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

6 months to
29 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 19 18
Rank change year-on-year +9 -1 -2
Contract jobs citing Migration 336 180 208
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 13.83% 9.42% 8.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 15.34% 10.04% 9.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 242 117 143
10th Percentile £385 £337 £380
25th Percentile £447 £434 £478
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £581 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year +5.68% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £688 £675 £669
90th Percentile £775 £720 £725
London median daily rate £550 £545 £550
% change year-on-year +0.92% -0.91% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £15.70 - -
25th Percentile £24.25 - -
Median hourly rate £32.50 - -
75th Percentile £36.25 - -
90th Percentile £38.50 - -
London median hourly rate £56.75 £25.15 £49.50
% change year-on-year +125.65% -49.19% -26.12%

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 2,190 1,793 2,143
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 90.12% 93.87% 91.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,514 1,210 1,365
10th Percentile £360 £318 £363
25th Percentile £450 £422 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -3.36%
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 34 27 28
10th Percentile £17.60 £18.15 £17.75
25th Percentile £18.75 £22.75 £24.83
Median hourly rate £25.57 £28.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.30% -18.57% +30.84%
75th Percentile £54.00 £50.75 £65.63
90th Percentile £64.25 £63.75 £119.65
London median hourly rate £33.60 £30.25 £35.50
% change year-on-year +11.07% -14.79% -5.33%

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 29 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
Hourly Rate Histogram in Central London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Migration in Central London over the 6 months to 29 September 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 29 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 +11 311 £588 +2.17% 160
West End of London -3 10 £600 -7.69% 11
City of Westminster -7 9 £525 -19.23% 23
Southwark - 3 £600 - 4
Kensington and Chelsea - 3 £550 -
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 (5.06%) SharePoint
2 12 (3.57%) Confluence
3 7 (2.08%) Apache Airflow
3 7 (2.08%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (1.49%) Apache
4 5 (1.49%) Apache Spark
4 5 (1.49%) CMS
5 4 (1.19%) SharePoint 2013
6 2 (0.60%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.60%) HCL Notes
6 2 (0.60%) SAS
7 1 (0.30%) IIS
7 1 (0.30%) WordPress
Applications
1 6 (1.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.19%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.19%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.30%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 8 (2.38%) Oracle Financials
1 8 (2.38%) Oracle Payables
1 8 (2.38%) Oracle Receivables
2 7 (2.08%) Oracle General Ledger
2 7 (2.08%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (1.49%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (1.49%) NetSuite
3 5 (1.49%) Oracle ERP
4 4 (1.19%) Remedy ITSM
5 3 (0.89%) iTrent
5 3 (0.89%) Oracle Assets
5 3 (0.89%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.89%) Oracle EBS R12
5 3 (0.89%) Oracle Internet Expenses
5 3 (0.89%) Oracle iProcurement
5 3 (0.89%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.89%) SAP HCM
6 2 (0.60%) Aladdin
6 2 (0.60%) Maximo
6 2 (0.60%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 71 (21.13%) Azure
2 47 (13.99%) AWS
3 26 (7.74%) Power Platform
4 22 (6.55%) Azure DevOps
5 21 (6.25%) GCP
6 19 (5.65%) Microsoft 365
7 15 (4.46%) SaaS
8 12 (3.57%) Entra ID
9 10 (2.98%) Azure Data Factory
9 10 (2.98%) OCI
9 10 (2.98%) Serverless
10 9 (2.68%) Snowflake
11 8 (2.38%) dbt
11 8 (2.38%) GitHub
12 7 (2.08%) IaaS
12 7 (2.08%) PaaS
