5 41 (12.81%) Analytical Skills
6 33 (10.31%) Aerospace
7 32 (10.00%) Electronics
8 23 (7.19%) Local Government
9 15 (4.69%) Aviation
10 14 (4.38%) Billing
10 14 (4.38%) Organisational Skills
11 10 (3.13%) Manufacturing
12 9 (2.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 6 (1.88%) Automotive
13 6 (1.88%) Welsh Language
14 5 (1.56%) Aeronautics
14 5 (1.56%) Avionics
14 5 (1.56%) Marketing
15 4 (1.25%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 55 (17.19%) Project Manager
2 48 (15.00%) Systems Engineer
3 40 (12.50%) Senior
4 35 (10.94%) Traffic Manager
5 24 (7.50%) Analyst
6 23 (7.19%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 17 (5.31%) Administrator
8 14 (4.38%) Trainee
8 14 (4.38%) Trainee Project Manager
9 13 (4.06%) Software Engineer
10 12 (3.75%) Principal Engineer
11 11 (3.44%) Senior Analyst
12 10 (3.13%) Cabling Engineer
12 10 (3.13%) Data Administrator
12 10 (3.13%) Performance Analyst
12 10 (3.13%) Performance Manager
13 8 (2.50%) Data Engineer
14 7 (2.19%) Business Development Manager
14 7 (2.19%) Business Manager
14 7 (2.19%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.50%) .NET
2 3 (0.94%) CSS
3 1 (0.31%) HTML
3 1 (0.31%) Middleware
3 1 (0.31%) OAuth
3 1 (0.31%) OpenID
3 1 (0.31%) Qt
3 1 (0.31%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 39 (12.19%) Driving Licence
2 36 (11.25%) Management Information System
3 15 (4.69%) Onboarding
4 6 (1.88%) CMDB
4 6 (1.88%) Embedded Systems
5 5 (1.56%) Robotics
6 4 (1.25%) Acoustics
6 4 (1.25%) Culture of Ownership
6 4 (1.25%) Data Centre
6 4 (1.25%) Virtual Team
7 2 (0.63%) Analogue Electronics
7 2 (0.63%) Cyberattack
7 2 (0.63%) e-Learning
7 2 (0.63%) IoT
7 2 (0.63%) Learning Management System
7 2 (0.63%) Operational Technology
7 2 (0.63%) Raspberry Pi
8 1 (0.31%) CCTV
8 1 (0.31%) PKI
8 1 (0.31%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 13 (4.06%) Windows
2 11 (3.44%) Linux
3 4 (1.25%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (12.19%) Agile
2 33 (10.31%) Collaborative Working
2 33 (10.31%) Cybersecurity
2 33 (10.31%) Service Delivery
3 31 (9.69%) Business Development
3 31 (9.69%) Systems Engineering
4 29 (9.06%) Continuous Improvement
5 26 (8.13%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 26 (8.13%) Mathematics
6 25 (7.81%) Data Development
6 25 (7.81%) Data Governance
6 25 (7.81%) Visualisation
7 24 (7.50%) Physics
8 23 (7.19%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
8 23 (7.19%) Problem-Solving
9 22 (6.88%) Information Assurance
9 22 (6.88%) Software Engineering
10 21 (6.56%) Commercial Awareness
10 21 (6.56%) Requirements Management
11 20 (6.25%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 24 (7.50%) MATLAB
2 16 (5.00%) C++
3 15 (4.69%) C
4 9 (2.81%) C#
5 6 (1.88%) Python
6 5 (1.56%) PowerShell
7 3 (0.94%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.63%) Java
9 1 (0.31%) Bash
9 1 (0.31%) Go
9 1 (0.31%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.31%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 58 (18.13%) Degree
2 57 (17.81%) Security Cleared
3 42 (13.13%) BPSS Clearance
4 26 (8.13%) SC Cleared
5 12 (3.75%) DV Cleared
6 10 (3.13%) ACCA
6 10 (3.13%) CIMA
7 4 (1.25%) CCIE
7 4 (1.25%) Chartered Engineer
7 4 (1.25%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (1.25%) Master's Degree
8 3 (0.94%) CISSP
8 3 (0.94%) HNC
8 3 (0.94%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.63%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.63%) CISM
9 2 (0.63%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.63%) HPE ATP
9 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.63%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (6.56%) COSHH
2 13 (4.06%) SLA
3 12 (3.75%) Data Quality
3 12 (3.75%) QA
4 10 (3.13%) ISO 9001
5 5 (1.56%) PMO
6 4 (1.25%) Def Stans
7 3 (0.94%) DO-178B
8 2 (0.63%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.63%) GDPR
8 2 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 2 (0.63%) JSP 440
8 2 (0.63%) NIST
9 1 (0.31%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 1 (0.31%) ISO 14001
9 1 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.31%) MISRA
9 1 (0.31%) NCSC
9 1 (0.31%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.31%) RMADS
System Software
1 11 (3.44%) Firmware
2 4 (1.25%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (0.94%) Ansible
1 3 (0.94%) Kubernetes
1 3 (0.94%) Terraform
2 2 (0.63%) Nessus
2 2 (0.63%) WSUS
3 1 (0.31%) OpenView
3 1 (0.31%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 22 (6.88%) Microsoft
2 21 (6.56%) Siemens
3 16 (5.00%) SAP
4 7 (2.19%) HP
5 5 (1.56%) Sparx
6 3 (0.94%) EMC
7 1 (0.31%) ArcSight
7 1 (0.31%) Cisco
7 1 (0.31%) ExtraHop
7 1 (0.31%) Radware
7 1 (0.31%) Riverbed
7 1 (0.31%) Salesforce