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

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 16 15
Rank change year-on-year +9 -1 +5
Contract jobs citing Migration 144 40 62
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 14.23% 7.43% 8.01%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 17.04% 8.57% 10.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 80 25 44
10th Percentile £213 £148 £356
25th Percentile £376 £356 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% -2.76%
75th Percentile £575 £525 £595
90th Percentile £638 £625 £750
England median daily rate £518 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -5.91% +4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 0 0
10th Percentile £18.87 - -
25th Percentile £21.25 - -
Median hourly rate £22.81 - -
75th Percentile £25.06 - -
90th Percentile £25.15 - -
England median hourly rate £23.83 £24.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year -0.73% -49.47% -26.92%

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 845 467 617
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 83.50% 86.80% 79.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 462 302 423
10th Percentile £192 £200 £190
25th Percentile £360 £320 £281
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £447 £425 £419
Median % change year-on-year +5.18% +1.43% -6.89%
75th Percentile £544 £517 £550
90th Percentile £625 £588 £650
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 111 22 65
10th Percentile £13.84 £13.89 £11.85
25th Percentile £16.35 £16.33 £14.00
Median hourly rate £18.87 £22.05 £17.71
Median % change year-on-year -14.40% +24.48% +5.23%
75th Percentile £24.86 £24.54 £26.50
90th Percentile £25.77 £33.55 £51.50
England median hourly rate £30.00 £34.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year -13.04% +6.15% -7.22%

