Oracle Solaris
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Solaris skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 5 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 541 | 512 | 464 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -29 | -48 | -37 |
| Contract jobs citing Solaris | 126 | 40 | 85 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.23% | 0.12% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 2.38% | 0.89% | 1.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 89 | 20 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | £403 | £436 | £340 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £450 | £452 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £506 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.62% | - | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £611 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £572 | £680 | £605 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £515 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.36% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.52 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £36.75 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £41.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £41.71 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £41.00 | - | - |
All Operating Systems
UK
Solaris falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 5,300 | 4,479 | 5,341 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.74% | 13.57% | 14.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,340 | 2,854 | 3,316 |
| 10th Percentile | £193 | £185 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £283 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.44% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £661 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £425 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.88% | -5.56% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 405 | 303 | 253 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.50 | £16.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £18.87 | £22.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.77 | £25.15 | £52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.47% | -52.10% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £56.68 | £68.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.66 | £25.15 | £56.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.00% | -55.68% | +41.29% |
Solaris
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Solaris relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Solaris
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Solaris.
Solaris
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Solaris over the 6 months to 5 October 2026.
Solaris
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Solaris.
Solaris
Top 13 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Solaris within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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 |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -38 | 117 | £519 | +3.85% | 38 |
| UK excluding London | -21 | 100 | £515 | -6.36% | 27 |
| North of England | -8 | 68 | £511 | -21.46% | 6 |
| North West | - | 65 | £511 | - | 5 |
| Work from Home | -42 | 37 | £513 | -13.87% | 11 |
| South West | -21 | 17 | - | - | 6 |
| London | -81 | 17 | £519 | +9.21% | 13 |
| Midlands | -39 | 8 | £525 | +16.67% | 10 |
| West Midlands | -45 | 8 | £525 | +16.67% | 8 |
| Scotland | -15 | 3 | £488 | -24.92% | |
| Yorkshire | -37 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| South East | -56 | 3 | £700 | +27.27% | 3 |
| East of England | - | 1 | £300 | - |
Solaris
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:
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