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 3 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 288 236 182
Rank change year-on-year -52 -54 +55
Contract jobs citing Oracle Database 163 136 230
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.80% 1.01% 1.42%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 4.55% 4.74% 6.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 112 89 164
10th Percentile £363 £359 £363
25th Percentile £416 £385 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £408 £525
Median % change year-on-year +22.70% -22.38% +31.25%
75th Percentile £630 £480 £600
90th Percentile £686 £580 £699
England median daily rate £539 £415 £535
% change year-on-year +29.73% -22.41% +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% +2.12%

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 3,586 2,870 3,657
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 17.62% 21.28% 22.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,471 1,984 2,610
10th Percentile £363 £375 £363
25th Percentile £431 £431 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £650 £675 £713
90th Percentile £738 £822 £850
England median daily rate £510 £513 £550
% change year-on-year -0.49% -6.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 38 23
10th Percentile £18.48 £24.02 £28.12
25th Percentile £25.25 £32.13 £36.25
Median hourly rate £32.28 £53.75 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -39.95% +19.44% -12.62%
75th Percentile £57.50 £70.19 £54.38
90th Percentile £69.13 £87.50 £78.00
England median hourly rate £41.71 £43.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year -4.11% +16.00% -28.57%

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 3 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 3 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 -18 21 £645 +52.21% 14
West London -15 11 - - 2
South London -2 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 18 (11.04%) IIS
2 10 (6.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 9 (5.52%) SharePoint
4 8 (4.91%) Oracle Workflow
5 6 (3.68%) Confluence
6 5 (3.07%) Appian
6 5 (3.07%) Camunda
6 5 (3.07%) SAS
7 4 (2.45%) WebLogic
8 3 (1.84%) JBoss
8 3 (1.84%) Mendix
9 2 (1.23%) HCL Notes
9 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Exchange
10 1 (0.61%) Apache Airflow
10 1 (0.61%) WebLogic Portal
10 1 (0.61%) WebSphere
Applications
1 13 (7.98%) Microsoft Excel
1 13 (7.98%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 11 (6.75%) Oracle EBS
2 10 (6.13%) Finacle
3 7 (4.29%) OpenText MBPM
3 7 (4.29%) Oracle BPM
4 4 (2.45%) Oracle Applications
5 3 (1.84%) Oracle Assets
5 3 (1.84%) Oracle E-Business Tax
5 3 (1.84%) Oracle FAH
5 3 (1.84%) Oracle General Ledger
5 3 (1.84%) Oracle Internet Expenses
5 3 (1.84%) Oracle iProcurement
5 3 (1.84%) Oracle Payables
5 3 (1.84%) Oracle Receivables
5 3 (1.84%) Temenos T24
6 2 (1.23%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (1.23%) Oracle Financials
7 1 (0.61%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.61%) Oracle Payroll
7 1 (0.61%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.61%) SAP FI-CA
Cloud Services
1 22 (13.50%) Azure
2 18 (11.04%) AWS
3 13 (7.98%) OCI
4 9 (5.52%) Power Platform
5 8 (4.91%) OpenShift
6 7 (4.29%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (3.07%) SaaS
7 5 (3.07%) Serverless
