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 have cited Military over the 6 months to 29 November 2023 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Nov 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 480 427 760
Rank change year-on-year -53 +333 -162
Permanent jobs citing Military 261 956 352
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.48% 0.76% 0.27%
As % of the General category 0.73% 1.11% 0.46%
Number of salaries quoted 169 194 174
10th Percentile £35,300 £16,800 £32,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £37,500 £45,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -16.67% +20.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £61,250 £87,188
90th Percentile £85,000 £89,625 £115,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +11.39%

All General Skills
UK

Military is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 35,601 86,161 77,362
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 65.80% 68.47% 59.94%
Number of salaries quoted 24,969 49,279 47,539
10th Percentile £30,750 £32,500 £31,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £49,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +7.14% +3.16%

Military
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Military as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Military in the UK

Military
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Military.

Salary trend for Military in the UK

Military
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Military over the 6 months to 29 November 2023.

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 29 November 2023. 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 -19 247 £58,750 +11.90% 433
UK excluding London -56 235 £55,000 +10.00% 402
Work from Home +48 139 £61,500 +23.00% 149
South West -29 133 £60,000 +9.09% 113
South East +15 62 £51,000 -2.86% 135
London +135 17 £64,500 -24.12% 75
North of England +109 15 £54,164 +222.40% 36
Scotland +3 11 £55,000 +227.38% 37
East of England +94 10 £50,000 - 71
North West +93 8 £64,827 +96.45% 26
Yorkshire +87 7 £43,000 +155.95% 8
Midlands +91 2 - - 46
West Midlands +88 2 - - 26
Wales -25 2 £30,750 -38.50% 3

