Oracle Database Contract Job Trends in London

Oracle Database (Oracle RDBMS)
England > London

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

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 300 232 176
Rank change year-on-year -68 -56 +56
Contract jobs citing Oracle Database 164 136 224
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.81% 1.02% 1.40%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 4.60% 4.81% 6.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 113 89 160
10th Percentile £363 £359 £363
25th Percentile £420 £385 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £408 £525
Median % change year-on-year +22.70% -22.38% +27.66%
75th Percentile £630 £488 £600
90th Percentile £685 £600 £699
England median daily rate £540 £418 £535
% change year-on-year +29.32% -21.95% +8.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £105.00 -
England median hourly rate £41.71 £90.00 £61.60
% change year-on-year -53.66% +46.10% -0.73%

All Database & BI Skills
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 3,566 2,828 3,599
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 17.61% 21.25% 22.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,455 1,952 2,572
10th Percentile £363 £375 £363
25th Percentile £431 £429 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £650 £675 £710
90th Percentile £738 £813 £850
England median daily rate £510 £510 £550
% change year-on-year - -7.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 37 22
10th Percentile £18.74 £24.81 £27.81
25th Percentile £25.25 £32.50 £36.25
Median hourly rate £28.55 £55.00 £43.75
Median % change year-on-year -48.09% +25.71% -13.37%
75th Percentile £57.50 £72.00 £53.75
90th Percentile £69.00 £87.50 £78.38
England median hourly rate £41.71 £40.25 £36.25
% change year-on-year +3.64% +11.02% -32.24%

Oracle Database
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Oracle Database job vacancy trend in London

Oracle Database
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Oracle Database
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Oracle Database in London over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Oracle Database in London

Oracle Database
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

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

Oracle Database
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 6 October 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
Central London -12 21 £645 +52.21% 15
West London -12 10 - - 1
South London -3 7 £775 - 2
East London -1 1 £470 -1.59%
Oracle Database
England

