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 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 308 184 77
Rank change year-on-year -124 -107 +256
Permanent jobs citing Military 255 760 1,294
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.74% 1.37% 3.76%
As % of the General category 1.12% 2.57% 5.83%
Number of salaries quoted 154 230 208
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £35,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £43,366 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% -12.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £63,938 £76,250
90th Percentile £67,500 £82,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -18.18% -12.00% +25.00%

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 common skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 22,705 29,547 22,179
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 65.97% 53.31% 64.41%
Number of salaries quoted 11,070 14,083 15,118
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,500 £26,768
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,985
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -1.93% +0.96%
75th Percentile £62,000 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,190 £81,250
UK median annual salary £53,700 £56,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.11% -6.67% -

Military
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Military as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Military 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 September 2025.

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 September 2025. 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
South East -81 91 £55,000 -8.33% 47
North of England +49 72 £45,000 -10.10% 22
North West +36 69 £45,000 -10.10% 15
South West +4 52 £42,500 -22.73% 55
Midlands -112 32 £42,500 -24.11% 22
East Midlands -3 16 £42,500 +12.58% 4
West Midlands -92 16 £42,500 -29.17% 18
Scotland +32 4 £52,500 +20.62% 8
East of England -27 4 £65,000 +44.44% 40
North East - 2 £55,000 - 2
Yorkshire +23 1 - - 6
Military
UK

