Solaris Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Oracle Solaris
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Solaris skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 157 - 127
Rank change year-on-year - - +4
Contract jobs citing Solaris 1 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.031% - 0.15%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.25% - 1.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £524 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £548 - -
75th Percentile £571 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £624 £550 £475
% change year-on-year +13.41% +15.79% -10.59%

All Operating Systems
Thames Valley

Solaris falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills in the Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 394 257 313
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 12.16% 15.43% 12.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 256 150 202
10th Percentile £225 £199 £205
25th Percentile £356 £318 £286
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.26%
75th Percentile £570 £558 £606
90th Percentile £610 £700 £608
South East median daily rate £475 £490 £480
% change year-on-year -3.06% +2.08% +6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 16 25
10th Percentile £16.63 - £16.13
25th Percentile £23.88 £14.20 £18.00
Median hourly rate £33.86 £18.87 £36.17
Median % change year-on-year +79.44% -47.82% +55.21%
75th Percentile £51.27 £39.25 £58.49
90th Percentile £54.50 £89.63 £61.60
South East median hourly rate £35.22 £18.87 £47.50
% change year-on-year +86.65% -60.27% -13.64%

Solaris
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Solaris relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Solaris job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Solaris
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Solaris.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Solaris

Solaris
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Solaris.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Solaris

Solaris
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Solaris within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 17 July 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
Berkshire - 1 £548 - 1
Solaris
South East

Solaris
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 1 (100.00%) Oracle Service Bus
1 1 (100.00%) WebLogic
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Database
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Database 10g
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Database 11g
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Database 12c
1 1 (100.00%) SQLite
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) DBA
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle DBA
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Specialist
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared DBA
1 1 (100.00%) SQL DBA
1 1 (100.00%) Support Specialist
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PL/SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Certification
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Guard
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle