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

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 17 18
Rank change year-on-year +9 +1 -2
Contract jobs citing Migration 314 161 189
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 14.02% 9.22% 9.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 15.71% 9.79% 9.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 226 104 128
10th Percentile £386 £334 £363
25th Percentile £425 £423 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £565 £565
Median % change year-on-year +1.77% - -5.83%
75th Percentile £685 £686 £664
90th Percentile £775 £720 £729
Central London median daily rate £575 £550 £575
% change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £11.90 - -
25th Percentile £14.75 - -
Median hourly rate £20.00 - -
75th Percentile £25.75 - -
90th Percentile £28.90 - -
Central London median hourly rate £32.50 - -

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 1,999 1,645 1,927
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 89.28% 94.16% 91.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,377 1,094 1,214
10th Percentile £368 £325 £370
25th Percentile £456 £421 £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 £764 £788
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -3.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 21 18
10th Percentile £16.98 £17.08 £15.40
25th Percentile £17.60 £23.75 £20.88
Median hourly rate £21.00 £28.15 £32.75
Median % change year-on-year -25.40% -14.05% +19.09%
75th Percentile £32.05 £56.75 £107.13
90th Percentile £50.59 £63.75 £137.50
Central London median hourly rate £25.00 £28.33 £35.00
% change year-on-year -11.74% -19.07% +30.84%

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 24 September 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
Hourly Rate Histogram in the City of London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Migration in the City of London over the 6 months to 24 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Migration in the City of London

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 16 (5.10%) SharePoint
2 12 (3.82%) Confluence
3 7 (2.23%) Apache Airflow
3 7 (2.23%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (1.59%) Apache
4 5 (1.59%) Apache Spark
5 4 (1.27%) CMS
5 4 (1.27%) SharePoint 2013
6 2 (0.64%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.64%) HCL Notes
6 2 (0.64%) SAS
7 1 (0.32%) Camunda
7 1 (0.32%) IIS
7 1 (0.32%) WordPress
Applications
1 6 (1.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.27%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.27%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.32%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 8 (2.55%) Oracle Financials
1 8 (2.55%) Oracle Payables
1 8 (2.55%) Oracle Receivables
2 7 (2.23%) Oracle General Ledger
2 7 (2.23%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (1.59%) NetSuite
3 5 (1.59%) Oracle ERP
4 4 (1.27%) Remedy ITSM
5 3 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.96%) Oracle Assets
5 3 (0.96%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.96%) Oracle EBS R12
5 3 (0.96%) Oracle Internet Expenses
5 3 (0.96%) Oracle iProcurement
6 2 (0.64%) Aladdin
6 2 (0.64%) iTrent
6 2 (0.64%) Maximo
6 2 (0.64%) SAP HCM
6 2 (0.64%) SAP Payroll
6 2 (0.64%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 67 (21.34%) Azure
2 46 (14.65%) AWS
3 24 (7.64%) Power Platform
4 20 (6.37%) Azure DevOps
4 20 (6.37%) GCP
5 16 (5.10%) Microsoft 365
6 13 (4.14%) SaaS
7 12 (3.82%) Entra ID
8 9 (2.87%) Azure Data Factory
8 9 (2.87%) Snowflake
9 8 (2.55%) dbt
9 8 (2.55%) GitHub
9 8 (2.55%) Serverless
10 7 (2.23%) OCI
11 6 (1.91%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 6 (1.91%) GitHub Actions
11 6 (1.91%) IaaS
11 6 (1.91%) PaaS
12 5 (1.59%) Amazon S3
12 5 (1.59%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.82%) Firewall
