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 22 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
22 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 306 268 271
Rank change year-on-year -38 +3 -5
Contract jobs citing Oracle Database 344 262 299
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.77% 0.96% 0.85%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 5.00% 5.24% 4.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 249 183 200
10th Percentile £404 £341 £363
25th Percentile £434 £385 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £415 £475
Median % change year-on-year +29.35% -12.60% -5.00%
75th Percentile £638 £575 £638
90th Percentile £688 £700 £700
UK median daily rate £540 £415 £478
% change year-on-year +30.12% -13.09% -4.02%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 1 8
10th Percentile £34.28 - £48.06
25th Percentile £37.13 £72.50 £60.36
Median hourly rate £41.36 £75.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year -44.86% +21.75% +0.50%
75th Percentile £48.54 £77.50 -
90th Percentile £72.59 - -
UK median hourly rate £41.36 £75.00 £61.60
% change year-on-year -44.86% +21.75% -3.75%

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 6,880 4,998 6,366
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 15.34% 18.31% 18.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,601 3,458 4,580
10th Percentile £354 £350 £350
25th Percentile £418 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £530
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -1.89% -3.64%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £675
90th Percentile £700 £775 £825
UK median daily rate £500 £510 £525
% change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 221 83 106
10th Percentile £16.00 £18.84 £14.00
25th Percentile £25.25 £23.50 £20.00
Median hourly rate £39.50 £34.98 £39.25
Median % change year-on-year +12.92% -10.88% -28.64%
75th Percentile £70.00 £64.13 £54.23
90th Percentile £77.50 £76.00 £70.63
UK median hourly rate £41.71 £38.11 £38.00
% change year-on-year +9.45% +0.29% -30.91%

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 22 July 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 22 July 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 22 July 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 -63 136 £500 +22.70% 20
North of England -60 67 £625 +28.21% 8
South East -34 52 £550 +36.99% 6
Midlands -23 50 £491 +6.08% 3
West Midlands -22 45 £500 +5.26% 2
North West -19 35 £638 +79.07% 6
Yorkshire -67 27 £488 -2.50% 2
South West -29 25 £700 +27.27% 2
North East - 9 £537 -
East Midlands -14 4 £463 +32.52% 1
East of England -27 2 £425 -9.33%
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 23 (6.69%) SAS
2 19 (5.52%) IIS
3 17 (4.94%) Oracle Workflow
4 12 (3.49%) Apache Airflow
4 12 (3.49%) WebLogic
5 11 (3.20%) Confluence
6 6 (1.74%) Appian
6 6 (1.74%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 5 (1.45%) Camunda
8 4 (1.16%) JBoss
8 4 (1.16%) SharePoint
8 4 (1.16%) Tomcat
9 3 (0.87%) HCL Notes
9 3 (0.87%) Mendix
9 3 (0.87%) Microsoft Exchange
10 2 (0.58%) nginx
10 2 (0.58%) Oracle Service Bus
11 1 (0.29%) Liferay
11 1 (0.29%) Oracle Coherence
11 1 (0.29%) WebSphere
Applications
1 17 (4.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (3.78%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.58%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.29%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 15 (4.36%) Oracle EBS
2 10 (2.91%) Finacle
3 6 (1.74%) OpenText MBPM
3 6 (1.74%) Oracle Applications
3 6 (1.74%) Oracle BPM
3 6 (1.74%) Oracle Payables
3 6 (1.74%) Teamcenter
4 4 (1.16%) Oracle ERP
4 4 (1.16%) Siebel CRM
5 3 (0.87%) Oracle Assets
5 3 (0.87%) Oracle E-Business Tax
5 3 (0.87%) Oracle FAH
5 3 (0.87%) Oracle General Ledger
5 3 (0.87%) Oracle Internet Expenses
5 3 (0.87%) Oracle iProcurement
5 3 (0.87%) Oracle Receivables
5 3 (0.87%) Temenos T24
6 2 (0.58%) Oracle Cash Management
6 2 (0.58%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.58%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
