SaaS Job Trends in Southampton

Software as a Service (SaaS)
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Southampton requiring SaaS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 41 39
Rank change year-on-year +25 -2 +13
Permanent jobs citing SaaS 37 25 15
As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton 6.72% 4.40% 3.73%
As % of the Cloud Services category 26.81% 12.63% 9.93%
Number of salaries quoted 34 21 15
10th Percentile £36,250 £47,500 £27,500
25th Percentile - £61,250 £28,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £62,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -36.00% +78.57% -36.36%
75th Percentile £48,750 £72,500 £75,625
90th Percentile £85,589 - £200,000
Hampshire median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% -6.54% -10.83%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Southampton

SaaS falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in Southampton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 138 198 151
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 25.05% 34.86% 37.56%
Number of salaries quoted 115 161 140
10th Percentile £29,150 £32,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +15.79% -5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £65,313
90th Percentile £79,750 £75,000 £77,625
Hampshire median annual salary £47,500 £57,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +6.54% -6.96%

SaaS
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SaaS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

SaaS job vacancy trend in Southampton

SaaS
Salary Trend in Southampton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing SaaS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing SaaS

SaaS
Salary Histogram in Southampton

Salary distribution for jobs citing SaaS in Southampton over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for SaaS in Southampton

SaaS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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 5 (13.51%) IIS
Business Applications
1 1 (2.70%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 8 (21.62%) AWS
1 8 (21.62%) IaaS
1 8 (21.62%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (21.62%) PuTTY
1 8 (21.62%) SSH
2 1 (2.70%) HTTP
General
1 5 (13.51%) Social Skills
2 2 (5.41%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (5.41%) Legal
2 2 (5.41%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 8 (21.62%) Support Engineer
1 8 (21.62%) Technical Engineer
1 8 (21.62%) Technical Support
1 8 (21.62%) Technical Support Engineer
2 7 (18.92%) Sales Representative
2 7 (18.92%) Senior
3 6 (16.22%) Account Manager
4 5 (13.51%) Enterprise Account Manager
4 5 (13.51%) Senior Support Engineer
4 5 (13.51%) Senior Technical Engineer
4 5 (13.51%) Senior Technical Support
4 5 (13.51%) Senior Technical Support Engineer
5 3 (8.11%) Linux Engineer
5 3 (8.11%) Linux Support
5 3 (8.11%) Linux Support Engineer
6 2 (5.41%) Development Manager
6 2 (5.41%) ERP Consultant
6 2 (5.41%) Security Specialist
6 2 (5.41%) Software Development Manager
6 2 (5.41%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.70%) React
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.41%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (5.41%) Security Posture
2 1 (2.70%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 8 (21.62%) Linux
1 8 (21.62%) VMS
2 5 (13.51%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (27.03%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (16.22%) Customer-Centricity
3 4 (10.81%) ERP
4 3 (8.11%) Business Development
4 3 (8.11%) Change Management
4 3 (8.11%) CRM
4 3 (8.11%) Customer Service
4 3 (8.11%) Decision-Making
5 2 (5.41%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (5.41%) Cyber Resilience
5 2 (5.41%) Cybersecurity
5 2 (5.41%) Data Protection
5 2 (5.41%) Fintech
5 2 (5.41%) Information Security
5 2 (5.41%) ISMS
5 2 (5.41%) Security Testing
5 2 (5.41%) Technical Architecture
6 1 (2.70%) B2B
6 1 (2.70%) Project Management
6 1 (2.70%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (24.32%) SQL
2 8 (21.62%) DCL
2 8 (21.62%) Tcl
3 1 (2.70%) JavaScript
3 1 (2.70%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (2.70%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (8.11%) HubSpot
2 1 (2.70%) Epicor
2 1 (2.70%) SAP