Programmer Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Programmer
South East > Oxfordshire

The median Programmer salary in Oxfordshire is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 December 2025.

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

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 59 70 62
Rank change year-on-year +11 -8 +58
Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer 4 7 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxfordshire 0.57% 0.85% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.61% 0.92% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 2 3 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £100,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -65.00% +100.00% -
75th Percentile - - £57,500
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £25,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +120.00% -59.51%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 659 761 533
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.48% 91.91% 93.35%
Number of salaries quoted 464 405 463
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,874 £32,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +0.05%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%

Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Programmer job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Programmer
Salary Trend in Oxfordshire

Salary distribution trend for Programmer job vacancies in Oxfordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Programmer job vacancies in Oxfordshire

Programmer
Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 22 December 2025. 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
Banbury - 2 £35,000 -
Witney - 2 - -
Programmer
South East