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 17 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 17 16
Rank change year-on-year +6 -1 +1
Contract jobs citing Migration 319 205 218
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 12.50% 9.94% 9.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.16% 10.59% 10.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 241 126 154
10th Percentile £406 £341 £366
25th Percentile £450 £425 £485
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £570
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -3.51% -5.00%
75th Percentile £675 £683 £650
90th Percentile £763 £769 £725
London median daily rate £550 £537 £550
% change year-on-year +2.37% -2.32% -6.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £29.60 - -
25th Percentile £30.50 £34.63 -
Median hourly rate £32.50 £34.65 -
Median % change year-on-year -6.20% - -
75th Percentile £34.00 £34.68 -
90th Percentile £34.60 - -
London median hourly rate £55.00 £25.15 £65.75
% change year-on-year +118.69% -61.75% +10.04%

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 2,253 1,935 2,107
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 88.25% 93.84% 91.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,547 1,280 1,433
10th Percentile £364 £325 £375
25th Percentile £456 £423 £470
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £788
London median daily rate £550 £540 £550
% change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 34 20
10th Percentile £17.60 £19.14 £15.80
25th Percentile £18.75 £23.98 £20.43
Median hourly rate £24.65 £29.07 £26.78
Median % change year-on-year -15.22% +8.55% -23.49%
75th Percentile £45.37 £49.22 £65.63
90th Percentile £64.88 £63.75 £137.50
London median hourly rate £35.50 £29.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year +20.34% -15.71% -12.50%

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 17 August 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
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 17 August 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 +8 294 £581 +5.68% 84
City of Westminster -6 12 £513 -21.15% 5
West End of London -4 9 £573 -11.92% 5
Southwark -1 3 £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 19 (5.96%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.51%) Confluence
3 6 (1.88%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (1.57%) SharePoint 2013
5 4 (1.25%) CMS
5 4 (1.25%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (0.94%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.63%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 2 (0.63%) Apache
7 2 (0.63%) HCL Notes
8 1 (0.31%) Camunda
8 1 (0.31%) IIS
8 1 (0.31%) SAS
8 1 (0.31%) WordPress
Applications
1 7 (2.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.94%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.31%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (2.19%) Oracle Financials
1 7 (2.19%) Oracle Payables
1 7 (2.19%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.88%) Oracle ERP
2 6 (1.88%) Oracle General Ledger
2 6 (1.88%) Oracle Receivables
3 5 (1.57%) NetSuite
3 5 (1.57%) Workday HCM
4 4 (1.25%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (1.25%) Remedy ITSM
4 4 (1.25%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.94%) iTrent
5 3 (0.94%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.63%) Aladdin
6 2 (0.63%) Oracle Assets
6 2 (0.63%) SAP HCM
6 2 (0.63%) SAP Payroll
7 1 (0.31%) Maximo
7 1 (0.31%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.31%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 65 (20.38%) Azure
2 45 (14.11%) AWS
3 25 (7.84%) Power Platform
4 23 (7.21%) GCP
5 18 (5.64%) Azure DevOps
6 13 (4.08%) SaaS
7 12 (3.76%) Entra ID
7 12 (3.76%) Microsoft 365
8 11 (3.45%) Azure Data Factory
8 11 (3.45%) GitHub
8 11 (3.45%) OCI
8 11 (3.45%) Serverless
9 9 (2.82%) Snowflake
10 7 (2.19%) GitHub Actions
11 6 (1.88%) Amazon S3
11 6 (1.88%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 6 (1.88%) dbt
11 6 (1.88%) Google Kubernetes Engine
11 6 (1.88%) IaaS
