Migration Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands

Migration
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring Migration skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 19 14
Rank change year-on-year +7 -5 +1
Contract jobs citing Migration 103 57 67
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 8.89% 7.64% 8.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.64% 8.89% 10.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 72 41 42
10th Percentile £359 £405 £356
25th Percentile £425 £436 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £575 £525 £605
90th Percentile £655 £588 £644
England median daily rate £525 £525 £525
% change year-on-year - - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 4 0
10th Percentile £21.31 - -
25th Percentile £22.58 - -
Median hourly rate £25.76 £25.15 -
Median % change year-on-year +2.43% - -
75th Percentile £26.05 - -
90th Percentile £37.96 - -
England median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £52.50
% change year-on-year +59.05% -52.10% -23.36%

All Process & Methodology Skills
East Midlands

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 East Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 885 641 652
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 76.36% 85.92% 78.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 478 436 438
10th Percentile £213 £221 £229
25th Percentile £400 £330 £355
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £411 £445
Median % change year-on-year +15.50% -7.58% -6.32%
75th Percentile £575 £500 £563
90th Percentile £650 £600 £622
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 119 55 53
10th Percentile £13.46 £14.14 £12.13
25th Percentile £16.72 £17.11 £12.75
Median hourly rate £18.31 £20.50 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.68% +20.59% -55.84%
75th Percentile £27.73 £25.15 £26.15
90th Percentile £47.50 £25.96 £50.00
England median hourly rate £47.50 £25.15 £39.50
% change year-on-year +88.87% -36.33% -7.06%

Migration
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Migration job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Migration
Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Migration.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Migration

Migration
Daily Rate Histogram in the East Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Migration in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 20 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Migration in the East Midlands

Migration
Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Migration.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Migration

Migration
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Migration in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 20 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Migration in the East Midlands

Migration
Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Migration within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 20 July 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
Northamptonshire +8 33 £537 +19.33% 8
Leicestershire +12 22 £450 - 5
Nottinghamshire -12 16 £517 -7.06% 7
Derbyshire +5 14 £483 -19.25% 6
Lincolnshire -12 11 £550 +7.32% 1
Migration
England

