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

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 17 16
Rank change year-on-year +5 -1 +1
Contract jobs citing Migration 316 196 221
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 12.47% 9.64% 9.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.12% 10.28% 10.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 239 121 154
10th Percentile £400 £331 £366
25th Percentile £450 £425 £485
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £570
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -3.51% -2.98%
75th Percentile £675 £685 £650
90th Percentile £763 £775 £725
London median daily rate £550 £550 £550
% change year-on-year - - -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 2,238 1,907 2,111
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 88.32% 93.80% 92.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,541 1,255 1,430
10th Percentile £363 £325 £375
25th Percentile £456 £425 £464
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 36 20
10th Percentile £17.60 £19.33 £15.80
25th Percentile £18.75 £24.43 £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 £46.15 £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 20 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 20 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 +7 291 £589 +7.05% 88
City of Westminster -6 12 £513 -21.15% 8
West End of London -4 9 £573 -11.92% 8
Southwark -2 3 £600 +33.33% 1
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 (6.01%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.53%) Confluence
3 6 (1.90%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (1.58%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (1.58%) SharePoint 2013
5 4 (1.27%) CMS
6 3 (0.95%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.63%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 2 (0.63%) Apache
7 2 (0.63%) HCL Notes
8 1 (0.32%) Camunda
8 1 (0.32%) IIS
8 1 (0.32%) SAS
8 1 (0.32%) WordPress
Applications
1 7 (2.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.95%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.32%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (2.22%) Oracle Financials
1 7 (2.22%) Oracle Payables
1 7 (2.22%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.90%) Oracle ERP
2 6 (1.90%) Oracle General Ledger
2 6 (1.90%) Oracle Receivables
3 5 (1.58%) NetSuite
3 5 (1.58%) Workday HCM
4 4 (1.27%) Remedy ITSM
4 4 (1.27%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.95%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.95%) iTrent
5 3 (0.95%) 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 (0.32%) CA PPM
7 1 (0.32%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.32%) SAP FI-AR
Cloud Services
1 65 (20.57%) Azure
2 44 (13.92%) AWS
3 24 (7.59%) Power Platform
4 23 (7.28%) GCP
5 18 (5.70%) Azure DevOps
6 13 (4.11%) Entra ID
6 13 (4.11%) Microsoft 365
6 13 (4.11%) SaaS
7 11 (3.48%) Azure Data Factory
7 11 (3.48%) OCI
7 11 (3.48%) Serverless
8 10 (3.16%) GitHub
9 9 (2.85%) Snowflake
10 7 (2.22%) dbt
11 6 (1.90%) Amazon S3
11 6 (1.90%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 6 (1.90%) GitHub Actions
11 6 (1.90%) Google Kubernetes Engine
11 6 (1.90%) IaaS
11 6 (1.90%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (3.16%) Firewall
2 9 (2.85%) DNS
3 6 (1.90%) Network Security
3 6 (1.90%) VPN
4 5 (1.58%) VLAN
5 4 (1.27%) Internet
6 3 (0.95%) BGP
6 3 (0.95%) DHCP
6 3 (0.95%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.63%) EIGRP
7 2 (0.63%) LAN
7 2 (0.63%) OSPF
7 2 (0.63%) SSL
7 2 (0.63%) TACACS
7 2 (0.63%) VSAN
7 2 (0.63%) WAN
7 2 (0.63%) Wireless
8 1 (0.32%) Cisco Wireless
8 1 (0.32%) DKIM
8 1 (0.32%) DMARC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (7.28%) Power BI
2 14 (4.43%) SQL Server
