Oracle Contract Job Trends in London

Oracle
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring knowledge or experience of Oracle products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Oracle over the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within the Oracle Corporation.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 36 34
Rank change year-on-year -3 -2 +4
Contract jobs citing Oracle 810 746 964
As % of all contract jobs in London 5.77% 5.36% 5.31%
As % of the Vendors category 12.42% 12.23% 13.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 497 494 646
10th Percentile £363 £363 £385
25th Percentile £415 £443 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £576
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% -4.56% -3.96%
75th Percentile £675 £674 £688
90th Percentile £738 £757 £750
England median daily rate £525 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -4.55% -4.35% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 7 2
10th Percentile £88.00 £17.86 -
25th Percentile £92.50 - £91.25
Median hourly rate £105.00 £22.27 £92.50
Median % change year-on-year +371.49% -75.92% +48.00%
75th Percentile £110.00 £26.43 £93.75
90th Percentile - £55.85 -
England median hourly rate £41.86 £27.00 £59.00
% change year-on-year +55.02% -54.24% -5.60%

All Vendors
London

Oracle falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 6,520 6,102 7,291
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 46.43% 43.83% 40.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,261 3,777 5,007
10th Percentile £350 £313 £300
25th Percentile £425 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £639 £650 £675
90th Percentile £738 £750 £763
England median daily rate £507 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.43% - -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 111 66 116
10th Percentile £17.50 £20.60 £14.99
25th Percentile £21.23 £23.80 £20.94
Median hourly rate £26.00 £31.17 £33.25
Median % change year-on-year -16.59% -6.25% +33.00%
75th Percentile £41.85 £61.31 £53.31
90th Percentile £67.70 £80.75 £86.38
England median hourly rate £23.83 £30.00 £43.86
% change year-on-year -20.58% -31.60% +51.24%

Oracle
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Oracle job vacancy trend in London

Oracle
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Oracle

Oracle
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Oracle in London over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Oracle in London

Oracle
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Oracle

Oracle
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Oracle in London over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Oracle in London

Oracle
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 within the London region over the 6 months to 12 January 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 -1 109 £518 -5.91% 35
West London -17 13 £208 -58.50% 8
East London -5 7 £495 +10.61% 3
South London -17 6 £300 -53.85% 4
North London - 1 £500 -
Oracle
England

