Developer Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Developer
South East > Oxfordshire

The median Developer salary in Oxfordshire is £68,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 March 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 14 7
Rank change year-on-year +7 -7 +8
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 90 70 194
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxfordshire 8.92% 10.84% 13.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.44% 12.59% 13.74%
Number of salaries quoted 58 53 187
10th Percentile - - £39,600
25th Percentile £50,000 £36,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,750 £37,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +83.33% -34.78% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £55,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £57,500 £74,250
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 953 556 1,412
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.45% 86.07% 95.86%
Number of salaries quoted 693 359 1,171
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,900 £29,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £36,500
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 £62,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,750 £72,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +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 19 March 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 19 March 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
Oxford +8 34 £70,000 +27.27% 8
Abingdon +5 24 £75,000 +52.48% 3
Kidlington - 6 £50,000 - 1
Bicester - 6 £70,000 - 2
Banbury -6 5 £70,000 - 1
Wallingford - 2 £50,000 -
Developer
South East

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

For the 6 months to 19 March 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 24 (26.67%) Software Engineering
2 22 (24.44%) .NET
3 14 (15.56%) C#
4 12 (13.33%) TETRA
5 9 (10.00%) Android
6 8 (8.89%) Android Development
6 8 (8.89%) Python
6 8 (8.89%) React
7 7 (7.78%) Agile
7 7 (7.78%) Full-Stack Development
7 7 (7.78%) Java
8 6 (6.67%) .NET Framework
8 6 (6.67%) ASP.NET
8 6 (6.67%) AWS
8 6 (6.67%) Blue Prism
8 6 (6.67%) Entity Framework
8 6 (6.67%) Front End Development
8 6 (6.67%) JavaScript
8 6 (6.67%) SaaS
8 6 (6.67%) Security Cleared
8 6 (6.67%) SQL
9 5 (5.56%) .NET Core
9 5 (5.56%) ASP.NET Core
9 5 (5.56%) PowerBuilder
10 4 (4.44%) Azure
10 4 (4.44%) CI/CD
10 4 (4.44%) HTML
10 4 (4.44%) Microsoft
10 4 (4.44%) SC Cleared
11 3 (3.33%) Blazor

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 (3.33%) WordPress
Applications
1 2 (2.22%) Adobe After Effects
1 2 (2.22%) Adobe Captivate
1 2 (2.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 2 (2.22%) Adobe Illustrator
1 2 (2.22%) Adobe Premiere
1 2 (2.22%) Chatbot
1 2 (2.22%) Elementor
1 2 (2.22%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (1.11%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 6 (6.67%) AWS
1 6 (6.67%) SaaS
2 4 (4.44%) Azure
3 2 (2.22%) Adobe Creative Cloud
3 2 (2.22%) Azure AI
4 1 (1.11%) Amazon S3
4 1 (1.11%) Amazon SQS
4 1 (1.11%) AWS Lambda
4 1 (1.11%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 12 (13.33%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.22%) MySQL
1 2 (2.22%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.11%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (1.11%) Elasticsearch
2 1 (1.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 5 (5.56%) PowerBuilder
2 3 (3.33%) Git
2 3 (3.33%) Visual Studio
3 2 (2.22%) PHPUnit
4 1 (1.11%) JIRA
4 1 (1.11%) TeamCity
General
1 6 (6.67%) Local Government
1 6 (6.67%) Retail
2 3 (3.33%) Marketing
2 3 (3.33%) Public Sector
3 2 (2.22%) Multimedia
3 2 (2.22%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (1.11%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (1.11%) Automotive
4 1 (1.11%) Aviation
4 1 (1.11%) Games
4 1 (1.11%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (24.44%) .NET
2 8 (8.89%) React
3 6 (6.67%) .NET Framework
3 6 (6.67%) ASP.NET
3 6 (6.67%) Entity Framework
4 5 (5.56%) .NET Core
4 5 (5.56%) ASP.NET Core
5 4 (4.44%) HTML
6 3 (3.33%) Blazor
7 2 (2.22%) Bootstrap
7 2 (2.22%) CSS
7 2 (2.22%) Laravel
7 2 (2.22%) Node.js
7 2 (2.22%) Symfony
7 2 (2.22%) Vue
8 1 (1.11%) Google Maps API
8 1 (1.11%) Kafka
8 1 (1.11%) REST
8 1 (1.11%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 2 (2.22%) e-Learning
1 2 (2.22%) Enterprise Cloud
1 2 (2.22%) Graphic Design
1 2 (2.22%) Learning Management System
1 2 (2.22%) Legacy Systems
1 2 (2.22%) Mobile App
2 1 (1.11%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 9 (10.00%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (26.67%) Software Engineering
2 8 (8.89%) Android Development
3 7 (7.78%) Agile
3 7 (7.78%) Full-Stack Development
4 6 (6.67%) Front End Development
5 4 (4.44%) CI/CD
6 3 (3.33%) Clean Code
6 3 (3.33%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (3.33%) Process Improvement
6 3 (3.33%) Test Automation
6 3 (3.33%) Unit Testing
7 2 (2.22%) AI
7 2 (2.22%) Copywriting
7 2 (2.22%) DevOps
7 2 (2.22%) Functional Testing
7 2 (2.22%) Performance Tuning
7 2 (2.22%) Software Testing
7 2 (2.22%) User Experience
7 2 (2.22%) UX Design
7 2 (2.22%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 14 (15.56%) C#
2 8 (8.89%) Python
3 7 (7.78%) Java
4 6 (6.67%) JavaScript
4 6 (6.67%) SQL
5 3 (3.33%) C++
6 2 (2.22%) PHP
6 2 (2.22%) TypeScript
7 1 (1.11%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (6.67%) Security Cleared
2 4 (4.44%) SC Cleared
3 3 (3.33%) Degree
4 1 (1.11%) Master's Degree
4 1 (1.11%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.22%) Accessibility
1 2 (2.22%) QA
System Software
1 1 (1.11%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (1.11%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 6 (6.67%) Blue Prism
2 4 (4.44%) Microsoft
3 2 (2.22%) Adobe
4 1 (1.11%) Google
4 1 (1.11%) HubSpot
4 1 (1.11%) Rollbar
4 1 (1.11%) WooCommerce
4 1 (1.11%) Xamarin