Software Engineer Job Trends in Wantage

Software Engineer
Oxfordshire > Wantage

The median Software Engineer salary in Wantage is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 October 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Wantage 3.45% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.45% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - -
Oxfordshire median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% +16.67% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Wantage

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wantage. 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 Wantage with a recognized job title 29 9 16
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 21 6 7
10th Percentile £30,000 £40,000 £41,000
25th Percentile - - £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% -16.67% -10.11%
75th Percentile £47,000 - -
90th Percentile £55,000 £60,750 -
Oxfordshire median annual salary £56,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.66% +6.00% -9.09%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wantage

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

Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Wantage

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Wantage

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Wantage.

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Wantage

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wantage

For the 6 months to 2 October 2026, 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 Wantage region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Rust
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wantage 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Rust