Software Engineering Manager Job Trends in Oxford

Software Engineering Manager
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The median Software Engineering Manager salary in Oxford is £97,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 July 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineering Manager 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxford 0.17% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £96,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £97,500 - -
75th Percentile £98,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median annual salary £97,500 - £55,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 574 200 477
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.96% 87.34% 95.98%
Number of salaries quoted 386 143 330
10th Percentile £37,500 £35,854 £30,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,652 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.58% +19.30% -13.04%
75th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £84,750 £80,000
Oxfordshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +15.79% -13.64%

Software Engineering Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Engineering Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Oxford.

Software Engineering Manager job vacancy trend in Oxford

Software Engineering Manager
Salary Trend in Oxford

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineering Manager job vacancies in Oxford.

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineering Manager job vacancies in Oxford

Software Engineering Manager Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford

For the 6 months to 25 July 2026, Software Engineering Manager 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 Oxford region featuring Software Engineering Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Capacity Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Fintech
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Sprint Planning

Software Engineering Manager Skill Set
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Capacity Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Fintech
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Sprint Planning