PL/SQL Contract Job Trends in London

PL/SQL (PLSQL)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring PL/SQL skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 272 188 225
Rank change year-on-year -84 +37 -1
Contract jobs citing PL/SQL 130 164 173
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.78% 1.29% 0.95%
As % of the Programming Languages category 2.27% 3.30% 2.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 104 126 121
10th Percentile - - £385
25th Percentile £404 £385 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £415 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -17.00% - +2.83%
75th Percentile £565 £632 £675
90th Percentile £682 £744 £750
England median daily rate £475 £500 £525
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% -1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £92.50 -
England median hourly rate £36.71 £92.50 -
% change year-on-year -60.31% - -

All Programming Languages
London

PL/SQL falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 5,724 4,974 6,330
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 34.41% 39.03% 34.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,868 3,433 4,802
10th Percentile £363 £375 £388
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £650 £700 £700
90th Percentile £775 £825 £813
England median daily rate £505 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -3.81% -2.33% -6.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 33 60
10th Percentile £18.72 £29.91 £25.75
25th Percentile £39.75 £38.25 £40.58
Median hourly rate £54.75 £46.50 £51.13
Median % change year-on-year +17.74% -9.05% -11.09%
75th Percentile £66.50 £61.50 £60.44
90th Percentile £73.75 £70.30 £70.25
England median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% -4.00%

PL/SQL
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

PL/SQL job vacancy trend in London

PL/SQL
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing PL/SQL.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing PL/SQL

PL/SQL
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PL/SQL in London over the 6 months to 21 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for PL/SQL in London

PL/SQL
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing PL/SQL.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing PL/SQL

PL/SQL
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 PL/SQL within the London region over the 6 months to 21 March 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 -10 14 £525 -4.55% 4
East London -5 4 £416 +4.00%
South London -14 3 £300 -50.00% 1
PL/SQL
England

