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 16 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
16 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 36 35
Rank change year-on-year -3 -1 +3
Contract jobs citing Oracle 824 754 944
As % of all contract jobs in London 5.72% 5.37% 5.25%
As % of the Vendors category 12.35% 12.25% 13.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 510 500 631
10th Percentile £363 £365 £385
25th Percentile £415 £437 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £539 £550 £578
Median % change year-on-year -2.05% -4.76% -3.75%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £738 £770 £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 6,672 6,154 7,207
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 46.35% 43.85% 40.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,385 3,821 4,945
10th Percentile £343 £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 £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £738 £750 £763
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 110 68 115
10th Percentile £17.50 £20.86 £15.32
25th Percentile £21.46 £23.80 £21.25
Median hourly rate £25.77 £31.17 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year -17.33% -8.32% +36.00%
75th Percentile £42.55 £59.25 £53.38
90th Percentile £67.81 £80.75 £86.40
England median hourly rate £23.50 £30.00 £43.84
% change year-on-year -21.67% -31.56% +34.88%

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 16 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 16 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 16 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 +2 111 £518 -5.91% 29
West London -18 13 £208 -58.50% 5
East London -5 7 £495 +23.75% 1
South London -15 6 £300 -53.85% 5
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 27 (3.28%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 25 (3.03%) SharePoint
3 21 (2.55%) Oracle Workflow
4 16 (1.94%) IIS
5 14 (1.70%) Confluence
5 14 (1.70%) WebSphere
6 12 (1.46%) HCL Notes
7 11 (1.33%) WebLogic
8 9 (1.09%) Apache
8 9 (1.09%) Mendix
8 9 (1.09%) Tomcat
9 5 (0.61%) Apache Airflow
10 3 (0.36%) Apache Spark
10 3 (0.36%) LiveLink
10 3 (0.36%) Oracle Service Bus
11 2 (0.24%) NServiceBus
11 2 (0.24%) Oracle Application Server
11 2 (0.24%) Oracle HTTP Server
11 2 (0.24%) SAS
11 2 (0.24%) WildFly
Applications
1 56 (6.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (2.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 15 (1.82%) Microsoft Office
4 11 (1.33%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (0.97%) Oracle Smart View
6 7 (0.85%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (0.73%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 60 (7.28%) Oracle Payables
2 50 (6.07%) Oracle EBS
3 48 (5.83%) Oracle ERP
4 44 (5.34%) Oracle Receivables
5 42 (5.10%) Oracle General Ledger
6 36 (4.37%) Oracle Financials
7 28 (3.40%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 27 (3.28%) Oracle EBS R12
9 24 (2.91%) Oracle Assets
9 24 (2.91%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
10 19 (2.31%) Oracle Cash Management
11 11 (1.33%) Oracle FAH
12 10 (1.21%) SAP S/4HANA
13 8 (0.97%) Oracle E-Business Tax
14 7 (0.85%) BusinessWorks
14 7 (0.85%) Dynamics CRM
14 7 (0.85%) NetSuite
14 7 (0.85%) SAP HR
15 6 (0.73%) Workday HCM
16 4 (0.49%) Loan IQ
Cloud Services
1 148 (17.96%) OCI
2 128 (15.53%) Azure
3 85 (10.32%) AWS
4 52 (6.31%) Power Platform
5 43 (5.22%) PaaS
6 40 (4.85%) SaaS
7 39 (4.73%) Azure DevOps
8 35 (4.25%) GCP
9 19 (2.31%) GitHub
10 17 (2.06%) IaaS
11 16 (1.94%) Microsoft 365
12 15 (1.82%) Serverless
13 13 (1.58%) Power Automate
13 13 (1.58%) PowerApps
14 12 (1.46%) Azure Service Bus
14 12 (1.46%) Snowflake
15 10 (1.21%) Azure Functions
15 10 (1.21%) Azure Logic Apps
16 9 (1.09%) Amazon S3
