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 27 April 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 659 590 824
Rank change year-on-year -69 +234 +48
Permanent jobs requiring an Oracle Developer 53 57 54
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.059% 0.14% 0.057%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.064% 0.15% 0.060%
Number of salaries quoted 41 48 28
10th Percentile £63,750 £56,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% - +8.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £71,250
90th Percentile - £80,000 £72,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year +3.70% - +8.00%

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 82,923 37,495 90,335
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.85% 89.00% 94.56%
Number of salaries quoted 53,189 23,459 66,610
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,625 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +13.21% -11.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -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 27 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Oracle Developer in the UK

Oracle Developer
Top 8 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 27 April 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
England -68 52 £70,000 +3.70% 14
UK excluding London -81 51 £70,000 +3.70% 10
South East -13 40 £70,000 +3.70% 6
Work from Home +8 36 £70,000 +3.70% 7
East Midlands -44 10 £100,000 +70.21% 1
Midlands -47 10 £100,000 +66.67% 4
London -21 2 - - 4
Scotland -23 1 £65,000 -18.75%

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

For the 6 months to 27 April 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 53 (100.00%) Oracle
2 39 (73.58%) PL/SQL
2 39 (73.58%) SQL
3 32 (60.38%) OLTP
4 24 (45.28%) HTML
5 19 (35.85%) Degree
6 18 (33.96%) Problem-Solving
6 18 (33.96%) Software Testing
7 15 (28.30%) SOAP
7 15 (28.30%) XML
8 12 (22.64%) Configuration Management
9 9 (16.98%) Issue Tracking
9 9 (16.98%) Java
9 9 (16.98%) JavaScript
9 9 (16.98%) JSON
10 7 (13.21%) Oracle Applications
11 6 (11.32%) Clean Code
12 4 (7.55%) SDLC
13 3 (5.66%) Mathematics
13 3 (5.66%) Mentoring
13 3 (5.66%) Migration
13 3 (5.66%) Numerate Degree
13 3 (5.66%) PMI Certification
13 3 (5.66%) Technical Leadership
14 2 (3.77%) Analytics
14 2 (3.77%) ETL
14 2 (3.77%) Oracle APEX
14 2 (3.77%) Oracle Application Server
14 2 (3.77%) Oracle ODI
15 1 (1.89%) Accessibility

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 2 (3.77%) Oracle Application Server
Business Applications
1 7 (13.21%) Oracle Applications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (60.38%) OLTP
2 2 (3.77%) Oracle ODI
3 1 (1.89%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 2 (3.77%) Oracle APEX
General
1 10 (18.87%) Social Skills
2 9 (16.98%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (11.32%) Finance
4 3 (5.66%) Retail
5 1 (1.89%) Law
5 1 (1.89%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (45.28%) HTML
2 15 (28.30%) SOAP
2 15 (28.30%) XML
3 9 (16.98%) JSON
4 1 (1.89%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 9 (16.98%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (13.21%) Enterprise Software
2 7 (13.21%) Legacy Systems
3 3 (5.66%) PMI
4 1 (1.89%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (33.96%) Problem-Solving
1 18 (33.96%) Software Testing
2 12 (22.64%) Configuration Management
3 9 (16.98%) Issue Tracking
4 6 (11.32%) Clean Code
5 4 (7.55%) SDLC
6 3 (5.66%) Mathematics
6 3 (5.66%) Mentoring
6 3 (5.66%) Migration
6 3 (5.66%) Technical Leadership
7 2 (3.77%) Analytics
7 2 (3.77%) ETL
8 1 (1.89%) Agile
8 1 (1.89%) Computer Science
8 1 (1.89%) Continuous Improvement
8 1 (1.89%) DevOps
8 1 (1.89%) Scrum
8 1 (1.89%) Software Engineering
8 1 (1.89%) Sprint Planning
8 1 (1.89%) Sprint Retrospective
Programming Languages
1 39 (73.58%) PL/SQL
1 39 (73.58%) SQL
2 9 (16.98%) Java
2 9 (16.98%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 19 (35.85%) Degree
2 3 (5.66%) Numerate Degree
2 3 (5.66%) PMI Certification
3 1 (1.89%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (1.89%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.89%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 53 (100.00%) Oracle