OCI Contract Job Trends in England

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (Oracle OCI, Oracle Cloud)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring OCI skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 286 302 289
Rank change year-on-year +16 -13 +71
Contract jobs citing OCI 403 220 242
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.88% 0.80% 0.74%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.54% 2.12% 2.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 238 128 146
10th Percentile £486 £425 £394
25th Percentile £508 £470 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £556 £550
Median % change year-on-year +7.87% +1.14% -8.33%
75th Percentile £688 £644 £650
90th Percentile £775 £664 £732
UK median daily rate £575 £550 £550
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £24.72 - -
Median hourly rate £30.72 - -
75th Percentile £50.81 - -
90th Percentile £71.32 - -
UK median hourly rate £30.72 - -

All Cloud Computing Skills
England

OCI falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 15,846 10,363 11,337
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.45% 37.60% 34.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,572 7,003 7,768
10th Percentile £320 £307 £313
25th Percentile £425 £406 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £501 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.90% -4.67% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £719 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 542 252 180
10th Percentile £15.25 £15.50 £14.24
25th Percentile £17.81 £18.87 £20.00
Median hourly rate £33.99 £26.30 £31.75
Median % change year-on-year +29.24% -17.17% -3.79%
75th Percentile £70.00 £43.75 £62.81
90th Percentile £82.94 £67.25 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £29.16 £30.88
% change year-on-year +11.45% -5.55% -11.79%

OCI
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing OCI relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

OCI job vacancy trend in England

OCI
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing OCI.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing OCI

OCI
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing OCI in England over the 6 months to 14 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for OCI in England

OCI
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing OCI.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing OCI

OCI
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing OCI in England over the 6 months to 14 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for OCI in England

OCI
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 OCI within the England region over the 6 months to 14 September 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
London -15 168 £619 +12.50% 176
North of England -11 73 £613 +22.50% 56
South East -55 56 £513 -14.58% 34
Midlands -10 45 £650 +8.33% 35
West Midlands -20 32 £800 +33.33% 25
North West -22 32 £625 +25.00% 38
North East - 29 £625 - 13
Yorkshire -20 21 £540 +8.00% 5
South West -56 21 £631 +5.13% 16
East of England -19 16 £500 -5.66% 14
East Midlands - 11 £490 - 10
OCI
UK

