Military Contract Job Trends in Hampshire

Military
South East > Hampshire

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

	6 months to 6 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	91	70	64
Rank change year-on-year	-21	-6	+15
Contract jobs citing Military	24	11	16
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire	1.26%	1.02%	1.42%
As % of the General category	2.58%	2.06%	3.07%
Number of daily rates quoted	8	3	6
10^th Percentile	£444	£464	£388
25^th Percentile	£463	£484	£580
Median daily rate (50^th Percentile)	£519	£538	£631
Median % change year-on-year	-3.49%	-14.85%	+2.64%
75^th Percentile	£646	£581	£736
90^th Percentile	-	£596	£773
South East median daily rate	£550	£531	£613
% change year-on-year	+3.53%	-13.27%	+0.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted	11	5	2
10^th Percentile	£26.25	-	£33.74
25^th Percentile	£49.50	-	£38.75
Median hourly rate	£60.00	£33.05	£48.96
Median % change year-on-year	+81.54%	-32.49%	-20.07%
75^th Percentile	£73.67	£51.53	£61.04
90^th Percentile	£80.00	£52.86	£67.17
South East median hourly rate	£62.50	£40.44	£58.49
% change year-on-year	+54.57%	-30.87%	+7.58%

All General Skills
Hampshire

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

	6 months to 6 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing general skills	931	534	522
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hampshire	48.92%	49.44%	46.48%
Number of daily rates quoted	401	334	346
10^th Percentile	£320	£200	£250
25^th Percentile	£463	£363	£408
Median daily rate (50^th Percentile)	£550	£475	£524
Median % change year-on-year	+15.79%	-9.31%	-4.77%
75^th Percentile	£669	£597	£638
90^th Percentile	£735	£650	£700
South East median daily rate	£518	£480	£500
% change year-on-year	+7.81%	-4.00%	-
Number of hourly rates quoted	233	66	38
10^th Percentile	£13.48	£16.17	£16.00
25^th Percentile	£16.77	£17.38	£26.44
Median hourly rate	£31.46	£20.71	£70.00
Median % change year-on-year	+51.91%	-70.41%	+27.27%
75^th Percentile	£56.21	£25.15	-
90^th Percentile	£67.50	£52.64	£75.00
South East median hourly rate	£32.50	£20.40	£52.50
% change year-on-year	+59.31%	-61.14%	+5.00%

Military Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

Military Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

Military Daily Rate Histogram in Hampshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Military in Hampshire over the 6 months to 6 November 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Military in Hampshire

Military Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

Military Hourly Rate Histogram in Hampshire

Hourly rate distribution for jobs citing Military in Hampshire over the 6 months to 6 November 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Military in Hampshire

Military Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Military within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 6 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 Daily Rate Past 6 Months	Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
Portsmouth	-3	11	£488	+8.33%	11
Tadley	-	3	-	-
Fareham	-5	2	-	-	5
Basingstoke	-	2	£550	-	1
Southampton	-	2	-	-	3
Farnborough	-	1	-	-	3
Military South East

Military Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire

For the 6 months to 6 November 2026, contractor 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 contract job ads across the Hampshire region citing Military.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Security Cleared	79.2%	19
2	SC Cleared	54.2%	13
3	Systems Engineering	33.3%	8
4	Degree	29.2%	7
4	DV Cleared	29.2%	7
4	Validation	29.2%	7
4	Verification and Validation	29.2%	7
8	Decision-Making	20.8%	5
8	PowerShell	20.8%	5
8	Python	20.8%	5
8	VMware	20.8%	5
8	VMware Infrastructure	20.8%	5
13	Microsoft	16.7%	4
14	Analytics	12.5%	3
14	C	12.5%	3
14	Computer Science	12.5%	3
14	Data Quality	12.5%	3
14	Docker	12.5%	3
14	IBM	12.5%	3
14	Impact Analysis	12.5%	3
14	Integration Testing	12.5%	3
14	Java	12.5%	3
14	Lua	12.5%	3
14	Physics	12.5%	3
14	Rational DOORS	12.5%	3
14	Requirements Engineering	12.5%	3
14	Requirements Management	12.5%	3
14	Roadmaps	12.5%	3
14	Service Management	12.5%	3
14	SharePoint	12.5%	3

Military Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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	45.8%	11
2	Aerospace	33.3%	8
3	Public Sector	12.5%	3
4	Analytical Skills	8.3%	2
4	Organisational Skills	8.3%	2
6	Aviation	4.2%	1
6	Avionics	4.2%	1
6	Documentation Skills	4.2%	1
6	Legal	4.2%	1
6	Manufacturing	4.2%	1