Lead Software Engineer Job Trends in Abingdon

Lead Software Engineer
Oxfordshire > Abingdon

The median Lead Software Engineer salary in Abingdon is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 April 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Abingdon 0.60% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.60% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 - -
75th Percentile £63,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median annual salary £72,500 £95,000 -
% change year-on-year -23.68% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Abingdon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Abingdon. 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 Abingdon with a recognized job title 167 12 120
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 85.71% 97.56%
Number of salaries quoted 113 10 103
10th Percentile £35,000 £28,250 £29,761
25th Percentile £36,250 £30,938 £35,520
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,688 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.57% +21.53% -21.74%
75th Percentile £60,000 £63,125 £55,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £68,500 £61,000
Oxfordshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £46,293
% change year-on-year - +18.81% -7.41%

Lead Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Abingdon

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Lead Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Abingdon.

Lead Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Abingdon

Lead Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Abingdon

Salary distribution trend for Lead Software Engineer job vacancies in Abingdon.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Software Engineer job vacancies in Abingdon

Lead Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Abingdon

For the 6 months to 30 April 2026, Lead Software Engineer 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 Abingdon region featuring Lead Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) OO
1 1 (100.00%) OOP
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) WPF

Lead Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Abingdon 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:

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) WPF
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) OO
1 1 (100.00%) OOP
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#