Oracle EBS Contract Job Trends

Oracle E-Business Suite (OEBS)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Oracle EBS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 377 412 483
Rank change year-on-year +35 +71 +98
Contract jobs citing Oracle EBS 222 139 128
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.61% 0.39% 0.29%
As % of the Business Applications category 7.09% 5.22% 3.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 143 82 49
10th Percentile £473 £463 £323
25th Percentile £563 £518 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £624 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +4.35% +1.77%
75th Percentile £675 £650 £663
90th Percentile £750 £700 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £618 £600 £550
% change year-on-year +2.92% +9.09% -2.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £56.00 - -
25th Percentile £61.25 - -
Median hourly rate £81.00 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £81.00 - -

All Business Application Skills
UK

Oracle EBS falls under the Business Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring business application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for business application skills 3,133 2,665 3,621
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 8.58% 7.41% 8.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,805 1,434 2,012
10th Percentile £358 £363 £375
25th Percentile £450 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £650 £654 £672
90th Percentile £750 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £526 £525
% change year-on-year +4.51% +0.24% -1.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 65 61 84
10th Percentile £18.65 £23.60 £30.72
25th Percentile £26.72 £35.00 £49.00
Median hourly rate £39.50 £45.00 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year -12.22% -20.34% +43.01%
75th Percentile £81.00 £65.00 £80.00
90th Percentile £92.29 £80.75 £89.63
UK excluding London median hourly rate £47.48 £45.00 £56.49
% change year-on-year +5.50% -20.34% +25.53%

Oracle EBS
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Oracle EBS job vacancy trend in the UK

Oracle EBS
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Oracle EBS.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Oracle EBS

Oracle EBS
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Oracle EBS over the 6 months to 4 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Oracle EBS in the UK

Oracle EBS
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Oracle EBS.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Oracle EBS

Oracle EBS
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Oracle EBS over the 6 months to 4 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Oracle EBS in the UK

Oracle EBS
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 Oracle EBS within the UK over the 6 months to 4 December 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 +41 189 £620 +3.33% 40
UK excluding London +8 105 £618 +2.92% 34
South East +33 76 £620 +2.23% 25
Work from Home +23 76 £600 -0.08% 20
London +8 73 £613 +6.52% 13
North of England -27 17 £643 +31.12% 3
Yorkshire - 7 £644 - 3
Scotland +3 5 £520 +9.47%
North West -17 5 £643 +27.23%
Midlands -28 5 £454 -37.63% 5
North East -6 3 - - 1
West Midlands -29 3 £454 - 4
East Midlands -12 2 - - 1
East of England -20 2 £440 +40.80%