Military
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 14 (5.36%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.53%) Confluence
3 3 (1.15%) nginx
4 1 (0.38%) CMS
4 1 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.38%) Tomcat
Applications
1 37 (14.18%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (3.83%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (2.30%) OrCAD
4 1 (0.38%) Adobe Captivate
4 1 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.38%) Simulink
4 1 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (3.45%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 21 (8.05%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (2.30%) NuGet
3 5 (1.92%) Power Platform
4 2 (0.77%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 20 (7.66%) Firewall
2 17 (6.51%) Software-Defined Radio
3 16 (6.13%) Internet
3 16 (6.13%) NAS
3 16 (6.13%) SAN
4 13 (4.98%) Network Security
4 13 (4.98%) Skype
4 13 (4.98%) WAN
5 10 (3.83%) LAN
6 9 (3.45%) Cisco IPT
7 8 (3.07%) BGP
8 7 (2.68%) Cisco ASA
8 7 (2.68%) Cisco IOS
8 7 (2.68%) Cisco Nexus
8 7 (2.68%) Spanning Tree
9 5 (1.92%) Tactical Data Link
10 4 (1.53%) FTP
11 3 (1.15%) Intrusion Detection
11 3 (1.15%) OSPF
11 3 (1.15%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.45%) SQL Server
2 8 (3.07%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (1.92%) MySQL
3 5 (1.92%) Power BI
4 4 (1.53%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.53%) Relational Database
5 3 (1.15%) GIS
6 2 (0.77%) OLTP
Development Applications
1 17 (6.51%) Rational DOORS
2 9 (3.45%) CMake
3 6 (2.30%) JIRA
3 6 (2.30%) Subversion
3 6 (2.30%) Team Foundation Server
4 5 (1.92%) Git
5 4 (1.53%) CppUnit
5 4 (1.53%) JUnit
6 3 (1.15%) Rational Rhapsody
7 2 (0.77%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.38%) JMeter
8 1 (0.38%) NetBeans
8 1 (0.38%) RequisitePro
8 1 (0.38%) Selenium
8 1 (0.38%) SilkPerformer
8 1 (0.38%) Visual Studio
General
1 69 (26.44%) Social Skills
2 28 (10.73%) Aerospace
2 28 (10.73%) Finance
3 20 (7.66%) Manufacturing
4 19 (7.28%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (6.90%) Police
6 16 (6.13%) Aviation
7 14 (5.36%) Electronics
7 14 (5.36%) Law
7 14 (5.36%) Telecoms
8 10 (3.83%) Avionics
9 9 (3.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 9 (3.45%) Legal
10 6 (2.30%) Games
10 6 (2.30%) Marketing
10 6 (2.30%) Public Sector
11 4 (1.53%) Local Government
12 3 (1.15%) Retail
13 2 (0.77%) Automotive
13 2 (0.77%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 82 (31.42%) Senior
2 36 (13.79%) Systems Engineer
3 33 (12.64%) Software Engineer
4 22 (8.43%) Analyst
4 22 (8.43%) Senior Software Engineer
5 18 (6.90%) Principal Engineer
6 17 (6.51%) Principal Systems Engineer
7 15 (5.75%) Research Engineer
7 15 (5.75%) Research Software Engineer
7 15 (5.75%) Wintel Engineer
8 14 (5.36%) Consultant
8 14 (5.36%) Senior Wintel Engineer
9 13 (4.98%) Lead
10 12 (4.60%) Developer
10 12 (4.60%) Engineering Specialist
10 12 (4.60%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
11 11 (4.21%) Lead Systems Engineer
12 10 (3.83%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 9 (3.45%) Security Officer
13 9 (3.45%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.21%) ModSecurity
2 9 (3.45%) Qt
3 7 (2.68%) .NET
3 7 (2.68%) MFC
4 6 (2.30%) .NET Core
4 6 (2.30%) .NET Framework
4 6 (2.30%) ASP.NET
4 6 (2.30%) ASP.NET MVC
4 6 (2.30%) ASP.NET MVC 4
4 6 (2.30%) ASP.NET MVC 5
4 6 (2.30%) Entity Framework
4 6 (2.30%) HTML
4 6 (2.30%) HTML5
4 6 (2.30%) HTML5 Canvas
4 6 (2.30%) REST
4 6 (2.30%) STL
4 6 (2.30%) SVG
4 6 (2.30%) WebGL
4 6 (2.30%) XML
5 3 (1.15%) JavaFX
Miscellaneous
1 23 (8.81%) Management Information System
2 20 (7.66%) PKI
3 18 (6.90%) Virtual Reality
4 17 (6.51%) Augmented Reality
5 16 (6.13%) Clustering
5 16 (6.13%) Fat Client
5 16 (6.13%) Thin Client
6 14 (5.36%) Self-Motivation
7 12 (4.60%) Embedded Systems
8 7 (2.68%) FPGA
9 6 (2.30%) Algorithms
9 6 (2.30%) VHDL
10 5 (1.92%) Robotics
