Military Contracts in the South West

Military
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Military in contract job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Military over the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 61 75 88
Rank change year-on-year +14 +13 +36
Contract jobs citing Military 52 75 92
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 3.10% 2.36% 2.55%
As % of the General category 5.41% 4.60% 5.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 26 37
10th Percentile £456 £394 £419
25th Percentile £459 £519 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £588 £578
Median % change year-on-year -2.13% +1.73% +15.50%
75th Percentile £681 £669 £675
90th Percentile £711 £788 £685
England median daily rate £601 £625 £600
% change year-on-year -3.80% +4.17% +9.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 27 27
10th Percentile £58.08 £46.39 £51.37
25th Percentile £66.88 £47.83 £56.29
Median hourly rate £75.00 £57.44 £60.70
Median % change year-on-year +30.57% -5.37% +10.69%
75th Percentile - £65.00 £76.75
90th Percentile £78.75 £92.00 £101.25
England median hourly rate £65.00 £59.50 £60.35
% change year-on-year +9.24% -1.41% +11.84%

All General Skills
South West

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 common skills in the South West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 961 1,631 1,770
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 57.24% 51.27% 49.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 603 971 1,307
10th Percentile £218 £213 £275
25th Percentile £400 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £549
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.37% +11.47%
75th Percentile £606 £625 £635
90th Percentile £688 £700 £713
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 61 268 121
10th Percentile £18.13 £13.69 £17.50
25th Percentile £25.75 £22.27 £37.50
Median hourly rate £60.00 £46.39 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +29.34% -22.68% +34.83%
75th Percentile £68.75 £68.75 £70.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.75 £87.50
England median hourly rate £27.50 £30.16 £32.30
% change year-on-year -8.82% -6.63% +50.23%

Military
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Military as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Military in the South West

Military
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Military in the South West.

Daily rate trend for Military in the South West

Military
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Military in the South West over the 6 months to 5 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Military in the South West

Military
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Military in the South West.

Hourly rate trend for Military in the South West

Military
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Military in the South West over the 6 months to 5 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Military in the South West

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Contract Job Locations in the South West

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 West region over the 6 months to 5 May 2025. 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
Wiltshire +18 21 £608 +12.76% 8
Bristol +28 13 £638 +254.17% 29
Dorset -9 7 £463 -22.92% 6
Devon +19 6 £575 - 8
Gloucestershire +15 3 - - 31
Somerset +4 2 £750 - 4
Military
England

