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 9 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
9 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 309 243 300
Rank change year-on-year -66 +57 -38
Contract jobs citing Oracle Database 316 253 257
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.75% 1.04% 0.69%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 4.91% 5.47% 4.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 227 177 183
10th Percentile £403 £359 £363
25th Percentile £423 £385 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £450 £483
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -6.74% -3.50%
75th Percentile £638 £575 £638
90th Percentile £688 £699 £698
UK median daily rate £525 £435 £491
% change year-on-year +20.69% -11.45% -0.25%
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 6,439 4,626 6,323
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 15.18% 18.98% 17.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,379 3,196 4,561
10th Percentile £350 £363 £350
25th Percentile £413 £420 £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% -3.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 203 91 140
10th Percentile £14.00 £19.25 £14.00
25th Percentile £22.91 £22.99 £20.77
Median hourly rate £41.71 £32.05 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +30.14% -19.88% -32.54%
75th Percentile £73.88 £63.25 £55.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £76.25 £72.75
UK median hourly rate £43.00 £34.19 £40.00
% change year-on-year +25.77% -14.53% -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 9 June 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 9 June 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 9 June 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 -65 141 £500 +22.70% 20
Midlands -30 51 £525 +10.53% 8
North of England -80 50 £610 +22.00% 7
West Midlands -26 46 £525 -12.50% 5
South East -34 43 £550 +12.82% 12
North West -18 24 £650 +82.58% 4
Yorkshire -83 23 £445 -10.95% 1
South West -18 21 £700 +33.33% 5
East Midlands -30 4 £463 +32.52% 3
East of England -32 3 £400 -17.95% 2
North East - 3 £501 - 2
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 20 (6.33%) SAS
2 18 (5.70%) IIS
3 12 (3.80%) Apache Airflow
3 12 (3.80%) WebLogic
4 11 (3.48%) Oracle Workflow
5 10 (3.16%) HCL Notes
5 10 (3.16%) Mendix
5 10 (3.16%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 9 (2.85%) SharePoint
7 6 (1.90%) Appian
7 6 (1.90%) Tomcat
8 5 (1.58%) Confluence
9 3 (0.95%) Camunda
9 3 (0.95%) JBoss
9 3 (0.95%) Microsoft Exchange
10 2 (0.63%) Liferay
10 2 (0.63%) nginx
10 2 (0.63%) Oracle Application Server
11 1 (0.32%) Oracle Coherence
11 1 (0.32%) WebSphere
Applications
1 14 (4.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (2.22%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 14 (4.43%) Oracle EBS
2 6 (1.90%) Finacle
2 6 (1.90%) Oracle Applications
3 5 (1.58%) Oracle ERP
4 4 (1.27%) Siebel CRM
5 3 (0.95%) OpenText MBPM
5 3 (0.95%) Oracle BPM
5 3 (0.95%) Oracle EBS R12
5 3 (0.95%) Oracle Payables
5 3 (0.95%) Teamcenter
6 2 (0.63%) FLEXCUBE
6 2 (0.63%) Oracle Cash Management
6 2 (0.63%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
7 1 (0.32%) Eloqua
7 1 (0.32%) Endur
7 1 (0.32%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.32%) Oracle 11i
7 1 (0.32%) Oracle Payroll
7 1 (0.32%) Summit
7 1 (0.32%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 59 (18.67%) Azure
2 51 (16.14%) AWS
3 21 (6.65%) Azure DevOps
3 21 (6.65%) OCI
4 16 (5.06%) Power Platform
5 12 (3.80%) PaaS
6 11 (3.48%) Serverless
7 10 (3.16%) PowerApps
8 9 (2.85%) Azure Logic Apps
8 9 (2.85%) GitHub
9 8 (2.53%) Azure Functions
9 8 (2.53%) Azure Service Bus
9 8 (2.53%) Collibra
9 8 (2.53%) Microsoft 365
