Senior Job Trends in Southampton

Senior
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Senior salary in Southampton is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 January 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 5 11
Rank change year-on-year +4 +6 -1
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 85 103 56
As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton 15.63% 18.53% 13.08%
As % of the Job Titles category 16.35% 18.97% 13.46%
Number of salaries quoted 62 70 51
10th Percentile £46,625 £51,000 £53,750
25th Percentile £51,250 £52,500 £57,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -7.69% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £67,500 £76,875
90th Percentile £89,625 £71,750 £86,000
Hampshire median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 520 543 416
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.59% 97.66% 97.20%
Number of salaries quoted 374 391 346
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £39,625 £42,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +22.22% -14.29%
75th Percentile £62,500 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,125 £73,750 £75,000
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

Senior job vacancy trend in Southampton

Senior
Salary Trend in Southampton

Salary distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Southampton.

Salary distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Southampton

Senior
Salary Histogram in Southampton

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

Salary histogram for Senior in Southampton

Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 6 January 2026, Senior 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 Southampton region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 26 (30.59%) SQL
2 25 (29.41%) C#
3 22 (25.88%) Azure
3 22 (25.88%) Problem-Solving
4 20 (23.53%) Microsoft
4 20 (23.53%) REST
5 17 (20.00%) Cloud Operations
5 17 (20.00%) Data Analysis
5 17 (20.00%) PowerShell
5 17 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
5 17 (20.00%) Security Cleared
5 17 (20.00%) SOA
5 17 (20.00%) SOAP
5 17 (20.00%) Task Automation
6 12 (14.12%) Software Engineering
7 11 (12.94%) AWS
7 11 (12.94%) Windows
8 9 (10.59%) Customer Requirements
8 9 (10.59%) Linux
9 8 (9.41%) SaaS
10 7 (8.24%) Cybersecurity
11 5 (5.88%) Data Modelling
11 5 (5.88%) DCL
11 5 (5.88%) Delphi
11 5 (5.88%) DevOps
11 5 (5.88%) IaaS
11 5 (5.88%) IIS
11 5 (5.88%) PaaS
11 5 (5.88%) PuTTY
11 5 (5.88%) SSH

Senior Skill Set
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 (5.88%) IIS
2 3 (3.53%) WordPress
3 1 (1.18%) CMS
3 1 (1.18%) Drupal
3 1 (1.18%) Joomla!
3 1 (1.18%) Umbraco
Applications
1 3 (3.53%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (3.53%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 22 (25.88%) Azure
2 11 (12.94%) AWS
3 8 (9.41%) SaaS
4 5 (5.88%) IaaS
4 5 (5.88%) PaaS
5 2 (2.35%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (2.35%) GitHub
6 1 (1.18%) Google Ads
6 1 (1.18%) Google Analytics
6 1 (1.18%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 5 (5.88%) PuTTY
1 5 (5.88%) SSH
2 3 (3.53%) SMS
3 1 (1.18%) LAN
3 1 (1.18%) MPLS
3 1 (1.18%) Network Security
3 1 (1.18%) SD-WAN
3 1 (1.18%) Unified Communications
3 1 (1.18%) VoIP
3 1 (1.18%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.18%) Elasticsearch
1 1 (1.18%) Looker
Development Applications
1 2 (2.35%) Storybook
2 1 (1.18%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (1.18%) Visual Website Optimizer
General
1 19 (22.35%) Social Skills
2 5 (5.88%) Finance
3 4 (4.71%) Marketing
4 3 (3.53%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (3.53%) Legal
4 3 (3.53%) Retail
5 2 (2.35%) Electronics
5 2 (2.35%) Financial Institution
6 1 (1.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (1.18%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (23.53%) REST
2 17 (20.00%) SOAP
3 4 (4.71%) .NET
3 4 (4.71%) Next.js
4 2 (2.35%) Jest
4 2 (2.35%) Node.js
4 2 (2.35%) React
4 2 (2.35%) RESTful
4 2 (2.35%) Vue
4 2 (2.35%) YAML
5 1 (1.18%) HTML
5 1 (1.18%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 3 (3.53%) Onboarding
2 2 (2.35%) GNSS
3 1 (1.18%) Algorithms
3 1 (1.18%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 11 (12.94%) Windows
2 9 (10.59%) Linux
3 5 (5.88%) VMS
4 1 (1.18%) Android
4 1 (1.18%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (25.88%) Problem-Solving
2 17 (20.00%) Cloud Operations
2 17 (20.00%) Data Analysis
2 17 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 17 (20.00%) SOA
2 17 (20.00%) Task Automation
3 12 (14.12%) Software Engineering
4 9 (10.59%) Customer Requirements
5 7 (8.24%) Cybersecurity
6 5 (5.88%) Data Modelling
6 5 (5.88%) DevOps
7 4 (4.71%) Analytics
7 4 (4.71%) CI/CD
7 4 (4.71%) Digital Marketing
7 4 (4.71%) Fintech
7 4 (4.71%) Front End Development
8 3 (3.53%) Customer Journey Map
8 3 (3.53%) Event-Driven
8 3 (3.53%) Journey Map
8 3 (3.53%) Model Validation
Programming Languages
1 26 (30.59%) SQL
2 25 (29.41%) C#
3 17 (20.00%) PowerShell
4 5 (5.88%) DCL
4 5 (5.88%) Delphi
4 5 (5.88%) Tcl
5 4 (4.71%) JavaScript
6 2 (2.35%) TypeScript
7 1 (1.18%) C++
Qualifications
1 17 (20.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (3.53%) DBS Check
3 2 (2.35%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (1.18%) CCIE
4 1 (1.18%) CCNP
4 1 (1.18%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (1.18%) ISTQB
4 1 (1.18%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
4 1 (1.18%) PMI Certification
4 1 (1.18%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.53%) Data Quality
1 3 (3.53%) GDPR
2 1 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 1 (1.18%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (1.18%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 20 (23.53%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.53%) Salesforce
2 3 (3.53%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
2 3 (3.53%) Screaming Frog
3 2 (2.35%) VMware
4 1 (1.18%) Cisco
4 1 (1.18%) Google
4 1 (1.18%) Hotjar
4 1 (1.18%) IBM
4 1 (1.18%) Meraki