17 7 (0.85%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.46%) Firewall
2 11 (1.33%) Internet
3 7 (0.85%) HTTP
4 4 (0.49%) SSL
5 3 (0.36%) DNS
5 3 (0.36%) NetScaler
6 2 (0.24%) FTP
6 2 (0.24%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.24%) 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
1 140 (16.99%) Oracle Database
2 138 (16.75%) SQL Server
3 75 (9.10%) Oracle Reports
4 49 (5.95%) Power BI
5 48 (5.83%) Relational Database
6 46 (5.58%) PostgreSQL
7 35 (4.25%) Data Warehouse
8 29 (3.52%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 24 (2.91%) MySQL
10 21 (2.55%) MongoDB
11 17 (2.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 16 (1.94%) DB2
13 15 (1.82%) Electronic Patient Records
14 14 (1.70%) Metadata
14 14 (1.70%) Oracle ODI
15 13 (1.58%) RDBMS
15 13 (1.58%) Tableau
16 9 (1.09%) BigQuery
17 8 (0.97%) NoSQL
17 8 (0.97%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 62 (7.52%) JIRA
2 31 (3.76%) Git
3 26 (3.16%) Postman
4 20 (2.43%) Jenkins
5 16 (1.94%) GitLab
5 16 (1.94%) Oracle Forms
6 14 (1.70%) JUnit
7 12 (1.46%) SoapUI
8 10 (1.21%) Maven
9 9 (1.09%) Visual Studio
10 8 (0.97%) Oracle APEX
11 6 (0.73%) Bitbucket
11 6 (0.73%) Cucumber
12 5 (0.61%) ERwin
12 5 (0.61%) Gradle
12 5 (0.61%) Mockito
12 5 (0.61%) Selenium
12 5 (0.61%) Sonatype Nexus
12 5 (0.61%) Toad
12 5 (0.61%) Zephyr
General
1 383 (46.48%) Finance
2 260 (31.55%) Social Skills
3 109 (13.23%) Banking
4 83 (10.07%) Analytical Skills
5 78 (9.47%) Public Sector
6 35 (4.25%) Financial Institution
7 34 (4.13%) General Ledger
8 21 (2.55%) Retail
9 20 (2.43%) Documentation Skills
9 20 (2.43%) Investment Banking
10 17 (2.06%) Billing
11 15 (1.82%) Front Office
12 13 (1.58%) Manufacturing
13 12 (1.46%) Legal
14 11 (1.33%) Local Government
14 11 (1.33%) Presentation Skills
15 10 (1.21%) Influencing Skills
16 8 (0.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 8 (0.97%) Marketing
16 8 (0.97%) Military
Job Titles
1 172 (20.87%) Developer
2 114 (13.83%) Consultant
3 92 (11.17%) Senior
4 91 (11.04%) Oracle Consultant
5 86 (10.44%) Analyst
6 68 (8.25%) Lead
7 59 (7.16%) Architect
8 42 (5.10%) C# Developer
9 41 (4.98%) Oracle Developer
10 37 (4.49%) Business Analyst
11 34 (4.13%) Oracle Specialist
12 28 (3.40%) Cloud Consultant
13 26 (3.16%) Data Engineer
14 24 (2.91%) Cloud Specialist
14 24 (2.91%) Oracle Architect
15 23 (2.79%) Integration Specialist
15 23 (2.79%) Solutions Architect
16 22 (2.67%) Functional Consultant
16 22 (2.67%) Java Developer
16 22 (2.67%) Oracle Functional Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 185 (22.45%) Oracle Fusion
2 75 (9.10%) .NET
3 69 (8.37%) REST
4 62 (7.52%) SOAP
5 54 (6.55%) Kafka
5 54 (6.55%) XML
6 45 (5.46%) Web Services
7 38 (4.61%) .NET Framework
7 38 (4.61%) JSON
7 38 (4.61%) Middleware
8 32 (3.88%) HTML
9 27 (3.28%) React
10 23 (2.79%) CSS
11 22 (2.67%) XSLT
12 20 (2.43%) WPF
13 19 (2.31%) Spring
14 17 (2.06%) AngularJS
14 17 (2.06%) OAuth
15 15 (1.82%) Spring Boot
16 13 (1.58%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 27 (3.28%) Legacy Systems
2 20 (2.43%) Public Cloud
3 17 (2.06%) Enterprise Software
4 16 (1.94%) Data Structures
4 16 (1.94%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 16 (1.94%) Onboarding
5 15 (1.82%) Management Information System
6 14 (1.70%) Low-Code
7 11 (1.33%) Derivative
8 10 (1.21%) Data Protection Act
8 10 (1.21%) Hedge funds
9 9 (1.09%) Cloud Native
10 8 (0.97%) Product Ownership
10 8 (0.97%) Reinsurance
11 7 (0.85%) NHS
12 6 (0.73%) AI Agents
12 6 (0.73%) Data Centre
12 6 (0.73%) Distributed Systems
12 6 (0.73%) Replication
12 6 (0.73%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 94 (11.41%) Linux
2 79 (9.59%) Windows
3 72 (8.74%) Unix
4 20 (2.43%) Windows Server
5 13 (1.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.61%) AIX
6 5 (0.61%) CentOS
