Oracle DBA Contract Job Trends in Dorset

Oracle Database Administrator
South West > Dorset

The median Oracle Database Administrator daily rate in Dorset is £205, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 - 38
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Oracle DBA 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Dorset 1.09% - 0.79%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.14% - 0.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £205 - £525
75th Percentile - - £538
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £675 - £525
% change year-on-year - - +15.38%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Dorset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Dorset with a recognized job title 88 115 249
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.65% 94.26% 98.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 45 65 138
10th Percentile £165 £223 £171
25th Percentile £256 £384 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +6.06%
75th Percentile £550 £550 £650
90th Percentile £635 £700 £741
South West median daily rate £525 £520 £525
% change year-on-year +0.96% -0.95% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 6 64
10th Percentile - £14.41 £14.53
25th Percentile £15.25 £14.71 £17.49
Median hourly rate £15.50 £15.62 £56.40
Median % change year-on-year -0.77% -72.30% +180.50%
75th Percentile £18.19 £22.79 £58.49
90th Percentile £23.09 £43.84 £68.53
South West median hourly rate £33.17 £65.00 £56.49
% change year-on-year -48.97% +15.06% -10.66%

Oracle DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Oracle DBA' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Oracle DBA job vacancy trend in Dorset

Oracle DBA
Daily Rate Trend in Dorset

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Oracle DBA job vacancies in Dorset.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Oracle DBA job vacancies in Dorset

Oracle DBA
Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Oracle DBA job vacancies in Dorset.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Oracle DBA job vacancies in Dorset

Oracle DBA
Contract Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Oracle DBA within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 21 November 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bournemouth - 1 £205 -
Oracle DBA
South West

Oracle DBA Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 21 November 2025, Oracle DBA contract 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 contract job ads across the Dorset region featuring Oracle DBA in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Management
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 1 (100.00%) NEC
1 1 (100.00%) NEC Housing
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Database
1 1 (100.00%) PL/SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing

Oracle DBA Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Database
General
1 1 (100.00%) Back Office
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Management
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PL/SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) NEC
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle