The median Leader salary in Oxford is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
16 |
25 |
21 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+9 |
-4 |
+4 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead |
14 |
16 |
17 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Oxford |
5.81% |
6.27% |
5.50% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
6.25% |
6.61% |
5.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
14 |
10 |
10 |
| 10th Percentile |
£73,000 |
£49,250 |
£55,125 |
| 25th Percentile |
£80,313 |
£51,250 |
£57,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£85,000 |
£52,500 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+61.90% |
-12.50% |
+11.11% |
| 75th Percentile |
£88,750 |
£85,938 |
£84,063 |
| 90th Percentile |
£98,125 |
£98,125 |
£127,500 |
| Oxfordshire median annual salary |
£82,500 |
£55,000 |
£63,575 |
| % change year-on-year |
+50.00% |
-13.49% |
+10.57% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Oxford. 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 Oxford with a recognized job title |
224 |
242 |
293 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.95% |
94.90% |
94.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
158 |
117 |
244 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£40,750 |
£35,300 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£47,500 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£54,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.33% |
+10.09% |
+9.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£77,000 |
£67,813 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£96,650 |
£81,750 |
| Oxfordshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
+4.76% |
+8.25% |
