Data Migration
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Data Migration skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Data Migration over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 346 373 389
Rank change year-on-year +27 +16 -39
Permanent jobs citing Data Migration 817 932 1,454
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.83% 0.89% 0.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.97% 0.93% 0.99%
Number of salaries quoted 505 571 829
10th Percentile £36,750 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £94,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +4.35% +15.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Data Migration is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,460 100,219 147,325
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 86.03% 95.64% 95.59%
Number of salaries quoted 59,759 58,822 83,132
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Data Migration
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Data Migration as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Data Migration in the UK

Data Migration
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Migration.

Salary trend for Data Migration in the UK

Data Migration
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Migration over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Migration in the UK

Data Migration
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Migration within the UK over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. 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 +36 657 £57,500 -11.54% 178
UK excluding London +39 500 £50,000 -16.67% 93
Work from Home +72 405 £57,500 -8.00% 82
London +59 236 £75,000 +7.14% 78
North of England +64 135 £45,000 -22.41% 16
South East +28 101 £50,000 -9.09% 25
North West +43 92 £45,000 -28.00% 7
Midlands +7 91 £50,000 -23.08% 19
West Midlands +29 63 £50,000 -23.08% 13
Scotland -30 52 £45,000 -37.93% 6
East of England +49 44 £50,000 -9.09% 10
South West -54 38 £47,500 -17.39% 16
Yorkshire +74 35 £45,000 -10.00% 3
East Midlands -20 24 £37,500 -44.44% 6
Northern Ireland - 23 £54,408 - 4
Wales +22 17 £67,500 +26.17% 1
North East - 8 £61,250 - 6

