Military Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Military
England > East of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Military in contract job vacancies in the East of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Military over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 67 99
Rank change year-on-year -7 +32 +19
Contract jobs citing Military 27 17 5
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 1.73% 1.59% 0.29%
As % of the General category 2.88% 2.69% 0.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 2
10th Percentile £329 - £425
25th Percentile £358 £475 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -18.00% - +185.71%
75th Percentile £458 £525 £569
90th Percentile £483 - £595
England median daily rate £675 £618 £643
% change year-on-year +9.31% -3.97% +16.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 4 3
10th Percentile £63.50 £37.88 -
25th Percentile - £55.31 £35.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year - +80.56% -45.04%
75th Percentile - £71.88 £47.00
90th Percentile £90.60 £84.25 £53.30
England median hourly rate £57.35 £61.64 £60.00
% change year-on-year -6.96% +2.74% -7.69%

All General Skills
East of England

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 the East of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 936 631 1,049
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 59.92% 58.97% 61.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 366 289 522
10th Percentile £185 £250 £205
25th Percentile £313 £363 £341
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £479 £500 £478
Median % change year-on-year -4.20% +4.71% -4.50%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £560
90th Percentile £688 £694 £650
England median daily rate £500 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -5.70% -3.59% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 335 103 292
10th Percentile £13.50 - £14.00
25th Percentile £15.79 £15.62 £14.25
Median hourly rate £18.92 £20.50 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.71% +13.89% -10.13%
75th Percentile £50.76 £60.00 £49.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £73.75 £65.00
England median hourly rate £23.02 £29.00 £30.48
% change year-on-year -20.64% -4.84% +18.53%

Military
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Military job vacancy trend in the East of England

Military
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Military.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Military

Military
Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Military in the East of England over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Military in the East of England

Military
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Military.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Military

Military
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Military in the East of England over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Military in the East of England

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Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Military within the East of England region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Hertfordshire -13 17 - - 12
Bedfordshire -1 6 £500 - 1
Norfolk - 3 £320 -
Cambridgeshire -5 1 - - 3
Military
England

Military
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 3 (11.11%) GCP
1 3 (11.11%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 14 (51.85%) Ethernet
1 14 (51.85%) TCP/IP
2 3 (11.11%) VoIP
Development Applications
1 14 (51.85%) Eclipse
1 14 (51.85%) Visual Studio
General
1 18 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 14 (51.85%) Presentation Skills
3 3 (11.11%) Aerospace
4 2 (7.41%) Law
4 2 (7.41%) Public Sector
5 1 (3.70%) Environmental Health
5 1 (3.70%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 14 (51.85%) Software Engineer
2 12 (44.44%) C# Software Engineer
3 8 (29.63%) C++ Software Engineer
4 6 (22.22%) Security Engineer
5 5 (18.52%) Lead
6 3 (11.11%) Analyst
6 3 (11.11%) Service Analyst
6 3 (11.11%) Service Desk Analyst
7 2 (7.41%) C Software Engineer
7 2 (7.41%) C# Developer
7 2 (7.41%) Developer
7 2 (7.41%) Embedded C Engineer
7 2 (7.41%) Embedded C Software Engineer
7 2 (7.41%) Embedded Engineer
7 2 (7.41%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 1 (3.70%) C++ Developer
8 1 (3.70%) C++/C# Developer
8 1 (3.70%) Synthetic Environment Engineer
8 1 (3.70%) Systems Engineer
8 1 (3.70%) Trainer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (51.85%) Node.js
1 14 (51.85%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 3 (11.11%) Management Information System
1 3 (11.11%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 17 (62.96%) Windows
2 14 (51.85%) Linux
3 3 (11.11%) Android
3 3 (11.11%) Apple iOS
3 3 (11.11%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (51.85%) Software Engineering
1 14 (51.85%) Synthetic Environment
1 14 (51.85%) Validation
1 14 (51.85%) Verification and Validation
1 14 (51.85%) Visualisation
2 13 (48.15%) Agile
2 13 (48.15%) CI/CD
2 13 (48.15%) Continuous Delivery
2 13 (48.15%) Continuous Integration
2 13 (48.15%) Digital Twin
2 13 (48.15%) TDD
2 13 (48.15%) Unit Testing
3 5 (18.52%) GAP Analysis
3 5 (18.52%) Incident Management
3 5 (18.52%) Information Assurance
3 5 (18.52%) Key Management
3 5 (18.52%) MODAF
3 5 (18.52%) Patch Management
3 5 (18.52%) SABSA
3 5 (18.52%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 14 (51.85%) C#
1 14 (51.85%) C++
1 14 (51.85%) JavaScript
2 2 (7.41%) C
2 2 (7.41%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 15 (55.56%) SC Cleared
1 15 (55.56%) Security Cleared
2 4 (14.81%) Degree
3 3 (11.11%) ITIL Certification
4 2 (7.41%) CISSP
5 1 (3.70%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (22.22%) JSP 440
1 6 (22.22%) NCSC
1 6 (22.22%) NIST
1 6 (22.22%) NIST 800
2 1 (3.70%) Def Stans
2 1 (3.70%) QA
System Software
1 6 (22.22%) Firmware
Vendors
1 14 (51.85%) Microsoft
2 3 (11.11%) Google