OCI
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 15 (3.72%) Confluence
2 10 (2.48%) Oracle Workflow
3 2 (0.50%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 2 (0.50%) PowerExchange
4 1 (0.25%) Apache Pulsar
4 1 (0.25%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.25%) Oracle Coherence
4 1 (0.25%) Oracle Service Bus
4 1 (0.25%) WebLogic
Applications
1 11 (2.73%) Spreadsheet
2 7 (1.74%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.99%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.74%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.50%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 39 (9.68%) Oracle ERP
2 29 (7.20%) Oracle EBS
3 22 (5.46%) Oracle Payroll
4 19 (4.71%) Oracle General Ledger
5 17 (4.22%) Oracle Payables
6 15 (3.72%) Oracle Receivables
7 12 (2.98%) Oracle Assets
7 12 (2.98%) Siebel CRM
8 11 (2.73%) Oracle Financials
9 7 (1.74%) Oracle Applications
9 7 (1.74%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 5 (1.24%) Oracle Cash Management
10 5 (1.24%) Oracle EBS R12
10 5 (1.24%) Oracle Retail
11 3 (0.74%) Oracle Internet Expenses
11 3 (0.74%) Oracle iProcurement
11 3 (0.74%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
12 2 (0.50%) NetSuite
13 1 (0.25%) Maximo
13 1 (0.25%) Oracle SCM
Cloud Services
1 111 (27.54%) AWS
2 99 (24.57%) Azure
3 64 (15.88%) SaaS
4 30 (7.44%) PaaS
5 29 (7.20%) GitHub
6 23 (5.71%) GCP
7 20 (4.96%) GitHub Actions
8 16 (3.97%) Amazon S3
9 13 (3.23%) Amazon EKS
10 11 (2.73%) Entra ID
10 11 (2.73%) IaaS
11 9 (2.23%) Azure DevOps
12 8 (1.99%) Serverless
13 6 (1.49%) Power Platform
14 5 (1.24%) Azure API Management
15 4 (0.99%) Google Ads
15 4 (0.99%) Microsoft 365
15 4 (0.99%) Microsoft Purview
15 4 (0.99%) Rubrik
16 3 (0.74%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 36 (8.93%) Firewall
2 24 (5.96%) SD-WAN
3 23 (5.71%) BGP
3 23 (5.71%) VXLAN
3 23 (5.71%) WAN
4 22 (5.46%) BIG-IP
4 22 (5.46%) Ethernet VPN
4 22 (5.46%) OSPF
5 21 (5.21%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
6 15 (3.72%) Network Security
7 13 (3.23%) Wi-Fi
7 13 (3.23%) WLAN
8 8 (1.99%) IPsec
9 6 (1.49%) X.509
10 5 (1.24%) NGFW
11 4 (0.99%) DNS
11 4 (0.99%) VPN
12 3 (0.74%) FTP
13 2 (0.50%) SSL
13 2 (0.50%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (10.17%) Oracle Database
2 30 (7.44%) Oracle Exadata
3 22 (5.46%) Oracle Reports
4 17 (4.22%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 16 (3.97%) Relational Database
6 15 (3.72%) RDBMS
7 13 (3.23%) Data Warehouse
7 13 (3.23%) Metadata
8 12 (2.98%) Siebel EIM
9 4 (0.99%) Data Lake
10 3 (0.74%) Oracle ODI
10 3 (0.74%) Power BI
11 2 (0.50%) SQL Server
12 1 (0.25%) Amazon Redshift
12 1 (0.25%) BigQuery
12 1 (0.25%) BusinessObjects
12 1 (0.25%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
12 1 (0.25%) Oracle Database 12c
12 1 (0.25%) PostgreSQL
12 1 (0.25%) PowerCenter
Development Applications
1 34 (8.44%) GitLab
2 21 (5.21%) Git
3 15 (3.72%) Jenkins
4 11 (2.73%) JIRA
5 9 (2.23%) Maven
5 9 (2.23%) SonarQube
6 6 (1.49%) Oracle Forms
7 3 (0.74%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.25%) HP UFT
8 1 (0.25%) Selenium
8 1 (0.25%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 100 (24.81%) Finance
2 96 (23.82%) Public Sector
3 80 (19.85%) Social Skills
4 25 (6.20%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (3.47%) Retail
6 13 (3.23%) General Ledger
7 12 (2.98%) Banking
8 9 (2.23%) Investment Banking
8 9 (2.23%) Publishing
9 8 (1.99%) Billing
9 8 (1.99%) Military
10 7 (1.74%) Local Government
10 7 (1.74%) Police
11 6 (1.49%) Documentation Skills
11 6 (1.49%) Influencing Skills
11 6 (1.49%) Legal
12 5 (1.24%) Aviation
13 4 (0.99%) Games
13 4 (0.99%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (0.74%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 73 (18.11%) Consultant
2 66 (16.38%) Oracle Consultant
3 62 (15.38%) Lead
4 61 (15.14%) Architect
5 48 (11.91%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 46 (11.41%) Developer
6 46 (11.41%) Senior
7 34 (8.44%) Oracle Architect
7 34 (8.44%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
8 30 (7.44%) Functional Consultant
8 30 (7.44%) Oracle Functional Consultant
9 28 (6.95%) Oracle Developer
10 27 (6.70%) Cloud Engineer
11 25 (6.20%) Cloud Consultant
11 25 (6.20%) Solutions Architect
12 20 (4.96%) Oracle Payroll Consultant
12 20 (4.96%) Payroll Consultant
13 19 (4.71%) Cloud Architect
14 17 (4.22%) Analyst
14 17 (4.22%) Oracle Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 98 (24.32%) Oracle Fusion
2 89 (22.08%) Terraform
3 30 (7.44%) REST
4 17 (4.22%) Oracle GoldenGate
5 14 (3.47%) Node.js
6 13 (3.23%) JSON
6 13 (3.23%) Loki
6 13 (3.23%) OAuth
7 12 (2.98%) SOAP
