Oracle Database Contract Job Trends in England

Oracle Database (Oracle RDBMS)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Oracle Database skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
17 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 327 248 308
Rank change year-on-year -79 +60 -49
Contract jobs citing Oracle Database 279 244 248
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.71% 1.00% 0.66%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 4.47% 5.22% 4.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 212 180 186
10th Percentile £358 - £363
25th Percentile £410 £385 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £504
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +4.22% +2.81%
75th Percentile £569 £638 £650
90th Percentile £675 £699 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £511
% change year-on-year - -2.19% +7.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 3 1
10th Percentile £44.35 £73.25 -
25th Percentile £62.97 £80.00 -
Median hourly rate £74.68 £92.50 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.26% +230.36% -59.27%
75th Percentile - £93.75 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £74.68 £92.50 £63.00
% change year-on-year -19.26% +46.83% -13.10%

All Database & BI Skills
England

Oracle Database falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 6,245 4,670 6,174
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 15.87% 19.11% 16.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,340 3,267 4,431
10th Percentile £350 £358 £350
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £600 £663 £675
90th Percentile £700 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 155 95 137
10th Percentile £17.55 £20.99 £14.00
25th Percentile £29.85 £24.25 £20.77
Median hourly rate £51.00 £33.11 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +54.03% -17.23% -30.43%
75th Percentile £74.68 £65.31 £52.50
90th Percentile £83.55 £70.00 £70.25
UK median hourly rate £52.50 £33.81 £40.00
% change year-on-year +55.30% -15.49% -33.33%

Oracle Database
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Oracle Database job vacancy trend in England

Oracle Database
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Oracle Database.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Oracle Database

Oracle Database
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Oracle Database in England over the 6 months to 17 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Oracle Database in England

Oracle Database
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Oracle Database.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Oracle Database

Oracle Database
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Oracle Database in England over the 6 months to 17 April 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Oracle Database in England

Oracle Database
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 Oracle Database within the England region over the 6 months to 17 April 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 -69 134 £489 -6.01% 14
Midlands -35 53 £522 +5.83% 13
West Midlands -21 51 £522 +2.10% 8
South East -40 36 £460 -28.62% 11
North of England -86 36 £580 +10.48% 4
Yorkshire -80 20 £366 -30.38% 1
North West -23 15 £650 +8.33% 2
South West -30 10 £425 -24.33% 2
East of England -25 6 £127 - 1
East Midlands -32 2 £494 +24.84% 5
North East - 1 £625 - 1
Oracle Database
UK

