Senior IT Engineer Job Trends in Portsmouth

Senior IT Engineer
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median Senior IT Engineer salary in Portsmouth is £46,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 April 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior IT Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Portsmouth 0.23% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £43,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 - -
75th Percentile £49,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median annual salary £46,000 - £40,000
% change year-on-year - - -11.11%

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 433 145 475
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.52% 94.77% 95.19%
Number of salaries quoted 312 99 404
10th Percentile £28,100 £27,800 £24,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £38,912 £35,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,250 £57,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.95% +26.67% -10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £78,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 - £75,000
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -2.68%

Senior IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

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

Senior IT Engineer job vacancy trend in Portsmouth

Senior IT Engineer
Salary Trend in Portsmouth

Salary distribution trend for Senior IT Engineer job vacancies in Portsmouth.

Salary distribution trend for Senior IT Engineer job vacancies in Portsmouth

Senior IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 19 April 2026, Senior IT Engineer 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 IT Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management

Senior IT Engineer 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft