Oracle Developer Job Trends

Oracle Developer
UK

The median Oracle Developer salary in the UK is £68,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 615 612 670
Rank change year-on-year -3 +58 +366
Permanent jobs requiring an Oracle Developer 49 127 59
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.098% 0.19% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.20% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 44 84 45
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,875 £49,813 £48,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,750 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.58% +14.29% -11.02%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £81,400 £73,750 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £59,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +9.24% +13.33% -11.02%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 45,096 64,445 50,460
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.10% 95.05% 95.49%
Number of salaries quoted 27,937 36,459 39,152
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,094 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.00% -4.76% -

Oracle Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Oracle Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Oracle Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

Oracle Developer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Oracle Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Oracle Developer job vacancies in the UK

Oracle Developer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Oracle Developer over the 6 months to 5 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Oracle Developer in the UK

Oracle Developer
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Oracle Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 5 November 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
UK excluding London +12 42 £65,000 +9.24% 21
England +52 40 £70,000 +7.69% 22
South East +20 25 £70,000 +7.69% 16
Work from Home +25 18 £68,750 +5.77% 13
South West +49 6 £52,500 +3.45% 2
North of England -7 5 £75,000 +39.53% 1
Scotland -16 4 £51,250 +13.89% 2
Yorkshire -11 3 £80,000 +60.00%
London +42 2 £78,000 +16.42% 5
North West +25 2 £50,750 -30.00% 1
East of England +24 1 £55,000 +10.00%
Wales +6 1 £50,000 -4.76%

Oracle Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, Oracle Developer 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 permanent job ads featuring Oracle Developer in the job title.

1 49 (100.00%) Oracle
2 36 (73.47%) PL/SQL
2 36 (73.47%) SQL
3 24 (48.98%) HTML
4 21 (42.86%) JavaScript
5 20 (40.82%) Java
5 20 (40.82%) OLTP
6 18 (36.73%) Configuration Management
7 15 (30.61%) Clean Code
8 14 (28.57%) Issue Tracking
8 14 (28.57%) JSON
9 13 (26.53%) Degree
10 12 (24.49%) Problem-Solving
11 11 (22.45%) Agile
12 10 (20.41%) Oracle Reports
13 9 (18.37%) Oracle Database
14 8 (16.33%) Analytics
14 8 (16.33%) Oracle Fusion
15 7 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
15 7 (14.29%) Oracle APEX
15 7 (14.29%) Security Cleared
16 6 (12.24%) Linux
17 5 (10.20%) CSS
17 5 (10.20%) OCI
17 5 (10.20%) Oracle Database 11g
17 5 (10.20%) Oracle Database 12c
17 5 (10.20%) Oracle Forms
17 5 (10.20%) SOAP
17 5 (10.20%) Software Engineering
17 5 (10.20%) Software Testing

Oracle Developer Skill Set
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 5 (10.20%) WebLogic
2 3 (6.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 3 (6.12%) Tomcat
2 3 (6.12%) WebLogic Portal
3 1 (2.04%) ColdFusion
3 1 (2.04%) Oracle Application Server
Business Applications
1 3 (6.12%) Oracle BPM
1 3 (6.12%) Oracle EBS
1 3 (6.12%) Primavera
2 2 (4.08%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (2.04%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 5 (10.20%) OCI
2 1 (2.04%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (40.82%) OLTP
2 10 (20.41%) Oracle Reports
3 9 (18.37%) Oracle Database
4 5 (10.20%) Oracle Database 11g
4 5 (10.20%) Oracle Database 12c
5 4 (8.16%) Oracle BI EE
5 4 (8.16%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 3 (6.12%) Oracle Discoverer
7 2 (4.08%) Oracle Database 10g
7 2 (4.08%) Oracle ODI
8 1 (2.04%) Data Lake
8 1 (2.04%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (2.04%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 7 (14.29%) Oracle APEX
2 5 (10.20%) Oracle Forms
General
1 17 (34.69%) Analytical Skills
1 17 (34.69%) Social Skills
2 12 (24.49%) Finance
3 4 (8.16%) Public Sector
4 3 (6.12%) Banking
4 3 (6.12%) Investment Banking
5 2 (4.08%) Electronics
5 2 (4.08%) Manufacturing
5 2 (4.08%) Marketing
5 2 (4.08%) Retail
5 2 (4.08%) Telecoms
6 1 (2.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (48.98%) HTML
2 14 (28.57%) JSON
3 8 (16.33%) Oracle Fusion
4 5 (10.20%) CSS
4 5 (10.20%) SOAP
4 5 (10.20%) XML
5 4 (8.16%) Oracle ADF
6 3 (6.12%) Middleware
6 3 (6.12%) ModSecurity
6 3 (6.12%) REST
6 3 (6.12%) Spring
6 3 (6.12%) WebCenter
7 1 (2.04%) RESTful
7 1 (2.04%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 14 (28.57%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (10.20%) Data Structures
3 3 (6.12%) Credit Risk
3 3 (6.12%) Legacy Code
4 1 (2.04%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 6 (12.24%) Linux
2 3 (6.12%) Unix
2 3 (6.12%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (36.73%) Configuration Management
2 15 (30.61%) Clean Code
3 14 (28.57%) Issue Tracking
4 12 (24.49%) Problem-Solving
5 11 (22.45%) Agile
6 8 (16.33%) Analytics
7 7 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
8 5 (10.20%) Software Engineering
8 5 (10.20%) Software Testing
9 4 (8.16%) AI
9 4 (8.16%) Computer Science
10 3 (6.12%) Data Modelling
10 3 (6.12%) Identity Access Management
10 3 (6.12%) Refactoring
10 3 (6.12%) SOA
10 3 (6.12%) TDD
10 3 (6.12%) Thought Leadership
11 2 (4.08%) ETL
11 2 (4.08%) Performance Tuning
11 2 (4.08%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 36 (73.47%) PL/SQL
1 36 (73.47%) SQL
2 21 (42.86%) JavaScript
3 20 (40.82%) Java
4 4 (8.16%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (26.53%) Degree
2 7 (14.29%) Security Cleared
3 4 (8.16%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (6.12%) DV Cleared
4 3 (6.12%) SC Cleared
5 1 (2.04%) OCP
5 1 (2.04%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (8.16%) Accessibility
System Software
1 3 (6.12%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (6.12%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 49 (100.00%) Oracle
2 3 (6.12%) IFS
3 2 (4.08%) SAP
4 1 (2.04%) ATG
4 1 (2.04%) Microsoft