11 4 (1.53%) Acoustics
12 3 (1.15%) Learning Management System
12 3 (1.15%) Security Operations Centre
13 2 (0.77%) CMDB
13 2 (0.77%) Mobile Computing
13 2 (0.77%) PCIe
13 2 (0.77%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 47 (18.01%) Windows
2 34 (13.03%) Linux
3 23 (8.81%) Windows Server
4 22 (8.43%) Windows Server 2016
5 21 (8.05%) Windows Server 2012
6 5 (1.92%) Windows 10
7 4 (1.53%) Solaris
8 2 (0.77%) Debian
8 2 (0.77%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (19.92%) Software Engineering
2 49 (18.77%) Problem-Solving
2 49 (18.77%) Systems Engineering
3 36 (13.79%) Software Testing
4 33 (12.64%) Agile
4 33 (12.64%) Requirements Management
5 32 (12.26%) UML
6 30 (11.49%) Incident Management
7 26 (9.96%) Configuration Management
7 26 (9.96%) Project Delivery
8 23 (8.81%) Cybersecurity
9 22 (8.43%) Project Management
10 20 (7.66%) Actionable Insight
11 17 (6.51%) Computer Science
11 17 (6.51%) Information Assurance
11 17 (6.51%) Information Security
11 17 (6.51%) Mentoring
11 17 (6.51%) SysML
12 16 (6.13%) Key Management
12 16 (6.13%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 29 (11.11%) Python
2 28 (10.73%) SQL
3 24 (9.20%) C
4 23 (8.81%) C++
4 23 (8.81%) PowerShell
5 15 (5.75%) R
6 13 (4.98%) C#
7 10 (3.83%) Java
8 9 (3.45%) MATLAB
9 7 (2.68%) Bash
10 3 (1.15%) Ada
10 3 (1.15%) Assembly Language
11 2 (0.77%) Go
11 2 (0.77%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.38%) ABAP
12 1 (0.38%) Embedded C
12 1 (0.38%) Embedded C++
12 1 (0.38%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 175 (67.05%) Security Cleared
2 149 (57.09%) SC Cleared
3 88 (33.72%) Degree
4 41 (15.71%) DV Cleared
5 34 (13.03%) Master's Degree
6 13 (4.98%) CISM
6 13 (4.98%) CISSP
7 12 (4.60%) Computer Science Degree
8 10 (3.83%) CISA
9 6 (2.30%) Chartered Engineer
10 4 (1.53%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (1.53%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (1.15%) CCIE
11 3 (1.15%) CCNP
11 3 (1.15%) EnCE
11 3 (1.15%) GCFA
11 3 (1.15%) GCFE
11 3 (1.15%) ISTQB
12 2 (0.77%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.77%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (8.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (6.13%) Def Stans
3 13 (4.98%) Cyber Essentials
4 10 (3.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 10 (3.83%) NCSC
5 9 (3.45%) GDPR
5 9 (3.45%) ISO 9001
6 8 (3.07%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 7 (2.68%) ARP4754
7 7 (2.68%) QA
8 3 (1.15%) Data Quality
8 3 (1.15%) DO-160
8 3 (1.15%) IEC 61508
8 3 (1.15%) NIST
9 2 (0.77%) DO-254
9 2 (0.77%) HAZOP
9 2 (0.77%) JSP 440
10 1 (0.38%) DO-178B
10 1 (0.38%) PMO
10 1 (0.38%) RMADS
System Software
1 22 (8.43%) Active Directory
2 21 (8.05%) Hyper-V
2 21 (8.05%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (6.90%) vSphere
4 16 (6.13%) VMware NSX
5 10 (3.83%) Firmware
6 2 (0.77%) Docker
7 1 (0.38%) Embedded Firmware
7 1 (0.38%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.38%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 16 (6.13%) Failover Clustering
1 16 (6.13%) Microsoft Clustering
1 16 (6.13%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
2 12 (4.60%) SCCM
3 2 (0.77%) Ansible
3 2 (0.77%) Demisto
3 2 (0.77%) Docker Swarm
3 2 (0.77%) HAProxy
3 2 (0.77%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.77%) Packer
3 2 (0.77%) Puppet
3 2 (0.77%) Terraform
4 1 (0.38%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.38%) HP Quality Center
4 1 (0.38%) vCenter Server
4 1 (0.38%) WSUS
Vendors
1 42 (16.09%) Microsoft
2 24 (9.20%) VMware
3 12 (4.60%) Cisco
4 9 (3.45%) IBM
4 9 (3.45%) Sparx
5 7 (2.68%) Red Hat
6 6 (2.30%) Cadence
6 6 (2.30%) Oracle
7 4 (1.53%) EMC
7 4 (1.53%) Facebook
7 4 (1.53%) SAP
8 3 (1.15%) Atlassian
8 3 (1.15%) Splunk
9 2 (0.77%) NetApp
9 2 (0.77%) Palo Alto
9 2 (0.77%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.77%) Varonis
10 1 (0.38%) CheckPoint
10 1 (0.38%) HP
10 1 (0.38%) Salesforce