Oracle DBA Contract Job Trends in Sheffield

Oracle Database Administrator
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Oracle Database Administrator daily rate in Sheffield is £358, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 70 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Oracle DBA 8 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield 1.28% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.42% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile £316 - -
25th Percentile £325 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £358 - -
75th Percentile £429 - -
90th Percentile £513 - -
South Yorkshire median daily rate £358 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Sheffield. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Sheffield with a recognized job title 563 371 365
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.37% 86.08% 92.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 381 202 240
10th Percentile £313 £255 £375
25th Percentile £400 £428 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £534 £587
Median % change year-on-year -10.11% -9.10% +11.90%
75th Percentile £538 £588 £650
90th Percentile £611 £650 £745
South Yorkshire median daily rate £475 £525 £551
% change year-on-year -9.52% -4.66% +10.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 5 5
10th Percentile £14.98 £13.14 £14.67
25th Percentile £16.68 £15.22 £18.25
Median hourly rate £19.50 £20.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £22.33 £21.50 £22.75
90th Percentile £24.02 - £27.85
South Yorkshire median hourly rate £19.50 £20.00 £20.25
% change year-on-year -2.50% -1.23% +13.29%

Oracle DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Oracle DBA' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.

Oracle DBA job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Oracle DBA
Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Oracle DBA job vacancies in Sheffield.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Oracle DBA job vacancies in Sheffield

Oracle DBA
Daily Rate Histogram in Sheffield

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Oracle DBA in Sheffield over the 6 months to 11 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Oracle DBA in Sheffield

Oracle DBA
Hourly Rate Trend in Sheffield

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Oracle DBA job vacancies in Sheffield.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Oracle DBA job vacancies in Sheffield

Oracle DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 11 October 2025, Oracle DBA contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Sheffield region featuring Oracle DBA in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Oracle
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle Database
2 6 (75.00%) Python
3 5 (62.50%) Shell Script
4 4 (50.00%) Linux
4 4 (50.00%) MySQL
4 4 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (50.00%) Enterprise Cloud
4 4 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
5 3 (37.50%) DevOps
5 3 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (37.50%) Agile
5 3 (37.50%) Oracle RAC
5 3 (37.50%) Data Guard
5 3 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (37.50%) Unix
6 2 (25.00%) SQL Server
6 2 (25.00%) SQL
6 2 (25.00%) SLA
6 2 (25.00%) Service Delivery
6 2 (25.00%) Change Management
6 2 (25.00%) yum
6 2 (25.00%) Git
6 2 (25.00%) Ansible
6 2 (25.00%) Line Management
6 2 (25.00%) API Integration
6 2 (25.00%) FastAPI
7 1 (12.50%) Customer Service
7 1 (12.50%) Database Migration

Oracle DBA Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle Database
2 4 (50.00%) MySQL
3 2 (25.00%) SQL Server
4 1 (12.50%) RDBMS
4 1 (12.50%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Git
General
1 3 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Back Office
2 1 (12.50%) Front Office
2 1 (12.50%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (25.00%) FastAPI
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Enterprise Cloud
2 1 (12.50%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (12.50%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (50.00%) Linux
2 3 (37.50%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (37.50%) Agile
2 3 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (37.50%) DevOps
3 2 (25.00%) API Integration
3 2 (25.00%) Change Management
3 2 (25.00%) Line Management
3 2 (25.00%) Service Delivery
4 1 (12.50%) Capacity Planning
4 1 (12.50%) Customer Service
4 1 (12.50%) Data Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Database Migration
4 1 (12.50%) Performance Tuning
4 1 (12.50%) Server Monitoring
4 1 (12.50%) Systems Engineering
4 1 (12.50%) Task Automation
4 1 (12.50%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (75.00%) Python
2 5 (62.50%) Shell Script
3 2 (25.00%) SQL
4 1 (12.50%) PL/SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (37.50%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 3 (37.50%) Data Guard
2 2 (25.00%) Ansible
2 2 (25.00%) yum
3 1 (12.50%) EMC NetWorker
3 1 (12.50%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle
2 1 (12.50%) EMC
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft