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 30 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 315 244 303
Rank change year-on-year -71 +59 -49
Contract jobs citing Oracle Database 309 251 250
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.74% 1.04% 0.68%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 4.84% 5.48% 4.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 225 175 180
10th Percentile £404 £363 £363
25th Percentile £417 £385 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £450 £486
Median % change year-on-year +16.56% -7.31% -2.90%
75th Percentile £631 £575 £638
90th Percentile £675 £699 £689
UK median daily rate £525 £449 £495
% change year-on-year +16.99% -9.34% +1.02%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 2 7
10th Percentile £35.11 £71.00 £48.16
25th Percentile £37.25 £74.38 -
Median hourly rate £41.71 £82.50 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year -49.44% +33.93% -15.03%
75th Percentile £74.68 £89.38 -
90th Percentile - £92.00 -
UK median hourly rate £41.71 £82.50 £61.60
% change year-on-year -49.44% +33.93% -15.03%

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 6,382 4,578 6,255
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 15.19% 19.05% 17.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,351 3,179 4,523
10th Percentile £350 £363 £350
25th Percentile £413 £424 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £675
90th Percentile £700 £775 £788
UK median daily rate £500 £518 £525
% change year-on-year -3.38% -1.43% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 204 91 136
10th Percentile £14.00 £19.25 £14.00
25th Percentile £23.00 £22.94 £20.70
Median hourly rate £40.50 £31.64 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +28.00% -20.90% -33.33%
75th Percentile £73.19 £60.38 £55.63
90th Percentile £82.25 £70.00 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £42.11 £32.81 £40.00
% change year-on-year +28.33% -17.98% -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 30 May 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 30 May 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 30 May 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 -56 142 £500 +22.70% 15
South East -34 49 £550 +10.00% 15
North of England -85 48 £610 +22.00% 9
Midlands -35 45 £525 +10.53% 4
West Midlands -42 40 £525 -12.50% 2
North West -27 24 £650 +44.44% 6
Yorkshire -91 21 £445 -10.95% 3
South West -31 16 £600 +14.29% 6
East Midlands -24 4 £463 +29.19% 2
East of England -32 3 £400 -17.95% 3
North East - 3 £501 -
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 19 (6.15%) IIS
2 16 (5.18%) SAS
3 14 (4.53%) WebLogic
4 13 (4.21%) Oracle Workflow
5 12 (3.88%) HCL Notes
5 12 (3.88%) Mendix
5 12 (3.88%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 11 (3.56%) SharePoint
7 7 (2.27%) Apache Airflow
8 6 (1.94%) Appian
8 6 (1.94%) Tomcat
9 3 (0.97%) Camunda
9 3 (0.97%) Confluence
9 3 (0.97%) JBoss
9 3 (0.97%) Microsoft Exchange
10 2 (0.65%) Liferay
10 2 (0.65%) nginx
10 2 (0.65%) Oracle Application Server
11 1 (0.32%) Apache
11 1 (0.32%) WebSphere
Applications
1 13 (4.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.62%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 17 (5.50%) Oracle EBS
2 7 (2.27%) Oracle ERP
3 6 (1.94%) Oracle Applications
3 6 (1.94%) Oracle EBS R12
4 5 (1.62%) Finacle
5 4 (1.29%) Siebel CRM
6 3 (0.97%) OpenText MBPM
6 3 (0.97%) Oracle BPM
6 3 (0.97%) Oracle Payables
6 3 (0.97%) Teamcenter
7 2 (0.65%) FLEXCUBE
7 2 (0.65%) Oracle Cash Management
7 2 (0.65%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
8 1 (0.32%) Eloqua
8 1 (0.32%) Endur
8 1 (0.32%) Findur
8 1 (0.32%) NEC Housing
8 1 (0.32%) Oracle 11i
8 1 (0.32%) Summit
8 1 (0.32%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 56 (18.12%) Azure
2 44 (14.24%) AWS
3 24 (7.77%) Azure DevOps
4 22 (7.12%) OCI
5 17 (5.50%) Power Platform
6 13 (4.21%) Serverless
7 12 (3.88%) PowerApps
8 11 (3.56%) Azure Logic Apps
9 10 (3.24%) Azure Functions
9 10 (3.24%) Azure Service Bus
9 10 (3.24%) Microsoft 365
9 10 (3.24%) Power Automate
10 8 (2.59%) Collibra
10 8 (2.59%) PaaS
11 7 (2.27%) GitHub
12 6 (1.94%) Amazon S3
12 6 (1.94%) IaaS
12 6 (1.94%) OpenShift
13 4 (1.29%) GCP
13 4 (1.29%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.56%) Internet
2 3 (0.97%) Firewall
3 2 (0.65%) HTTP
3 2 (0.65%) Network Security
3 2 (0.65%) VPN
4 1 (0.32%) Intranet
4 1 (0.32%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (22.65%) SQL Server
2 27 (8.74%) Relational Database
3 26 (8.41%) Oracle Database 12c
4 22 (7.12%) PostgreSQL
5 21 (6.80%) Oracle Reports
6 20 (6.47%) RDBMS
7 16 (5.18%) Power BI
8 15 (4.85%) Metadata
9 13 (4.21%) Oracle Database 11g
10 12 (3.88%) SAS Enterprise Guide
11 10 (3.24%) MySQL
11 10 (3.24%) Oracle Exadata
11 10 (3.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 8 (2.59%) Amazon RDS
12 8 (2.59%) MongoDB
13 7 (2.27%) Data Warehouse
13 7 (2.27%) NoSQL
13 7 (2.27%) Pentaho
14 6 (1.94%) Oracle BI EE
15 5 (1.62%) DataStage
Development Applications
1 17 (5.50%) GitLab
2 12 (3.88%) Git
2 12 (3.88%) JIRA
3 8 (2.59%) Oracle APEX
4 6 (1.94%) Oracle Forms
5 5 (1.62%) Jenkins
6 4 (1.29%) JUnit
6 4 (1.29%) Liquibase
7 3 (0.97%) ClearCase
7 3 (0.97%) Selenium
7 3 (0.97%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 2 (0.65%) Flyway
8 2 (0.65%) JDeveloper
8 2 (0.65%) JMeter
9 1 (0.32%) CircleCI
9 1 (0.32%) IBM UrbanCode
9 1 (0.32%) Maven
9 1 (0.32%) Oracle Developer 2000
9 1 (0.32%) Rational Robot
9 1 (0.32%) Visual Studio Coded UI
General
1 65 (21.04%) Finance
2 51 (16.50%) Social Skills
3 45 (14.56%) Banking
4 33 (10.68%) Public Sector
5 20 (6.47%) Analytical Skills
6 14 (4.53%) Financial Institution
7 8 (2.59%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (1.62%) Back Office
8 5 (1.62%) Front Office
9 4 (1.29%) Advertising
9 4 (1.29%) Military
9 4 (1.29%) Telecoms
10 3 (0.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (0.97%) Investment Banking
10 3 (0.97%) Legal
10 3 (0.97%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.65%) Aviation
11 2 (0.65%) Billing
11 2 (0.65%) General Ledger
11 2 (0.65%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 107 (34.63%) DBA
2 102 (33.01%) Oracle DBA
3 79 (25.57%) Developer
4 35 (11.33%) C# Developer
5 32 (10.36%) Administrator
6 25 (8.09%) Architect
7 23 (7.44%) Senior
8 20 (6.47%) Data Engineer
9 18 (5.83%) SC Cleared DBA
10 16 (5.18%) Database Engineer
11 14 (4.53%) Oracle Database Engineer
12 13 (4.21%) Lead
13 12 (3.88%) Power Platform Developer
13 12 (3.88%) Solutions Architect
14 10 (3.24%) Oracle Developer
14 10 (3.24%) Oracle Specialist
14 10 (3.24%) PostgreSQL DBA
15 9 (2.91%) Senior DBA
16 8 (2.59%) Applications Developer
16 8 (2.59%) Database Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (17.80%) .NET
2 32 (10.36%) .NET Framework
3 17 (5.50%) XML
4 16 (5.18%) Oracle GoldenGate
4 16 (5.18%) React
5 15 (4.85%) WinForms
6 14 (4.53%) WPF
7 13 (4.21%) REST
8 11 (3.56%) Kafka
9 10 (3.24%) HTML
9 10 (3.24%) HTML5 Canvas
9 10 (3.24%) JSON
9 10 (3.24%) Middleware
10 8 (2.59%) CSS
11 7 (2.27%) .NET Core
11 7 (2.27%) Spring
12 6 (1.94%) Web Services
13 5 (1.62%) SOAP
13 5 (1.62%) Spring Boot
14 4 (1.29%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (8.74%) Legacy Systems
2 13 (4.21%) Low-Code
3 12 (3.88%) Cloud Native
3 12 (3.88%) Enterprise Software
4 7 (2.27%) Greenfield Project
4 7 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (1.94%) Enterprise Cloud
5 6 (1.94%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 5 (1.62%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (1.29%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (1.29%) Legacy Applications
7 4 (1.29%) Private Cloud
7 4 (1.29%) Replication
7 4 (1.29%) SCADA
7 4 (1.29%) Virtual Team
8 3 (0.97%) Client/Server
8 3 (0.97%) Clustering
