Data Guard Contract Job Trends
Oracle Data Guard
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs citing Data Guard skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 615 | 519 | 540 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -96 | +21 | +73 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Guard | 69 | 40 | 18 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.13% | 0.12% | 0.050% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 1.10% | 0.81% | 0.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 50 | 27 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £418 | £389 | £494 |
| 25th Percentile | £473 | £453 | £508 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £548 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.45% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £628 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £712 | £638 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £548 | £550 | £506 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.45% | +8.64% | -3.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £41.25 | £72.50 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £75.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -43.33% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £43.75 | £77.50 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £75.00 | - |
All Systems Management Skills
UK
Data Guard falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing systems management skills.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing systems management skills | 6,281 | 4,924 | 4,535 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 11.42% | 14.36% | 12.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,163 | 3,228 | 2,914 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £281 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.67% | -4.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £620 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £680 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £488 | £489 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.56% | -0.31% | -2.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 244 | 100 | 56 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.08 | £15.50 | £19.79 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.75 | £18.97 | £23.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £27.25 | £35.08 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +129.36% | -22.33% | -29.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.00 | £63.49 | £60.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £89.63 | £78.88 | £76.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £63.00 | £22.58 | £35.08 |
| % change year-on-year | +179.07% | -35.65% | -24.03% |
Data Guard Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Guard relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Data Guard Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Data Guard.
Data Guard Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Guard over the 6 months to 3 November 2026.
Data Guard Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Data Guard.
Data Guard Top 14 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Guard within the UK over the 6 months to 3 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -86 | 59 | £548 | -2.67% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | -59 | 47 | £548 | -0.45% | 9 |
| North of England | -41 | 34 | £538 | -2.27% | 2 |
| North West | - | 26 | £588 | - | |
| Work from Home | -61 | 13 | £475 | +2.70% | 15 |
| London | -78 | 9 | £510 | -14.47% | 10 |
| North East | - | 8 | £575 | - | 2 |
| South East | -59 | 6 | £548 | +9.50% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | -42 | 4 | £363 | -34.09% | |
| South West | -38 | 3 | £700 | +1.08% | 2 |
| West Midlands | -45 | 2 | £675 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | -52 | 2 | £675 | - | 1 |
| Wales | -11 | 1 | £500 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | -27 | 1 | - | - |
Data Guard Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Systems Management
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oracle RMAN | 76.8% | 53 |
| 2 | Ansible | 36.2% | 25 |
| 3 | Oracle Enterprise Manager | 15.9% | 11 |
| 4 | Enterprise Manager Cloud Control | 5.8% | 4 |
| 5 | Nagios | 4.3% | 3 |