Oracle Developer Job Trends

Oracle Developer
UK

The median Oracle Developer salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 February 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 614 613 766
Rank change year-on-year -1 +153 +143
Permanent jobs requiring an Oracle Developer 55 74 53
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.079% 0.16% 0.071%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.086% 0.17% 0.075%
Number of salaries quoted 42 60 44
10th Percentile £48,650 £51,050 £37,500
25th Percentile £63,750 £55,375 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £66,250 £63,750
Median % change year-on-year +5.66% +3.92% +2.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,813 £71,250
90th Percentile - £80,000 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +7.69% -3.70% +12.50%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 63,671 43,489 71,074
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.39% 91.35% 94.75%
Number of salaries quoted 40,181 23,175 55,274
10th Percentile £29,250 £32,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £39,280
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -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 26 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Oracle Developer in the UK

Oracle Developer
Top 10 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 26 February 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
UK excluding London -5 55 £70,000 +7.69% 11
England +6 51 £70,000 +7.69% 13
Work from Home +34 36 £70,000 +3.70% 8
South East -4 36 £70,000 +3.70% 4
Midlands +11 9 £100,000 +66.67% 5
East Midlands -16 9 £100,000 +70.21% 5
South West -11 4 £56,250 +14.80%
Scotland -13 4 £53,750 -32.81%
North West -10 2 £50,750 -36.56%
North of England -26 2 £50,750 -20.39% 2

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

For the 6 months to 26 February 2026, 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 55 (100.00%) Oracle
2 40 (72.73%) PL/SQL
2 40 (72.73%) SQL
3 25 (45.45%) OLTP
4 23 (41.82%) HTML
5 20 (36.36%) Degree
6 17 (30.91%) Problem-Solving
7 16 (29.09%) Software Testing
8 15 (27.27%) Configuration Management
9 13 (23.64%) JavaScript
9 13 (23.64%) SOAP
9 13 (23.64%) XML
10 11 (20.00%) Java
11 9 (16.36%) Issue Tracking
11 9 (16.36%) JSON
11 9 (16.36%) Oracle Applications
12 6 (10.91%) Business Intelligence
12 6 (10.91%) Clean Code
12 6 (10.91%) Oracle Reports
13 5 (9.09%) Analytics
13 5 (9.09%) Oracle Database
13 5 (9.09%) Oracle Forms
14 4 (7.27%) Oracle APEX
14 4 (7.27%) Security Cleared
15 3 (5.45%) Active Directory
15 3 (5.45%) Agile
15 3 (5.45%) AI
15 3 (5.45%) Computer Science
15 3 (5.45%) Computer Science Degree
15 3 (5.45%) DV Cleared

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 3 (5.45%) Tomcat
1 3 (5.45%) WebLogic
1 3 (5.45%) WebLogic Portal
2 2 (3.64%) Oracle Application Server
Business Applications
1 9 (16.36%) Oracle Applications
2 3 (5.45%) Oracle EBS
2 3 (5.45%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 3 (5.45%) OCI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (45.45%) OLTP
2 6 (10.91%) Oracle Reports
3 5 (9.09%) Oracle Database
4 3 (5.45%) Oracle BI EE
4 3 (5.45%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 3 (5.45%) Oracle Discoverer
5 2 (3.64%) Oracle Database 10g
5 2 (3.64%) Oracle Database 11g
5 2 (3.64%) Oracle Database 12c
5 2 (3.64%) Oracle ODI
Development Applications
1 5 (9.09%) Oracle Forms
2 4 (7.27%) Oracle APEX
General
1 11 (20.00%) Finance
2 10 (18.18%) Social Skills
3 9 (16.36%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (7.27%) Public Sector
5 3 (5.45%) Retail
6 2 (3.64%) Electronics
6 2 (3.64%) Manufacturing
6 2 (3.64%) Marketing
6 2 (3.64%) Telecoms
7 1 (1.82%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (41.82%) HTML
2 13 (23.64%) SOAP
2 13 (23.64%) XML
3 9 (16.36%) JSON
4 3 (5.45%) ModSecurity
4 3 (5.45%) Oracle ADF
4 3 (5.45%) Oracle Fusion
4 3 (5.45%) WebCenter
5 1 (1.82%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 9 (16.36%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (12.73%) Enterprise Software
2 7 (12.73%) Legacy Systems
3 3 (5.45%) Data Structures
3 3 (5.45%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 3 (5.45%) Linux
1 3 (5.45%) Unix
1 3 (5.45%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (30.91%) Problem-Solving
2 16 (29.09%) Software Testing
3 15 (27.27%) Configuration Management
4 9 (16.36%) Issue Tracking
5 6 (10.91%) Business Intelligence
5 6 (10.91%) Clean Code
6 5 (9.09%) Analytics
7 3 (5.45%) Agile
7 3 (5.45%) AI
7 3 (5.45%) Computer Science
7 3 (5.45%) Identity Access Management
7 3 (5.45%) Mathematics
7 3 (5.45%) Mentoring
7 3 (5.45%) Migration
7 3 (5.45%) SDLC
7 3 (5.45%) Technical Leadership
8 2 (3.64%) Digital Marketing
8 2 (3.64%) ETL
8 2 (3.64%) Programme Management
9 1 (1.82%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 40 (72.73%) PL/SQL
1 40 (72.73%) SQL
2 13 (23.64%) JavaScript
3 11 (20.00%) Java
4 1 (1.82%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (36.36%) Degree
2 4 (7.27%) Security Cleared
3 3 (5.45%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (5.45%) DV Cleared
3 3 (5.45%) Numerate Degree
3 3 (5.45%) PMI Certification
3 3 (5.45%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 3 (5.45%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (5.45%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 55 (100.00%) Oracle
2 3 (5.45%) IFS
3 2 (3.64%) SAP