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 advertised in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Military over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 75 85 131
Rank change year-on-year +10 +46 -24
Contract jobs citing Military 75 93 42
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 2.35% 2.55% 1.13%
As % of the General category 4.56% 5.16% 2.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 38 12
10th Percentile £426 £419 £442
25th Percentile £519 £467 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £595 £576 £513
Median % change year-on-year +3.25% +12.44% +20.59%
75th Percentile £675 £669 £625
90th Percentile £763 £683 £783
England median daily rate £625 £600 £524
% change year-on-year +4.17% +14.50% +16.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 28 13
10th Percentile £46.39 £51.37 £44.08
25th Percentile £47.83 £56.29 £47.02
Median hourly rate £57.33 £60.25 £52.56
Median % change year-on-year -4.85% +14.64% -6.57%
75th Percentile £65.00 £76.37 £55.83
90th Percentile £93.00 £101.25 £64.97
England median hourly rate £60.00 £60.00 £53.54
% change year-on-year - +12.07% +7.08%

All General Skills
South West

Military is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,643 1,804 1,907
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 51.52% 49.37% 51.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 997 1,324 1,327
10th Percentile £213 £275 £234
25th Percentile £409 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £485
Median % change year-on-year -2.46% +10.98% +4.30%
75th Percentile £625 £630 £588
90th Percentile £700 £713 £675
England median daily rate £538 £550 £546
% change year-on-year -2.27% +0.67% +9.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 260 135 134
10th Percentile £13.69 £17.50 -
25th Percentile £17.97 £38.53 £15.90
Median hourly rate £45.00 £61.50 £43.54
Median % change year-on-year -26.83% +41.27% +9.07%
75th Percentile £67.38 £71.28 £54.96
90th Percentile £75.25 £87.65 £63.60
England median hourly rate £30.00 £34.00 £21.43
% change year-on-year -11.76% +58.69% -4.78%

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 26 April 2024.

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 26 April 2024.

