Military Contract Job Trends

Military
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Military in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Military over the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 264 322 370
Rank change year-on-year +58 +48 +123
Contract jobs citing Military 441 213 226
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.92% 0.72% 0.52%
As % of the General category 1.71% 1.15% 0.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 148 58 94
10th Percentile £400 £451 £509
25th Percentile £509 £488 £519
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £651 £575 £625
Median % change year-on-year +13.13% -8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £738 £675 £675
90th Percentile £788 £738 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £675 £575 £600
% change year-on-year +17.39% -4.17% +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 75 26 60
10th Percentile £27.50 £33.55 £39.75
25th Percentile £44.72 £60.19 £47.83
Median hourly rate £56.00 £65.00 £59.50
Median % change year-on-year -13.85% +9.24% -5.90%
75th Percentile £65.00 £75.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.08 £83.19 £80.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £56.00 £65.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -13.85% +8.33% -0.58%

All General Skills
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 25,828 18,601 24,981
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 54.05% 63.30% 58.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,817 11,861 15,767
10th Percentile £306 £295 £275
25th Percentile £406 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £763 £770
UK excluding London median daily rate £477 £475 £496
% change year-on-year +0.42% -4.23% -0.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,653 786 1,939
10th Percentile £13.95 £14.00 £12.77
25th Percentile £17.50 £17.44 £15.48
Median hourly rate £30.00 £27.50 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -7.96%
75th Percentile £61.18 £56.00 £52.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £65.35
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.74 £24.66 £28.42
% change year-on-year +12.49% -13.23% +0.92%

Military
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Military job vacancy trend in the UK

Military
Daily Rate Trend

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Military

Military
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Military over the 6 months to 10 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Military in the UK

Military
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Military

Military
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Military over the 6 months to 10 May 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Military in the UK

Military
Top 16 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Military within the UK over the 6 months to 10 May 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
England +30 410 £651 +11.20% 186
UK excluding London +32 300 £675 +17.39% 167
South West +12 116 £725 +26.09% 37
Work from Home -8 92 £671 +45.14% 68
London -24 89 £625 +1.21% 31
South East -6 79 £560 -13.18% 57
North of England -45 49 £620 -2.05% 23
North West -35 28 £550 +4.76% 15
Midlands -48 21 £563 - 25
East of England -25 16 £320 -36.00% 24
Yorkshire -43 16 £620 -14.48% 3
Scotland +10 12 - - 5
West Midlands -51 11 £563 - 11
East Midlands - 10 - - 14
Wales -4 7 £700 +166.67% 4
North East -19 5 £700 - 6

