Migration Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Migration
Central London > City of London

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

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 18 16
Rank change year-on-year +7 -2 +2
Contract jobs citing Migration 296 180 203
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 12.35% 9.64% 9.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.14% 10.23% 10.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 221 112 145
10th Percentile £406 £333 £368
25th Percentile £450 £425 £485
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £538 £565
Median % change year-on-year +6.98% -4.87% -6.22%
75th Percentile £675 £668 £658
90th Percentile £763 £774 £725
Central London median daily rate £575 £538 £565
% change year-on-year +6.98% -4.87% -5.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £29.00 £34.63 -
Median hourly rate £30.00 £34.65 -
Median % change year-on-year -13.42% - -
75th Percentile £31.00 £34.68 -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median hourly rate £35.00 £34.65 -
% change year-on-year +1.01% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
City of 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 the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,093 1,760 1,893
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 87.35% 94.22% 91.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,427 1,155 1,286
10th Percentile £374 £330 £375
25th Percentile £456 £425 £469
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 £764 £796
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 21 17
10th Percentile £17.60 £17.08 £15.20
25th Percentile £18.46 £24.66 £20.22
Median hourly rate £19.50 £28.50 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year -31.58% +5.56% -13.60%
75th Percentile £41.69 £56.75 £78.75
90th Percentile £61.31 £63.75 £137.50
Central London median hourly rate £23.16 £30.04 £27.00
% change year-on-year -22.89% +11.24% -22.86%

Migration
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Migration job vacancy trend in the City of London

Migration
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Migration.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Migration

Migration
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Migration in the City of London over the 6 months to 6 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Migration in the City of London

Migration
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Migration.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Migration

