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

6 months to
10 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 282 262 318
Rank change year-on-year -20 +56 -10
Permanent jobs citing Military 265 321 393
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.57% 0.97% 0.79%
As % of the General category 1.06% 1.50% 1.33%
Number of salaries quoted 138 95 254
10th Percentile £35,250 £29,850 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £38,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,750 £55,000 £53,250
Median % change year-on-year -22.27% +3.29% +6.50%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £93,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +1.85% +8.00%

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 general skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 25,089 21,449 29,496
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 53.78% 64.96% 59.39%
Number of salaries quoted 12,942 8,755 21,559
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £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 £68,547 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £77,500
UK median annual salary £53,719 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.47% +9.09% -10.57%

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 10 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 10 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 +43 82 £42,500 -10.53% 26
North West +67 71 £42,500 -10.53% 23
South East -108 62 £52,500 -23.64% 46
South West 0 53 £62,500 +18.48% 36
Midlands +47 37 £42,500 -30.33% 24
East of England +40 20 £38,500 +34.91% 16
West Midlands +36 19 £42,500 -30.33% 9
East Midlands - 18 £42,500 - 15
Yorkshire -33 11 - - 3
Wales +3 6 £42,500 - 3
Scotland -18 5 £55,498 +8.24% 4
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 (2.64%) Confluence
2 2 (0.75%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 15 (5.66%) Simulink
2 7 (2.64%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.89%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.89%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.75%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.38%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 2 (0.75%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.38%) Q-Pulse
2 1 (0.38%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 9 (3.40%) Azure
2 5 (1.89%) AWS
3 2 (0.75%) Power Platform
4 1 (0.38%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.40%) Structured Cabling
2 7 (2.64%) VoIP
3 6 (2.26%) Wireless
4 4 (1.51%) Firewall
5 2 (0.75%) Cisco IOS
5 2 (0.75%) Internet
5 2 (0.75%) Network Security
5 2 (0.75%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.38%) DHCP
6 1 (0.38%) DNS
6 1 (0.38%) Software-Defined Radio
6 1 (0.38%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.38%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.75%) Data Mart
1 2 (0.75%) Power BI
1 2 (0.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (0.38%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (0.38%) GIS
2 1 (0.38%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 16 (6.04%) Rational DOORS
2 11 (4.15%) JIRA
3 4 (1.51%) LabVIEW
4 3 (1.13%) Balsamiq
4 3 (1.13%) Subversion
5 2 (0.75%) Git
5 2 (0.75%) Rational Rhapsody
5 2 (0.75%) Rational Statemate
General
1 98 (36.98%) Law
2 72 (27.17%) Social Skills
3 70 (26.42%) Telecoms
4 49 (18.49%) Local Government
5 45 (16.98%) Back Office
6 23 (8.68%) Finance
7 21 (7.92%) Electronics
8 19 (7.17%) Aerospace
9 15 (5.66%) Aviation
10 13 (4.91%) Analytical Skills
11 12 (4.53%) Presentation Skills
12 11 (4.15%) Manufacturing
13 8 (3.02%) Aeronautics
14 7 (2.64%) Automotive
14 7 (2.64%) Organisational Skills
14 7 (2.64%) Police
14 7 (2.64%) Public Sector
15 6 (2.26%) Arabic Language
15 6 (2.26%) Welsh Language
16 5 (1.89%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 51 (19.25%) Project Manager
2 46 (17.36%) Systems Engineer
3 35 (13.21%) Traffic Manager
4 24 (9.06%) Senior
5 18 (6.79%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 13 (4.91%) Lead
7 10 (3.77%) Principal Engineer
8 9 (3.40%) Software Engineer
9 8 (3.02%) Cabling Engineer
9 8 (3.02%) Support Officer
