Senior Jobs in Portsmouth

Senior
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median Senior salary in Portsmouth is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 1 13
Rank change year-on-year -15 +12 -4
DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a Senior 68 123 33
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Portsmouth 13.18% 20.57% 12.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.23% 21.58% 14.60%
Number of salaries quoted 37 78 29
10th Percentile £46,700 £31,250 £51,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £45,000 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,852 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.07% -25.93% +12.00%
75th Percentile £62,000 £67,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £79,500 £72,500 £82,500
Hampshire median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -4.17% -11.11% +8.00%

All DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Vacancies
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.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in Portsmouth with a recognized job title 478 570 226
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.64% 95.32% 84.33%
Number of salaries quoted 226 421 185
10th Percentile £32,500 £25,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -18.18% +4.76%
75th Percentile £73,750 £60,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £70,000 £80,750
Hampshire median annual salary £52,500 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.

Job vacancy trend for Senior in Portsmouth

Senior
Salary Trend in Portsmouth

Salary distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Portsmouth.

Salary distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Portsmouth

Senior
Salary Histogram in Portsmouth

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in Portsmouth over the 6 months to 19 August 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior in Portsmouth

Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 19 August 2025, Senior 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 Portsmouth region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 43 (63.24%) BPSS Clearance
2 29 (42.65%) Systems Engineering
3 15 (22.06%) Degree
4 13 (19.12%) Electronics
5 12 (17.65%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 11 (16.18%) Algorithms
6 11 (16.18%) Mathematics
6 11 (16.18%) Social Skills
7 10 (14.71%) Rational DOORS
7 10 (14.71%) IBM
8 9 (13.24%) Signal Processing
8 9 (13.24%) Hazard Analysis
8 9 (13.24%) Technical Leadership
8 9 (13.24%) HAZOP
8 9 (13.24%) Functional Safety
9 8 (11.76%) Visualisation
10 7 (10.29%) Physics
10 7 (10.29%) IEC 61508
10 7 (10.29%) DO-254
10 7 (10.29%) ARP4754
10 7 (10.29%) Decision-Making
10 7 (10.29%) Coaching
10 7 (10.29%) C#
10 7 (10.29%) .NET
11 6 (8.82%) Problem-Solving
11 6 (8.82%) SC Cleared
11 6 (8.82%) Security Cleared
12 5 (7.35%) Ergonomics
12 5 (7.35%) ASP.NET
12 5 (7.35%) Software Testing

Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.47%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (4.41%) Simulink
2 2 (2.94%) Mathcad
3 1 (1.47%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 1 (1.47%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
1 1 (1.47%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 2 (2.94%) Power Platform
2 1 (1.47%) Azure
2 1 (1.47%) Azure Data Factory
2 1 (1.47%) Power Automate
2 1 (1.47%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.94%) Power BI
2 1 (1.47%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.47%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 10 (14.71%) Rational DOORS
2 4 (5.88%) Jenkins
2 4 (5.88%) JIRA
2 4 (5.88%) SoapUI
General
1 13 (19.12%) Electronics
2 11 (16.18%) Social Skills
3 4 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (5.88%) Automotive
3 4 (5.88%) Pharmaceutical
4 3 (4.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (2.94%) Manufacturing
5 2 (2.94%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (10.29%) .NET
2 5 (7.35%) ASP.NET
3 4 (5.88%) SOAP
3 4 (5.88%) XML
4 1 (1.47%) .NET Core
4 1 (1.47%) Vue
4 1 (1.47%) WCF
4 1 (1.47%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 11 (16.18%) Algorithms
2 1 (1.47%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (42.65%) Systems Engineering
2 11 (16.18%) Mathematics
3 9 (13.24%) Hazard Analysis
3 9 (13.24%) Signal Processing
3 9 (13.24%) Technical Leadership
4 8 (11.76%) Visualisation
5 7 (10.29%) Coaching
5 7 (10.29%) Decision-Making
5 7 (10.29%) Physics
6 6 (8.82%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (7.35%) Agile
7 5 (7.35%) Clean Code
7 5 (7.35%) Ergonomics
7 5 (7.35%) Full-Stack Development
7 5 (7.35%) Software Testing
8 4 (5.88%) Risk Assessment
8 4 (5.88%) Software Engineering
8 4 (5.88%) Test Automation
8 4 (5.88%) Test Scripting
8 4 (5.88%) V-Model
Programming Languages
1 7 (10.29%) C#
2 4 (5.88%) Python
3 3 (4.41%) MATLAB
4 2 (2.94%) SQL
5 1 (1.47%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 43 (63.24%) BPSS Clearance
2 15 (22.06%) Degree
3 6 (8.82%) SC Cleared
3 6 (8.82%) Security Cleared
4 4 (5.88%) HNC
4 4 (5.88%) Master's Degree
5 1 (1.47%) CCNP
5 1 (1.47%) CESG Certified Professional
5 1 (1.47%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (1.47%) CISM
5 1 (1.47%) CISSP
5 1 (1.47%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (17.65%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 9 (13.24%) HAZOP
3 7 (10.29%) ARP4754
3 7 (10.29%) DO-254
3 7 (10.29%) IEC 61508
4 1 (1.47%) GDPR
4 1 (1.47%) ISO/IEC 12207
4 1 (1.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (1.47%) NIST
4 1 (1.47%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (1.47%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 9 (13.24%) Functional Safety
2 4 (5.88%) BMC PATROL
3 1 (1.47%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 10 (14.71%) IBM
2 3 (4.41%) MathWorks
2 3 (4.41%) SAP
3 2 (2.94%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.47%) Cisco
4 1 (1.47%) Meraki
4 1 (1.47%) Palo Alto
4 1 (1.47%) SonicWALL
4 1 (1.47%) Sparx