Developer Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Developer
South East > Oxfordshire

The median Developer salary in Oxfordshire is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 September 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 27 14
Rank change year-on-year +4 -13 -8
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 85 40 125
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxfordshire 4.84% 5.87% 9.96%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.12% 6.27% 10.43%
Number of salaries quoted 80 34 89
10th Percentile £35,000 £47,375 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £53,125 £38,620
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £49,396
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +31.59% -29.43%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £66,250 £72,500 £91,250
South East median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000

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 1,660 638 1,198
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 93.69% 95.46%
Number of salaries quoted 1,273 362 723
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,813 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £55,000 £49,396
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% +11.35% -10.19%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £77,500 £73,750
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -3.85% -5.45%

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 September 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 September 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 - 27 £60,000 - 1
Abingdon -12 13 £40,000 -38.46% 1
Wantage 0 11 £35,000 -50.70% 1
Oxford -40 9 £40,000 -38.46% 8
Thame - 8 £60,000 - 2
Banbury -9 7 £57,500 +6.98% 1
Kidlington -3 4 £55,000 +34.15% 1
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 September 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 (47.06%) .NET
2 34 (40.00%) C#
2 34 (40.00%) CSS
2 34 (40.00%) HTML
3 32 (37.65%) ASP.NET
4 26 (30.59%) Azure
5 25 (29.41%) Full-Stack Development
6 22 (25.88%) Agile
6 22 (25.88%) JavaScript
6 22 (25.88%) Microsoft
7 21 (24.71%) ASP.NET Core
7 21 (24.71%) SQL Server
8 18 (21.18%) jQuery
8 18 (21.18%) SQL
8 18 (21.18%) TypeScript
9 16 (18.82%) Entity Framework
9 16 (18.82%) Project Management
9 16 (18.82%) User Experience
10 15 (17.65%) MySQL
11 14 (16.47%) .NET Core
11 14 (16.47%) Web Development
12 13 (15.29%) Azure DevOps
12 13 (15.29%) Azure SQL Database
12 13 (15.29%) DevOps
12 13 (15.29%) Relational Database
13 12 (14.12%) CI/CD
13 12 (14.12%) MVC
13 12 (14.12%) Oracle
13 12 (14.12%) Problem-Solving
14 11 (12.94%) ASP.NET Web API

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 11 (12.94%) IIS
2 5 (5.88%) Moodle
2 5 (5.88%) WordPress
3 4 (4.71%) CICS
Applications
1 2 (2.35%) Adobe After Effects
1 2 (2.35%) Adobe Illustrator
1 2 (2.35%) Adobe Premiere
1 2 (2.35%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (1.18%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 26 (30.59%) Azure
2 13 (15.29%) Azure DevOps
3 8 (9.41%) Azure Cosmos DB
4 7 (8.24%) AWS
5 5 (5.88%) Adobe Creative Cloud
6 4 (4.71%) GitHub
6 4 (4.71%) GitHub Copilot
7 1 (1.18%) GCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (24.71%) SQL Server
2 15 (17.65%) MySQL
3 13 (15.29%) Azure SQL Database
3 13 (15.29%) Relational Database
4 5 (5.88%) Db2
4 5 (5.88%) Elasticsearch
5 4 (4.71%) MongoDB
6 2 (2.35%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (1.18%) GIS
Development Applications
1 11 (12.94%) Claude Code
1 11 (12.94%) Oracle Forms
1 11 (12.94%) Team Foundation Server
2 6 (7.06%) Git
3 4 (4.71%) ChangeMan
4 1 (1.18%) Eclipse
4 1 (1.18%) Eclipse RCP
4 1 (1.18%) GitLab
General
1 17 (20.00%) Social Skills
2 11 (12.94%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (8.24%) Advertising
4 5 (5.88%) Multimedia
5 4 (4.71%) Finance
5 4 (4.71%) Retail
6 2 (2.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (2.35%) Marketing
6 2 (2.35%) Publishing
7 1 (1.18%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (47.06%) .NET
2 34 (40.00%) CSS
2 34 (40.00%) HTML
3 32 (37.65%) ASP.NET
4 21 (24.71%) ASP.NET Core
5 18 (21.18%) jQuery
6 16 (18.82%) Entity Framework
7 14 (16.47%) .NET Core
8 11 (12.94%) ASP.NET Web API
8 11 (12.94%) ASP.NET Web Forms
8 11 (12.94%) LESS
9 10 (11.76%) REST
10 9 (10.59%) Laravel
11 8 (9.41%) .NET Framework
12 7 (8.24%) LINQ
13 6 (7.06%) Node.js
14 5 (5.88%) AngularJS
14 5 (5.88%) React
14 5 (5.88%) Vue
15 4 (4.71%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 11 (12.94%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (8.24%) Enterprise Software
3 5 (5.88%) Animation
3 5 (5.88%) e-Learning
3 5 (5.88%) Learning Management System
3 5 (5.88%) SCORM
4 4 (4.71%) Algorithms
4 4 (4.71%) Legacy Code
4 4 (4.71%) Video\Live Streaming
4 4 (4.71%) VSAM
5 2 (2.35%) Digital Media
5 2 (2.35%) Graphic Design
5 2 (2.35%) Management Information System
5 2 (2.35%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.18%) Life Science
6 1 (1.18%) Mobile App
6 1 (1.18%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 4 (4.71%) zOS
2 1 (1.18%) Android
2 1 (1.18%) Linux
2 1 (1.18%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (29.41%) Full-Stack Development
2 22 (25.88%) Agile
3 16 (18.82%) Project Management
3 16 (18.82%) User Experience
4 14 (16.47%) Web Development
5 13 (15.29%) DevOps
6 12 (14.12%) CI/CD
6 12 (14.12%) MVC
6 12 (14.12%) Problem-Solving
7 11 (12.94%) Creative Problem-Solving
7 11 (12.94%) Mentoring
7 11 (12.94%) Unit Testing
8 10 (11.76%) Migration
9 9 (10.59%) Decision-Making
9 9 (10.59%) Microservices
9 9 (10.59%) Test Automation
10 7 (8.24%) Don't repeat yourself (DRY)
10 7 (8.24%) Video Advertising
11 6 (7.06%) Release Management
12 5 (5.88%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 34 (40.00%) C#
2 22 (25.88%) JavaScript
3 18 (21.18%) SQL
3 18 (21.18%) TypeScript
4 11 (12.94%) VB.NET
5 10 (11.76%) COBOL
6 9 (10.59%) PHP
7 5 (5.88%) Python
8 4 (4.71%) Java
8 4 (4.71%) JCL
9 1 (1.18%) Micro Focus COBOL
9 1 (1.18%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 5 (5.88%) Degree
2 3 (3.53%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (5.88%) Accessibility
1 5 (5.88%) QA
2 3 (3.53%) WCAG
System Software
1 5 (5.88%) Docker
Systems Management
1 8 (9.41%) Kubernetes
2 4 (4.71%) CA Endevor
Vendors
1 22 (25.88%) Microsoft
2 12 (14.12%) Oracle
3 7 (8.24%) Facebook
3 7 (8.24%) YouTube
4 5 (5.88%) Adobe
5 1 (1.18%) HubSpot
5 1 (1.18%) Micro Focus
5 1 (1.18%) Xamarin