Software Developer
Oxfordshire > Oxford
The median Software Developer salary in Oxford is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 29 | 42 | 34 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +13 | -8 | +16 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer | 10 | 22 | 18 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Oxford | 4.15% | 3.35% | 3.81% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.52% | 3.51% | 4.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 22 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £45,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £51,250 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +29.41% | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £65,938 | £65,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £70,000 | £81,625 |
| Oxfordshire median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -13.73% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Oxford
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 | 221 | 626 | 404 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.70% | 95.43% | 85.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 130 | 471 | 289 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,750 | £30,000 | £26,700 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £38,875 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £52,500 | £54,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -2.78% | -6.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £63,750 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £75,000 | £85,000 |
| Oxfordshire median annual salary | £55,000 | £46,293 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.81% | -7.41% | -4.76% |
Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford
Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Oxford.
Software Developer
Salary Trend in Oxford
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Oxford.
Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxford
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Software Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Oxford region featuring Software Developer in the job title.
|
|
Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxford by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: