Software Support Analyst Job Trends in Southampton

Software Support Analyst
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Software Support Analyst salary in Southampton is £38,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 May 2026.

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

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 - 76
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Support Analyst 10 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton 1.55% - 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.59% - 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 10 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £36,500 - £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 - £32,500
75th Percentile £39,875 - £33,750
90th Percentile £40,000 - -
Hampshire median annual salary £38,000 - £27,500

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 630 299 857
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.37% 98.68% 97.39%
Number of salaries quoted 462 227 721
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,375 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.38% +16.67% -10.00%
75th Percentile £73,750 £63,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £72,500 £72,500
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.77% +6.00% -4.76%

Software Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

Software Support Analyst job vacancy trend in Southampton

Software Support Analyst
Salary Trend in Southampton

Salary distribution trend for Software Support Analyst job vacancies in Southampton.

Salary distribution trend for Software Support Analyst job vacancies in Southampton

Software Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 20 May 2026, Software Support Analyst 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 Software Support Analyst in the job title.

1 7 (70.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 7 (70.00%) SLA
1 7 (70.00%) SQL
1 7 (70.00%) Windows

Software Support Analyst 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:

General
1 10 (100.00%) Finance
2 7 (70.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 7 (70.00%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 7 (70.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (70.00%) Analytical Thinking
Programming Languages
1 7 (70.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (70.00%) SLA