Computer Science Job Trends in Oxford

Computer Science
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Oxford requiring Computer Science skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 22 18
Rank change year-on-year -4 -4 +2
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 4 19 17
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxford 1.70% 7.42% 6.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.13% 7.82% 7.17%
Number of salaries quoted 4 9 17
10th Percentile - £52,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £43,750 - £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% +9.09% +29.41%
75th Percentile £55,000 - £63,750
90th Percentile £61,750 £75,500 £73,750
Oxfordshire median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £57,547
% change year-on-year -16.67% +4.26% +29.77%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Oxford

Computer Science falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Oxford.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 188 243 237
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Oxford 80.00% 94.92% 90.46%
Number of salaries quoted 135 115 200
10th Percentile £31,100 £40,500 £38,000
25th Percentile £39,063 £48,125 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £76,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £89,750 £95,000 £85,000
Oxfordshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Computer Science relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Oxford.

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Oxford

Computer Science
Salary Trend in Oxford

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxford citing Computer Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxford citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in Oxford

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Oxford over the 6 months to 5 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in Oxford

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford 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:

Applications
1 3 (75.00%) InDesign
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (75.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (75.00%) Unified Communications
General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Marketing
3 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Marketing Executive
1 3 (75.00%) Senior
1 3 (75.00%) Senior Marketing Executive
2 1 (25.00%) C++ Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Principal Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Principal Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Python Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Python Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Onboarding
1 3 (75.00%) Social Media
1 3 (75.00%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Analytics
1 3 (75.00%) Business Analytics
1 3 (75.00%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (75.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 3 (75.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 3 (75.00%) CRM
1 3 (75.00%) Demand Generation
1 3 (75.00%) GTM Strategy
1 3 (75.00%) Lead Generation
1 3 (75.00%) Line Management
1 3 (75.00%) Product Marketing
1 3 (75.00%) Storytelling
2 1 (25.00%) Physics
2 1 (25.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) C++
1 1 (25.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) ISO 9001
1 3 (75.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Adobe
1 3 (75.00%) Cisco
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (75.00%) Zoho