Senior Oracle Developer Job Trends

Senior Oracle Developer
UK

The median Senior Oracle Developer salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 November 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 624 718 686
Rank change year-on-year +94 -32 +418
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Oracle Developer 29 29 35
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.058% 0.043% 0.066%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.064% 0.045% 0.069%
Number of salaries quoted 25 26 28
10th Percentile - £53,625 £50,350
25th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £56,250
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +15.56% -4.66%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £79,000 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +7.69% -3.70% +14.41%

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 45,308 64,292 50,905
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.13% 95.05% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 27,732 36,346 39,519
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,592
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,027 £42,796
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% -5.00% -
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% -

Senior Oracle Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Senior Oracle Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

Senior Oracle Developer
Salary Trend

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

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

Senior Oracle Developer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Oracle Developer over the 6 months to 4 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior Oracle Developer in the UK

Senior 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 Senior Oracle Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 4 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 +79 29 £70,000 +7.69% 3
England +101 27 £70,000 +7.69% 3
South East +40 24 £70,000 +7.69% 3
Work from Home +53 10 £70,000 +7.69% 2
Yorkshire - 3 £80,000 -
North of England - 3 £80,000 -
Wales +7 1 £50,000 -
Scotland -4 1 £55,000 -7.56%

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

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, Senior 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 Senior Oracle Developer in the job title.

1 29 (100.00%) Oracle
2 25 (86.21%) PL/SQL
2 25 (86.21%) SQL
3 20 (68.97%) HTML
3 20 (68.97%) OLTP
4 18 (62.07%) Configuration Management
5 14 (48.28%) Clean Code
5 14 (48.28%) Issue Tracking
5 14 (48.28%) Java
5 14 (48.28%) JavaScript
5 14 (48.28%) JSON
6 6 (20.69%) Degree
6 6 (20.69%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (17.24%) SOAP
7 5 (17.24%) Software Testing
7 5 (17.24%) XML
8 4 (13.79%) Oracle Fusion
9 3 (10.34%) Middleware
9 3 (10.34%) Oracle BPM
9 3 (10.34%) Oracle Database
9 3 (10.34%) Oracle Database 11g
9 3 (10.34%) Oracle Database 12c
9 3 (10.34%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 3 (10.34%) SOA
10 2 (6.90%) Agile
11 1 (3.45%) Accessibility
11 1 (3.45%) AI
11 1 (3.45%) Analytics
11 1 (3.45%) BPEL
11 1 (3.45%) BPMN

Senior 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 (10.34%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 1 (3.45%) ColdFusion
2 1 (3.45%) WebLogic
Business Applications
1 3 (10.34%) Oracle BPM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (68.97%) OLTP
2 3 (10.34%) Oracle Database
2 3 (10.34%) Oracle Database 11g
2 3 (10.34%) Oracle Database 12c
3 1 (3.45%) Oracle BI EE
3 1 (3.45%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 1 (3.45%) Oracle Reports
General
1 14 (48.28%) Analytical Skills
1 14 (48.28%) Social Skills
2 4 (13.79%) Finance
3 2 (6.90%) Retail
4 1 (3.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (68.97%) HTML
2 14 (48.28%) JSON
3 5 (17.24%) SOAP
3 5 (17.24%) XML
4 4 (13.79%) Oracle Fusion
5 3 (10.34%) Middleware
6 1 (3.45%) CSS
6 1 (3.45%) Oracle ADF
Miscellaneous
1 14 (48.28%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (3.45%) Data Structures
2 1 (3.45%) Legacy Applications
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (62.07%) Configuration Management
2 14 (48.28%) Clean Code
2 14 (48.28%) Issue Tracking
3 6 (20.69%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (17.24%) Software Testing
5 3 (10.34%) SOA
6 2 (6.90%) Agile
7 1 (3.45%) AI
7 1 (3.45%) BPEL
7 1 (3.45%) BPMN
7 1 (3.45%) Business Intelligence
7 1 (3.45%) CI/CD
7 1 (3.45%) Computer Science
7 1 (3.45%) Customer Experience
7 1 (3.45%) Project Planning
7 1 (3.45%) Software Engineering
7 1 (3.45%) Sprint Planning
7 1 (3.45%) Test Automation
7 1 (3.45%) Thought Leadership
7 1 (3.45%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 25 (86.21%) PL/SQL
1 25 (86.21%) SQL
2 14 (48.28%) Java
2 14 (48.28%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 6 (20.69%) Degree
2 1 (3.45%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.45%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 29 (100.00%) Oracle