Software Engineering Job Trends in Hampshire

Software Engineering
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Hampshire requiring Software Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 15 22
Rank change year-on-year +6 +7 -9
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 245 284 167
As % of all permanent jobs in Hampshire 9.86% 10.74% 8.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.31% 13.10% 9.43%
Number of salaries quoted 124 132 142
10th Percentile £50,000 £40,000 £36,375
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,250 £61,250 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.63% +6.52% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £73,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% +8.33% -4.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Hampshire

Software Engineering 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 1,991 2,168 1,771
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 80.12% 82.00% 88.59%
Number of salaries quoted 1,399 1,281 1,203
10th Percentile £27,250 £33,000 £29,550
25th Percentile £33,313 £45,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +10.58% -5.45%
75th Percentile £62,825 £72,500 £65,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £58,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.53% +11.43% -4.55%

Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

Software Engineering job vacancy trend in Hampshire

Software Engineering
Salary Trend in Hampshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Software Engineering.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Software Engineering

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram in Hampshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in Hampshire over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Software Engineering in Hampshire

Software Engineering
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 Engineering within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Fareham +11 98 £60,000 +9.09% 6
Southampton -5 39 £60,000 - 19
Portsmouth +1 27 £70,000 - 30
Andover +12 23 £35,000 - 5
Basingstoke +15 17 £90,000 +22.03% 19
Farnborough +11 13 £70,000 - 7
Alton - 7 £50,000 -
Petersfield 0 5 £60,000 - 1
Eastleigh -1 2 £55,000 +20.22% 2
Yateley - 2 - - 2
Romsey +12 1 £50,000 -37.50% 3
Gosport +1 1 £64,600 +32.43% 1
Winchester +1 1 £57,500 -11.54%
Southsea - 1 £60,000 -
Software Engineering
South East