13 6 (1.79%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 6 (1.79%) Dynamics 365
13 6 (1.79%) GitHub Actions
13 6 (1.79%) Google Kubernetes Engine
Communications & Networking
1 14 (4.17%) Firewall
2 11 (3.27%) DNS
3 9 (2.68%) Network Security
4 8 (2.38%) BGP
5 7 (2.08%) VPN
6 5 (1.49%) Internet
6 5 (1.49%) TCP/IP
7 4 (1.19%) DHCP
7 4 (1.19%) VLAN
8 3 (0.89%) Multicast
9 2 (0.60%) LAN
9 2 (0.60%) SSL
9 2 (0.60%) WAN
10 1 (0.30%) DVB
10 1 (0.30%) Extranet
10 1 (0.30%) PSTN
10 1 (0.30%) SMS
10 1 (0.30%) SMTP
10 1 (0.30%) VoIP
10 1 (0.30%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (6.55%) Power BI
2 18 (5.36%) SQL Server
3 15 (4.46%) Data Warehouse
4 13 (3.87%) Metadata
5 9 (2.68%) Relational Database
6 8 (2.38%) Oracle Database
7 7 (2.08%) Data Lake
7 7 (2.08%) Delta Lake
7 7 (2.08%) PostgreSQL
7 7 (2.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 5 (1.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 4 (1.19%) BusinessObjects
9 4 (1.19%) Data Mart
9 4 (1.19%) Oracle Reports
9 4 (1.19%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 3 (0.89%) Amazon Redshift
10 3 (0.89%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.60%) Data Vault
11 2 (0.60%) Hadoop
11 2 (0.60%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 27 (8.04%) JIRA
2 5 (1.49%) Git
2 5 (1.49%) GitLab
3 4 (1.19%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.89%) Oracle Forms
5 2 (0.60%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.30%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.30%) ER Studio
6 1 (0.30%) Gradle
6 1 (0.30%) JUnit
6 1 (0.30%) Liquibase
6 1 (0.30%) Mockito
6 1 (0.30%) PowerBuilder
6 1 (0.30%) Zephyr
General
1 111 (33.04%) Finance
2 90 (26.79%) Social Skills
3 39 (11.61%) Banking
4 32 (9.52%) Analytical Skills
5 21 (6.25%) Public Sector
6 14 (4.17%) General Ledger
7 13 (3.87%) Documentation Skills
8 10 (2.98%) Front Office
9 9 (2.68%) Financial Institution
9 9 (2.68%) Law
10 7 (2.08%) Investment Banking
11 6 (1.79%) Back Office
11 6 (1.79%) Retail
12 5 (1.49%) Legal
12 5 (1.49%) Manufacturing
13 4 (1.19%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (1.19%) Marketing
13 4 (1.19%) Telecoms
14 3 (0.89%) Billing
14 3 (0.89%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 61 (18.15%) Architect
2 41 (12.20%) Lead
3 37 (11.01%) Analyst
4 34 (10.12%) Consultant
5 26 (7.74%) Project Manager
6 23 (6.85%) Solutions Architect
7 22 (6.55%) Developer
7 22 (6.55%) Senior
8 21 (6.25%) Data Engineer
9 20 (5.95%) Business Analyst
9 20 (5.95%) Data Architect
10 16 (4.76%) Data Analyst
11 12 (3.57%) Cloud Engineer
12 11 (3.27%) Administrator
13 10 (2.98%) Migration Analyst
14 9 (2.68%) Oracle Consultant
15 8 (2.38%) Data Migration Analyst
15 8 (2.38%) Data Migration Lead
15 8 (2.38%) Migration Engineer
16 7 (2.08%) Azure Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (5.65%) Terraform
2 17 (5.06%) Oracle Fusion
3 13 (3.87%) REST
4 11 (3.27%) .NET
5 10 (2.98%) PySpark
6 9 (2.68%) Kafka
7 7 (2.08%) JSON
7 7 (2.08%) React
8 6 (1.79%) Middleware
9 5 (1.49%) Web Services
9 5 (1.49%) XML
10 4 (1.19%) .NET Core
10 4 (1.19%) SOAP
11 3 (0.89%) ADO
11 3 (0.89%) Node.js
11 3 (0.89%) RESTful
12 2 (0.60%) .NET Framework
12 2 (0.60%) Regular Expression
12 2 (0.60%) Spring
12 2 (0.60%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 31 (9.23%) Cloud Native
2 21 (6.25%) Legacy Systems
3 16 (4.76%) Product Ownership
4 15 (4.46%) Data Centre
5 11 (3.27%) Mainframe
6 10 (2.98%) Data Structures
6 10 (2.98%) Onboarding
7 8 (2.38%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (2.08%) Distributed Systems
8 7 (2.08%) Management Information System
8 7 (2.08%) Replication
9 6 (1.79%) Derivative
9 6 (1.79%) Hybrid Cloud
9 6 (1.79%) Public Cloud
10 4 (1.19%) Clustering
10 4 (1.19%) Legacy Applications
10 4 (1.19%) Private Cloud
10 4 (1.19%) Reinsurance
11 3 (0.89%) AI Agents
11 3 (0.89%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 24 (7.14%) Windows
2 5 (1.49%) Linux
3 4 (1.19%) Unix