Oracle
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 28 (3.46%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 25 (3.09%) SharePoint
3 22 (2.72%) Oracle Workflow
4 15 (1.85%) Confluence
4 15 (1.85%) IIS
5 14 (1.73%) WebSphere
6 12 (1.48%) HCL Notes
7 11 (1.36%) WebLogic
8 9 (1.11%) Apache
8 9 (1.11%) Mendix
8 9 (1.11%) Tomcat
9 5 (0.62%) Apache Airflow
10 3 (0.37%) Apache Spark
10 3 (0.37%) LiveLink
10 3 (0.37%) Oracle Service Bus
11 2 (0.25%) NServiceBus
11 2 (0.25%) Oracle Application Server
11 2 (0.25%) Oracle HTTP Server
11 2 (0.25%) SAS
11 2 (0.25%) WildFly
Applications
1 55 (6.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (2.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 15 (1.85%) Microsoft Office
4 11 (1.36%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (0.99%) Oracle Smart View
6 7 (0.86%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.62%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 58 (7.16%) Oracle Payables
2 51 (6.30%) Oracle EBS
3 45 (5.56%) Oracle ERP
4 43 (5.31%) Oracle General Ledger
5 41 (5.06%) Oracle Receivables
6 36 (4.44%) Oracle Financials
7 27 (3.33%) Oracle EBS R12
8 25 (3.09%) Oracle Assets
8 25 (3.09%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 23 (2.84%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
10 19 (2.35%) Oracle Cash Management
11 11 (1.36%) Oracle FAH
12 10 (1.23%) SAP S/4HANA
13 9 (1.11%) Oracle E-Business Tax
14 7 (0.86%) BusinessWorks
14 7 (0.86%) Dynamics CRM
14 7 (0.86%) NetSuite
14 7 (0.86%) SAP HR
15 6 (0.74%) Workday HCM
16 4 (0.49%) Loan IQ
Cloud Services
1 143 (17.65%) OCI
2 126 (15.56%) Azure
3 82 (10.12%) AWS
4 50 (6.17%) Power Platform
5 41 (5.06%) PaaS
6 40 (4.94%) SaaS
7 35 (4.32%) Azure DevOps
8 34 (4.20%) GCP
9 19 (2.35%) GitHub
10 16 (1.98%) IaaS
10 16 (1.98%) Microsoft 365
11 15 (1.85%) Serverless
12 13 (1.60%) Power Automate
12 13 (1.60%) PowerApps
13 12 (1.48%) Azure Service Bus
13 12 (1.48%) Snowflake
14 10 (1.23%) Amazon S3
14 10 (1.23%) Azure Functions
14 10 (1.23%) Azure Logic Apps
15 7 (0.86%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.48%) Firewall
2 10 (1.23%) Internet
3 7 (0.86%) HTTP
4 4 (0.49%) SSL
5 3 (0.37%) DNS
5 3 (0.37%) NetScaler
6 2 (0.25%) FTP
6 2 (0.25%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.25%) VPN
7 1 (0.12%) DHCP
7 1 (0.12%) HTTPS
7 1 (0.12%) LAN
7 1 (0.12%) Software-Defined Networking
7 1 (0.12%) VSAN
7 1 (0.12%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 139 (17.16%) Oracle Database
2 132 (16.30%) SQL Server
3 75 (9.26%) Oracle Reports
4 53 (6.54%) PostgreSQL
5 51 (6.30%) Relational Database
6 47 (5.80%) Power BI
7 33 (4.07%) Data Warehouse
8 30 (3.70%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 23 (2.84%) MongoDB
9 23 (2.84%) MySQL
10 17 (2.10%) DB2
10 17 (2.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 15 (1.85%) Electronic Patient Records
12 14 (1.73%) Oracle ODI
13 13 (1.60%) RDBMS
14 12 (1.48%) Metadata
14 12 (1.48%) Tableau
15 9 (1.11%) BigQuery
15 9 (1.11%) NoSQL
16 8 (0.99%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 59 (7.28%) JIRA
2 32 (3.95%) Git
3 24 (2.96%) Postman
4 21 (2.59%) Jenkins
5 17 (2.10%) Oracle Forms
6 15 (1.85%) GitLab
7 14 (1.73%) JUnit
8 12 (1.48%) SoapUI
9 11 (1.36%) Maven
10 8 (0.99%) Oracle APEX
10 8 (0.99%) Visual Studio
11 7 (0.86%) Bitbucket
12 6 (0.74%) Cucumber
12 6 (0.74%) webpack
13 5 (0.62%) Gradle
13 5 (0.62%) Mockito
13 5 (0.62%) Selenium
13 5 (0.62%) Sonatype Nexus
13 5 (0.62%) Toad
13 5 (0.62%) Zephyr
General
1 378 (46.67%) Finance
2 257 (31.73%) Social Skills
3 108 (13.33%) Banking
4 80 (9.88%) Analytical Skills
5 76 (9.38%) Public Sector
6 35 (4.32%) Financial Institution
6 35 (4.32%) General Ledger
7 20 (2.47%) Investment Banking
7 20 (2.47%) Retail
8 19 (2.35%) Documentation Skills
9 16 (1.98%) Billing
10 15 (1.85%) Front Office
11 13 (1.60%) Presentation Skills
12 12 (1.48%) Legal
12 12 (1.48%) Local Government
12 12 (1.48%) Manufacturing
13 10 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
14 8 (0.99%) Marketing
15 7 (0.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 7 (0.86%) Military
Job Titles
1 171 (21.11%) Developer
2 112 (13.83%) Consultant
3 94 (11.60%) Senior
4 91 (11.23%) Oracle Consultant
5 86 (10.62%) Analyst
6 67 (8.27%) Lead
7 58 (7.16%) Architect
8 40 (4.94%) Oracle Developer
9 38 (4.69%) C# Developer
10 37 (4.57%) Business Analyst
11 31 (3.83%) Oracle Specialist
12 28 (3.46%) Cloud Consultant
13 25 (3.09%) Java Developer
14 24 (2.96%) Oracle Architect
15 22 (2.72%) Functional Consultant
15 22 (2.72%) Oracle Functional Consultant
15 22 (2.72%) Solutions Architect
16 21 (2.59%) Cloud Specialist
16 21 (2.59%) Data Engineer
17 20 (2.47%) Oracle Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 180 (22.22%) Oracle Fusion
2 70 (8.64%) .NET
3 67 (8.27%) REST
4 60 (7.41%) SOAP
5 57 (7.04%) Kafka
6 52 (6.42%) XML
7 43 (5.31%) Web Services
