Senior Software Engineer Jobs in Hampshire

Senior Software Engineer
South East > Hampshire

The median Senior Software Engineer salary in Hampshire is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 128 107 187
Rank change year-on-year -21 +80 -10
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer 79 61 75
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 1.71% 2.27% 1.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.80% 2.41% 1.41%
Number of salaries quoted 65 54 64
10th Percentile £51,000 £55,000 £56,250
25th Percentile £57,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £70,000 £68,750
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% +1.82% +19.57%
75th Percentile £82,500 £72,500 £75,000
90th Percentile - £76,750 -
South East median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.70% +3.85% +8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Hampshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hampshire. 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 Hampshire with a recognized job title 4,389 2,531 5,320
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.84% 94.05% 97.13%
Number of salaries quoted 3,370 1,939 3,518
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,500 £29,537
25th Percentile £38,000 £37,500 £37,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% +1.90% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £81,250
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Senior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Job postings that featured Senior Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Software Engineer in Hampshire

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Hampshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Engineer in Hampshire.

Salary trend for Senior Software Engineer in Hampshire

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Hampshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Software Engineer in Hampshire over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Software Engineer in Hampshire

Senior Software Engineer
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Software Engineer within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 12 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Southampton +12 27 £67,500 +12.50%
Portsmouth +14 18 £80,000 +39.13% 1
Alton - 7 £55,000 - 1
Aldershot +7 6 £62,500 -10.71%
Basingstoke -5 6 £50,000 -16.67%
Farnborough +8 5 - -
Fareham -20 2 - - 1
Senior Software Engineer
South East

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Senior Software Engineer job roles required 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 Hampshire region featuring Senior Software Engineer in the job title.

1 79 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 41 (51.90%) Linux
3 39 (49.37%) C++
4 36 (45.57%) Agile
5 35 (44.30%) Degree
6 31 (39.24%) Military
6 31 (39.24%) Algorithms
7 27 (34.18%) Mathematics
8 26 (32.91%) Windows
9 24 (30.38%) C#
10 23 (29.11%) Security Cleared
11 22 (27.85%) SC Cleared
11 22 (27.85%) Python
12 18 (22.78%) Technical Leadership
12 18 (22.78%) Computer Science Degree
12 18 (22.78%) C
12 18 (22.78%) JavaScript
12 18 (22.78%) Computer Science
12 18 (22.78%) Artificial Intelligence
13 17 (21.52%) .NET
14 14 (17.72%) MFC
14 14 (17.72%) STL
14 14 (17.72%) XML
14 14 (17.72%) Java
14 14 (17.72%) OO
14 14 (17.72%) Configuration Management
14 14 (17.72%) Subversion
14 14 (17.72%) Embedded Linux
14 14 (17.72%) Qt
14 14 (17.72%) CMake

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (5.06%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 8 (10.13%) Azure
2 7 (8.86%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (7.59%) PostgreSQL
1 6 (7.59%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.27%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 14 (17.72%) CMake
1 14 (17.72%) Subversion
2 4 (5.06%) Git
2 4 (5.06%) JIRA
General
1 31 (39.24%) Military
2 11 (13.92%) Social Skills
3 7 (8.86%) Finance
4 6 (7.59%) Aerospace
4 6 (7.59%) Documentation Skills
5 5 (6.33%) Aviation
5 5 (6.33%) Swedish Language
6 4 (5.06%) Manufacturing
7 2 (2.53%) Electronics
8 1 (1.27%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (21.52%) .NET
2 14 (17.72%) MFC
2 14 (17.72%) Qt
2 14 (17.72%) STL
2 14 (17.72%) XML
3 10 (12.66%) React
4 9 (11.39%) HTML
5 7 (8.86%) .NET Core
6 6 (7.59%) AngularJS
6 6 (7.59%) ASP.NET
6 6 (7.59%) Blazor
6 6 (7.59%) CSS
6 6 (7.59%) OpenAPI
6 6 (7.59%) RESTful
6 6 (7.59%) Swagger
6 6 (7.59%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 31 (39.24%) Algorithms
2 7 (8.86%) Embedded Systems
3 6 (7.59%) Onboarding
4 5 (6.33%) Robotics
4 5 (6.33%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (5.06%) CCTV
5 4 (5.06%) Device Driver
5 4 (5.06%) SIMD
6 1 (1.27%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 41 (51.90%) Linux
2 26 (32.91%) Windows
3 14 (17.72%) Embedded Linux
4 1 (1.27%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 36 (45.57%) Agile
3 27 (34.18%) Mathematics
4 18 (22.78%) Artificial Intelligence
4 18 (22.78%) Computer Science
4 18 (22.78%) Technical Leadership
5 14 (17.72%) Configuration Management
5 14 (17.72%) Data Science
5 14 (17.72%) Mentoring
5 14 (17.72%) OO
6 11 (13.92%) Problem-Solving
7 10 (12.66%) TDD
8 9 (11.39%) Continuous Integration
8 9 (11.39%) Mathematical Modelling
9 7 (8.86%) Data Analytics
9 7 (8.86%) Data-Driven Decision Making
9 7 (8.86%) Decision-Making
9 7 (8.86%) Machine Learning
9 7 (8.86%) SDLC
9 7 (8.86%) Situational Awareness
Programming Languages
1 39 (49.37%) C++
2 24 (30.38%) C#
3 22 (27.85%) Python
4 18 (22.78%) C
4 18 (22.78%) JavaScript
5 14 (17.72%) Java
6 7 (8.86%) Haskell
7 6 (7.59%) SQL
7 6 (7.59%) T-SQL
8 5 (6.33%) Bash
8 5 (6.33%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 35 (44.30%) Degree
2 23 (29.11%) Security Cleared
3 22 (27.85%) SC Cleared
4 18 (22.78%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.27%) HND
System Software
1 2 (2.53%) Embedded Firmware
1 2 (2.53%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (6.33%) SELinux
Vendors
1 1 (1.27%) Microsoft