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 citing Oracle Database skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 335 | 288 | 238 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -47 | -50 | +45 |
| Contract jobs citing Oracle Database | 364 | 274 | 315 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.77% | 0.92% | 1.03% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 5.22% | 5.17% | 5.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 242 | 195 | 222 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £220 | £385 |
| 25th Percentile | £423 | £365 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £433 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.39% | -19.91% | +13.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £538 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £699 | £635 | £699 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £443 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.51% | -17.20% | +12.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 39 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.25 | £75.25 | £57.64 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £79.38 | £59.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.71 | £90.00 | £61.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -53.66% | +46.10% | -18.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.31 | £101.88 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £74.68 | £106.75 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £41.71 | £90.00 | £61.60 |
| % change year-on-year | -53.66% | +46.10% | -18.17% |
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 citing database or business intelligence skills in England.
| 6 months to 11 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing database or business intelligence skills | 6,970 | 5,300 | 5,459 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 14.80% | 17.84% | 17.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,613 | 3,665 | 3,666 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £326 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £505 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.98% | -8.18% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £630 | £625 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £727 | £788 |
| UK median daily rate | £513 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.50% | -4.76% | -1.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 295 | 79 | 77 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.17 | £20.18 | £17.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.20 | £29.00 | £22.40 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.71 | £43.50 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.11% | +24.29% | -24.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.25 | £65.00 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.68 | £85.20 | £65.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £41.71 | £43.50 | £30.11 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.11% | +44.49% | -34.81% |
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 Daily Rate Trend in England
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 11 November 2026.
Oracle Database Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Oracle Database.
Oracle Database Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution for jobs citing Oracle Database in England over the 6 months to 11 November 2026.
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 11 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | -50 | 166 | £500 | +20.48% | 61 |
| South West | +17 | 59 | £665 | +8.57% | 7 |
| North of England | -48 | 53 | £525 | +16.67% | 20 |
| South East | -64 | 36 | £550 | +150.00% | 10 |
| North West | -31 | 31 | £613 | +37.33% | 8 |
| West Midlands | -45 | 28 | £445 | -14.18% | 12 |
| Midlands | -56 | 28 | £445 | -14.18% | 15 |
| Yorkshire | -30 | 16 | £450 | -3.23% | 9 |
| North East | - | 11 | £625 | - | 3 |
| East of England | -41 | 3 | £420 | +232.02% | 3 |
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Oracle Database 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.
Database & Business Intelligence
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SQL Server | 17.6% | 64 |
| 2 | Relational Database | 11.3% | 41 |
| 3 | RDBMS | 8.8% | 32 |
| 4 | Oracle Exadata | 8.0% | 29 |
| 5 | PostgreSQL | 7.4% | 27 |
| 6 | Data Warehouse | 6.9% | 25 |
| 7 | Oracle Reports | 4.7% | 17 |
| 8 | Oracle Database 12c | 4.4% | 16 |
| 9 | MySQL | 4.1% | 15 |
| 10 | NoSQL | 3.6% | 13 |
| 10 | Oracle Database 11g | 3.6% | 13 |
| 10 | Pentaho | 3.6% | 13 |
| 13 | MongoDB | 3.0% | 11 |
| 14 | Power BI | 2.7% | 10 |
| 15 | BigQuery | 2.2% | 8 |
| 15 | Oracle Database 10g | 2.2% | 8 |
| 15 | Star Schema | 2.2% | 8 |
| 18 | DataStage | 1.9% | 7 |
| 18 | Metadata | 1.9% | 7 |
| 18 | Oracle ODI | 1.9% | 7 |