DevOps Job Trends in Hampshire

DevOps
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Hampshire requiring DevOps skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 16 29
Rank change year-on-year -13 +13 -11
Permanent jobs citing DevOps 123 326 117
As % of all permanent jobs in Hampshire 5.53% 9.68% 6.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.35% 12.49% 6.89%
Number of salaries quoted 76 181 87
10th Percentile £43,000 £42,500 £47,500
25th Percentile £56,250 £50,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,250 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.62% -7.14% +16.67%
75th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £85,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £85,000 £90,000
South East median annual salary £65,000 £66,394 £65,000
% change year-on-year -2.10% +2.14% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Hampshire

DevOps falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Hampshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,938 2,610 1,697
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 87.06% 77.47% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 1,294 1,610 1,109
10th Percentile £27,000 £35,000 £29,700
25th Percentile £32,500 £45,000 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +2.80% -2.73%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% - -

DevOps
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

DevOps job vacancy trend in Hampshire

DevOps
Salary Trend in Hampshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing DevOps.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing DevOps

DevOps
Salary Histogram in Hampshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing DevOps in Hampshire over the 6 months to 7 November 2025.

Salary histogram for DevOps in Hampshire

DevOps
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DevOps within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 7 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
Basingstoke +13 48 £67,000 -0.74% 12
Southampton -9 21 £60,000 -4.00% 21
Eastleigh +6 12 £85,000 +17.24% 3
Farnborough +2 8 £66,250 -14.52% 9
Portsmouth -33 7 £85,000 +30.77% 14
Winchester +9 6 £65,000 +85.71% 6
Romsey +14 4 £37,500 -53.13%
Fleet - 3 - -
Gosport +3 2 £85,700 +75.69%
Hook -7 1 - -
Hayling Island - 1 £41,000 -
DevOps
South East

