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 27 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 286 309 306
Rank change year-on-year +23 -3 -48
Permanent jobs citing Military 273 242 448
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.55% 0.79% 0.88%
As % of the General category 1.04% 1.18% 1.47%
Number of salaries quoted 144 82 268
10th Percentile £37,800 £29,775 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £39,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,299 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.37% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £74,875 £82,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +1.85% +2.86%

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 26,296 20,474 30,472
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 52.88% 66.44% 59.85%
Number of salaries quoted 13,683 8,723 21,931
10th Percentile £27,000 £29,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £39,000 £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 £63,750 £68,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £76,250
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +9.09% -9.84%

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 27 February 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 27 February 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 +27 86 £42,500 -10.53% 23
North West +39 75 £42,500 -10.53% 15
South East -52 65 £52,500 -19.23% 38
South West -2 55 £68,750 +34.80% 37
Midlands +34 36 £42,500 -30.33% 16
East of England +25 20 £38,500 -33.04% 14
West Midlands +31 18 £42,500 -30.33% 7
East Midlands - 18 £42,500 - 9
Yorkshire -34 11 - - 6
Wales -7 6 £42,500 - 1
Scotland -25 5 £55,498 -14.62% 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 7 (2.56%) Confluence
2 2 (0.73%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 19 (6.96%) Simulink
2 8 (2.93%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (2.56%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (1.83%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.73%) Siemens NX
6 1 (0.37%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 5 (1.83%) SAP PM
2 3 (1.10%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.37%) Q-Pulse
3 1 (0.37%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 9 (3.30%) Azure
2 5 (1.83%) AWS
3 2 (0.73%) Power Platform
4 1 (0.37%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 10 (3.66%) Structured Cabling
1 10 (3.66%) VoIP
2 6 (2.20%) Wireless
3 4 (1.47%) Firewall
4 2 (0.73%) Cisco IOS
4 2 (0.73%) Internet
4 2 (0.73%) Network Security
4 2 (0.73%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.73%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.37%) ATM
5 1 (0.37%) DHCP
5 1 (0.37%) DNS
5 1 (0.37%) Frame Relay
5 1 (0.37%) LAN
5 1 (0.37%) MPLS
5 1 (0.37%) SNMP
5 1 (0.37%) Software-Defined Radio
5 1 (0.37%) VLAN
5 1 (0.37%) WAN
5 1 (0.37%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.83%) Tableau
2 2 (0.73%) Data Mart
2 2 (0.73%) Power BI
2 2 (0.73%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (0.37%) Geospatial Data
3 1 (0.37%) GIS
3 1 (0.37%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 19 (6.96%) Rational DOORS
2 11 (4.03%) JIRA
3 4 (1.47%) LabVIEW
4 3 (1.10%) Balsamiq
4 3 (1.10%) Subversion
5 2 (0.73%) Git
5 2 (0.73%) Rational Rhapsody
5 2 (0.73%) Rational Statemate
General
1 99 (36.26%) Law
2 78 (28.57%) Social Skills
3 74 (27.11%) Telecoms
4 48 (17.58%) Back Office
4 48 (17.58%) Local Government
5 24 (8.79%) Electronics
5 24 (8.79%) Finance
6 19 (6.96%) Aerospace
6 19 (6.96%) Analytical Skills
7 15 (5.49%) Aviation
8 12 (4.40%) Presentation Skills
9 11 (4.03%) Manufacturing
10 8 (2.93%) Aeronautics
10 8 (2.93%) Public Sector
11 7 (2.56%) Automotive
11 7 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (2.56%) Police
12 6 (2.20%) Arabic Language
12 6 (2.20%) Welsh Language
13 5 (1.83%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 50 (18.32%) Systems Engineer
2 48 (17.58%) Project Manager
3 34 (12.45%) Traffic Manager
4 27 (9.89%) Senior
5 21 (7.69%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 13 (4.76%) Lead
7 12 (4.40%) Principal Engineer
8 9 (3.30%) Cabling Engineer
8 9 (3.30%) Software Engineer
9 8 (2.93%) Administrator
9 8 (2.93%) Team Leader
