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 26 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 14 12
Rank change year-on-year +6 -2 +9
Contract jobs citing Migration 139 40 69
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 13.75% 7.98% 9.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.57% 9.26% 11.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 83 27 50
10th Percentile £213 £229 £356
25th Percentile £381 £375 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £480 £540
Median % change year-on-year -3.13% -11.11% +13.68%
75th Percentile £575 £531 £645
90th Percentile £638 £613 £750
England median daily rate £515 £538 £530
% change year-on-year -4.19% +1.42% -2.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 0 0
10th Percentile £19.02 - -
25th Percentile £21.25 - -
Median hourly rate £22.66 - -
75th Percentile £25.00 - -
90th Percentile £25.15 - -
England median hourly rate £23.83 £28.75 £46.23
% change year-on-year -17.13% -37.81% -26.03%

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 839 432 601
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 82.99% 86.23% 79.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 456 295 412
10th Percentile £199 £200 £188
25th Percentile £362 £320 £269
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £447 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year +5.18% - -5.56%
75th Percentile £543 £514 £550
90th Percentile £626 £587 £638
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 111 21 62
10th Percentile £13.54 £13.81 £11.79
25th Percentile £16.35 £14.63 £14.00
Median hourly rate £18.87 £21.59 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -12.60% +23.37% +3.98%
75th Percentile £25.00 £24.66 £26.50
90th Percentile £30.25 £33.75 £51.50
England median hourly rate £35.55 £32.50 £33.00
% change year-on-year +9.38% -1.52% -12.00%

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 26 March 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
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 26 March 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 +6 57 £523 +16.11% 6
Lincolnshire +3 31 £700 +36.59% 1
Nottinghamshire -8 23 £225 -60.00% 7
Leicestershire +4 15 £509 -21.75% 5
Derbyshire -5 9 £445 +217.86% 2
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 8 (5.76%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.44%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.72%) Confluence
3 1 (0.72%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 5 (3.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.44%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (1.44%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.72%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (5.04%) Oracle Payables
2 5 (3.60%) Oracle General Ledger
2 5 (3.60%) Oracle Receivables
2 5 (3.60%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (2.88%) Oracle Cash Management
3 4 (2.88%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 3 (2.16%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (2.16%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 2 (1.44%) Maximo
5 2 (1.44%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.72%) OpenText VIM for SAP
6 1 (0.72%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.72%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.72%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 20 (14.39%) Google Workspace
2 19 (13.67%) Google Sheets
3 18 (12.95%) Azure
3 18 (12.95%) Cloud Computing
4 14 (10.07%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (7.19%) Entra ID
6 9 (6.47%) AWS
7 8 (5.76%) Azure DevOps
7 8 (5.76%) GitHub
8 6 (4.32%) GitHub Actions
9 3 (2.16%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (2.16%) Power Platform
9 3 (2.16%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
9 3 (2.16%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 2 (1.44%) Azure Batch
10 2 (1.44%) IaaS
10 2 (1.44%) PaaS
11 1 (0.72%) Azure AKS
11 1 (0.72%) ChatGPT
11 1 (0.72%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.16%) VPN
2 2 (1.44%) DNS
2 2 (1.44%) Firewall
2 2 (1.44%) Wireless
3 1 (0.72%) DHCP
3 1 (0.72%) NAS
3 1 (0.72%) Network Security
3 1 (0.72%) Reverse Proxy
3 1 (0.72%) SAN
3 1 (0.72%) VLAN
3 1 (0.72%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.76%) Aerospike
1 8 (5.76%) DynamoDB
1 8 (5.76%) PostgreSQL
1 8 (5.76%) Redis
2 3 (2.16%) Power BI
3 2 (1.44%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (1.44%) Oracle ODI
4 1 (0.72%) Crystal Reports
4 1 (0.72%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.72%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.72%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.72%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.72%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (5.04%) Jenkins
2 6 (4.32%) GitLab
2 6 (4.32%) JIRA
2 6 (4.32%) JUnit
