Scientific Software Engineer Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Scientific Software Engineer
South East > Oxfordshire

The median Scientific Software Engineer salary in Oxfordshire is £88,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 September 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 - 92
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Scientific Software Engineer 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxfordshire 0.057% - 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.061% - 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £84,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £88,500 - £55,000
75th Percentile £92,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £88,500 £91,250 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.01% +65.91% -

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 1,649 638 1,215
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.50% 93.14% 95.59%
Number of salaries quoted 1,266 366 747
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,375 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,813 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,500 £49,396
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% +8.31% -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 £51,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -2.91% -6.36%

Scientific Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Scientific Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Scientific Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Oxfordshire

Salary distribution trend for Scientific Software Engineer job vacancies in Oxfordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Scientific Software Engineer job vacancies in Oxfordshire

Scientific Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire

For the 6 months to 12 September 2026, Scientific Software Engineer 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 Scientific Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) Haskell
1 1 (100.00%) Julia
1 1 (100.00%) LLVM
1 1 (100.00%) OCaml
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source Development
1 1 (100.00%) PhD
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Rust
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing

Scientific Software Engineer 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) LLVM
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source Development
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Haskell
1 1 (100.00%) Julia
1 1 (100.00%) OCaml
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Rust
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) PhD