Software Engineer
Hampshire > Southampton
The median Software Engineer salary in Southampton is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 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
4 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
23 |
12 |
38 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-11 |
+26 |
-3 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
20 |
90 |
39 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton |
5.90% |
10.53% |
4.96% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
5.99% |
10.84% |
5.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
20 |
83 |
32 |
| 10th Percentile |
£47,375 |
£42,500 |
£36,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£54,063 |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£65,000 |
£57,500 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+13.04% |
-4.17% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£73,750 |
£67,500 |
£73,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£82,500 |
£81,250 |
| Hampshire median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£53,500 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+12.15% |
-10.83% |
+9.09% |
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 |
334 |
830 |
733 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
98.53% |
97.08% |
93.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
268 |
703 |
583 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,250 |
£28,300 |
£27,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£32,000 |
£36,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£45,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+22.22% |
-10.00% |
-4.76% |
| 75th Percentile |
£63,750 |
£61,250 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
£80,000 |
| Hampshire median annual salary |
£53,750 |
£50,000 |
£52,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+7.50% |
-3.85% |
-0.95% |
