Data Guard Job Trends
Oracle Data Guard
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs citing Data Guard skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 827 | 655 | 737 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -172 | +82 | -30 |
| Permanent jobs citing Data Guard | 22 | 11 | 10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.018% | 0.022% | 0.015% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 0.40% | 0.25% | 0.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,848 | £58,750 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £64,759 | - | £43,449 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £140,000 | £54,531 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -46.43% | +156.74% | -9.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | - | £65,452 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £150,000 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £63,268 | - | £47,307 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -13.99% |
All Systems Management Skills
UK
Data Guard falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing systems management skills.
| 6 months to 8 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing systems management skills | 5,472 | 4,445 | 5,875 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 4.44% | 8.70% | 8.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,633 | 2,930 | 3,476 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,750 | £31,000 | £37,099 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,000 | £38,750 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £67,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -10.45% | +3.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £82,500 | £86,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £102,500 | £102,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | -1.79% |
Data Guard Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Guard relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Data Guard Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Data Guard.
Data Guard Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Guard over the 6 months to 8 November 2026.
Data Guard Top 9 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Guard within the UK over the 6 months to 8 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -158 | 20 | £75,000 | -46.43% | 6 |
| London | -74 | 13 | £75,000 | -46.43% | 4 |
| UK excluding London | -155 | 6 | £63,268 | - | 3 |
| Work from Home | -60 | 5 | £52,406 | -8.86% | 8 |
| South East | - | 3 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | £70,000 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 2 | £70,000 | - | |
| North West | - | 1 | £56,536 | - | |
| North of England | - | 1 | £56,536 | - | 1 |
Data Guard Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Systems Management
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oracle RMAN | 77.3% | 17 |
| 2 | Nagios | 50.0% | 11 |
| 3 | Ansible | 27.3% | 6 |
| 3 | Oracle Enterprise Manager | 27.3% | 6 |
| 5 | Oracle Flashback | 9.1% | 2 |