Data Migration
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 46 (5.63%) WebLogic
2 42 (5.14%) SharePoint
3 22 (2.69%) Confluence
4 12 (1.47%) Oracle Workflow
5 6 (0.73%) Appian
6 5 (0.61%) nginx
7 4 (0.49%) Drupal
8 3 (0.37%) Alfresco
8 3 (0.37%) Apache Spark
8 3 (0.37%) Documentum
8 3 (0.37%) FileNet
8 3 (0.37%) IIS
8 3 (0.37%) MQSeries
8 3 (0.37%) Oracle HTTP Server
8 3 (0.37%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Exchange
9 2 (0.24%) NServiceBus
9 2 (0.24%) SharePoint Server
10 1 (0.12%) Apache
10 1 (0.12%) Tomcat
Applications
1 27 (3.30%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.35%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.73%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.12%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 46 (5.63%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 32 (3.92%) Dynamics CRM
2 32 (3.92%) SAP S/4HANA
3 21 (2.57%) NetSuite
4 13 (1.59%) Oracle General Ledger
4 13 (1.59%) Oracle Payables
4 13 (1.59%) Oracle Receivables
5 12 (1.47%) Oracle Cash Management
6 9 (1.10%) NEC Housing
6 9 (1.10%) SAP CX
6 9 (1.10%) Teamcenter
7 4 (0.49%) Dynamics AX
7 4 (0.49%) Dynamics NAV
7 4 (0.49%) Oracle Applications
7 4 (0.49%) Oracle Payroll
7 4 (0.49%) ResourceLink
7 4 (0.49%) SAP ERP
8 3 (0.37%) Maximo
8 3 (0.37%) Oracle EBS
9 2 (0.24%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 226 (27.66%) AWS
2 159 (19.46%) Azure
3 119 (14.57%) Power Platform
4 49 (6.00%) Amazon EKS
5 46 (5.63%) Amazon SQS
5 46 (5.63%) Microsoft 365
6 43 (5.26%) Dynamics 365
6 43 (5.26%) SaaS
7 33 (4.04%) Azure Data Factory
7 33 (4.04%) OCI
8 23 (2.82%) GCP
9 21 (2.57%) Amazon S3
9 21 (2.57%) PowerApps
10 17 (2.08%) PaaS
10 17 (2.08%) Power Automate
11 16 (1.96%) Amazon EC2
11 16 (1.96%) GitHub
11 16 (1.96%) Route 53
11 16 (1.96%) Serverless
11 16 (1.96%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 56 (6.85%) DNS
2 46 (5.63%) BGP
2 46 (5.63%) SSL
2 46 (5.63%) TCP/IP
3 8 (0.98%) Firewall
4 7 (0.86%) Intranet
5 5 (0.61%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (0.37%) HTTP
6 3 (0.37%) Internet
6 3 (0.37%) Wireless
7 2 (0.24%) DHCP
7 2 (0.24%) LAN
7 2 (0.24%) WAN
8 1 (0.12%) NAS
8 1 (0.12%) SAN
8 1 (0.12%) VPN
8 1 (0.12%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 162 (19.83%) Oracle Database
2 112 (13.71%) PostgreSQL
3 106 (12.97%) Oracle Database 11g
4 98 (12.00%) Power BI
5 75 (9.18%) Relational Database
6 71 (8.69%) Data Warehouse
7 63 (7.71%) SQL Server
8 61 (7.47%) Amazon RDS
9 49 (6.00%) RDBMS
10 40 (4.90%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 27 (3.30%) Data Lake
11 27 (3.30%) Metadata
11 27 (3.30%) MySQL
12 16 (1.96%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
13 13 (1.59%) Oracle Reports
14 12 (1.47%) Azure SQL Database
14 12 (1.47%) Big Data
15 11 (1.35%) MS Access
16 10 (1.22%) SAP HANA
17 9 (1.10%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 75 (9.18%) JIRA
2 23 (2.82%) Jenkins
3 17 (2.08%) Bitbucket
4 15 (1.84%) Git
5 14 (1.71%) Sonatype Nexus
5 14 (1.71%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 13 (1.59%) Subversion
7 7 (0.86%) Postman
8 6 (0.73%) Oracle APEX
8 6 (0.73%) Toad
9 5 (0.61%) Eclipse
9 5 (0.61%) GitLab
10 4 (0.49%) Ant
10 4 (0.49%) SonarQube
11 3 (0.37%) Artifactory
11 3 (0.37%) ClearCase
11 3 (0.37%) ClearQuest
11 3 (0.37%) Redmine
12 2 (0.24%) Fiddler
12 2 (0.24%) LSMW
General
1 262 (32.07%) Social Skills
2 218 (26.68%) Finance
3 90 (11.02%) Analytical Skills
4 47 (5.75%) Manufacturing
5 39 (4.77%) Banking
6 37 (4.53%) Public Sector
7 34 (4.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 30 (3.67%) Marketing
9 29 (3.55%) Retail
10 26 (3.18%) Presentation Skills
11 22 (2.69%) Law
12 21 (2.57%) Influencing Skills
12 21 (2.57%) Retail Banking
13 13 (1.59%) Legal
14 12 (1.47%) Financial Institution
15 11 (1.35%) Organisational Skills
16 10 (1.22%) Games
17 9 (1.10%) Back Office
17 9 (1.10%) Pharmaceutical
18 6 (0.73%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 196 (23.99%) Developer
2 182 (22.28%) Senior
3 151 (18.48%) Analyst
4 121 (14.81%) Architect
5 115 (14.08%) Senior Developer
6 108 (13.22%) Consultant
7 107 (13.10%) Database Developer
8 105 (12.85%) PostgreSQL Developer
9 94 (11.51%) Senior Database Developer
10 93 (11.38%) Lead
11 63 (7.71%) Business Analyst
12 62 (7.59%) Solutions Architect
13 49 (6.00%) Lead Architect
14 47 (5.75%) Data Architect
15 46 (5.63%) Lead Solutions Architect
16 32 (3.92%) Administrator
17 30 (3.67%) Functional Consultant
18 29 (3.55%) Senior Consultant
19 25 (3.06%) Data Engineer