8 4 (2.45%) AWS Lambda
8 4 (2.45%) GCP
8 4 (2.45%) Microsoft Copilot
8 4 (2.45%) PowerApps
8 4 (2.45%) Snowflake
9 3 (1.84%) GitHub
9 3 (1.84%) iPaaS
9 3 (1.84%) Microsoft 365
10 2 (1.23%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 2 (1.23%) Amazon S3
10 2 (1.23%) Amazon SQS
10 2 (1.23%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (6.75%) Internet
2 2 (1.23%) Firewall
3 1 (0.61%) IPsec
3 1 (0.61%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (23.31%) SQL Server
2 19 (11.66%) Relational Database
3 15 (9.20%) RDBMS
4 10 (6.13%) Oracle Exadata
5 9 (5.52%) Power BI
6 8 (4.91%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (4.91%) Oracle Database 12c
6 8 (4.91%) Oracle Reports
7 6 (3.68%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (3.07%) Data Mart
8 5 (3.07%) PowerCenter
9 4 (2.45%) Data Mining
9 4 (2.45%) Elasticsearch
9 4 (2.45%) Oracle Database 11g
9 4 (2.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (2.45%) Tableau
10 3 (1.84%) DataStage
10 3 (1.84%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 3 (1.84%) Star Schema
11 2 (1.23%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 16 (9.82%) Git
2 11 (6.75%) JIRA
3 9 (5.52%) GitLab
4 8 (4.91%) Oracle Forms
5 6 (3.68%) Jenkins
6 5 (3.07%) Bitbucket
6 5 (3.07%) JMeter
7 4 (2.45%) eggPlant
7 4 (2.45%) LoadRunner
7 4 (2.45%) Postman
7 4 (2.45%) SoapUI
7 4 (2.45%) SonarQube
8 3 (1.84%) JDeveloper
8 3 (1.84%) JUnit
8 3 (1.84%) Oracle APEX
8 3 (1.84%) Selenium
9 2 (1.23%) Cucumber
9 2 (1.23%) Maven
9 2 (1.23%) Mockito
9 2 (1.23%) TeamCity
General
1 63 (38.65%) Finance
2 56 (34.36%) Social Skills
3 53 (32.52%) Banking
4 32 (19.63%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (9.20%) Public Sector
6 12 (7.36%) Front Office
7 10 (6.13%) Back Office
8 5 (3.07%) Investment Banking
9 3 (1.84%) Pharmaceutical
10 2 (1.23%) General Ledger
10 2 (1.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.23%) 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 55 (33.74%) Developer
2 25 (15.34%) Senior
3 20 (12.27%) Data Engineer
4 18 (11.04%) C# Developer
5 16 (9.82%) DBA
6 15 (9.20%) Oracle DBA
7 13 (7.98%) Applications Support
7 13 (7.98%) Architect
8 11 (6.75%) Lead
9 10 (6.13%) Java Developer
9 10 (6.13%) Oracle Developer
9 10 (6.13%) Senior Developer
9 10 (6.13%) Systems Support
10 7 (4.29%) Database Engineer
10 7 (4.29%) Senior Java Developer
11 6 (3.68%) Analyst
12 5 (3.07%) BPM Developer
12 5 (3.07%) Data Architect
12 5 (3.07%) Oracle Database Engineer
12 5 (3.07%) Oracle Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (25.15%) .NET
2 25 (15.34%) .NET Framework
3 13 (7.98%) Middleware
3 13 (7.98%) Spring
4 12 (7.36%) Kafka
4 12 (7.36%) REST
4 12 (7.36%) XML
5 11 (6.75%) Terraform
5 11 (6.75%) WinForms
5 11 (6.75%) WPF
6 9 (5.52%) Web Services
7 8 (4.91%) SOAP
8 7 (4.29%) JSON
8 7 (4.29%) Spring Boot
9 6 (3.68%) HTML
9 6 (3.68%) Jakarta EE
9 6 (3.68%) JDBC
10 5 (3.07%) JMS
11 4 (2.45%) OAuth
12 3 (1.84%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 13 (7.98%) Self-Motivation
1 13 (7.98%) SWIFT Messaging Network
2 10 (6.13%) Analytical Mindset
3 9 (5.52%) Legacy Systems
3 9 (5.52%) Product Ownership
4 8 (4.91%) Cloud Native
5 6 (3.68%) Data Protection Act
5 6 (3.68%) Data Structures
5 6 (3.68%) Enterprise Software
5 6 (3.68%) Spread Betting
6 5 (3.07%) Data Centre
6 5 (3.07%) Low-Code
6 5 (3.07%) Replication
7 3 (1.84%) AI Agents
7 3 (1.84%) Distributed Computing
7 3 (1.84%) Legacy Applications
8 2 (1.23%) Clustering
8 2 (1.23%) Enterprise Storage
8 2 (1.23%) Fixed Income
8 2 (1.23%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 42 (25.77%) Windows
2 23 (14.11%) Linux
3 22 (13.50%) Unix
4 10 (6.13%) Windows Server
5 3 (1.84%) 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 48 (29.45%) Migration
2 44 (26.99%) DevOps
3 42 (25.77%) CI/CD
4 40 (24.54%) Agile
5 37 (22.70%) Data Analysis
6 33 (20.25%) Problem-Solving
7 29 (17.79%) Data Modelling
8 27 (16.56%) Stakeholder Management
9 26 (15.95%) Performance Tuning
10 25 (15.34%) User Acceptance Testing
11 24 (14.72%) AI
11 24 (14.72%) ETL
12 22 (13.50%) Disaster Recovery
13 21 (12.88%) Mentoring
13 21 (12.88%) SDLC
14 19 (11.66%) Change Management
15 17 (10.43%) Technical Leadership
15 17 (10.43%) Validation
16 15 (9.20%) Generative AI
16 15 (9.20%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 112 (68.71%) SQL
2 61 (37.42%) PL/SQL
3 38 (23.31%) C#
4 32 (19.63%) Python
5 30 (18.40%) T-SQL
6 25 (15.34%) Java
7 19 (11.66%) JavaScript
8 16 (9.82%) Shell Script
9 11 (6.75%) VB
9 11 (6.75%) VBA
10 3 (1.84%) Bash
10 3 (1.84%) PowerShell
10 3 (1.84%) VB.NET
11 2 (1.23%) C
11 2 (1.23%) C++
11 2 (1.23%) Korn
11 2 (1.23%) ProC
11 2 (1.23%) R
12 1 (0.61%) RPG
12 1 (0.61%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 35 (21.47%) Security Cleared
2 32 (19.63%) SC Cleared
3 14 (8.59%) Degree
4 8 (4.91%) Oracle Certification
5 7 (4.29%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (2.45%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 4 (2.45%) Master's Degree
7 3 (1.84%) ISEB
7 3 (1.84%) ISTQB
8 2 (1.23%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (1.23%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 2 (1.23%) OCA
8 2 (1.23%) PMI Certification
8 2 (1.23%) PMP
9 1 (0.61%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.61%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
9 1 (0.61%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.61%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.61%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (16.56%) QA
2 10 (6.13%) Data Quality
3 3 (1.84%) EMIR
3 3 (1.84%) MiFID
4 1 (0.61%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.61%) GDPR
4 1 (0.61%) HIPAA
4 1 (0.61%) ISO 15022
4 1 (0.61%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 6 (3.68%) Docker
1 6 (3.68%) Oracle RAC
2 1 (0.61%) KVM
2 1 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (8.59%) Kubernetes
2 12 (7.36%) Ansible
3 10 (6.13%) Data Guard
3 10 (6.13%) Oracle RMAN
4 8 (4.91%) Control-M
5 4 (2.45%) HP Fortify
6 2 (1.23%) Argo
6 2 (1.23%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 2 (1.23%) Prometheus
6 2 (1.23%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.61%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
7 1 (0.61%) Grafana
7 1 (0.61%) Kibana
7 1 (0.61%) Nagios
Vendors
1 163 (100.00%) Oracle
2 23 (14.11%) Citrix
3 13 (7.98%) IBM
4 12 (7.36%) Databricks
4 12 (7.36%) Microsoft
5 5 (3.07%) Informatica
5 5 (3.07%) OpenText
5 5 (3.07%) SAP
5 5 (3.07%) Talend
5 5 (3.07%) UiPath
6 3 (1.84%) Alteryx
6 3 (1.84%) Google
6 3 (1.84%) jBASE
6 3 (1.84%) Kofax
6 3 (1.84%) Temenos
7 2 (1.23%) Lotus
7 2 (1.23%) Murex
7 2 (1.23%) Red Hat
7 2 (1.23%) Sitecore
7 2 (1.23%) VMware