Military Contract Job Trends in Central London

Military
London > Central London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Military in contract job vacancies in Central London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Military over the 6 months leading up to 5 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 101 134
Rank change year-on-year -16 +33 +48
Contract jobs citing Military 21 21 2
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.95% 1.02% 0.078%
As % of the General category 1.48% 1.51% 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £456
25th Percentile £425 - £466
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £230 £488
Median % change year-on-year +95.65% -52.82% -34.34%
75th Percentile £475 - £516
90th Percentile - - £529
London median daily rate £625 £618 £643
% change year-on-year +1.21% -3.97% -9.75%

All General Skills
Central London

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 Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,416 1,394 1,640
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 63.99% 67.74% 64.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 907 885 1,181
10th Percentile £350 £348 £325
25th Percentile £450 £458 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £563
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +2.22% -6.25%
75th Percentile £688 £675 £688
90th Percentile £788 £775 £800
London median daily rate £535 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -6.96% - -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 9 15
10th Percentile £18.75 £22.00 £17.00
25th Percentile £20.18 £24.66 £20.07
Median hourly rate £26.11 £31.00 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.77% +29.17% -36.42%
75th Percentile £42.65 £35.00 £48.50
90th Percentile £54.78 £65.50 £65.00
London median hourly rate £28.55 £35.00 £29.72
% change year-on-year -18.43% +17.77% -7.13%

Military
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Military job vacancy trend in Central London

Military
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Military.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Military

Military
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Military.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Military

Military
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Military within the Central London region over the 6 months to 5 March 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London -14 21 £450 - 4
Military
London

Military
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central 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 1 (4.76%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (4.76%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (9.52%) Exchequer
Cloud Services
1 2 (9.52%) AWS
1 2 (9.52%) Azure
1 2 (9.52%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (9.52%) SaaS
2 1 (4.76%) Azure Data Factory
2 1 (4.76%) Azure Synapse Analytics
2 1 (4.76%) GCP
2 1 (4.76%) Google Workspace
2 1 (4.76%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 7 (33.33%) LAN
1 7 (33.33%) WAN
1 7 (33.33%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (4.76%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.76%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 1 (4.76%) JIRA
General
1 11 (52.38%) Public Sector
2 6 (28.57%) Finance
3 3 (14.29%) Social Skills
4 2 (9.52%) Legal
5 1 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (33.33%) Architect
1 7 (33.33%) Network Architect
2 3 (14.29%) Product Manager
3 2 (9.52%) Microsoft 365 Manager
4 1 (4.76%) Azure Data Engineer
4 1 (4.76%) Buyer
4 1 (4.76%) Cloud Specialist
4 1 (4.76%) Data Engineer
4 1 (4.76%) Deployment Engineer
4 1 (4.76%) Designer
4 1 (4.76%) Incident Manager
4 1 (4.76%) IT Buyer
4 1 (4.76%) Lead
4 1 (4.76%) Linux Engineer
4 1 (4.76%) Oracle Specialist
4 1 (4.76%) Programme Director
4 1 (4.76%) SC Cleared Deployment Engineer
4 1 (4.76%) Senior
4 1 (4.76%) Service Designer
4 1 (4.76%) Strategy Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.76%) Oracle Fusion
1 1 (4.76%) REST
1 1 (4.76%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.52%) Product Ownership
2 1 (4.76%) Cloud Native
2 1 (4.76%) Onboarding
2 1 (4.76%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 2 (9.52%) Windows
2 1 (4.76%) Android
2 1 (4.76%) Linux
2 1 (4.76%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (19.05%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (14.29%) Agile
2 3 (14.29%) Product Strategy
2 3 (14.29%) Roadmaps
2 3 (14.29%) User Stories
3 2 (9.52%) Analytics
3 2 (9.52%) Asset Management
3 2 (9.52%) Backlog Management
3 2 (9.52%) Business Case
3 2 (9.52%) Migration
3 2 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (9.52%) Product Backlog
3 2 (9.52%) Product Roadmap
3 2 (9.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (9.52%) Technology Roadmap
4 1 (4.76%) Business Continuity
4 1 (4.76%) Change Control
4 1 (4.76%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (4.76%) Programme Management
4 1 (4.76%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.76%) Python
1 1 (4.76%) SQL
Qualifications
1 18 (85.71%) Security Cleared
2 12 (57.14%) SC Cleared
3 2 (9.52%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (9.52%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (38.10%) QA
2 1 (4.76%) Accessibility
2 1 (4.76%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (4.76%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (4.76%) AirWatch
1 1 (4.76%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (4.76%) SCCM
Vendors
1 4 (19.05%) Microsoft
2 2 (9.52%) Oracle
3 1 (4.76%) Apple
3 1 (4.76%) Databricks
3 1 (4.76%) Google
3 1 (4.76%) ServiceNow