Military
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (5.77%) Confluence
1 3 (5.77%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.92%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.92%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 2 (3.85%) Simulink
2 1 (1.92%) CATIA
2 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.92%) Eloqua
1 1 (1.92%) Misys Midas
1 1 (1.92%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 5 (9.62%) Azure
2 4 (7.69%) Azure DevOps
2 4 (7.69%) Azure Pipelines
2 4 (7.69%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (1.92%) AWS
3 1 (1.92%) iPaaS
3 1 (1.92%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (1.92%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 4 (7.69%) Firewall
1 4 (7.69%) WAN
2 3 (5.77%) DHCP
2 3 (5.77%) DNS
2 3 (5.77%) ISDN
2 3 (5.77%) PBX
2 3 (5.77%) SD-WAN
2 3 (5.77%) Unified Communications
2 3 (5.77%) VoIP
3 2 (3.85%) BGP
3 2 (3.85%) Cisco IOS
3 2 (3.85%) Cisco Nexus
3 2 (3.85%) DMVPN
3 2 (3.85%) OSPF
3 2 (3.85%) Skype
3 2 (3.85%) TCP/IP
3 2 (3.85%) VXLAN
4 1 (1.92%) Ethernet
4 1 (1.92%) LAN
4 1 (1.92%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.92%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (5.77%) JIRA
2 2 (3.85%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (3.85%) Rational Statemate
3 1 (1.92%) Axure RP
3 1 (1.92%) Eclipse
3 1 (1.92%) Rational Team Concert
3 1 (1.92%) Visual Studio
General
1 20 (38.46%) Public Sector
2 12 (23.08%) Finance
3 11 (21.15%) Social Skills
4 8 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (13.46%) Fire and Rescue
5 7 (13.46%) Police
6 4 (7.69%) Legal
6 4 (7.69%) Telecoms
7 3 (5.77%) Billing
8 2 (3.85%) Advertising
8 2 (3.85%) Aerospace
8 2 (3.85%) Aviation
8 2 (3.85%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.92%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.92%) Marketing
9 1 (1.92%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (11.54%) Service Manager
2 5 (9.62%) Test Manager
3 4 (7.69%) Architect
3 4 (7.69%) Server Engineer
3 4 (7.69%) Systems Engineer
4 3 (5.77%) Build Engineer
4 3 (5.77%) Delivery Manager
4 3 (5.77%) Server Build Engineer
4 3 (5.77%) Telecoms Engineer
5 2 (3.85%) Incident Manager
5 2 (3.85%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 2 (3.85%) IT Engineer
5 2 (3.85%) Network Engineer
5 2 (3.85%) Performance Engineer
5 2 (3.85%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
5 2 (3.85%) Security Architect
5 2 (3.85%) Service Delivery Manager
5 2 (3.85%) Service Desk Manager
5 2 (3.85%) Test Engineer
5 2 (3.85%) Transition Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.92%) Node.js
1 1 (1.92%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 4 (7.69%) PKI
2 3 (5.77%) IVR
2 3 (5.77%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (3.85%) Algorithms
4 1 (1.92%) CESG
4 1 (1.92%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (1.92%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 6 (11.54%) Windows
2 5 (9.62%) Windows Server
3 3 (5.77%) Windows 10
3 3 (5.77%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (1.92%) Linux
4 1 (1.92%) VMS
4 1 (1.92%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (19.23%) Agile
2 8 (15.38%) Project Management
3 6 (11.54%) ITIL
3 6 (11.54%) ITSM
3 6 (11.54%) Migration
3 6 (11.54%) Server Building
3 6 (11.54%) Service Management
4 5 (9.62%) Change Management
4 5 (9.62%) Service Delivery
4 5 (9.62%) Test Scripting
4 5 (9.62%) Test Strategy
5 4 (7.69%) Business Case
5 4 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (7.69%) DevOps
5 4 (7.69%) Regression Testing
5 4 (7.69%) Roadmaps
5 4 (7.69%) System Integration Testing
5 4 (7.69%) User Acceptance Testing
6 3 (5.77%) Project Delivery
6 3 (5.77%) Service Design
Programming Languages
1 4 (7.69%) SQL
2 2 (3.85%) MATLAB
2 2 (3.85%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.92%) Assembly Language
3 1 (1.92%) C
3 1 (1.92%) C#
3 1 (1.92%) C++
3 1 (1.92%) JavaScript
3 1 (1.92%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 43 (82.69%) Security Cleared
2 33 (63.46%) SC Cleared
3 12 (23.08%) DV Cleared
4 7 (13.46%) Degree
5 5 (9.62%) CCNP
5 5 (9.62%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (5.77%) CCNA
6 3 (5.77%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (3.85%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (3.85%) Master's Degree
7 2 (3.85%) MBA
7 2 (3.85%) MCSA
7 2 (3.85%) MCSE
7 2 (3.85%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 1 (1.92%) HNC
8 1 (1.92%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.77%) QA
1 3 (5.77%) SLA
2 2 (3.85%) JSP 440
3 1 (1.92%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (1.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (1.92%) Def Stans
3 1 (1.92%) NIST
3 1 (1.92%) NIST 800
System Software
1 7 (13.46%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (5.77%) Active Directory
3 1 (1.92%) Hyper-V
3 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 1 (1.92%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (1.92%) Virtual Servers
3 1 (1.92%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 3 (5.77%) OPNET
2 2 (3.85%) SCCM
3 1 (1.92%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (1.92%) PowerCLI
3 1 (1.92%) SCOM
Vendors
1 7 (13.46%) VMware
2 6 (11.54%) Microsoft
3 5 (9.62%) Cisco
4 3 (5.77%) Remedy
5 2 (3.85%) Foundry
6 1 (1.92%) CA Agile Central
6 1 (1.92%) MuleSoft
6 1 (1.92%) Oracle
6 1 (1.92%) Palantir
6 1 (1.92%) Salesforce
6 1 (1.92%) Siemens
6 1 (1.92%) SolarWinds
6 1 (1.92%) Wind River