2 10 (3.18%) DNS
3 8 (2.55%) Network Security
4 7 (2.23%) VPN
5 6 (1.91%) BGP
6 5 (1.59%) TCP/IP
7 4 (1.27%) Internet
8 3 (0.96%) DHCP
8 3 (0.96%) Multicast
8 3 (0.96%) VLAN
9 2 (0.64%) LAN
9 2 (0.64%) SSL
9 2 (0.64%) VSAN
9 2 (0.64%) WAN
10 1 (0.32%) Extranet
10 1 (0.32%) PSTN
10 1 (0.32%) SMS
10 1 (0.32%) SMTP
10 1 (0.32%) VoIP
10 1 (0.32%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (7.01%) Power BI
2 16 (5.10%) SQL Server
3 15 (4.78%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (3.82%) Metadata
5 9 (2.87%) Relational Database
6 7 (2.23%) Data Lake
6 7 (2.23%) Delta Lake
7 6 (1.91%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 5 (1.59%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 4 (1.27%) Data Mart
9 4 (1.27%) Oracle Database
9 4 (1.27%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (1.27%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 3 (0.96%) Amazon Redshift
10 3 (0.96%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (0.96%) BusinessObjects
10 3 (0.96%) Oracle Reports
11 2 (0.64%) Data Vault
11 2 (0.64%) Hadoop
11 2 (0.64%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 28 (8.92%) JIRA
2 5 (1.59%) Git
2 5 (1.59%) GitLab
3 4 (1.27%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.64%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.32%) ER Studio
5 1 (0.32%) Gradle
5 1 (0.32%) JUnit
5 1 (0.32%) Liquibase
5 1 (0.32%) Mockito
5 1 (0.32%) PowerBuilder
5 1 (0.32%) Zephyr
General
1 109 (34.71%) Finance
2 81 (25.80%) Social Skills
3 41 (13.06%) Banking
4 34 (10.83%) Analytical Skills
5 17 (5.41%) Public Sector
6 14 (4.46%) General Ledger
7 11 (3.50%) Documentation Skills
8 10 (3.18%) Front Office
9 9 (2.87%) Law
10 8 (2.55%) Financial Institution
11 7 (2.23%) Investment Banking
12 6 (1.91%) Back Office
13 5 (1.59%) Manufacturing
13 5 (1.59%) Retail
13 5 (1.59%) Telecoms
14 4 (1.27%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (1.27%) Legal
15 3 (0.96%) Billing
15 3 (0.96%) Marketing
15 3 (0.96%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 52 (16.56%) Architect
2 41 (13.06%) Lead
3 34 (10.83%) Analyst
4 33 (10.51%) Consultant
5 22 (7.01%) Project Manager
6 21 (6.69%) Data Engineer
6 21 (6.69%) Senior
7 20 (6.37%) Developer
8 19 (6.05%) Business Analyst
8 19 (6.05%) Solutions Architect
9 16 (5.10%) Data Architect
10 14 (4.46%) Data Analyst
11 11 (3.50%) Administrator
11 11 (3.50%) Cloud Engineer
12 9 (2.87%) Migration Analyst
12 9 (2.87%) Migration Engineer
12 9 (2.87%) Oracle Consultant
13 8 (2.55%) Data Migration Lead
14 7 (2.23%) AWS Consultant
14 7 (2.23%) Citrix Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (5.41%) Oracle Fusion
1 17 (5.41%) Terraform
2 11 (3.50%) REST
3 10 (3.18%) Kafka
3 10 (3.18%) PySpark
4 8 (2.55%) .NET
5 7 (2.23%) JSON
5 7 (2.23%) React
6 6 (1.91%) Middleware
7 5 (1.59%) XML
8 4 (1.27%) .NET Core
8 4 (1.27%) Web Services
9 3 (0.96%) ADO
9 3 (0.96%) Node.js
9 3 (0.96%) RESTful
10 2 (0.64%) Regular Expression
10 2 (0.64%) SAML
10 2 (0.64%) SOAP
10 2 (0.64%) Spring
10 2 (0.64%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (9.55%) Cloud Native
2 19 (6.05%) Legacy Systems
3 16 (5.10%) Product Ownership
4 13 (4.14%) Data Centre
5 11 (3.50%) Mainframe
6 9 (2.87%) Data Structures
6 9 (2.87%) Onboarding
7 8 (2.55%) Enterprise Software
8 6 (1.91%) Derivative
8 6 (1.91%) Distributed Systems
9 5 (1.59%) Clustering
9 5 (1.59%) Hybrid Cloud
9 5 (1.59%) Public Cloud
9 5 (1.59%) Replication
10 4 (1.27%) Legacy Applications
10 4 (1.27%) Management Information System
10 4 (1.27%) Private Cloud
10 4 (1.27%) Reinsurance
11 3 (0.96%) AI Agents
11 3 (0.96%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 21 (6.69%) Windows
2 6 (1.91%) Linux
3 4 (1.27%) Unix
3 4 (1.27%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.96%) VMS