Oracle Database
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 30 (10.75%) SAS
2 20 (7.17%) IIS
3 16 (5.73%) SharePoint
4 11 (3.94%) HCL Notes
5 10 (3.58%) Mendix
5 10 (3.58%) WebLogic
6 8 (2.87%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 6 (2.15%) Apache Airflow
7 6 (2.15%) Tomcat
8 3 (1.08%) Appian
8 3 (1.08%) JBoss
8 3 (1.08%) Microsoft Exchange
8 3 (1.08%) Oracle Workflow
9 2 (0.72%) Liferay
9 2 (0.72%) nginx
9 2 (0.72%) Oracle Application Server
10 1 (0.36%) Apache
10 1 (0.36%) Confluence
10 1 (0.36%) WebSphere
Applications
1 16 (5.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (2.51%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.36%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.36%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 11 (3.94%) Oracle EBS
2 6 (2.15%) Oracle EBS R12
3 5 (1.79%) Oracle ERP
4 4 (1.43%) Oracle 11i
5 3 (1.08%) Oracle Applications
6 2 (0.72%) Finacle
6 2 (0.72%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.36%) Eloqua
7 1 (0.36%) Endur
7 1 (0.36%) Findur
7 1 (0.36%) FLEXCUBE
7 1 (0.36%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.36%) Summit
7 1 (0.36%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 61 (21.86%) Azure
2 35 (12.54%) AWS
3 28 (10.04%) Azure DevOps
4 16 (5.73%) Power Platform
5 15 (5.38%) OCI
6 14 (5.02%) Serverless
7 12 (4.30%) Azure Logic Apps
8 11 (3.94%) Azure Functions
8 11 (3.94%) Azure Service Bus
8 11 (3.94%) Power Automate
8 11 (3.94%) PowerApps
9 10 (3.58%) Microsoft 365
9 10 (3.58%) OpenShift
10 8 (2.87%) Collibra
10 8 (2.87%) PaaS
11 6 (2.15%) Amazon S3
12 5 (1.79%) Azure API Management
13 4 (1.43%) Azure Data Factory
13 4 (1.43%) IaaS
13 4 (1.43%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 12 (4.30%) Internet
2 7 (2.51%) HTTP
3 3 (1.08%) Firewall
4 2 (0.72%) Network Security
4 2 (0.72%) VPN
5 1 (0.36%) Intranet
5 1 (0.36%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (23.30%) SQL Server
2 25 (8.96%) SAS Enterprise Guide
3 21 (7.53%) Relational Database
4 20 (7.17%) Oracle Reports
5 19 (6.81%) PostgreSQL
6 18 (6.45%) Oracle Database 12c
7 17 (6.09%) Metadata
8 15 (5.38%) Power BI
8 15 (5.38%) RDBMS
9 11 (3.94%) Data Warehouse
10 9 (3.23%) Pentaho
10 9 (3.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 8 (2.87%) MySQL
12 7 (2.51%) Amazon RDS
12 7 (2.51%) Oracle BI EE
12 7 (2.51%) Oracle Exadata
12 7 (2.51%) SQLPlus
13 6 (2.15%) Oracle Database 11g
13 6 (2.15%) SAS Visual Analytics
14 4 (1.43%) Metadata Repository
Development Applications
1 16 (5.73%) Jenkins
2 15 (5.38%) Git
2 15 (5.38%) JIRA
3 14 (5.02%) GitLab
4 12 (4.30%) JUnit
5 9 (3.23%) Selenium
6 6 (2.15%) Oracle APEX
7 5 (1.79%) Toad
8 4 (1.43%) Ant
8 4 (1.43%) Oracle Forms
9 3 (1.08%) SoapUI
9 3 (1.08%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 2 (0.72%) Flyway
10 2 (0.72%) Liquibase
11 1 (0.36%) Bitbucket
11 1 (0.36%) IBM UrbanCode
11 1 (0.36%) Mockito
11 1 (0.36%) SonarQube
11 1 (0.36%) SpecFlow
11 1 (0.36%) TestComplete
General
1 66 (23.66%) Social Skills
2 60 (21.51%) Finance
3 40 (14.34%) Banking
4 25 (8.96%) Public Sector
5 23 (8.24%) Analytical Skills
6 15 (5.38%) Financial Institution
7 6 (2.15%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (1.79%) Advertising
8 5 (1.79%) Investment Banking
9 4 (1.43%) Back Office
9 4 (1.43%) Telecoms
10 3 (1.08%) Legal
11 2 (0.72%) Aeronautics
11 2 (0.72%) Front Office
11 2 (0.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.72%) Local Government
11 2 (0.72%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.72%) Retail Banking
12 1 (0.36%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.36%) Military
Job Titles
1 81 (29.03%) Developer
2 74 (26.52%) DBA
2 74 (26.52%) Oracle DBA
3 36 (12.90%) C# Developer
4 30 (10.75%) Architect
5 16 (5.73%) Oracle Developer
6 15 (5.38%) Administrator
6 15 (5.38%) Data Engineer
6 15 (5.38%) Database Engineer
6 15 (5.38%) SC Cleared DBA
7 13 (4.66%) Data Architect
7 13 (4.66%) Oracle Database Engineer
8 12 (4.30%) Analyst
8 12 (4.30%) Solutions Architect
9 11 (3.94%) Power Platform Developer
9 11 (3.94%) Senior
10 9 (3.23%) Applications Developer
10 9 (3.23%) C# Application Developer
10 9 (3.23%) Release Manager
11 7 (2.51%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (18.64%) .NET
2 30 (10.75%) .NET Framework
3 16 (5.73%) React
4 15 (5.38%) WinForms
5 13 (4.66%) Oracle GoldenGate
6 12 (4.30%) REST
6 12 (4.30%) WPF
6 12 (4.30%) XML
7 10 (3.58%) HTML5 Canvas
7 10 (3.58%) Kafka
8 9 (3.23%) HTML
9 8 (2.87%) Middleware
9 8 (2.87%) SOAP
10 7 (2.51%) .NET Core
10 7 (2.51%) CSS
10 7 (2.51%) pytest
11 6 (2.15%) Spring
