Developer Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Developer
South East > Oxfordshire

The median Developer salary in Oxfordshire is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 May 2026.

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

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 22 8
Rank change year-on-year +14 -14 +4
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 116 62 196
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxfordshire 8.77% 8.44% 11.59%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.24% 9.47% 12.09%
Number of salaries quoted 90 49 191
10th Percentile £40,000 - £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £36,250 £45,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -13.04% -8.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £57,500 £64,875
90th Percentile £93,875 £67,500 £70,000
South East median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -

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 1,256 655 1,621
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.01% 89.12% 95.86%
Number of salaries quoted 929 346 1,283
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,125 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +15.79% -5.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £60,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,625 £70,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £53,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.87% +7.00% -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 18 May 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 18 May 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
Abingdon - 34 £60,000 -
Oxford -5 30 £67,500 +22.73% 5
Bicester - 20 £60,000 - 5
Kidlington - 8 £50,000 - 1
Banbury -5 7 £70,000 - 1
Thame - 3 £60,000 - 1
Wallingford - 2 £50,000 -
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 18 May 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 34 (29.31%) .NET
2 29 (25.00%) C#
3 23 (19.83%) Software Engineering
4 17 (14.66%) Azure
5 15 (12.93%) Agile
5 15 (12.93%) SQL
6 12 (10.34%) Python
6 12 (10.34%) TETRA
7 11 (9.48%) ASP.NET
7 11 (9.48%) Full-Stack Development
7 11 (9.48%) React
8 10 (8.62%) Android
8 10 (8.62%) ASP.NET Core
8 10 (8.62%) Entity Framework
8 10 (8.62%) Java
8 10 (8.62%) Microsoft
9 9 (7.76%) .NET Core
9 9 (7.76%) Front End Development
9 9 (7.76%) Web Development
10 8 (6.90%) Android Development
10 8 (6.90%) AWS
11 7 (6.03%) .NET Framework
11 7 (6.03%) Azure SQL Database
11 7 (6.03%) CSS
11 7 (6.03%) HTML
11 7 (6.03%) JavaScript
11 7 (6.03%) Migration
12 6 (5.17%) Blue Prism
12 6 (5.17%) CI/CD
12 6 (5.17%) COBOL

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 3 (2.59%) CICS
2 1 (0.86%) WordPress
Applications
1 2 (1.72%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (0.86%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 17 (14.66%) Azure
2 8 (6.90%) AWS
3 6 (5.17%) SaaS
4 3 (2.59%) Azure Cosmos DB
4 3 (2.59%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (1.72%) Azure AI
5 2 (1.72%) GitHub
5 2 (1.72%) GitHub Copilot
6 1 (0.86%) Amazon S3
6 1 (0.86%) Amazon SQS
6 1 (0.86%) AWS Lambda
6 1 (0.86%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 12 (10.34%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (6.03%) Azure SQL Database
2 4 (3.45%) Elasticsearch
3 3 (2.59%) DB2
3 3 (2.59%) MySQL
3 3 (2.59%) SQL Server
4 2 (1.72%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 5 (4.31%) Git
2 3 (2.59%) ChangeMan
2 3 (2.59%) PowerBuilder
3 2 (1.72%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.86%) JIRA
4 1 (0.86%) TeamCity
General
1 6 (5.17%) Local Government
1 6 (5.17%) Retail
2 3 (2.59%) Finance
2 3 (2.59%) Social Skills
3 2 (1.72%) Advertising
4 1 (0.86%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (0.86%) Automotive
4 1 (0.86%) Aviation
4 1 (0.86%) Games
4 1 (0.86%) Marketing
4 1 (0.86%) Public Sector
4 1 (0.86%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (29.31%) .NET
2 11 (9.48%) ASP.NET
2 11 (9.48%) React
3 10 (8.62%) ASP.NET Core
3 10 (8.62%) Entity Framework
4 9 (7.76%) .NET Core
5 7 (6.03%) .NET Framework
5 7 (6.03%) CSS
5 7 (6.03%) HTML
6 6 (5.17%) Node.js
7 5 (4.31%) Laravel
8 4 (3.45%) NumPy
8 4 (3.45%) Pandas
8 4 (3.45%) RESTful
9 3 (2.59%) AngularJS
9 3 (2.59%) Vue
10 2 (1.72%) Blazor
10 2 (1.72%) LINQ
11 1 (0.86%) Google Maps API
11 1 (0.86%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 4 (3.45%) Algorithms
2 3 (2.59%) Legacy Code
2 3 (2.59%) Mobile App
2 3 (2.59%) VSAM
3 2 (1.72%) Enterprise Cloud
3 2 (1.72%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (0.86%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (0.86%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 10 (8.62%) Android
2 3 (2.59%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (19.83%) Software Engineering
2 15 (12.93%) Agile
3 11 (9.48%) Full-Stack Development
4 9 (7.76%) Front End Development
4 9 (7.76%) Web Development
5 8 (6.90%) Android Development
6 7 (6.03%) Migration
7 6 (5.17%) CI/CD
7 6 (5.17%) Microservices
8 5 (4.31%) DevOps
8 5 (4.31%) Mentoring
9 4 (3.45%) Computer Science
9 4 (3.45%) Computer Vision
9 4 (3.45%) Deep Learning
9 4 (3.45%) Signal Processing
10 3 (2.59%) Collaborative Engineering
10 3 (2.59%) Performance Tuning
10 3 (2.59%) Release Management
10 3 (2.59%) Test Automation
10 3 (2.59%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 29 (25.00%) C#
2 15 (12.93%) SQL
3 12 (10.34%) Python
4 10 (8.62%) Java
5 7 (6.03%) JavaScript
6 6 (5.17%) COBOL
6 6 (5.17%) TypeScript
7 5 (4.31%) PHP
8 3 (2.59%) C++
8 3 (2.59%) JCL
9 1 (0.86%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (4.31%) Degree
2 4 (3.45%) SC Cleared
2 4 (3.45%) Security Cleared
3 3 (2.59%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (0.86%) Master's Degree
4 1 (0.86%) PhD
System Software
1 3 (2.59%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (5.17%) Kubernetes
2 3 (2.59%) CA Endevor
Vendors
1 10 (8.62%) Microsoft
2 6 (5.17%) Blue Prism
3 2 (1.72%) Facebook
3 2 (1.72%) Xamarin
3 2 (1.72%) YouTube
4 1 (0.86%) Google
4 1 (0.86%) HubSpot
4 1 (0.86%) Rollbar
4 1 (0.86%) WooCommerce