Military
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 56 (12.70%) Confluence
2 18 (4.08%) SharePoint
3 14 (3.17%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.91%) Oracle Workflow
5 3 (0.68%) Oracle Self-Service HR
6 1 (0.23%) Palantir Foundry
6 1 (0.23%) SAS
6 1 (0.23%) WordPress
Applications
1 45 (10.20%) Microsoft Office
2 31 (7.03%) Microsoft Project
3 22 (4.99%) Microsoft Excel
4 15 (3.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.23%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.13%) Oracle EBS
2 4 (0.91%) Oracle Cash Management
2 4 (0.91%) Oracle ERP
2 4 (0.91%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (0.68%) Oracle Assets
3 3 (0.68%) Oracle Financials
3 3 (0.68%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 3 (0.68%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.45%) Exchequer
4 2 (0.45%) iTrent
4 2 (0.45%) SAP GRC
4 2 (0.45%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.23%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 1 (0.23%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.23%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.23%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.23%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 47 (10.66%) AWS
2 42 (9.52%) Azure
3 28 (6.35%) Microsoft 365
4 23 (5.22%) GitHub
5 19 (4.31%) SaaS
6 18 (4.08%) GCP
7 16 (3.63%) Google Workspace
8 14 (3.17%) Power Platform
9 13 (2.95%) Entra ID
10 8 (1.81%) Serverless
11 7 (1.59%) GitHub Actions
11 7 (1.59%) IaaS
11 7 (1.59%) OCI
11 7 (1.59%) PaaS
12 6 (1.36%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (1.36%) Slack
13 5 (1.13%) Amazon EC2
13 5 (1.13%) AWS Lambda
13 5 (1.13%) Azure Data Factory
13 5 (1.13%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 26 (5.90%) TCP/IP
2 20 (4.54%) Firewall
3 17 (3.85%) DNS
4 16 (3.63%) Ethernet
5 15 (3.40%) WAN
6 13 (2.95%) BGP
6 13 (2.95%) LAN
6 13 (2.95%) OSPF
6 13 (2.95%) VoIP
7 9 (2.04%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (1.81%) Ethernet VPN
9 7 (1.59%) BIG-IP
9 7 (1.59%) VXLAN
10 6 (1.36%) DHCP
11 5 (1.13%) Network Security
12 4 (0.91%) ATM
12 4 (0.91%) Cisco ISE
12 4 (0.91%) Junos
13 3 (0.68%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
13 3 (0.68%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.95%) Power BI
2 10 (2.27%) Relational Database
3 7 (1.59%) Metadata
4 6 (1.36%) SQL Server
5 5 (1.13%) Amazon QuickSight
5 5 (1.13%) Data Lake
5 5 (1.13%) MongoDB
6 4 (0.91%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.91%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.91%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 4 (0.91%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.68%) Amazon Athena
7 3 (0.68%) Amazon Redshift
7 3 (0.68%) Electronic Patient Records
7 3 (0.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.45%) Metadata Repository
8 2 (0.45%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.45%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.45%) Oracle Reports
8 2 (0.45%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 65 (14.74%) JIRA
2 17 (3.85%) Visual Studio
3 16 (3.63%) Eclipse
4 13 (2.95%) GitLab
5 11 (2.49%) Git
6 6 (1.36%) Artifactory
6 6 (1.36%) Jenkins
6 6 (1.36%) Selenium
7 5 (1.13%) REST Assured
8 4 (0.91%) Cypress.io
8 4 (0.91%) Postman
9 3 (0.68%) Cucumber
9 3 (0.68%) SoapUI
9 3 (0.68%) Zephyr
10 2 (0.45%) Gatling
10 2 (0.45%) IntelliJ
10 2 (0.45%) JMeter
10 2 (0.45%) Rational DOORS
10 2 (0.45%) Rational Rhapsody
10 2 (0.45%) Serenity BDD
General
1 203 (46.03%) Public Sector
2 109 (24.72%) Social Skills
3 65 (14.74%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (9.98%) Finance
5 17 (3.85%) Legal
5 17 (3.85%) Organisational Skills
6 15 (3.40%) Presentation Skills
7 8 (1.81%) Documentation Skills
8 7 (1.59%) Aerospace
8 7 (1.59%) Law
9 6 (1.36%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (1.36%) Telecoms
10 5 (1.13%) General Ledger
10 5 (1.13%) Marketing
10 5 (1.13%) Police
11 4 (0.91%) Avionics
12 3 (0.68%) Aviation
12 3 (0.68%) French Language
12 3 (0.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 3 (0.68%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 85 (19.27%) Architect
2 61 (13.83%) Senior
3 37 (8.39%) Systems Engineer
4 30 (6.80%) Analyst
4 30 (6.80%) Service Architect
5 28 (6.35%) Lead
6 25 (5.67%) Developer
7 20 (4.54%) Software Engineer
8 16 (3.63%) Senior Manager
9 15 (3.40%) Enterprise Architect
9 15 (3.40%) User Researcher
10 14 (3.17%) Technical Architect
11 13 (2.95%) Administrator
11 13 (2.95%) Product Manager
11 13 (2.95%) Solutions Architect
12 12 (2.72%) C# Software Engineer
13 11 (2.49%) Tester
14 10 (2.27%) Integration Engineer
14 10 (2.27%) Service Analyst
14 10 (2.27%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (5.90%) Web Services
2 20 (4.54%) Node.js
3 11 (2.49%) Oracle Fusion
4 9 (2.04%) REST
5 8 (1.81%) OAuth
6 7 (1.59%) XML
7 6 (1.36%) JSON
