Military Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Military
South West > Bristol

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Military in contract job vacancies in Bristol. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Military over the 6 months leading up to 29 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 52 45 49
Rank change year-on-year -7 +4 +37
Contract jobs citing Military 17 23 28
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 2.02% 3.39% 2.88%
As % of the General category 3.72% 5.57% 5.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 6 6
10th Percentile - £249 £60
25th Percentile £58 £327 £61
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £219 £526 £123
Median % change year-on-year -58.37% +327.85% -74.11%
75th Percentile £478 £620 £350
90th Percentile £520 £653 £550
South West median daily rate £725 £650 £650
% change year-on-year +11.54% - +20.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 8 19
10th Percentile - £64.63 £58.25
25th Percentile £53.53 £72.50 £60.00
Median hourly rate £57.35 £75.00 £75.00
Median % change year-on-year -23.53% - +14.50%
75th Percentile £63.09 £78.75 £80.00
90th Percentile £64.24 £90.00 £91.00
South West median hourly rate £57.35 £75.00 £62.50
% change year-on-year -23.53% +20.00% -4.58%

All General Skills
Bristol

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 general skills in Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 457 413 526
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 54.28% 60.91% 54.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 237 216 345
10th Percentile £263 £200 £250
25th Percentile £405 £339 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -13.64% +10.00%
75th Percentile £600 £606 £650
90th Percentile £688 £741 £700
South West median daily rate £505 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +1.00% -9.09% +3.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 94 46 68
10th Percentile £15.60 £25.26 £33.00
25th Percentile £18.22 £50.94 £45.94
Median hourly rate £33.50 £65.00 £61.25
Median % change year-on-year -48.46% +6.12% -5.77%
75th Percentile £65.00 £74.06 £75.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £77.50 £80.00
South West median hourly rate £24.00 £62.50 £56.29
% change year-on-year -61.60% +11.03% -8.47%

Military
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Military job vacancy trend in Bristol

Military
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Military

Military
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Military in Bristol over the 6 months to 29 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Military in Bristol

Military
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Military

Military
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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 3 (17.65%) Confluence
2 2 (11.76%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (5.88%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 4 (23.53%) TCP/IP
2 1 (5.88%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.88%) Metadata
1 1 (5.88%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (23.53%) JIRA
2 1 (5.88%) Eclipse
2 1 (5.88%) Visual Studio
General
1 8 (47.06%) Social Skills
2 7 (41.18%) Public Sector
3 2 (11.76%) Finance
3 2 (11.76%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (5.88%) Legal
Job Titles
1 4 (23.53%) Integration Engineer
2 3 (17.65%) Analyst
2 3 (17.65%) Developer
2 3 (17.65%) Software Engineer
3 2 (11.76%) Embedded Engineer
3 2 (11.76%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 2 (11.76%) Service Analyst
3 2 (11.76%) Systems Engineer
3 2 (11.76%) Systems Integration Engineer
4 1 (5.88%) C# Software Engineer
4 1 (5.88%) C++ Software Engineer
4 1 (5.88%) Contracts Manager
4 1 (5.88%) Data Analyst
4 1 (5.88%) IT Analyst
4 1 (5.88%) IT Trainer
4 1 (5.88%) Principal Architect
4 1 (5.88%) Principal Solutions Architect
4 1 (5.88%) Programme Director
4 1 (5.88%) Technical Delivery Manager
4 1 (5.88%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.88%) JSON
1 1 (5.88%) Node.js
1 1 (5.88%) Oracle Fusion
1 1 (5.88%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.88%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 5 (29.41%) Linux
1 5 (29.41%) Windows
2 3 (17.65%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (35.29%) Agile
2 4 (23.53%) Facilities Management
2 4 (23.53%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (23.53%) Validation
3 3 (17.65%) Change Management
3 3 (17.65%) ITIL
3 3 (17.65%) Software Engineering
3 3 (17.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 3 (17.65%) Unit Testing
3 3 (17.65%) Verification and Validation
4 2 (11.76%) Analytics
4 2 (11.76%) Contract Management
4 2 (11.76%) Data Governance
4 2 (11.76%) Decision-Making
4 2 (11.76%) ERP
4 2 (11.76%) Process Improvement
4 2 (11.76%) Service Management
4 2 (11.76%) Systems Engineering
4 2 (11.76%) Visualisation
5 1 (5.88%) Data Strategy
Programming Languages
1 3 (17.65%) JavaScript
1 3 (17.65%) PowerShell
2 1 (5.88%) C#
2 1 (5.88%) C++
Qualifications
1 12 (70.59%) SC Cleared
1 12 (70.59%) Security Cleared
2 2 (11.76%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (5.88%) A+ Certification
3 1 (5.88%) APMP
3 1 (5.88%) Degree
3 1 (5.88%) DV Cleared
3 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (5.88%) Network+ Certification
3 1 (5.88%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.88%) Accessibility
1 1 (5.88%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 2 (11.76%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.88%) Oracle