9 8 (3.02%) Team Leader
10 7 (2.64%) Service Manager
10 7 (2.64%) Test Engineer
11 6 (2.26%) Administrator
11 6 (2.26%) Analyst
11 6 (2.26%) Consultant
11 6 (2.26%) Delivery Manager
11 6 (2.26%) Graduate
11 6 (2.26%) Programmer
11 6 (2.26%) Service Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.40%) .NET
2 8 (3.02%) CSS
3 3 (1.13%) HTML
4 1 (0.38%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.38%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.38%) ASP.NET MVC
4 1 (0.38%) ASP.NET Web API
4 1 (0.38%) Blazor
4 1 (0.38%) CSS3
4 1 (0.38%) Entity Framework
4 1 (0.38%) HTML5
4 1 (0.38%) Middleware
4 1 (0.38%) Qt
4 1 (0.38%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (11.32%) Management Information System
2 28 (10.57%) Driving Licence
3 11 (4.15%) Data Centre
4 5 (1.89%) Onboarding
5 4 (1.51%) Acoustics
5 4 (1.51%) e-Learning
5 4 (1.51%) PKI
5 4 (1.51%) Virtual Team
6 3 (1.13%) Robotics
7 2 (0.75%) Cyberattack
7 2 (0.75%) IoT
7 2 (0.75%) Linux Command Line
7 2 (0.75%) NHS
7 2 (0.75%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.38%) Cyber Security Posture
8 1 (0.38%) Embedded Systems
8 1 (0.38%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.38%) Satnav
8 1 (0.38%) Security Posture
8 1 (0.38%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 13 (4.91%) Windows
2 12 (4.53%) Linux
3 5 (1.89%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.75%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.38%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (17.74%) Agile
2 38 (14.34%) Service Delivery
3 37 (13.96%) Collaborative Working
4 31 (11.70%) Continuous Improvement
5 29 (10.94%) Cybersecurity
6 27 (10.19%) Systems Engineering
7 26 (9.81%) Problem-Solving
8 23 (8.68%) Mathematics
9 21 (7.92%) Software Engineering
10 19 (7.17%) Customer Service
10 19 (7.17%) Information Assurance
11 18 (6.79%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
12 17 (6.42%) Requirements Management
13 16 (6.04%) Coaching
13 16 (6.04%) SysML
14 15 (5.66%) Commercial Awareness
14 15 (5.66%) Physics
15 13 (4.91%) Project Management
15 13 (4.91%) Technical Leadership
16 12 (4.53%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 19 (7.17%) MATLAB
2 17 (6.42%) C
2 17 (6.42%) C#
3 16 (6.04%) C++
4 6 (2.26%) Python
5 5 (1.89%) Ada
6 3 (1.13%) Bash
6 3 (1.13%) Go
6 3 (1.13%) JavaScript
6 3 (1.13%) PowerShell
6 3 (1.13%) SQL
6 3 (1.13%) VBScript
7 2 (0.75%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.38%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 61 (23.02%) Security Cleared
2 58 (21.89%) Degree
3 42 (15.85%) BPSS Clearance
4 27 (10.19%) SC Cleared
5 13 (4.91%) DV Cleared
6 5 (1.89%) Chartered Engineer
7 4 (1.51%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (1.51%) Master's Degree
8 3 (1.13%) Azure Certification
8 3 (1.13%) CCIE
8 3 (1.13%) CITP
8 3 (1.13%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (1.13%) CREST Certified
8 3 (1.13%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.75%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.75%) PhD
10 1 (0.38%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.38%) HNC
10 1 (0.38%) HND
10 1 (0.38%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (13.21%) COSHH
2 12 (4.53%) SLA
3 10 (3.77%) ISO 9001
4 9 (3.40%) Data Quality
5 8 (3.02%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 8 (3.02%) QA
6 7 (2.64%) ISO 14001
7 6 (2.26%) PMO
8 5 (1.89%) GDPR
8 5 (1.89%) NEBOSH
9 3 (1.13%) Def Stans
9 3 (1.13%) RMADS
10 2 (0.75%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.38%) DO-254
11 1 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 1 (0.38%) MISRA
11 1 (0.38%) NIST
System Software
1 5 (1.89%) Firmware
2 3 (1.13%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.38%) Docker
3 1 (0.38%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (1.51%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.13%) Ansible
2 3 (1.13%) Terraform
3 2 (0.75%) Nessus
3 2 (0.75%) WSUS
Vendors
1 23 (8.68%) Microsoft
2 16 (6.04%) Siemens
3 3 (1.13%) Cisco
4 2 (0.75%) Green Hills
4 2 (0.75%) Sparx
5 1 (0.38%) Atlassian
5 1 (0.38%) EMC
5 1 (0.38%) PTC
5 1 (0.38%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.38%) SAP
5 1 (0.38%) VMware