Cloud Services
1 71 (20.64%) AWS
2 54 (15.70%) Azure
3 36 (10.47%) OCI
4 15 (4.36%) Azure DevOps
5 11 (3.20%) GitHub
5 11 (3.20%) PaaS
6 9 (2.62%) OpenShift
6 9 (2.62%) Power Platform
7 7 (2.03%) GitHub Actions
8 5 (1.45%) GCP
8 5 (1.45%) Microsoft Purview
8 5 (1.45%) Serverless
9 4 (1.16%) AWS Lambda
9 4 (1.16%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 4 (1.16%) Azure Data Factory
9 4 (1.16%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 4 (1.16%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 4 (1.16%) IaaS
9 4 (1.16%) SaaS
10 3 (0.87%) Collibra
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.20%) Internet
2 4 (1.16%) Firewall
3 2 (0.58%) HTTP
3 2 (0.58%) Network Security
3 2 (0.58%) VPN
4 1 (0.29%) Intranet
4 1 (0.29%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (22.38%) SQL Server
2 43 (12.50%) Relational Database
3 37 (10.76%) RDBMS
4 31 (9.01%) Oracle Database 12c
5 30 (8.72%) PostgreSQL
6 23 (6.69%) Oracle Exadata
7 18 (5.23%) Oracle Database 11g
8 17 (4.94%) Oracle Reports
9 14 (4.07%) Pentaho
9 14 (4.07%) SAS Enterprise Guide
10 12 (3.49%) Data Warehouse
10 12 (3.49%) MySQL
11 10 (2.91%) SAS Visual Analytics
12 9 (2.62%) Metadata
12 9 (2.62%) Power BI
13 8 (2.33%) MongoDB
13 8 (2.33%) NoSQL
14 7 (2.03%) Oracle BI Publisher
14 7 (2.03%) Oracle Database 10g
14 7 (2.03%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 30 (8.72%) GitLab
2 27 (7.85%) Git
3 17 (4.94%) JIRA
4 9 (2.62%) Oracle Forms
5 8 (2.33%) Jenkins
6 7 (2.03%) Liquibase
6 7 (2.03%) Oracle APEX
7 5 (1.45%) JDeveloper
8 3 (0.87%) Bitbucket
8 3 (0.87%) ClearCase
8 3 (0.87%) JUnit
8 3 (0.87%) Maven
8 3 (0.87%) Selenium
8 3 (0.87%) Toad
9 2 (0.58%) Flyway
9 2 (0.58%) JMeter
9 2 (0.58%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 1 (0.29%) GoCD
10 1 (0.29%) SonarQube
10 1 (0.29%) VersionOne
General
1 66 (19.19%) Finance
2 60 (17.44%) Social Skills
3 49 (14.24%) Public Sector
4 46 (13.37%) Banking
5 31 (9.01%) Analytical Skills
6 10 (2.91%) Back Office
6 10 (2.91%) Front Office
7 7 (2.03%) Military
8 4 (1.16%) Advertising
8 4 (1.16%) Documentation Skills
8 4 (1.16%) General Ledger
8 4 (1.16%) Telecoms
9 3 (0.87%) Billing
9 3 (0.87%) Financial Institution
9 3 (0.87%) Investment Banking
10 2 (0.58%) Aviation
10 2 (0.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (0.58%) Legal
10 2 (0.58%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (0.58%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 104 (30.23%) DBA
2 95 (27.62%) Oracle DBA
3 80 (23.26%) Developer
4 43 (12.50%) Senior
5 31 (9.01%) C# Developer
5 31 (9.01%) Data Engineer
6 30 (8.72%) Administrator
6 30 (8.72%) Architect
7 23 (6.69%) Lead
8 18 (5.23%) Oracle Developer
9 15 (4.36%) DV Cleared DBA
9 15 (4.36%) SQL DBA
10 14 (4.07%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 14 (4.07%) Solutions Architect
11 13 (3.78%) Database Engineer
11 13 (3.78%) Oracle Specialist
11 13 (3.78%) SC Cleared DBA
12 12 (3.49%) Senior DBA
13 11 (3.20%) Cloud Architect
13 11 (3.20%) Oracle Database Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (13.95%) .NET
2 36 (10.47%) .NET Framework
3 26 (7.56%) Oracle GoldenGate
4 18 (5.23%) XML
5 14 (4.07%) WinForms
5 14 (4.07%) WPF
6 13 (3.78%) REST
7 11 (3.20%) Kafka
7 11 (3.20%) Middleware
8 10 (2.91%) JSON
8 10 (2.91%) Spring
9 9 (2.62%) HTML
10 8 (2.33%) CSS
11 7 (2.03%) React
11 7 (2.03%) Spring Boot
12 6 (1.74%) .NET Core
13 5 (1.45%) Web Services
14 4 (1.16%) JDBC
14 4 (1.16%) SOAP
14 4 (1.16%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 28 (8.14%) Legacy Systems
2 14 (4.07%) Cloud Native
2 14 (4.07%) Public Cloud
3 13 (3.78%) SWIFT Messaging Network
4 11 (3.20%) Enterprise Cloud
4 11 (3.20%) Enterprise Software
5 10 (2.91%) Analytical Mindset
5 10 (2.91%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (2.62%) Replication
7 6 (1.74%) Data Centre
7 6 (1.74%) Data Protection Act
7 6 (1.74%) Product Ownership
8 5 (1.45%) Data Structures
8 5 (1.45%) Greenfield Project
8 5 (1.45%) SCADA
9 4 (1.16%) IoT
9 4 (1.16%) Legacy Applications
