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

6 months to
3 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 18 17
Rank change year-on-year +6 -1 0
Contract jobs citing Migration 290 165 196
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 12.69% 9.26% 9.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.38% 9.84% 10.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 211 103 133
10th Percentile £400 £345 £377
25th Percentile £448 £416 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £590 £525 £565
Median % change year-on-year +12.38% -7.08% -5.83%
75th Percentile £688 £686 £650
90th Percentile £775 £738 £725
Central London median daily rate £575 £538 £575
% change year-on-year +6.98% -6.52% -
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 £32.50 £34.65 -
% change year-on-year -6.20% - -

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 2,017 1,677 1,895
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 88.23% 94.16% 91.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,391 1,108 1,232
10th Percentile £378 £325 £383
25th Percentile £460 £422 £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 £775 £788
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 22 16
10th Percentile - £17.35 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.60 £23.98 £19.79
Median hourly rate £21.00 £28.33 £26.63
Median % change year-on-year -25.86% +6.38% -3.18%
75th Percentile £32.05 £53.50 £82.19
90th Percentile £50.59 £63.75 £137.50
Central London median hourly rate £24.00 £29.07 £27.00
% change year-on-year -17.44% +7.67% -1.82%

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 3 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
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 17 (5.86%) SharePoint
2 10 (3.45%) Confluence
3 7 (2.41%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (2.07%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (1.72%) Apache
5 5 (1.72%) Apache Spark
5 5 (1.72%) SharePoint 2013
6 3 (1.03%) CMS
7 2 (0.69%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 2 (0.69%) HCL Notes
7 2 (0.69%) SAS
8 1 (0.34%) Camunda
8 1 (0.34%) IIS
8 1 (0.34%) WordPress
Applications
1 5 (1.72%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.03%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.03%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.69%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.34%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 7 (2.41%) Oracle Financials
1 7 (2.41%) Oracle Payables
1 7 (2.41%) Oracle Receivables
1 7 (2.41%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (2.07%) Oracle General Ledger
3 5 (1.72%) NetSuite
3 5 (1.72%) Oracle ERP
4 4 (1.38%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (1.38%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.69%) iTrent
5 2 (0.69%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.69%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.69%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.69%) Oracle Internet Expenses
5 2 (0.69%) Oracle iProcurement
5 2 (0.69%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.69%) SAP HCM
5 2 (0.69%) SAP Payroll
5 2 (0.69%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.34%) Aladdin
Cloud Services
1 66 (22.76%) Azure
2 43 (14.83%) AWS
3 23 (7.93%) Power Platform
4 19 (6.55%) Azure DevOps
5 18 (6.21%) GCP
6 14 (4.83%) Entra ID
6 14 (4.83%) Microsoft 365
7 13 (4.48%) SaaS
8 10 (3.45%) GitHub
9 9 (3.10%) Azure Data Factory
10 8 (2.76%) Serverless
11 7 (2.41%) dbt
12 6 (2.07%) GitHub Actions
12 6 (2.07%) OCI
13 5 (1.72%) Azure Databricks
13 5 (1.72%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 5 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
13 5 (1.72%) Google Kubernetes Engine
13 5 (1.72%) IaaS
13 5 (1.72%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.79%) Firewall
