Oracle Developer Contract Job Trends

Oracle Developer
UK

The median Oracle Developer daily rate in the UK is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 540 488 453
Rank change year-on-year -52 -35 +31
Contract Oracle Developer jobs 160 79 110
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.29% 0.24% 0.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% 0.26% 0.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 108 58 70
10th Percentile £406 £426 £413
25th Percentile £431 £481 £453
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -7.41%
75th Percentile £605 £600 £573
90th Percentile £658 £625 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £564 £488
% change year-on-year -11.31% +15.64% -11.36%

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
23 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title 50,638 30,447 34,540
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.79% 90.86% 92.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 29,785 19,268 20,825
10th Percentile £325 £278 £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 £737 £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 4,202 1,682 1,373
10th Percentile £14.25 £13.80 £15.07
25th Percentile £19.25 £17.30 £20.30
Median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +63.02% -37.13% -10.11%
75th Percentile £67.84 £50.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.75 £73.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £25.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year +60.00% -37.50% -9.09%

Oracle Developer Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Oracle Developer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Oracle Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

Oracle Developer Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Oracle Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Oracle Developer job vacancies in the UK

Oracle Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for Oracle Developer jobs over the 6 months to 23 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Oracle Developer in the UK

Oracle Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Oracle Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Oracle Developer job vacancies in the UK

Oracle Developer Top 13 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Oracle Developer jobs within the UK over the 6 months to 23 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months		 Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
England -38 136 £500 -9.09% 43
UK excluding London -5 114 £500 -11.31% 25
Work from Home -66 45 £475 -13.64% 23
South West -2 36 £565 +7.62% 6
London -94 35 £531 +1.19% 15
South East -53 27 £475 -20.83% 2
Midlands -23 18 £438 -21.35% 7
Scotland -13 15 £318 -29.33% 1
West Midlands - 14 £438 - 1
East of England - 12 £625 - 1
Yorkshire - 7 - - 6
North of England - 7 - - 8
East Midlands -11 4 £490 -11.91% 6

Oracle Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 23 October 2026, Oracle Developer contract job ads cited 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 Oracle Developer job ads.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Oracle100.0%160
2Security Cleared47.5%76
3SC Cleared44.4%71
4SQL40.6%65
5PL/SQL35.6%57
6OCI22.5%36
7Oracle Fusion18.8%30
8Oracle Reports18.1%29
9Business Intelligence17.5%28
10Data Warehouse16.9%27
11Analytics16.3%26
12ETL15.0%24
12Migration15.0%24
12Oracle Database15.0%24
15Agile14.4%23
15Data Modelling14.4%23
17Performance Tuning12.5%20
18DevOps11.9%19
19Java11.3%18
20Problem-Solving10.6%17
21Oracle Forms10.0%16
21Oracle Payroll10.0%16
23Oracle EBS9.4%15
24Oracle ODI8.8%14
25Git7.5%12
25IBM7.5%12
25WebLogic7.5%12
28Elasticsearch6.9%11
28Oracle Financials6.9%11
28Software Engineering6.9%11

Oracle Developer 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

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Software Developer15.0%24
2Senior Oracle Developer13.1%21
3Oracle Data Warehouse Developer10.6%17
4Java Developer10.0%16
5WebLogic Developer7.5%12
6Oracle ETL Developer4.4%7
7Cloud Developer3.8%6
7SQL Developer3.8%6
9Lead Developer3.1%5
9Report Developer3.1%5
11Analytics Developer2.5%4
11Java Software Developer2.5%4
11Oracle Financials Developer2.5%4
11Oracle Forms Developer2.5%4
11PL/SQL Developer2.5%4
11SC Cleared Java Developer2.5%4
17Data Migration Developer1.9%3
17Oracle Consultant1.9%3
17Oracle Reports Developer1.9%3
17Technical Developer1.9%3
51 Oracle Developer jobs Nationwide