Oracle Database
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 17 (10.37%) IIS
2 10 (6.10%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 9 (5.49%) Oracle Workflow
3 9 (5.49%) SharePoint
4 6 (3.66%) Confluence
5 5 (3.05%) Appian
5 5 (3.05%) Camunda
5 5 (3.05%) SAS
6 4 (2.44%) WebLogic
7 3 (1.83%) JBoss
7 3 (1.83%) Mendix
7 3 (1.83%) Microsoft Exchange
8 2 (1.22%) HCL Notes
9 1 (0.61%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.61%) WebLogic Portal
9 1 (0.61%) WebSphere
Applications
1 12 (7.32%) Microsoft Excel
1 12 (7.32%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 11 (6.71%) Oracle EBS
2 9 (5.49%) Finacle
3 7 (4.27%) OpenText MBPM
3 7 (4.27%) Oracle BPM
4 4 (2.44%) Oracle Applications
5 3 (1.83%) Oracle Assets
5 3 (1.83%) Oracle E-Business Tax
5 3 (1.83%) Oracle FAH
5 3 (1.83%) Oracle General Ledger
5 3 (1.83%) Oracle Internet Expenses
5 3 (1.83%) Oracle iProcurement
5 3 (1.83%) Oracle Payables
5 3 (1.83%) Oracle Receivables
5 3 (1.83%) Temenos T24
6 2 (1.22%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (1.22%) Oracle Financials
7 1 (0.61%) Eloqua
7 1 (0.61%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.61%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 1 (0.61%) SAP FI
Cloud Services
1 25 (15.24%) Azure
2 19 (11.59%) AWS
3 15 (9.15%) OCI
4 11 (6.71%) Power Platform
5 9 (5.49%) Azure DevOps
6 7 (4.27%) OpenShift
6 7 (4.27%) Serverless
7 6 (3.66%) SaaS
8 5 (3.05%) GitHub
9 4 (2.44%) AWS Lambda
9 4 (2.44%) Azure Service Bus
9 4 (2.44%) GCP
9 4 (2.44%) Microsoft Copilot
9 4 (2.44%) PowerApps
9 4 (2.44%) Snowflake
10 3 (1.83%) Azure Functions
10 3 (1.83%) iPaaS
10 3 (1.83%) Microsoft 365
11 2 (1.22%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 2 (1.22%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 10 (6.10%) Internet
2 2 (1.22%) Firewall
3 1 (0.61%) IPsec
3 1 (0.61%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (23.78%) SQL Server
2 20 (12.20%) Relational Database
3 14 (8.54%) RDBMS
4 10 (6.10%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (6.10%) Oracle Exadata
4 10 (6.10%) Power BI
5 8 (4.88%) Oracle Database 12c
5 8 (4.88%) Oracle Reports
6 7 (4.27%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (3.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 5 (3.05%) Data Mart
8 5 (3.05%) PowerCenter
9 4 (2.44%) Data Mining
9 4 (2.44%) Elasticsearch
9 4 (2.44%) Oracle Database 11g
9 4 (2.44%) Tableau
10 3 (1.83%) DataStage
10 3 (1.83%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 3 (1.83%) Oracle ODI
10 3 (1.83%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 16 (9.76%) Git
2 11 (6.71%) JIRA
3 9 (5.49%) GitLab
4 8 (4.88%) Oracle Forms
5 6 (3.66%) Jenkins
6 5 (3.05%) Bitbucket
6 5 (3.05%) JMeter
7 4 (2.44%) eggPlant
7 4 (2.44%) LoadRunner
7 4 (2.44%) Postman
7 4 (2.44%) SoapUI
7 4 (2.44%) SonarQube
8 3 (1.83%) JDeveloper
8 3 (1.83%) JUnit
8 3 (1.83%) Oracle APEX
8 3 (1.83%) Selenium
9 2 (1.22%) Cucumber
9 2 (1.22%) Maven
9 2 (1.22%) Mockito
9 2 (1.22%) TeamCity
General
1 61 (37.20%) Finance
2 57 (34.76%) Social Skills
3 52 (31.71%) Banking
4 33 (20.12%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (10.98%) Public Sector
6 11 (6.71%) Front Office
7 9 (5.49%) Back Office
8 5 (3.05%) Investment Banking
9 3 (1.83%) Pharmaceutical
10 2 (1.22%) General Ledger
10 2 (1.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.22%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.61%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.61%) International Banking
11 1 (0.61%) Local Government
11 1 (0.61%) Marketing
11 1 (0.61%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.61%) Police
11 1 (0.61%) Retail Banking
11 1 (0.61%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 54 (32.93%) Developer
2 27 (16.46%) Senior
3 22 (13.41%) Data Engineer
4 17 (10.37%) C# Developer
5 16 (9.76%) DBA
6 15 (9.15%) Architect
6 15 (9.15%) Oracle DBA
7 12 (7.32%) Applications Support
7 12 (7.32%) Lead
8 10 (6.10%) Java Developer
8 10 (6.10%) Oracle Developer
8 10 (6.10%) Senior Developer
9 9 (5.49%) Systems Support
10 7 (4.27%) Senior Java Developer
11 6 (3.66%) Analyst
11 6 (3.66%) Data Architect
11 6 (3.66%) Database Engineer
12 5 (3.05%) BPM Developer
12 5 (3.05%) Lead Data Engineer
12 5 (3.05%) Oracle Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (25.00%) .NET
