Military Job Trends in the North of England

Military
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Military in permanent job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Military over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 193 226 283
Rank change year-on-year +33 +57 +113
Permanent jobs citing Military 80 55 8
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.74% 0.60% 0.094%
As % of the General category 1.22% 0.89% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 38 27 7
10th Percentile £28,571 £45,750 £25,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £44,145
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £64,827
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% -26.73% +285.88%
75th Percentile £54,798 £51,240 £66,864
90th Percentile £67,500 £55,827 £72,618
England median annual salary £44,000 £64,000 £52,073
% change year-on-year -31.25% +22.91% +4.15%

All General Skills
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 6,535 6,150 5,067
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 60.65% 67.64% 59.55%
Number of salaries quoted 3,105 2,489 3,901
10th Percentile £26,500 £30,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,055 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +0.11% -4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,389 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,339 £81,050 £82,548
England median annual salary £54,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.17% - -4.00%

Military
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Military job vacancy trend in the North of England

Military
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Military.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Military

Military
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Military in the North of England over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Military in the North of England

Military
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Military within the North of England region over the 6 months to 14 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 +45 69 £42,500 -10.53% 21
Yorkshire -11 11 - - 4
Military
England

Military
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of 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:

Applications
1 4 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.25%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 3 (3.75%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.75%) VoIP
2 2 (2.50%) Firewall
2 2 (2.50%) Internet
3 1 (1.25%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.75%) Power BI
2 2 (2.50%) Data Mart
2 2 (2.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (1.25%) Power Query
General
1 60 (75.00%) Law
2 50 (62.50%) Telecoms
3 29 (36.25%) Back Office
4 24 (30.00%) Social Skills
5 23 (28.75%) Local Government
6 17 (21.25%) Finance
7 5 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
8 4 (5.00%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (5.00%) Public Sector
9 3 (3.75%) Manufacturing
10 1 (1.25%) Agriculture
10 1 (1.25%) Automotive
10 1 (1.25%) Avionics
10 1 (1.25%) Electronics
10 1 (1.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (1.25%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 30 (37.50%) Project Manager
2 14 (17.50%) Traffic Manager
3 7 (8.75%) Analyst
4 5 (6.25%) Delivery Manager
4 5 (6.25%) Principal Engineer
4 5 (6.25%) Service Delivery Manager
4 5 (6.25%) Service Manager
5 4 (5.00%) Administrator
5 4 (5.00%) Lead
6 2 (2.50%) Lead Systems Engineer
6 2 (2.50%) Manufacturing Engineer
6 2 (2.50%) Principal Test Engineer
6 2 (2.50%) Radar Engineer
6 2 (2.50%) Report Analyst
6 2 (2.50%) Systems Engineer
6 2 (2.50%) Team Leader
6 2 (2.50%) Test Engineer
6 2 (2.50%) Trainee
7 1 (1.25%) DV Cleared Business Analyst
7 1 (1.25%) Salesforce Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 15 (18.75%) Driving Licence
2 4 (5.00%) Data Centre
3 3 (3.75%) Acoustics
4 2 (2.50%) Cyberattack
4 2 (2.50%) Management Information System
4 2 (2.50%) NHS
5 1 (1.25%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.50%) Linux
1 2 (2.50%) Windows
1 2 (2.50%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (31.25%) Service Delivery
2 21 (26.25%) Collaborative Working
3 15 (18.75%) Commercial Awareness
4 7 (8.75%) Customer Service
5 6 (7.50%) Agile
5 6 (7.50%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (6.25%) Business Strategy
7 4 (5.00%) Business Development
7 4 (5.00%) Business Intelligence
7 4 (5.00%) Systems Engineering
7 4 (5.00%) Technical Leadership
8 3 (3.75%) Decision-Making
8 3 (3.75%) Mentoring
8 3 (3.75%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (3.75%) Translating Business Requirements
8 3 (3.75%) Visualisation
9 2 (2.50%) Cybersecurity
9 2 (2.50%) Data Visualisation
9 2 (2.50%) Protective Monitoring
9 2 (2.50%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.50%) MATLAB
2 1 (1.25%) Python
2 1 (1.25%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
2 9 (11.25%) Degree
3 4 (5.00%) Chartered Engineer
3 4 (5.00%) Security Cleared
4 3 (3.75%) Master's Degree
5 1 (1.25%) CEH
5 1 (1.25%) CISSP
5 1 (1.25%) DV Cleared
5 1 (1.25%) GCIA
5 1 (1.25%) GCIH
5 1 (1.25%) SC Cleared
5 1 (1.25%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (17.50%) COSHH
2 6 (7.50%) ISO 14001
3 5 (6.25%) NEBOSH
3 5 (6.25%) SLA
4 4 (5.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 4 (5.00%) QA
5 2 (2.50%) Accessibility
5 2 (2.50%) Data Quality
6 1 (1.25%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 2 (2.50%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (6.25%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.25%) Salesforce
2 1 (1.25%) SAP