Jobs and skills
What jobs are available and how do I apply?
Whether you’re looking for your first job, changing careers, or planning for your future, this defence investment creates opportunities for people like you.
Working in the defence industry can mean high-skilled, high-paid jobs in software, intellectual property, and equipment as well as jobs in the military.
Defence investment creates opportunities across a huge range of specialisms:
AI and autonomous systems
Roles in robotics, hardware testing, software engineering and coding
Cybersecurity and quantum technology
Jobs in data science, risk management and threat analysis
Advanced manufacturing and shipbuilding
Work as a mechanic, technician or production supervisor
Combat air and missile systems
Roles like flight instructors, supply chain specialists and simulation technicians
Nuclear submarines and space technology
Jobs for welders, pipefitters and physicists