PL/SQL
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 (13.08%) IIS
2 6 (4.62%) SharePoint
3 4 (3.08%) nginx
3 4 (3.08%) Tomcat
4 3 (2.31%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 2 (1.54%) ArcGIS
5 2 (1.54%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (1.54%) Oracle Application Server
5 2 (1.54%) Oracle Spatial
5 2 (1.54%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.77%) Anypoint
6 1 (0.77%) Apache
6 1 (0.77%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.77%) Mule
6 1 (0.77%) Oracle Self-Service HR
6 1 (0.77%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.77%) WebSphere
Applications
1 16 (12.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (4.62%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (3.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.77%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.77%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (5.38%) Oracle EBS
2 6 (4.62%) Oracle General Ledger
2 6 (4.62%) Oracle Payables
2 6 (4.62%) Oracle Receivables
3 4 (3.08%) Oracle 11i
3 4 (3.08%) Oracle Assets
3 4 (3.08%) Oracle Cash Management
4 3 (2.31%) Oracle EBS R12
4 3 (2.31%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 3 (2.31%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 2 (1.54%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (1.54%) Oracle FAH
5 2 (1.54%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.77%) FLEXCUBE
6 1 (0.77%) Front Arena
6 1 (0.77%) Global One
6 1 (0.77%) Loan IQ
6 1 (0.77%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.77%) Oracle Retail
Cloud Services
1 26 (20.00%) Azure
2 14 (10.77%) AWS
3 12 (9.23%) OCI
4 11 (8.46%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (6.92%) Collibra
5 9 (6.92%) Power Platform
6 7 (5.38%) Azure API Management
7 6 (4.62%) PaaS
7 6 (4.62%) SaaS
8 5 (3.85%) Amazon S3
8 5 (3.85%) GitHub
9 4 (3.08%) IaaS
10 2 (1.54%) Azure Data Factory
10 2 (1.54%) Microsoft 365
10 2 (1.54%) MinIO
10 2 (1.54%) Power Automate
10 2 (1.54%) PowerApps
11 1 (0.77%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 1 (0.77%) GitHub Copilot
11 1 (0.77%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 11 (8.46%) Internet
2 7 (5.38%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (41.54%) Oracle Database
2 52 (40.00%) SQL Server
3 15 (11.54%) Data Warehouse
3 15 (11.54%) Oracle Reports
4 13 (10.00%) Relational Database
5 12 (9.23%) Metadata
6 9 (6.92%) RDBMS
7 8 (6.15%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (4.62%) DataStage
8 6 (4.62%) Oracle ODI
8 6 (4.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 5 (3.85%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 5 (3.85%) Power BI
10 4 (3.08%) Oracle Database 10g
10 4 (3.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (3.08%) SQLPlus
11 3 (2.31%) Amazon RDS
11 3 (2.31%) Data Lake
11 3 (2.31%) GIS
11 3 (2.31%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 12 (9.23%) Visual Studio
2 6 (4.62%) Oracle Forms
3 5 (3.85%) Git
3 5 (3.85%) JIRA
3 5 (3.85%) Team Foundation Server
3 5 (3.85%) Toad
4 4 (3.08%) Ant
4 4 (3.08%) Jenkins
4 4 (3.08%) JUnit
4 4 (3.08%) Octopus Deploy
4 4 (3.08%) SoapUI
4 4 (3.08%) TeamCity
5 3 (2.31%) Oracle APEX
6 2 (1.54%) Selenium
7 1 (0.77%) ERwin
7 1 (0.77%) HP UFT
7 1 (0.77%) NUnit
7 1 (0.77%) PowerBuilder
7 1 (0.77%) PowerDesigner
7 1 (0.77%) TestDirector
General
1 41 (31.54%) Finance
2 35 (26.92%) Social Skills
3 33 (25.38%) Banking
4 17 (13.08%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (10.77%) Public Sector
6 7 (5.38%) General Ledger
7 6 (4.62%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (3.85%) Financial Institution
9 3 (2.31%) Investment Banking
10 2 (1.54%) Corporate Banking
10 2 (1.54%) Retail
10 2 (1.54%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.77%) Back Office
11 1 (0.77%) Billing
11 1 (0.77%) Front Office
11 1 (0.77%) Japanese Language
11 1 (0.77%) Legal
11 1 (0.77%) Local Government
11 1 (0.77%) Military
11 1 (0.77%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 75 (57.69%) Developer
2 41 (31.54%) C# Developer
3 16 (12.31%) Oracle Developer
4 11 (8.46%) Consultant
5 10 (7.69%) Lead
5 10 (7.69%) Senior
6 9 (6.92%) Data Engineer
6 9 (6.92%) Oracle Consultant
7 8 (6.15%) Architect
8 7 (5.38%) Applications Developer
8 7 (5.38%) C# Application Developer
8 7 (5.38%) Oracle Technical Consultant
8 7 (5.38%) Senior Developer
