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 13 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
13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
21 |
13 |
35 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-8 |
+22 |
+3 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
18 |
92 |
40 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton |
5.39% |
10.54% |
5.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
5.45% |
10.84% |
5.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
18 |
83 |
33 |
| 10th Percentile |
£47,125 |
£43,000 |
£37,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£52,188 |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£65,000 |
£57,500 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+13.04% |
-4.17% |
-7.69% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,188 |
£68,125 |
£72,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£82,500 |
£81,250 |
| Hampshire median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
-8.33% |
+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 |
330 |
849 |
714 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
98.80% |
97.25% |
92.97% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
256 |
718 |
564 |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,500 |
£28,500 |
£27,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£32,500 |
£37,500 |
| 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 |
£53,000 |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.00% |
-4.76% |
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