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

6 months to
25 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 292 298 306
Rank change year-on-year +6 +8 -227
Permanent jobs citing Military 285 204 526
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.52% 0.78% 0.86%
As % of the General category 1.02% 1.15% 1.45%
Number of salaries quoted 155 74 312
10th Percentile £35,250 £28,712 £29,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% - +2.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £67,188 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,875 £82,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £52,084
% change year-on-year -4.76% +0.80% +4.17%

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 27,917 17,800 36,261
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 50.57% 68.22% 59.12%
Number of salaries quoted 14,612 9,113 25,182
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,500 £36,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £51,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.62% +8.42% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,114 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,000 £75,772
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -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 25 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 25 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 -2 98 £42,500 -10.53% 22
North West +22 85 £42,500 -10.53% 11
South East -50 62 £52,500 -14.29% 49
South West -31 58 £75,000 +47.06% 47
Midlands -3 35 £42,500 -30.33% 16
East of England +1 19 £38,500 -33.04% 22
West Midlands +15 18 £42,500 -30.33% 6
East Midlands -27 17 £42,500 - 10
Yorkshire -40 10 - - 6
Scotland -32 7 £55,498 -14.62% 18
Wales - 6 £42,500 - 5
North East -24 3 - - 5
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 (2.11%) Confluence
2 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 19 (6.67%) Simulink
2 10 (3.51%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (3.16%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (1.75%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (1.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.70%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 10 (3.51%) SAP PM
2 4 (1.40%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.35%) Q-Pulse
3 1 (0.35%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 9 (3.16%) Azure
2 5 (1.75%) AWS
3 1 (0.35%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.86%) Structured Cabling
2 8 (2.81%) VoIP
3 6 (2.11%) Wireless
4 4 (1.40%) Firewall
5 3 (1.05%) LAN
5 3 (1.05%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.70%) Internet
6 2 (0.70%) Network Security
6 2 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.35%) ATM
7 1 (0.35%) DHCP
7 1 (0.35%) DNS
7 1 (0.35%) Frame Relay
7 1 (0.35%) MPLS
7 1 (0.35%) RFID
7 1 (0.35%) SNMP
7 1 (0.35%) VLAN
7 1 (0.35%) WAN
7 1 (0.35%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.51%) Tableau
2 1 (0.35%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (0.35%) GIS
2 1 (0.35%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 19 (6.67%) Rational DOORS
2 10 (3.51%) JIRA
3 4 (1.40%) LabVIEW
4 3 (1.05%) Balsamiq
4 3 (1.05%) Subversion
5 2 (0.70%) Git
5 2 (0.70%) Rational Rhapsody
5 2 (0.70%) Rational Statemate
General
1 104 (36.49%) Law
2 95 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 71 (24.91%) Telecoms
4 49 (17.19%) Back Office
5 39 (13.68%) Local Government
6 29 (10.18%) Finance
7 24 (8.42%) Electronics
8 23 (8.07%) Analytical Skills
9 22 (7.72%) Aerospace
10 15 (5.26%) Aviation
11 11 (3.86%) Manufacturing
11 11 (3.86%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (2.81%) Aeronautics
12 8 (2.81%) Avionics
12 8 (2.81%) Billing
12 8 (2.81%) Presentation Skills
13 7 (2.46%) Automotive
13 7 (2.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 7 (2.46%) Public Sector
14 6 (2.11%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 51 (17.89%) Project Manager
2 46 (16.14%) Systems Engineer
3 38 (13.33%) Traffic Manager
4 27 (9.47%) Senior
5 21 (7.37%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 13 (4.56%) Principal Engineer
7 12 (4.21%) Lead
8 10 (3.51%) Cabling Engineer
8 10 (3.51%) Performance Manager
