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 21 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 365 397 478
Rank change year-on-year +32 +81 +64
Contract jobs citing Oracle EBS 231 138 125
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.63% 0.41% 0.29%
As % of the Business Applications category 7.27% 5.48% 3.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 151 84 46
10th Percentile £492 £463 £272
25th Percentile £563 £518 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £624 £600 £565
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +6.19% -
75th Percentile £681 £650 £672
90th Percentile £760 £700 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £620 £601 £550
% change year-on-year +3.25% +9.18% -2.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £67.18 - -
25th Percentile £76.06 - -
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 3,178 2,518 3,544
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 8.65% 7.42% 8.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,834 1,334 1,967
10th Percentile £358 £363 £375
25th Percentile £450 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £663 £665 £669
90th Percentile £760 £756 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £538 £525
% change year-on-year +2.23% +2.48% -1.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 72 55 86
10th Percentile £18.93 £22.27 £30.00
25th Percentile £26.35 £30.21 £49.00
Median hourly rate £41.18 £41.50 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year -0.78% -26.54% +51.45%
75th Percentile £78.94 £66.25 £80.00
90th Percentile £90.09 £80.75 £89.38
UK excluding London median hourly rate £54.00 £46.18 £56.49
% change year-on-year +16.93% -18.25% +51.45%

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 21 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 21 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 21 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 +52 200 £623 +3.75% 21
UK excluding London +41 123 £620 +3.25% 19
South East +36 90 £621 -0.60% 7
Work from Home +10 83 £600 -4.00% 12
London +4 66 £613 +5.60% 6
North of England -24 17 £635 +29.59% 4
Midlands -27 8 £563 -22.68% 5
Scotland +6 6 £535 +12.63% 1
North West -24 6 £635 +25.74% 2
West Midlands - 6 £563 - 4
Yorkshire - 6 £644 - 2
North East -4 3 - - 1
East Midlands -18 2 - - 1
East of England -26 2 £440 +40.80% 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 12 (5.19%) Oracle Workflow
2 6 (2.60%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
2 6 (2.60%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 4 (1.73%) WebLogic
4 2 (0.87%) Liferay
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle Self-Service HR
5 1 (0.43%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (2.16%) Oracle Smart View
2 3 (1.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.30%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.87%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.87%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 82 (35.50%) Oracle EBS R12
2 57 (24.68%) Oracle Payables
3 42 (18.18%) Oracle General Ledger
4 39 (16.88%) Oracle Financials
5 37 (16.02%) Oracle Cash Management
6 36 (15.58%) Oracle Assets
7 34 (14.72%) Oracle Receivables
8 20 (8.66%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 13 (5.63%) Oracle AGIS
10 12 (5.19%) Oracle E-Business Tax
11 11 (4.76%) Oracle ASCP
12 10 (4.33%) Oracle ERP
12 10 (4.33%) Oracle Payroll
13 6 (2.60%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
14 5 (2.16%) Oracle FAH
15 4 (1.73%) Oracle Applications
16 3 (1.30%) Oracle SCM
17 2 (0.87%) Oracle iProcurement
17 2 (0.87%) SAP ERP
18 1 (0.43%) Oracle BPM
Cloud Services
1 53 (22.94%) OCI
2 16 (6.93%) SaaS
3 9 (3.90%) Power Platform
4 8 (3.46%) Azure
5 6 (2.60%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (0.43%) Amazon EKS
6 1 (0.43%) AWS
6 1 (0.43%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 1 (0.43%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.43%) Broadband
1 1 (0.43%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (15.15%) Oracle Reports
2 13 (5.63%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 10 (4.33%) Oracle Database
4 7 (3.03%) Oracle BI EE
4 7 (3.03%) Power BI
5 5 (2.16%) Tableau
6 3 (1.30%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.87%) Oracle Database 12c
7 2 (0.87%) Oracle ODI
7 2 (0.87%) SQL Server
7 2 (0.87%) SQLPlus
8 1 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.43%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.43%) EDRMS
8 1 (0.43%) Essbase
8 1 (0.43%) Metadata
8 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Analysis Services
8 1 (0.43%) OLTP
