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 12 March 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 628 591 771
Rank change year-on-year -37 +180 +132
Permanent jobs requiring an Oracle Developer 54 65 52
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.073% 0.15% 0.062%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.080% 0.16% 0.066%
Number of salaries quoted 42 51 39
10th Percentile £57,750 £51,250 £39,900
25th Percentile £63,750 £55,500 £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 £73,125 £71,250
90th Percentile - £80,000 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year +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 67,520 39,640 79,197
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.81% 90.72% 94.60%
Number of salaries quoted 42,919 22,979 60,984
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £43,750 £38,750
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 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £54,983 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.06% +9.97% -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 12 March 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 12 March 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 -27 54 £70,000 +3.70% 10
England -21 52 £70,000 +3.70% 12
South East -6 39 £70,000 +3.70% 5
Work from Home +14 38 £70,000 +3.70% 4
Midlands -14 9 £100,000 +66.67% 5
East Midlands -30 9 £100,000 +70.21% 5
South West -25 3 £57,500 +13.30%
Scotland -16 2 £60,000 -25.00%
North West -13 1 £50,500 -36.88%
North of England -42 1 £50,500 -32.67%

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

For the 6 months to 12 March 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 54 (100.00%) Oracle
2 41 (75.93%) PL/SQL
2 41 (75.93%) SQL
3 29 (53.70%) OLTP
4 24 (44.44%) HTML
5 19 (35.19%) Degree
6 18 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
6 18 (33.33%) Software Testing
7 15 (27.78%) SOAP
7 15 (27.78%) XML
8 14 (25.93%) Configuration Management
9 12 (22.22%) JavaScript
10 10 (18.52%) Java
11 9 (16.67%) Issue Tracking
11 9 (16.67%) JSON
12 8 (14.81%) Oracle Applications
13 6 (11.11%) Clean Code
14 4 (7.41%) Business Intelligence
14 4 (7.41%) Oracle Database
14 4 (7.41%) Oracle Forms
14 4 (7.41%) Oracle Reports
15 3 (5.56%) Active Directory
15 3 (5.56%) Agile
15 3 (5.56%) Analytics
15 3 (5.56%) DV Cleared
15 3 (5.56%) Identity Access Management
15 3 (5.56%) IFS
15 3 (5.56%) Linux
15 3 (5.56%) Mathematics
15 3 (5.56%) Mentoring

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 (5.56%) Tomcat
1 3 (5.56%) WebLogic
1 3 (5.56%) WebLogic Portal
2 2 (3.70%) Oracle Application Server
Business Applications
1 8 (14.81%) Oracle Applications
2 3 (5.56%) Oracle EBS
2 3 (5.56%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 3 (5.56%) OCI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (53.70%) OLTP
2 4 (7.41%) Oracle Database
2 4 (7.41%) Oracle Reports
3 3 (5.56%) Oracle Discoverer
4 2 (3.70%) Oracle ODI
5 1 (1.85%) Oracle BI EE
5 1 (1.85%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (1.85%) Oracle Database 10g
5 1 (1.85%) Oracle Database 11g
5 1 (1.85%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 4 (7.41%) Oracle Forms
2 3 (5.56%) Oracle APEX
General
1 10 (18.52%) Finance
1 10 (18.52%) Social Skills
2 9 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (5.56%) Public Sector
3 3 (5.56%) Retail
4 2 (3.70%) Electronics
4 2 (3.70%) Manufacturing
4 2 (3.70%) Marketing
4 2 (3.70%) Telecoms
5 1 (1.85%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (44.44%) HTML
2 15 (27.78%) SOAP
2 15 (27.78%) XML
3 9 (16.67%) JSON
4 3 (5.56%) ModSecurity
4 3 (5.56%) Oracle ADF
4 3 (5.56%) WebCenter
5 2 (3.70%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 9 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (12.96%) Enterprise Software
2 7 (12.96%) Legacy Systems
3 3 (5.56%) PMI
4 1 (1.85%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 3 (5.56%) Linux
1 3 (5.56%) Unix
1 3 (5.56%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 18 (33.33%) Software Testing
2 14 (25.93%) Configuration Management
3 9 (16.67%) Issue Tracking
4 6 (11.11%) Clean Code
5 4 (7.41%) Business Intelligence
6 3 (5.56%) Agile
6 3 (5.56%) Analytics
6 3 (5.56%) Identity Access Management
6 3 (5.56%) Mathematics
6 3 (5.56%) Mentoring
6 3 (5.56%) Migration
6 3 (5.56%) SDLC
6 3 (5.56%) Technical Leadership
7 2 (3.70%) Digital Marketing
7 2 (3.70%) ETL
7 2 (3.70%) Programme Management
8 1 (1.85%) AI
8 1 (1.85%) Computer Science
8 1 (1.85%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 41 (75.93%) PL/SQL
1 41 (75.93%) SQL
2 12 (22.22%) JavaScript
3 10 (18.52%) Java
Qualifications
1 19 (35.19%) Degree
2 3 (5.56%) DV Cleared
2 3 (5.56%) Numerate Degree
2 3 (5.56%) PMI Certification
2 3 (5.56%) SC Cleared
2 3 (5.56%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.85%) Computer Science Degree
System Software
1 3 (5.56%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (5.56%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 54 (100.00%) Oracle
2 3 (5.56%) IFS
3 2 (3.70%) SAP