Infrastructure Engineer Job Trends in Hampshire

Infrastructure Engineer
South East > Hampshire

The median Infrastructure Engineer salary in Hampshire is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 November 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 94 72
Rank change year-on-year +24 -22 -6
Permanent Infrastructure Engineer jobs 116 33 91
As % of all permanent jobs in Hampshire 2.04% 1.46% 2.74%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.19% 1.55% 2.82%
Number of salaries quoted 87 28 71
10th Percentile £43,048 £38,025 £40,000
25th Percentile £60,000 £43,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £55,000 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% +13.40% -8.92%
75th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £57,500
90th Percentile - £78,875 £67,500
South East median annual salary £60,000 £47,500 £48,500
% change year-on-year +26.32% -2.06% -3.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Hampshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Hampshire matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
12 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in Hampshire matching a recognised job title 5,303 2,123 3,231
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 93.18% 93.98% 97.11%
Number of salaries quoted 3,554 1,409 2,039
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £68,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% +2.18%

Infrastructure Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

Infrastructure Engineer job vacancy trend in Hampshire

Infrastructure Engineer Salary Trend in Hampshire

Salary distribution trend for Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Hampshire.

Salary distribution trend for Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Hampshire

Infrastructure Engineer Salary Histogram in Hampshire

Salary distribution for Infrastructure Engineer jobs in Hampshire over the 6 months to 12 November 2026.

Salary histogram for Infrastructure Engineer in Hampshire

Infrastructure Engineer Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Infrastructure Engineer jobs within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 12 November 2026. 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
Southampton +1 28 £65,000 -7.14% 16
Farnborough -22 24 £70,000 - 4
Basingstoke +17 22 £60,000 -1.23% 6
Fareham -8 12 £40,000 -27.27% 1
Romsey - 11 £80,000 -
Eastleigh - 8 - -
Portsmouth - 7 £72,500 -
Yateley - 2 - -
Aldershot - 1 £55,000 -
Infrastructure Engineer
South East

Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire

For the 6 months to 12 November 2026, Infrastructure Engineer job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent Infrastructure Engineer job ads across the Hampshire region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Infrastructure Engineering100.0%116
2Linux30.2%35
3Windows25.0%29
4Windows Server20.7%24
5Security Cleared19.0%22
5VMware19.0%22
7Azure14.7%17
7DV Cleared14.7%17
9Kubernetes13.8%16
9SC Cleared13.8%16
11Microsoft12.1%14
12vCenter Server11.2%13
12VMware Infrastructure11.2%13
14CI/CD10.3%12
15Ansible9.5%11
15Terraform9.5%11
15vSphere9.5%11
18Containerisation8.6%10
18DevOps8.6%10
18PowerShell8.6%10
21Cybersecurity7.8%9
22Active Directory6.9%8
22Agile6.9%8
22Change Control6.9%8
22Microsoft 3656.9%8
26Docker6.0%7
26Firewall6.0%7
26Hyper-V6.0%7
26Problem-Solving6.0%7
26SaaS6.0%7

Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Senior Infrastructure Engineer21.6%25
2IT Infrastructure Engineer10.3%12
3Development Engineer6.0%7
3DevOps Engineer6.0%7
5Linux Infrastructure Engineer5.2%6
5Platform Engineer5.2%6
7Cloud Infrastructure Engineer4.3%5
8Junior Infrastructure Engineer2.6%3
8Network Infrastructure Engineer2.6%3
8VoIP Engineer2.6%3
11Azure Infrastructure Engineer1.7%2
11Database Engineer1.7%2
11DBA1.7%2
11Lead Infrastructure Engineer1.7%2
11Test Engineer1.7%2
163rd Line Infrastructure Engineer0.9%1
16Associate Engineer0.9%1
16AWS Infrastructure Engineer0.9%1
16Cybersecurity Engineer0.9%1
16Infrastructure Operations Engineer0.9%1
28 Infrastructure Engineer jobs in Hampshire