8 10 (2.48%) YAML
9 9 (2.23%) SLSA
10 8 (1.99%) OAuth2
11 7 (1.74%) ModSecurity
12 6 (1.49%) Middleware
12 6 (1.49%) SAML
13 5 (1.24%) Web Services
13 5 (1.24%) XML
14 4 (0.99%) AngularJS
14 4 (0.99%) SailPoint
15 3 (0.74%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 29 (7.20%) Data Centre
2 25 (6.20%) Hybrid Cloud
3 19 (4.71%) Cloud Native
4 18 (4.47%) Public Cloud
5 13 (3.23%) Enterprise Software
5 13 (3.23%) Legacy Systems
6 12 (2.98%) Replication
7 8 (1.99%) Security Operations Centre
7 8 (1.99%) Security Posture
7 8 (1.99%) Virtual Team
8 7 (1.74%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (1.24%) AI Agents
9 5 (1.24%) Data Structures
9 5 (1.24%) Management Information System
9 5 (1.24%) Onboarding
9 5 (1.24%) PKI
10 4 (0.99%) Digital Media
10 4 (0.99%) Enterprise Cloud
11 3 (0.74%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 3 (0.74%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 20 (4.96%) Linux
2 15 (3.72%) AIX
3 11 (2.73%) Windows
4 5 (1.24%) Unix
5 1 (0.25%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (30.02%) Migration
2 95 (23.57%) ERP
3 87 (21.59%) Infrastructure as Code
4 79 (19.60%) CI/CD
5 74 (18.36%) Data Migration
6 69 (17.12%) Stakeholder Management
7 67 (16.63%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 63 (15.63%) DevOps
9 46 (11.41%) User Acceptance Testing
10 41 (10.17%) Agile
10 41 (10.17%) Business Intelligence
11 39 (9.68%) Zero Trust
12 34 (8.44%) Problem-Solving
13 31 (7.69%) Cloud Security
13 31 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
14 29 (7.20%) AI
14 29 (7.20%) DevSecOps
14 29 (7.20%) Validation
15 28 (6.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 27 (6.70%) System Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 73 (18.11%) Python
2 44 (10.92%) SQL
3 24 (5.96%) PL/SQL
4 19 (4.71%) Bash
5 12 (2.98%) Groovy
5 12 (2.98%) Java
6 11 (2.73%) PowerShell
7 9 (2.23%) Bicep
8 4 (0.99%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.50%) C
9 2 (0.50%) ProC
10 1 (0.25%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.25%) Go
10 1 (0.25%) Korn
10 1 (0.25%) Perl
10 1 (0.25%) RPG
10 1 (0.25%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.25%) SOQL
10 1 (0.25%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 154 (38.21%) Security Cleared
2 114 (28.29%) SC Cleared
3 32 (7.94%) DV Cleared
4 15 (3.72%) Degree
5 8 (1.99%) ACCA
6 6 (1.49%) Azure Certification
6 6 (1.49%) CIMA
7 5 (1.24%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (0.74%) CCAB
8 3 (0.74%) CISM
8 3 (0.74%) CISSP
8 3 (0.74%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 3 (0.74%) Oracle Certification
8 3 (0.74%) PMI Certification
8 3 (0.74%) PMP
9 2 (0.50%) CESG Certified Professional
9 2 (0.50%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (0.50%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.25%) SAFe Agilist
10 1 (0.25%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (5.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (4.96%) GDPR
3 18 (4.47%) NIST
4 10 (2.48%) PCI DSS
5 9 (2.23%) IFRS
6 8 (1.99%) NCSC
6 8 (1.99%) SOC 2
7 7 (1.74%) PMO
8 6 (1.49%) GAAP
8 6 (1.49%) SLA
9 5 (1.24%) QA
10 3 (0.74%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.74%) Data Quality
10 3 (0.74%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.50%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 1 (0.25%) PSD2
12 1 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 18 (4.47%) Oracle RAC
2 17 (4.22%) Docker
3 10 (2.48%) Active Directory
4 5 (1.24%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.74%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.74%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.50%) vSphere
7 1 (0.25%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 50 (12.41%) Ansible
2 19 (4.71%) Kubernetes
3 18 (4.47%) Data Guard
4 17 (4.22%) Oracle RMAN
5 15 (3.72%) Argo
6 14 (3.47%) Grafana
7 6 (1.49%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.50%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
8 2 (0.50%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.25%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.25%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.25%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.25%) Puppet
9 1 (0.25%) vMotion
Vendors
1 327 (81.14%) Oracle
2 51 (12.66%) Microsoft
3 34 (8.44%) Palo Alto
4 23 (5.71%) F5
5 19 (4.71%) Arista
5 19 (4.71%) Aruba
6 14 (3.47%) Siebel
7 9 (2.23%) ServiceNow
7 9 (2.23%) Sonatype
8 8 (1.99%) OpenAI
9 5 (1.24%) Cisco
9 5 (1.24%) CyberArk
10 4 (0.99%) Hyperion
11 3 (0.74%) VMware
12 2 (0.50%) CheckPoint
12 2 (0.50%) IBM
12 2 (0.50%) Informatica
12 2 (0.50%) Rapid7
12 2 (0.50%) Sage
12 2 (0.50%) Splunk