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 9 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 9 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 +8 60 £500 +11.11% 4
Lincolnshire +3 35 £625 +21.95% 2
Nottinghamshire -3 22 £225 -64.71% 5
Derbyshire +2 13 £445 +102.27% 4
Leicestershire -1 12 £600 -7.76% 10
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 (5.56%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.39%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.69%) Confluence
3 1 (0.69%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 6 (4.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.08%) MS Visio
3 2 (1.39%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.69%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.69%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (5.56%) Oracle Payables
2 6 (4.17%) Oracle General Ledger
2 6 (4.17%) Oracle Receivables
3 5 (3.47%) Oracle Cash Management
4 4 (2.78%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (2.78%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 4 (2.78%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (2.08%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 2 (1.39%) Maximo
7 1 (0.69%) OpenText VIM for SAP
7 1 (0.69%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.69%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.69%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 20 (13.89%) Google Workspace
2 19 (13.19%) Google Sheets
3 18 (12.50%) Cloud Computing
4 16 (11.11%) Azure
5 14 (9.72%) Microsoft 365
6 10 (6.94%) Entra ID
7 9 (6.25%) AWS
8 7 (4.86%) GitHub
9 6 (4.17%) Power Platform
10 5 (3.47%) GitHub Actions
11 4 (2.78%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (2.78%) Dynamics 365
11 4 (2.78%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 4 (2.78%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 2 (1.39%) Azure Batch
12 2 (1.39%) IaaS
12 2 (1.39%) PaaS
13 1 (0.69%) Azure Monitor
13 1 (0.69%) ChatGPT
13 1 (0.69%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.08%) Firewall
1 3 (2.08%) VPN
2 2 (1.39%) DNS
2 2 (1.39%) NAS
2 2 (1.39%) SAN
2 2 (1.39%) Wireless
3 1 (0.69%) DHCP
3 1 (0.69%) Network Security
3 1 (0.69%) Reverse Proxy
3 1 (0.69%) VLAN
3 1 (0.69%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.56%) PostgreSQL
2 7 (4.86%) Aerospike
2 7 (4.86%) DynamoDB
2 7 (4.86%) Redis
3 5 (3.47%) Power BI
4 2 (1.39%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.69%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (0.69%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.69%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.69%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.69%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.69%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (4.17%) Jenkins
1 6 (4.17%) JIRA
2 5 (3.47%) GitLab
2 5 (3.47%) JUnit
3 1 (0.69%) Hudson
General
1 58 (40.28%) Social Skills
2 52 (36.11%) Finance
3 13 (9.03%) Public Sector
4 11 (7.64%) Marketing
5 6 (4.17%) Electronics
5 6 (4.17%) Law
5 6 (4.17%) Manufacturing
5 6 (4.17%) Telecoms
6 5 (3.47%) Banking
6 5 (3.47%) General Ledger
7 4 (2.78%) Aerospace
7 4 (2.78%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (2.78%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (2.08%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (2.08%) Retail
9 2 (1.39%) Financial Institution
9 2 (1.39%) Local Government
10 1 (0.69%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.69%) Military
Job Titles
1 19 (13.19%) Support Engineer
2 18 (12.50%) Architect
3 16 (11.11%) IT Engineer
3 16 (11.11%) Programme Manager
4 15 (10.42%) Consultant
5 12 (8.33%) Desktop Support
6 11 (7.64%) Analyst
7 10 (6.94%) Support Technician
8 9 (6.25%) IT Support
8 9 (6.25%) IT Support Engineer
9 8 (5.56%) Developer
9 8 (5.56%) Senior
10 7 (4.86%) Desktop Support Technician
10 7 (4.86%) Desktop Technician
10 7 (4.86%) Lead
11 6 (4.17%) Data Analyst
12 5 (3.47%) Business Analyst
12 5 (3.47%) Desktop Engineer
12 5 (3.47%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 5 (3.47%) Oracle Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (5.56%) Oracle Fusion
2 7 (4.86%) Kafka
2 7 (4.86%) Node.js
3 5 (3.47%) Jest
3 5 (3.47%) Lightning Web Components
3 5 (3.47%) Middleware
3 5 (3.47%) pytest
3 5 (3.47%) Visualforce
4 4 (2.78%) REST
4 4 (2.78%) SOAP
5 2 (1.39%) .NET
6 1 (0.69%) OAuth
6 1 (0.69%) OAuth2
6 1 (0.69%) OpenID
6 1 (0.69%) SAML
6 1 (0.69%) SAP Fiori
6 1 (0.69%) Web Services
6 1 (0.69%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 13 (9.03%) Smartphone
2 8 (5.56%) Cloud Native
3 7 (4.86%) Legacy Systems
3 7 (4.86%) Onboarding
4 6 (4.17%) Distributed Systems
4 6 (4.17%) Product Ownership
5 4 (2.78%) Data Structures
6 3 (2.08%) Public Cloud
7 2 (1.39%) Enterprise Cloud
7 2 (1.39%) Operational Technology
7 2 (1.39%) Replication
7 2 (1.39%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.69%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.69%) Data Fabric
8 1 (0.69%) Driving Licence
8 1 (0.69%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.69%) Hybrid Cloud
8 1 (0.69%) Legacy Code
8 1 (0.69%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 17 (11.81%) Windows
2 12 (8.33%) Windows 10
3 7 (4.86%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.69%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.69%) Windows Server 2003
4 1 (0.69%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (27.78%) Stakeholder Management
2 38 (26.39%) Data Migration
3 33 (22.92%) Change Management
4 26 (18.06%) Workflow
5 25 (17.36%) Programme Management
6 24 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 22 (15.28%) Data Transformation
8 21 (14.58%) Risk Management
9 20 (13.89%) Regulatory Compliance
9 20 (13.89%) Workflow Management
10 19 (13.19%) Dashboard Development
10 19 (13.19%) Quantitative Analysis
10 19 (13.19%) User Experience
11 18 (12.50%) Data Analysis
11 18 (12.50%) Technology Transformation
11 18 (12.50%) Workshop Facilitation
12 16 (11.11%) Agile
13 15 (10.42%) Problem-Solving
14 13 (9.03%) Data Modelling
15 12 (8.33%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 28 (19.44%) SQL
2 7 (4.86%) Java
2 7 (4.86%) PowerShell
3 5 (3.47%) Apex Code
4 3 (2.08%) PL/SQL
5 2 (1.39%) C#
5 2 (1.39%) PHP
5 2 (1.39%) Python
6 1 (0.69%) Bicep
6 1 (0.69%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.69%) X++
Qualifications
1 38 (26.39%) Security Cleared
2 34 (23.61%) SC Cleared
3 22 (15.28%) Degree
4 7 (4.86%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (1.39%) Master's Degree
5 2 (1.39%) PMP
6 1 (0.69%) Azure Certification
6 1 (0.69%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (0.69%) MBA
6 1 (0.69%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.69%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (6.94%) GDPR
2 6 (4.17%) Data Quality
2 6 (4.17%) QA
3 5 (3.47%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 4 (2.78%) PCI DSS
5 3 (2.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (1.39%) GRC
6 2 (1.39%) ISO 20022
6 2 (1.39%) SLA
7 1 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (0.69%) NIST
7 1 (0.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.69%) SOC 2
System Software
1 18 (12.50%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.69%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.69%) Terminal Services
3 1 (0.69%) VMware NSX
3 1 (0.69%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 15 (10.42%) SCCM
2 8 (5.56%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (2.08%) Terraform
4 2 (1.39%) Ansible
4 2 (1.39%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.69%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 32 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 20 (13.89%) Google
3 11 (7.64%) Databricks
3 11 (7.64%) Oracle
3 11 (7.64%) SAP
4 8 (5.56%) Salesforce
5 4 (2.78%) VMware
6 3 (2.08%) IFS
7 2 (1.39%) Cisco
7 2 (1.39%) Sophos
8 1 (0.69%) Ariba
8 1 (0.69%) Citrix
8 1 (0.69%) Dell
8 1 (0.69%) HP
8 1 (0.69%) OpenText
8 1 (0.69%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.69%) Splunk
8 1 (0.69%) Sybase
8 1 (0.69%) Workday