Senior Software Engineer - C++
Hampshire > Portsmouth
The median Senior Software Engineer - C++ salary in Portsmouth is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
2 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
39 |
31 |
28 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-8 |
-3 |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior C++ Software Engineer |
1 |
11 |
20 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Portsmouth |
0.30% |
4.14% |
5.48% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.32% |
4.25% |
5.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
4 |
16 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£75,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£58,750 |
- |
£77,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£62,500 |
£75,000 |
£80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
-6.25% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£66,250 |
£76,875 |
£82,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£80,250 |
- |
| Hampshire median annual salary |
£61,250 |
£65,000 |
£80,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.77% |
-18.75% |
+6.67% |
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 |
313 |
259 |
356 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.28% |
97.37% |
97.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
204 |
145 |
295 |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,750 |
£30,000 |
£24,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£36,250 |
£33,000 |
£35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+11.11% |
-11.98% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£62,500 |
£62,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£78,500 |
£75,000 |
£77,500 |
| Hampshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
+10.00% |
-9.09% |