8 7 (5.38%) SQL Developer
8 7 (5.38%) Technical Consultant
9 6 (4.62%) DBA
9 6 (4.62%) Integration Engineer
10 5 (3.85%) .NET Developer
10 5 (3.85%) C# .NET Developer
10 5 (3.85%) Oracle DBA
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (40.00%) .NET
2 34 (26.15%) .NET Framework
3 15 (11.54%) Middleware
4 14 (10.77%) WinForms
5 12 (9.23%) Oracle Fusion
5 12 (9.23%) SOAP
6 11 (8.46%) WPF
7 9 (6.92%) Kafka
7 9 (6.92%) XML
8 6 (4.62%) IBM Integration Bus
8 6 (4.62%) REST
9 4 (3.08%) React
9 4 (3.08%) WCF
9 4 (3.08%) YAML
10 3 (2.31%) Node.js
10 3 (2.31%) Spring
10 3 (2.31%) Web Services
11 2 (1.54%) CSS
11 2 (1.54%) EJB
11 2 (1.54%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 11 (8.46%) Legacy Systems
2 7 (5.38%) Enterprise Software
3 6 (4.62%) Cloud Native
3 6 (4.62%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (3.08%) Data Structures
4 4 (3.08%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 3 (2.31%) AI Agents
5 3 (2.31%) Legacy Applications
5 3 (2.31%) Product Ownership
5 3 (2.31%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 2 (1.54%) Data Centre
6 2 (1.54%) Derivative
6 2 (1.54%) Legacy Code
6 2 (1.54%) Management Information System
6 2 (1.54%) NHS
6 2 (1.54%) Onboarding
6 2 (1.54%) Virtual Team
7 1 (0.77%) Credit Risk
7 1 (0.77%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (0.77%) Swaptions
Operating Systems
1 44 (33.85%) Windows
2 22 (16.92%) Windows Server
3 18 (13.85%) Linux
4 13 (10.00%) Unix
5 5 (3.85%) AIX
6 4 (3.08%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (3.08%) Solaris
6 4 (3.08%) Windows Server 2008
6 4 (3.08%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (1.54%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (29.23%) Data Analysis
2 36 (27.69%) ETL
3 35 (26.92%) Business Intelligence
4 33 (25.38%) Disaster Recovery
5 32 (24.62%) Agile
6 31 (23.85%) Problem-Solving
7 28 (21.54%) CI/CD
8 26 (20.00%) Performance Tuning
9 24 (18.46%) Change Management
9 24 (18.46%) DevOps
10 21 (16.15%) Unit Testing
11 19 (14.62%) Migration
12 17 (13.08%) Data Modelling
13 15 (11.54%) AI
13 15 (11.54%) Analytics
13 15 (11.54%) Decision-Making
14 13 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
14 13 (10.00%) SDLC
15 12 (9.23%) Data Governance
15 12 (9.23%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 126 (96.92%) SQL
2 48 (36.92%) C#
2 48 (36.92%) T-SQL
3 26 (20.00%) Java
4 25 (19.23%) Python
5 13 (10.00%) VB
6 11 (8.46%) Perl
6 11 (8.46%) VBA
7 10 (7.69%) Shell Script
8 7 (5.38%) JavaScript
8 7 (5.38%) Korn
9 4 (3.08%) C
9 4 (3.08%) Delphi
9 4 (3.08%) PHP
9 4 (3.08%) ProC
10 2 (1.54%) Bash
10 2 (1.54%) PowerShell
11 1 (0.77%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.77%) C++
11 1 (0.77%) Scala
Qualifications
1 17 (13.08%) Degree
1 17 (13.08%) Security Cleared
2 12 (9.23%) SC Cleared
3 3 (2.31%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (2.31%) Oracle Certification
4 2 (1.54%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (1.54%) PMP
5 1 (0.77%) HP APS
5 1 (0.77%) ISTQB
5 1 (0.77%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
5 1 (0.77%) Master's Degree
5 1 (0.77%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (26.15%) QA
2 14 (10.77%) Data Quality
3 3 (2.31%) IFRS
3 3 (2.31%) IFRS 9
3 3 (2.31%) SEPA
4 2 (1.54%) Basel III
4 2 (1.54%) GAAP
4 2 (1.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (0.77%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.77%) GDPR
5 1 (0.77%) IFRS 17
5 1 (0.77%) MiFID
System Software
1 7 (5.38%) Docker
2 4 (3.08%) Oracle RAC
3 2 (1.54%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (1.54%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (5.38%) Kubernetes
2 4 (3.08%) Control-M
3 3 (2.31%) Oracle RMAN
3 3 (2.31%) Terraform
4 2 (1.54%) HP ALM
4 2 (1.54%) ITRS Geneos
5 1 (0.77%) Data Guard
5 1 (0.77%) Foglight
5 1 (0.77%) HP Quality Center
5 1 (0.77%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 1 (0.77%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 118 (90.77%) Oracle
2 30 (23.08%) Citrix
3 19 (14.62%) Microsoft
4 15 (11.54%) IBM
5 6 (4.62%) Databricks
6 4 (3.08%) DevExpress
6 4 (3.08%) Red Hat
7 3 (2.31%) Informatica
7 3 (2.31%) Salesforce
7 3 (2.31%) SAP
8 2 (1.54%) Alteryx
8 2 (1.54%) Dynatrace
8 2 (1.54%) HP
8 2 (1.54%) Perforce
8 2 (1.54%) VMware
8 2 (1.54%) Workday
9 1 (0.77%) Guidewire
9 1 (0.77%) Jaspersoft
9 1 (0.77%) MuleSoft
9 1 (0.77%) OutSystems