Military Contract Job Trends in the South East

Military
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Military in contract job vacancies in the South East. 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 139 129 150
Rank change year-on-year -10 +21 +37
Contract jobs citing Military 43 35 48
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.99% 1.05% 0.96%
As % of the General category 1.82% 1.80% 1.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 6 24
10th Percentile - £530 £486
25th Percentile £401 £556 £533
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £663 £634
Median % change year-on-year -32.08% +4.50% +3.51%
75th Percentile £605 £761 £700
90th Percentile £788 £773 -
England median daily rate £675 £618 £643
% change year-on-year +9.31% -3.97% +16.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 17 7
10th Percentile £27.50 £39.84 £32.32
25th Percentile £40.22 £55.87 £41.14
Median hourly rate £48.05 £61.50 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.86% +2.49% +48.24%
75th Percentile £54.69 £64.73 £64.36
90th Percentile £55.70 £79.67 £66.25
England median hourly rate £57.35 £61.64 £60.00
% change year-on-year -6.96% +2.74% -7.69%

All General Skills
South East

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 South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 2,357 1,948 2,796
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 54.26% 58.52% 55.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,567 1,144 1,716
10th Percentile £204 £211 £205
25th Percentile £363 £363 £362
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - -
75th Percentile £588 £601 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £688
England median daily rate £500 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -5.70% -3.59% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 224 74 182
10th Percentile £13.24 £18.56 £15.77
25th Percentile £16.47 £23.67 £24.00
Median hourly rate £21.63 £39.93 £49.87
Median % change year-on-year -45.84% -19.93% +37.35%
75th Percentile £51.53 £62.06 £62.49
90th Percentile £76.99 £66.94 £71.85
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 South East

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

Military job vacancy trend in the South East

Military
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

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

Military
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

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

Daily rate histogram for Military in the South East

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Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

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

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

Military
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

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

Hourly rate histogram for Military in the South East

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Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Military within the South East 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
Hampshire -10 16 £775 +6.90% 10
Thames Valley -19 16 £403 -32.92% 5
Berkshire -16 12 £403 -32.92% 2
Middlesex - 5 - -
Surrey - 5 - - 2
Buckinghamshire -2 2 £560 - 2
Oxfordshire -12 2 - - 1
Military
England

Military
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 (2.33%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (4.65%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.33%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.65%) SaaS
2 1 (2.33%) AWS
2 1 (2.33%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.98%) Firewall
2 2 (4.65%) Cisco IOS
2 2 (4.65%) DHCP
2 2 (4.65%) DNS
2 2 (4.65%) LAN
2 2 (4.65%) VoIP
2 2 (4.65%) WAN
3 1 (2.33%) Cisco ASA
3 1 (2.33%) Cisco Firepower
3 1 (2.33%) Network Security
3 1 (2.33%) SD-WAN
3 1 (2.33%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.33%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (2.33%) Subversion
General
1 8 (18.60%) Social Skills
2 3 (6.98%) Finance
2 3 (6.98%) Public Sector
3 2 (4.65%) Aviation
3 2 (4.65%) Manufacturing
4 1 (2.33%) Aerospace
4 1 (2.33%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (2.33%) Electronics
4 1 (2.33%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (20.93%) Tester
2 8 (18.60%) Systems Engineer
3 5 (11.63%) Applications Support
3 5 (11.63%) Applications Support Technician
3 5 (11.63%) Senior
3 5 (11.63%) Senior Applications Support
3 5 (11.63%) Senior Support Technician
3 5 (11.63%) Senior Technician
3 5 (11.63%) Support Technician
4 4 (9.30%) Architect
4 4 (9.30%) Enterprise Architect
5 3 (6.98%) Commercial Manager
5 3 (6.98%) IT Manager
6 2 (4.65%) Administrator
6 2 (4.65%) Analyst
6 2 (4.65%) DBA
6 2 (4.65%) Delivery Manager
6 2 (4.65%) IT Services Delivery Manager
6 2 (4.65%) Network Engineer
6 2 (4.65%) Service Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.33%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (4.65%) Driving Licence
1 2 (4.65%) Management Information System
1 2 (4.65%) Virtual Team
2 1 (2.33%) Linux Command Line
2 1 (2.33%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 17 (39.53%) Linux
2 16 (37.21%) Windows
3 5 (11.63%) Unix
4 2 (4.65%) Windows Server
5 1 (2.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (2.33%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (23.26%) ITIL
2 9 (20.93%) CI/CD
3 5 (11.63%) Asset Management
3 5 (11.63%) Preventative Maintenance
3 5 (11.63%) Situational Awareness
4 4 (9.30%) Computer Science
4 4 (9.30%) Project Delivery
5 3 (6.98%) Agile
5 3 (6.98%) Customer Requirements
5 3 (6.98%) PQQ
5 3 (6.98%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (4.65%) Benchmarking
6 2 (4.65%) Change Management
6 2 (4.65%) Data Analysis
6 2 (4.65%) Data Entry
6 2 (4.65%) Enterprise Architecture
6 2 (4.65%) Service Delivery
6 2 (4.65%) Service Management
6 2 (4.65%) Time Management
6 2 (4.65%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 7 (16.28%) SQL
2 1 (2.33%) C
2 1 (2.33%) C++
2 1 (2.33%) JavaScript
2 1 (2.33%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 34 (79.07%) Security Cleared
2 19 (44.19%) DV Cleared
3 17 (39.53%) SC Cleared
4 5 (11.63%) Degree
4 5 (11.63%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 4 (9.30%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (4.65%) PhD
7 1 (2.33%) CISSP
7 1 (2.33%) Master's Degree
7 1 (2.33%) MCSA
7 1 (2.33%) MCSE
7 1 (2.33%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (2.33%) TOGAF Certification
7 1 (2.33%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.98%) GDPR
2 2 (4.65%) JSP 440
2 2 (4.65%) PMO
3 1 (2.33%) Def Stans
3 1 (2.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (2.33%) NCSC
System Software
1 2 (4.65%) Active Directory
1 2 (4.65%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (2.33%) Firmware
2 1 (2.33%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 1 (2.33%) Backup Exec
1 1 (2.33%) Norton AntiVirus
1 1 (2.33%) SCOM
1 1 (2.33%) WhatsUp Gold
1 1 (2.33%) WSUS
Vendors
1 4 (9.30%) Microsoft
2 3 (6.98%) Cisco
2 3 (6.98%) VMware
3 2 (4.65%) Workday
4 1 (2.33%) Acronis
4 1 (2.33%) F5
4 1 (2.33%) McAfee
4 1 (2.33%) Sparx
4 1 (2.33%) Symantec