Military Job Trends in the South East

Military
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Military in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Military over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 210 186 216
Rank change year-on-year -24 +30 -138
Permanent jobs citing Military 84 86 184
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.58% 1.11% 1.12%
As % of the General category 1.29% 1.59% 1.97%
Number of salaries quoted 45 41 127
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £48,750 £38,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -18.52%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £92,000 £71,750 £82,500
England median annual salary £42,500 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -26.09% +15.00% -4.76%

All General Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 6,535 5,407 9,339
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 45.47% 70.02% 56.99%
Number of salaries quoted 3,887 2,089 6,019
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,700 £25,750
25th Percentile £35,625 £32,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +8.42% -9.52%
75th Percentile £68,750 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

Military
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Military job vacancy trend in the South East

Military
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Military.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Military

Military
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Military in the South East over the 6 months to 15 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Military in the South East

Military
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Military within the South East region over the 6 months to 15 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Kent -1 46 £52,500 -4.55% 14
Hampshire -53 22 £86,000 +56.36% 5
Thames Valley +6 6 £65,000 +32.65% 8
Surrey -17 5 £80,000 +6.67% 10
Oxfordshire -3 3 £65,000 - 3
Berkshire +4 2 £70,000 +42.86% 2
East Sussex -20 2 £70,000 +12.00% 2
West Sussex -23 2 £15,600 -58.40% 4
Isle of Wight - 1 - -
Buckinghamshire - 1 £40,000 - 3
Military
England

Military
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 26 (30.95%) Simulink
2 3 (3.57%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (5.95%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 4 (4.76%) Azure
2 1 (1.19%) AWS
2 1 (1.19%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.57%) Firewall
1 3 (3.57%) LAN
2 1 (1.19%) ATM
2 1 (1.19%) DHCP
2 1 (1.19%) DNS
2 1 (1.19%) Frame Relay
2 1 (1.19%) MPLS
2 1 (1.19%) Network Security
2 1 (1.19%) SNMP
2 1 (1.19%) TCP/IP
2 1 (1.19%) VoIP
2 1 (1.19%) WAN
2 1 (1.19%) Wireless
2 1 (1.19%) Wireshark
Development Applications
1 21 (25.00%) Rational DOORS
2 4 (4.76%) LabVIEW
3 3 (3.57%) Rational Rhapsody
4 2 (2.38%) Subversion
5 1 (1.19%) Git
General
1 33 (39.29%) Electronics
2 23 (27.38%) Aerospace
3 16 (19.05%) Social Skills
4 15 (17.86%) Finance
5 7 (8.33%) Aeronautics
5 7 (8.33%) Aviation
6 6 (7.14%) Automotive
7 5 (5.95%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (5.95%) Law
8 4 (4.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (3.57%) Telecoms
10 2 (2.38%) Manufacturing
11 1 (1.19%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 33 (39.29%) Systems Engineer
2 31 (36.90%) Senior
3 24 (28.57%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 11 (13.10%) Software Engineer
5 7 (8.33%) Senior Software Engineer
6 6 (7.14%) Field Support Technician
6 6 (7.14%) Principal Engineer
6 6 (7.14%) Programmer
6 6 (7.14%) Support Technician
7 5 (5.95%) Architect
7 5 (5.95%) Solutions Architect
8 4 (4.76%) Graduate
8 4 (4.76%) Graduate Software Engineer
8 4 (4.76%) Software Validation Engineer
8 4 (4.76%) Validation Engineer
9 3 (3.57%) IT Engineer
9 3 (3.57%) Principal Software Engineer
9 3 (3.57%) Principal Systems Engineer
9 3 (3.57%) Project Manager
10 2 (2.38%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (9.52%) .NET
2 1 (1.19%) CSS
2 1 (1.19%) HTML
2 1 (1.19%) Middleware
2 1 (1.19%) OAuth
2 1 (1.19%) OpenID
2 1 (1.19%) Qt
2 1 (1.19%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 23 (27.38%) Management Information System
2 14 (16.67%) Driving Licence
3 7 (8.33%) Robotics
4 5 (5.95%) Virtual Team
5 4 (4.76%) Embedded Systems
6 2 (2.38%) Hackathon
6 2 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (1.19%) e-Learning
7 1 (1.19%) FPGA
7 1 (1.19%) Private Cloud
7 1 (1.19%) Satnav
Operating Systems
1 7 (8.33%) Windows
2 4 (4.76%) Linux
3 2 (2.38%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (34.52%) Mathematics
1 29 (34.52%) Systems Engineering
2 28 (33.33%) Agile
2 28 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 26 (30.95%) Physics
4 25 (29.76%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 22 (26.19%) Coaching
6 21 (25.00%) Information Assurance
6 21 (25.00%) Requirements Management
6 21 (25.00%) Software Engineering
6 21 (25.00%) SysML
7 12 (14.29%) AI
8 10 (11.90%) Mentoring
8 10 (11.90%) Problem-Solving
9 9 (10.71%) Validation
10 8 (9.52%) Technical Leadership
11 7 (8.33%) Configuration Management
11 7 (8.33%) Preventative Maintenance
11 7 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
12 6 (7.14%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 26 (30.95%) MATLAB
2 13 (15.48%) C
3 12 (14.29%) C++
4 8 (9.52%) C#
5 2 (2.38%) Python
6 1 (1.19%) JavaScript
6 1 (1.19%) PowerShell
6 1 (1.19%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 39 (46.43%) Degree
2 32 (38.10%) BPSS Clearance
3 21 (25.00%) Security Cleared
4 14 (16.67%) SC Cleared
5 7 (8.33%) HNC
6 5 (5.95%) DV Cleared
7 2 (2.38%) Azure Certification
7 2 (2.38%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (1.19%) CCIE
8 1 (1.19%) CCNA
8 1 (1.19%) CCNP
8 1 (1.19%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (1.19%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (1.19%) DBS Check
8 1 (1.19%) HND
8 1 (1.19%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (9.52%) ISO 9001
2 4 (4.76%) Def Stans
3 3 (3.57%) DO-178B
3 3 (3.57%) GDPR
3 3 (3.57%) QA
4 2 (2.38%) NIST
5 1 (1.19%) Accessibility
5 1 (1.19%) ECSS
5 1 (1.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (1.19%) ISO/IEC 27005
5 1 (1.19%) MISRA
5 1 (1.19%) NCSC
5 1 (1.19%) NIST 800
5 1 (1.19%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (5.95%) Firmware
2 1 (1.19%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (2.38%) Nessus
1 2 (2.38%) WSUS
2 1 (1.19%) OpenView
2 1 (1.19%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 21 (25.00%) Siemens
2 7 (8.33%) Microsoft
3 5 (5.95%) Sparx
4 2 (2.38%) EMC
4 2 (2.38%) HP
5 1 (1.19%) ArcSight
5 1 (1.19%) Cisco
5 1 (1.19%) ExtraHop
5 1 (1.19%) Radware
5 1 (1.19%) Riverbed