9 4 (1.16%) Low-Code
9 4 (1.16%) Private Cloud
9 4 (1.16%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 83 (24.13%) Linux
2 53 (15.41%) Windows
3 46 (13.37%) Unix
4 21 (6.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 15 (4.36%) AIX
6 14 (4.07%) Windows Server
7 13 (3.78%) Solaris
8 5 (1.45%) Windows 10
8 5 (1.45%) Windows Server 2012
9 4 (1.16%) Oracle Linux
10 2 (0.58%) HPUX
10 2 (0.58%) OpenVMS
10 2 (0.58%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (0.58%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.58%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (25.58%) Migration
2 77 (22.38%) DevOps
3 65 (18.90%) CI/CD
4 58 (16.86%) Agile
4 58 (16.86%) Performance Tuning
5 54 (15.70%) Problem-Solving
6 53 (15.41%) High Availability
7 49 (14.24%) ETL
8 46 (13.37%) Disaster Recovery
9 37 (10.76%) AI
10 35 (10.17%) Data Modelling
11 34 (9.88%) Data Analysis
12 33 (9.59%) Data Integration
13 32 (9.30%) Infrastructure as Code
14 30 (8.72%) Analytics
14 30 (8.72%) Stakeholder Management
15 29 (8.43%) Validation
16 26 (7.56%) Change Management
16 26 (7.56%) ITIL
16 26 (7.56%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 183 (53.20%) SQL
2 91 (26.45%) PL/SQL
3 50 (14.53%) C#
4 41 (11.92%) Python
5 33 (9.59%) T-SQL
6 29 (8.43%) Shell Script
7 24 (6.98%) Java
8 15 (4.36%) VB
9 13 (3.78%) VBA
10 12 (3.49%) JavaScript
11 10 (2.91%) Bash
11 10 (2.91%) Korn
11 10 (2.91%) PowerShell
12 6 (1.74%) TypeScript
13 4 (1.16%) Bicep
14 3 (0.87%) C
14 3 (0.87%) ProC
14 3 (0.87%) VB6
15 2 (0.58%) Perl
15 2 (0.58%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 148 (43.02%) Security Cleared
2 107 (31.10%) SC Cleared
3 38 (11.05%) DV Cleared
4 19 (5.52%) Degree
5 9 (2.62%) Oracle Certification
6 5 (1.45%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.16%) Azure Certification
8 3 (0.87%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 2 (0.58%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.58%) PMP
10 1 (0.29%) CCNA
10 1 (0.29%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.29%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.29%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.29%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.29%) OCP
10 1 (0.29%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (10.76%) QA
2 17 (4.94%) Data Quality
3 5 (1.45%) ISO 9000
3 5 (1.45%) SLA
4 4 (1.16%) GDPR
4 4 (1.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.87%) FATCA
6 1 (0.29%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.29%) GRC
6 1 (0.29%) ISO 20022
6 1 (0.29%) NIST
6 1 (0.29%) NIST 800
6 1 (0.29%) SEPA
System Software
1 44 (12.79%) Oracle RAC
2 10 (2.91%) Docker
3 3 (0.87%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.58%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (0.58%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.29%) Active Directory
5 1 (0.29%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Systems Management
1 66 (19.19%) Oracle RMAN
2 42 (12.21%) Data Guard
3 39 (11.34%) Terraform
4 25 (7.27%) Kubernetes
5 24 (6.98%) Ansible
6 18 (5.23%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 4 (1.16%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
8 3 (0.87%) Control-M
8 3 (0.87%) Nagios
9 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Clustering
9 2 (0.58%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.58%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.29%) Argo
10 1 (0.29%) EMC NetWorker
10 1 (0.29%) Grafana
10 1 (0.29%) Kibana
10 1 (0.29%) OPNET
10 1 (0.29%) Proxmox
10 1 (0.29%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 344 (100.00%) Oracle
2 38 (11.05%) Microsoft
3 27 (7.85%) Citrix
4 20 (5.81%) Talend
5 15 (4.36%) Databricks
6 13 (3.78%) Informatica
7 12 (3.49%) IBM
8 8 (2.33%) Red Hat
8 8 (2.33%) SAP
9 6 (1.74%) Denodo
10 5 (1.45%) OpenText
11 4 (1.16%) Google
11 4 (1.16%) Siebel
12 3 (0.87%) Alteryx
12 3 (0.87%) jBASE
12 3 (0.87%) Kofax
12 3 (0.87%) Lotus
12 3 (0.87%) NetCracker
12 3 (0.87%) Temenos
12 3 (0.87%) VMware
39 Oracle Database jobs in England