3 13 (4.11%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (2.53%) Metadata
5 7 (2.22%) Oracle Database
6 6 (1.90%) Relational Database
6 6 (1.90%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (1.58%) Delta Lake
7 5 (1.58%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (1.58%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 4 (1.27%) Azure SQL Database
8 4 (1.27%) BigQuery
8 4 (1.27%) BusinessObjects
8 4 (1.27%) Data Mart
8 4 (1.27%) Oracle Reports
8 4 (1.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.95%) Amazon Redshift
9 3 (0.95%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.63%) Data Vault
10 2 (0.63%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 23 (7.28%) JIRA
2 6 (1.90%) GitLab
3 5 (1.58%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.27%) Git
5 2 (0.63%) Oracle Forms
5 2 (0.63%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.32%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.32%) ER Studio
6 1 (0.32%) Gradle
6 1 (0.32%) JUnit
6 1 (0.32%) Liquibase
6 1 (0.32%) Mockito
6 1 (0.32%) PowerBuilder
6 1 (0.32%) Zephyr
General
1 101 (31.96%) Finance
2 72 (22.78%) Social Skills
3 30 (9.49%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (9.18%) Banking
5 20 (6.33%) Public Sector
6 15 (4.75%) General Ledger
7 12 (3.80%) Financial Institution
7 12 (3.80%) Law
8 9 (2.85%) Documentation Skills
8 9 (2.85%) Retail
9 7 (2.22%) Front Office
10 6 (1.90%) Legal
11 5 (1.58%) Telecoms
12 4 (1.27%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (1.27%) Investment Banking
13 3 (0.95%) Back Office
13 3 (0.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 3 (0.95%) Presentation Skills
14 2 (0.63%) Billing
14 2 (0.63%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 56 (17.72%) Architect
2 45 (14.24%) Lead
3 33 (10.44%) Consultant
4 32 (10.13%) Analyst
5 29 (9.18%) Project Manager
6 21 (6.65%) Senior
7 20 (6.33%) Developer
8 17 (5.38%) Solutions Architect
9 16 (5.06%) Data Architect
9 16 (5.06%) Data Engineer
9 16 (5.06%) Data Migration Lead
10 15 (4.75%) Data Analyst
11 13 (4.11%) Business Analyst
12 12 (3.80%) Cloud Engineer
12 12 (3.80%) Migration Analyst
13 11 (3.48%) Azure Architect
13 11 (3.48%) Cloud Architect
14 10 (3.16%) Administrator
15 9 (2.85%) Data Migration Analyst
15 9 (2.85%) Oracle Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (6.65%) Terraform
2 16 (5.06%) Oracle Fusion
3 13 (4.11%) REST
4 10 (3.16%) .NET
4 10 (3.16%) Kafka
5 9 (2.85%) PySpark
6 6 (1.90%) JSON
7 5 (1.58%) Middleware
7 5 (1.58%) React
8 4 (1.27%) .NET Core
8 4 (1.27%) RESTful
8 4 (1.27%) SOAP
8 4 (1.27%) Spring
8 4 (1.27%) XML
9 3 (0.95%) Spring Boot
10 2 (0.63%) PCRE
10 2 (0.63%) Redux
10 2 (0.63%) Regular Expression
10 2 (0.63%) Web Services
10 2 (0.63%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (9.49%) Cloud Native
2 23 (7.28%) Legacy Systems
3 13 (4.11%) Data Centre
4 12 (3.80%) Product Ownership
5 9 (2.85%) Data Structures
5 9 (2.85%) Mainframe
6 8 (2.53%) Onboarding
6 8 (2.53%) Public Cloud
7 7 (2.22%) Distributed Systems
8 5 (1.58%) Clustering
8 5 (1.58%) Hybrid Cloud
8 5 (1.58%) Replication
9 4 (1.27%) Derivative
9 4 (1.27%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (0.95%) AI Agents
10 3 (0.95%) Management Information System
10 3 (0.95%) Private Cloud
11 2 (0.63%) Fixed Income
11 2 (0.63%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 2 (0.63%) LIMS
Operating Systems
1 24 (7.59%) Windows
2 7 (2.22%) Linux
3 4 (1.27%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.95%) Unix
4 3 (0.95%) VMS
5 2 (0.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.63%) SUSE
5 2 (0.63%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.32%) AIX
6 1 (0.32%) Android
6 1 (0.32%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.32%) Solaris
6 1 (0.32%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
