Migration Contract Job Trends in Central London

Migration
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring Migration skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 18 19
Rank change year-on-year +2 +1 +2
Contract jobs citing Migration 287 191 203
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 11.01% 9.83% 8.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.74% 10.51% 9.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 223 117 148
10th Percentile £405 £364 £363
25th Percentile £450 £441 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -14.73%
75th Percentile £675 £685 £639
90th Percentile £773 £756 £704
London median daily rate £538 £550 £544
% change year-on-year -2.27% +1.20% -9.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £31.99 - -
25th Percentile £36.48 £34.63 -
Median hourly rate £44.46 £34.65 -
Median % change year-on-year +28.31% - -
75th Percentile £51.94 £34.68 -
90th Percentile £56.13 - -
London median hourly rate £52.00 £25.15 £56.87
% change year-on-year +106.76% -55.77% +28.51%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Central London

Migration falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,252 1,818 2,163
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 86.42% 93.52% 91.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,522 1,178 1,515
10th Percentile £359 £350 £356
25th Percentile £451 £450 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £671 £675 £682
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
London median daily rate £535 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.73% - -6.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 30 22
10th Percentile £17.60 £20.83 £20.22
25th Percentile £18.75 £23.98 £22.25
Median hourly rate £27.25 £30.04 £27.41
Median % change year-on-year -9.27% +9.60% -21.70%
75th Percentile £55.56 £50.25 £32.09
90th Percentile £64.38 £63.75 £41.65
London median hourly rate £37.50 £32.25 £30.00
% change year-on-year +16.28% +7.50% -25.00%

Migration
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Migration relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Migration job vacancy trend in Central London

Migration
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Migration.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Migration

Migration
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Migration in Central London over the 6 months to 26 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Migration in Central London

Migration
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Migration.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Migration

Migration
Hourly Rate Histogram in Central London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Migration in Central London over the 6 months to 26 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Migration in Central London

Migration
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Migration within the Central London region over the 6 months to 26 June 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
City of London +6 270 £588 +6.95% 31
City of Westminster -9 4 £588 -2.08% 8
West End of London -9 3 £675 +12.50% 7
Southwark +2 2 £600 +33.33%
Kensington and Chelsea - 1 £350 -
Migration
London