3 1 (0.72%) Git
3 1 (0.72%) Hudson
General
1 54 (38.85%) Social Skills
2 52 (37.41%) Finance
3 13 (9.35%) Public Sector
4 10 (7.19%) Marketing
5 6 (4.32%) Electronics
5 6 (4.32%) Law
5 6 (4.32%) Manufacturing
5 6 (4.32%) Telecoms
6 5 (3.60%) Banking
6 5 (3.60%) General Ledger
7 4 (2.88%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (2.88%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (2.16%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (2.16%) Local Government
8 3 (2.16%) Retail
9 2 (1.44%) Aerospace
9 2 (1.44%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.72%) Military
Job Titles
1 19 (13.67%) Support Engineer
2 17 (12.23%) Architect
2 17 (12.23%) Consultant
3 16 (11.51%) Programme Manager
4 15 (10.79%) IT Engineer
5 12 (8.63%) Desktop Support
6 10 (7.19%) Analyst
6 10 (7.19%) Support Technician
7 9 (6.47%) IT Support
7 9 (6.47%) IT Support Engineer
8 8 (5.76%) Developer
8 8 (5.76%) Lead
9 7 (5.04%) Desktop Support Technician
9 7 (5.04%) Desktop Technician
10 6 (4.32%) Azure Engineer
10 6 (4.32%) Oracle Consultant
10 6 (4.32%) Senior
11 5 (3.60%) Senior Desktop Support
11 5 (3.60%) Senior Support Technician
11 5 (3.60%) Senior Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (6.47%) Oracle Fusion
2 8 (5.76%) Kafka
2 8 (5.76%) Node.js
3 6 (4.32%) Jest
3 6 (4.32%) pytest
4 4 (2.88%) Lightning Web Components
4 4 (2.88%) Middleware
4 4 (2.88%) Visualforce
5 3 (2.16%) REST
5 3 (2.16%) SOAP
6 2 (1.44%) .NET
7 1 (0.72%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.72%) OAuth
7 1 (0.72%) OAuth2
7 1 (0.72%) OpenID
7 1 (0.72%) SAML
7 1 (0.72%) SAP Fiori
7 1 (0.72%) Web Services
7 1 (0.72%) XML
7 1 (0.72%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 13 (9.35%) Smartphone
2 9 (6.47%) Cloud Native
3 7 (5.04%) Distributed Systems
3 7 (5.04%) Onboarding
4 5 (3.60%) Data Structures
4 5 (3.60%) Product Ownership
5 4 (2.88%) Legacy Systems
5 4 (2.88%) Public Cloud
6 2 (1.44%) Enterprise Cloud
6 2 (1.44%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.72%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.72%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (0.72%) Legacy Applications
7 1 (0.72%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.72%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.72%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 16 (11.51%) Windows
2 12 (8.63%) Windows 10
3 7 (5.04%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (28.78%) Data Migration
1 40 (28.78%) Stakeholder Management
2 31 (22.30%) Change Management
3 25 (17.99%) Programme Management
4 24 (17.27%) Workflow
5 23 (16.55%) Data Transformation
5 23 (16.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 21 (15.11%) Risk Management
7 20 (14.39%) Regulatory Compliance
8 19 (13.67%) Dashboard Development
8 19 (13.67%) Quantitative Analysis
8 19 (13.67%) User Experience
9 18 (12.95%) Data Analysis
9 18 (12.95%) Technology Transformation
9 18 (12.95%) Workflow Management
10 16 (11.51%) Agile
10 16 (11.51%) Problem-Solving
11 15 (10.79%) Workshop Facilitation
12 14 (10.07%) DevOps
12 14 (10.07%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 27 (19.42%) SQL
2 8 (5.76%) Java
3 6 (4.32%) PowerShell
4 4 (2.88%) Apex Code
4 4 (2.88%) PL/SQL
5 2 (1.44%) C#
6 1 (0.72%) Bicep
6 1 (0.72%) PHP
6 1 (0.72%) Python
Qualifications
1 33 (23.74%) Security Cleared
2 30 (21.58%) SC Cleared
3 21 (15.11%) Degree
4 7 (5.04%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (1.44%) PMP
6 1 (0.72%) Azure Certification
6 1 (0.72%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.72%) MBA
6 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.72%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (6.47%) GDPR
2 8 (5.76%) Data Quality
3 6 (4.32%) QA
4 4 (2.88%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 3 (2.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (2.16%) PCI DSS
6 2 (1.44%) GRC
6 2 (1.44%) ISO 20022
6 2 (1.44%) SLA
7 1 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (0.72%) NIST
7 1 (0.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.72%) SOC 2
System Software
1 16 (11.51%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.72%) Docker
3 1 (0.72%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.72%) VMware NSX
3 1 (0.72%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 15 (10.79%) SCCM
2 8 (5.76%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (2.88%) Terraform
4 2 (1.44%) Kubernetes
4 2 (1.44%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.72%) Ansible
Vendors
1 26 (18.71%) Microsoft
2 20 (14.39%) Google
3 11 (7.91%) Databricks
3 11 (7.91%) Oracle
3 11 (7.91%) SAP
4 7 (5.04%) Salesforce
5 3 (2.16%) IFS
5 3 (2.16%) VMware
6 2 (1.44%) Ariba
6 2 (1.44%) Sophos
7 1 (0.72%) Cisco
7 1 (0.72%) OpenText
7 1 (0.72%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.72%) Splunk
7 1 (0.72%) Sybase
7 1 (0.72%) Workday