2 24 (14.63%) .NET Framework
3 15 (9.15%) Middleware
4 14 (8.54%) REST
4 14 (8.54%) Spring
5 13 (7.93%) Terraform
6 12 (7.32%) Kafka
6 12 (7.32%) XML
7 10 (6.10%) WinForms
7 10 (6.10%) WPF
8 9 (5.49%) Web Services
9 8 (4.88%) JSON
9 8 (4.88%) SOAP
9 8 (4.88%) Spring Boot
10 6 (3.66%) HTML
10 6 (3.66%) Jakarta EE
10 6 (3.66%) JDBC
11 5 (3.05%) JMS
11 5 (3.05%) OAuth
12 4 (2.44%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 13 (7.93%) Self-Motivation
2 12 (7.32%) SWIFT Messaging Network
3 10 (6.10%) Legacy Systems
4 9 (5.49%) Analytical Mindset
4 9 (5.49%) Cloud Native
4 9 (5.49%) Product Ownership
5 7 (4.27%) Data Structures
6 6 (3.66%) Data Protection Act
6 6 (3.66%) Enterprise Software
6 6 (3.66%) Replication
6 6 (3.66%) Spread Betting
7 5 (3.05%) Data Centre
7 5 (3.05%) Low-Code
8 4 (2.44%) Legacy Applications
9 3 (1.83%) AI Agents
9 3 (1.83%) Distributed Computing
9 3 (1.83%) Management Information System
10 2 (1.22%) Distributed Systems
10 2 (1.22%) Enterprise Storage
10 2 (1.22%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 40 (24.39%) Windows
2 23 (14.02%) Linux
3 22 (13.41%) Unix
4 10 (6.10%) Windows Server
5 3 (1.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.61%) AIX
6 1 (0.61%) Android
6 1 (0.61%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.61%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (31.71%) Migration
2 45 (27.44%) CI/CD
2 45 (27.44%) DevOps
3 41 (25.00%) Agile
4 36 (21.95%) Data Analysis
5 33 (20.12%) Data Modelling
5 33 (20.12%) Problem-Solving
6 28 (17.07%) Stakeholder Management
7 27 (16.46%) Performance Tuning
8 26 (15.85%) ETL
9 24 (14.63%) AI
9 24 (14.63%) User Acceptance Testing
10 22 (13.41%) Disaster Recovery
11 21 (12.80%) SDLC
12 20 (12.20%) Change Management
12 20 (12.20%) Mentoring
13 19 (11.59%) Validation
14 17 (10.37%) Data Integration
14 17 (10.37%) Technical Leadership
14 17 (10.37%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 113 (68.90%) SQL
2 61 (37.20%) PL/SQL
3 37 (22.56%) C#
4 32 (19.51%) Python
5 29 (17.68%) T-SQL
6 26 (15.85%) Java
7 19 (11.59%) JavaScript
8 16 (9.76%) Shell Script
9 10 (6.10%) VB
9 10 (6.10%) VBA
10 3 (1.83%) Bash
10 3 (1.83%) PowerShell
10 3 (1.83%) VB.NET
11 2 (1.22%) Bicep
11 2 (1.22%) C
11 2 (1.22%) C++
11 2 (1.22%) Korn
11 2 (1.22%) ProC
11 2 (1.22%) R
11 2 (1.22%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 39 (23.78%) Security Cleared
2 36 (21.95%) SC Cleared
3 14 (8.54%) Degree
4 7 (4.27%) BPSS Clearance
4 7 (4.27%) Oracle Certification
5 4 (2.44%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 4 (2.44%) Master's Degree
6 3 (1.83%) Azure Certification
6 3 (1.83%) ISEB
6 3 (1.83%) ISTQB
7 2 (1.22%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (1.22%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 2 (1.22%) OCA
7 2 (1.22%) PMI Certification
7 2 (1.22%) PMP
7 2 (1.22%) TOGAF Certification
8 1 (0.61%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.61%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 1 (0.61%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.61%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (15.85%) QA
2 14 (8.54%) Data Quality
3 3 (1.83%) EMIR
3 3 (1.83%) MiFID
4 2 (1.22%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.61%) GDPR
5 1 (0.61%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.61%) ISO 15022
5 1 (0.61%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 7 (4.27%) Docker
2 6 (3.66%) Oracle RAC
3 1 (0.61%) KVM
3 1 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (9.15%) Kubernetes
2 11 (6.71%) Ansible
3 9 (5.49%) Data Guard
3 9 (5.49%) Oracle RMAN
4 8 (4.88%) Control-M
5 4 (2.44%) HP Fortify
6 3 (1.83%) Grafana
7 2 (1.22%) Argo
7 2 (1.22%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 2 (1.22%) Prometheus
7 2 (1.22%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.61%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
8 1 (0.61%) Kibana
8 1 (0.61%) Nagios
Vendors
1 164 (100.00%) Oracle
2 22 (13.41%) Citrix
3 14 (8.54%) Microsoft
4 13 (7.93%) IBM
5 12 (7.32%) Databricks
6 5 (3.05%) Informatica
6 5 (3.05%) OpenText
6 5 (3.05%) SAP
6 5 (3.05%) Talend
6 5 (3.05%) UiPath
7 3 (1.83%) Alteryx
7 3 (1.83%) Google
7 3 (1.83%) jBASE
7 3 (1.83%) Kofax
7 3 (1.83%) Temenos
8 2 (1.22%) Lotus
8 2 (1.22%) Murex
8 2 (1.22%) Red Hat
8 2 (1.22%) Sitecore
8 2 (1.22%) VMware