Military Job Trends

Military
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Military in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Military over the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 391 250 447
Rank change year-on-year -141 +197 +3
Permanent jobs citing Military 291 716 281
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.55% 1.06% 0.54%
As % of the General category 0.85% 1.81% 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 180 192 187
10th Percentile £29,750 £29,750 £35,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £48,382
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £63,125 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £77,750 £97,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% - +10.00%

All General Skills
UK

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 common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 34,147 39,486 34,335
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 64.85% 58.42% 65.56%
Number of salaries quoted 19,251 18,997 25,521
10th Percentile £27,750 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.17% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £50,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.84% +1.00% -4.76%

Military
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Military job vacancy trend in the UK

Military
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Military.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Military

Military
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Military over the 6 months to 13 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Military in the UK

Military
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Military within the UK over the 6 months to 13 November 2025. 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
England -118 280 £45,000 -18.18% 241
UK excluding London -118 266 £45,000 -18.18% 206
North of England +71 91 £45,000 -5.26% 24
North West +81 80 £45,000 -5.26% 17
South West -3 60 £45,000 -18.18% 58
South East -123 60 £50,000 -27.27% 64
Work from Home -3 49 £50,000 -18.03% 65
Midlands -65 37 £42,500 +7.59% 27
London +59 21 £75,000 +7.14% 37
West Midlands -62 21 £42,500 -18.27% 20
East Midlands -2 16 £42,500 +57.41% 7
Yorkshire +11 11 - - 5
East of England +5 9 £38,500 -18.95% 38
Scotland -9 9 £53,999 +43.82% 2

