The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Southampton requiring SOA skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited SOA over the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 16 Jul 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
36
77
65
Rank change year-on-year
+41
-12
+39
Permanent jobs citing SOA
2
1
7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton
SOA falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Southampton.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
333
747
636
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton
91.48%
78.06%
96.80%
Number of salaries quoted
234
631
456
10th Percentile
£30,000
£29,750
£31,250
25th Percentile
£37,500
£36,250
£38,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£50,000
£47,500
£52,500
Median % change year-on-year
+5.26%
-9.52%
-
75th Percentile
£60,938
£61,250
£70,000
90th Percentile
£75,000
£72,500
£80,875
Hampshire median annual salary
£52,500
£50,000
£55,000
% change year-on-year
+5.00%
-9.09%
+4.76%
SOA Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings citing SOA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
SOA Salary Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SOA in Southampton.
SOA Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton
For the 6 months to 16 July 2025, job vacancies citing SOA also mentioned 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 with a requirement for SOA.
SOA 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:
