£16,120
Average salary at age 20
£33,280
Average Salary
Description
Those holding jobs in this unit group are full-time members of the armed forces of the UK, the Commonwealth and other foreign countries and perform military duties for which there is no civilian equivalent.Main Tasks
- Receives and responds to commands from senior officers;
- Monitors, operates, services and repairs military equipment;
- Takes part in military operations in situations of conflict and provides aid if required in emergency situations such as civil disorder, natural disasters and major accidents;
- Engages in peacekeeping operations and enforces ceasefire agreements;
- Stands watch and guards military establishments and other buildings;
- Trains and exercises using various military equipment and tactics;
- Undertakes specialist activities such as operating communications equipment, driving military vehicles;
- Patrols areas of possible military activity;
- Leads and trains new recruits and lower ranks, looks after their discipline and welfare.
Qualifications
For most positions entry does not depend upon academic qualifications. Entrants generally have to pass a selection interview and physical and medical examinations. Entry to certain trades requires GCSEs/S grades or equivalent qualifications.What NCOs and other ranks studied in higher education
| Occupation | Percentage Value |
|---|---|
| (L4) Social policy | 2 |
| (L7) Human & social geography | 1 |
| (B2) Pharmacology, toxicology & pharmacy | 1 |
| (G1) Mathematics | 1 |
| (W2) Design studies | 1 |
| (C1) Biology | 1 |
| (Q9) Others in linguistics, classics & related subjects | 1 |
| (H3) Mechanical engineering | 2 |
| (F1) Chemistry | 1 |
| (C8) Psychology | 3 |
| (V3) History by topic | 1 |
| (H4) Aerospace engineering | 8 |
| (F7) Science of aquatic & terrestrial environments | 3 |
| (W3) Music | 1 |
| (F6) Geology | 1 |
| (F8) Physical geographical sciences | 1 |
| (W6) Cinematics & photography | 1 |
| (C7) Molecular biology, biophysics & biochemistry | 1 |
| (Q3) English studies | 1 |
| (H8) Chemical, process & energy engineering | 1 |
| (L2) Politics | 8 |
| (K2) Building | 1 |
| (K1) Architecture | 1 |
| (J5) Materials technology not otherwise specified | 1 |
| (H1) General engineering | 1 |
| (H2) Civil engineering | 3 |
| (I9) Others in computer sciences | 1 |
| (R4) Spanish studies | 1 |
| (N5) Marketing | 1 |
| (M1) Law by area | 1 |
| (M2) Law by topic | 2 |
| (I2) Information systems | 1 |
| (N8) Hospitality, leisure, sport, tourism & transport | 3 |
| (B1) Anatomy, physiology & pathology | 1 |
| (F3) Physics | 1 |
| (L1) Economics | 2 |
| (I6) Games | 1 |
| (N1) Business studies | 2 |
| (J6) Maritime technology | 4 |
| (V6) Theology & religious studies | 1 |
| (X1) Training teachers | 2 |
| (N4) Accounting | 1 |
| (C6) Sport & exercise science | 5 |
| (N2) Management studies | 2 |
| (V1) History by period | 6 |
| (N3) Finance | 2 |
| (Q8) Classical studies | 1 |
| (H6) Electronic & electrical engineering | 14 |
| (I1) Computer science | 1 |
UK Prospects
65000
Workforce Size
0.22%
Predicted decline 2024 - 2027
3894
Predicted Replacement 2024 - 2027
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