6 5 (0.61%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.36%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.36%) Solaris
8 2 (0.24%) Android
8 2 (0.24%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.24%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.12%) VMS
9 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 195 (23.67%) Agile
2 192 (23.30%) ERP
3 141 (17.11%) Migration
4 123 (14.93%) Problem-Solving
5 108 (13.11%) Business Intelligence
6 102 (12.38%) DevOps
7 85 (10.32%) Data Migration
8 81 (9.83%) Stakeholder Management
9 74 (8.98%) CI/CD
10 68 (8.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 67 (8.13%) ETL
12 62 (7.52%) User Acceptance Testing
13 58 (7.04%) Data Modelling
14 53 (6.43%) Data Analysis
15 52 (6.31%) Analytics
15 52 (6.31%) Validation
16 50 (6.07%) SDLC
17 49 (5.95%) Change Management
17 49 (5.95%) Unit Testing
18 48 (5.83%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 307 (37.26%) SQL
2 131 (15.90%) PL/SQL
3 97 (11.77%) C#
4 94 (11.41%) Java
5 91 (11.04%) Python
6 51 (6.19%) JavaScript
7 36 (4.37%) T-SQL
8 33 (4.00%) C++
9 26 (3.16%) Shell Script
10 24 (2.91%) Perl
10 24 (2.91%) VBA
11 22 (2.67%) VB
12 17 (2.06%) Groovy
13 10 (1.21%) Bash
13 10 (1.21%) Formula Language
13 10 (1.21%) LotusScript
14 9 (1.09%) Korn
14 9 (1.09%) VB.NET
15 8 (0.97%) PowerShell
15 8 (0.97%) XPath
Qualifications
1 164 (19.90%) Security Cleared
2 135 (16.38%) SC Cleared
3 76 (9.22%) Degree
4 22 (2.67%) Computer Science Degree
5 15 (1.82%) BPSS Clearance
5 15 (1.82%) PMP
6 12 (1.46%) AWS Certification
6 12 (1.46%) DV Cleared
6 12 (1.46%) Master's Degree
6 12 (1.46%) Oracle Certification
6 12 (1.46%) PMI Certification
7 7 (0.85%) ISTQB
8 6 (0.73%) ACCA
9 5 (0.61%) CIMA
10 4 (0.49%) ISEB
10 4 (0.49%) OCP
11 3 (0.36%) APMG
11 3 (0.36%) Azure Certification
12 2 (0.24%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 2 (0.24%) CESG Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (6.80%) QA
2 36 (4.37%) Data Quality
3 21 (2.55%) PMO
4 15 (1.82%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 14 (1.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 13 (1.58%) IFRS
6 13 (1.58%) SLA
7 12 (1.46%) GAAP
8 9 (1.09%) NIST
9 8 (0.97%) GDPR
10 7 (0.85%) COBIT
10 7 (0.85%) ITGC
10 7 (0.85%) SOX 404
11 6 (0.73%) IFRS 17
11 6 (0.73%) IFRS 9
12 5 (0.61%) Basel III
13 4 (0.49%) Actionable Recommendations
13 4 (0.49%) EMIR
13 4 (0.49%) MiFID
13 4 (0.49%) SEPA
System Software
1 32 (3.88%) Docker
2 11 (1.33%) Oracle RAC
3 6 (0.73%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.49%) Active Directory
4 4 (0.49%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.24%) GridGain
5 2 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.12%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 35 (4.25%) Kubernetes
2 16 (1.94%) Terraform
3 13 (1.58%) Ansible
4 7 (0.85%) TIBCO Hawk
5 6 (0.73%) Data Guard
5 6 (0.73%) Oracle RMAN
6 5 (0.61%) Grafana
6 5 (0.61%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.49%) Control-M
8 3 (0.36%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 2 (0.24%) BladeLogic
9 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.24%) Nagios
9 2 (0.24%) SCOM
9 2 (0.24%) ZABBIX
10 1 (0.12%) Ambari
10 1 (0.12%) ITRS Geneos
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Identity Management
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle ZFS
10 1 (0.12%) Puppet
Vendors
1 84 (10.19%) SAP
2 62 (7.52%) Microsoft
3 44 (5.34%) Workday
4 28 (3.40%) Citrix
5 23 (2.79%) IBM
6 21 (2.55%) Informatica
7 20 (2.43%) Databricks
8 15 (1.82%) Cerner
9 13 (1.58%) Salesforce
10 12 (1.46%) Lotus
10 12 (1.46%) ServiceNow
11 11 (1.33%) Dynatrace
11 11 (1.33%) Google
12 10 (1.21%) TIBCO
12 10 (1.21%) VMware
13 9 (1.09%) Kofax
13 9 (1.09%) Planview
13 9 (1.09%) Splunk
14 8 (0.97%) Murex
14 8 (0.97%) Red Hat