Migration
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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 18 (6.08%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.36%) Confluence
3 5 (1.69%) Apache Airflow
3 5 (1.69%) SharePoint 2013
4 4 (1.35%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (1.01%) CMS
6 2 (0.68%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.68%) Apache
6 2 (0.68%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.68%) HCL Notes
7 1 (0.34%) Camunda
7 1 (0.34%) IIS
7 1 (0.34%) WordPress
Applications
1 7 (2.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.01%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.34%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (2.36%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (2.03%) Oracle Financials
2 6 (2.03%) Oracle Payables
3 5 (1.69%) NetSuite
3 5 (1.69%) Oracle ERP
3 5 (1.69%) Oracle General Ledger
3 5 (1.69%) Oracle Receivables
3 5 (1.69%) Workday HCM
4 4 (1.35%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (1.35%) Remedy ITSM
5 3 (1.01%) Aladdin
5 3 (1.01%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.68%) iTrent
6 2 (0.68%) SAP HCM
6 2 (0.68%) SAP Payroll
6 2 (0.68%) SAP SD
7 1 (0.34%) Maximo
7 1 (0.34%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.34%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.34%) SAP R/3
Cloud Services
1 60 (20.27%) Azure
2 43 (14.53%) AWS
3 25 (8.45%) Power Platform
4 18 (6.08%) Azure DevOps
5 16 (5.41%) GCP
6 12 (4.05%) Entra ID
7 11 (3.72%) GitHub
7 11 (3.72%) SaaS
8 10 (3.38%) Serverless
9 9 (3.04%) Microsoft 365
10 8 (2.70%) Azure Data Factory
11 7 (2.36%) GitHub Actions
11 7 (2.36%) OCI
11 7 (2.36%) Snowflake
12 5 (1.69%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 5 (1.69%) dbt
12 5 (1.69%) Dynamics 365
12 5 (1.69%) IaaS
12 5 (1.69%) OpenShift
12 5 (1.69%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.04%) Firewall
2 7 (2.36%) DNS
3 6 (2.03%) Network Security
4 5 (1.69%) VPN
5 4 (1.35%) VLAN
6 3 (1.01%) TCP/IP
6 3 (1.01%) VSAN
6 3 (1.01%) WAN
7 2 (0.68%) BGP
7 2 (0.68%) DHCP
7 2 (0.68%) EIGRP
7 2 (0.68%) Internet
7 2 (0.68%) LAN
7 2 (0.68%) OSPF
7 2 (0.68%) SD-WAN
7 2 (0.68%) SSL
7 2 (0.68%) Wireless
8 1 (0.34%) IP Telephony
8 1 (0.34%) TACACS
8 1 (0.34%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (7.77%) Power BI
2 11 (3.72%) SQL Server
3 10 (3.38%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (2.03%) Metadata
4 6 (2.03%) Relational Database
4 6 (2.03%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 5 (1.69%) Oracle Database
5 5 (1.69%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 4 (1.35%) Amazon Redshift
6 4 (1.35%) Data Mart
6 4 (1.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (1.01%) BusinessObjects
7 3 (1.01%) Delta Lake
7 3 (1.01%) NoSQL
7 3 (1.01%) Oracle Reports
8 2 (0.68%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.68%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.68%) Snowflake Schema
8 2 (0.68%) Spark SQL
8 2 (0.68%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (7.43%) JIRA
2 6 (2.03%) GitLab
3 5 (1.69%) Git
3 5 (1.69%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.68%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.34%) ER Studio
5 1 (0.34%) Gradle
5 1 (0.34%) JUnit
5 1 (0.34%) Liquibase
5 1 (0.34%) Mockito
5 1 (0.34%) MSI
5 1 (0.34%) PowerBuilder
5 1 (0.34%) Zephyr
General
1 96 (32.43%) Finance
2 63 (21.28%) Social Skills
3 33 (11.15%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (10.14%) Banking
5 16 (5.41%) Public Sector
6 15 (5.07%) General Ledger
7 12 (4.05%) Law
8 11 (3.72%) Documentation Skills
8 11 (3.72%) Financial Institution
9 6 (2.03%) Front Office
9 6 (2.03%) Retail
10 5 (1.69%) Telecoms
11 4 (1.35%) Legal
12 3 (1.01%) Back Office
12 3 (1.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 3 (1.01%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (1.01%) Investment Banking
13 2 (0.68%) International Banking
13 2 (0.68%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (0.68%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 51 (17.23%) Architect
2 39 (13.18%) Lead
3 37 (12.50%) Consultant
4 30 (10.14%) Analyst
5 23 (7.77%) Project Manager
5 23 (7.77%) Senior
6 18 (6.08%) Solutions Architect
7 16 (5.41%) Business Analyst
7 16 (5.41%) Data Engineer
8 15 (5.07%) Developer
9 14 (4.73%) Data Migration Lead
10 13 (4.39%) Data Analyst
11 11 (3.72%) Azure Architect
11 11 (3.72%) Cloud Engineer
11 11 (3.72%) Data Architect
11 11 (3.72%) Migration Analyst
12 10 (3.38%) Administrator
13 9 (3.04%) Migration Manager
13 9 (3.04%) Migration Project Manager
13 9 (3.04%) Oracle Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (5.07%) Oracle Fusion
2 10 (3.38%) Kafka
2 10 (3.38%) REST
3 8 (2.70%) .NET
4 7 (2.36%) PySpark
5 6 (2.03%) Middleware
6 5 (1.69%) JSON
6 5 (1.69%) React
7 4 (1.35%) .NET Core
7 4 (1.35%) RESTful
7 4 (1.35%) Spring
7 4 (1.35%) XML
8 2 (0.68%) ADO
8 2 (0.68%) EDI
8 2 (0.68%) FIX Protocol
8 2 (0.68%) Flash
8 2 (0.68%) Redux
8 2 (0.68%) Regular Expression
8 2 (0.68%) SOAP
8 2 (0.68%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 27 (9.12%) Cloud Native
2 23 (7.77%) Legacy Systems
3 13 (4.39%) Data Centre
4 10 (3.38%) Product Ownership
5 9 (3.04%) Data Structures
5 9 (3.04%) Mainframe
6 8 (2.70%) Onboarding
7 7 (2.36%) Distributed Systems
7 7 (2.36%) Public Cloud
8 5 (1.69%) Clustering
8 5 (1.69%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (1.01%) AI Agents
9 3 (1.01%) Derivative
9 3 (1.01%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (1.01%) Private Cloud
9 3 (1.01%) Replication
10 2 (0.68%) Analytical Mindset
10 2 (0.68%) Greenfield Project
10 2 (0.68%) Legacy Applications
10 2 (0.68%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 20 (6.76%) Windows
2 7 (2.36%) Linux
3 4 (1.35%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.01%) VMS
5 2 (0.68%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.68%) SUSE
5 2 (0.68%) Unix
5 2 (0.68%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.34%) AIX
6 1 (0.34%) Android
6 1 (0.34%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.34%) Solaris
6 1 (0.34%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
6 1 (0.34%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (34.46%) Data Migration
2 68 (22.97%) Stakeholder Management
3 44 (14.86%) Agile
4 41 (13.85%) CI/CD
5 39 (13.18%) Validation
6 35 (11.82%) Project Delivery
7 34 (11.49%) DevOps
8 32 (10.81%) Analytics
9 31 (10.47%) Data Modelling
10 30 (10.14%) ERP
10 30 (10.14%) User Acceptance Testing
11 29 (9.80%) Infrastructure as Code
12 27 (9.12%) ETL
13 25 (8.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 24 (8.11%) Problem-Solving
15 23 (7.77%) Business Intelligence
16 21 (7.09%) Project Management
16 21 (7.09%) Roadmaps
17 20 (6.76%) Data Governance
18 17 (5.74%) Containerisation
Programming Languages
1 41 (13.85%) SQL
2 29 (9.80%) Python
3 15 (5.07%) PowerShell
4 8 (2.70%) Java
5 7 (2.36%) C#
6 5 (1.69%) Bicep
6 5 (1.69%) JavaScript
6 5 (1.69%) TypeScript
7 3 (1.01%) Bash
7 3 (1.01%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 2 (0.68%) Perl
9 1 (0.34%) ABAP
9 1 (0.34%) Korn
9 1 (0.34%) SOQL
9 1 (0.34%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.34%) VBA
Qualifications
1 46 (15.54%) Security Cleared
2 39 (13.18%) SC Cleared
3 8 (2.70%) PMI Certification
3 8 (2.70%) PMP
4 7 (2.36%) DBS Check
5 5 (1.69%) Degree
5 5 (1.69%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (1.35%) Azure Certification
6 4 (1.35%) DV Cleared
7 3 (1.01%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.68%) CCNA
8 2 (0.68%) CCNP
8 2 (0.68%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.34%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.34%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
9 1 (0.34%) CESG Certified Professional
9 1 (0.34%) CSPO
9 1 (0.34%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.34%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (0.34%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (7.77%) Data Quality
2 12 (4.05%) QA
3 9 (3.04%) GDPR
3 9 (3.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (2.03%) NIST
4 6 (2.03%) PCI DSS
4 6 (2.03%) PMO
5 5 (1.69%) GRC
6 2 (0.68%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.68%) IFRS
6 2 (0.68%) ISO 20022
6 2 (0.68%) NCSC
6 2 (0.68%) PSD2
6 2 (0.68%) SEPA
6 2 (0.68%) SLA
7 1 (0.34%) Basel III
7 1 (0.34%) GAAP
7 1 (0.34%) ISO 8583
7 1 (0.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.34%) TARGET2
System Software
1 13 (4.39%) Active Directory
2 11 (3.72%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (2.36%) Docker
4 2 (0.68%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.68%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (0.68%) VMware NSX
4 2 (0.68%) vSphere
5 1 (0.34%) Firmware
5 1 (0.34%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.34%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.34%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 19 (6.42%) Terraform
2 16 (5.41%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.35%) Ansible
3 4 (1.35%) Microsoft Clustering
4 3 (1.01%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (1.01%) SCCM
4 3 (1.01%) SCOM
5 2 (0.68%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.68%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.34%) Failover Clustering
6 1 (0.34%) Grafana
6 1 (0.34%) ITRS Geneos
6 1 (0.34%) PingFederate
6 1 (0.34%) PowerCLI
6 1 (0.34%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.34%) VxRail
Vendors
1 53 (17.91%) Microsoft
2 36 (12.16%) Oracle
3 24 (8.11%) SAP
4 15 (5.07%) Databricks
5 13 (4.39%) Google
6 11 (3.72%) VMware
7 9 (3.04%) Citrix
8 8 (2.70%) CyberArk
9 6 (2.03%) Salesforce
9 6 (2.03%) Workday
10 5 (1.69%) Cisco
10 5 (1.69%) Remedy
11 4 (1.35%) IFS
11 4 (1.35%) ServiceNow
12 3 (1.01%) BMC
12 3 (1.01%) Commvault
12 3 (1.01%) IBM
12 3 (1.01%) Palo Alto
12 3 (1.01%) Pure Storage
12 3 (1.01%) Splunk