Military Job Trends in the South West

Military
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Military in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Military over the 6 months leading up to 17 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 145 108 117
Rank change year-on-year -37 +9 -83
Permanent jobs citing Military 58 50 199
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.80% 1.89% 2.29%
As % of the General category 1.90% 2.79% 4.24%
Number of salaries quoted 33 12 135
10th Percentile £39,000 £29,594 £31,600
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,327 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £51,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +47.06% +2.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £80,000 £59,503 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,500 £67,250 £107,500
England median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £52,073
% change year-on-year -13.04% +10.42% -0.81%

All General Skills
South West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 3,048 1,794 4,689
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 41.81% 67.70% 54.04%
Number of salaries quoted 1,743 1,082 3,372
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,375 £36,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% -5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,568 £61,926
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -12.87%

Military
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Military job vacancy trend in the South West

Military
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Military

Military
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Military in the South West over the 6 months to 17 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Military in the South West

Military
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Military within the South West region over the 6 months to 17 April 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
Bristol -10 23 £80,000 +56.86% 3
Devon -9 11 - - 4
Gloucestershire -32 9 £75,000 +51.64% 6
Dorset -17 6 £90,000 - 4
Somerset - 5 £47,500 - 4
Wiltshire -11 4 £38,750 -32.81% 13
Military
England

Military
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 6 (10.34%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (10.34%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (6.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 5 (8.62%) AWS
2 4 (6.90%) Azure
3 1 (1.72%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 10 (17.24%) Structured Cabling
2 2 (3.45%) LAN
2 2 (3.45%) TCP/IP
3 1 (1.72%) RFID
3 1 (1.72%) Tactical Data Link
3 1 (1.72%) VLAN
3 1 (1.72%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.72%) Geospatial Data
1 1 (1.72%) GIS
1 1 (1.72%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (5.17%) Balsamiq
2 1 (1.72%) Git
General
1 27 (46.55%) Social Skills
2 13 (22.41%) Aviation
3 8 (13.79%) Finance
4 6 (10.34%) Law
4 6 (10.34%) Telecoms
5 5 (8.62%) Avionics
6 4 (6.90%) Aerospace
6 4 (6.90%) Back Office
6 4 (6.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (5.17%) Arabic Language
7 3 (5.17%) Police
8 2 (3.45%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (3.45%) Electronics
9 1 (1.72%) Aeronautics
9 1 (1.72%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.72%) Marketing
9 1 (1.72%) Retail
Job Titles
1 11 (18.97%) Systems Engineer
2 9 (15.52%) Cabling Engineer
3 8 (13.79%) Data Engineer
4 6 (10.34%) Consultant
5 5 (8.62%) Project Manager
5 5 (8.62%) Software Engineer
6 4 (6.90%) Administrator
6 4 (6.90%) Sales Administrator
6 4 (6.90%) Senior
7 3 (5.17%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 3 (5.17%) Developer
7 3 (5.17%) DevSecOps Consultant
7 3 (5.17%) Security Consultant
7 3 (5.17%) Senior Consultant
8 2 (3.45%) Architect
8 2 (3.45%) C++ Software Engineer
8 2 (3.45%) Network Engineer
8 2 (3.45%) Solutions Architect
9 1 (1.72%) Installations Engineer
9 1 (1.72%) Junior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.45%) CSS
2 1 (1.72%) .NET
2 1 (1.72%) .NET Framework
2 1 (1.72%) ASP.NET
2 1 (1.72%) ASP.NET MVC
2 1 (1.72%) ASP.NET Web API
2 1 (1.72%) Blazor
2 1 (1.72%) CSS3
2 1 (1.72%) Entity Framework
2 1 (1.72%) HTML
2 1 (1.72%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 17 (29.31%) Driving Licence
2 6 (10.34%) Management Information System
3 3 (5.17%) PKI
4 2 (3.45%) Analogue Electronics
4 2 (3.45%) Data Centre
4 2 (3.45%) Embedded Systems
4 2 (3.45%) Learning Management System
4 2 (3.45%) Raspberry Pi
5 1 (1.72%) CCTV
5 1 (1.72%) Onboarding
5 1 (1.72%) PMI
5 1 (1.72%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (6.90%) Windows
2 3 (5.17%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (18.97%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (13.79%) Agile
2 8 (13.79%) AI
2 8 (13.79%) Break/Fix
2 8 (13.79%) Continuous Improvement
2 8 (13.79%) Software Engineering
3 7 (12.07%) Customer Experience
3 7 (12.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 7 (12.07%) Technical Leadership
4 6 (10.34%) Customer Service
4 6 (10.34%) Systems Engineering
5 5 (8.62%) Collaborative Working
5 5 (8.62%) Commercial Awareness
5 5 (8.62%) Cybersecurity
6 4 (6.90%) Business Development
6 4 (6.90%) CRM
6 4 (6.90%) Enterprise Architecture
6 4 (6.90%) TOGAF
7 3 (5.17%) MODAF
7 3 (5.17%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 6 (10.34%) Python
2 5 (8.62%) C++
2 5 (8.62%) PowerShell
3 4 (6.90%) C#
4 3 (5.17%) Bash
4 3 (5.17%) C
4 3 (5.17%) Go
4 3 (5.17%) JavaScript
4 3 (5.17%) VBScript
5 2 (3.45%) Java
6 1 (1.72%) SQL
Qualifications
1 26 (44.83%) Security Cleared
2 14 (24.14%) SC Cleared
3 8 (13.79%) Degree
4 6 (10.34%) DV Cleared
5 5 (8.62%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (5.17%) CCIE
6 3 (5.17%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (5.17%) CITP
6 3 (5.17%) CREST Certified
7 2 (3.45%) HPE ATP
8 1 (1.72%) AWS Certification
8 1 (1.72%) Azure Certification
8 1 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (1.72%) MAPM
8 1 (1.72%) PMI Certification
8 1 (1.72%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 1 (1.72%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (13.79%) SLA
2 3 (5.17%) RMADS
3 2 (3.45%) ISO 9001
4 1 (1.72%) Data Quality
4 1 (1.72%) QA
System Software
1 3 (5.17%) Firmware
2 1 (1.72%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (1.72%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 8 (13.79%) Microsoft
2 4 (6.90%) HP
3 1 (1.72%) EMC