2 9 (3.10%) DNS
2 9 (3.10%) Network Security
3 6 (2.07%) VPN
4 5 (1.72%) BGP
5 4 (1.38%) Internet
5 4 (1.38%) TCP/IP
6 3 (1.03%) VLAN
7 2 (0.69%) DHCP
7 2 (0.69%) LAN
7 2 (0.69%) Multicast
7 2 (0.69%) SSL
7 2 (0.69%) VSAN
7 2 (0.69%) WAN
8 1 (0.34%) DKIM
8 1 (0.34%) DMARC
8 1 (0.34%) Ethernet VPN
8 1 (0.34%) NX-OS
8 1 (0.34%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.34%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (7.24%) Power BI
2 13 (4.48%) SQL Server
3 12 (4.14%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (3.10%) Metadata
5 7 (2.41%) Delta Lake
6 6 (2.07%) Relational Database
7 5 (1.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (1.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (1.38%) Data Mart
8 4 (1.38%) Oracle Database
8 4 (1.38%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 3 (1.03%) Azure SQL Database
9 3 (1.03%) BusinessObjects
9 3 (1.03%) Data Lake
9 3 (1.03%) Oracle Reports
10 2 (0.69%) Data Vault
10 2 (0.69%) Hadoop
10 2 (0.69%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.69%) PostgreSQL
10 2 (0.69%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 25 (8.62%) JIRA
2 5 (1.72%) Git
2 5 (1.72%) GitLab
3 4 (1.38%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.69%) 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%) PowerBuilder
5 1 (0.34%) Zephyr
General
1 97 (33.45%) Finance
2 69 (23.79%) Social Skills
3 33 (11.38%) Banking
4 31 (10.69%) Analytical Skills
5 16 (5.52%) Public Sector
6 15 (5.17%) General Ledger
7 11 (3.79%) Law
8 10 (3.45%) Financial Institution
9 9 (3.10%) Documentation Skills
10 8 (2.76%) Front Office
11 5 (1.72%) Legal
11 5 (1.72%) Retail
11 5 (1.72%) Telecoms
12 4 (1.38%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (1.38%) Investment Banking
12 4 (1.38%) Marketing
13 3 (1.03%) Back Office
14 2 (0.69%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.69%) Military
14 2 (0.69%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 49 (16.90%) Architect
2 36 (12.41%) Lead
3 33 (11.38%) Consultant
4 30 (10.34%) Analyst
5 24 (8.28%) Project Manager
6 20 (6.90%) Senior
7 17 (5.86%) Data Engineer
8 16 (5.52%) Developer
8 16 (5.52%) Solutions Architect
9 14 (4.83%) Business Analyst
9 14 (4.83%) Data Analyst
10 12 (4.14%) Cloud Engineer
10 12 (4.14%) Data Architect
11 11 (3.79%) Administrator
12 10 (3.45%) Azure Architect
12 10 (3.45%) Migration Analyst
13 9 (3.10%) Oracle Consultant
14 8 (2.76%) Data Migration Analyst
14 8 (2.76%) Data Migration Lead
15 7 (2.41%) AWS Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (6.55%) Terraform
2 15 (5.17%) Oracle Fusion
3 11 (3.79%) REST
4 10 (3.45%) Kafka
4 10 (3.45%) PySpark
5 8 (2.76%) .NET
6 7 (2.41%) JSON
7 5 (1.72%) React
7 5 (1.72%) XML
8 4 (1.38%) .NET Core
8 4 (1.38%) Middleware
9 3 (1.03%) RESTful
9 3 (1.03%) Spring
10 2 (0.69%) ADO
10 2 (0.69%) PCRE
10 2 (0.69%) Redux
10 2 (0.69%) Regular Expression
10 2 (0.69%) SOAP
10 2 (0.69%) Web Services
10 2 (0.69%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 29 (10.00%) Cloud Native
2 18 (6.21%) Legacy Systems
3 14 (4.83%) Product Ownership
4 13 (4.48%) Data Centre
5 11 (3.79%) Mainframe
6 7 (2.41%) Data Structures
6 7 (2.41%) Public Cloud
7 6 (2.07%) Distributed Systems
8 5 (1.72%) Clustering
8 5 (1.72%) Hybrid Cloud
8 5 (1.72%) Onboarding
9 4 (1.38%) Derivative
9 4 (1.38%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (1.38%) Replication
10 3 (1.03%) AI Agents
10 3 (1.03%) Legacy Applications
10 3 (1.03%) Private Cloud
11 2 (0.69%) Analytical Mindset
11 2 (0.69%) Greenfield Project
11 2 (0.69%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 20 (6.90%) Windows
2 7 (2.41%) Linux
3 5 (1.72%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.03%) Unix
4 3 (1.03%) VMS
5 2 (0.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.69%) SUSE
5 2 (0.69%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.69%) Windows Server 2012