9 8 (2.53%) Power Automate
10 7 (2.22%) OpenShift
11 5 (1.58%) Amazon S3
11 5 (1.58%) GCP
11 5 (1.58%) GitHub Actions
11 5 (1.58%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.48%) Internet
2 3 (0.95%) Firewall
3 2 (0.63%) HTTP
3 2 (0.63%) Network Security
3 2 (0.63%) VPN
4 1 (0.32%) Intranet
4 1 (0.32%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (22.15%) SQL Server
2 28 (8.86%) Relational Database
3 26 (8.23%) Oracle Database 12c
4 24 (7.59%) PostgreSQL
5 21 (6.65%) RDBMS
6 20 (6.33%) Oracle Reports
7 16 (5.06%) SAS Enterprise Guide
8 15 (4.75%) Power BI
9 14 (4.43%) Metadata
9 14 (4.43%) Oracle Database 11g
10 11 (3.48%) MySQL
11 10 (3.16%) SAS Visual Analytics
12 9 (2.85%) Oracle Exadata
12 9 (2.85%) Pentaho
12 9 (2.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 8 (2.53%) MongoDB
14 7 (2.22%) NoSQL
15 6 (1.90%) Amazon RDS
15 6 (1.90%) Data Warehouse
16 5 (1.58%) DataStage
Development Applications
1 19 (6.01%) GitLab
2 13 (4.11%) Git
2 13 (4.11%) JIRA
3 8 (2.53%) Oracle APEX
4 7 (2.22%) Oracle Forms
5 6 (1.90%) Jenkins
6 4 (1.27%) Liquibase
7 3 (0.95%) ClearCase
7 3 (0.95%) JUnit
7 3 (0.95%) Selenium
8 2 (0.63%) Flyway
8 2 (0.63%) JDeveloper
8 2 (0.63%) JMeter
8 2 (0.63%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.32%) CircleCI
9 1 (0.32%) IBM UrbanCode
9 1 (0.32%) Mockito
9 1 (0.32%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.32%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.32%) Visual Studio Coded UI
General
1 65 (20.57%) Finance
2 55 (17.41%) Social Skills
3 45 (14.24%) Banking
4 40 (12.66%) Public Sector
5 23 (7.28%) Analytical Skills
6 11 (3.48%) Financial Institution
7 8 (2.53%) Documentation Skills
8 6 (1.90%) Back Office
8 6 (1.90%) Front Office
9 5 (1.58%) Military
10 4 (1.27%) Advertising
10 4 (1.27%) Telecoms
11 3 (0.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (0.95%) Legal
12 2 (0.63%) Aviation
12 2 (0.63%) Billing
12 2 (0.63%) General Ledger
12 2 (0.63%) Investment Banking
12 2 (0.63%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.63%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 105 (33.23%) DBA
2 99 (31.33%) Oracle DBA
3 75 (23.73%) Developer
4 34 (10.76%) C# Developer
5 33 (10.44%) Administrator
6 26 (8.23%) Architect
7 25 (7.91%) Senior
8 22 (6.96%) Data Engineer
9 18 (5.70%) SC Cleared DBA
10 17 (5.38%) Lead
11 16 (5.06%) Database Engineer
12 14 (4.43%) Oracle Database Engineer
13 13 (4.11%) Solutions Architect
14 12 (3.80%) Release Manager
15 11 (3.48%) Oracle Developer
16 10 (3.16%) Oracle Specialist
16 10 (3.16%) PostgreSQL DBA
16 10 (3.16%) Power Platform Developer
17 9 (2.85%) DV Cleared DBA
17 9 (2.85%) Senior DBA
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (16.77%) .NET
2 31 (9.81%) .NET Framework
3 17 (5.38%) XML
4 15 (4.75%) Oracle GoldenGate
5 14 (4.43%) React
5 14 (4.43%) WinForms
5 14 (4.43%) WPF
6 13 (4.11%) REST
7 11 (3.48%) Kafka
7 11 (3.48%) Middleware
8 10 (3.16%) JSON
9 9 (2.85%) HTML
10 8 (2.53%) HTML5 Canvas
11 7 (2.22%) .NET Core
11 7 (2.22%) CSS
11 7 (2.22%) Web Services
12 6 (1.90%) SOAP
12 6 (1.90%) Spring
12 6 (1.90%) Spring Boot
13 4 (1.27%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (8.54%) Legacy Systems
2 11 (3.48%) Cloud Native
2 11 (3.48%) Enterprise Software
2 11 (3.48%) Low-Code
3 7 (2.22%) Greenfield Project
3 7 (2.22%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (2.22%) SWIFT Messaging Network
4 6 (1.90%) Analytical Mindset
4 6 (1.90%) Enterprise Cloud
5 4 (1.27%) Data Protection Act
5 4 (1.27%) Legacy Applications
5 4 (1.27%) Private Cloud
5 4 (1.27%) Replication
5 4 (1.27%) SCADA
5 4 (1.27%) Virtual Team
6 3 (0.95%) Client/Server
6 3 (0.95%) Management Information System
6 3 (0.95%) N-Tier
6 3 (0.95%) Product Ownership
