21 managed service providers based in Southampton. Most list cloud / Microsoft 365 / Azure, cybersecurity and backup / disaster recovery; 10 offer a NOC or monitoring service, 4 a SOC or MDR service and 4 co-managed IT alongside an in-house team. The industries they most often name are education, accounting and construction.
3 publish 24/7 support, 0 extended hours and 4 business hours only; the rest don’t say. None publishes a per-user price yet. Filter this list by service, stack, industry, size or 24/7 support.
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The six most fully documented MSPs here (most sourced facts, then name: no paid placement), and what each publishes that you can check.
Atom IP · Southampton publishes business hours support · has an after-hours line · states a response time (15 minutes to respond) · Google rating 5 from 59 reviews · names PCI DSS, Cyber Essentials and GDPR
Century IT Services · Southampton has an after-hours line · states a response time (30 second answer) · Google rating 4.8 from 18 reviews · names PCI DSS, Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus · Microsoft partner badge
HJS Technology Ltd · Southampton publishes business hours support · has an after-hours line · states a response time (8 hour fault target resolution) · Google rating 5 from 51 reviews · names Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001
Aura Technology · Southampton publishes 24/7 support · Google rating 5 from 2 reviews · names Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001 · Microsoft partner badge · 11 services listed
Colva IT · Southampton states a response time (1 Hour Quotation Response) · Google rating 5 from 16 reviews · names Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus and GDPR · 8 services listed
Hampshire Business Computers · Southampton states a response time (response within 30 minutes) · Google rating 4.8 from 11 reviews · names Cyber Essentials and ISO 27001 · holds IASME Cyber Assurance · 9 services listed
Support hours in writing. 7 of 21 here publish their hours (3 24/7), and 3 mention an after-hours line. Ask who answers at night, and whether that’s the same team.
A response time. Only 6 state one (29%). Ask for it in the contract, by priority.
Security and compliance. The frameworks named most here are Cyber Essentials (12), GDPR (9) and Cyber Essentials Plus (8). Naming a framework isn’t a certification: ask for the audit report or certificate.
Partner status and price. 4 show a Microsoft partner badge. Ask what’s included per user and what’s billed hourly.
How many managed service providers are in Southampton?
21 MSPs in the directory have their HQ in Southampton. Each has a profile with its services, the tools we could see, industries served and published support hours, every fact with its source. Many also serve clients outside their home area.
How much does managed IT cost in Southampton?
None of the MSPs here publishes a per-user price yet; they quote after a call. See published MSP pricing for what MSPs elsewhere charge.
Which MSPs in Southampton offer 24/7 support?
3 publish 24/7 support, and 9 advertise 24/7 monitoring (systems watched around the clock, which is not the same as people answering the phone). See the 24/7 list in South East England.
Which MSPs in Southampton offer cybersecurity or a SOC?
Can an MSP in Southampton work alongside our in-house IT team?
Yes: 4 offer co-managed IT, where the MSP covers the help desk, monitoring or projects while your own IT staff stay in charge. See them in South East England.
Which MSPs in Southampton specialise in education?
3 name education as an industry they serve; Cyber Essentials is the framework named most often here (12 MSPs). See them in South East England.
What should I check before hiring an MSP in Southampton?
Published support hours and who answers out of hours, a response time in the contract, proof behind any compliance claim (an audit report or certificate, not a logo), what the per-user price includes, and how you leave (notice period, handover of passwords and documentation). Only 6 of 21 MSPs here state a response time on their site.