Migration
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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 17 (5.92%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.09%) Confluence
3 5 (1.74%) Apache Airflow
3 5 (1.74%) SharePoint 2013
4 3 (1.05%) Apache
4 3 (1.05%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.70%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 2 (0.70%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.70%) CMS
6 1 (0.35%) Camunda
6 1 (0.35%) IIS
6 1 (0.35%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (2.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.39%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.70%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 8 (2.79%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (2.09%) NetSuite
2 6 (2.09%) Oracle General Ledger
3 5 (1.74%) Aladdin
3 5 (1.74%) Oracle ERP
3 5 (1.74%) Oracle Financials
3 5 (1.74%) Oracle Payables
3 5 (1.74%) Workday HCM
4 4 (1.39%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (1.39%) Oracle Receivables
4 4 (1.39%) SAP ERP
5 3 (1.05%) iTrent
6 2 (0.70%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.70%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 2 (0.70%) SAP HCM
6 2 (0.70%) SAP Payroll
6 2 (0.70%) SAP SD
7 1 (0.35%) Maximo
7 1 (0.35%) SAP R/3
7 1 (0.35%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 59 (20.56%) Azure
2 48 (16.72%) AWS
3 21 (7.32%) Power Platform
4 18 (6.27%) GCP
5 14 (4.88%) Azure DevOps
6 11 (3.83%) GitHub
6 11 (3.83%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (3.83%) Serverless
7 10 (3.48%) Snowflake
8 9 (3.14%) OCI
9 7 (2.44%) Azure Data Factory
9 7 (2.44%) GitHub Actions
9 7 (2.44%) SaaS
10 6 (2.09%) dbt
10 6 (2.09%) Entra ID
11 5 (1.74%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 5 (1.74%) Dynamics 365
12 4 (1.39%) AWS Lambda
12 4 (1.39%) Azure AKS
12 4 (1.39%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.09%) Firewall
1 6 (2.09%) Network Security
2 4 (1.39%) VLAN
3 3 (1.05%) DNS
3 3 (1.05%) VPN
3 3 (1.05%) VSAN
3 3 (1.05%) WAN
4 2 (0.70%) BGP
4 2 (0.70%) EIGRP
4 2 (0.70%) LAN
4 2 (0.70%) MPLS
4 2 (0.70%) OSPF
4 2 (0.70%) SD-WAN
4 2 (0.70%) Unified Communications
4 2 (0.70%) Wireless
5 1 (0.35%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (0.35%) Cisco Nexus
5 1 (0.35%) HSRP
5 1 (0.35%) NAS
5 1 (0.35%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (6.62%) Power BI
2 13 (4.53%) Data Warehouse
3 10 (3.48%) SQL Server
4 7 (2.44%) Metadata
5 6 (2.09%) Oracle Reports
5 6 (2.09%) Relational Database
6 5 (1.74%) Oracle Database
7 4 (1.39%) Amazon Redshift
7 4 (1.39%) BigQuery
7 4 (1.39%) BusinessObjects
7 4 (1.39%) Data Mart
7 4 (1.39%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (1.05%) Azure SQL Database
8 3 (1.05%) NoSQL
8 3 (1.05%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (1.05%) Tableau
9 2 (0.70%) Delta Lake
9 2 (0.70%) OLAP
9 2 (0.70%) Snowflake Schema
9 2 (0.70%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 19 (6.62%) JIRA
2 6 (2.09%) GitLab
3 5 (1.74%) Git
3 5 (1.74%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.70%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.35%) Claude Code
5 1 (0.35%) ER Studio
5 1 (0.35%) ERwin
5 1 (0.35%) Gradle
5 1 (0.35%) JUnit
5 1 (0.35%) Liquibase
5 1 (0.35%) Mockito
5 1 (0.35%) MSI
5 1 (0.35%) Zephyr
General
1 102 (35.54%) Finance
2 60 (20.91%) Social Skills
3 31 (10.80%) Banking
4 28 (9.76%) Analytical Skills
5 16 (5.57%) Public Sector
6 14 (4.88%) General Ledger
7 12 (4.18%) Financial Institution
8 10 (3.48%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (2.79%) Law
9 8 (2.79%) Retail
10 6 (2.09%) Legal
11 4 (1.39%) Front Office
11 4 (1.39%) Telecoms
12 3 (1.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 3 (1.05%) Investment Banking
12 3 (1.05%) Local Government
13 2 (0.70%) International Banking
13 2 (0.70%) Marketing
13 2 (0.70%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (0.70%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 52 (18.12%) Architect
2 40 (13.94%) Lead
3 36 (12.54%) Consultant
4 31 (10.80%) Analyst
5 28 (9.76%) Project Manager
6 21 (7.32%) Senior
7 17 (5.92%) Business Analyst
8 16 (5.57%) Solutions Architect
9 15 (5.23%) Data Engineer
10 14 (4.88%) Data Analyst
10 14 (4.88%) Data Migration Lead
11 13 (4.53%) Data Architect
12 12 (4.18%) Cloud Architect
12 12 (4.18%) Migration Analyst
12 12 (4.18%) Migration Manager
12 12 (4.18%) Migration Project Manager
13 11 (3.83%) Azure Architect
14 10 (3.48%) Data Migration Analyst
15 9 (3.14%) Cloud Engineer
15 9 (3.14%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (5.57%) Oracle Fusion
2 9 (3.14%) Kafka
3 7 (2.44%) Middleware
3 7 (2.44%) REST
4 6 (2.09%) PySpark
5 4 (1.39%) .NET
5 4 (1.39%) React
5 4 (1.39%) RESTful
5 4 (1.39%) Spring
5 4 (1.39%) XML
6 3 (1.05%) ADO