8 38 (4.69%) JSON
8 38 (4.69%) Middleware
9 37 (4.57%) HTML
10 35 (4.32%) .NET Framework
11 31 (3.83%) React
12 28 (3.46%) CSS
13 23 (2.84%) Spring
14 20 (2.47%) XSLT
15 19 (2.35%) WPF
16 18 (2.22%) AngularJS
17 17 (2.10%) Spring Boot
18 15 (1.85%) HTML5
19 14 (1.73%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 27 (3.33%) Legacy Systems
2 17 (2.10%) Enterprise Software
3 16 (1.98%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 16 (1.98%) Management Information System
3 16 (1.98%) Onboarding
4 15 (1.85%) Public Cloud
5 14 (1.73%) Low-Code
6 13 (1.60%) Data Structures
7 11 (1.36%) Derivative
8 10 (1.23%) Data Protection Act
8 10 (1.23%) Hedge funds
8 10 (1.23%) Product Ownership
9 9 (1.11%) Cloud Native
10 8 (0.99%) Distributed Systems
11 7 (0.86%) NHS
11 7 (0.86%) Reinsurance
12 6 (0.74%) AI Agents
12 6 (0.74%) Data Centre
12 6 (0.74%) Replication
12 6 (0.74%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 95 (11.73%) Linux
2 77 (9.51%) Windows
3 75 (9.26%) Unix
4 19 (2.35%) Windows Server
5 13 (1.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.62%) AIX
6 5 (0.62%) CentOS
6 5 (0.62%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.37%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.37%) Solaris
8 2 (0.25%) Android
8 2 (0.25%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.25%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.12%) VMS
9 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 195 (24.07%) Agile
2 185 (22.84%) ERP
3 139 (17.16%) Migration
4 118 (14.57%) Problem-Solving
5 107 (13.21%) Business Intelligence
6 100 (12.35%) DevOps
7 83 (10.25%) Data Migration
8 78 (9.63%) Stakeholder Management
9 72 (8.89%) CI/CD
10 66 (8.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 61 (7.53%) ETL
12 60 (7.41%) User Acceptance Testing
13 52 (6.42%) Data Modelling
13 52 (6.42%) SDLC
13 52 (6.42%) Validation
14 49 (6.05%) Test Automation
15 48 (5.93%) Analytics
16 47 (5.80%) Data Analysis
17 46 (5.68%) Decision-Making
17 46 (5.68%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 300 (37.04%) SQL
2 129 (15.93%) PL/SQL
3 98 (12.10%) Java
4 93 (11.48%) C#
5 84 (10.37%) Python
6 55 (6.79%) JavaScript
7 34 (4.20%) T-SQL
8 33 (4.07%) C++
9 27 (3.33%) Shell Script
10 24 (2.96%) Perl
11 23 (2.84%) VBA
12 21 (2.59%) VB
13 18 (2.22%) Groovy
14 11 (1.36%) Bash
15 10 (1.23%) Formula Language
15 10 (1.23%) LotusScript
16 9 (1.11%) Korn
16 9 (1.11%) VB.NET
17 8 (0.99%) PowerShell
17 8 (0.99%) XPath
Qualifications
1 160 (19.75%) Security Cleared
2 131 (16.17%) SC Cleared
3 74 (9.14%) Degree
4 21 (2.59%) Computer Science Degree
5 16 (1.98%) BPSS Clearance
6 13 (1.60%) PMP
7 12 (1.48%) AWS Certification
7 12 (1.48%) DV Cleared
7 12 (1.48%) Master's Degree
7 12 (1.48%) Oracle Certification
8 10 (1.23%) PMI Certification
9 6 (0.74%) ACCA
9 6 (0.74%) ISTQB
10 5 (0.62%) CIMA
11 4 (0.49%) OCP
12 3 (0.37%) APMG
12 3 (0.37%) Azure Certification
12 3 (0.37%) ISEB
13 2 (0.25%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 2 (0.25%) CESG Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (6.79%) QA
2 31 (3.83%) Data Quality
3 21 (2.59%) PMO
4 15 (1.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 14 (1.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 13 (1.60%) IFRS
6 13 (1.60%) SLA
7 12 (1.48%) GAAP
8 9 (1.11%) NIST
9 8 (0.99%) GDPR
10 7 (0.86%) COBIT
10 7 (0.86%) ITGC
10 7 (0.86%) SOX 404
11 6 (0.74%) Accessibility
11 6 (0.74%) IFRS 17
11 6 (0.74%) IFRS 9
12 5 (0.62%) Basel III
13 4 (0.49%) EMIR
13 4 (0.49%) MiFID
13 4 (0.49%) SEPA
System Software
1 34 (4.20%) Docker
2 11 (1.36%) Oracle RAC
3 6 (0.74%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.49%) Active Directory
4 4 (0.49%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.25%) GridGain
5 2 (0.25%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.12%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 35 (4.32%) Kubernetes
2 16 (1.98%) Terraform
3 13 (1.60%) Ansible
4 7 (0.86%) TIBCO Hawk
5 6 (0.74%) Data Guard
5 6 (0.74%) Oracle RMAN
6 5 (0.62%) Control-M
7 4 (0.49%) Grafana
7 4 (0.49%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.37%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
8 3 (0.37%) ZABBIX
9 2 (0.25%) Ambari
9 2 (0.25%) BladeLogic
9 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.25%) Nagios
9 2 (0.25%) Puppet
9 2 (0.25%) SCOM
10 1 (0.12%) Foglight
10 1 (0.12%) ITRS Geneos
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Identity Management
Vendors
1 83 (10.25%) SAP
2 62 (7.65%) Microsoft
3 41 (5.06%) Workday
4 26 (3.21%) Citrix
5 23 (2.84%) IBM
6 17 (2.10%) Informatica
7 15 (1.85%) Cerner
7 15 (1.85%) Databricks
7 15 (1.85%) Salesforce
8 14 (1.73%) ServiceNow
9 13 (1.60%) TIBCO
10 12 (1.48%) Dynatrace
10 12 (1.48%) Lotus
11 10 (1.23%) Google
11 10 (1.23%) Splunk
11 10 (1.23%) VMware
12 9 (1.11%) Kofax
12 9 (1.11%) Planview
13 8 (0.99%) Murex
13 8 (0.99%) Red Hat