5 2 (0.69%) zOS
6 1 (0.34%) AIX
6 1 (0.34%) Android
6 1 (0.34%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.34%) MVS
6 1 (0.34%) Solaris
6 1 (0.34%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
6 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (32.07%) Data Migration
2 71 (24.48%) Stakeholder Management
3 48 (16.55%) Agile
4 41 (14.14%) CI/CD
5 39 (13.45%) Validation
6 37 (12.76%) DevOps
7 33 (11.38%) Infrastructure as Code
7 33 (11.38%) Project Delivery
8 32 (11.03%) Analytics
9 30 (10.34%) Data Modelling
9 30 (10.34%) ERP
9 30 (10.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 29 (10.00%) User Acceptance Testing
11 27 (9.31%) Problem-Solving
12 25 (8.62%) Data Governance
12 25 (8.62%) ETL
13 22 (7.59%) Project Management
14 21 (7.24%) Roadmaps
15 20 (6.90%) Business Intelligence
16 18 (6.21%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 39 (13.45%) SQL
2 30 (10.34%) Python
3 15 (5.17%) PowerShell
4 8 (2.76%) C#
5 6 (2.07%) Bicep
5 6 (2.07%) Java
5 6 (2.07%) TypeScript
6 5 (1.72%) JavaScript
7 3 (1.03%) Bash
8 2 (0.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 2 (0.69%) JCL
8 2 (0.69%) Perl
8 2 (0.69%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.34%) Korn
9 1 (0.34%) REXX
9 1 (0.34%) SOQL
9 1 (0.34%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.34%) VBA
Qualifications
1 44 (15.17%) Security Cleared
2 35 (12.07%) SC Cleared
3 7 (2.41%) DBS Check
3 7 (2.41%) PMI Certification
3 7 (2.41%) PMP
4 6 (2.07%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (1.72%) Azure Certification
5 5 (1.72%) Degree
5 5 (1.72%) DV Cleared
6 4 (1.38%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (0.69%) CCNA
7 2 (0.69%) CCNP
8 1 (0.34%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 1 (0.34%) CCIE
8 1 (0.34%) CISA
8 1 (0.34%) CSPO
8 1 (0.34%) CWNA
8 1 (0.34%) Network+ Certification
8 1 (0.34%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (0.34%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (9.66%) Data Quality
2 10 (3.45%) QA
3 7 (2.41%) GDPR
3 7 (2.41%) PMO
4 6 (2.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.72%) GRC
6 4 (1.38%) NIST
6 4 (1.38%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.69%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.69%) IFRS
7 2 (0.69%) ISO 20022
7 2 (0.69%) NCSC
7 2 (0.69%) SEPA
8 1 (0.34%) Basel III
8 1 (0.34%) GAAP
8 1 (0.34%) IFRS 9
8 1 (0.34%) NIST 800
8 1 (0.34%) PSD2
8 1 (0.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.34%) TARGET2
System Software
1 16 (5.52%) Active Directory
2 11 (3.79%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.72%) Docker
4 3 (1.03%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.69%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.69%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.69%) vSphere
6 1 (0.34%) Firmware
6 1 (0.34%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.34%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 15 (5.17%) Kubernetes
2 6 (2.07%) Ansible
3 4 (1.38%) Microsoft Clustering
3 4 (1.38%) SCCM
4 3 (1.03%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (1.03%) SCOM
5 2 (0.69%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.69%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.34%) Cisco CUCM
6 1 (0.34%) Failover Clustering
6 1 (0.34%) ITRS Geneos
6 1 (0.34%) PingFederate
6 1 (0.34%) PowerCLI
6 1 (0.34%) Tivoli
6 1 (0.34%) VxRail
Vendors
1 59 (20.34%) Microsoft
2 36 (12.41%) Oracle
3 25 (8.62%) SAP
4 22 (7.59%) Databricks
5 13 (4.48%) Google
6 11 (3.79%) VMware
7 9 (3.10%) Cisco
8 8 (2.76%) Citrix
9 7 (2.41%) ServiceNow
10 6 (2.07%) CyberArk
11 5 (1.72%) IBM
11 5 (1.72%) Remedy
12 4 (1.38%) IFS
12 4 (1.38%) Salesforce
13 3 (1.03%) Bloomberg
13 3 (1.03%) BMC
13 3 (1.03%) Commvault
13 3 (1.03%) Workday
14 2 (0.69%) Informatica
14 2 (0.69%) Lotus