8 1 (0.43%) Oracle Exadata
8 1 (0.43%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 13 (5.63%) Oracle Forms
2 9 (3.90%) JIRA
3 5 (2.16%) Oracle APEX
4 2 (0.87%) Git
5 1 (0.43%) GitLab
5 1 (0.43%) HP UFT
5 1 (0.43%) Selenium
5 1 (0.43%) TestComplete
5 1 (0.43%) Zephyr
General
1 117 (50.65%) Finance
2 101 (43.72%) Social Skills
3 32 (13.85%) General Ledger
4 26 (11.26%) Analytical Skills
5 17 (7.36%) Manufacturing
6 14 (6.06%) Public Sector
7 10 (4.33%) Banking
8 6 (2.60%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (2.16%) Billing
9 5 (2.16%) Presentation Skills
10 4 (1.73%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.43%) Back Office
11 1 (0.43%) Dutch Language
11 1 (0.43%) German Language
11 1 (0.43%) Law
11 1 (0.43%) Legal
11 1 (0.43%) Local Government
11 1 (0.43%) Military
11 1 (0.43%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 88 (38.10%) Consultant
2 84 (36.36%) Oracle Consultant
3 60 (25.97%) Lead
4 45 (19.48%) Functional Consultant
5 41 (17.75%) Oracle Functional Consultant
6 23 (9.96%) Oracle Financials Consultant
6 23 (9.96%) Oracle Financials Functional Consultant
7 20 (8.66%) Developer
8 19 (8.23%) Oracle Developer
9 15 (6.49%) Analyst
10 14 (6.06%) Project Manager
11 13 (5.63%) Service Transition Leader
12 12 (5.19%) Oracle Project Manager
13 11 (4.76%) Oracle Analyst
14 9 (3.90%) Architect
14 9 (3.90%) Oracle Supply Chain Consultant
14 9 (3.90%) Supply Chain Consultant
14 9 (3.90%) Test Leader
15 8 (3.46%) Applications Support
15 8 (3.46%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (21.21%) Oracle Fusion
2 7 (3.03%) Middleware
3 3 (1.30%) Web Services
3 3 (1.30%) WebCenter
4 2 (0.87%) EDI
4 2 (0.87%) Oracle ADF
4 2 (0.87%) REST
5 1 (0.43%) Java EE
5 1 (0.43%) JSP
5 1 (0.43%) SOAP
5 1 (0.43%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (3.90%) Data Structures
2 6 (2.60%) Enterprise Software
3 5 (2.16%) Product Ownership
4 3 (1.30%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (1.30%) Hybrid Cloud
4 3 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (0.87%) Legacy Applications
5 2 (0.87%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.43%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (0.43%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (0.43%) Legacy Code
6 1 (0.43%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.43%) Onboarding
6 1 (0.43%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 10 (4.33%) Unix
2 1 (0.43%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (27.71%) User Acceptance Testing
2 57 (24.68%) Migration
3 45 (19.48%) ERP
4 44 (19.05%) Accounts Payable
5 38 (16.45%) Stakeholder Management
6 37 (16.02%) Data Migration
6 37 (16.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 36 (15.58%) Cash Management
8 24 (10.39%) ITIL
8 24 (10.39%) Test Scripting
9 23 (9.96%) Business Intelligence
10 22 (9.52%) Accounts Receivable
10 22 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
10 22 (9.52%) System Integration Testing
11 20 (8.66%) Procure-to-Pay
12 17 (7.36%) Data Cleansing
12 17 (7.36%) Validation
13 16 (6.93%) Data Modelling
14 15 (6.49%) Disaster Recovery
14 15 (6.49%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 46 (19.91%) SQL
2 28 (12.12%) PL/SQL
3 4 (1.73%) Java
3 4 (1.73%) Shell Script
4 2 (0.87%) Perl
5 1 (0.43%) Bash
5 1 (0.43%) C
5 1 (0.43%) Korn
5 1 (0.43%) ProC
Qualifications
1 16 (6.93%) BPSS Clearance
2 12 (5.19%) Oracle Certification
3 11 (4.76%) Security Cleared
4 9 (3.90%) Degree
5 7 (3.03%) SC Cleared
6 4 (1.73%) PMI Certification
6 4 (1.73%) PMP
7 2 (0.87%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (0.87%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.43%) ACCA
8 1 (0.43%) APMG
8 1 (0.43%) CIMA
8 1 (0.43%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (6.06%) SLA
2 13 (5.63%) GDPR
3 10 (4.33%) QA
4 9 (3.90%) Data Quality
5 7 (3.03%) COBIT
5 7 (3.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (3.03%) NIST
6 6 (2.60%) Disclosure Scotland
7 5 (2.16%) ITGC
8 2 (0.87%) PMO
System Software
1 4 (1.73%) Oracle RAC
2 2 (0.87%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.87%) Oracle Clusterware
Systems Management
1 6 (2.60%) HP ALM
2 5 (2.16%) CEMLI
3 4 (1.73%) Oracle RMAN
4 2 (0.87%) Data Guard
4 2 (0.87%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
4 2 (0.87%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle Identity Management
5 1 (0.43%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 231 (100.00%) Oracle
2 11 (4.76%) Microsoft
3 6 (2.60%) HP
4 5 (2.16%) Salesforce
5 4 (1.73%) SAP
6 3 (1.30%) ExaGrid
7 1 (0.43%) Dynatrace
7 1 (0.43%) Epicor
7 1 (0.43%) Hyperion
7 1 (0.43%) JD Edwards