Migration
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 5 (4.85%) Confluence
2 1 (0.97%) Exchange Server 2010
2 1 (0.97%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 9 (8.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.94%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.97%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.97%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (6.80%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (4.85%) Teamcenter
3 4 (3.88%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (2.91%) iTrent
4 3 (2.91%) SAP ERP
5 2 (1.94%) NetSuite
5 2 (1.94%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (1.94%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.97%) Maximo
6 1 (0.97%) OpenText VIM for SAP
6 1 (0.97%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 18 (17.48%) Azure
2 8 (7.77%) Azure DevOps
2 8 (7.77%) Cloud Computing
2 8 (7.77%) Google Sheets
2 8 (7.77%) Google Workspace
2 8 (7.77%) SaaS
3 5 (4.85%) Azure AKS
3 5 (4.85%) IaaS
3 5 (4.85%) PaaS
3 5 (4.85%) Power Platform
4 4 (3.88%) Entra ID
4 4 (3.88%) SuccessFactors
5 3 (2.91%) AWS
5 3 (2.91%) Azure Data Factory
5 3 (2.91%) Azure Monitor
5 3 (2.91%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (2.91%) OCI
6 2 (1.94%) Azure Batch
6 2 (1.94%) GitHub
7 1 (0.97%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.91%) Firewall
2 2 (1.94%) DNS
3 1 (0.97%) DHCP
3 1 (0.97%) Network Security
3 1 (0.97%) Reverse Proxy
3 1 (0.97%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.85%) PostgreSQL
1 5 (4.85%) Power BI
2 4 (3.88%) Data Lake
2 4 (3.88%) Oracle ODI
3 3 (2.91%) SQL Server
4 2 (1.94%) Aerospike
4 2 (1.94%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (1.94%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.94%) DynamoDB
4 2 (1.94%) Redis
5 1 (0.97%) Big Data
5 1 (0.97%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (0.97%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.97%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.97%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.97%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (6.80%) JIRA
2 3 (2.91%) Hudson
3 2 (1.94%) Jenkins
3 2 (1.94%) JUnit
4 1 (0.97%) Git
4 1 (0.97%) GitLab
General
1 36 (34.95%) Social Skills
2 30 (29.13%) Finance
3 19 (18.45%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (13.59%) Manufacturing
5 7 (6.80%) Public Sector
6 5 (4.85%) Banking
7 4 (3.88%) Retail
8 3 (2.91%) Corporate Banking
8 3 (2.91%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.94%) Aerospace
9 2 (1.94%) Billing
9 2 (1.94%) Financial Institution
9 2 (1.94%) Local Government
9 2 (1.94%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.97%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 12 (11.65%) Consultant
2 11 (10.68%) Analyst
2 11 (10.68%) Architect
3 10 (9.71%) Programme Manager
4 9 (8.74%) Azure Engineer
5 8 (7.77%) Developer
5 8 (7.77%) Project Manager
6 7 (6.80%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 6 (5.83%) Business Analyst
7 6 (5.83%) Oracle Developer
8 5 (4.85%) Accountant
8 5 (4.85%) Cloud Consultant
8 5 (4.85%) Data Architect
8 5 (4.85%) Lead
8 5 (4.85%) Technical Consultant
8 5 (4.85%) Technical Developer
9 4 (3.88%) Administrator
9 4 (3.88%) Azure DevOps Engineer
9 4 (3.88%) Cloud Developer
9 4 (3.88%) DevOps Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (6.80%) Oracle Fusion
2 3 (2.91%) ARM Templates
3 2 (1.94%) Jest
3 2 (1.94%) Kafka
3 2 (1.94%) Node.js
3 2 (1.94%) pytest
4 1 (0.97%) .NET
4 1 (0.97%) .NET Core
4 1 (0.97%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.97%) SAP Fiori
4 1 (0.97%) Web Services
4 1 (0.97%) XML
4 1 (0.97%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (4.85%) Data Structures
2 4 (3.88%) Onboarding
3 3 (2.91%) Enterprise Cloud
3 3 (2.91%) Mobile App
3 3 (2.91%) Public Cloud
4 2 (1.94%) Cloud Native
4 2 (1.94%) Distributed Systems
4 2 (1.94%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (1.94%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 2 (1.94%) Legacy Applications
4 2 (1.94%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (1.94%) Management Information System
5 1 (0.97%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (0.97%) Driving Licence
5 1 (0.97%) e-Learning
5 1 (0.97%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (0.97%) Learning Management System
5 1 (0.97%) Manufacturing Execution System
5 1 (0.97%) Product Ownership
5 1 (0.97%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 9 (8.74%) Windows
2 4 (3.88%) Linux
2 4 (3.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 4 (3.88%) Windows Server
2 4 (3.88%) Windows Server 2016
3 3 (2.91%) Ubuntu
4 2 (1.94%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.97%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (35.92%) Data Migration
2 34 (33.01%) Validation
3 26 (25.24%) Stakeholder Management
4 23 (22.33%) ERP
5 18 (17.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 18 (17.48%) User Acceptance Testing
6 16 (15.53%) Problem-Solving
7 13 (12.62%) Agile
7 13 (12.62%) Risk Management
8 12 (11.65%) Data Transformation
8 12 (11.65%) DevOps
9 11 (10.68%) Change Management
9 11 (10.68%) Dashboard Development
9 11 (10.68%) Process Improvement
9 11 (10.68%) User Experience
10 10 (9.71%) Decision-Making
10 10 (9.71%) Regulatory Compliance
11 9 (8.74%) Analytics
11 9 (8.74%) Data Analysis
11 9 (8.74%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 26 (25.24%) SQL
2 5 (4.85%) PL/SQL
2 5 (4.85%) PowerShell
3 2 (1.94%) Java
4 1 (0.97%) C#
4 1 (0.97%) Python
Qualifications
1 17 (16.50%) Security Cleared
2 15 (14.56%) SC Cleared
3 12 (11.65%) Degree
4 5 (4.85%) ACCA
4 5 (4.85%) CIMA
5 2 (1.94%) DV Cleared
5 2 (1.94%) Oracle Certification
6 1 (0.97%) Azure Certification
6 1 (0.97%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (0.97%) PMI Certification
6 1 (0.97%) PMP
6 1 (0.97%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 1 (0.97%) SAP Certification
6 1 (0.97%) Six Sigma Green Belt
6 1 (0.97%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (12.62%) GDPR
2 10 (9.71%) Data Quality
3 5 (4.85%) QA
4 3 (2.91%) PSD2
4 3 (2.91%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 2 (1.94%) IFRS
5 2 (1.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (1.94%) PCI DSS
5 2 (1.94%) SLA
6 1 (0.97%) PMO
System Software
1 4 (3.88%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.91%) Docker
2 3 (2.91%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.97%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.97%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.97%) VMware NSX
3 1 (0.97%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (4.85%) Kubernetes
2 4 (3.88%) Terraform
3 1 (0.97%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.97%) SCCM
3 1 (0.97%) vRealize
Vendors
1 22 (21.36%) Oracle
2 16 (15.53%) SAP
3 9 (8.74%) Microsoft
4 8 (7.77%) Google
5 7 (6.80%) Databricks
6 4 (3.88%) Workday
7 3 (2.91%) Concur
7 3 (2.91%) JD Edwards
7 3 (2.91%) Salesforce
7 3 (2.91%) VMware
8 2 (1.94%) Ariba
8 2 (1.94%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.97%) IFS
9 1 (0.97%) MuleSoft
9 1 (0.97%) OpenText
9 1 (0.97%) Red Hat
9 1 (0.97%) Sybase