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 11 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 17 14
Rank change year-on-year +5 -3 +2
Contract jobs citing Migration 324 189 224
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 12.97% 9.54% 9.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.52% 10.16% 10.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 238 119 154
10th Percentile £392 £338 £366
25th Percentile £447 £422 £485
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £680 £650
90th Percentile £775 £737 £725
London median daily rate £550 £538 £550
% change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile £30.20 - -
25th Percentile £32.00 £34.63 -
Median hourly rate £35.00 £34.65 -
Median % change year-on-year +1.01% - -
75th Percentile £37.50 £34.68 -
90th Percentile £39.00 - -
London median hourly rate £59.75 £25.15 £67.50
% change year-on-year +137.57% -62.74% +0.75%

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 2,231 1,860 2,123
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 89.28% 93.84% 92.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,535 1,236 1,400
10th Percentile £360 £321 £375
25th Percentile £456 £419 £475
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 £774 £788
London median daily rate £550 £538 £550
% change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 33 25
10th Percentile £17.60 £19.05 £17.00
25th Percentile £18.75 £23.75 £22.00
Median hourly rate £25.00 £29.07 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.00% -11.91% +5.60%
75th Percentile £42.13 £50.75 £42.25
90th Percentile £63.75 £63.75 £119.50
London median hourly rate £35.00 £32.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +9.38% -8.57% -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 11 September 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 11 September 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 +6 295 £575 +4.55% 91
City of Westminster -6 11 £500 -23.08% 14
West End of London -4 9 £573 -11.92% 7
Kensington and Chelsea - 3 £550 -
Southwark - 3 £600 - 5
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 (5.86%) SharePoint
2 12 (3.70%) Confluence
3 8 (2.47%) Apache Airflow
4 7 (2.16%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (1.54%) Apache
5 5 (1.54%) Apache Spark
5 5 (1.54%) SharePoint 2013
6 4 (1.23%) CMS
7 2 (0.62%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 2 (0.62%) HCL Notes
7 2 (0.62%) SAS
8 1 (0.31%) Camunda
8 1 (0.31%) IIS
8 1 (0.31%) WordPress
Applications
1 6 (1.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.23%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.93%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.62%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.31%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 8 (2.47%) Oracle Financials
1 8 (2.47%) Oracle Payables
1 8 (2.47%) Oracle Receivables
2 7 (2.16%) Oracle General Ledger
2 7 (2.16%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (1.54%) NetSuite
3 5 (1.54%) Oracle ERP
4 4 (1.23%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (1.23%) Remedy ITSM
5 3 (0.93%) iTrent
5 3 (0.93%) Oracle Assets
5 3 (0.93%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.93%) Oracle EBS R12
5 3 (0.93%) Oracle Internet Expenses
5 3 (0.93%) Oracle iProcurement
5 3 (0.93%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.62%) SAP HCM
6 2 (0.62%) SAP Payroll
6 2 (0.62%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.31%) SAP FI-AR
Cloud Services
1 71 (21.91%) Azure
2 47 (14.51%) AWS
3 26 (8.02%) GCP
3 26 (8.02%) Power Platform
4 19 (5.86%) Azure DevOps
5 18 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
6 15 (4.63%) SaaS
7 12 (3.70%) Entra ID
8 11 (3.40%) Snowflake
9 10 (3.09%) Azure Data Factory
9 10 (3.09%) OCI
9 10 (3.09%) Serverless
10 9 (2.78%) GitHub
11 8 (2.47%) dbt
12 6 (1.85%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 6 (1.85%) GitHub Actions
12 6 (1.85%) Google Kubernetes Engine