6 3 (1.05%) JSON
7 2 (0.70%) .NET Core
7 2 (0.70%) EDI
7 2 (0.70%) FIX Protocol
7 2 (0.70%) Flash
7 2 (0.70%) Redux
7 2 (0.70%) Spring Boot
8 1 (0.35%) IDoc
8 1 (0.35%) OpenAPI
Miscellaneous
1 26 (9.06%) Cloud Native
1 26 (9.06%) Legacy Systems
2 8 (2.79%) Mainframe
2 8 (2.79%) Product Ownership
3 7 (2.44%) Data Centre
3 7 (2.44%) Data Structures
3 7 (2.44%) Public Cloud
4 6 (2.09%) Distributed Systems
4 6 (2.09%) Onboarding
5 5 (1.74%) Derivative
5 5 (1.74%) Hybrid Cloud
6 4 (1.39%) Fixed Income
6 4 (1.39%) Replication
7 3 (1.05%) Equities
7 3 (1.05%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 3 (1.05%) Reference Data
8 2 (0.70%) BYOD
8 2 (0.70%) Enterprise Cloud
8 2 (0.70%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.70%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 14 (4.88%) Windows
2 5 (1.74%) Linux
3 4 (1.39%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.70%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.70%) SUSE
4 2 (0.70%) VMS
4 2 (0.70%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.35%) AIX
5 1 (0.35%) Solaris
5 1 (0.35%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
5 1 (0.35%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (34.49%) Data Migration
2 63 (21.95%) Stakeholder Management
3 43 (14.98%) Agile
4 41 (14.29%) Validation
5 36 (12.54%) Project Delivery
6 35 (12.20%) ERP
7 34 (11.85%) CI/CD
8 33 (11.50%) Analytics
9 31 (10.80%) DevOps
10 28 (9.76%) User Acceptance Testing
11 27 (9.41%) Project Management
12 26 (9.06%) ETL
13 25 (8.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 24 (8.36%) Data Modelling
15 23 (8.01%) Business Intelligence
15 23 (8.01%) Infrastructure as Code
15 23 (8.01%) Problem-Solving
16 20 (6.97%) Roadmaps
17 18 (6.27%) Data Governance
18 17 (5.92%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 40 (13.94%) SQL
2 26 (9.06%) Python
3 7 (2.44%) PowerShell
4 6 (2.09%) Java
5 4 (1.39%) Bicep
5 4 (1.39%) C#
5 4 (1.39%) JavaScript
5 4 (1.39%) TypeScript
6 3 (1.05%) Bash
7 2 (0.70%) ABAP
7 2 (0.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.35%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.35%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.35%) VBA
Qualifications
1 44 (15.33%) Security Cleared
2 35 (12.20%) SC Cleared
3 14 (4.88%) PMP
4 13 (4.53%) PMI Certification
5 8 (2.79%) DBS Check
5 8 (2.79%) Degree
6 4 (1.39%) Azure Certification
6 4 (1.39%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (1.39%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (1.05%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.70%) CCNA
8 2 (0.70%) CCNP
9 1 (0.35%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
9 1 (0.35%) BC Cleared
9 1 (0.35%) CISA
9 1 (0.35%) CWNA
9 1 (0.35%) MCSA
9 1 (0.35%) MCSE
9 1 (0.35%) Network+ Certification
9 1 (0.35%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (6.27%) Data Quality
2 17 (5.92%) GDPR
3 14 (4.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (3.48%) NIST
5 8 (2.79%) QA
6 6 (2.09%) PCI DSS
6 6 (2.09%) PMO
7 3 (1.05%) GAAP
7 3 (1.05%) GRC
7 3 (1.05%) IFRS
8 2 (0.70%) ISO 20022
8 2 (0.70%) NCSC
8 2 (0.70%) PSD2
8 2 (0.70%) SEPA
8 2 (0.70%) SLA
9 1 (0.35%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.35%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.35%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.35%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.35%) TARGET2
System Software
1 7 (2.44%) Docker
2 6 (2.09%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.74%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.70%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (0.70%) VMware NSX
4 2 (0.70%) vSphere
5 1 (0.35%) Firmware
5 1 (0.35%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.35%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.35%) NFS
5 1 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (5.23%) Kubernetes
1 15 (5.23%) Terraform
2 5 (1.74%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (1.05%) Ansible
4 2 (0.70%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.35%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.35%) EMC VPLEX
5 1 (0.35%) Failover Clustering
5 1 (0.35%) Grafana
5 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Clustering
5 1 (0.35%) PowerCLI
5 1 (0.35%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.35%) SCCM
5 1 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.35%) vMotion
5 1 (0.35%) VxRail
Vendors
1 55 (19.16%) Microsoft
2 38 (13.24%) Oracle
3 27 (9.41%) SAP
4 16 (5.57%) Databricks
5 10 (3.48%) CyberArk
5 10 (3.48%) Google
6 9 (3.14%) Workday
7 8 (2.79%) Citrix
8 6 (2.09%) Salesforce
9 5 (1.74%) Cisco
9 5 (1.74%) VMware
10 4 (1.39%) IFS
10 4 (1.39%) Informatica
10 4 (1.39%) Pure Storage
11 3 (1.05%) IBM
11 3 (1.05%) Palo Alto
12 2 (0.70%) Adobe
12 2 (0.70%) Murex
12 2 (0.70%) Remedy
12 2 (0.70%) ServiceNow