Military
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (0.78%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.39%) ArcGIS
2 1 (0.39%) Confluence
2 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 22 (8.63%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (7.06%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.18%) Simulink
5 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.39%) Trello
5 1 (0.39%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 7 (2.75%) Q-Pulse
2 2 (0.78%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 5 (1.96%) Power Platform
2 4 (1.57%) Azure
3 3 (1.18%) Azure DevOps
3 3 (1.18%) SaaS
4 2 (0.78%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (0.39%) Asana
5 1 (0.39%) AWS
5 1 (0.39%) GCP
5 1 (0.39%) GitHub
5 1 (0.39%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 24 (9.41%) VoIP
2 18 (7.06%) ATM
3 9 (3.53%) 5G
4 7 (2.75%) SD-WAN
4 7 (2.75%) WAN
5 5 (1.96%) Cisco IOS
6 3 (1.18%) VSAT
7 2 (0.78%) Internet
8 1 (0.39%) Software-Defined Radio
8 1 (0.39%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.39%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.57%) GIS
1 4 (1.57%) Power BI
2 2 (0.78%) Data Mart
2 2 (0.78%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 2 (0.78%) Tableau
3 1 (0.39%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 3 (1.18%) Git
1 3 (1.18%) NDoc
1 3 (1.18%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (0.78%) JIRA
2 2 (0.78%) Maven
3 1 (0.39%) CMake
3 1 (0.39%) LabVIEW
General
1 116 (45.49%) Law
2 111 (43.53%) Telecoms
3 97 (38.04%) Social Skills
4 60 (23.53%) Finance
5 28 (10.98%) Back Office
6 26 (10.20%) Aviation
7 18 (7.06%) Aerospace
8 17 (6.67%) Retail
9 15 (5.88%) Electronics
10 12 (4.71%) Local Government
10 12 (4.71%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (3.14%) Analytical Skills
11 8 (3.14%) Organisational Skills
12 6 (2.35%) French Language
12 6 (2.35%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (1.96%) Public Sector
14 4 (1.57%) Manufacturing
15 3 (1.18%) Marketing
16 2 (0.78%) Documentation Skills
16 2 (0.78%) Police
Job Titles
1 59 (23.14%) Project Manager
2 25 (9.80%) Field Engineer
3 22 (8.63%) Field Service Engineer
4 21 (8.24%) Systems Engineer
5 19 (7.45%) Senior
6 16 (6.27%) Lead
7 13 (5.10%) Software Engineer
8 12 (4.71%) Assistant Project Manager
9 9 (3.53%) Delivery Manager
9 9 (3.53%) Service Manager
10 7 (2.75%) Analyst
10 7 (2.75%) Integration Engineer
10 7 (2.75%) Professional Services Engineer
11 6 (2.35%) Support Engineer
11 6 (2.35%) Team Leader
12 5 (1.96%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 5 (1.96%) Senior Software Engineer
12 5 (1.96%) Senior Systems Engineer
12 5 (1.96%) Service Delivery Manager
12 5 (1.96%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.75%) XML
2 3 (1.18%) Middleware
3 2 (0.78%) JavaFX
4 1 (0.39%) .NET
4 1 (0.39%) Bazel
4 1 (0.39%) HTML
4 1 (0.39%) React
Miscellaneous
1 65 (25.49%) Driving Licence
2 18 (7.06%) Management Information System
3 11 (4.31%) e-Learning
4 10 (3.92%) Onboarding
5 9 (3.53%) Robotics
6 7 (2.75%) Digital Media
6 7 (2.75%) Graphic Design
6 7 (2.75%) Reference Data
6 7 (2.75%) Self-Driving Car
7 5 (1.96%) CCTV
7 5 (1.96%) Linux Command Line
7 5 (1.96%) Product Ownership
8 4 (1.57%) Legacy Systems
9 3 (1.18%) Operational Technology
10 2 (0.78%) Algorithms
10 2 (0.78%) Virtual Team
11 1 (0.39%) Cloud Native
11 1 (0.39%) Data Structures
11 1 (0.39%) Embedded Systems
11 1 (0.39%) VLSI
Operating Systems
1 10 (3.92%) Linux
2 9 (3.53%) Windows
2 9 (3.53%) Windows Server
3 7 (2.75%) Windows Server 2019
4 5 (1.96%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (1.96%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.78%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.39%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (22.75%) Service Delivery
2 48 (18.82%) Customer Service
3 41 (16.08%) Commercial Awareness
4 37 (14.51%) Collaborative Working
5 30 (11.76%) Innovative Thinking
5 30 (11.76%) Project Management
6 27 (10.59%) Customer Requirements
7 24 (9.41%) Software Engineering
8 22 (8.63%) Problem-Solving
9 19 (7.45%) Continuous Improvement
10 18 (7.06%) System Testing
11 15 (5.88%) Computer Science
11 15 (5.88%) Migration
12 13 (5.10%) Agile
13 12 (4.71%) Artificial Intelligence
14 11 (4.31%) Cybersecurity
14 11 (4.31%) Project Delivery
14 11 (4.31%) Stakeholder Management
14 11 (4.31%) Validation
15 9 (3.53%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 13 (5.10%) MATLAB
2 12 (4.71%) Python
3 11 (4.31%) C++
3 11 (4.31%) SQL
4 7 (2.75%) PL/SQL
5 5 (1.96%) PowerShell
6 4 (1.57%) Java
7 2 (0.78%) C
7 2 (0.78%) C#
7 2 (0.78%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.78%) Rust
8 1 (0.39%) Ada
8 1 (0.39%) Fortran
8 1 (0.39%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.39%) VC++
Qualifications
1 77 (30.20%) Security Cleared
2 56 (21.96%) Degree
3 47 (18.43%) SC Cleared
4 12 (4.71%) DV Cleared
5 8 (3.14%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (3.14%) HNC
6 7 (2.75%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (2.35%) CCNA
7 6 (2.35%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (1.96%) Microsoft Certification
8 5 (1.96%) Network+ Certification
8 5 (1.96%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 4 (1.57%) APMP
9 4 (1.57%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 3 (1.18%) ISEB
10 3 (1.18%) ISTQB
10 3 (1.18%) PhD
11 2 (0.78%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.39%) CCNP
12 1 (0.39%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (5.10%) GDPR
2 11 (4.31%) Data Quality
3 9 (3.53%) COSHH
4 7 (2.75%) ISO 14001
4 7 (2.75%) SLA
5 6 (2.35%) Def Stans
5 6 (2.35%) NEBOSH
6 5 (1.96%) ISO 9001
7 4 (1.57%) QA
8 3 (1.18%) PMO
9 2 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.39%) DO-178B
10 1 (0.39%) DO-254
10 1 (0.39%) IEC 61508
10 1 (0.39%) NCSC
System Software
1 7 (2.75%) Active Directory
1 7 (2.75%) VMware Infrastructure
1 7 (2.75%) vSphere
2 5 (1.96%) Virtual Machines
2 5 (1.96%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (0.78%) Firmware
4 1 (0.39%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (1.96%) vCenter Server
2 1 (0.39%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 42 (16.47%) Microsoft
2 15 (5.88%) Cisco
3 9 (3.53%) VMware
4 6 (2.35%) NetApp
5 4 (1.57%) Atlassian
5 4 (1.57%) Juniper
5 4 (1.57%) McAfee
6 2 (0.78%) Citrix
6 2 (0.78%) EMC
6 2 (0.78%) SAP
6 2 (0.78%) Siemens
6 2 (0.78%) Splunk
7 1 (0.39%) Foundry
7 1 (0.39%) Palantir
7 1 (0.39%) PTC
7 1 (0.39%) Xilinx