Oracle DBA Contract Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Oracle Database Administrator
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The median Oracle Database Administrator daily rate in South Yorkshire 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 77 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Oracle DBA 8 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in South Yorkshire 1.18% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.31% - -
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 - -
Yorkshire median daily rate £358 - £500
% change year-on-year - - -11.11%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Yorkshire. 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 South Yorkshire with a recognized job title 613 404 409
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.41% 85.41% 92.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 418 225 268
10th Percentile £300 £220 £292
25th Percentile £384 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £525 £551
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% -4.66% +10.14%
75th Percentile £538 £588 £650
90th Percentile £625 £650 £731
Yorkshire median daily rate £488 £500 £517
% change year-on-year -2.50% -3.29% +3.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 5 6
10th Percentile £14.98 £13.14 £15.27
25th Percentile £16.68 £15.22 £18.31
Median hourly rate £19.50 £20.00 £20.25
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% -1.23% +13.29%
75th Percentile £22.33 £21.50 £29.13
90th Percentile £24.02 - £40.63
Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.04 £23.34 £21.50
% change year-on-year +7.27% +8.56% +13.16%

Oracle DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

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 South Yorkshire.

Oracle DBA job vacancy trend in South Yorkshire

Oracle DBA
Daily Rate Trend in South Yorkshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Oracle DBA job vacancies in South Yorkshire

Oracle DBA
Daily Rate Histogram in South Yorkshire

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

Daily rate histogram for Oracle DBA in South Yorkshire

Oracle DBA
Hourly Rate Trend in South Yorkshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Oracle DBA job vacancies in South Yorkshire

Oracle DBA
Contract Job Locations in South Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Oracle DBA within the South Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 11 October 2025. 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
Sheffield - 8 £358 - 7
Oracle DBA
Yorkshire

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

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 South Yorkshire 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 South Yorkshire 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