Military Contract Job Trends in Southampton

Military
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Military in contract job vacancies in Southampton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Military over the 6 months leading up to 15 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 18 -
Rank change year-on-year -1 - -
Contract jobs citing Military 2 3 0
As % of all contract jobs in Southampton 1.19% 2.78% -
As % of the General category 2.38% 4.41% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 £510 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £520 -
Median % change year-on-year +1.06% - -
75th Percentile £538 £529 -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £775 £600 £620
% change year-on-year +29.17% -3.23% +3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £64.00 - -
Median hourly rate £69.34 - -
75th Percentile £74.67 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median hourly rate £55.00 £30.41 £60.00
% change year-on-year +80.86% -49.32% -

All General Skills
Southampton

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 Southampton.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 84 68 93
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton 50.00% 62.96% 53.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 48 49
10th Percentile £169 £222 £205
25th Percentile £251 £322 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £410 £475
Median % change year-on-year +9.76% -13.68% -8.65%
75th Percentile £538 £507 £650
90th Percentile £628 £588 £690
Hampshire median daily rate £510 £505 £550
% change year-on-year +0.99% -8.18% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 0 4
10th Percentile £12.29 - £21.28
25th Percentile £22.50 - £33.31
Median hourly rate £25.15 - £50.00
Median % change year-on-year - - +115.98%
75th Percentile £73.00 - £64.38
90th Percentile £88.00 - £72.25
Hampshire median hourly rate £20.71 £27.17 £47.50
% change year-on-year -23.77% -42.81% +45.97%

Military
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

Military job vacancy trend in Southampton

Military
Daily Rate Trend in Southampton

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Military

Military
Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Military

Military
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (50.00%) Advertising
1 1 (50.00%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Business Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Principal Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Principal Systems Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Systems Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (50.00%) GTM Strategy
1 1 (50.00%) Signal Processing
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance