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

6 months to
6 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 28 15
Rank change year-on-year +17 -13 +3
Contract jobs citing Migration 113 41 69
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 9.93% 5.73% 7.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.90% 6.60% 10.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 75 28 43
10th Percentile £360 £404 £356
25th Percentile £425 £433 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - +8.11%
75th Percentile £575 £525 £603
90th Percentile £623 £570 £644
England median daily rate £525 £525 £525
% change year-on-year - - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £21.25 - -
Median hourly rate £23.41 £25.15 -
Median % change year-on-year -6.94% - -
75th Percentile £25.77 - -
90th Percentile £26.79 - -
England median hourly rate £36.00 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +43.14% -37.13% -40.30%

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 876 621 680
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 76.98% 86.73% 78.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 478 419 447
10th Percentile £211 £225 £210
25th Percentile £400 £332 £322
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £410 £445
Median % change year-on-year +15.85% -7.87% -6.32%
75th Percentile £575 £500 £563
90th Percentile £650 £589 £622
England median daily rate £525 £515 £525
% change year-on-year +1.84% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 117 53 61
10th Percentile £13.25 £13.97 £11.75
25th Percentile £16.35 £16.35 £12.75
Median hourly rate £18.00 £19.00 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +11.76% -40.87%
75th Percentile £25.75 £25.15 £26.15
90th Percentile £35.05 - £50.00
England median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +86.88% -34.02% -3.62%

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 6 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 6 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 6 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 +18 38 £544 +16.88% 11
Leicestershire +13 24 £450 - 3
Lincolnshire -5 16 £550 +7.32% 3
Nottinghamshire -7 16 £500 -9.09% 15
Derbyshire +3 12 £483 -19.25% 5
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 (4.42%) Confluence
2 1 (0.88%) Exchange Server 2010
2 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 10 (8.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.77%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.88%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.88%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (7.08%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (4.42%) Teamcenter
3 4 (3.54%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (3.54%) Oracle Payables
3 4 (3.54%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 3 (2.65%) SAP ERP
5 2 (1.77%) iTrent
5 2 (1.77%) Maximo
5 2 (1.77%) NetSuite
5 2 (1.77%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (1.77%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (1.77%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 1 (0.88%) OpenText VIM for SAP
6 1 (0.88%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.88%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.88%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.88%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 18 (15.93%) Azure
2 11 (9.73%) Cloud Computing
2 11 (9.73%) Google Sheets
2 11 (9.73%) Google Workspace
3 8 (7.08%) Azure DevOps
3 8 (7.08%) SaaS
4 5 (4.42%) Azure AKS
4 5 (4.42%) Entra ID
4 5 (4.42%) IaaS
4 5 (4.42%) PaaS
4 5 (4.42%) Power Platform
5 4 (3.54%) AWS
6 3 (2.65%) Azure Data Factory
6 3 (2.65%) Azure Monitor
6 3 (2.65%) OCI
7 2 (1.77%) Azure Batch
7 2 (1.77%) GitHub
7 2 (1.77%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (1.77%) SuccessFactors
8 1 (0.88%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.65%) Firewall
2 2 (1.77%) DNS
2 2 (1.77%) Network Security
2 2 (1.77%) Reverse Proxy
3 1 (0.88%) DHCP
3 1 (0.88%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.42%) PostgreSQL
1 5 (4.42%) Power BI
2 4 (3.54%) Data Lake
2 4 (3.54%) Oracle ODI
3 3 (2.65%) SQL Server
4 2 (1.77%) Aerospike
4 2 (1.77%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (1.77%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.77%) DynamoDB
4 2 (1.77%) Redis
5 1 (0.88%) Big Data
5 1 (0.88%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (0.88%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.88%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.88%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.88%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (6.19%) JIRA
2 3 (2.65%) Hudson
3 2 (1.77%) Jenkins
3 2 (1.77%) JUnit
4 1 (0.88%) Git
4 1 (0.88%) GitLab
General
1 41 (36.28%) Social Skills
2 37 (32.74%) Finance
3 17 (15.04%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (10.62%) Manufacturing
5 9 (7.96%) Public Sector
6 5 (4.42%) Banking
7 4 (3.54%) General Ledger
7 4 (3.54%) Local Government
7 4 (3.54%) Retail
8 3 (2.65%) Corporate Banking
9 2 (1.77%) Aerospace
9 2 (1.77%) Billing
9 2 (1.77%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.77%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.88%) Automotive
10 1 (0.88%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 16 (14.16%) Consultant
2 15 (13.27%) Architect
3 13 (11.50%) Programme Manager
4 11 (9.73%) Analyst
5 9 (7.96%) Azure Engineer
6 8 (7.08%) Lead
6 8 (7.08%) Project Manager
7 7 (6.19%) Developer
7 7 (6.19%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 6 (5.31%) IT Engineer
8 6 (5.31%) Oracle Developer
8 6 (5.31%) Support Engineer
9 5 (4.42%) Accountant
9 5 (4.42%) Business Analyst
9 5 (4.42%) Cloud Consultant
9 5 (4.42%) Data Architect
9 5 (4.42%) IT Support
9 5 (4.42%) IT Support Engineer
9 5 (4.42%) Oracle Consultant
9 5 (4.42%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (7.96%) Oracle Fusion
2 3 (2.65%) ARM Templates
3 2 (1.77%) Jest
3 2 (1.77%) Kafka
3 2 (1.77%) Node.js
3 2 (1.77%) pytest
4 1 (0.88%) .NET
4 1 (0.88%) .NET Core
4 1 (0.88%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.88%) OAuth
4 1 (0.88%) OAuth2
4 1 (0.88%) OpenID
4 1 (0.88%) SAML
4 1 (0.88%) SAP Fiori
4 1 (0.88%) Web Services
4 1 (0.88%) XML
4 1 (0.88%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (5.31%) Data Structures
2 5 (4.42%) Public Cloud
3 4 (3.54%) Onboarding
4 3 (2.65%) Cloud Native
4 3 (2.65%) Enterprise Cloud
4 3 (2.65%) Mobile App
5 2 (1.77%) Distributed Systems
5 2 (1.77%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (1.77%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 2 (1.77%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (1.77%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.88%) CMDB
6 1 (0.88%) Driving Licence
6 1 (0.88%) e-Learning
6 1 (0.88%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (0.88%) Learning Management System
6 1 (0.88%) Legacy Applications
6 1 (0.88%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.88%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 8 (7.08%) Windows
2 4 (3.54%) Linux
2 4 (3.54%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 4 (3.54%) Windows Server
2 4 (3.54%) Windows Server 2016
3 3 (2.65%) Ubuntu
4 2 (1.77%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.88%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (31.86%) Data Migration
2 35 (30.97%) Validation
3 29 (25.66%) Stakeholder Management
4 23 (20.35%) ERP
5 21 (18.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 20 (17.70%) User Acceptance Testing
7 16 (14.16%) Data Transformation
8 15 (13.27%) Risk Management
9 13 (11.50%) Change Management
9 13 (11.50%) Dashboard Development
9 13 (11.50%) DevOps
9 13 (11.50%) Problem-Solving
9 13 (11.50%) Regulatory Compliance
9 13 (11.50%) User Experience
10 12 (10.62%) Agile
10 12 (10.62%) Data Analysis
11 11 (9.73%) ETL
11 11 (9.73%) Programme Management
11 11 (9.73%) Quantitative Analysis
11 11 (9.73%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 28 (24.78%) SQL
2 5 (4.42%) PL/SQL
2 5 (4.42%) PowerShell
3 2 (1.77%) Java
4 1 (0.88%) Bicep
4 1 (0.88%) C#
Qualifications
1 19 (16.81%) Security Cleared
2 17 (15.04%) SC Cleared
3 15 (13.27%) Degree
4 5 (4.42%) ACCA
4 5 (4.42%) CIMA
5 2 (1.77%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (1.77%) Oracle Certification
6 1 (0.88%) Azure Certification
6 1 (0.88%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (0.88%) DV Cleared
6 1 (0.88%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 1 (0.88%) SAP Certification
6 1 (0.88%) Six Sigma Green Belt
6 1 (0.88%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (11.50%) GDPR
2 9 (7.96%) Data Quality
3 5 (4.42%) QA
4 3 (2.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (2.65%) PCI DSS
4 3 (2.65%) PSD2
4 3 (2.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 2 (1.77%) IFRS
5 2 (1.77%) SLA
6 1 (0.88%) GRC
6 1 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 1 (0.88%) NIST
6 1 (0.88%) PMO
6 1 (0.88%) SOC 2
System Software
1 4 (3.54%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.65%) Docker
2 3 (2.65%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.88%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.88%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.88%) VMware NSX
3 1 (0.88%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 6 (5.31%) Kubernetes
2 5 (4.42%) Terraform
3 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.88%) SCCM
3 1 (0.88%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.88%) vRealize
Vendors
1 22 (19.47%) Oracle
2 16 (14.16%) SAP
3 11 (9.73%) Google
4 10 (8.85%) Microsoft
5 7 (6.19%) Databricks
6 3 (2.65%) JD Edwards
6 3 (2.65%) VMware
6 3 (2.65%) Workday
7 2 (1.77%) Ariba
7 2 (1.77%) Concur
7 2 (1.77%) Salesforce
7 2 (1.77%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.88%) IFS
8 1 (0.88%) MuleSoft
8 1 (0.88%) OpenText
8 1 (0.88%) Red Hat
8 1 (0.88%) Splunk
8 1 (0.88%) Sybase