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 26 April 2024. 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 +1 35 £539 -8.30% 17
Dorset +1 23 £650 +7.66% 6
Bristol +8 10 £180 -57.65% 40
Gloucestershire - 4 £800 - 23
Somerset +3 2 - - 4
Devon - 1 - - 16
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 8 (10.67%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (9.33%) SharePoint
3 6 (8.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (6.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (6.67%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (8.00%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 2 (2.67%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (1.33%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 4 (5.33%) Azure
1 4 (5.33%) Azure Logic Apps
1 4 (5.33%) Azure Storage
1 4 (5.33%) Power Automate
1 4 (5.33%) Power Platform
2 3 (4.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 14 (18.67%) Network Security
2 8 (10.67%) DHCP
2 8 (10.67%) DNS
3 6 (8.00%) TCP/IP
4 5 (6.67%) Wireless
5 4 (5.33%) VoIP
5 4 (5.33%) WAN
6 3 (4.00%) 4G
6 3 (4.00%) 5G
6 3 (4.00%) Firewall
6 3 (4.00%) Internet
7 2 (2.67%) Ethernet
7 2 (2.67%) Intranet
7 2 (2.67%) LAN
7 2 (2.67%) SD-WAN
7 2 (2.67%) Skype
7 2 (2.67%) SMTP
Development Applications
1 7 (9.33%) JIRA
1 7 (9.33%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (2.67%) Eclipse
2 2 (2.67%) Visual Studio
General
1 23 (30.67%) Social Skills
2 19 (25.33%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (10.67%) Telecoms
4 6 (8.00%) Presentation Skills
5 5 (6.67%) Public Sector
6 4 (5.33%) Aerospace
6 4 (5.33%) Finance
7 3 (4.00%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 16 (21.33%) Systems Engineer
2 12 (16.00%) Project Manager
3 9 (12.00%) Integration Engineer
4 8 (10.67%) SOC Manager
4 8 (10.67%) Test and Integration Engineer
4 8 (10.67%) Test Engineer
5 7 (9.33%) Analyst
5 7 (9.33%) Developer
6 5 (6.67%) DV Cleared Project Manager
6 5 (6.67%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
7 4 (5.33%) Architect
7 4 (5.33%) SharePoint Developer
8 3 (4.00%) Engineering Manager
8 3 (4.00%) MATLAB Developer
9 2 (2.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 2 (2.67%) IT Engineer
9 2 (2.67%) Senior
9 2 (2.67%) Service Desk Engineer
9 2 (2.67%) Software Engineer
9 2 (2.67%) Wintel Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.33%) SPFx
2 2 (2.67%) Node.js
2 2 (2.67%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 11 (14.67%) Cyber Defence
2 9 (12.00%) PKI
3 8 (10.67%) Security Operations Centre
4 7 (9.33%) Management Information System
5 5 (6.67%) Cyber Threat
5 5 (6.67%) Operational Technology
6 4 (5.33%) Product Ownership
7 2 (2.67%) Driving Licence
8 1 (1.33%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (1.33%) Distributed Applications
Operating Systems
1 13 (17.33%) Windows
2 9 (12.00%) Windows Server
3 6 (8.00%) Windows Server 2012
4 4 (5.33%) Linux
5 2 (2.67%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (33.33%) Agile
2 17 (22.67%) Mentoring
3 16 (21.33%) Cybersecurity
4 11 (14.67%) Validation
5 10 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
5 10 (13.33%) Security Operations
5 10 (13.33%) SIEM
6 9 (12.00%) Information Security
6 9 (12.00%) Test Scripting
6 9 (12.00%) Verification and Validation
7 8 (10.67%) Programme Management
7 8 (10.67%) Resource Management
7 8 (10.67%) Security Architecture
8 7 (9.33%) Configuration Management
8 7 (9.33%) Project Management
8 7 (9.33%) Risk Management
8 7 (9.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 6 (8.00%) Coaching
9 6 (8.00%) Regression Testing
9 6 (8.00%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 8 (10.67%) SQL
2 6 (8.00%) C#
2 6 (8.00%) JavaScript
3 5 (6.67%) C++
4 3 (4.00%) MATLAB
5 2 (2.67%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 66 (88.00%) Security Cleared
2 44 (58.67%) SC Cleared
3 25 (33.33%) DV Cleared
4 9 (12.00%) Degree
5 8 (10.67%) CISM
5 8 (10.67%) CISSP
6 6 (8.00%) MCSA
6 6 (8.00%) MCSE
6 6 (8.00%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (8.00%) TOGAF Certification
6 6 (8.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 2 (2.67%) CCNA
7 2 (2.67%) CCNP
7 2 (2.67%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (1.33%) CESG Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (12.00%) NIST
2 8 (10.67%) NIST 800
3 4 (5.33%) JSP 440
4 2 (2.67%) PMO
4 2 (2.67%) SLA
5 1 (1.33%) Def Stans
5 1 (1.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (1.33%) NCSC
5 1 (1.33%) RMADS
System Software
1 8 (10.67%) Active Directory
1 8 (10.67%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (2.67%) Microsoft Virtual Server
2 2 (2.67%) Virtual Desktop
2 2 (2.67%) Virtual Servers
2 2 (2.67%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 2 (2.67%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 2 (2.67%) OPNET
1 2 (2.67%) SCCM
1 2 (2.67%) SCOM
2 1 (1.33%) Check_MK
Vendors
1 11 (14.67%) Microsoft
2 10 (13.33%) VMware
3 6 (8.00%) Sparx
4 5 (6.67%) Cisco
5 3 (4.00%) Remedy
6 2 (2.67%) SolarWinds
7 1 (1.33%) Fortinet
7 1 (1.33%) Fujitsu
7 1 (1.33%) Juniper
7 1 (1.33%) Red Hat
7 1 (1.33%) Splunk