Data Guard Contract Job Trends in England
Oracle Data Guard
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Data Guard skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 586 | 483 | 509 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -103 | +26 | +68 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Guard | 57 | 37 | 14 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.12% | 0.13% | 0.044% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 1.09% | 0.92% | 0.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 46 | 27 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £418 | £433 | £504 |
| 25th Percentile | £473 | £468 | £518 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £548 | £563 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.67% | +2.27% | +20.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £630 | £616 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £712 | £638 |
| UK median daily rate | £548 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.45% | - | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £75.00 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | - | £75.00 | - |
All Systems Management Skills
England
Data Guard falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring systems management skills in England.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 5,222 | 4,025 | 3,914 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 11.20% | 14.29% | 12.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,496 | 2,627 | 2,562 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £280 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £600 | £637 |
| 90th Percentile | £706 | £688 | £725 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £520 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -3.85% | -5.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 197 | 79 | 51 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.09 | £17.71 | £19.95 |
| 25th Percentile | £31.25 | £19.00 | £23.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £34.00 | £36.17 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +91.18% | -5.99% | -27.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £74.00 | £63.58 | £59.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £79.00 | £74.44 |
| UK median hourly rate | £63.00 | £25.50 | £34.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +147.06% | -25.00% | -35.24% |
Data Guard Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Guard relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
Data Guard Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Guard.
Data Guard Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Guard in England over the 6 months to 20 October 2026.
Data Guard Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Guard.
Data Guard Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Guard within the England region over the 6 months to 20 October 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North of England | -47 | 32 | £525 | -6.67% | 3 |
| North West | - | 24 | £538 | - | 2 |
| South East | -53 | 8 | £548 | -0.45% | 1 |
| London | -94 | 8 | £510 | -4.90% | 6 |
| North East | - | 7 | £501 | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | -44 | 4 | £363 | -35.56% | |
| Midlands | -42 | 3 | £613 | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | -50 | 3 | £613 | - | 3 |
| South West | -47 | 2 | £715 | +3.25% | 3 |
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Data Guard Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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.
Systems Management
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oracle RMAN | 78.9% | 45 |
| 2 | Ansible | 33.3% | 19 |
| 3 | Oracle Enterprise Manager | 8.8% | 5 |
| 4 | Enterprise Manager Cloud Control | 7.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Nagios | 5.3% | 3 |