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 22 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 23 15
Rank change year-on-year +15 -8 +2
Contract jobs citing Migration 122 44 69
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 11.03% 6.48% 7.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.22% 7.33% 10.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 84 31 43
10th Percentile £359 £358 £356
25th Percentile £425 £425 £414
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £525 £614
90th Percentile £624 £563 £645
England median daily rate £525 £525 £525
% change year-on-year - - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £21.25 - -
Median hourly rate £22.50 £25.15 -
Median % change year-on-year -10.54% - -
75th Percentile £25.75 - -
90th Percentile £25.77 - -
England median hourly rate £30.00 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +19.28% -37.13% -38.46%

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 858 600 682
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 77.58% 88.37% 77.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 487 399 442
10th Percentile £211 £217 £205
25th Percentile £396 £325 £319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £468 £410 £439
Median % change year-on-year +14.02% -6.61% -7.58%
75th Percentile £574 £500 £563
90th Percentile £650 £588 £623
England median daily rate £520 £515 £525
% change year-on-year +0.97% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 114 50 64
10th Percentile £13.33 £13.81 £11.75
25th Percentile £16.35 £16.17 £12.75
Median hourly rate £17.94 £18.87 £17.25
Median % change year-on-year -4.95% +9.39% -34.86%
75th Percentile £25.50 £25.15 £26.24
90th Percentile £33.75 £30.70 £50.00
England median hourly rate £47.50 £27.06 £38.12
% change year-on-year +75.52% -29.01% +8.82%

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 22 June 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 22 June 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 22 June 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 +20 47 £535 +15.05% 3
Leicestershire +13 23 £450 - 3
Nottinghamshire -8 19 £481 -12.50% 8
Lincolnshire -3 17 £550 +7.32% 5
Derbyshire -2 7 £465 +55.00% 7
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 (4.10%) Confluence
2 2 (1.64%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.82%) Exchange Server 2010
3 1 (0.82%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 10 (8.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.64%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.82%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.82%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (5.74%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (4.10%) Teamcenter
3 4 (3.28%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (3.28%) Oracle Payables
3 4 (3.28%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 2 (1.64%) Maximo
4 2 (1.64%) NetSuite
4 2 (1.64%) Oracle General Ledger
4 2 (1.64%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (1.64%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 2 (1.64%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.82%) OpenText VIM for SAP
5 1 (0.82%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.82%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.82%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 16 (13.11%) Azure
2 14 (11.48%) Cloud Computing
2 14 (11.48%) Google Sheets
2 14 (11.48%) Google Workspace
3 8 (6.56%) AWS
3 8 (6.56%) Azure DevOps
4 5 (4.10%) GitHub
4 5 (4.10%) Power Platform
4 5 (4.10%) SaaS
5 4 (3.28%) Entra ID
5 4 (3.28%) GitHub Actions
5 4 (3.28%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (2.46%) OCI
7 2 (1.64%) Azure AKS
7 2 (1.64%) Azure Batch
7 2 (1.64%) IaaS
7 2 (1.64%) PaaS
8 1 (0.82%) AWS CloudFormation
8 1 (0.82%) GCP
8 1 (0.82%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.64%) DNS
2 1 (0.82%) DHCP
2 1 (0.82%) Network Security
2 1 (0.82%) Reverse Proxy
2 1 (0.82%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.92%) Aerospike
1 6 (4.92%) DynamoDB
1 6 (4.92%) Redis
2 5 (4.10%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (4.10%) Power BI
3 4 (3.28%) Oracle ODI
4 2 (1.64%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.64%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.82%) Big Data
5 1 (0.82%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (0.82%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.82%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.82%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.82%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.82%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (5.74%) JIRA
2 5 (4.10%) Jenkins
2 5 (4.10%) JUnit
3 4 (3.28%) GitLab
4 3 (2.46%) Hudson
5 1 (0.82%) Git
General
1 45 (36.89%) Social Skills
2 42 (34.43%) Finance
3 14 (11.48%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (6.56%) Public Sector
5 7 (5.74%) Manufacturing
6 5 (4.10%) Banking
7 4 (3.28%) General Ledger
7 4 (3.28%) Local Government
8 3 (2.46%) Corporate Banking
8 3 (2.46%) Retail
9 2 (1.64%) Billing
9 2 (1.64%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.64%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.82%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.82%) Law
10 1 (0.82%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 20 (16.39%) Architect
2 17 (13.93%) Consultant
3 14 (11.48%) Programme Manager
4 10 (8.20%) Analyst
4 10 (8.20%) Developer
5 9 (7.38%) Support Engineer
6 8 (6.56%) IT Engineer
6 8 (6.56%) Lead
6 8 (6.56%) Project Manager
7 7 (5.74%) Azure Engineer
7 7 (5.74%) IT Support
7 7 (5.74%) IT Support Engineer
8 6 (4.92%) Cloud Consultant
8 6 (4.92%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 6 (4.92%) Oracle Developer
9 5 (4.10%) Accountant
9 5 (4.10%) Cloud Developer
9 5 (4.10%) Oracle Consultant
9 5 (4.10%) Technical Consultant
9 5 (4.10%) Technical Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (7.38%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (4.92%) Kafka
2 6 (4.92%) Node.js
3 5 (4.10%) Jest
3 5 (4.10%) pytest
4 1 (0.82%) .NET
4 1 (0.82%) .NET Core
4 1 (0.82%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.82%) OAuth
4 1 (0.82%) OAuth2
4 1 (0.82%) OpenID
4 1 (0.82%) SAML
4 1 (0.82%) SAP Fiori
4 1 (0.82%) Web Services
4 1 (0.82%) XML
4 1 (0.82%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (5.74%) Cloud Native
2 5 (4.10%) Data Structures
2 5 (4.10%) Distributed Systems
3 4 (3.28%) Onboarding
3 4 (3.28%) Public Cloud
4 3 (2.46%) Mobile App
4 3 (2.46%) Smartphone
5 2 (1.64%) Enterprise Cloud
5 2 (1.64%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 2 (1.64%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (1.64%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.82%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.82%) CMDB
6 1 (0.82%) Driving Licence
6 1 (0.82%) e-Learning
6 1 (0.82%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.82%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (0.82%) Legacy Applications
6 1 (0.82%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.82%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 9 (7.38%) Windows
2 5 (4.10%) Windows 10
3 4 (3.28%) Windows Server
3 4 (3.28%) Windows Server 2016
4 2 (1.64%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.82%) Linux
5 1 (0.82%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (29.51%) Data Migration
2 32 (26.23%) Stakeholder Management
2 32 (26.23%) Validation
3 24 (19.67%) ERP
4 23 (18.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 20 (16.39%) User Acceptance Testing
6 18 (14.75%) Data Transformation
7 17 (13.93%) Change Management
7 17 (13.93%) Risk Management
8 16 (13.11%) Regulatory Compliance
9 14 (11.48%) Agile
9 14 (11.48%) Dashboard Development
9 14 (11.48%) Data Analysis
9 14 (11.48%) Programme Management
9 14 (11.48%) Quantitative Analysis
9 14 (11.48%) Technology Transformation
9 14 (11.48%) User Experience
10 12 (9.84%) Problem-Solving
11 11 (9.02%) DevOps
11 11 (9.02%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 29 (23.77%) SQL
2 6 (4.92%) Java
3 5 (4.10%) PL/SQL
4 2 (1.64%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.82%) Bicep
5 1 (0.82%) C#
Qualifications
1 16 (13.11%) Degree
2 15 (12.30%) Security Cleared
3 13 (10.66%) SC Cleared
4 7 (5.74%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (4.10%) ACCA
5 5 (4.10%) CIMA
6 2 (1.64%) Oracle Certification
7 1 (0.82%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.82%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 1 (0.82%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 1 (0.82%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (9.02%) GDPR
2 8 (6.56%) Data Quality
3 5 (4.10%) QA
4 3 (2.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (2.46%) PCI DSS
4 3 (2.46%) PSD2
4 3 (2.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 2 (1.64%) IFRS
5 2 (1.64%) SLA
6 1 (0.82%) GRC
6 1 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 1 (0.82%) NIST
6 1 (0.82%) PMO
6 1 (0.82%) SOC 2
System Software
1 5 (4.10%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.82%) Docker
2 1 (0.82%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.82%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.82%) VMware NSX
2 1 (0.82%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (4.10%) Terraform
2 4 (3.28%) SCCM
3 3 (2.46%) Kubernetes
3 3 (2.46%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.82%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.82%) vRealize
Vendors
1 20 (16.39%) Oracle
2 14 (11.48%) Google
3 12 (9.84%) SAP
4 11 (9.02%) Microsoft
5 8 (6.56%) Databricks
6 3 (2.46%) IFS
6 3 (2.46%) JD Edwards
6 3 (2.46%) VMware
7 2 (1.64%) Ariba
7 2 (1.64%) Concur
7 2 (1.64%) Salesforce
7 2 (1.64%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.82%) MuleSoft
8 1 (0.82%) OpenText
8 1 (0.82%) Red Hat
8 1 (0.82%) Splunk
8 1 (0.82%) Sybase
8 1 (0.82%) Workday