Software Development Engineer Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Software Development Engineer
South East > Oxfordshire

The median Software Development Engineer salary in Oxfordshire is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 February 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 73 -
Rank change year-on-year +12 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Development Engineer 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxfordshire 0.11% 0.14% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.16% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
South East median annual salary £60,000 - £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +39.24%

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 862 637 1,233
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.00% 87.50% 95.58%
Number of salaries quoted 621 357 1,032
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 £28,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% +0.05%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £73,750
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

Software Development Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Software Development Engineer job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Software Development Engineer
Salary Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Salary distribution trend for Software Development Engineer job vacancies in Oxfordshire

Software Development Engineer
Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Development Engineer within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 28 February 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
Kidlington - 1 £60,000 -
Software Development Engineer
South East

Software Development Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire

For the 6 months to 28 February 2026, Software Development 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 Software Development Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) .NET Framework
1 1 (100.00%) NUnit
1 1 (100.00%) Playwright
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) SDET
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy

Software Development 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%) NUnit
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) .NET Framework
1 1 (100.00%) Playwright
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) SDET
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA