Hybrid/Remote Oracle Database Engineer Contract Job Trends

Oracle Database Engineer
UK > Work from Home

The median Oracle Database Engineer daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 June 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 348 295 345
Rank change year-on-year -53 +50 +113
Contract jobs requiring an Oracle Database Engineer 3 9 1
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.023% 0.091% 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% 0.097% 0.007%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 6 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £398 -
Median % change year-on-year +13.07% - -
UK median daily rate £506 £400 £575
% change year-on-year +26.56% -30.43% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 12,270 9,247 13,658
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.31% 93.90% 93.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,806 6,228 9,191
10th Percentile £350 £325 £325
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.46% -2.38% -2.33%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £635
90th Percentile £725 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 643 261 545
10th Percentile £17.05 £14.00 £14.13
25th Percentile £31.25 £16.63 £22.50
Median hourly rate £57.50 £34.48 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +66.76% -19.81% -14.00%
75th Percentile £71.91 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £75.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.00 £27.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year +59.26% -28.00% -12.79%

Oracle Database Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Oracle Database Engineer' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Oracle Database Engineer job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Oracle Database Engineer
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Oracle Database Engineer job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Oracle Database Engineer job vacancies

Oracle Database Engineer Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 30 June 2026, Oracle Database Engineer contract job roles required 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Oracle Database Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Oracle
2 2 (66.67%) Azure
2 2 (66.67%) Azure SQL Database
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (66.67%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (66.67%) SQL
2 2 (66.67%) SQL Server
3 1 (33.33%) Change Advisory Board
3 1 (33.33%) Database Migration
3 1 (33.33%) Denodo
3 1 (33.33%) DevOps
3 1 (33.33%) ETL
3 1 (33.33%) Informatica
3 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Observability
3 1 (33.33%) Oracle Database
3 1 (33.33%) PaaS
3 1 (33.33%) Pentaho
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Talend
3 1 (33.33%) Validation

Oracle Database Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) PaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) Azure SQL Database
1 2 (66.67%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (66.67%) SQL Server
2 1 (33.33%) Oracle Database
2 1 (33.33%) Pentaho
General
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Change Advisory Board
1 1 (33.33%) Database Migration
1 1 (33.33%) DevOps
1 1 (33.33%) ETL
1 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (33.33%) Observability
1 1 (33.33%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Oracle
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
3 1 (33.33%) Denodo
3 1 (33.33%) Informatica
3 1 (33.33%) Talend