8 3 (0.97%) Derivative
8 3 (0.97%) Management Information System
8 3 (0.97%) N-Tier
Operating Systems
1 62 (20.06%) Linux
2 43 (13.92%) Windows
3 33 (10.68%) Unix
4 18 (5.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 12 (3.88%) Windows Server
6 10 (3.24%) Solaris
7 6 (1.94%) Windows 10
8 5 (1.62%) AIX
8 5 (1.62%) Windows Server 2012
9 4 (1.29%) Oracle Linux
10 3 (0.97%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.65%) HPUX
11 2 (0.65%) OpenVMS
11 2 (0.65%) Windows Server 2008
11 2 (0.65%) Windows Server 2019
12 1 (0.32%) Windows 7
12 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (22.98%) DevOps
2 59 (19.09%) Performance Tuning
3 57 (18.45%) High Availability
3 57 (18.45%) Migration
4 52 (16.83%) CI/CD
5 47 (15.21%) Problem-Solving
6 44 (14.24%) Agile
6 44 (14.24%) ETL
7 40 (12.94%) Disaster Recovery
8 33 (10.68%) AI
9 30 (9.71%) Data Analysis
10 26 (8.41%) Business Intelligence
11 25 (8.09%) Unit Testing
12 23 (7.44%) Data Modelling
13 22 (7.12%) Decision-Making
13 22 (7.12%) Validation
14 21 (6.80%) Change Management
14 21 (6.80%) Data Integration
15 20 (6.47%) Generative AI
16 19 (6.15%) Data Migration
Programming Languages
1 159 (51.46%) SQL
2 84 (27.18%) PL/SQL
3 60 (19.42%) C#
4 41 (13.27%) Python
5 30 (9.71%) T-SQL
6 22 (7.12%) Shell Script
7 20 (6.47%) JavaScript
8 17 (5.50%) Java
9 14 (4.53%) VB
10 12 (3.88%) VBA
11 10 (3.24%) Formula Language
11 10 (3.24%) Korn
11 10 (3.24%) LotusScript
12 7 (2.27%) PowerShell
12 7 (2.27%) TypeScript
13 6 (1.94%) Bash
14 3 (0.97%) Bicep
14 3 (0.97%) VB6
15 2 (0.65%) C
15 2 (0.65%) Perl
Qualifications
1 117 (37.86%) Security Cleared
2 93 (30.10%) SC Cleared
3 25 (8.09%) DV Cleared
4 18 (5.83%) Degree
5 8 (2.59%) Oracle Certification
6 7 (2.27%) Azure Certification
7 5 (1.62%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (1.29%) OCP
9 1 (0.32%) CESG Certified Professional
9 1 (0.32%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.32%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.32%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.32%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.32%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.32%) PMP
9 1 (0.32%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (11.33%) QA
2 11 (3.56%) Data Quality
3 7 (2.27%) GDPR
4 4 (1.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (1.29%) SLA
5 3 (0.97%) FATCA
6 2 (0.65%) NIST
6 2 (0.65%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.32%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.32%) GRC
7 1 (0.32%) ISO 20022
7 1 (0.32%) SEPA
System Software
1 32 (10.36%) Oracle RAC
2 8 (2.59%) Docker
3 5 (1.62%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.97%) Oracle Clusterware
5 2 (0.65%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.65%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.32%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Systems Management
1 56 (18.12%) Oracle RMAN
2 31 (10.03%) Data Guard
3 21 (6.80%) Terraform
4 17 (5.50%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 10 (3.24%) Kubernetes
6 9 (2.91%) Ansible
7 3 (0.97%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
7 3 (0.97%) Microsoft Clustering
8 2 (0.65%) Foglight
8 2 (0.65%) Grafana
8 2 (0.65%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.65%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.65%) systemd
9 1 (0.32%) EMC NetWorker
9 1 (0.32%) Kibana
9 1 (0.32%) Oracle ZFS
9 1 (0.32%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 309 (100.00%) Oracle
2 32 (10.36%) Microsoft
3 24 (7.77%) Citrix
4 14 (4.53%) Databricks
5 13 (4.21%) Talend
6 12 (3.88%) Kofax
6 12 (3.88%) Lotus
7 8 (2.59%) IBM
7 8 (2.59%) Informatica
8 7 (2.27%) Red Hat
9 5 (1.62%) Alteryx
9 5 (1.62%) Denodo
10 4 (1.29%) Google
10 4 (1.29%) SAP
10 4 (1.29%) Siebel
11 3 (0.97%) OpenText
11 3 (0.97%) VMware
12 2 (0.65%) NetCracker
12 2 (0.65%) Pega
13 1 (0.32%) Wonderware