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 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 19 13
Rank change year-on-year +10 -6 +3
Contract jobs citing Migration 123 42 70
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 13.91% 7.13% 9.70%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.47% 8.22% 11.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 73 24 50
10th Percentile £213 £148 £355
25th Percentile £381 £275 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £400 £475
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -15.79% -8.52%
75th Percentile £613 £525 £625
90th Percentile £712 £647 £728
England median daily rate £515 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -4.19% -2.27% +2.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 0 4
10th Percentile £17.82 - -
25th Percentile £20.82 - £86.25
Median hourly rate £23.83 - £90.00
75th Percentile £25.15 - £93.75
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £25.15 £22.25 £75.75
% change year-on-year +13.03% -70.63% +20.24%

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 747 511 596
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 84.50% 86.76% 82.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 460 315 425
10th Percentile £188 £250 £213
25th Percentile £352 £333 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £420 £425 £453
Median % change year-on-year -1.18% -6.18% -4.63%
75th Percentile £525 £545 £575
90th Percentile £625 £625 £681
England median daily rate £500 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 86 23 45
10th Percentile £15.86 £15.48 £12.80
25th Percentile £16.35 £17.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £18.44 £22.50 £22.28
Median % change year-on-year -18.07% +1.01% +32.35%
75th Percentile £24.87 £27.65 £51.50
90th Percentile £25.15 £38.49 £62.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -28.14% -22.22% +25.00%

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 31 December 2025.

