Senior IT Engineer Job Trends in Hampshire

Senior IT Engineer
South East > Hampshire

The median Senior IT Engineer salary in Hampshire is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 June 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 140 - 195
Rank change year-on-year - - -36
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior IT Engineer 3 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Hampshire 0.080% - 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.083% - 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 6
10th Percentile £43,900 - £36,250
25th Percentile £45,250 - £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -11.11%
75th Percentile £53,750 - £42,500
90th Percentile £54,500 - £46,875
South East median annual salary £42,500 £40,500 £43,750
% change year-on-year +4.94% -7.43% -12.50%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Hampshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hampshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Hampshire with a recognized job title 3,624 1,496 4,373
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.33% 94.80% 94.92%
Number of salaries quoted 2,589 937 3,380
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,375 £27,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -6.54%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £75,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +5.00% -9.09%

Senior IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior IT Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

Senior IT Engineer job vacancy trend in Hampshire

Senior IT Engineer
Salary Trend in Hampshire

Salary distribution trend for Senior IT Engineer job vacancies in Hampshire.

Salary distribution trend for Senior IT Engineer job vacancies in Hampshire

Senior IT Engineer
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior IT Engineer within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 14 June 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Basingstoke - 2 £52,500 - 1
Portsmouth - 1 £46,000 -
Senior IT Engineer
South East

Senior IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire

For the 6 months to 14 June 2026, Senior IT Engineer job roles required 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 job ads across the Hampshire region featuring Senior IT Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) ITIL
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
2 1 (33.33%) Change Control
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Data Centre Operations
2 1 (33.33%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (33.33%) DNS
2 1 (33.33%) Hyper-V
2 1 (33.33%) Identity Management
2 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
2 1 (33.33%) IT Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Penetration Testing
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) SQL Server
2 1 (33.33%) Systems Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Task Automation
2 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
2 1 (33.33%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) Windows Server

Senior IT Engineer Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) SQL Server
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Cyber Security Posture
1 1 (33.33%) Data Centre
1 1 (33.33%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
1 1 (33.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) ITIL
2 1 (33.33%) Change Control
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Data Centre Operations
2 1 (33.33%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (33.33%) Identity Management
2 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
2 1 (33.33%) IT Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Penetration Testing
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Systems Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Task Automation
2 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
1 1 (33.33%) Hyper-V
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft