Military Job Trends in the Midlands

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England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Military in permanent job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Military over the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 4 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	185	176	89
Rank change year-on-year	-9	-87	+141
Permanent jobs citing Military	105	43	237
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands	0.66%	0.77%	2.68%
As % of the General category	1.43%	1.18%	4.83%
Number of salaries quoted	47	33	4
10^th Percentile	£25,675	-	-
25^th Percentile	£30,070	£41,250	£27,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£42,500	£42,500	£39,500
Median % change year-on-year	-	+7.59%	-
75^th Percentile	£67,500	£43,750	£57,125
90^th Percentile	£70,000	-	£61,850
England median annual salary	£51,250	£43,750	£55,000
% change year-on-year	+17.14%	-20.45%	-9.84%

All General Skills
Midlands

Military falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing general skills in the Midlands.

	6 months to 4 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing general skills	7,324	3,637	4,911
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands	45.77%	64.92%	55.49%
Number of salaries quoted	4,841	2,184	1,987
10^th Percentile	£28,500	£26,500	£30,000
25^th Percentile	£35,000	£31,250	£37,500
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£45,250	£43,500	£50,000
Median % change year-on-year	+4.02%	-13.00%	-
75^th Percentile	£60,625	£61,313	£65,000
90^th Percentile	£77,500	£77,500	£77,500
England median annual salary	£55,000	£52,500	£60,000
% change year-on-year	+4.76%	-12.50%	-

Military Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Military relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Military Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Military.

Military Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Military in the Midlands over the 6 months to 4 November 2026.

Salary histogram for Military in the Midlands

Military Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Military within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 4 November 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
East Midlands	-14	56	£52,500	+23.53%	20
West Midlands	-35	50	£40,000	-5.88%	27
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Military Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 4 November 2026, job vacancies citing Military also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Midlands region citing Military.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Commercial Awareness	36.2%	38
2	Degree	20.0%	21
3	Security Cleared	18.1%	19
4	Continuous Improvement	14.3%	15
5	SC Cleared	13.3%	14
6	Mechatronics	12.4%	13
6	Preventative Maintenance	12.4%	13
8	NVQ Level 3	10.5%	11
9	City & Guilds	9.5%	10
10	Process Improvement	6.7%	7
11	Agile	5.7%	6
11	ERP	5.7%	6
11	Microsoft	5.7%	6
11	Problem-Solving	5.7%	6
11	Project Delivery	5.7%	6
11	Project Management	5.7%	6
11	QA	5.7%	6
11	SQL	5.7%	6
11	Stakeholder Management	5.7%	6
11	Task Automation	5.7%	6
21	CAD	4.8%	5
21	Change Control	4.8%	5
21	Customer Experience	4.8%	5
21	Line Management	4.8%	5
21	Microsoft Excel	4.8%	5
21	Motion Control	4.8%	5
21	Prototyping	4.8%	5
21	Quality Management	4.8%	5
21	SOLIDWORKS	4.8%	5
21	Validation	4.8%	5

Military Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

General

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Social Skills	49.5%	52
2	Law	38.1%	40
3	Finance	37.1%	39
4	Telecoms	33.3%	35
5	Back Office	32.4%	34
6	Aerospace	18.1%	19
7	Manufacturing	9.5%	10
7	Organisational Skills	9.5%	10
9	Inclusion and Diversity	4.8%	5
10	Electronics	3.8%	4
11	Agriculture	2.9%	3
11	Automotive	2.9%	3
11	Influencing Skills	2.9%	3
14	Local Government	1.9%	2
15	Analytical Skills	1.0%	1
15	Aviation	1.0%	1
15	Avionics	1.0%	1
15	Legal	1.0%	1
15	Presentation Skills	1.0%	1