Robotics Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Robotics
South East > Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Robotics in permanent job vacancies in Oxfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Robotics over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 66 68
Rank change year-on-year +11 +2 +6
Permanent jobs citing Robotics 4 11 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxfordshire 0.54% 1.40% 0.13%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.16% 3.44% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 4 2 0
10th Percentile £43,625 - -
25th Percentile £50,938 £43,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,750 £47,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +34.21% - -
75th Percentile £88,438 £51,250 -
90th Percentile £114,875 - -
South East median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - +12.00% +4.17%

All Generic Skills
Oxfordshire

Robotics falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Oxfordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 185 320 232
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 25.07% 40.82% 30.25%
Number of salaries quoted 118 146 195
10th Percentile £26,175 £36,250 £31,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,938 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £56,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.18% +3.70% +27.06%
75th Percentile £65,938 £67,500 £66,875
90th Percentile £71,125 £77,500 £78,900
South East median annual salary £45,000 £57,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year -21.05% +4.59% -0.91%

Robotics
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Robotics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.

Robotics job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Robotics
Salary Trend in Oxfordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Robotics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Robotics

Robotics
Salary Histogram in Oxfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Robotics in Oxfordshire over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Robotics in Oxfordshire

Robotics
Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Robotics within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 14 January 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 +10 1 £115,000 +142.11% 10
Abingdon - 1 £55,000 -
Robotics
South East

Robotics
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 1 (25.00%) Kinematics
Applications
1 1 (25.00%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Ethernet
1 1 (25.00%) Modbus
1 1 (25.00%) RS-232
1 1 (25.00%) RS-485
General
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (50.00%) Electronics
2 1 (25.00%) Aerospace
2 1 (25.00%) Automotive
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (25.00%) Hardware Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Principal Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Principal Hardware Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Research Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Robotics Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Robotics Software Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Senior
1 1 (25.00%) Senior Robotics Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Software Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Self-Driving Car
2 1 (25.00%) Acoustics
2 1 (25.00%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (25.00%) Fibre Optics
2 1 (25.00%) GNSS
2 1 (25.00%) Lidar
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Mechatronics
1 2 (50.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (50.00%) Validation
2 1 (25.00%) AI
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 1 (25.00%) Battery Management
2 1 (25.00%) Control Theory
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Experience
2 1 (25.00%) Inertial Navigation
2 1 (25.00%) Machine Learning
2 1 (25.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (25.00%) Model Validation
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (25.00%) Sensor Fusion
2 1 (25.00%) Virtual Environments
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) C++
1 1 (25.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) EMC
1 1 (25.00%) NVIDIA