Military
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (1.37%) Confluence
2 2 (0.69%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.69%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.34%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 18 (6.19%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (3.09%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.69%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.34%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 3 (1.03%) Q-Pulse
2 2 (0.69%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 8 (2.75%) Azure
2 6 (2.06%) AWS
3 4 (1.37%) Power Platform
4 3 (1.03%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (0.69%) IaaS
5 2 (0.69%) SaaS
6 1 (0.34%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 15 (5.15%) VoIP
2 9 (3.09%) ATM
3 8 (2.75%) 5G
4 6 (2.06%) SD-WAN
4 6 (2.06%) WAN
5 4 (1.37%) Internet
5 4 (1.37%) TCP/IP
6 3 (1.03%) VSAT
7 2 (0.69%) Cisco IOS
7 2 (0.69%) Ethernet
7 2 (0.69%) Firewall
7 2 (0.69%) Modbus
7 2 (0.69%) Profibus
7 2 (0.69%) Structured Cabling
8 1 (0.34%) DHCP
8 1 (0.34%) DNS
8 1 (0.34%) Network Security
8 1 (0.34%) Software-Defined Radio
8 1 (0.34%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.72%) GIS
2 4 (1.37%) Power BI
3 2 (0.69%) Data Mart
3 2 (0.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (0.69%) Tableau
4 1 (0.34%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (0.34%) Power Query
4 1 (0.34%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 8 (2.75%) JIRA
2 3 (1.03%) Balsamiq
2 3 (1.03%) Git
3 2 (0.69%) Maven
3 2 (0.69%) Rational DOORS
3 2 (0.69%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (0.69%) Rational Statemate
4 1 (0.34%) Subversion
General
1 117 (40.21%) Law
2 109 (37.46%) Telecoms
3 105 (36.08%) Social Skills
4 47 (16.15%) Finance
5 35 (12.03%) Back Office
6 32 (11.00%) Local Government
7 23 (7.90%) Aviation
7 23 (7.90%) Presentation Skills
8 15 (5.15%) Retail
9 13 (4.47%) Aerospace
9 13 (4.47%) Analytical Skills
10 11 (3.78%) Public Sector
11 8 (2.75%) Organisational Skills
12 6 (2.06%) Aeronautics
12 6 (2.06%) French Language
12 6 (2.06%) Police
13 5 (1.72%) Avionics
13 5 (1.72%) Electronics
13 5 (1.72%) Manufacturing
14 4 (1.37%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 58 (19.93%) Project Manager
2 28 (9.62%) Systems Engineer
3 21 (7.22%) Lead
4 19 (6.53%) Senior
5 16 (5.50%) Traffic Manager
6 12 (4.12%) Field Engineer
6 12 (4.12%) Principal Engineer
7 11 (3.78%) Analyst
7 11 (3.78%) Team Leader
8 10 (3.44%) Service Manager
8 10 (3.44%) Software Engineer
9 9 (3.09%) Consultant
9 9 (3.09%) Field Service Engineer
9 9 (3.09%) Integration Engineer
10 8 (2.75%) Assistant Project Manager
10 8 (2.75%) Delivery Manager
11 6 (2.06%) Professional Services Engineer
11 6 (2.06%) Service Delivery Manager
11 6 (2.06%) Support Engineer
11 6 (2.06%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.75%) CSS
2 3 (1.03%) HTML
2 3 (1.03%) XML
3 2 (0.69%) AngularJS
3 2 (0.69%) JavaFX
3 2 (0.69%) Middleware
3 2 (0.69%) React
4 1 (0.34%) .NET
4 1 (0.34%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.34%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.34%) ASP.NET MVC
4 1 (0.34%) ASP.NET Web API
4 1 (0.34%) Blazor
4 1 (0.34%) CSS3
4 1 (0.34%) Entity Framework
4 1 (0.34%) HTML5
4 1 (0.34%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 50 (17.18%) Driving Licence
2 15 (5.15%) Management Information System
3 10 (3.44%) Data Centre
3 10 (3.44%) Onboarding
3 10 (3.44%) Robotics
4 6 (2.06%) Digital Media
4 6 (2.06%) Graphic Design
4 6 (2.06%) Self-Driving Car
5 5 (1.72%) CCTV
5 5 (1.72%) e-Learning
5 5 (1.72%) Product Ownership
6 4 (1.37%) PKI
6 4 (1.37%) SCADA
7 3 (1.03%) Acoustics
7 3 (1.03%) Reference Data
8 2 (0.69%) Cyberattack
8 2 (0.69%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (0.69%) Operational Technology
8 2 (0.69%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (0.69%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 16 (5.50%) Windows
2 11 (3.78%) Linux
3 10 (3.44%) Windows Server
4 7 (2.41%) Windows Server 2019
5 5 (1.72%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.69%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.34%) Android
7 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (18.56%) Service Delivery
2 42 (14.43%) Customer Service
3 38 (13.06%) Collaborative Working
4 34 (11.68%) Commercial Awareness
5 27 (9.28%) Agile
5 27 (9.28%) Problem-Solving
6 25 (8.59%) Software Engineering
7 24 (8.25%) Project Management
8 23 (7.90%) Customer Requirements
9 21 (7.22%) Continuous Improvement
10 17 (5.84%) Business Development
11 16 (5.50%) Cybersecurity
12 14 (4.81%) AI
12 14 (4.81%) Innovative Thinking
13 12 (4.12%) Computer Science
13 12 (4.12%) Decision-Making
13 12 (4.12%) Risk Management
14 11 (3.78%) Business Strategy
14 11 (3.78%) Preventative Maintenance
15 10 (3.44%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 15 (5.15%) Python
2 12 (4.12%) C++
3 11 (3.78%) MATLAB
4 9 (3.09%) C#
5 8 (2.75%) PowerShell
5 8 (2.75%) SQL
6 7 (2.41%) C
7 5 (1.72%) Ada
7 5 (1.72%) JavaScript
8 4 (1.37%) Java
9 3 (1.03%) Bash
9 3 (1.03%) Go
9 3 (1.03%) PL/SQL
9 3 (1.03%) TypeScript
9 3 (1.03%) VBScript
10 2 (0.69%) Rust
Qualifications
1 73 (25.09%) Security Cleared
2 63 (21.65%) Degree
3 44 (15.12%) SC Cleared
4 19 (6.53%) BPSS Clearance
5 16 (5.50%) DV Cleared
6 11 (3.78%) HNC
7 8 (2.75%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (2.06%) CCNA
8 6 (2.06%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (2.06%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 5 (1.72%) Network+ Certification
10 4 (1.37%) Chartered Engineer
10 4 (1.37%) CISSP
10 4 (1.37%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (1.03%) CITP
11 3 (1.03%) CREST Certified
11 3 (1.03%) HND
11 3 (1.03%) ISEB
11 3 (1.03%) ISTQB
11 3 (1.03%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (6.87%) COSHH
2 10 (3.44%) GDPR
3 8 (2.75%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 8 (2.75%) ISO 14001
4 7 (2.41%) SLA
5 6 (2.06%) NEBOSH
5 6 (2.06%) QA
6 5 (1.72%) Data Quality
6 5 (1.72%) ISO 9001
7 3 (1.03%) Accessibility
7 3 (1.03%) IEC 61508
7 3 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (1.03%) NIST
7 3 (1.03%) PMO
7 3 (1.03%) RMADS
8 2 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.69%) Def Stans
8 2 (0.69%) NCSC
9 1 (0.34%) DO-254
System Software
1 10 (3.44%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (2.41%) Firmware
3 7 (2.41%) vSphere
4 5 (1.72%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (1.72%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.34%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (1.72%) Functional Safety
1 5 (1.72%) vCenter Server
2 1 (0.34%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 42 (14.43%) Microsoft
2 12 (4.12%) Cisco
3 8 (2.75%) VMware
4 4 (1.37%) Juniper
4 4 (1.37%) McAfee
4 4 (1.37%) NetApp
5 3 (1.03%) Atlassian
5 3 (1.03%) SAP
6 2 (0.69%) EMC
6 2 (0.69%) Green Hills
6 2 (0.69%) Siemens
6 2 (0.69%) Splunk
7 1 (0.34%) PTC