12 6 (1.85%) IaaS
12 6 (1.85%) PaaS
13 5 (1.54%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 14 (4.32%) Firewall
2 11 (3.40%) DNS
2 11 (3.40%) Network Security
3 8 (2.47%) VPN
4 7 (2.16%) BGP
5 5 (1.54%) Internet
5 5 (1.54%) TCP/IP
5 5 (1.54%) VLAN
6 4 (1.23%) DHCP
7 2 (0.62%) LAN
7 2 (0.62%) Multicast
7 2 (0.62%) SSL
7 2 (0.62%) VSAN
7 2 (0.62%) WAN
8 1 (0.31%) Cisco Firepower
8 1 (0.31%) Cisco Nexus
8 1 (0.31%) DKIM
8 1 (0.31%) DMARC
8 1 (0.31%) Ethernet VPN
8 1 (0.31%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (7.10%) Power BI
2 18 (5.56%) SQL Server
3 15 (4.63%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (3.70%) Metadata
5 7 (2.16%) Delta Lake
5 7 (2.16%) Oracle Database
5 7 (2.16%) PostgreSQL
5 7 (2.16%) Relational Database
5 7 (2.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 6 (1.85%) Data Lake
7 5 (1.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (1.23%) Azure SQL Database
8 4 (1.23%) BigQuery
8 4 (1.23%) BusinessObjects
8 4 (1.23%) Data Mart
8 4 (1.23%) Oracle Reports
8 4 (1.23%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 3 (0.93%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.62%) Data Vault
10 2 (0.62%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 29 (8.95%) JIRA
2 5 (1.54%) Git
2 5 (1.54%) GitLab
3 4 (1.23%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.93%) Oracle Forms
5 2 (0.62%) 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%) PowerBuilder
6 1 (0.31%) Zephyr
General
1 107 (33.02%) Finance
2 86 (26.54%) Social Skills
3 37 (11.42%) Banking
4 31 (9.57%) Analytical Skills
5 21 (6.48%) Public Sector
6 15 (4.63%) General Ledger
7 11 (3.40%) Documentation Skills
7 11 (3.40%) Law
8 9 (2.78%) Financial Institution
8 9 (2.78%) Front Office
8 9 (2.78%) Retail
9 6 (1.85%) Investment Banking
9 6 (1.85%) Legal
10 5 (1.54%) Telecoms
11 4 (1.23%) Back Office
11 4 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (1.23%) Manufacturing
11 4 (1.23%) Marketing
12 3 (0.93%) Billing
12 3 (0.93%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 58 (17.90%) Architect
2 40 (12.35%) Lead
3 35 (10.80%) Consultant
4 32 (9.88%) Analyst
5 28 (8.64%) Project Manager
6 21 (6.48%) Data Architect
6 21 (6.48%) Developer
6 21 (6.48%) Senior
7 18 (5.56%) Data Engineer
7 18 (5.56%) Solutions Architect
8 14 (4.32%) Business Analyst
8 14 (4.32%) Data Analyst
9 12 (3.70%) Cloud Engineer
10 11 (3.40%) Administrator
10 11 (3.40%) Migration Analyst
11 9 (2.78%) Data Migration Analyst
11 9 (2.78%) Data Migration Lead
11 9 (2.78%) Oracle Consultant
12 8 (2.47%) Azure Architect
13 7 (2.16%) AWS Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (5.86%) Terraform
2 15 (4.63%) Oracle Fusion
3 13 (4.01%) REST
4 11 (3.40%) .NET
5 10 (3.09%) Kafka
5 10 (3.09%) PySpark
6 7 (2.16%) JSON
7 6 (1.85%) React
8 5 (1.54%) XML
9 4 (1.23%) .NET Core
9 4 (1.23%) Middleware
9 4 (1.23%) SOAP
10 3 (0.93%) RESTful
10 3 (0.93%) Spring
10 3 (0.93%) Spring Boot
11 2 (0.62%) .NET Framework
11 2 (0.62%) Node.js
11 2 (0.62%) SAML
11 2 (0.62%) Web Services
11 2 (0.62%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 31 (9.57%) Cloud Native
2 20 (6.17%) Legacy Systems
3 16 (4.94%) Data Centre
4 15 (4.63%) Product Ownership
5 11 (3.40%) Mainframe
6 9 (2.78%) Data Structures
7 8 (2.47%) Onboarding
7 8 (2.47%) Replication
8 7 (2.16%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (2.16%) Management Information System
8 7 (2.16%) Public Cloud
9 6 (1.85%) Distributed Systems
10 5 (1.54%) Clustering
10 5 (1.54%) Hybrid Cloud
11 4 (1.23%) Derivative
11 4 (1.23%) Legacy Applications
12 3 (0.93%) AI Agents
12 3 (0.93%) Greenfield Project
12 3 (0.93%) Private Cloud
12 3 (0.93%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 26 (8.02%) Windows
2 7 (2.16%) Linux
3 5 (1.54%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.23%) Unix
5 3 (0.93%) VMS
5 3 (0.93%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.62%) SUSE
6 2 (0.62%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.62%) zOS
