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 1 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 308 278 246
Rank change year-on-year -30 -32 -198
Permanent jobs citing Military 352 291 793
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.51% 0.92% 1.03%
As % of the General category 1.14% 1.33% 1.88%
Number of salaries quoted 199 131 387
10th Percentile £27,577 £34,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £34,023 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -10.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £58,750 £61,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £70,500 £76,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £50,500 £52,084
% change year-on-year -15.84% -3.04% -13.19%

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 31,001 21,874 42,075
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 44.54% 69.22% 54.89%
Number of salaries quoted 19,082 10,139 26,994
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,200
90th Percentile £83,750 £80,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -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 1 July 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 1 July 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 +31 134 £40,000 -11.11% 22
North West +49 110 £40,000 -5.88% 10
South East -47 87 £55,000 - 46
Midlands -2 59 £40,000 -5.88% 16
South West -86 47 £50,688 -7.84% 55
East Midlands -9 30 £75,000 +76.47% 7
West Midlands -10 29 £30,000 -29.41% 9
North East -40 14 - - 5
Scotland +9 11 £20,000 -61.90% 4
East of England -8 11 £31,746 -47.09% 19
Yorkshire -27 10 £35,000 - 9
Wales - 3 £55,000 - 2
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 2 (0.57%) SharePoint
Applications
1 32 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (6.25%) Simulink
3 13 (3.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.70%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (1.14%) Windchill
6 2 (0.57%) Siemens NX
7 1 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 15 (4.26%) SAP PM
2 4 (1.14%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.28%) Exchequer
3 1 (0.28%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.28%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 22 (6.25%) Power Platform
2 5 (1.42%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (1.14%) GitHub
4 3 (0.85%) Azure
5 2 (0.57%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.28%) AWS
6 1 (0.28%) Intacct
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.56%) LAN
1 9 (2.56%) Structured Cabling
2 8 (2.27%) VoIP
3 6 (1.70%) Firewall
3 6 (1.70%) VLAN
4 5 (1.42%) WAN
4 5 (1.42%) Wireless
5 4 (1.14%) RFID
5 4 (1.14%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (0.85%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.57%) Broadband
7 2 (0.57%) DHCP
7 2 (0.57%) DNS
8 1 (0.28%) ATM
8 1 (0.28%) Frame Relay
8 1 (0.28%) MPLS
8 1 (0.28%) SNMP
8 1 (0.28%) Tactical Data Link
8 1 (0.28%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (7.10%) Tableau
2 22 (6.25%) Power BI
3 2 (0.57%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.57%) OLAP
3 2 (0.57%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 2 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 2 (0.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 17 (4.83%) Rational DOORS
2 4 (1.14%) LabVIEW
3 3 (0.85%) Rational Rhapsody
4 1 (0.28%) Git
4 1 (0.28%) Subversion
General
1 161 (45.74%) Law
2 159 (45.17%) Social Skills
3 127 (36.08%) Telecoms
4 101 (28.69%) Finance
5 89 (25.28%) Back Office
6 55 (15.63%) Aerospace
7 42 (11.93%) Analytical Skills
8 32 (9.09%) Electronics
9 18 (5.11%) Aviation
10 17 (4.83%) Billing
11 16 (4.55%) Local Government
12 11 (3.13%) Organisational Skills
13 10 (2.84%) Aeronautics
14 9 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 7 (1.99%) Avionics
15 7 (1.99%) Manufacturing
16 5 (1.42%) General Ledger
16 5 (1.42%) Legal
16 5 (1.42%) Marketing
16 5 (1.42%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 83 (23.58%) Project Manager