11 6 (1.88%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (3.13%) Firewall
2 8 (2.51%) DNS
3 6 (1.88%) Network Security
3 6 (1.88%) VPN
4 5 (1.57%) VLAN
5 4 (1.25%) Internet
6 3 (0.94%) BGP
6 3 (0.94%) DHCP
6 3 (0.94%) TCP/IP
6 3 (0.94%) VSAN
6 3 (0.94%) WAN
7 2 (0.63%) EIGRP
7 2 (0.63%) LAN
7 2 (0.63%) OSPF
7 2 (0.63%) SD-WAN
7 2 (0.63%) SSL
7 2 (0.63%) TACACS
7 2 (0.63%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.63%) Wireless
8 1 (0.31%) PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (7.21%) Power BI
2 14 (4.39%) SQL Server
3 13 (4.08%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (2.51%) Metadata
5 7 (2.19%) Oracle Database
5 7 (2.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 6 (1.88%) Relational Database
7 5 (1.57%) Delta Lake
7 5 (1.57%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (1.57%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 4 (1.25%) Azure SQL Database
8 4 (1.25%) BigQuery
8 4 (1.25%) BusinessObjects
8 4 (1.25%) Data Mart
8 4 (1.25%) Oracle Reports
8 4 (1.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.94%) Amazon Redshift
9 3 (0.94%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.63%) Spark SQL
10 2 (0.63%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 24 (7.52%) JIRA
2 7 (2.19%) GitLab
3 5 (1.57%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.25%) Git
5 2 (0.63%) Oracle Forms
5 2 (0.63%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.31%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.31%) ER Studio
6 1 (0.31%) Gradle
6 1 (0.31%) JUnit
6 1 (0.31%) Liquibase
6 1 (0.31%) Mockito
6 1 (0.31%) MSI
6 1 (0.31%) PowerBuilder
6 1 (0.31%) Zephyr
General
1 101 (31.66%) Finance
2 72 (22.57%) Social Skills
3 31 (9.72%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (9.09%) Banking
5 20 (6.27%) Public Sector
6 15 (4.70%) General Ledger
7 12 (3.76%) Financial Institution
7 12 (3.76%) Law
8 10 (3.13%) Retail
9 9 (2.82%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (2.19%) Front Office
11 5 (1.57%) Legal
11 5 (1.57%) Telecoms
12 4 (1.25%) Investment Banking
13 3 (0.94%) Back Office
13 3 (0.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 3 (0.94%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (0.94%) Presentation Skills
14 2 (0.63%) Local Government
14 2 (0.63%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 56 (17.55%) Architect
2 44 (13.79%) Lead
3 36 (11.29%) Consultant
4 30 (9.40%) Analyst
5 27 (8.46%) Project Manager
6 24 (7.52%) Senior
7 20 (6.27%) Developer
8 17 (5.33%) Data Engineer
8 17 (5.33%) Solutions Architect
9 16 (5.02%) Data Architect
9 16 (5.02%) Data Migration Lead
10 14 (4.39%) Business Analyst
11 13 (4.08%) Cloud Engineer
11 13 (4.08%) Data Analyst
12 11 (3.45%) Azure Architect
12 11 (3.45%) Cloud Architect
12 11 (3.45%) Migration Analyst
13 10 (3.13%) Administrator
14 9 (2.82%) Migration Project Manager
14 9 (2.82%) Oracle Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (5.02%) Oracle Fusion
2 13 (4.08%) REST
3 10 (3.13%) .NET
3 10 (3.13%) Kafka
4 9 (2.82%) PySpark
5 6 (1.88%) JSON
6 5 (1.57%) Middleware
6 5 (1.57%) React
7 4 (1.25%) .NET Core
7 4 (1.25%) RESTful
7 4 (1.25%) SOAP
7 4 (1.25%) Spring
7 4 (1.25%) XML
8 3 (0.94%) Spring Boot
9 2 (0.63%) ADO
9 2 (0.63%) FIX Protocol
9 2 (0.63%) Redux
9 2 (0.63%) Regular Expression
9 2 (0.63%) Web Services
9 2 (0.63%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (9.40%) Cloud Native
2 24 (7.52%) Legacy Systems
3 15 (4.70%) Data Centre
4 11 (3.45%) Product Ownership
5 10 (3.13%) Data Structures
6 9 (2.82%) Mainframe
6 9 (2.82%) Onboarding
7 8 (2.51%) Public Cloud
8 7 (2.19%) Distributed Systems
9 5 (1.57%) Clustering
9 5 (1.57%) Hybrid Cloud
9 5 (1.57%) Replication
10 4 (1.25%) Derivative
10 4 (1.25%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (0.94%) AI Agents
11 3 (0.94%) Management Information System
11 3 (0.94%) Private Cloud
12 2 (0.63%) Analytical Mindset
12 2 (0.63%) Fixed Income
12 2 (0.63%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 25 (7.84%) Windows
2 7 (2.19%) Linux
3 4 (1.25%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.94%) Unix
4 3 (0.94%) VMS