10 7 (2.56%) Data Engineer
10 7 (2.56%) Service Manager
10 7 (2.56%) Test Engineer
11 6 (2.20%) Analyst
11 6 (2.20%) Consultant
11 6 (2.20%) Graduate
11 6 (2.20%) Programmer
11 6 (2.20%) Report Manager
11 6 (2.20%) Service Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.30%) .NET
2 8 (2.93%) CSS
3 3 (1.10%) HTML
4 1 (0.37%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.37%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.37%) ASP.NET MVC
4 1 (0.37%) ASP.NET Web API
4 1 (0.37%) Blazor
4 1 (0.37%) CSS3
4 1 (0.37%) Entity Framework
4 1 (0.37%) HTML5
4 1 (0.37%) Middleware
4 1 (0.37%) Qt
4 1 (0.37%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 34 (12.45%) Management Information System
2 28 (10.26%) Driving Licence
3 11 (4.03%) Data Centre
4 6 (2.20%) Acoustics
5 5 (1.83%) Onboarding
6 4 (1.47%) e-Learning
6 4 (1.47%) PKI
6 4 (1.47%) Virtual Team
7 3 (1.10%) Robotics
8 2 (0.73%) Cyberattack
8 2 (0.73%) IoT
8 2 (0.73%) Linux Command Line
8 2 (0.73%) NHS
8 2 (0.73%) Operational Technology
9 1 (0.37%) Cyber Security Posture
9 1 (0.37%) Embedded Systems
9 1 (0.37%) Private Cloud
9 1 (0.37%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.37%) Satnav
9 1 (0.37%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 14 (5.13%) Windows
2 13 (4.76%) Linux
3 5 (1.83%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.73%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.37%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (18.32%) Agile
2 37 (13.55%) Service Delivery
3 35 (12.82%) Collaborative Working
4 33 (12.09%) Cybersecurity
5 32 (11.72%) Systems Engineering
6 30 (10.99%) Continuous Improvement
7 27 (9.89%) Mathematics
8 23 (8.42%) Information Assurance
9 22 (8.06%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
9 22 (8.06%) Problem-Solving
9 22 (8.06%) Software Engineering
10 20 (7.33%) Requirements Management
11 19 (6.96%) Physics
11 19 (6.96%) SysML
12 18 (6.59%) Coaching
12 18 (6.59%) Customer Service
13 14 (5.13%) Commercial Awareness
13 14 (5.13%) Technical Leadership
14 13 (4.76%) Data-Driven Decision Making
15 12 (4.40%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 23 (8.42%) MATLAB
2 17 (6.23%) C
2 17 (6.23%) C#
3 16 (5.86%) C++
4 6 (2.20%) Python
5 5 (1.83%) Ada
6 3 (1.10%) Bash
6 3 (1.10%) Go
6 3 (1.10%) JavaScript
6 3 (1.10%) PowerShell
6 3 (1.10%) SQL
6 3 (1.10%) VBScript
7 2 (0.73%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.37%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 63 (23.08%) Security Cleared
2 62 (22.71%) Degree
3 48 (17.58%) BPSS Clearance
4 28 (10.26%) SC Cleared
5 13 (4.76%) DV Cleared
6 7 (2.56%) Chartered Engineer
7 6 (2.20%) Master's Degree
8 5 (1.83%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (1.47%) CCIE
9 4 (1.47%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (1.10%) Azure Certification
10 3 (1.10%) CITP
10 3 (1.10%) CREST Certified
10 3 (1.10%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.73%) CCNA
11 2 (0.73%) CCNP
11 2 (0.73%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.73%) PhD
12 1 (0.37%) AWS Certification
12 1 (0.37%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (12.45%) COSHH
2 13 (4.76%) SLA
3 9 (3.30%) Data Quality
3 9 (3.30%) ISO 9001
4 8 (2.93%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 7 (2.56%) QA
6 6 (2.20%) ISO 14001
6 6 (2.20%) PMO
7 5 (1.83%) GDPR
7 5 (1.83%) NEBOSH
8 3 (1.10%) Def Stans
8 3 (1.10%) RMADS
9 2 (0.73%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.73%) NIST
10 1 (0.37%) DO-254
10 1 (0.37%) MISRA
System Software
1 5 (1.83%) Firmware
2 3 (1.10%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.37%) Docker
3 1 (0.37%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (1.47%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.10%) Ansible
2 3 (1.10%) Terraform
3 2 (0.73%) Nessus
3 2 (0.73%) WSUS
4 1 (0.37%) OpenView
4 1 (0.37%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 24 (8.79%) Microsoft
2 19 (6.96%) Siemens
3 6 (2.20%) SAP
4 4 (1.47%) Cisco
5 3 (1.10%) HP
5 3 (1.10%) Sparx
6 2 (0.73%) EMC
6 2 (0.73%) Green Hills
7 1 (0.37%) ArcSight
7 1 (0.37%) Atlassian
7 1 (0.37%) ExtraHop
7 1 (0.37%) PTC
7 1 (0.37%) Radware
7 1 (0.37%) Riverbed
7 1 (0.37%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.37%) VMware