Software Engineer
South East > Hampshire
The median Software Engineer salary in Hampshire is £58,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 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 14 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 62 | 25 | 37 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -37 | +12 | +2 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 63 | 309 | 184 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire | 3.12% | 7.72% | 6.44% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.27% | 8.17% | 6.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 53 | 255 | 144 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,500 | £40,000 | £32,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £45,000 | £44,063 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.45% | -8.33% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £67,500 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £82,500 | £80,125 |
| South East median annual salary | £65,000 | £55,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -12.00% | +8.70% |
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 | 1,925 | 3,782 | 2,696 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.20% | 94.53% | 94.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,209 | 2,960 | 2,011 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £26,975 | £28,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £36,250 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.00% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £66,250 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,750 | £75,000 | £80,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | - |
Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.
Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Hampshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Hampshire.
Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Hampshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Hampshire over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.
Software 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 Software Engineer within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 14 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 |
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| Portsmouth | -12 | 18 | £55,000 | -26.67% | 19 |
| Southampton | -10 | 17 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 22 |
| Farnborough | -2 | 3 | £49,050 | -14.70% | 4 |
| Fareham | -12 | 3 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 5 |
| Winchester | +14 | 2 | £65,000 | +30.00% | 3 |
| Petersfield | -4 | 2 | £55,000 | +29.41% | |
| Basingstoke | -21 | 2 | £66,250 | +32.50% | 13 |
| Gosport | - | 2 | £55,000 | - | |
| Southsea | - | 2 | £55,000 | - | |
| Waterlooville | - | 2 | £55,000 | - | |
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire
For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in the job title.
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Software Engineer 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:
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