Military Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Military
South East > Berkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Military in contract job vacancies in Berkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Military over the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 90 81 110
Rank change year-on-year -9 +29 +18
Contract jobs citing Military 5 30 6
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 0.40% 1.83% 0.34%
As % of the General category 0.65% 3.36% 0.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 £550 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £600 -
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -
75th Percentile £538 £650 -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £538 £613 £600
% change year-on-year -12.24% +2.08% -10.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 23 1
10th Percentile - £55.87 -
25th Percentile £40.22 £56.59 £49.95
Median hourly rate £64.01 £61.50 £51.90
Median % change year-on-year +4.09% +18.49% -
75th Percentile £88.87 £63.71 £53.85
90th Percentile - £75.37 -
South East median hourly rate £36.74 £61.50 £53.14
% change year-on-year -40.25% +15.73% +51.86%

All General Skills
Berkshire

Military falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Berkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 771 894 1,073
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 62.13% 54.61% 60.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 498 428 601
10th Percentile £274 £264 £210
25th Percentile £405 £423 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £488
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +7.58% +0.10%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £616
90th Percentile £650 £698 £688
South East median daily rate £477 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -4.60% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 49 51
10th Percentile £14.75 £19.14 £18.50
25th Percentile £18.87 £41.25 £44.27
Median hourly rate £32.31 £58.49 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -44.76% -2.52% +45.65%
75th Percentile £58.00 £62.69 £69.12
90th Percentile £76.80 £77.54 £75.25
South East median hourly rate £20.20 £56.75 £52.50
% change year-on-year -64.40% +8.09% +101.92%

Military
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Military job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Military
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Military.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Military

Military
Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Military.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Military

Military
Hourly Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Military in Berkshire over the 6 months to 16 October 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Military in Berkshire

Military
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Military within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 16 October 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Reading +27 1 £525 - 5
Military
South East

Military
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) SaaS
General
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) Data Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) HR Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) HR Data Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) Lead
1 2 (40.00%) Senior
2 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared Project Manager
2 1 (20.00%) IT Manager
2 1 (20.00%) IT Project Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Project Delivery
1 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (40.00%) Benchmarking
2 2 (40.00%) Customer Requirements
2 2 (40.00%) Customer-Centricity
2 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (40.00%) Dashboard Development
2 2 (40.00%) Data Analysis
2 2 (40.00%) Data Privacy
2 2 (40.00%) People Management
2 2 (40.00%) Process Improvement
2 2 (40.00%) Security Architecture
2 2 (40.00%) Time Management
2 2 (40.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 1 (20.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL
3 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
3 1 (20.00%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (60.00%) DV Cleared
3 2 (40.00%) CISSP
3 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Workday