7 1 (0.31%) AIX
7 1 (0.31%) Android
7 1 (0.31%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.31%) MVS
7 1 (0.31%) Solaris
7 1 (0.31%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
7 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (32.10%) Data Migration
2 78 (24.07%) Stakeholder Management
3 50 (15.43%) Agile
4 43 (13.27%) CI/CD
5 42 (12.96%) Validation
6 38 (11.73%) Analytics
7 37 (11.42%) DevOps
7 37 (11.42%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 35 (10.80%) Data Modelling
9 34 (10.49%) Infrastructure as Code
10 33 (10.19%) ERP
10 33 (10.19%) Problem-Solving
11 30 (9.26%) Project Delivery
12 29 (8.95%) Data Governance
12 29 (8.95%) ETL
12 29 (8.95%) User Acceptance Testing
13 28 (8.64%) Project Management
14 27 (8.33%) Business Intelligence
15 24 (7.41%) Roadmaps
16 23 (7.10%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 47 (14.51%) SQL
2 33 (10.19%) Python
3 13 (4.01%) PowerShell
4 11 (3.40%) C#
5 7 (2.16%) Java
5 7 (2.16%) TypeScript
6 6 (1.85%) Bicep
7 5 (1.54%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.93%) Perl
9 2 (0.62%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.62%) JCL
9 2 (0.62%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.31%) Bash
10 1 (0.31%) Korn
10 1 (0.31%) REXX
10 1 (0.31%) SOQL
10 1 (0.31%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.31%) VBA
Qualifications
1 54 (16.67%) Security Cleared
2 42 (12.96%) SC Cleared
3 11 (3.40%) PMI Certification
3 11 (3.40%) PMP
4 8 (2.47%) DBS Check
4 8 (2.47%) Degree
5 7 (2.16%) DV Cleared
6 4 (1.23%) Azure Certification
6 4 (1.23%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (1.23%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (0.93%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (0.62%) CAPM
8 2 (0.62%) CCNA
8 2 (0.62%) CCNP
8 2 (0.62%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.31%) BC Cleared
9 1 (0.31%) CCIE
9 1 (0.31%) CWNA
9 1 (0.31%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (0.31%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (10.80%) Data Quality
2 12 (3.70%) QA
3 11 (3.40%) PMO
4 7 (2.16%) GDPR
5 6 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.54%) GRC
7 4 (1.23%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.93%) NIST
9 2 (0.62%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 2 (0.62%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.62%) GMP
9 2 (0.62%) GxP
9 2 (0.62%) IFRS
9 2 (0.62%) ISO 20022
9 2 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 2 (0.62%) NCSC
9 2 (0.62%) SEPA
10 1 (0.31%) GAAP
10 1 (0.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.31%) SLA
System Software
1 16 (4.94%) Active Directory
2 11 (3.40%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.54%) Docker
4 3 (0.93%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.93%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.62%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.62%) vSphere
6 1 (0.31%) Firmware
6 1 (0.31%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.31%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 18 (5.56%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.85%) Ansible
2 6 (1.85%) SCCM
3 4 (1.23%) Microsoft Clustering
3 4 (1.23%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.93%) SCOM
4 3 (0.93%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.62%) Failover Clustering
5 2 (0.62%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.31%) Cisco CUCM
6 1 (0.31%) ITRS Geneos
6 1 (0.31%) PingFederate
6 1 (0.31%) PowerCLI
6 1 (0.31%) Tivoli
6 1 (0.31%) VxRail
Vendors
1 65 (20.06%) Microsoft
2 44 (13.58%) Oracle
3 28 (8.64%) Databricks
4 27 (8.33%) SAP
5 16 (4.94%) Google
6 12 (3.70%) VMware
7 11 (3.40%) Cisco
8 8 (2.47%) Citrix
8 8 (2.47%) ServiceNow
9 5 (1.54%) CyberArk
9 5 (1.54%) IBM
9 5 (1.54%) Remedy
10 4 (1.23%) Bloomberg
10 4 (1.23%) IFS
10 4 (1.23%) Salesforce
10 4 (1.23%) Workday
11 3 (0.93%) BMC
11 3 (0.93%) Commvault
11 3 (0.93%) Informatica
11 3 (0.93%) Refinitiv