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 19 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 388 380 459
Rank change year-on-year -8 +79 +97
Contract jobs citing Oracle EBS 204 141 134
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.55% 0.45% 0.31%
As % of the Business Applications category 6.71% 5.88% 3.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 133 85 58
10th Percentile £488 £463 £281
25th Percentile £563 £515 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £624 £600 £565
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +6.19% +2.49%
75th Percentile £664 £638 £645
90th Percentile £760 £689 £691
UK excluding London median daily rate £621 £619 £506
% change year-on-year +0.40% +22.22% -7.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
Median hourly rate £81.00 - -
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 3,042 2,400 3,383
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 8.23% 7.62% 7.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,750 1,266 1,903
10th Percentile £360 £375 £375
25th Percentile £450 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £669 £665 £675
90th Percentile £760 £764 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £540 £525
% change year-on-year +1.85% +2.86% -1.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 74 53 104
10th Percentile £20.00 £22.27 £18.25
25th Percentile £33.75 £30.41 £29.38
Median hourly rate £49.42 £46.18 £56.03
Median % change year-on-year +7.02% -17.57% +27.33%
75th Percentile £78.25 £75.00 £62.73
90th Percentile £90.09 £86.00 £86.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £56.50 £49.34 £55.50
% change year-on-year +14.51% -11.10% +23.33%

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 19 January 2026.

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
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 19 January 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 +11 179 £623 +3.75% 12
UK excluding London +14 119 £621 +0.40% 13
South East +30 90 £623 -0.40% 4
Work from Home +5 74 £600 -4.00% 12
London -22 51 £600 +8.89% 2
North of England -33 16 £635 +30.93% 5
Midlands - 8 £563 - 1
North West -20 6 £635 +25.74% 3
West Midlands - 6 £563 - 1
Yorkshire - 5 £644 - 2
Scotland +8 3 £584 +22.89% 2
North East -13 3 - - 1
East of England -18 2 £440 +40.80% 1
East Midlands - 2 - -