DevOps
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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 19 (15.45%) Apache
2 9 (7.32%) Apache Airflow
2 9 (7.32%) Appian
3 4 (3.25%) Apache Spark
4 3 (2.44%) IIS
4 3 (2.44%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (0.81%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (0.81%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 65 (52.85%) Azure
2 48 (39.02%) Azure DevOps
3 46 (37.40%) AWS
4 12 (9.76%) Power Platform
5 10 (8.13%) Amazon S3
5 10 (8.13%) GitHub
6 9 (7.32%) MinIO
7 5 (4.07%) SaaS
8 4 (3.25%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (2.44%) AWS Lambda
9 3 (2.44%) Entra ID
9 3 (2.44%) GCP
9 3 (2.44%) Serverless
10 2 (1.63%) Amazon ECR
10 2 (1.63%) AWS CloudFormation
10 2 (1.63%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 2 (1.63%) Azure Key Vault
10 2 (1.63%) Azure Monitor
10 2 (1.63%) Azure Service Bus
10 2 (1.63%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 15 (12.20%) DNS
2 7 (5.69%) Intrusion Detection
3 3 (2.44%) Firewall
3 3 (2.44%) SMTP
4 2 (1.63%) SD-WAN
4 2 (1.63%) VPN
4 2 (1.63%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (7.32%) SQL Server
2 6 (4.88%) Airbyte
3 4 (3.25%) MySQL
4 3 (2.44%) Power BI
4 3 (2.44%) Relational Database
5 2 (1.63%) Data Lake
5 2 (1.63%) Data Mining
5 2 (1.63%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (1.63%) DB2
5 2 (1.63%) DynamoDB
5 2 (1.63%) MongoDB
5 2 (1.63%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.81%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.81%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.81%) Big Data
6 1 (0.81%) MariaDB
6 1 (0.81%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.81%) Redis
6 1 (0.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 22 (17.89%) Git
1 22 (17.89%) Robot Framework
1 22 (17.89%) Selenium
2 21 (17.07%) Snyk
3 9 (7.32%) Jenkins
4 8 (6.50%) Storybook
5 7 (5.69%) GitLab
6 3 (2.44%) JIRA
7 2 (1.63%) Artifactory
7 2 (1.63%) Postman
7 2 (1.63%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.81%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.81%) Gradle
8 1 (0.81%) MSI
8 1 (0.81%) TestRail
General
1 31 (25.20%) Social Skills
2 22 (17.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 18 (14.63%) Public Sector
4 15 (12.20%) Finance
5 13 (10.57%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (2.44%) Manufacturing
6 3 (2.44%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (1.63%) Aerospace
7 2 (1.63%) Marketing
8 1 (0.81%) Advertising
8 1 (0.81%) Billing
8 1 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.81%) Financial Institution
8 1 (0.81%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 34 (27.64%) DevOps Engineer
2 23 (18.70%) Lead
3 20 (16.26%) Architect
4 13 (10.57%) Developer
5 11 (8.94%) Lead DevOps
5 11 (8.94%) Senior
6 10 (8.13%) Applications Architect
7 9 (7.32%) Integration Engineer
8 7 (5.69%) Azure Engineer
8 7 (5.69%) Lead DevOps Engineer
8 7 (5.69%) Software Engineer
9 6 (4.88%) DevSecOps Engineer
9 6 (4.88%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
10 5 (4.07%) Azure DevOps Engineer
10 5 (4.07%) Software Architect
11 4 (3.25%) AWS DevOps
11 4 (3.25%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 4 (3.25%) Senior Software Engineer
12 3 (2.44%) Junior
12 3 (2.44%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (16.26%) .NET
2 14 (11.38%) Next.js
3 12 (9.76%) React
4 11 (8.94%) Kafka
5 9 (7.32%) Apache NiFi
6 8 (6.50%) Jest
7 7 (5.69%) YAML
8 6 (4.88%) RESTful
9 5 (4.07%) .NET Core
10 4 (3.25%) Elastic Stack
10 4 (3.25%) Middleware
11 3 (2.44%) REST
12 2 (1.63%) .NET Framework
12 2 (1.63%) AngularJS
12 2 (1.63%) ASP.NET
12 2 (1.63%) Node.js
12 2 (1.63%) Vue
12 2 (1.63%) WPF
13 1 (0.81%) ASP.NET Core
13 1 (0.81%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 21 (17.07%) e-Learning
1 21 (17.07%) Hybrid Cloud
2 13 (10.57%) Cloud Native
3 9 (7.32%) Low-Code
4 8 (6.50%) Product Ownership
5 5 (4.07%) Mobile App
6 3 (2.44%) Life Science
6 3 (2.44%) Operational Technology
6 3 (2.44%) PKI
6 3 (2.44%) SCADA
7 2 (1.63%) Data Centre
7 2 (1.63%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.63%) NHS
8 1 (0.81%) Distributed Systems
8 1 (0.81%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.81%) Mainframe
8 1 (0.81%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.81%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 30 (24.39%) Linux
2 20 (16.26%) Windows
3 10 (8.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 9 (7.32%) CentOS
5 6 (4.88%) Android
5 6 (4.88%) Apple iOS
6 2 (1.63%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.81%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (61.79%) Agile
2 55 (44.72%) CI/CD
3 45 (36.59%) Test Automation
4 39 (31.71%) Mentoring
5 27 (21.95%) Infrastructure as Code
6 25 (20.33%) AI
7 24 (19.51%) Microservices
8 22 (17.89%) Coaching
8 22 (17.89%) DevSecOps
9 21 (17.07%) Containerisation
9 21 (17.07%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
9 21 (17.07%) Interactive Application Security Testing
9 21 (17.07%) Secrets Management
10 19 (15.45%) Problem-Solving
10 19 (15.45%) Scrum
10 19 (15.45%) Technical Leadership
10 19 (15.45%) Test Management
11 18 (14.63%) Continuous Improvement
12 17 (13.82%) Roadmaps
13 15 (12.20%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 21 (17.07%) Python
2 14 (11.38%) C#
3 12 (9.76%) PHP
3 12 (9.76%) SQL
4 10 (8.13%) TypeScript
5 8 (6.50%) PowerShell
6 5 (4.07%) JavaScript
7 3 (2.44%) Bicep
8 2 (1.63%) Bash
8 2 (1.63%) Go
8 2 (1.63%) Java
8 2 (1.63%) Perl
9 1 (0.81%) C
9 1 (0.81%) C++
9 1 (0.81%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.81%) Korn
9 1 (0.81%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.81%) Scala
9 1 (0.81%) Swift
9 1 (0.81%) VBA
Qualifications
1 46 (37.40%) Security Cleared
2 34 (27.64%) DV Cleared
3 17 (13.82%) SC Cleared
4 13 (10.57%) Degree
5 6 (4.88%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (4.07%) Azure Certification
7 4 (3.25%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (3.25%) Chartered Engineer
8 2 (1.63%) DBS Check
8 2 (1.63%) TOGAF Certification
9 1 (0.81%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.81%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 1 (0.81%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.81%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 1 (0.81%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.25%) Accessibility
1 4 (3.25%) ISO/IEC 12207
2 3 (2.44%) QA
3 1 (0.81%) Data Quality
System Software
1 5 (4.07%) Docker
1 5 (4.07%) Virtual Machines
2 4 (3.25%) Active Directory
2 4 (3.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.81%) Apache ZooKeeper
3 1 (0.81%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 37 (30.08%) Ansible
2 31 (25.20%) Terraform
3 17 (13.82%) Kubernetes
4 8 (6.50%) Prometheus
5 7 (5.69%) Grafana
6 2 (1.63%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (1.63%) Sysdig
7 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.81%) Nagios
7 1 (0.81%) Nessus
7 1 (0.81%) WMI
Vendors
1 21 (17.07%) Black Duck
1 21 (17.07%) IBM
2 20 (16.26%) Red Hat
3 18 (14.63%) Coverity
4 12 (9.76%) VMware
5 9 (7.32%) BiZZdesign
5 9 (7.32%) Microsoft
5 9 (7.32%) UiPath
6 6 (4.88%) Blue Prism
7 3 (2.44%) Oracle
7 3 (2.44%) Rockwell
7 3 (2.44%) Siemens
8 2 (1.63%) Databricks
8 2 (1.63%) Meraki
9 1 (0.81%) ArcSight
9 1 (0.81%) New Relic
9 1 (0.81%) Okta
9 1 (0.81%) Progress
9 1 (0.81%) Splunk
9 1 (0.81%) Veeam