6 1 (0.32%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (33.23%) Data Migration
2 71 (22.47%) Stakeholder Management
3 46 (14.56%) Agile
4 44 (13.92%) CI/CD
5 42 (13.29%) Validation
6 37 (11.71%) Analytics
7 35 (11.08%) DevOps
7 35 (11.08%) Project Delivery
8 34 (10.76%) Data Modelling
8 34 (10.76%) ERP
9 33 (10.44%) Infrastructure as Code
10 31 (9.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 29 (9.18%) User Acceptance Testing
12 28 (8.86%) ETL
12 28 (8.86%) Problem-Solving
13 27 (8.54%) Project Management
14 26 (8.23%) Business Intelligence
15 23 (7.28%) Roadmaps
16 22 (6.96%) Data Governance
17 20 (6.33%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 45 (14.24%) SQL
2 33 (10.44%) Python
3 15 (4.75%) PowerShell
4 10 (3.16%) C#
5 7 (2.22%) Java
6 6 (1.90%) Bicep
7 5 (1.58%) TypeScript
8 4 (1.27%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.95%) Bash
9 3 (0.95%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.63%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.63%) Perl
11 1 (0.32%) Korn
11 1 (0.32%) SOQL
11 1 (0.32%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.32%) VBA
Qualifications
1 55 (17.41%) Security Cleared
2 47 (14.87%) SC Cleared
3 9 (2.85%) PMI Certification
3 9 (2.85%) PMP
4 8 (2.53%) DBS Check
5 7 (2.22%) DV Cleared
6 6 (1.90%) Azure Certification
6 6 (1.90%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (1.58%) Degree
8 3 (0.95%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.63%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.63%) CCNA
9 2 (0.63%) CCNP
10 1 (0.32%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.32%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 1 (0.32%) CESG Certified Professional
10 1 (0.32%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.32%) CSPO
10 1 (0.32%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.32%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (8.23%) Data Quality
2 12 (3.80%) QA
3 11 (3.48%) GDPR
3 11 (3.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (2.53%) PMO
5 6 (1.90%) NIST
5 6 (1.90%) PCI DSS
6 5 (1.58%) GRC
7 3 (0.95%) SLA
8 2 (0.63%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 2 (0.63%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.63%) GMP
8 2 (0.63%) GxP
8 2 (0.63%) IFRS
8 2 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 17025
8 2 (0.63%) NCSC
9 1 (0.32%) IFRS 9
9 1 (0.32%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.32%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.32%) SEPA
System Software
1 15 (4.75%) Active Directory
2 11 (3.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (2.22%) Docker
4 3 (0.95%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.95%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.63%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.63%) vSphere
6 1 (0.32%) Firmware
6 1 (0.32%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.32%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 19 (6.01%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.58%) Ansible
3 4 (1.27%) Microsoft Clustering
3 4 (1.27%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (1.27%) SCCM
4 3 (0.95%) SCOM
5 2 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.63%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.32%) Failover Clustering
6 1 (0.32%) Grafana
6 1 (0.32%) ITRS Geneos
6 1 (0.32%) PingFederate
6 1 (0.32%) PowerCLI
6 1 (0.32%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.32%) VxRail
Vendors
1 60 (18.99%) Microsoft
2 43 (13.61%) Oracle
3 26 (8.23%) SAP
4 22 (6.96%) Databricks
5 17 (5.38%) Google
6 12 (3.80%) VMware
7 8 (2.53%) Citrix
7 8 (2.53%) CyberArk
8 7 (2.22%) Workday
9 6 (1.90%) Cisco
10 5 (1.58%) Remedy
10 5 (1.58%) Salesforce
10 5 (1.58%) ServiceNow
11 4 (1.27%) IFS
12 3 (0.95%) BMC
12 3 (0.95%) Commvault
12 3 (0.95%) IBM
12 3 (0.95%) Palo Alto
12 3 (0.95%) Splunk
13 2 (0.63%) Adobe