Migration Engineer Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Migration Engineer
South East > Berkshire

The median Migration Engineer daily rate in Berkshire is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 109 93 122
Rank change year-on-year -16 +29 -
Contract jobs requiring a Migration Engineer 3 4 5
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 0.18% 0.31% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% 0.34% 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 4
10th Percentile - £217 -
25th Percentile £463 £271 £588
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £375 £625
Median % change year-on-year +26.67% -40.00% -
75th Percentile £488 £456 £663
90th Percentile - £498 -
South East median daily rate £363 £300 £500
% change year-on-year +20.83% -40.00% +132.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
Median hourly rate £19.38 - £18.95
South East median hourly rate £21.09 - £30.00

All Contract IT Job Roles
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,460 1,176 1,833
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.85% 91.09% 94.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,001 665 1,027
10th Percentile £300 £259 £210
25th Percentile £406 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £504 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.79% +0.80% -1.19%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £600
90th Percentile £663 £663 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 65 31 109
10th Percentile £18.92 £41.25 £19.93
25th Percentile £22.79 £51.94 £42.00
Median hourly rate £75.00 £61.50 £58.30
Median % change year-on-year +21.96% +5.48% -9.86%
75th Percentile £95.00 £65.17 £67.25
90th Percentile £106.60 £77.19 £85.65
South East median hourly rate £27.50 £42.69 £45.00
% change year-on-year -35.58% -5.13% -

Migration Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Migration Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Migration Engineer job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Migration Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Migration Engineer job vacancies in Berkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Migration Engineer job vacancies in Berkshire

Migration Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Migration Engineer job vacancies in Berkshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Migration Engineer job vacancies in Berkshire

Migration Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Migration Engineer within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 12 February 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Reading -4 1 £475 +39.71%
Migration Engineer
South East

Migration Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 12 February 2026, Migration Engineer contract 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 contract job ads across the Berkshire region featuring Migration Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Migration
2 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Workflow
2 2 (66.67%) Workflow Management
3 1 (33.33%) DNS
3 1 (33.33%) F5
3 1 (33.33%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
3 1 (33.33%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
3 1 (33.33%) Firewall
3 1 (33.33%) FortiGate
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement

Migration Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) DNS
1 1 (33.33%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
1 1 (33.33%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
1 1 (33.33%) Firewall
General
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) iSeries
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Migration
2 2 (66.67%) Workflow
2 2 (66.67%) Workflow Management
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) F5