Software Engineering
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 2 (0.82%) Confluence
Applications
1 10 (4.08%) CATIA
2 4 (1.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.63%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.41%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.41%) EPLAN
3 1 (0.41%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 11 (4.49%) Azure
2 4 (1.63%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (0.82%) GitHub
4 1 (0.41%) AWS
4 1 (0.41%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (0.41%) Cloudflare
4 1 (0.41%) Entra ID
4 1 (0.41%) Heroku
4 1 (0.41%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (0.41%) SaaS
4 1 (0.41%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 23 (9.39%) Wireless
2 11 (4.49%) Software-Defined Radio
3 3 (1.22%) ATM
4 1 (0.41%) DNS
4 1 (0.41%) InfiniBand
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.82%) Elasticsearch
1 2 (0.82%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.41%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.41%) MongoDB
2 1 (0.41%) MySQL
2 1 (0.41%) Pinecone
2 1 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.41%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.41%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 13 (5.31%) JIRA
2 10 (4.08%) Rational DOORS
3 4 (1.63%) Git
3 4 (1.63%) Storybook
4 3 (1.22%) Apache Continuum
5 1 (0.41%) Visual Studio
General
1 66 (26.94%) Social Skills
2 51 (20.82%) Analytical Skills
3 40 (16.33%) Aviation
4 31 (12.65%) Aeronautics
5 20 (8.16%) Finance
6 14 (5.71%) Electronics
7 7 (2.86%) Manufacturing
8 4 (1.63%) Military
8 4 (1.63%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (0.82%) Automotive
10 1 (0.41%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.41%) Billing
10 1 (0.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.41%) Marketing
10 1 (0.41%) Retail
Job Titles
1 92 (37.55%) Software Engineer
2 54 (22.04%) Business Manager
2 54 (22.04%) Business Systems Manager
2 54 (22.04%) Systems Manager
3 32 (13.06%) Senior
4 26 (10.61%) Developer
5 24 (9.80%) Senior Software Engineer
6 22 (8.98%) C++ Software Engineer
7 20 (8.16%) Embedded Engineer
7 20 (8.16%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 15 (6.12%) Systems Engineer
9 11 (4.49%) Software Developer
9 11 (4.49%) Support Technician
10 10 (4.08%) Integration Engineer
11 8 (3.27%) Principal Engineer
12 6 (2.45%) Architect
12 6 (2.45%) Mobile Developer
12 6 (2.45%) Programmer
12 6 (2.45%) Software Architect
12 6 (2.45%) Software Programmer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (5.31%) React
2 12 (4.90%) Node.js
3 9 (3.67%) Next.js
4 8 (3.27%) .NET
5 4 (1.63%) CSS
5 4 (1.63%) Ionic Framework
5 4 (1.63%) RESTful
6 3 (1.22%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.82%) .NET Core
8 1 (0.41%) ASP.NET
8 1 (0.41%) Flask
8 1 (0.41%) HTML
8 1 (0.41%) Jest
8 1 (0.41%) React Native
8 1 (0.41%) REST
8 1 (0.41%) Ruby on Rails
8 1 (0.41%) SOAP
8 1 (0.41%) Spring Boot
8 1 (0.41%) Web Services
8 1 (0.41%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 91 (37.14%) Robotics
2 14 (5.71%) Embedded Systems
3 13 (5.31%) RISC-V
4 12 (4.90%) Fibre Optics
5 11 (4.49%) e-Learning
5 11 (4.49%) MicroBlaze
6 6 (2.45%) Driving Licence
7 4 (1.63%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.22%) Acoustics
8 3 (1.22%) Augmented Reality
8 3 (1.22%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.22%) Mobile App
9 1 (0.41%) AI Agents
9 1 (0.41%) Data Centre
9 1 (0.41%) Distributed Systems
9 1 (0.41%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.41%) SCADA
9 1 (0.41%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 15 (6.12%) Linux
2 11 (4.49%) Embedded Linux
3 10 (4.08%) Android
4 8 (3.27%) Windows
5 4 (1.63%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.82%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (41.22%) AI
2 52 (21.22%) Project Management
3 50 (20.41%) Budget Management
3 50 (20.41%) Contract Negotiation
3 50 (20.41%) IT Strategy
3 50 (20.41%) Process Improvement
3 50 (20.41%) Risk Management
3 50 (20.41%) Strategic Planning
4 37 (15.10%) Agile
5 18 (7.35%) Continuous Improvement
6 15 (6.12%) Signal Processing
7 13 (5.31%) Waterfall
8 12 (4.90%) CI/CD
8 12 (4.90%) Customer Requirements
8 12 (4.90%) Technical Leadership
9 11 (4.49%) DevOps
9 11 (4.49%) Digital Signal Processing
9 11 (4.49%) Innovative Thinking
9 11 (4.49%) Problem-Solving
10 10 (4.08%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 36 (14.69%) C++
2 25 (10.20%) JavaScript
3 15 (6.12%) C
3 15 (6.12%) Python
4 14 (5.71%) C#
5 10 (4.08%) TypeScript
6 7 (2.86%) Rust
7 6 (2.45%) Delphi
8 5 (2.04%) Kotlin
9 4 (1.63%) Java
10 3 (1.22%) SQL
11 2 (0.82%) Embedded C
12 1 (0.41%) Bash
12 1 (0.41%) Go
12 1 (0.41%) Perl
12 1 (0.41%) Ruby
12 1 (0.41%) Swift
12 1 (0.41%) VBA
Qualifications
1 87 (35.51%) Security Cleared
2 81 (33.06%) SC Cleared
3 13 (5.31%) HNC
4 12 (4.90%) HND
5 11 (4.49%) Degree
6 7 (2.86%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (2.45%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.41%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (4.08%) ISO/IEC 12207
1 10 (4.08%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 3 (1.22%) QA
3 2 (0.82%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (0.82%) ISO 9000
3 2 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (0.82%) JTAG
System Software
1 13 (5.31%) Firmware
2 11 (4.49%) Embedded Firmware
3 3 (1.22%) Docker
4 1 (0.41%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.41%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 4 (1.63%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.41%) Ansible
Vendors
1 13 (5.31%) Microsoft
2 10 (4.08%) IBM
3 2 (0.82%) ServiceNow
4 1 (0.41%) Okta
4 1 (0.41%) SendGrid