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 4 January 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 587 612 665
Rank change year-on-year +25 +53 +234
Permanent jobs requiring an Oracle Developer 58 101 54
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.098% 0.19% 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.20% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 47 73 42
10th Percentile £45,000 £49,400 £37,500
25th Percentile £54,375 £52,500 £48,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +23.81% -16.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £71,250
90th Percentile - £80,000 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% +8.33% -

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 53,448 50,590 50,228
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.53% 92.97% 95.23%
Number of salaries quoted 32,896 26,513 38,772
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,125 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,738 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +1.69% -1.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,261
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 4 January 2026.

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 4 January 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 +35 54 £70,000 +7.69% 11
England +54 51 £70,000 +7.69% 12
South East +12 34 £70,000 +7.69% 4
Work from Home +58 26 £70,000 +3.70% 4
Midlands +21 6 - - 4
South West +11 6 £52,500 +7.14%
East Midlands +2 6 - - 4
Scotland -4 5 £52,500 -21.93%
London +53 2 £78,000 +13.04% 2
North West +25 2 £50,750 -36.56% 2
North of England +9 2 £50,750 -20.39% 2
Wales +6 1 £50,000 -4.76%

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

For the 6 months to 4 January 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 58 (100.00%) Oracle
2 42 (72.41%) PL/SQL
2 42 (72.41%) SQL
3 27 (46.55%) HTML
4 25 (43.10%) OLTP
5 21 (36.21%) JavaScript
6 19 (32.76%) Configuration Management
6 19 (32.76%) Degree
6 19 (32.76%) Java
7 14 (24.14%) Issue Tracking
7 14 (24.14%) JSON
8 13 (22.41%) Problem-Solving
9 12 (20.69%) Clean Code
10 11 (18.97%) Software Testing
11 9 (15.52%) SOAP
11 9 (15.52%) XML
12 8 (13.79%) Oracle Applications
13 7 (12.07%) Agile
13 7 (12.07%) Business Intelligence
13 7 (12.07%) Oracle APEX
13 7 (12.07%) Oracle Reports
13 7 (12.07%) Security Cleared
14 6 (10.34%) Analytics
14 6 (10.34%) Linux
15 5 (8.62%) Oracle Database
15 5 (8.62%) Oracle Forms
15 5 (8.62%) Software Engineering
16 4 (6.90%) AI
16 4 (6.90%) Computer Science
16 4 (6.90%) Computer Science Degree

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 (5.17%) Tomcat
1 3 (5.17%) WebLogic
1 3 (5.17%) WebLogic Portal
2 2 (3.45%) Oracle Application Server
3 1 (1.72%) ColdFusion
Business Applications
1 8 (13.79%) Oracle Applications
2 3 (5.17%) Oracle EBS
2 3 (5.17%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 3 (5.17%) OCI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (43.10%) OLTP
2 7 (12.07%) Oracle Reports
3 5 (8.62%) Oracle Database
4 4 (6.90%) Oracle BI EE
4 4 (6.90%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 3 (5.17%) Oracle Discoverer
6 2 (3.45%) Oracle Database 10g
6 2 (3.45%) Oracle Database 11g
6 2 (3.45%) Oracle Database 12c
6 2 (3.45%) Oracle ODI
Development Applications
1 7 (12.07%) Oracle APEX
2 5 (8.62%) Oracle Forms
General
1 15 (25.86%) Social Skills
2 14 (24.14%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (20.69%) Finance
4 4 (6.90%) Public Sector
5 3 (5.17%) Banking
5 3 (5.17%) Investment Banking
5 3 (5.17%) Retail
6 2 (3.45%) Electronics
6 2 (3.45%) Manufacturing
6 2 (3.45%) Marketing
6 2 (3.45%) Telecoms
7 1 (1.72%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (46.55%) HTML
2 14 (24.14%) JSON
3 9 (15.52%) SOAP
3 9 (15.52%) XML
4 4 (6.90%) CSS
5 3 (5.17%) ModSecurity
5 3 (5.17%) Oracle ADF
5 3 (5.17%) Oracle Fusion
5 3 (5.17%) REST
5 3 (5.17%) Spring
5 3 (5.17%) WebCenter
Miscellaneous
1 14 (24.14%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (10.34%) Enterprise Software
2 6 (10.34%) Legacy Systems
3 4 (6.90%) Data Structures
4 3 (5.17%) Credit Risk
4 3 (5.17%) Legacy Code
5 2 (3.45%) PMI
6 1 (1.72%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 6 (10.34%) Linux
2 3 (5.17%) Unix
2 3 (5.17%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (32.76%) Configuration Management
2 14 (24.14%) Issue Tracking
3 13 (22.41%) Problem-Solving
4 12 (20.69%) Clean Code
5 11 (18.97%) Software Testing
6 7 (12.07%) Agile
6 7 (12.07%) Business Intelligence
7 6 (10.34%) Analytics
8 5 (8.62%) Software Engineering
9 4 (6.90%) AI
9 4 (6.90%) Computer Science
10 3 (5.17%) Identity Access Management
10 3 (5.17%) Refactoring
10 3 (5.17%) TDD
11 2 (3.45%) Digital Marketing
11 2 (3.45%) ETL
11 2 (3.45%) Mathematics
11 2 (3.45%) Migration
11 2 (3.45%) Programme Management
11 2 (3.45%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 42 (72.41%) PL/SQL
1 42 (72.41%) SQL
2 21 (36.21%) JavaScript
3 19 (32.76%) Java
4 4 (6.90%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 19 (32.76%) Degree
2 7 (12.07%) Security Cleared
3 4 (6.90%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (5.17%) DV Cleared
4 3 (5.17%) SC Cleared
5 2 (3.45%) Numerate Degree
5 2 (3.45%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.17%) Accessibility
System Software
1 3 (5.17%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (5.17%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 58 (100.00%) Oracle
2 3 (5.17%) IFS
3 2 (3.45%) SAP