Military Job Trends in Kent

Military
South East > Kent

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

6 months to
10 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 41 66
Rank change year-on-year -28 +25 +40
Permanent jobs citing Military 19 37 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 1.83% 5.15% 0.47%
As % of the General category 2.98% 7.24% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 8 27 0
10th Percentile - £52,500 -
25th Percentile £48,750 £62,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £67,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% - -
75th Percentile £56,688 £73,000 -
90th Percentile £58,000 £75,000 -
South East median annual salary £52,500 £72,500 £51,000
% change year-on-year -27.59% +42.16% -5.56%

All General Skills
Kent

Military falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Kent.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 637 511 418
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 61.43% 71.17% 65.21%
Number of salaries quoted 267 155 317
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,200 £21,250
25th Percentile £29,750 £42,000 £27,965
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +29.41% -15.00%
75th Percentile £55,875 £70,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £76,750 £87,500 £71,400
South East median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -9.09%

Military
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Military job vacancy trend in Kent

Military
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Military.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Military

Military
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Military within the Kent region over the 6 months to 10 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
Rochester 0 11 £52,500 -25.00% 3
Sevenoaks - 2 £52,500 -
Sittingbourne - 1 £52,500 -
Tonbridge - 1 £52,500 -
Chatham - 1 £52,500 -
Military
South East

Military
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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 9 (47.37%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 9 (47.37%) Rational DOORS
General
1 9 (47.37%) Electronics
2 5 (26.32%) Aerospace
2 5 (26.32%) Automotive
3 1 (5.26%) Aviation
3 1 (5.26%) Police
3 1 (5.26%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (68.42%) Systems Engineer
2 10 (52.63%) Senior
2 10 (52.63%) Senior Systems Engineer
3 5 (26.32%) Programmer
4 3 (15.79%) Lead
4 3 (15.79%) Lead Systems Engineer
5 2 (10.53%) Lead Test Engineer
5 2 (10.53%) Systems Test Engineer
5 2 (10.53%) Team Leader
5 2 (10.53%) Test Engineer
5 2 (10.53%) Test Leader
5 2 (10.53%) Test Team Leader
6 1 (5.26%) Electronics Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) Principal Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) Principal Systems Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) Project Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) Quality Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) Security Advisor
6 1 (5.26%) Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 9 (47.37%) Management Information System
2 1 (5.26%) Operational Technology
2 1 (5.26%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (52.63%) Coaching
2 9 (47.37%) Agile
2 9 (47.37%) Cybersecurity
2 9 (47.37%) Information Assurance
2 9 (47.37%) Mathematics
2 9 (47.37%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
2 9 (47.37%) Physics
2 9 (47.37%) Requirements Management
2 9 (47.37%) SysML
2 9 (47.37%) Systems Engineering
3 2 (10.53%) Cost Control
3 2 (10.53%) Customer Requirements
3 2 (10.53%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (10.53%) Test Automation
4 1 (5.26%) FMEA
4 1 (5.26%) Internal Audit
4 1 (5.26%) Matrix Organization
4 1 (5.26%) Mentoring
4 1 (5.26%) Risk Management
4 1 (5.26%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 9 (47.37%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 13 (68.42%) BPSS Clearance
2 11 (57.89%) Degree
3 1 (5.26%) SC Cleared
3 1 (5.26%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.26%) DO-254
1 1 (5.26%) ISO 9001
1 1 (5.26%) QA
Vendors
1 9 (47.37%) Siemens