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 9 (4.41%) Oracle Workflow
2 6 (2.94%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
2 6 (2.94%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 4 (1.96%) WebLogic
4 2 (0.98%) Liferay
5 1 (0.49%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (2.45%) Microsoft Project
1 5 (2.45%) Oracle Smart View
2 2 (0.98%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.98%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 73 (35.78%) Oracle EBS R12
2 47 (23.04%) Oracle Payables
3 37 (18.14%) Oracle General Ledger
4 35 (17.16%) Oracle Financials
5 34 (16.67%) Oracle Assets
6 31 (15.20%) Oracle Receivables
7 30 (14.71%) Oracle Cash Management
8 18 (8.82%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 13 (6.37%) Oracle AGIS
10 11 (5.39%) Oracle E-Business Tax
11 9 (4.41%) Oracle ERP
12 8 (3.92%) Oracle Payroll
13 7 (3.43%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
14 6 (2.94%) Oracle ASCP
14 6 (2.94%) Oracle FAH
15 4 (1.96%) Oracle Applications
15 4 (1.96%) Oracle SCM
16 2 (0.98%) Oracle iProcurement
17 1 (0.49%) Oracle BPM
17 1 (0.49%) Oracle iSupplier
Cloud Services
1 50 (24.51%) OCI
2 16 (7.84%) SaaS
3 6 (2.94%) Azure
4 5 (2.45%) Power Platform
5 4 (1.96%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (0.98%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (0.49%) Amazon EKS
7 1 (0.49%) AWS
7 1 (0.49%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 1 (0.49%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.49%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (12.75%) Oracle Reports
2 10 (4.90%) Oracle BI Publisher
2 10 (4.90%) Oracle Database
3 7 (3.43%) Oracle BI EE
4 3 (1.47%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (1.47%) Power BI
5 2 (0.98%) Oracle Database 12c
5 2 (0.98%) Oracle ODI
5 2 (0.98%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.98%) SQLPlus
6 1 (0.49%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.49%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.49%) EDRMS
6 1 (0.49%) Essbase
6 1 (0.49%) Metadata
6 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Analysis Services
6 1 (0.49%) OLTP
6 1 (0.49%) Oracle Exadata
6 1 (0.49%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.49%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 9 (4.41%) Oracle Forms
2 5 (2.45%) JIRA
3 4 (1.96%) Oracle APEX
4 2 (0.98%) Git
5 1 (0.49%) GitLab
5 1 (0.49%) HP UFT
5 1 (0.49%) Selenium
5 1 (0.49%) TestComplete
General
1 98 (48.04%) Finance
2 87 (42.65%) Social Skills
3 28 (13.73%) General Ledger
4 22 (10.78%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (5.39%) Manufacturing
6 10 (4.90%) Public Sector
7 9 (4.41%) Banking
8 4 (1.96%) Billing
8 4 (1.96%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.49%) Back Office
9 1 (0.49%) Dutch Language
9 1 (0.49%) German Language
9 1 (0.49%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.49%) Law
9 1 (0.49%) Legal
9 1 (0.49%) Local Government
9 1 (0.49%) Military
9 1 (0.49%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 78 (38.24%) Consultant
2 74 (36.27%) Oracle Consultant
3 56 (27.45%) Lead
4 42 (20.59%) Functional Consultant
5 38 (18.63%) Oracle Functional Consultant
6 22 (10.78%) Oracle Financials Consultant
7 21 (10.29%) Oracle Financials Functional Consultant
8 16 (7.84%) Developer
9 15 (7.35%) Oracle Developer
10 13 (6.37%) Project Manager
10 13 (6.37%) Service Transition Leader
11 11 (5.39%) Oracle Project Manager
12 9 (4.41%) Analyst
12 9 (4.41%) Architect
13 8 (3.92%) Application Support Team Leader
13 8 (3.92%) Applications Support
13 8 (3.92%) Oracle Team Leader
13 8 (3.92%) Support Team Leader
13 8 (3.92%) Team Leader
13 8 (3.92%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (20.59%) Oracle Fusion
2 8 (3.92%) Middleware
3 4 (1.96%) Web Services
4 3 (1.47%) WebCenter
5 2 (0.98%) Oracle ADF
5 2 (0.98%) REST
6 1 (0.49%) EDI
6 1 (0.49%) SOAP
6 1 (0.49%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (4.41%) Data Structures
2 6 (2.94%) Enterprise Software
3 5 (2.45%) Product Ownership
4 3 (1.47%) Hybrid Cloud
4 3 (1.47%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (0.98%) Legacy Applications
5 2 (0.98%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.49%) Augmented Reality
6 1 (0.49%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (0.49%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (0.49%) Legacy Code
6 1 (0.49%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.49%) Onboarding
6 1 (0.49%) PMI
6 1 (0.49%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 8 (3.92%) Unix
2 1 (0.49%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (25.98%) Migration
1 53 (25.98%) User Acceptance Testing
2 44 (21.57%) ERP
3 38 (18.63%) Stakeholder Management
4 36 (17.65%) Data Migration
5 35 (17.16%) Accounts Payable
6 30 (14.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 29 (14.22%) Cash Management
8 24 (11.76%) ITIL
9 20 (9.80%) Accounts Receivable
10 18 (8.82%) Problem-Solving
10 18 (8.82%) Procure-to-Pay
10 18 (8.82%) System Integration Testing
11 17 (8.33%) Test Scripting
12 16 (7.84%) Project Management
13 15 (7.35%) Business Intelligence
13 15 (7.35%) Business Transformation
13 15 (7.35%) Continuous Improvement
13 15 (7.35%) Disaster Recovery
13 15 (7.35%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 33 (16.18%) SQL
2 21 (10.29%) PL/SQL
3 4 (1.96%) Shell Script
4 2 (0.98%) Java
4 2 (0.98%) Perl
5 1 (0.49%) Bash
5 1 (0.49%) C
5 1 (0.49%) Korn
5 1 (0.49%) ProC
Qualifications
1 13 (6.37%) Security Cleared
2 11 (5.39%) BPSS Clearance
2 11 (5.39%) Degree
3 8 (3.92%) Oracle Certification
3 8 (3.92%) SC Cleared
4 5 (2.45%) PMI Certification
5 4 (1.96%) PMP
6 2 (0.98%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (0.98%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 2 (0.98%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 1 (0.49%) ACCA
7 1 (0.49%) APMG
7 1 (0.49%) CIMA
7 1 (0.49%) ISTQB
7 1 (0.49%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.49%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (7.35%) SLA
2 10 (4.90%) GDPR
2 10 (4.90%) QA
3 7 (3.43%) COBIT
3 7 (3.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (3.43%) NIST
4 6 (2.94%) Data Quality
4 6 (2.94%) Disclosure Scotland
5 5 (2.45%) ITGC
6 4 (1.96%) PMO
System Software
1 4 (1.96%) Oracle RAC
2 2 (0.98%) Oracle Clusterware
Systems Management
1 5 (2.45%) CEMLI
2 4 (1.96%) Oracle RMAN
3 2 (0.98%) Data Guard
3 2 (0.98%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
3 2 (0.98%) HP ALM
3 2 (0.98%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 1 (0.49%) Oracle Identity Management
4 1 (0.49%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 204 (100.00%) Oracle
2 11 (5.39%) Microsoft
3 5 (2.45%) Salesforce
4 3 (1.47%) ExaGrid
5 2 (0.98%) HP
5 2 (0.98%) SAP
6 1 (0.49%) Dynatrace
6 1 (0.49%) Epicor
6 1 (0.49%) Hyperion
6 1 (0.49%) JD Edwards