Senior Jobs in Southampton

Senior
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Senior salary in Southampton is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.

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

 6 months to
30 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 11 7
Rank change year-on-year +8 -4 +21
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 42 106 138
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 13.77% 11.36% 18.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.86% 11.65% 19.60%
Number of salaries quoted 35 79 99
10th Percentile £50,000 £48,800 £47,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £53,750 £51,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £75,250 £82,500 £83,750
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year -12.00% -7.41% +3.85%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 303 910 704
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 99.34% 97.53% 92.75%
Number of salaries quoted 221 764 553
10th Percentile £27,000 £29,000 £27,950
25th Percentile £38,750 £32,688 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -10.00% -2.91%
75th Percentile £63,750 £61,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £71,250 £72,500 £80,000
Hampshire median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -6.54% +1.90%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior in Southampton

Senior
Salary Trend in Southampton

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior in Southampton.

Salary trend for Senior in Southampton

Senior
Salary Histogram in Southampton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in Southampton over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior in Southampton

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

For the 6 months to 30 May 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 Southampton region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 12 (28.57%) Degree
2 10 (23.81%) Mathematics
2 10 (23.81%) Node.js
3 9 (21.43%) Test Automation
3 9 (21.43%) Software Engineering
4 8 (19.05%) Software Testing
4 8 (19.05%) .NET
4 8 (19.05%) BPSS Clearance
4 8 (19.05%) React
5 7 (16.67%) GraphQL
5 7 (16.67%) .NET Core
5 7 (16.67%) TypeScript
5 7 (16.67%) JavaScript
5 7 (16.67%) Physics
6 6 (14.29%) Azure
6 6 (14.29%) AWS
6 6 (14.29%) C#
6 6 (14.29%) C++
6 6 (14.29%) SDLC
6 6 (14.29%) Social Skills
7 5 (11.90%) Next.js
7 5 (11.90%) Tailwind CSS
7 5 (11.90%) Docker
7 5 (11.90%) MongoDB
7 5 (11.90%) GCP
7 5 (11.90%) Kubernetes
8 4 (9.52%) Requirements Management
8 4 (9.52%) Selenium
8 4 (9.52%) Test Scripting
8 4 (9.52%) System Testing

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

Applications
1 2 (4.76%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (2.38%) Oracle ERP
1 1 (2.38%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 6 (14.29%) AWS
1 6 (14.29%) Azure
2 5 (11.90%) GCP
3 3 (7.14%) AWS CloudFormation
3 3 (7.14%) AWS Lambda
3 3 (7.14%) SaaS
3 3 (7.14%) Serverless
3 3 (7.14%) Virtual Private Cloud
4 1 (2.38%) Power Platform
4 1 (2.38%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 3 (7.14%) BGP
1 3 (7.14%) Firewall
1 3 (7.14%) IPsec
1 3 (7.14%) OSPF
1 3 (7.14%) SSL
1 3 (7.14%) TCP/IP
1 3 (7.14%) VoIP
1 3 (7.14%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (11.90%) MongoDB
2 3 (7.14%) DynamoDB
3 2 (4.76%) SQL Server
4 1 (2.38%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (9.52%) Git
1 4 (9.52%) Selenium
1 4 (9.52%) SpecFlow
2 3 (7.14%) Cypress.io
3 2 (4.76%) MagicDraw
General
1 6 (14.29%) Social Skills
2 4 (9.52%) Finance
3 2 (4.76%) Law
3 2 (4.76%) Legal
4 1 (2.38%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (2.38%) Banking
4 1 (2.38%) Local Government
4 1 (2.38%) Manufacturing
4 1 (2.38%) Military
4 1 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (2.38%) Public Sector
4 1 (2.38%) Public Speaking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (23.81%) Node.js
2 8 (19.05%) .NET
2 8 (19.05%) React
3 7 (16.67%) .NET Core
3 7 (16.67%) GraphQL
4 5 (11.90%) Next.js
4 5 (11.90%) Tailwind CSS
5 3 (7.14%) JSON
5 3 (7.14%) YAML
6 2 (4.76%) ASP.NET
6 2 (4.76%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.14%) Algorithms
1 3 (7.14%) Data Centre
2 2 (4.76%) Acoustics
3 1 (2.38%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (2.38%) e-Learning
3 1 (2.38%) IoT
3 1 (2.38%) Learning Management System
3 1 (2.38%) NHS
3 1 (2.38%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (23.81%) Mathematics
2 9 (21.43%) Software Engineering
2 9 (21.43%) Test Automation
3 8 (19.05%) Software Testing
4 7 (16.67%) Physics
5 6 (14.29%) SDLC
6 4 (9.52%) Acceptance Criteria
6 4 (9.52%) API Testing
6 4 (9.52%) Change Management
6 4 (9.52%) Collaborative Working
6 4 (9.52%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (9.52%) Customer Requirements
6 4 (9.52%) Full-Stack Development
6 4 (9.52%) Regression Testing
6 4 (9.52%) Requirements Management
6 4 (9.52%) Scenario Testing
6 4 (9.52%) System Testing
6 4 (9.52%) Test Scripting
6 4 (9.52%) Test Strategy
7 3 (7.14%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 7 (16.67%) JavaScript
1 7 (16.67%) TypeScript
2 6 (14.29%) C#
2 6 (14.29%) C++
3 2 (4.76%) Ada
4 1 (2.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (2.38%) Python
4 1 (2.38%) R
4 1 (2.38%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (28.57%) Degree
2 8 (19.05%) BPSS Clearance
3 4 (9.52%) Security Cleared
4 3 (7.14%) Numerate Degree
5 2 (4.76%) CCNP
5 2 (4.76%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (2.38%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (2.38%) DBS Check
6 1 (2.38%) PMI Certification
6 1 (2.38%) PMP
6 1 (2.38%) Postgraduate
6 1 (2.38%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 1 (2.38%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.38%) Accessibility
1 1 (2.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 5 (11.90%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (11.90%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 3 (7.14%) Microsoft
2 2 (4.76%) Cisco
2 2 (4.76%) Juniper
3 1 (2.38%) Adobe
3 1 (2.38%) Oracle
3 1 (2.38%) Salesforce
3 1 (2.38%) SAP
3 1 (2.38%) ServiceNow
265 Senior jobs in Southampton