MODAF Job Trends in England

UK Ministry of Defence Architectural Framework (MODAF)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring MODAF skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 585 644 653
Rank change year-on-year +59 +9 +287
Permanent jobs citing MODAF 17 17 15
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.033% 0.034% 0.033%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.040% 0.038% 0.036%
Number of salaries quoted 14 6 11
10th Percentile £54,793 £46,092 £73,750
25th Percentile £55,139 £47,683 £83,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,030 £51,357 £100,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.89% -48.64% +26.58%
75th Percentile £80,625 £58,214 £117,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £71,971 £120,000
UK median annual salary £60,030 £51,357 £102,500
% change year-on-year +16.89% -49.90% +29.75%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

MODAF falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 42,739 44,524 41,745
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 82.01% 90.25% 91.28%
Number of salaries quoted 25,502 22,147 32,376
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,295
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,000 £81,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

MODAF
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing MODAF relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

MODAF job vacancy trend in England

MODAF
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing MODAF.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing MODAF

MODAF
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing MODAF in England over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

Salary histogram for MODAF in England

MODAF
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MODAF within the England region over the 6 months to 2 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West +43 10 £54,793 +0.14% 1
North of England +24 10 £54,793 -4.81% 1
South West +17 3 £80,000 +67.77% 4
East of England - 3 £65,000 -
South East +26 1 £86,000 +79.17% 1
MODAF
UK

MODAF
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (5.88%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Communications & Networking
1 3 (17.65%) Network Security
General
1 6 (35.29%) Military
2 4 (23.53%) Social Skills
3 3 (17.65%) Electronics
3 3 (17.65%) Finance
3 3 (17.65%) Manufacturing
3 3 (17.65%) Marketing
3 3 (17.65%) Public Sector
3 3 (17.65%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 10 (58.82%) Lead
1 10 (58.82%) Lead Systems Engineer
1 10 (58.82%) Systems Engineer
2 4 (23.53%) Consultant
2 4 (23.53%) Cybersecurity Consultant
2 4 (23.53%) Radar Engineer
2 4 (23.53%) Security Consultant
3 3 (17.65%) Architect
4 2 (11.76%) Cybersecurity Architect
4 2 (11.76%) Security Architect
5 1 (5.88%) Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
1 6 (35.29%) Driving Licence
2 4 (23.53%) Management Information System
3 3 (17.65%) PKI
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (70.59%) Agile
1 12 (70.59%) Technical Leadership
2 11 (64.71%) Systems Engineering
3 10 (58.82%) SysML
3 10 (58.82%) UML
4 9 (52.94%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 7 (41.18%) Cybersecurity
5 7 (41.18%) TOGAF
6 6 (35.29%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (23.53%) Information Assurance
8 3 (17.65%) Cloud Security
8 3 (17.65%) Collaborative Working
8 3 (17.65%) Cryptography
8 3 (17.65%) Incident Response
8 3 (17.65%) Penetration Testing
8 3 (17.65%) People Management
8 3 (17.65%) Project Delivery
8 3 (17.65%) Protective Monitoring
8 3 (17.65%) Security Architecture
8 3 (17.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 10 (58.82%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 11 (64.71%) Degree
2 10 (58.82%) BPSS Clearance
3 6 (35.29%) SC Cleared
3 6 (35.29%) Security Cleared
4 3 (17.65%) CISM
4 3 (17.65%) CISSP
4 3 (17.65%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (17.65%) RMADS
Vendors
1 3 (17.65%) SAP
2 1 (5.88%) Sparx