12 5 (1.79%) IBM Integration Bus
13 4 (1.43%) JSON
13 4 (1.43%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 20 (7.17%) Legacy Systems
2 10 (3.58%) Enterprise Software
2 10 (3.58%) Low-Code
3 9 (3.23%) Cloud Native
4 8 (2.87%) Enterprise Cloud
5 7 (2.51%) Greenfield Project
6 5 (1.79%) Legacy Applications
6 5 (1.79%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 4 (1.43%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (1.43%) Management Information System
7 4 (1.43%) Private Cloud
7 4 (1.43%) Product Ownership
7 4 (1.43%) SCADA
7 4 (1.43%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.08%) Clustering
8 3 (1.08%) Credit Risk
8 3 (1.08%) Derivative
8 3 (1.08%) IoT
8 3 (1.08%) Market Risk
8 3 (1.08%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 44 (15.77%) Linux
2 43 (15.41%) Windows
3 31 (11.11%) Unix
4 15 (5.38%) Windows Server
5 13 (4.66%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 11 (3.94%) AIX
7 7 (2.51%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (1.79%) Windows 10
8 5 (1.79%) Windows 7
8 5 (1.79%) Windows Server 2003
9 3 (1.08%) Oracle Linux
9 3 (1.08%) Solaris
10 2 (0.72%) OpenVMS
10 2 (0.72%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (0.72%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.36%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (26.52%) DevOps
2 57 (20.43%) Problem-Solving
3 53 (19.00%) CI/CD
4 52 (18.64%) Agile
5 48 (17.20%) Migration
6 47 (16.85%) Performance Tuning
7 44 (15.77%) ETL
7 44 (15.77%) High Availability
8 37 (13.26%) Business Intelligence
9 31 (11.11%) Disaster Recovery
10 28 (10.04%) Data Analysis
11 27 (9.68%) Analytics
11 27 (9.68%) Data Modelling
12 26 (9.32%) AI
12 26 (9.32%) Unit Testing
13 25 (8.96%) Validation
14 24 (8.60%) Continuous Improvement
14 24 (8.60%) Data Governance
14 24 (8.60%) Data Integration
14 24 (8.60%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 143 (51.25%) SQL
2 83 (29.75%) PL/SQL
3 56 (20.07%) C#
4 36 (12.90%) Python
5 27 (9.68%) T-SQL
6 25 (8.96%) Shell Script
7 19 (6.81%) Java
8 15 (5.38%) JavaScript
8 15 (5.38%) Korn
9 12 (4.30%) VB
9 12 (4.30%) VBA
10 11 (3.94%) Formula Language
10 11 (3.94%) LotusScript
10 11 (3.94%) Perl
11 6 (2.15%) PowerShell
11 6 (2.15%) TypeScript
12 5 (1.79%) PHP
13 3 (1.08%) Bash
13 3 (1.08%) Bicep
14 2 (0.72%) C
Qualifications
1 105 (37.63%) Security Cleared
2 91 (32.62%) SC Cleared
3 12 (4.30%) DV Cleared
4 10 (3.58%) Degree
5 8 (2.87%) Azure Certification
6 7 (2.51%) Oracle Certification
7 4 (1.43%) AWS Certification
7 4 (1.43%) OCP
8 3 (1.08%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.72%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 2 (0.72%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.72%) CESG Certified Professional
10 1 (0.36%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.36%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.36%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.36%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (13.62%) QA
2 12 (4.30%) Data Quality
3 9 (3.23%) GDPR
4 6 (2.15%) SLA
5 5 (1.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (1.08%) FATCA
6 3 (1.08%) NIST
6 3 (1.08%) NIST 800
6 3 (1.08%) SEPA
7 1 (0.36%) GRC
7 1 (0.36%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 25 (8.96%) Oracle RAC
2 18 (6.45%) Docker
3 5 (1.79%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (1.08%) Oracle Clusterware
5 2 (0.72%) Active Directory
5 2 (0.72%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.72%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.36%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Systems Management
1 43 (15.41%) Oracle RMAN
2 20 (7.17%) Data Guard
2 20 (7.17%) Kubernetes
3 17 (6.09%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 16 (5.73%) Terraform
5 9 (3.23%) Ansible
6 3 (1.08%) Microsoft Clustering
7 2 (0.72%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
7 2 (0.72%) Foglight
7 2 (0.72%) systemd
8 1 (0.36%) Control-M
8 1 (0.36%) EMC NetWorker
8 1 (0.36%) Grafana
8 1 (0.36%) Oracle ZFS
8 1 (0.36%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.36%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 279 (100.00%) Oracle
2 45 (16.13%) Microsoft
3 27 (9.68%) Citrix
4 15 (5.38%) IBM
5 14 (5.02%) Talend
6 11 (3.94%) Lotus
7 10 (3.58%) Kofax
8 9 (3.23%) Databricks
8 9 (3.23%) Denodo
9 7 (2.51%) Red Hat
10 6 (2.15%) Informatica
11 4 (1.43%) SAP
12 3 (1.08%) Alteryx
13 2 (0.72%) CyberArk
13 2 (0.72%) NEC
13 2 (0.72%) Pega
13 2 (0.72%) Remedy
13 2 (0.72%) VMware
14 1 (0.36%) IFS
14 1 (0.36%) Thales
43 Oracle Database jobs in England