4 3 (0.96%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.64%) SUSE
5 2 (0.64%) zOS
6 1 (0.32%) AIX
6 1 (0.32%) Android
6 1 (0.32%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.32%) MVS
6 1 (0.32%) Solaris
6 1 (0.32%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
6 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (33.44%) Data Migration
2 83 (26.43%) Stakeholder Management
3 50 (15.92%) Agile
4 47 (14.97%) Validation
5 41 (13.06%) CI/CD
6 38 (12.10%) DevOps
7 34 (10.83%) Analytics
8 33 (10.51%) Data Modelling
8 33 (10.51%) ERP
8 33 (10.51%) Infrastructure as Code
9 32 (10.19%) Data Governance
9 32 (10.19%) User Acceptance Testing
10 31 (9.87%) Problem-Solving
10 31 (9.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 30 (9.55%) ETL
12 28 (8.92%) Project Delivery
13 25 (7.96%) Roadmaps
14 24 (7.64%) Decision-Making
15 23 (7.32%) Business Intelligence
16 21 (6.69%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 46 (14.65%) SQL
2 33 (10.51%) Python
3 13 (4.14%) PowerShell
4 8 (2.55%) C#
4 8 (2.55%) Java
4 8 (2.55%) TypeScript
5 6 (1.91%) Bicep
6 5 (1.59%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.96%) Korn
7 3 (0.96%) Perl
7 3 (0.96%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 2 (0.64%) JCL
9 1 (0.32%) Bash
9 1 (0.32%) REXX
9 1 (0.32%) SOQL
9 1 (0.32%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 43 (13.69%) Security Cleared
2 35 (11.15%) SC Cleared
3 8 (2.55%) PMI Certification
3 8 (2.55%) PMP
4 7 (2.23%) DBS Check
4 7 (2.23%) Degree
5 5 (1.59%) DV Cleared
6 4 (1.27%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (0.96%) Azure Certification
7 3 (0.96%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.64%) CAPM
8 2 (0.64%) CCNA
8 2 (0.64%) CCNP
8 2 (0.64%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.32%) CCIE
9 1 (0.32%) CWNA
9 1 (0.32%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.32%) Network+ Certification
9 1 (0.32%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (0.32%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (11.46%) Data Quality
2 11 (3.50%) QA
3 9 (2.87%) PMO
4 5 (1.59%) GDPR
4 5 (1.59%) GRC
5 4 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (1.27%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.64%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.64%) IFRS
6 2 (0.64%) ISO 20022
6 2 (0.64%) NCSC
6 2 (0.64%) NIST
6 2 (0.64%) SEPA
7 1 (0.32%) Basel III
7 1 (0.32%) GAAP
7 1 (0.32%) IFRS 9
7 1 (0.32%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.32%) PSD2
7 1 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.32%) TARGET2
System Software
1 14 (4.46%) Active Directory
2 13 (4.14%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.59%) Docker
4 3 (0.96%) VMware NSX
4 3 (0.96%) vSphere
5 2 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.64%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.32%) Firmware
6 1 (0.32%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.32%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 15 (4.78%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.91%) Ansible
3 5 (1.59%) SCCM
4 4 (1.27%) Microsoft Clustering
5 3 (0.96%) SCOM
5 3 (0.96%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.64%) Failover Clustering
6 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.64%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.32%) Cisco CUCM
7 1 (0.32%) ITRS Geneos
7 1 (0.32%) PingFederate
7 1 (0.32%) PowerCLI
7 1 (0.32%) Tivoli
7 1 (0.32%) VxRail
Vendors
1 60 (19.11%) Microsoft
2 43 (13.69%) Oracle
3 29 (9.24%) Databricks
4 26 (8.28%) SAP
5 14 (4.46%) Google
6 13 (4.14%) VMware
7 10 (3.18%) Cisco
8 8 (2.55%) Citrix
8 8 (2.55%) ServiceNow
9 6 (1.91%) IBM
10 5 (1.59%) CyberArk
10 5 (1.59%) Remedy
10 5 (1.59%) Salesforce
11 4 (1.27%) Bloomberg
11 4 (1.27%) IFS
11 4 (1.27%) Informatica
11 4 (1.27%) Workday
12 3 (0.96%) BMC
12 3 (0.96%) Commvault
12 3 (0.96%) Red Hat