5 2 (0.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.63%) SUSE
5 2 (0.63%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.31%) AIX
6 1 (0.31%) Android
6 1 (0.31%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.31%) Solaris
6 1 (0.31%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
6 1 (0.31%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (32.92%) Data Migration
2 70 (21.94%) Stakeholder Management
3 46 (14.42%) Agile
4 45 (14.11%) CI/CD
5 42 (13.17%) Validation
6 37 (11.60%) Analytics
7 36 (11.29%) Project Delivery
8 35 (10.97%) DevOps
9 34 (10.66%) Data Modelling
9 34 (10.66%) ERP
9 34 (10.66%) Infrastructure as Code
10 32 (10.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 29 (9.09%) ETL
11 29 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
11 29 (9.09%) User Acceptance Testing
12 26 (8.15%) Business Intelligence
12 26 (8.15%) Project Management
13 24 (7.52%) Roadmaps
14 21 (6.58%) Data Governance
15 20 (6.27%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 45 (14.11%) SQL
2 32 (10.03%) Python
3 15 (4.70%) PowerShell
4 10 (3.13%) C#
5 7 (2.19%) Java
6 6 (1.88%) Bicep
7 5 (1.57%) TypeScript
8 4 (1.25%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.94%) Bash
9 3 (0.94%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.63%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.63%) Perl
11 1 (0.31%) Korn
11 1 (0.31%) SOQL
11 1 (0.31%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.31%) VBA
Qualifications
1 56 (17.55%) Security Cleared
2 47 (14.73%) SC Cleared
3 9 (2.82%) PMI Certification
3 9 (2.82%) PMP
4 8 (2.51%) DBS Check
5 7 (2.19%) DV Cleared
6 6 (1.88%) Azure Certification
6 6 (1.88%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (1.57%) Degree
8 3 (0.94%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.63%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.63%) CCNA
9 2 (0.63%) CCNP
10 1 (0.31%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 1 (0.31%) BC Cleared
10 1 (0.31%) CESG Certified Professional
10 1 (0.31%) CISA
10 1 (0.31%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.31%) CSPO
10 1 (0.31%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (7.84%) Data Quality
2 14 (4.39%) QA
3 11 (3.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (3.13%) GDPR
5 8 (2.51%) PMO
6 7 (2.19%) PCI DSS
7 6 (1.88%) NIST
8 5 (1.57%) GRC
9 3 (0.94%) SLA
10 2 (0.63%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 2 (0.63%) Accessibility
10 2 (0.63%) GMP
10 2 (0.63%) GxP
10 2 (0.63%) IFRS
10 2 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 17025
10 2 (0.63%) NCSC
11 1 (0.31%) IFRS 9
11 1 (0.31%) ISO 20022
11 1 (0.31%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.31%) PSD2
System Software
1 14 (4.39%) Active Directory
2 12 (3.76%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (2.51%) Docker
4 3 (0.94%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.94%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.63%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.63%) vSphere
6 1 (0.31%) Firmware
6 1 (0.31%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.31%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (0.31%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 23 (7.21%) Terraform
2 20 (6.27%) Kubernetes
3 5 (1.57%) Ansible
4 4 (1.25%) Microsoft Clustering
4 4 (1.25%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (1.25%) SCCM
5 3 (0.94%) SCOM
6 2 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.63%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.31%) Failover Clustering
7 1 (0.31%) Grafana
7 1 (0.31%) ITRS Geneos
7 1 (0.31%) PingFederate
7 1 (0.31%) PowerCLI
7 1 (0.31%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.31%) VxRail
Vendors
1 59 (18.50%) Microsoft
2 44 (13.79%) Oracle
3 26 (8.15%) SAP
4 21 (6.58%) Databricks
5 17 (5.33%) Google
6 13 (4.08%) VMware
7 9 (2.82%) Citrix
8 8 (2.51%) CyberArk
9 7 (2.19%) Workday
10 6 (1.88%) Cisco
10 6 (1.88%) Salesforce
11 5 (1.57%) Remedy
11 5 (1.57%) ServiceNow
12 4 (1.25%) IFS
13 3 (0.94%) BMC
13 3 (0.94%) Commvault
13 3 (0.94%) IBM
13 3 (0.94%) Informatica
13 3 (0.94%) Palo Alto
13 3 (0.94%) Splunk