Software Manager Job Trends in Oxford

Software Manager
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The median Software Manager salary in Oxford is £97,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 August 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Manager 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxford 0.15% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% - -
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 £65,000 - £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -15.38%

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 632 200 393
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.83% 87.72% 97.04%
Number of salaries quoted 434 144 255
10th Percentile £40,000 £31,375 £31,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% +15.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £78,750 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £80,000 £80,000
Oxfordshire median annual salary £55,000 £52,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.77% +9.47% -13.64%

Software Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

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

Software Manager job vacancy trend in Oxford

Software Manager
Salary Trend in Oxford

Salary distribution trend for Software Manager job vacancies in Oxford.

Salary distribution trend for Software Manager job vacancies in Oxford

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

For the 6 months to 11 August 2026, Software 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 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 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