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 19 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 365 104 693
Rank change year-on-year -261 +589 -41
Permanent jobs citing Military 756 3,205 620
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.76% 3.22% 0.38%
As % of the General category 1.27% 4.72% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 429 191 175
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,750 £40,250 £39,449
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,084 £52,500 £49,200
Median % change year-on-year -0.79% +6.71% -3.34%
75th Percentile £66,250 £72,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £83,500 £85,000 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £49,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +7.14% -2.00%

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 59,604 67,868 104,166
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 59.64% 68.20% 64.59%
Number of salaries quoted 39,720 36,787 51,225
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,100 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%

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 19 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Military in the UK

Military
Top 15 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 19 May 2024. 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 -230 726 £52,084 -3.87% 539
UK excluding London -213 700 £50,000 -4.76% 491
Work from Home -40 213 £50,000 -4.76% 134
South West -73 206 £46,000 -14.42% 106
South East -138 192 £55,000 -23.08% 170
Midlands -80 191 £52,500 +1.94% 69
West Midlands -54 137 £55,000 -9.84% 33
North of England -262 61 £52,084 +44.68% 95
North West -166 60 £52,084 +20.01% 61
East Midlands -82 54 £50,000 +197.62% 36
London -69 43 £82,500 +57.14% 56
East of England -163 32 £45,000 -10.00% 62
Scotland -170 16 £56,800 +53.51% 9
Northern Ireland +2 2 - - 2
North East -94 1 - - 9

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 10 (1.32%) IIS
1 10 (1.32%) SAS
2 8 (1.06%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.53%) Moodle
4 2 (0.26%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 2 (0.26%) CMS
5 1 (0.13%) Confluence
5 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 203 (26.85%) Microsoft Office
2 189 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (2.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (2.25%) Simulink
5 5 (0.66%) OrCAD
5 5 (0.66%) SOLIDWORKS
6 4 (0.53%) Photoshop
6 4 (0.53%) Windchill
7 3 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.40%) SPSS
8 2 (0.26%) Fireworks
8 2 (0.26%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 2 (0.26%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.13%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 19 (2.51%) AWS
2 14 (1.85%) SaaS
3 10 (1.32%) Azure
3 10 (1.32%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (0.79%) Power Platform
5 5 (0.66%) Azure Pipelines
6 3 (0.40%) Dropbox
7 2 (0.26%) Canva
7 2 (0.26%) Nutanix
7 2 (0.26%) Rubrik
8 1 (0.13%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.13%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.13%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 42 (5.56%) Network Security
2 15 (1.98%) TCP/IP
3 14 (1.85%) Firewall
3 14 (1.85%) Wireless
4 10 (1.32%) Ethernet
5 9 (1.19%) 4G
5 9 (1.19%) WAN
6 8 (1.06%) 3G
7 7 (0.93%) ADSL