2 44 (12.50%) Senior
3 33 (9.38%) Systems Engineer
3 33 (9.38%) Traffic Manager
4 27 (7.67%) Analyst
5 17 (4.83%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 17 (4.83%) Software Engineer
5 17 (4.83%) Trainee
5 17 (4.83%) Trainee Project Manager
6 15 (4.26%) Performance Analyst
7 14 (3.98%) Administrator
8 11 (3.13%) Principal Engineer
9 10 (2.84%) Business Development Manager
9 10 (2.84%) Business Manager
9 10 (2.84%) Data Administrator
9 10 (2.84%) Development Manager
9 10 (2.84%) Field Engineer
9 10 (2.84%) IT Support
9 10 (2.84%) Performance Manager
9 10 (2.84%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.27%) .NET
2 7 (1.99%) PySpark
3 1 (0.28%) OAuth
3 1 (0.28%) OpenID
3 1 (0.28%) Qt
3 1 (0.28%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 85 (24.15%) Driving Licence
2 22 (6.25%) Management Information System
3 17 (4.83%) Onboarding
4 10 (2.84%) Robotics
5 8 (2.27%) CMDB
6 7 (1.99%) Embedded Systems
6 7 (1.99%) Hackathon
7 5 (1.42%) Data Structures
8 4 (1.14%) Acoustics
8 4 (1.14%) Culture of Ownership
8 4 (1.14%) Virtual Team
9 3 (0.85%) Smartphone
9 3 (0.85%) Virtual Reality
10 2 (0.57%) Analogue Electronics
10 2 (0.57%) CCTV
10 2 (0.57%) FPGA
10 2 (0.57%) Learning Management System
10 2 (0.57%) Operational Technology
10 2 (0.57%) Raspberry Pi
10 2 (0.57%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 16 (4.55%) Windows
2 7 (1.99%) Linux
3 4 (1.14%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.85%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (14.49%) Commercial Awareness
2 35 (9.94%) Visualisation
3 34 (9.66%) Software Engineering
4 33 (9.38%) Business Development
5 32 (9.09%) Mathematics
5 32 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
6 30 (8.52%) Data Development
6 30 (8.52%) Data Governance
6 30 (8.52%) Systems Engineering
7 29 (8.24%) Agile
8 28 (7.95%) Cybersecurity
9 26 (7.39%) Data-Driven Decision Making
10 22 (6.25%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
10 22 (6.25%) Physics
11 21 (5.97%) AI
12 20 (5.68%) Customer Service
13 19 (5.40%) CAD
14 18 (5.11%) Coaching
15 17 (4.83%) Client Onboarding
15 17 (4.83%) Requirements Management
Programming Languages
1 22 (6.25%) MATLAB
2 14 (3.98%) C
3 13 (3.69%) C#
3 13 (3.69%) C++
4 7 (1.99%) SQL
5 5 (1.42%) Python
6 4 (1.14%) PowerShell
7 2 (0.57%) Java
7 2 (0.57%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.57%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 63 (17.90%) Security Cleared
2 54 (15.34%) Degree
3 38 (10.80%) BPSS Clearance
3 38 (10.80%) SC Cleared
4 15 (4.26%) ACCA
4 15 (4.26%) CIMA
5 13 (3.69%) HNC
6 11 (3.13%) DV Cleared
7 7 (1.99%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (1.70%) PMI Certification
8 6 (1.70%) PMP
9 4 (1.14%) CCIE
9 4 (1.14%) CCNA
9 4 (1.14%) Chartered Engineer
9 4 (1.14%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.85%) HND
11 2 (0.57%) CISM
11 2 (0.57%) CISSP
11 2 (0.57%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.57%) HPE ATP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (7.67%) QA
2 16 (4.55%) COSHH
3 10 (2.84%) Def Stans
3 10 (2.84%) ISO 9001
4 9 (2.56%) SLA
5 7 (1.99%) Data Quality
6 6 (1.70%) GDPR
7 4 (1.14%) Accessibility
7 4 (1.14%) ISO 9000
7 4 (1.14%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 3 (0.85%) DO-178B
8 3 (0.85%) ECSS
9 2 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 2 (0.57%) JSP 440
9 2 (0.57%) NEBOSH
9 2 (0.57%) NIST
10 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 1 (0.28%) NCSC
10 1 (0.28%) NIST 800
System Software
1 10 (2.84%) Firmware
2 2 (0.57%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.28%) OpenView
1 1 (0.28%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 26 (7.39%) Microsoft
2 19 (5.40%) Siemens
3 15 (4.26%) SAP
4 7 (1.99%) HP
5 4 (1.14%) Sparx
6 3 (0.85%) VMware
7 2 (0.57%) Draytek
7 2 (0.57%) EMC
7 2 (0.57%) MikroTik
7 2 (0.57%) NEC
7 2 (0.57%) Ubiquiti
8 1 (0.28%) ArcSight
8 1 (0.28%) Cisco
8 1 (0.28%) ExtraHop
8 1 (0.28%) Oracle
8 1 (0.28%) Radware
8 1 (0.28%) Riverbed
8 1 (0.28%) Sage