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 31 December 2025. 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 +7 40 £434 -2.58% 59
Lincolnshire +8 30 £625 +8.70% 54
Nottinghamshire +9 27 £474 -5.25% 46
Leicestershire -2 13 £625 -3.92% 53
Derbyshire +3 10 £500 +66.67% 99
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 (6.50%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.81%) Alfresco
2 1 (0.81%) CMS
2 1 (0.81%) Confluence
2 1 (0.81%) Documentum
2 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.81%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 4 (3.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.44%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (2.44%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.81%) FrameMaker
3 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.81%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (6.50%) Oracle Payables
2 7 (5.69%) Oracle Cash Management
3 5 (4.07%) Oracle General Ledger
4 4 (3.25%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (3.25%) Oracle Receivables
5 3 (2.44%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 2 (1.63%) PRMS
7 1 (0.81%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.81%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
7 1 (0.81%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 12 (9.76%) Azure
1 12 (9.76%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (8.94%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
2 11 (8.94%) Salesforce Service Cloud
3 8 (6.50%) Entra ID
3 8 (6.50%) Google Workspace
4 7 (5.69%) AWS
4 7 (5.69%) GitHub
4 7 (5.69%) Google Sheets
5 6 (4.88%) Cloud Computing
6 5 (4.07%) Power Platform
7 4 (3.25%) Dynamics 365
7 4 (3.25%) GitHub Actions
8 3 (2.44%) ChatGPT
8 3 (2.44%) GitHub Copilot
8 3 (2.44%) OpenShift
9 1 (0.81%) AtomSphere
9 1 (0.81%) Azure Functions
9 1 (0.81%) Boomi
9 1 (0.81%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.25%) Firewall
1 4 (3.25%) VPN
2 2 (1.63%) NAS
2 2 (1.63%) SAN
2 2 (1.63%) Wireless
3 1 (0.81%) Cisco ASA
3 1 (0.81%) DHCP
3 1 (0.81%) DNS
3 1 (0.81%) VLAN
3 1 (0.81%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (8.13%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (4.07%) Aerospike
2 5 (4.07%) DynamoDB
2 5 (4.07%) Redis
3 4 (3.25%) Power BI
4 2 (1.63%) Metadata
4 2 (1.63%) MySQL
5 1 (0.81%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.81%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (4.88%) Jenkins
2 5 (4.07%) JIRA
3 4 (3.25%) GitLab
4 3 (2.44%) JUnit
5 1 (0.81%) Git
5 1 (0.81%) JMeter
5 1 (0.81%) Postman
5 1 (0.81%) Selenium
General
1 43 (34.96%) Social Skills
2 34 (27.64%) Finance
3 18 (14.63%) Marketing
4 10 (8.13%) Public Sector
5 9 (7.32%) Manufacturing
6 6 (4.88%) Electronics
6 6 (4.88%) Law
6 6 (4.88%) Organisational Skills
6 6 (4.88%) Telecoms
7 5 (4.07%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (4.07%) Banking
8 4 (3.25%) Aerospace
8 4 (3.25%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.63%) General Ledger
9 2 (1.63%) Military
9 2 (1.63%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (1.63%) Retail
10 1 (0.81%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.81%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.81%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 18 (14.63%) Architect
2 12 (9.76%) Support Engineer
3 11 (8.94%) Desktop Support
3 11 (8.94%) Developer
3 11 (8.94%) Salesforce Architect
4 10 (8.13%) IT Engineer
5 9 (7.32%) Analyst
5 9 (7.32%) Consultant
5 9 (7.32%) Senior
5 9 (7.32%) Support Technician
6 7 (5.69%) Administrator
7 6 (4.88%) Desktop Engineer
7 6 (4.88%) Desktop Support Technician
7 6 (4.88%) Desktop Technician
7 6 (4.88%) Lead
8 5 (4.07%) Business Analyst
8 5 (4.07%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 4 (3.25%) Oracle Consultant
9 4 (3.25%) Project Manager
9 4 (3.25%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (9.76%) Middleware
2 11 (8.94%) Lightning Web Components
2 11 (8.94%) REST
2 11 (8.94%) SOAP
2 11 (8.94%) Visualforce
3 9 (7.32%) Oracle Fusion
4 7 (5.69%) .NET
5 5 (4.07%) Kafka
5 5 (4.07%) Node.js
6 3 (2.44%) Jest
6 3 (2.44%) pytest
7 2 (1.63%) Keycloak
7 2 (1.63%) XML
8 1 (0.81%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 12 (9.76%) Smartphone
2 10 (8.13%) Legacy Systems
3 9 (7.32%) Product Ownership
4 7 (5.69%) Onboarding
5 5 (4.07%) Cloud Native
6 4 (3.25%) Distributed Systems
6 4 (3.25%) Management Information System
7 2 (1.63%) AS400
7 2 (1.63%) Life Science
7 2 (1.63%) Operational Technology
7 2 (1.63%) Replication
8 1 (0.81%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.81%) Data Fabric
8 1 (0.81%) Driving Licence
8 1 (0.81%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.81%) Hybrid Cloud
8 1 (0.81%) Legacy Code
8 1 (0.81%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 15 (12.20%) Windows
2 10 (8.13%) Windows 10
3 6 (4.88%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.81%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.81%) Windows Server 2003
4 1 (0.81%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (37.40%) Data Migration
2 24 (19.51%) Change Management
3 23 (18.70%) Agile
3 23 (18.70%) Stakeholder Management
4 22 (17.89%) Workflow
5 21 (17.07%) Problem-Solving
6 18 (14.63%) Workflow Management
7 17 (13.82%) Data Modelling
7 17 (13.82%) Workshop Facilitation
8 15 (12.20%) ERP
9 13 (10.57%) CI/CD
9 13 (10.57%) Data Management
9 13 (10.57%) Programme Management
9 13 (10.57%) Roadmaps
10 12 (9.76%) Architecture Roadmap
10 12 (9.76%) Integration Patterns
11 11 (8.94%) Customer Service
11 11 (8.94%) Data Flow Diagram
11 11 (8.94%) Data Governance
11 11 (8.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 20 (16.26%) SQL
2 11 (8.94%) Apex Code
3 7 (5.69%) C#
3 7 (5.69%) PHP
4 6 (4.88%) PL/SQL
5 5 (4.07%) Java
5 5 (4.07%) PowerShell
6 4 (3.25%) Python
7 2 (1.63%) Bash
8 1 (0.81%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.81%) X++
Qualifications
1 34 (27.64%) Security Cleared
2 29 (23.58%) SC Cleared
3 16 (13.01%) Degree
4 7 (5.69%) Master's Degree
5 5 (4.07%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (2.44%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (2.44%) PMP
7 2 (1.63%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.81%) MBA
8 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (9.76%) California Consumer Privacy Act
1 12 (9.76%) GDPR
2 11 (8.94%) Data Quality
3 5 (4.07%) QA
4 4 (3.25%) ISO 20022
5 1 (0.81%) GRC
5 1 (0.81%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.81%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 17 (13.82%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.63%) Docker
4 1 (0.81%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.81%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 13 (10.57%) SCCM
2 7 (5.69%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (3.25%) Ansible
3 4 (3.25%) Kubernetes
4 2 (1.63%) Argo
4 2 (1.63%) Istio
4 2 (1.63%) Terraform
5 1 (0.81%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 29 (23.58%) Microsoft
2 17 (13.82%) Oracle
3 16 (13.01%) Salesforce
4 11 (8.94%) SAP
5 8 (6.50%) Databricks
5 8 (6.50%) Google
6 3 (2.44%) Cisco
6 3 (2.44%) VMware
6 3 (2.44%) Workday
7 2 (1.63%) Dell
7 2 (1.63%) Red Hat
7 2 (1.63%) Rockwell
7 2 (1.63%) Sophos
8 1 (0.81%) CheckPoint
8 1 (0.81%) Citrix
8 1 (0.81%) IFS
8 1 (0.81%) Meraki
8 1 (0.81%) OpenText
8 1 (0.81%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.81%) ServiceNow