Oracle DBA Contract Job Trends
Oracle Database Administrator
UK
The median Oracle Database Administrator daily rate in the UK is £548, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 603 | 508 | 509 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -95 | +1 | +38 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Oracle DBA | 99 | 56 | 50 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.18% | 0.17% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.18% | 0.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 82 | 35 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £413 | £330 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £429 | £399 | £414 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £548 | £500 | £488 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.50% | +2.56% | +18.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £590 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £727 | £696 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £548 | £456 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -6.41% | +10.80% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £30.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £75.00 | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 50,631 | 30,440 | 34,636 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.82% | 90.88% | 92.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29,785 | 19,249 | 20,905 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £280 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £402 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £623 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4,176 | 1,674 | 1,381 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £13.80 | £15.03 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.25 | £17.30 | £20.30 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.06 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.25% | -37.13% | -10.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.55 | £50.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £68.75 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.32 | £24.56 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +64.17% | -38.60% | -9.60% |
Oracle DBA Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Oracle DBA' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Oracle DBA Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Oracle DBA job vacancies in the UK.
Oracle DBA Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Oracle DBA over the 6 months to 22 October 2026.
Oracle DBA Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Oracle DBA job vacancies in the UK.
Oracle DBA Top 16 Contract Job Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 22 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -76 | 86 | £548 | +7.35% | 21 |
| UK excluding London | -66 | 71 | £548 | +20.00% | 15 |
| North of England | -50 | 26 | £435 | +19.18% | 8 |
| Work from Home | -66 | 24 | £525 | +15.07% | 16 |
| South East | -43 | 22 | £550 | +10.00% | |
| North West | -29 | 21 | £435 | -3.33% | 2 |
| London | -91 | 15 | £501 | -11.46% | 7 |
| South West | -33 | 9 | £760 | +9.75% | 2 |
| Midlands | -42 | 7 | £550 | +65.41% | 2 |
| West Midlands | -40 | 5 | £550 | +65.41% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | -41 | 4 | £363 | -0.68% | 3 |
| Wales | -7 | 3 | £500 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | -25 | 2 | £375 | - | 2 |
| East of England | - | 2 | £487 | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £463 | - | |
| North East | - | 1 | £501 | - | 3 |
Oracle DBA Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 22 October 2026, 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 featuring Oracle DBA in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oracle | 100.0% | 99 |
| 2 | Oracle Database | 76.8% | 76 |
| 3 | Security Cleared | 65.7% | 65 |
| 4 | SQL | 58.6% | 58 |
| 5 | SC Cleared | 41.4% | 41 |
| 6 | Data Guard | 37.4% | 37 |
| 7 | Performance Tuning | 35.4% | 35 |
| 8 | Oracle RMAN | 34.3% | 34 |
| 9 | Oracle RAC | 30.3% | 30 |
| 9 | SQL Server | 30.3% | 30 |
| 11 | DV Cleared | 29.3% | 29 |
| 12 | Linux | 26.3% | 26 |
| 13 | PL/SQL | 25.3% | 25 |
| 14 | High Availability | 23.2% | 23 |
| 14 | Unix | 23.2% | 23 |
| 16 | ITIL | 20.2% | 20 |
| 17 | AWS | 19.2% | 19 |
| 18 | Oracle Database 11g | 18.2% | 18 |
| 19 | Disaster Recovery | 17.2% | 17 |
| 20 | Root Cause Analysis | 15.2% | 15 |
| 21 | Microsoft | 14.1% | 14 |
| 21 | Oracle Database 12c | 14.1% | 14 |
| 21 | Oracle EBS | 14.1% | 14 |
| 24 | Database Security | 13.1% | 13 |
| 24 | Oracle Database 10g | 13.1% | 13 |
| 24 | Oracle Enterprise Manager | 13.1% | 13 |
| 24 | PostgreSQL | 13.1% | 13 |
| 28 | Problem-Solving | 12.1% | 12 |
| 28 | WebLogic | 12.1% | 12 |
| 30 | Migration | 11.1% | 11 |
Oracle DBA Skill Set 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.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Administrator | 38.4% | 38 |
| 2 | SQL DBA | 37.4% | 37 |
| 3 | SC Cleared DBA | 13.1% | 13 |
| 4 | DV Cleared DBA | 9.1% | 9 |
| 5 | Oracle Specialist | 7.1% | 7 |
| 5 | Senior Oracle DBA | 7.1% | 7 |
| 7 | Support Specialist | 5.1% | 5 |
| 8 | Oracle Applications DBA | 4.0% | 4 |
| 9 | Oracle SQL Server DBA | 2.0% | 2 |
| 9 | PostgreSQL DBA | 2.0% | 2 |
| 9 | Solaris Administrator | 2.0% | 2 |
| 9 | Unix Administrator | 2.0% | 2 |
| 9 | Unix DBA | 2.0% | 2 |
| 14 | MySQL DBA | 1.0% | 1 |