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 18 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 18 16
Rank change year-on-year +4 -2 +2
Contract jobs citing Migration 276 182 196
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 11.34% 9.77% 9.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.09% 10.40% 10.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 210 111 137
10th Percentile £405 £363 £370
25th Percentile £450 £436 £494
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £565
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -2.65% -8.28%
75th Percentile £675 £694 £650
90th Percentile £768 £775 £725
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £565
% change year-on-year - -2.65% -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 £44.46 £34.65 -
% change year-on-year +28.31% - -

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 2,108 1,750 1,949
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 86.61% 93.93% 91.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,426 1,133 1,334
10th Percentile £370 £338 £363
25th Percentile £455 £434 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £675 £680 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £565
% change year-on-year - -2.65% -5.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 21 19
10th Percentile £17.60 £17.08 £19.63
25th Percentile £18.75 £24.66 £20.36
Median hourly rate £20.25 £31.00 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year -34.68% +14.81% -22.86%
75th Percentile £42.56 £56.75 £55.75
90th Percentile £60.25 £63.75 £101.50
Central London median hourly rate £23.16 £32.50 £27.81
% change year-on-year -28.74% +16.86% -20.54%

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 18 July 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 (6.52%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.81%) Apache Airflow
2 5 (1.81%) SharePoint 2013
3 4 (1.45%) Confluence
4 3 (1.09%) CMS
4 3 (1.09%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.72%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 2 (0.72%) Apache
5 2 (0.72%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.72%) HCL Notes
6 1 (0.36%) Camunda
6 1 (0.36%) IIS
6 1 (0.36%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (2.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.09%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.36%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (2.17%) NetSuite
1 6 (2.17%) Oracle Financials
1 6 (2.17%) Oracle Payables
1 6 (2.17%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.81%) Aladdin
2 5 (1.81%) Oracle ERP
2 5 (1.81%) Oracle General Ledger
2 5 (1.81%) Oracle Receivables
2 5 (1.81%) Workday HCM
3 4 (1.45%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (1.09%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.72%) iTrent
5 2 (0.72%) SAP HCM
5 2 (0.72%) SAP Payroll
5 2 (0.72%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.36%) Oracle Assets
6 1 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.36%) Oracle E-Business Tax
6 1 (0.36%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.36%) SAP R/3
Cloud Services
1 56 (20.29%) Azure
2 41 (14.86%) AWS
3 22 (7.97%) Power Platform
4 16 (5.80%) Azure DevOps
5 14 (5.07%) GCP
6 11 (3.99%) GitHub
7 9 (3.26%) Entra ID
7 9 (3.26%) Serverless
8 8 (2.90%) Microsoft 365
8 8 (2.90%) SaaS
9 7 (2.54%) Azure Data Factory
9 7 (2.54%) GitHub Actions
9 7 (2.54%) OCI
9 7 (2.54%) Snowflake
10 6 (2.17%) dbt
11 5 (1.81%) Amazon S3
11 5 (1.81%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 5 (1.81%) OpenShift
12 4 (1.45%) Amazon EKS
12 4 (1.45%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.90%) Firewall
2 6 (2.17%) Network Security
3 5 (1.81%) DNS
4 4 (1.45%) VLAN
4 4 (1.45%) VPN
5 3 (1.09%) VSAN
5 3 (1.09%) WAN
6 2 (0.72%) BGP
