Developer Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Developer
South East > Oxfordshire

The median Developer salary in Oxfordshire is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 August 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 22 16
Rank change year-on-year +2 -6 -9
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 86 50 125
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxfordshire 5.37% 7.09% 9.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.63% 7.67% 9.51%
Number of salaries quoted 77 41 111
10th Percentile £36,500 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,250 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +4.76% -19.23%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £66,250 £70,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Oxfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Oxfordshire. 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 Oxfordshire with a recognized job title 1,528 652 1,314
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.38% 92.48% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 1,141 371 895
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £29,300
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +10.53% -13.64%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £76,250 £70,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Developer job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Developer
Salary Trend in Oxfordshire

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Oxfordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Oxfordshire

Developer
Salary Histogram in Oxfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Oxfordshire over the 6 months to 16 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Oxfordshire

Developer
Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 16 August 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bicester - 26 £60,000 - 1
Abingdon -11 13 £40,000 -38.46%
Oxford -36 10 £48,750 -18.75% 3
Banbury -7 8 £57,500 +21.05%
Thame - 8 £60,000 - 1
Wantage +1 7 £35,000 -50.70% 2
Kidlington -4 4 £55,000 +34.15% 2
Henley-on-Thames - 1 £42,500 -
Developer
South East

Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire

For the 6 months to 16 August 2026, Developer 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 Oxfordshire region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 40 (46.51%) .NET
2 28 (32.56%) C#
3 25 (29.07%) Azure
4 24 (27.91%) ASP.NET
5 23 (26.74%) CSS
5 23 (26.74%) HTML
6 22 (25.58%) Microsoft
6 22 (25.58%) SQL
7 21 (24.42%) Agile
8 20 (23.26%) Full-Stack Development
9 16 (18.60%) ASP.NET Core
10 15 (17.44%) Entity Framework
11 14 (16.28%) .NET Core
11 14 (16.28%) Azure SQL Database
11 14 (16.28%) TypeScript
11 14 (16.28%) Web Development
12 13 (15.12%) JavaScript
13 12 (13.95%) SQL Server
14 11 (12.79%) DevOps
14 11 (12.79%) MySQL
15 10 (11.63%) CI/CD
15 10 (11.63%) COBOL
15 10 (11.63%) Migration
15 10 (11.63%) Unit Testing
15 10 (11.63%) User Experience
16 9 (10.47%) AWS
16 9 (10.47%) Azure DevOps
16 9 (10.47%) Laravel
16 9 (10.47%) Mentoring
16 9 (10.47%) Microservices

Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (8.14%) IIS
2 4 (4.65%) CICS
2 4 (4.65%) WordPress
3 3 (3.49%) Moodle
Applications
1 2 (2.33%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (1.16%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 25 (29.07%) Azure
2 9 (10.47%) AWS
2 9 (10.47%) Azure DevOps
3 8 (9.30%) Azure Cosmos DB
4 4 (4.65%) GitHub
4 4 (4.65%) GitHub Copilot
5 3 (3.49%) Adobe Creative Cloud
6 2 (2.33%) Azure AI
7 1 (1.16%) GCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (16.28%) Azure SQL Database
2 12 (13.95%) SQL Server
3 11 (12.79%) MySQL
4 9 (10.47%) Relational Database
5 6 (6.98%) Elasticsearch
6 5 (5.81%) Db2
7 4 (4.65%) MongoDB
8 2 (2.33%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (1.16%) GIS
9 1 (1.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 7 (8.14%) Claude Code
1 7 (8.14%) Oracle Forms
1 7 (8.14%) Team Foundation Server
2 5 (5.81%) Git
3 4 (4.65%) ChangeMan
4 1 (1.16%) Eclipse
4 1 (1.16%) Eclipse RCP
4 1 (1.16%) GitLab
4 1 (1.16%) JIRA
4 1 (1.16%) TeamCity
General
1 11 (12.79%) Social Skills
2 8 (9.30%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (8.14%) Advertising
4 4 (4.65%) Finance
5 3 (3.49%) Multimedia
6 2 (2.33%) Retail
7 1 (1.16%) Games
7 1 (1.16%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.16%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (46.51%) .NET
2 24 (27.91%) ASP.NET
3 23 (26.74%) CSS
3 23 (26.74%) HTML
4 16 (18.60%) ASP.NET Core
5 15 (17.44%) Entity Framework
6 14 (16.28%) .NET Core
7 9 (10.47%) Laravel
8 8 (9.30%) Node.js
9 7 (8.14%) .NET Framework
9 7 (8.14%) ASP.NET Web API
9 7 (8.14%) ASP.NET Web Forms
9 7 (8.14%) jQuery
9 7 (8.14%) LESS
9 7 (8.14%) LINQ
10 5 (5.81%) AngularJS
10 5 (5.81%) React
10 5 (5.81%) Vue
11 4 (4.65%) Pandas
11 4 (4.65%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 7 (8.14%) Enterprise Software
1 7 (8.14%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (4.65%) Algorithms
2 4 (4.65%) Legacy Code
2 4 (4.65%) VSAM
3 3 (3.49%) Animation
3 3 (3.49%) e-Learning
3 3 (3.49%) Learning Management System
3 3 (3.49%) Mobile App
3 3 (3.49%) SCORM
4 2 (2.33%) Enterprise Cloud
4 2 (2.33%) Product Ownership
4 2 (2.33%) Video\Live Streaming
5 1 (1.16%) Life Science
5 1 (1.16%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 4 (4.65%) zOS
2 2 (2.33%) Android
3 1 (1.16%) Linux
3 1 (1.16%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (24.42%) Agile
2 20 (23.26%) Full-Stack Development
3 14 (16.28%) Web Development
4 11 (12.79%) DevOps
5 10 (11.63%) CI/CD
5 10 (11.63%) Migration
5 10 (11.63%) Unit Testing
5 10 (11.63%) User Experience
6 9 (10.47%) Mentoring
6 9 (10.47%) Microservices
7 8 (9.30%) MVC
7 8 (9.30%) Problem-Solving
8 7 (8.14%) Creative Problem-Solving
8 7 (8.14%) Decision-Making
8 7 (8.14%) Don't repeat yourself (DRY)
8 7 (8.14%) Project Management
8 7 (8.14%) Video Advertising
9 6 (6.98%) Release Management
10 5 (5.81%) Computer Science
10 5 (5.81%) Kanban
Programming Languages
1 28 (32.56%) C#
2 22 (25.58%) SQL
3 14 (16.28%) TypeScript
4 13 (15.12%) JavaScript
5 10 (11.63%) COBOL
6 9 (10.47%) PHP
7 7 (8.14%) Python
7 7 (8.14%) VB.NET
8 4 (4.65%) Java
8 4 (4.65%) JCL
9 1 (1.16%) Micro Focus COBOL
9 1 (1.16%) Shell Script
9 1 (1.16%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (5.81%) Degree
2 4 (4.65%) SC Cleared
2 4 (4.65%) Security Cleared
3 3 (3.49%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.49%) Accessibility
1 3 (3.49%) QA
1 3 (3.49%) WCAG
System Software
1 5 (5.81%) Docker
Systems Management
1 8 (9.30%) Kubernetes
2 4 (4.65%) CA Endevor
Vendors
1 22 (25.58%) Microsoft
2 8 (9.30%) Oracle
3 7 (8.14%) Facebook
3 7 (8.14%) YouTube
4 3 (3.49%) Adobe
5 2 (2.33%) HubSpot
5 2 (2.33%) Xamarin
6 1 (1.16%) Google
6 1 (1.16%) Micro Focus
6 1 (1.16%) Rollbar
6 1 (1.16%) WooCommerce