6 3 (0.95%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 62 (19.62%) Linux
2 44 (13.92%) Windows
3 34 (10.76%) Unix
4 16 (5.06%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 12 (3.80%) Solaris
6 11 (3.48%) Windows Server
7 6 (1.90%) Windows 10
8 5 (1.58%) AIX
8 5 (1.58%) Windows Server 2012
9 4 (1.27%) Oracle Linux
10 3 (0.95%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.63%) HPUX
11 2 (0.63%) OpenVMS
11 2 (0.63%) Windows Server 2008
11 2 (0.63%) Windows Server 2019
12 1 (0.32%) Windows 7
12 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (23.10%) DevOps
2 63 (19.94%) Migration
3 57 (18.04%) High Availability
4 56 (17.72%) CI/CD
5 54 (17.09%) Performance Tuning
6 47 (14.87%) ETL
7 46 (14.56%) Problem-Solving
8 44 (13.92%) Agile
9 39 (12.34%) Disaster Recovery
10 31 (9.81%) AI
10 31 (9.81%) Data Analysis
11 28 (8.86%) Data Integration
11 28 (8.86%) Validation
12 24 (7.59%) Analytics
12 24 (7.59%) Data Modelling
12 24 (7.59%) Decision-Making
13 23 (7.28%) Business Intelligence
14 22 (6.96%) Change Management
14 22 (6.96%) Unit Testing
15 21 (6.65%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 161 (50.95%) SQL
2 82 (25.95%) PL/SQL
3 58 (18.35%) C#
4 42 (13.29%) Python
5 29 (9.18%) T-SQL
6 22 (6.96%) Shell Script
7 17 (5.38%) Java
7 17 (5.38%) JavaScript
8 15 (4.75%) VB
9 12 (3.80%) VBA
10 10 (3.16%) Korn
11 9 (2.85%) PowerShell
12 8 (2.53%) Bash
12 8 (2.53%) Formula Language
12 8 (2.53%) LotusScript
13 7 (2.22%) TypeScript
14 3 (0.95%) Bicep
14 3 (0.95%) C
14 3 (0.95%) VB6
15 2 (0.63%) ProC
Qualifications
1 128 (40.51%) Security Cleared
2 100 (31.65%) SC Cleared
3 29 (9.18%) DV Cleared
4 20 (6.33%) Degree
5 7 (2.22%) Oracle Certification
6 5 (1.58%) Azure Certification
6 5 (1.58%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (0.63%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (0.63%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 2 (0.63%) Master's Degree
7 2 (0.63%) OCP
7 2 (0.63%) PMI Certification
7 2 (0.63%) PMP
8 1 (0.32%) CESG Certified Professional
8 1 (0.32%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.32%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (10.76%) QA
2 11 (3.48%) Data Quality
3 5 (1.58%) GDPR
4 4 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (1.27%) SLA
5 3 (0.95%) FATCA
6 2 (0.63%) ISO 9000
6 2 (0.63%) NIST
6 2 (0.63%) 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 30 (9.49%) Oracle RAC
2 9 (2.85%) Docker
3 3 (0.95%) Oracle Clusterware
3 3 (0.95%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.63%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (0.63%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.32%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Systems Management
1 52 (16.46%) Oracle RMAN
2 29 (9.18%) Data Guard
3 21 (6.65%) Terraform
4 14 (4.43%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 11 (3.48%) Kubernetes
6 9 (2.85%) Ansible
7 2 (0.63%) Grafana
7 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Clustering
7 2 (0.63%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.32%) Argo
8 1 (0.32%) EMC NetWorker
8 1 (0.32%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
8 1 (0.32%) Foglight
8 1 (0.32%) Kibana
8 1 (0.32%) Oracle ZFS
8 1 (0.32%) systemd
8 1 (0.32%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 316 (100.00%) Oracle
2 31 (9.81%) Microsoft
3 23 (7.28%) Citrix
4 15 (4.75%) Talend
5 14 (4.43%) Databricks
6 10 (3.16%) Kofax
6 10 (3.16%) Lotus
7 9 (2.85%) IBM
7 9 (2.85%) Informatica
8 6 (1.90%) Red Hat
8 6 (1.90%) SAP
9 5 (1.58%) Alteryx
9 5 (1.58%) Denodo
10 4 (1.27%) Google
10 4 (1.27%) Siebel
11 3 (0.95%) OpenText
11 3 (0.95%) VMware
12 2 (0.63%) Murex
12 2 (0.63%) NetCracker
12 2 (0.63%) ServiceNow
48 Oracle Database jobs in England