Oracle EBS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 17 (7.66%) Oracle Workflow
2 5 (2.25%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
2 5 (2.25%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 2 (0.90%) WebLogic
4 1 (0.45%) Oracle Self-Service HR
4 1 (0.45%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (2.25%) Oracle Smart View
2 3 (1.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.35%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.90%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.90%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 85 (38.29%) Oracle EBS R12
2 58 (26.13%) Oracle Payables
3 45 (20.27%) Oracle General Ledger
4 39 (17.57%) Oracle Assets
5 38 (17.12%) Oracle Financials
6 33 (14.86%) Oracle Cash Management
7 28 (12.61%) Oracle Receivables
8 19 (8.56%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 12 (5.41%) Oracle Payroll
10 11 (4.95%) Oracle ASCP
11 10 (4.50%) Oracle E-Business Tax
11 10 (4.50%) Oracle ERP
12 9 (4.05%) Oracle AGIS
13 5 (2.25%) Oracle FAH
13 5 (2.25%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
14 3 (1.35%) Oracle Applications
14 3 (1.35%) Oracle SCM
15 2 (0.90%) Oracle iProcurement
15 2 (0.90%) SAP ERP
16 1 (0.45%) Oracle BPM
Cloud Services
1 45 (20.27%) OCI
2 12 (5.41%) SaaS
3 7 (3.15%) Power Platform
4 5 (2.25%) Azure
5 3 (1.35%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (0.45%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.90%) Broadband
2 1 (0.45%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (15.32%) Oracle Reports
2 12 (5.41%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 8 (3.60%) Oracle Database
4 6 (2.70%) Power BI
5 5 (2.25%) Oracle BI EE
5 5 (2.25%) Tableau
6 3 (1.35%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.90%) Oracle ODI
7 2 (0.90%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.45%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.45%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.45%) Essbase
8 1 (0.45%) Metadata
8 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Analysis Services
8 1 (0.45%) Oracle Exadata
8 1 (0.45%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.45%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 12 (5.41%) Oracle Forms
2 9 (4.05%) JIRA
3 3 (1.35%) Oracle APEX
4 2 (0.90%) Git
5 1 (0.45%) HP UFT
5 1 (0.45%) Selenium
5 1 (0.45%) TestComplete
5 1 (0.45%) Zephyr
General
1 117 (52.70%) Finance
2 105 (47.30%) Social Skills
3 38 (17.12%) General Ledger
4 29 (13.06%) Analytical Skills
5 23 (10.36%) Manufacturing
6 14 (6.31%) Public Sector
7 13 (5.86%) Banking
8 8 (3.60%) Billing
9 6 (2.70%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (1.80%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (1.80%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (0.90%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.45%) Back Office
12 1 (0.45%) Dutch Language
12 1 (0.45%) German Language
12 1 (0.45%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 91 (40.99%) Consultant
2 87 (39.19%) Oracle Consultant
3 56 (25.23%) Lead
4 40 (18.02%) Functional Consultant
5 36 (16.22%) Oracle Functional Consultant
6 21 (9.46%) Oracle Financials Consultant
7 19 (8.56%) Oracle Financials Functional Consultant
8 18 (8.11%) Developer
9 17 (7.66%) Oracle Developer
10 14 (6.31%) Analyst
11 12 (5.41%) Project Manager
11 12 (5.41%) Service Transition Leader
12 10 (4.50%) Oracle Analyst
13 9 (4.05%) Oracle Project Manager
13 9 (4.05%) Oracle Supply Chain Consultant
13 9 (4.05%) Supply Chain Consultant
14 8 (3.60%) Application Support Team Leader
14 8 (3.60%) Oracle Team Leader
14 8 (3.60%) Support Team Leader
14 8 (3.60%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (20.27%) Oracle Fusion
2 5 (2.25%) Middleware
3 3 (1.35%) Web Services
4 2 (0.90%) EDI
4 2 (0.90%) REST
4 2 (0.90%) WebCenter
5 1 (0.45%) Java EE
5 1 (0.45%) JSP
5 1 (0.45%) SOAP
5 1 (0.45%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (4.05%) Data Structures
2 4 (1.80%) Enterprise Software
2 4 (1.80%) Product Ownership
3 3 (1.35%) Analytical Mindset
3 3 (1.35%) Hybrid Cloud
3 3 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (0.90%) Management Information System
5 1 (0.45%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (0.45%) Legacy Applications
5 1 (0.45%) Mobile App
5 1 (0.45%) Onboarding
5 1 (0.45%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 10 (4.50%) Unix
2 1 (0.45%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (27.03%) User Acceptance Testing
2 56 (25.23%) Migration
3 45 (20.27%) ERP
4 42 (18.92%) Accounts Payable
5 39 (17.57%) Data Migration
6 34 (15.32%) Stakeholder Management
7 32 (14.41%) Cash Management
7 32 (14.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 26 (11.71%) Problem-Solving
9 24 (10.81%) Test Scripting
10 23 (10.36%) ITIL
11 22 (9.91%) Business Intelligence
12 19 (8.56%) Procure-to-Pay
12 19 (8.56%) System Integration Testing
13 18 (8.11%) Accounts Receivable
13 18 (8.11%) Project Management
14 17 (7.66%) Workflow
15 16 (7.21%) Data Cleansing
15 16 (7.21%) Data Modelling
16 14 (6.31%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 41 (18.47%) SQL
2 24 (10.81%) PL/SQL
3 4 (1.80%) Java
4 3 (1.35%) Shell Script
5 2 (0.90%) Perl
Qualifications
1 16 (7.21%) BPSS Clearance
2 11 (4.95%) Oracle Certification
3 10 (4.50%) Security Cleared
4 9 (4.05%) Degree
5 7 (3.15%) SC Cleared
6 3 (1.35%) PMI Certification
6 3 (1.35%) PMP
7 2 (0.90%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (0.90%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.45%) ACCA
8 1 (0.45%) CIMA
8 1 (0.45%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (6.31%) SLA
2 12 (5.41%) GDPR
3 9 (4.05%) Data Quality
3 9 (4.05%) QA
4 6 (2.70%) COBIT
4 6 (2.70%) Disclosure Scotland
4 6 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (2.70%) NIST
5 3 (1.35%) ITGC
5 3 (1.35%) PMO
System Software
1 2 (0.90%) Active Directory
1 2 (0.90%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 5 (2.25%) CEMLI
2 4 (1.80%) HP ALM
3 2 (0.90%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
3 2 (0.90%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
3 2 (0.90%) Oracle RMAN
4 1 (0.45%) Oracle Identity Management
Vendors
1 222 (100.00%) Oracle
2 9 (4.05%) Microsoft
3 4 (1.80%) HP
4 3 (1.35%) ExaGrid
4 3 (1.35%) Salesforce
4 3 (1.35%) SAP
5 1 (0.45%) Hyperion
5 1 (0.45%) JD Edwards