7 7 (0.93%) LAN
7 7 (0.93%) LTE
7 7 (0.93%) RS-232
7 7 (0.93%) VSAT
8 6 (0.79%) BGP
8 6 (0.79%) Cisco IPT
8 6 (0.79%) SDH
9 5 (0.66%) Cisco ASA
9 5 (0.66%) DNS
10 4 (0.53%) DHCP
10 4 (0.53%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.32%) Relational Database
2 8 (1.06%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.06%) Tableau
3 6 (0.79%) Power BI
4 3 (0.40%) Big Data
4 3 (0.40%) EDRMS
5 2 (0.26%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.13%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.13%) MySQL
6 1 (0.13%) OLTP
Development Applications
1 18 (2.38%) Rational DOORS
2 17 (2.25%) Subversion
3 16 (2.12%) CMake
4 6 (0.79%) Visual Studio
5 5 (0.66%) LabVIEW
6 4 (0.53%) Rational Rhapsody
7 3 (0.40%) Eclipse
8 2 (0.26%) VectorCAST
9 1 (0.13%) GDB
9 1 (0.13%) JIRA
General
1 115 (15.21%) Social Skills
2 78 (10.32%) Aerospace
3 59 (7.80%) Analytical Skills
4 58 (7.67%) Aviation
4 58 (7.67%) Finance
5 46 (6.08%) Telecoms
6 45 (5.95%) Electronics
7 42 (5.56%) Manufacturing
8 25 (3.31%) Retail
9 24 (3.17%) Marketing
10 22 (2.91%) Law
11 18 (2.38%) Legal
12 15 (1.98%) Games
13 13 (1.72%) Police
14 12 (1.59%) Automotive
15 11 (1.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 11 (1.46%) Influencing Skills
16 10 (1.32%) Multimedia
16 10 (1.32%) Public Sector
17 5 (0.66%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 171 (22.62%) Graduate
2 104 (13.76%) Senior
3 82 (10.85%) Software Engineer
4 56 (7.41%) Consultant
5 45 (5.95%) Security Consultant
6 43 (5.69%) Systems Engineer
7 40 (5.29%) Senior Software Engineer
8 37 (4.89%) Analyst
9 32 (4.23%) Developer
9 32 (4.23%) Lead
10 30 (3.97%) Technical Engineer
11 28 (3.70%) Architect
12 27 (3.57%) Cybersecurity Consultant
12 27 (3.57%) Technical Support
13 25 (3.31%) Support Engineer
14 23 (3.04%) Incident Manager
14 23 (3.04%) Technical Support Engineer
14 23 (3.04%) Vulnerability Manager
15 21 (2.78%) Author
15 21 (2.78%) Technical Author
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (3.04%) XML
2 19 (2.51%) Qt
2 19 (2.51%) SGML
3 17 (2.25%) MFC
4 16 (2.12%) STL
5 15 (1.98%) .NET
5 15 (1.98%) Elastic Stack
6 7 (0.93%) Unity (Game Engine)
7 6 (0.79%) ModSecurity
8 4 (0.53%) .NET Core
8 4 (0.53%) DAO
8 4 (0.53%) Flash
8 4 (0.53%) GTK
8 4 (0.53%) React
9 2 (0.26%) AngularJS
9 2 (0.26%) Blazor
9 2 (0.26%) Middleware
9 2 (0.26%) Razor View Engine
9 2 (0.26%) wxWidgets
10 1 (0.13%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 168 (22.22%) Onboarding
2 63 (8.33%) Management Information System
3 44 (5.82%) Algorithms
4 33 (4.37%) Cyber Defence
4 33 (4.37%) Security Operations Centre
5 29 (3.84%) Driving Licence
6 17 (2.25%) Self-Motivation
7 15 (1.98%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 14 (1.85%) Analogue Electronics
9 11 (1.46%) CESG
10 10 (1.32%) FPGA
11 9 (1.19%) Virtual Reality
12 7 (0.93%) Biopharmaceutical
12 7 (0.93%) Data Structures
12 7 (0.93%) Embedded Systems
12 7 (0.93%) Fibre Optics
12 7 (0.93%) Life Science
12 7 (0.93%) Oculus
13 6 (0.79%) Robotics
13 6 (0.79%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 78 (10.32%) Windows
2 75 (9.92%) Linux
3 16 (2.12%) Unix
3 16 (2.12%) Windows Server
4 14 (1.85%) Mac OS X
5 10 (1.32%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.66%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (0.40%) Android
8 2 (0.26%) Solaris
8 2 (0.26%) VMS
8 2 (0.26%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 209 (27.65%) Customer Service
2 195 (25.79%) Continuous Improvement
3 183 (24.21%) Logistics
4 182 (24.07%) Creative Thinking
5 177 (23.41%) Data Analysis
6 169 (22.35%) Process Improvement
7 168 (22.22%) Performance Metrics
8 167 (22.09%) Contingency Planning
8 167 (22.09%) Customer Experience
9 122 (16.14%) Agile
10 117 (15.48%) Cybersecurity
11 97 (12.83%) Software Engineering
12 96 (12.70%) Information Security
13 71 (9.39%) Mathematics
14 62 (8.20%) Systems Engineering
15 61 (8.07%) Computer Science
16 59 (7.80%) Problem-Solving
16 59 (7.80%) Project Management
17 57 (7.54%) Incident Management
18 49 (6.48%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 59 (7.80%) Python
2 53 (7.01%) C#
3 48 (6.35%) Java
4 39 (5.16%) C++
5 35 (4.63%) C
6 31 (4.10%) JavaScript
7 25 (3.31%) MATLAB
8 15 (1.98%) Haskell
9 13 (1.72%) SQL
10 12 (1.59%) R
11 6 (0.79%) Ada
12 5 (0.66%) Bash
12 5 (0.66%) VBA
13 4 (0.53%) TypeScript
14 2 (0.26%) Ada 83
15 1 (0.13%) PHP
15 1 (0.13%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 345 (45.63%) Degree
2 258 (34.13%) Security Cleared
3 106 (14.02%) SC Cleared
4 70 (9.26%) DV Cleared
5 46 (6.08%) CISSP
6 44 (5.82%) BPSS Clearance
6 44 (5.82%) CISM
7 34 (4.50%) Computer Science Degree
8 20 (2.65%) HNC
9 15 (1.98%) GCIA
9 15 (1.98%) GCIH
10 14 (1.85%) GREM
10 14 (1.85%) Master's Degree
11 10 (1.32%) CISMP
11 10 (1.32%) DBS Check
11 10 (1.32%) IISP
12 7 (0.93%) Numerate Degree
13 6 (0.79%) Chartered Engineer
13 6 (0.79%) CISA
13 6 (0.79%) GCSC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (6.48%) NIST
2 28 (3.70%) NIST 800
3 13 (1.72%) JSP 440
4 12 (1.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (1.46%) SLA
6 10 (1.32%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 10 (1.32%) RMADS
7 8 (1.06%) NCSC
8 7 (0.93%) CDISC
8 7 (0.93%) DO-254
9 6 (0.79%) Accessibility
9 6 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
9 6 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 5 (0.66%) QA
11 4 (0.53%) Def Stans
11 4 (0.53%) JTAG
12 3 (0.40%) HAZOP
12 3 (0.40%) IEC 61508
13 2 (0.26%) DO-178B
13 2 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 12207
System Software
1 17 (2.25%) vSphere
2 14 (1.85%) Active Directory
3 12 (1.59%) Firmware
4 9 (1.19%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.53%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.53%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 4 (0.53%) Virtual Servers
6 3 (0.40%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.13%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 5 (0.66%) SELinux
2 3 (0.40%) Backup Exec
3 2 (0.26%) FortiGate
3 2 (0.26%) Functional Safety
4 1 (0.13%) BMC PATROL
4 1 (0.13%) Check_MK
4 1 (0.13%) Failover Clustering
4 1 (0.13%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Clustering
4 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
4 1 (0.13%) SCCM
4 1 (0.13%) vCenter Server
4 1 (0.13%) WSUS
Vendors
1 50 (6.61%) Microsoft
2 21 (2.78%) Cisco
3 16 (2.12%) Dell
4 15 (1.98%) SolarWinds
4 15 (1.98%) Tanium
4 15 (1.98%) Tripwire
5 11 (1.46%) VMware
6 7 (0.93%) Thales
7 6 (0.79%) HP
7 6 (0.79%) iManage
8 5 (0.66%) Fortinet
9 4 (0.53%) Alteryx
9 4 (0.53%) IBM
9 4 (0.53%) Intel
9 4 (0.53%) Mentor Graphics
9 4 (0.53%) Meraki
9 4 (0.53%) Red Hat
9 4 (0.53%) Siemens
9 4 (0.53%) SIMUL8
9 4 (0.53%) Xilinx