Senior Backend Developer Job Trends in Portsmouth

Senior Backend Developer
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median Senior Backend Developer salary in Portsmouth is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 August 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Backend Developer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Portsmouth 0.16% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
Hampshire median annual salary £65,000 £90,000 -
% change year-on-year -27.78% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Portsmouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth with a recognized job title 608 344 497
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.54% 94.77% 94.67%
Number of salaries quoted 428 167 409
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,750 £24,700
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,125 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% +22.22% -18.18%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £70,000
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -4.76%

Senior Backend Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

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

Senior Backend Developer job vacancy trend in Portsmouth

Senior Backend Developer
Salary Trend in Portsmouth

Salary distribution trend for Senior Backend Developer job vacancies in Portsmouth.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Backend Developer job vacancies in Portsmouth

Senior Backend Developer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 11 August 2026, Senior Backend Developer 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 Portsmouth region featuring Senior Backend Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) PHP

Senior Backend Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:

Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PHP