8 10 (3.51%) Software Engineer
9 9 (3.16%) Administrator
10 8 (2.81%) Data Engineer
10 8 (2.81%) Trainee
10 8 (2.81%) Trainee Project Manager
11 7 (2.46%) Team Leader
11 7 (2.46%) Test Engineer
12 6 (2.11%) Architect
12 6 (2.11%) Consultant
12 6 (2.11%) Programmer
12 6 (2.11%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.16%) .NET
2 8 (2.81%) CSS
3 3 (1.05%) HTML
4 1 (0.35%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.35%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.35%) ASP.NET MVC
4 1 (0.35%) ASP.NET Web API
4 1 (0.35%) Blazor
4 1 (0.35%) CSS3
4 1 (0.35%) Entity Framework
4 1 (0.35%) HTML5
4 1 (0.35%) Middleware
4 1 (0.35%) Qt
4 1 (0.35%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 35 (12.28%) Management Information System
2 25 (8.77%) Driving Licence
3 11 (3.86%) Data Centre
4 9 (3.16%) Onboarding
5 7 (2.46%) Acoustics
6 4 (1.40%) PKI
6 4 (1.40%) Virtual Team
7 3 (1.05%) e-Learning
7 3 (1.05%) Robotics
8 2 (0.70%) Analogue Electronics
8 2 (0.70%) Cyberattack
8 2 (0.70%) Embedded Systems
8 2 (0.70%) IoT
8 2 (0.70%) Learning Management System
8 2 (0.70%) Operational Technology
9 1 (0.35%) Cyber Security Posture
9 1 (0.35%) Private Cloud
9 1 (0.35%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.35%) Satnav
9 1 (0.35%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 16 (5.61%) Windows
2 12 (4.21%) Linux
3 5 (1.75%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.35%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (17.19%) Agile
2 35 (12.28%) Collaborative Working
2 35 (12.28%) Cybersecurity
3 33 (11.58%) Service Delivery
3 33 (11.58%) Systems Engineering
4 27 (9.47%) Mathematics
5 25 (8.77%) Continuous Improvement
6 24 (8.42%) Information Assurance
6 24 (8.42%) Problem-Solving
7 23 (8.07%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
7 23 (8.07%) Software Engineering
8 21 (7.37%) Business Development
9 20 (7.02%) Requirements Management
10 19 (6.67%) Physics
10 19 (6.67%) SysML
11 18 (6.32%) Coaching
11 18 (6.32%) Customer Service
12 16 (5.61%) Data-Driven Decision Making
13 15 (5.26%) Technical Leadership
14 14 (4.91%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 22 (7.72%) MATLAB
2 18 (6.32%) C
3 17 (5.96%) C#
3 17 (5.96%) C++
4 7 (2.46%) Python
5 5 (1.75%) Ada
6 4 (1.40%) JavaScript
6 4 (1.40%) PowerShell
7 3 (1.05%) Bash
7 3 (1.05%) Go
7 3 (1.05%) SQL
7 3 (1.05%) VBScript
8 2 (0.70%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.35%) Java
9 1 (0.35%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 62 (21.75%) Degree
2 58 (20.35%) Security Cleared
3 49 (17.19%) BPSS Clearance
4 24 (8.42%) SC Cleared
5 12 (4.21%) DV Cleared
6 8 (2.81%) Chartered Engineer
7 7 (2.46%) Master's Degree
8 4 (1.40%) CCIE
8 4 (1.40%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (1.05%) Azure Certification
9 3 (1.05%) CITP
9 3 (1.05%) CREST Certified
9 3 (1.05%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.70%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.70%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.70%) HPE ATP
10 2 (0.70%) PhD
11 1 (0.35%) HNC
11 1 (0.35%) HND
11 1 (0.35%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (10.53%) COSHH
2 12 (4.21%) Data Quality
3 11 (3.86%) ISO 9001
4 9 (3.16%) QA
4 9 (3.16%) SLA
5 8 (2.81%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 5 (1.75%) PMO
7 3 (1.05%) RMADS
8 2 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.70%) NIST
9 1 (0.35%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.35%) Def Stans
9 1 (0.35%) DO-254
9 1 (0.35%) GDPR
9 1 (0.35%) ISO 14001
9 1 (0.35%) MISRA
System Software
1 7 (2.46%) Firmware
2 3 (1.05%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.35%) Docker
3 1 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (1.40%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.05%) Ansible
2 3 (1.05%) Terraform
3 2 (0.70%) Nessus
3 2 (0.70%) WSUS
4 1 (0.35%) OpenView
4 1 (0.35%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 24 (8.42%) Microsoft
2 19 (6.67%) Siemens
3 11 (3.86%) SAP
4 5 (1.75%) HP
5 4 (1.40%) Sparx
6 2 (0.70%) EMC
6 2 (0.70%) Green Hills
7 1 (0.35%) ArcSight
7 1 (0.35%) Cisco
7 1 (0.35%) ExtraHop
7 1 (0.35%) Radware
7 1 (0.35%) Riverbed
7 1 (0.35%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.35%) VMware