Military Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Military
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Military in permanent job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 164 174 190
Rank change year-on-year +10 +16 +11
Permanent jobs citing Military 7 7 9
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.17% 0.21% 0.23%
As % of the General category 0.30% 0.32% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 6 1 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £25,500 - £38,130
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,000 £127,185 £40,420
Median % change year-on-year -79.56% +214.66% -23.01%
75th Percentile £57,250 - £57,605
90th Percentile £67,500 - £66,542
South East median annual salary £52,500 £72,500 £51,000
% change year-on-year -27.59% +42.16% -5.56%

All General Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 2,311 2,191 2,152
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 57.32% 64.75% 54.37%
Number of salaries quoted 1,183 738 1,286
10th Percentile £28,550 £31,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £42,500 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £52,293
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +9.96% -0.79%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,833 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £78,875
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 the Thames Valley

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

Military job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Military
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Military.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Military

Military
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Military in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Military in the Thames Valley

Military
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Military within the Thames Valley 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
Berkshire -4 4 £26,000 -79.56% 2
Oxfordshire +19 3 £65,000 -
Military
South East

Military
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Q-Pulse
General
1 4 (57.14%) French Language
1 4 (57.14%) Retail
2 3 (42.86%) Finance
3 2 (28.57%) Law
3 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
3 2 (28.57%) Telecoms
4 1 (14.29%) Aerospace
4 1 (14.29%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Support Officer
1 4 (57.14%) Technical Support
1 4 (57.14%) Technical Support Officer
2 2 (28.57%) Project Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Software Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (14.29%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Driving Licence
2 1 (14.29%) e-Learning
2 1 (14.29%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Customer Service
2 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (57.14%) Service Management
3 2 (28.57%) Commercial Awareness
3 2 (28.57%) Project Management
4 1 (14.29%) Customer Requirements
4 1 (14.29%) Data Analysis
4 1 (14.29%) Innovative Thinking
4 1 (14.29%) Migration
4 1 (14.29%) Regression Testing
4 1 (14.29%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (14.29%) PL/SQL
1 1 (14.29%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (57.14%) Degree
2 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft