45 jobs in Portsmouth pay £20+ an hour right now – these 5 pay the most
45 job adverts covering Portsmouth are offering £20 an hour or more right now – 28% of all hourly-paid adverts – with Systems Engineer roles topping the list at £70.00 an hour, according to new analysis by recruitment agency Bernoullis Group.
The agency looked at 162 hourly-paid job adverts covering Portsmouth, posted on UK job boards between 1 September and 12 November 2026. £20 an hour works out at about £39,000 a year for a full-time, 37.5-hour week. The best-paid roles were:
• Systems Engineer – £70.00 an hour
• Systems Test Manager – £60.00 an hour
• Dental Practitioner – £55.98 an hour
• Embedded Software Engineer – £55.00 an hour
• Project Manager – £50.00 an hour
"It's not just office jobs at the top of the pay scale – trades, drivers, nurses and engineers feature heavily," said a spokesperson for Bernoullis Group. "Plenty of these roles are flexible or contract-based, so they can suit people who want more control over their hours."
The agency's tips for anyone aiming for £20 an hour or more:
• Check which qualifications the best-paid adverts ask for – an HGV licence, a trade qualification or professional registration can add several pounds an hour.
• Contract and locum roles often pay more per hour but may not include holiday pay, sick pay or a pension, so compare the whole package.
• If a job is paid through an umbrella company, ask what your take-home pay will be – it can be well below the headline rate.
About the figures: Bernoullis Group took the hourly rate (or the midpoint of the advertised range) on hourly-paid job adverts and counted those offering £20 or more, grouping close variants of the same job title and showing each role at its highest advertised rate. The figures are a snapshot of advertised pay rather than every vacancy. Bernoullis Group is a UK recruitment agency.
Source: Bernoullis Group analysis of job adverts. Job seekers can check their CV for free with the Bernoullis CV checker.