3 4 (1.19%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.89%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.60%) VMS
5 2 (0.60%) zOS
6 1 (0.30%) AIX
6 1 (0.30%) Android
6 1 (0.30%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.30%) MVS
6 1 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.30%) Solaris
6 1 (0.30%) SUSE
6 1 (0.30%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
6 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (34.52%) Data Migration
2 89 (26.49%) Stakeholder Management
3 52 (15.48%) Agile
4 49 (14.58%) Validation
5 43 (12.80%) CI/CD
6 40 (11.90%) DevOps
7 36 (10.71%) Data Modelling
8 35 (10.42%) Infrastructure as Code
8 35 (10.42%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 34 (10.12%) Analytics
9 34 (10.12%) ERP
10 33 (9.82%) ETL
10 33 (9.82%) Problem-Solving
10 33 (9.82%) User Acceptance Testing
11 31 (9.23%) Data Governance
12 27 (8.04%) Project Delivery
13 26 (7.74%) Roadmaps
14 23 (6.85%) Business Intelligence
14 23 (6.85%) Decision-Making
14 23 (6.85%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 50 (14.88%) SQL
2 37 (11.01%) Python
3 13 (3.87%) PowerShell
4 11 (3.27%) C#
5 8 (2.38%) Java
5 8 (2.38%) TypeScript
6 6 (1.79%) Bicep
7 5 (1.49%) JavaScript
8 4 (1.19%) Korn
9 3 (0.89%) Perl
9 3 (0.89%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.60%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.60%) JCL
11 1 (0.30%) Bash
11 1 (0.30%) REXX
11 1 (0.30%) SOQL
11 1 (0.30%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 52 (15.48%) Security Cleared
2 44 (13.10%) SC Cleared
3 10 (2.98%) PMI Certification
3 10 (2.98%) PMP
4 8 (2.38%) DBS Check
4 8 (2.38%) Degree
5 7 (2.08%) DV Cleared
6 4 (1.19%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (0.89%) Azure Certification
7 3 (0.89%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (0.89%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.60%) CAPM
8 2 (0.60%) CCNA
8 2 (0.60%) CCNP
8 2 (0.60%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.30%) BC Cleared
9 1 (0.30%) CCIE
9 1 (0.30%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.30%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (0.30%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (11.90%) Data Quality
2 13 (3.87%) QA
3 7 (2.08%) PMO
4 6 (1.79%) GDPR
5 5 (1.49%) GRC
5 5 (1.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (1.19%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.60%) 21 CFR Part 11
7 2 (0.60%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.60%) GMP
7 2 (0.60%) GxP
7 2 (0.60%) IFRS
7 2 (0.60%) ISO 20022
7 2 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 17025
7 2 (0.60%) NCSC
7 2 (0.60%) NIST
7 2 (0.60%) SEPA
7 2 (0.60%) SLA
8 1 (0.30%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.30%) TARGET2
System Software
1 15 (4.46%) Active Directory
2 12 (3.57%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.19%) Docker
4 3 (0.89%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.60%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.60%) vSphere
6 1 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.30%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 18 (5.36%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.79%) Ansible
2 6 (1.79%) SCCM
3 3 (0.89%) Microsoft Clustering
3 3 (0.89%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.89%) SCOM
3 3 (0.89%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.30%) Cisco CUCM
4 1 (0.30%) Failover Clustering
4 1 (0.30%) ITRS Geneos
4 1 (0.30%) PingFederate
4 1 (0.30%) PowerCLI
4 1 (0.30%) Tivoli
4 1 (0.30%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 68 (20.24%) Microsoft
2 50 (14.88%) Oracle
3 29 (8.63%) Databricks
4 28 (8.33%) SAP
5 17 (5.06%) Google
6 13 (3.87%) VMware
7 12 (3.57%) Cisco
8 8 (2.38%) ServiceNow
9 7 (2.08%) Citrix
10 6 (1.79%) CyberArk
11 5 (1.49%) IBM
11 5 (1.49%) Remedy
11 5 (1.49%) Salesforce
12 4 (1.19%) Bloomberg
12 4 (1.19%) IFS
12 4 (1.19%) Informatica
13 3 (0.89%) BMC
13 3 (0.89%) Commvault
13 3 (0.89%) Refinitiv
13 3 (0.89%) Workday