19 25 (3.06%) Data Migration Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (5.63%) RabbitMQ
1 46 (5.63%) Spring Boot
2 23 (2.82%) HTML
3 21 (2.57%) REST
3 21 (2.57%) SOAP
4 19 (2.33%) Web Services
4 19 (2.33%) XML
5 18 (2.20%) .NET
6 12 (1.47%) JSON
7 11 (1.35%) Oracle Fusion
7 11 (1.35%) Visualforce
8 9 (1.10%) Itk
8 9 (1.10%) Kafka
9 8 (0.98%) CSS
9 8 (0.98%) Middleware
10 6 (0.73%) Ajax
10 6 (0.73%) XHTML
11 5 (0.61%) MDX
11 5 (0.61%) Node.js
11 5 (0.61%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 69 (8.45%) Enterprise Software
2 63 (7.71%) Management Information System
3 54 (6.61%) Public Cloud
4 40 (4.90%) Legacy Systems
5 30 (3.67%) Self-Motivation
6 18 (2.20%) Data Structures
7 14 (1.71%) Onboarding
8 10 (1.22%) Cloud Native
8 10 (1.22%) Distributed Systems
8 10 (1.22%) NHS
8 10 (1.22%) Renewable Energy
9 8 (0.98%) Legacy Applications
10 7 (0.86%) Clustering
10 7 (0.86%) Low-Code
11 6 (0.73%) Mobile Payment
12 5 (0.61%) Data Centre
12 5 (0.61%) Data Protection Act
12 5 (0.61%) Driving Licence
12 5 (0.61%) Replication
13 4 (0.49%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 62 (7.59%) Linux
2 46 (5.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 18 (2.20%) Windows
4 10 (1.22%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.49%) AIX
5 4 (0.49%) Unix
6 1 (0.12%) Android
6 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 817 (100.00%) Migration
2 197 (24.11%) Actionable Insight
3 193 (23.62%) Problem-Solving
4 171 (20.93%) Agile
5 151 (18.48%) ERP
6 125 (15.30%) Project Management
7 119 (14.57%) Business Intelligence
8 115 (14.08%) Artificial Intelligence
9 112 (13.71%) Performance Tuning
10 106 (12.97%) Secure Coding
10 106 (12.97%) Stakeholder Management
10 106 (12.97%) Unit Testing
11 103 (12.61%) Collaborative Working
12 96 (11.75%) Requirements Gathering
13 91 (11.14%) ETL
14 89 (10.89%) Data Management
14 89 (10.89%) Roadmaps
15 88 (10.77%) Data Modelling
16 85 (10.40%) Computer Science
17 70 (8.57%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 296 (36.23%) SQL
2 133 (16.28%) PL/SQL
3 51 (6.24%) Java
3 51 (6.24%) Python
4 32 (3.92%) JavaScript
5 24 (2.94%) T-SQL
6 19 (2.33%) PowerShell
7 13 (1.59%) Apex Code
8 12 (1.47%) Bash
9 11 (1.35%) C#
10 10 (1.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 9 (1.10%) C++
11 9 (1.10%) PHP
12 6 (0.73%) SOQL
13 5 (0.61%) C
13 5 (0.61%) Shell Script
14 4 (0.49%) RPG
15 3 (0.37%) Go
15 3 (0.37%) Scala
15 3 (0.37%) VBA
Qualifications
1 127 (15.54%) Security Cleared
2 124 (15.18%) Degree
3 106 (12.97%) SC Cleared
4 62 (7.59%) AWS Certification
4 62 (7.59%) Azure Certification
5 50 (6.12%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 43 (5.26%) Computer Science Degree
7 22 (2.69%) Microsoft Certification
8 21 (2.57%) Master's Degree
9 13 (1.59%) BPSS Clearance
9 13 (1.59%) PMP
10 12 (1.47%) DBS Check
11 9 (1.10%) CISM
11 9 (1.10%) CISSP
11 9 (1.10%) PMI Certification
12 8 (0.98%) Oracle Certification
13 5 (0.61%) MCAD
14 4 (0.49%) OCP
15 3 (0.37%) ITIL Certification
15 3 (0.37%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (7.59%) Data Quality
2 24 (2.94%) GDPR
3 18 (2.20%) QA
4 6 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (0.61%) SLA
6 3 (0.37%) GMP
6 3 (0.37%) HIPAA
6 3 (0.37%) PMO
7 2 (0.24%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.12%) Good Clinical Practice
System Software
1 23 (2.82%) Docker
2 8 (0.98%) Active Directory
3 7 (0.86%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.37%) HDFS
5 2 (0.24%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.24%) iptables
5 2 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.24%) vSphere
6 1 (0.12%) NFS
6 1 (0.12%) Shibboleth
6 1 (0.12%) Varnish
6 1 (0.12%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 22 (2.69%) Kubernetes
2 21 (2.57%) Terraform
3 11 (1.35%) Ansible
3 11 (1.35%) Puppet
4 10 (1.22%) Packer
5 7 (0.86%) Progress Chef
5 7 (0.86%) Salt
6 6 (0.73%) CloudHub
7 5 (0.61%) Grafana
7 5 (0.61%) Kibana
8 4 (0.49%) Oracle RMAN
8 4 (0.49%) Single Sign-On
9 3 (0.37%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.12%) Istio
10 1 (0.12%) SCCM
10 1 (0.12%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.12%) VxRail
Vendors
1 254 (31.09%) Oracle
2 177 (21.66%) Microsoft
3 79 (9.67%) SAP
4 46 (5.63%) Sparx
5 35 (4.28%) Salesforce
6 21 (2.57%) Atlassian
7 19 (2.33%) IFS
8 14 (1.71%) IBM
9 12 (1.47%) Sage
9 12 (1.47%) ServiceNow
10 9 (1.10%) Databricks
10 9 (1.10%) MuleSoft
10 9 (1.10%) NEC
11 7 (0.86%) VMware
12 6 (0.73%) Civica
12 6 (0.73%) Informatica
12 6 (0.73%) Splunk
12 6 (0.73%) Sybase
12 6 (0.73%) Zuora
13 4 (0.49%) Cloudera