The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Oxford requiring Software Testing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Software Testing 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
187
265
279
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Oxford
90.34%
88.04%
96.21%
Number of salaries quoted
140
146
221
10th Percentile
£25,705
£35,000
£38,750
25th Percentile
£36,250
£46,250
£47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£51,750
£62,500
£57,500
Median % change year-on-year
-17.20%
+8.70%
+15.00%
75th Percentile
£68,750
£79,688
£75,000
90th Percentile
£75,500
£95,000
£85,000
Oxfordshire median annual salary
£45,000
£55,000
£55,000
% change year-on-year
-18.18%
-
+8.17%
Software Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Software Testing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Oxford.
Software Testing Salary Trend in Oxford
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxford citing Software Testing.
Software Testing Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford
For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, job vacancies citing Software Testing also mentioned 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 with a requirement for Software Testing.
Software Testing 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:
