Software Quality Assurance Job Trends in Oxfordshire
Software Quality Assurance
South East > Oxfordshire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Oxfordshire citing Software Quality Assurance skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 101 | - | 83 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Software Quality Assurance | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Oxfordshire | 0.050% | - | 0.28% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.38% | - | 3.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £61,250 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £37,500 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +46.67% | - | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Oxfordshire
Software Quality Assurance falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing quality assurance or compliance skills in Oxfordshire.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing quality assurance or compliance skills | 260 | 94 | 97 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Oxfordshire | 13.02% | 15.54% | 8.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 202 | 63 | 53 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £30,500 | £28,800 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,125 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £41,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +50.60% | -20.95% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £61,000 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £73,750 | £78,750 |
| South East median annual salary | £54,521 | £54,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.04% | -0.91% | +4.76% |
Software Quality Assurance Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Software Quality Assurance relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.
Software Quality Assurance Salary Trend in Oxfordshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Software Quality Assurance.
Software Quality Assurance 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 Quality Assurance within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 13 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banbury | - | 1 | £62,500 | - | 2 |
| Software Quality Assurance South East |
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Software Quality Assurance Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QA | 100.0% | 1 |