Senior Jobs in Hampshire

Senior
South East > Hampshire

The median Senior salary in Hampshire is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 16 7
Rank change year-on-year +8 -9 +8
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 282 398 434
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 14.25% 9.42% 15.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.97% 9.95% 16.43%
Number of salaries quoted 138 323 330
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £55,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% -7.41% +3.85%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £79,125 £81,500 £78,875
South East median annual salary £62,000 £60,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +3.33% -11.11% +3.85%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 1,884 4,002 2,641
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.20% 94.68% 94.25%
Number of salaries quoted 1,130 3,115 1,968
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -6.54% +1.90%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £80,725
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

Job vacancy trend for Senior in Hampshire

Senior
Salary Trend in Hampshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior in Hampshire.

Salary trend for Senior in Hampshire

Senior
Salary Histogram in Hampshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in Hampshire over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior in Hampshire

Senior
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 within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 30 May 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
Portsmouth +1 74 £55,000 -12.00% 294
Farnborough +5 59 £67,500 -3.57% 4
Southampton +8 42 £57,500 -4.17% 284
Gosport +8 23 £44,000 -8.33% 3
Basingstoke -7 16 £50,500 -15.83% 273
Southsea - 13 £52,500 -
Waterlooville +5 12 £52,500 -23.64%
Petersfield - 12 £55,000 -
Fareham 0 7 £61,250 +11.36% 4
Fleet - 3 £77,500 -
Aldershot +7 2 £57,500 -8.00% 3
Eastleigh +17 1 £50,000 -37.50%
Winchester +15 1 £60,000 - 3
Ringwood +10 1 - - 3
Hook +6 1 £47,500 -9.52%
Lymington - 1 £40,350 - 2
Senior
South East

Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire

For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Senior job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Hampshire region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 140 (49.65%) Degree
2 120 (42.55%) BPSS Clearance
3 58 (20.57%) Mathematics
4 57 (20.21%) Systems Engineering
5 47 (16.67%) Physics
6 44 (15.60%) Acceptance Criteria
7 42 (14.89%) Social Skills
8 40 (14.18%) C#
9 39 (13.83%) IEC 61508
10 36 (12.77%) Software Testing
11 35 (12.41%) Agile
11 35 (12.41%) Collaborative Working
12 34 (12.06%) Test Automation
13 33 (11.70%) Security Cleared
13 33 (11.70%) .NET
14 31 (10.99%) Software Engineering
14 31 (10.99%) Requirements Management
15 30 (10.64%) Problem-Solving
15 30 (10.64%) Customer Requirements
16 27 (9.57%) Computer Science
17 25 (8.87%) Finance
17 25 (8.87%) FMEA
17 25 (8.87%) Def Stans
18 24 (8.51%) .NET Core
19 21 (7.45%) React
20 19 (6.74%) Analytical Skills
20 19 (6.74%) Azure
20 19 (6.74%) AWS
20 19 (6.74%) CI/CD
21 18 (6.38%) Visualisation

Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 4 (1.42%) Umbraco
2 3 (1.06%) Apache Solr
2 3 (1.06%) Apache Spark
2 3 (1.06%) CMS
2 3 (1.06%) nginx
2 3 (1.06%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.35%) WordPress
Applications
1 3 (1.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.35%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.35%) MicroStation
Business Applications
1 2 (0.71%) Infor LN
1 2 (0.71%) Maximo
1 2 (0.71%) SAP BPC
2 1 (0.35%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.35%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.35%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 19 (6.74%) AWS
1 19 (6.74%) Azure
2 11 (3.90%) GCP
3 9 (3.19%) SaaS
4 7 (2.48%) Serverless
5 5 (1.77%) AWS Lambda
6 4 (1.42%) OCI
6 4 (1.42%) Power Platform
7 3 (1.06%) AWS CloudFormation
7 3 (1.06%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (1.06%) PowerApps
7 3 (1.06%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 2 (0.71%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 1 (0.35%) Bloomreach
9 1 (0.35%) Contentful
9 1 (0.35%) Dynamics 365
9 1 (0.35%) GitHub Actions
9 1 (0.35%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.35%) Smartsheet
9 1 (0.35%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 15 (5.32%) Firewall
2 14 (4.96%) TCP/IP
3 11 (3.90%) VPN
4 7 (2.48%) Broadband
4 7 (2.48%) DNS
4 7 (2.48%) HTTPS
5 6 (2.13%) IPsec
6 4 (1.42%) BGP
6 4 (1.42%) DHCP
6 4 (1.42%) HTTP
6 4 (1.42%) OSPF
6 4 (1.42%) VoIP
7 3 (1.06%) MPLS
7 3 (1.06%) SSL
8 2 (0.71%) GPON
8 2 (0.71%) IPv4
8 2 (0.71%) IPv6
8 2 (0.71%) LAN
8 2 (0.71%) SNMP
8 2 (0.71%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (6.03%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.77%) Big Data
2 5 (1.77%) MongoDB
3 4 (1.42%) MySQL
3 4 (1.42%) Power BI
4 3 (1.06%) Couchbase
4 3 (1.06%) DynamoDB
4 3 (1.06%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.71%) Tableau
6 1 (0.35%) GIS
Development Applications
1 12 (4.26%) MagicDraw
2 8 (2.84%) Git
3 6 (2.13%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.42%) Selenium
4 4 (1.42%) SpecFlow
5 3 (1.06%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.71%) Babel
6 2 (0.71%) JIRA
6 2 (0.71%) Mocha
6 2 (0.71%) Oracle Forms
6 2 (0.71%) rollup.js
6 2 (0.71%) SoapUI
6 2 (0.71%) webpack
7 1 (0.35%) GitLab
7 1 (0.35%) TeamCity
General
1 42 (14.89%) Social Skills
2 25 (8.87%) Finance
3 19 (6.74%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (2.84%) Electronics
5 5 (1.77%) Tech for Good
6 4 (1.42%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (1.06%) Games
7 3 (1.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (1.06%) Legal
7 3 (1.06%) Retail
8 2 (0.71%) Aeronautics
8 2 (0.71%) Aerospace
8 2 (0.71%) Automotive
8 2 (0.71%) Banking
8 2 (0.71%) Front Office
8 2 (0.71%) Law
8 2 (0.71%) Manufacturing
8 2 (0.71%) Military
8 2 (0.71%) Police
8 2 (0.71%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (11.70%) .NET
2 24 (8.51%) .NET Core
3 21 (7.45%) React
4 16 (5.67%) ASP.NET
5 14 (4.96%) XML
6 13 (4.61%) Node.js
7 10 (3.55%) GraphQL
8 9 (3.19%) AngularJS
9 5 (1.77%) Blazor
9 5 (1.77%) Next.js
9 5 (1.77%) REST
9 5 (1.77%) Tailwind CSS
9 5 (1.77%) Vue
10 3 (1.06%) JSON
10 3 (1.06%) RabbitMQ
10 3 (1.06%) RESTful
10 3 (1.06%) Spring
10 3 (1.06%) Spring Boot
10 3 (1.06%) YAML
11 2 (0.71%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 12 (4.26%) Acoustics
2 10 (3.55%) Data Centre
3 9 (3.19%) Management Information System
4 7 (2.48%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (1.77%) Mobile App
6 4 (1.42%) Security Operations Centre
7 3 (1.06%) Algorithms
7 3 (1.06%) Cyber Threat
7 3 (1.06%) Driving Licence
7 3 (1.06%) Renewable Energy
7 3 (1.06%) SCADA
8 2 (0.71%) Animation
8 2 (0.71%) Cybercrime
8 2 (0.71%) IoT
8 2 (0.71%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.71%) Operational Technology
8 2 (0.71%) PKI
9 1 (0.35%) Cloud Native
9 1 (0.35%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (0.35%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.42%) Android
1 4 (1.42%) Apple iOS
1 4 (1.42%) Windows
2 1 (0.35%) CentOS
2 1 (0.35%) Linux
2 1 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 1 (0.35%) Windows Server
2 1 (0.35%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (20.57%) Mathematics
2 57 (20.21%) Systems Engineering
3 47 (16.67%) Physics
4 44 (15.60%) Acceptance Criteria
5 36 (12.77%) Software Testing
6 35 (12.41%) Agile
6 35 (12.41%) Collaborative Working
7 34 (12.06%) Test Automation
8 31 (10.99%) Requirements Management
8 31 (10.99%) Software Engineering
9 30 (10.64%) Customer Requirements
9 30 (10.64%) Problem-Solving
10 27 (9.57%) Computer Science
11 25 (8.87%) FMEA
12 19 (6.74%) CI/CD
13 18 (6.38%) SDLC
13 18 (6.38%) Visualisation
14 16 (5.67%) Decision-Making
14 16 (5.67%) Mentoring
15 15 (5.32%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 40 (14.18%) C#
2 18 (6.38%) C++
2 18 (6.38%) JavaScript
3 15 (5.32%) Java
3 15 (5.32%) TypeScript
4 14 (4.96%) Python
5 12 (4.26%) Ada
6 8 (2.84%) SQL
7 5 (1.77%) C
7 5 (1.77%) PHP
8 4 (1.42%) Go
8 4 (1.42%) Kotlin
8 4 (1.42%) Objective-C
8 4 (1.42%) Rust
9 2 (0.71%) HLSL
9 2 (0.71%) VBA
10 1 (0.35%) Embedded C
10 1 (0.35%) Embedded C++
10 1 (0.35%) R
10 1 (0.35%) Scala
Qualifications
1 140 (49.65%) Degree
2 120 (42.55%) BPSS Clearance
3 33 (11.70%) Security Cleared
4 15 (5.32%) Chartered Engineer
4 15 (5.32%) SC Cleared
5 14 (4.96%) DV Cleared
5 14 (4.96%) Master's Degree
6 6 (2.13%) CISSP
6 6 (2.13%) ISTQB
7 5 (1.77%) Numerate Degree
8 3 (1.06%) CCNP
8 3 (1.06%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (1.06%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (0.71%) ACCA
9 2 (0.71%) CIMA
9 2 (0.71%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.71%) HND
9 2 (0.71%) JNCIS
9 2 (0.71%) PhD
10 1 (0.35%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (13.83%) IEC 61508
2 25 (8.87%) Def Stans
3 14 (4.96%) ARP4754
3 14 (4.96%) DO-254
4 11 (3.90%) HAZOP
5 6 (2.13%) QA
6 2 (0.71%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.71%) GAAP
6 2 (0.71%) IFRS
6 2 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.35%) GDPR
7 1 (0.35%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.35%) SLA
System Software
1 8 (2.84%) Docker
2 6 (2.13%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.77%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (1.06%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.71%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.35%) Firmware
6 1 (0.35%) KVM
6 1 (0.35%) Terminal Server
6 1 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.35%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (4.96%) Kubernetes
2 12 (4.26%) Functional Safety
3 6 (2.13%) Ansible
3 6 (2.13%) Terraform
4 2 (0.71%) Grafana
4 2 (0.71%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.35%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.35%) SCCM
5 1 (0.35%) SCOM
Vendors
1 10 (3.55%) Microsoft
1 10 (3.55%) Splunk
2 8 (2.84%) Cisco
3 7 (2.48%) Oracle
3 7 (2.48%) VMware
4 6 (2.13%) Juniper
5 4 (1.42%) SAP
6 3 (1.06%) Google
7 2 (0.71%) ANSYS
7 2 (0.71%) Apple
7 2 (0.71%) Cognos
7 2 (0.71%) Fortinet
7 2 (0.71%) Infor
7 2 (0.71%) Meraki
7 2 (0.71%) MuleSoft
7 2 (0.71%) ServiceNow
7 2 (0.71%) SonicWALL
7 2 (0.71%) Spotify
8 1 (0.35%) Sage
8 1 (0.35%) Salesforce