6 2 (0.72%) EIGRP
6 2 (0.72%) LAN
6 2 (0.72%) MPLS
6 2 (0.72%) OSPF
6 2 (0.72%) SD-WAN
6 2 (0.72%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.72%) Wireless
7 1 (0.36%) DVB
7 1 (0.36%) IP Telephony
7 1 (0.36%) SAN
7 1 (0.36%) TACACS
7 1 (0.36%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (7.25%) Power BI
2 11 (3.99%) Data Warehouse
3 9 (3.26%) SQL Server
4 5 (1.81%) Metadata
4 5 (1.81%) Oracle Database
4 5 (1.81%) Relational Database
5 4 (1.45%) Amazon Redshift
5 4 (1.45%) Data Mart
6 3 (1.09%) BusinessObjects
6 3 (1.09%) NoSQL
6 3 (1.09%) Oracle Reports
6 3 (1.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.72%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.72%) Delta Lake
7 2 (0.72%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.72%) Snowflake Schema
7 2 (0.72%) Spark SQL
7 2 (0.72%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 2 (0.72%) Tableau
8 1 (0.36%) Data Vault
Development Applications
1 17 (6.16%) JIRA
2 6 (2.17%) GitLab
3 5 (1.81%) Git
3 5 (1.81%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.72%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.36%) ER Studio
5 1 (0.36%) Gradle
5 1 (0.36%) JUnit
5 1 (0.36%) Liquibase
5 1 (0.36%) Mockito
5 1 (0.36%) MSI
5 1 (0.36%) Zephyr
General
1 94 (34.06%) Finance
2 55 (19.93%) Social Skills
3 33 (11.96%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (11.59%) Banking
5 15 (5.43%) General Ledger
6 13 (4.71%) Public Sector
7 11 (3.99%) Documentation Skills
7 11 (3.99%) Financial Institution
7 11 (3.99%) Law
8 5 (1.81%) Legal
8 5 (1.81%) Retail
9 4 (1.45%) Front Office
9 4 (1.45%) Investment Banking
10 3 (1.09%) Back Office
10 3 (1.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (1.09%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.72%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.72%) International Banking
11 2 (0.72%) Marketing
11 2 (0.72%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 49 (17.75%) Architect
2 37 (13.41%) Lead
3 36 (13.04%) Consultant
4 31 (11.23%) Analyst
5 22 (7.97%) Senior
6 21 (7.61%) Project Manager
7 17 (6.16%) Business Analyst
7 17 (6.16%) Solutions Architect
8 15 (5.43%) Data Engineer
9 14 (5.07%) Data Migration Lead
10 13 (4.71%) Data Analyst
11 12 (4.35%) Migration Analyst
12 11 (3.99%) Azure Architect
12 11 (3.99%) Developer
13 10 (3.62%) Data Architect
14 9 (3.26%) Data Migration Analyst
14 9 (3.26%) Oracle Consultant
15 8 (2.90%) Administrator
15 8 (2.90%) Cloud Architect
15 8 (2.90%) Migration Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (5.43%) Oracle Fusion
2 10 (3.62%) Kafka
3 9 (3.26%) REST
4 6 (2.17%) PySpark
5 5 (1.81%) .NET
5 5 (1.81%) Middleware
5 5 (1.81%) React
6 4 (1.45%) JSON
6 4 (1.45%) RESTful
6 4 (1.45%) Spring
7 3 (1.09%) XML
8 2 (0.72%) .NET Core
8 2 (0.72%) ADO
8 2 (0.72%) EDI
8 2 (0.72%) FIX Protocol
8 2 (0.72%) Flash
8 2 (0.72%) Redux
8 2 (0.72%) SOAP
8 2 (0.72%) Spring Boot
9 1 (0.36%) IDoc
Miscellaneous
1 26 (9.42%) Legacy Systems
2 24 (8.70%) Cloud Native
3 9 (3.26%) Data Centre
4 8 (2.90%) Data Structures
4 8 (2.90%) Mainframe
4 8 (2.90%) Product Ownership
5 7 (2.54%) Distributed Systems
5 7 (2.54%) Public Cloud
6 5 (1.81%) Onboarding
7 4 (1.45%) Derivative
7 4 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (1.45%) Replication
8 3 (1.09%) AI Agents
9 2 (0.72%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (0.72%) Fixed Income
9 2 (0.72%) Greenfield Project
9 2 (0.72%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (0.72%) Market Risk
9 2 (0.72%) Reference Data
9 2 (0.72%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 14 (5.07%) Windows
2 5 (1.81%) Linux
3 3 (1.09%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.72%) SUSE
4 2 (0.72%) VMS
4 2 (0.72%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.36%) AIX
5 1 (0.36%) Android
5 1 (0.36%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.36%) Solaris
5 1 (0.36%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
5 1 (0.36%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (35.87%) Data Migration
2 60 (21.74%) Stakeholder Management
3 41 (14.86%) Agile
4 39 (14.13%) Validation
5 35 (12.68%) Project Delivery
6 33 (11.96%) CI/CD
7 32 (11.59%) DevOps
8 31 (11.23%) ERP
9 30 (10.87%) Analytics
9 30 (10.87%) User Acceptance Testing
10 25 (9.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 24 (8.70%) Data Modelling
11 24 (8.70%) ETL
11 24 (8.70%) Problem-Solving
12 22 (7.97%) Infrastructure as Code
13 21 (7.61%) Business Intelligence
13 21 (7.61%) Project Management
14 20 (7.25%) Roadmaps
15 18 (6.52%) Data Governance
16 16 (5.80%) Data Transformation
Programming Languages
1 35 (12.68%) SQL
2 27 (9.78%) Python
3 9 (3.26%) PowerShell
4 6 (2.17%) Java
5 5 (1.81%) JavaScript
5 5 (1.81%) TypeScript
6 4 (1.45%) Bicep
6 4 (1.45%) C#
7 3 (1.09%) Bash
8 2 (0.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.36%) ABAP
9 1 (0.36%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.36%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.36%) VBA
Qualifications
1 42 (15.22%) Security Cleared
2 35 (12.68%) SC Cleared
3 10 (3.62%) PMI Certification
3 10 (3.62%) PMP
4 7 (2.54%) DBS Check
5 6 (2.17%) Degree
6 5 (1.81%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (1.45%) Azure Certification
8 3 (1.09%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (1.09%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (0.72%) CCNA
9 2 (0.72%) CCNP
9 2 (0.72%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.36%) CESG Certified Professional
10 1 (0.36%) CISA
10 1 (0.36%) CWNA
10 1 (0.36%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.36%) Network+ Certification
10 1 (0.36%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 1 (0.36%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (6.52%) Data Quality
2 13 (4.71%) GDPR
3 10 (3.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (3.26%) QA
5 7 (2.54%) NIST
6 6 (2.17%) PCI DSS
7 5 (1.81%) PMO
8 3 (1.09%) GRC
9 2 (0.72%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.72%) IFRS
9 2 (0.72%) ISO 20022
9 2 (0.72%) NCSC
9 2 (0.72%) PSD2
9 2 (0.72%) SEPA
9 2 (0.72%) SLA
10 1 (0.36%) GAAP
10 1 (0.36%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.36%) ISO 8583
10 1 (0.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.36%) TARGET2
System Software
1 7 (2.54%) Active Directory
1 7 (2.54%) Docker
2 5 (1.81%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (0.72%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (0.72%) VMware NSX
3 2 (0.72%) vSphere
4 1 (0.36%) Firmware
4 1 (0.36%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.36%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (0.36%) NFS
Systems Management
1 16 (5.80%) Terraform
2 14 (5.07%) Kubernetes
3 3 (1.09%) Ansible
3 3 (1.09%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.72%) SCCM
4 2 (0.72%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.72%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.36%) EMC VPLEX
5 1 (0.36%) Failover Clustering
5 1 (0.36%) Grafana
5 1 (0.36%) ITRS Geneos
5 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Clustering
5 1 (0.36%) PingFederate
5 1 (0.36%) PowerCLI
5 1 (0.36%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.36%) vMotion
5 1 (0.36%) VxRail
Vendors
1 52 (18.84%) Microsoft
2 34 (12.32%) Oracle
3 23 (8.33%) SAP
4 13 (4.71%) Databricks
5 11 (3.99%) Google
6 9 (3.26%) Citrix
7 7 (2.54%) CyberArk
8 6 (2.17%) Workday
9 5 (1.81%) Cisco
9 5 (1.81%) Salesforce
9 5 (1.81%) VMware
10 4 (1.45%) IFS
10 4 (1.45%) Informatica
10 4 (1.45%) Pure Storage
11 3 (1.09%) IBM
11 3 (1.09%) Palo Alto
11 3 (1.09%) ServiceNow
12 2 (0.72%) Adobe
12 2 (0.72%) Lotus
12 2 (0.72%) Murex