8 5 (1.13%) 802.1X
8 5 (1.13%) Playwright
9 4 (0.91%) Jinja
9 4 (0.91%) JWT
9 4 (0.91%) Kafka
9 4 (0.91%) OAuth2
9 4 (0.91%) OpenID
9 4 (0.91%) React
9 4 (0.91%) SOAP
9 4 (0.91%) Spring
9 4 (0.91%) Spring Boot
10 3 (0.68%) SAML
10 3 (0.68%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 45 (10.20%) Product Ownership
2 15 (3.40%) Management Information System
3 13 (2.95%) Legacy Systems
4 12 (2.72%) Onboarding
5 10 (2.27%) Data Centre
5 10 (2.27%) Smartphone
6 8 (1.81%) Freedom of Information
7 6 (1.36%) Cloud Native
8 5 (1.13%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (1.13%) Public Cloud
9 4 (0.91%) Clustering
9 4 (0.91%) Cyber Threat
9 4 (0.91%) NHS
9 4 (0.91%) Operational Technology
9 4 (0.91%) PKI
10 3 (0.68%) Data Structures
10 3 (0.68%) Hybrid Cloud
10 3 (0.68%) Private Cloud
11 2 (0.45%) Cyber Defence
11 2 (0.45%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 64 (14.51%) Windows
2 49 (11.11%) Linux
3 16 (3.63%) Android
4 13 (2.95%) Windows Server
5 12 (2.72%) Mac OS
6 11 (2.49%) Apple iOS
7 5 (1.13%) Unix
8 2 (0.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.23%) AIX
9 1 (0.23%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (26.08%) Agile
2 60 (13.61%) CI/CD
3 59 (13.38%) ITIL
4 51 (11.56%) Problem-Solving
5 46 (10.43%) Roadmaps
6 45 (10.20%) Service Management
7 43 (9.75%) Service Design
8 42 (9.52%) TOGAF
9 41 (9.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 37 (8.39%) Acceptance Criteria
10 37 (8.39%) Knowledge Transfer
11 36 (8.16%) Critical Thinking
11 36 (8.16%) DevOps
12 34 (7.71%) Validation
13 32 (7.26%) Business Continuity
13 32 (7.26%) Stakeholder Management
14 31 (7.03%) Analytical Thinking
14 31 (7.03%) Risk Management
14 31 (7.03%) Security Patching
15 30 (6.80%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 32 (7.26%) Python
2 25 (5.67%) JavaScript
3 24 (5.44%) SQL
4 20 (4.54%) C#
5 16 (3.63%) C++
6 14 (3.17%) PowerShell
7 11 (2.49%) Java
8 7 (1.59%) Bash
8 7 (1.59%) TypeScript
9 4 (0.91%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.45%) C
10 2 (0.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.45%) Ruby
11 1 (0.23%) ABAP
11 1 (0.23%) C-shell
11 1 (0.23%) Embedded C
11 1 (0.23%) Go
11 1 (0.23%) Korn
11 1 (0.23%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.23%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 355 (80.50%) Security Cleared
2 238 (53.97%) SC Cleared
3 65 (14.74%) DV Cleared
4 59 (13.38%) Degree
5 31 (7.03%) TOGAF Certification
6 18 (4.08%) ITIL Certification
7 8 (1.81%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (1.36%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (1.13%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 4 (0.91%) HNC
10 4 (0.91%) ISEB
11 3 (0.68%) CCNP
11 3 (0.68%) ISTQB
11 3 (0.68%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.45%) Azure Certification
12 2 (0.45%) CISM
12 2 (0.45%) CISSP
12 2 (0.45%) JNCIA
12 2 (0.45%) JNCIS
13 1 (0.23%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (5.44%) QA
2 21 (4.76%) Data Quality
3 16 (3.63%) Accessibility
4 10 (2.27%) GDPR
5 8 (1.81%) PMO
6 6 (1.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.36%) NIST
7 5 (1.13%) NCSC
8 4 (0.91%) COBIT
8 4 (0.91%) GRC
8 4 (0.91%) WCAG
9 3 (0.68%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.68%) JSP 440
10 2 (0.45%) DICOM
10 2 (0.45%) HL7
10 2 (0.45%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 2 (0.45%) SLA
10 2 (0.45%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
11 1 (0.23%) GLP
11 1 (0.23%) P3O
System Software
1 25 (5.67%) Active Directory
2 18 (4.08%) Docker
3 9 (2.04%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.81%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.23%) Ceph
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.23%) RACF
5 1 (0.23%) Squid
5 1 (0.23%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 30 (6.80%) OPNET
2 15 (3.40%) Kubernetes
3 12 (2.72%) Ansible
3 12 (2.72%) Terraform
4 7 (1.59%) Grafana
5 5 (1.13%) Prometheus
6 4 (0.91%) FortiGate
7 3 (0.68%) Puppet
7 3 (0.68%) Salt
7 3 (0.68%) SCCM
7 3 (0.68%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.45%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.45%) WSUS
9 1 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.23%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.23%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Intune
9 1 (0.23%) SCOM
9 1 (0.23%) Suricata
9 1 (0.23%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 74 (16.78%) Microsoft
2 64 (14.51%) ServiceNow
3 34 (7.71%) Atlassian
4 31 (7.03%) Remedy
5 23 (5.22%) Oracle
6 17 (3.85%) Fortinet
6 17 (3.85%) Google
7 13 (2.95%) NetApp
8 10 (2.27%) SAP
8 10 (2.27%) Splunk
9 9 (2.04%) Cisco
9 9 (2.04%) VMware
10 8 (1.81%) F5
11 7 (1.59%) Palo Alto
12 4 (0.91%) Extreme Networks
12 4 (0.91%) Juniper
12 4 (0.91%) SolarWinds
13 3 (0.68%) Databricks
13 3 (0.68%) IBM
13 3 (0.68%) Salesforce