Oracle Database Administrator
UK
The median Oracle Database Administrator daily rate in the UK is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 499 | 536 | 619 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +37 | +83 | +25 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Oracle DBA | 31 | 64 | 97 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.15% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.16% | 0.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19 | 40 | 55 |
| 10th Percentile | £404 | £361 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +10.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £572 | £650 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £580 | £715 | £621 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £425 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.59% | -10.53% | +5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £28.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £28.00 | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 26,887 | 40,034 | 55,895 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.47% | 92.76% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,565 | 26,064 | 39,048 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.97% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £740 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,046 | 2,665 | 1,566 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.08 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.11 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.88 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.89% | -18.89% | +90.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £40.00 | £42.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.00% | -4.76% | +115.16% |
Oracle DBA
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Oracle DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Oracle DBA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Oracle DBA.
Oracle DBA
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Oracle DBA over the 6 months to 5 May 2025.
Oracle DBA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Oracle DBA.
Oracle DBA
Top 9 Contract 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 5 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +39 | 21 | £550 | -6.38% | 16 |
| London | +36 | 16 | £525 | -12.50% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +19 | 11 | £506 | -7.95% | 17 |
| UK excluding London | +39 | 9 | £513 | +20.59% | 16 |
| Scotland | +10 | 4 | £506 | +50.00% | 1 |
| South East | +41 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| North of England | +20 | 2 | £575 | +35.29% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £575 | - | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Oracle DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 2025, Oracle DBA contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Oracle DBA in the job title.
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Oracle DBA Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: