Data Migration Contract Job Trends in England

Data Migration
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Data Migration skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 92 97
Rank change year-on-year -1 +5 +45
Contract jobs citing Data Migration 842 713 832
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.68% 2.63% 2.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.04% 2.96% 2.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 553 492 570
10th Percentile £375 £400 £412
25th Percentile £450 £463 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -2.36% -2.22% +7.14%
75th Percentile £648 £638 £675
90th Percentile £721 £697 £746
UK median daily rate £533 £538 £564
% change year-on-year -0.93% -4.66% +7.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 2 10
10th Percentile £15.81 £37.83 £79.25
25th Percentile £27.13 £42.06 £82.94
Median hourly rate £64.57 £50.75 £85.00
Median % change year-on-year +27.22% -40.29% +21.00%
75th Percentile £81.00 £61.06 £86.50
90th Percentile £90.02 £66.28 £86.60
UK median hourly rate £62.75 £50.75 £85.00
% change year-on-year +23.65% -40.29% +21.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Data 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 27,721 24,092 31,590
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 88.34% 88.95% 87.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,678 14,798 21,336
10th Percentile £304 £310 £306
25th Percentile £409 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.43% -2.16%
75th Percentile £625 £648 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,740 781 1,437
10th Percentile £15.17 £15.62 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.87 £20.30 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £34.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -26.03% -23.60% +27.14%
75th Percentile £57.50 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -22.62% -23.53% +22.16%

Data Migration
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Migration relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Data Migration job vacancy trend in England

Data Migration
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Migration.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Migration

Data Migration
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Migration in England over the 6 months to 9 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Data Migration in England

Data Migration
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Migration.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Migration

Data Migration
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Migration in England over the 6 months to 9 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Migration in England

Data Migration
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Migration within the England region over the 6 months to 9 January 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
London +7 442 £550 - 66
South East -32 111 £625 +13.64% 55
Midlands -10 101 £550 +4.76% 33
North of England -38 89 £475 -9.52% 14
West Midlands -30 53 £538 +2.38% 24
East Midlands +11 48 £550 +25.71% 9
North West -26 47 £450 -10.00% 11
Yorkshire -35 36 £525 -6.50% 3
South West -15 28 £525 - 5
East of England -28 20 £475 -13.64% 13
North East -12 7 £488 -22.00%
South Coast - 1 £550 -
Data Migration
UK

Data Migration
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 32 (3.80%) Confluence
2 29 (3.44%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.07%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (0.83%) Apache Airflow
5 6 (0.71%) GeoServer
5 6 (0.71%) Smallworld
6 5 (0.59%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
7 3 (0.36%) CMS
7 3 (0.36%) LiveLink
8 2 (0.24%) Apache
8 2 (0.24%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 2 (0.24%) SharePoint Server
9 1 (0.12%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.12%) IIS
9 1 (0.12%) Moodle
9 1 (0.12%) NetWeaver
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Service Bus
9 1 (0.12%) SAP Portal
9 1 (0.12%) SAS
9 1 (0.12%) WebSphere
Applications
1 39 (4.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (2.14%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (1.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (1.31%) Microsoft Project
4 11 (1.31%) MS Visio
4 11 (1.31%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.36%) Oracle Smart View
6 1 (0.12%) Trello
6 1 (0.12%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 78 (9.26%) SAP S/4HANA
2 36 (4.28%) Oracle EBS
3 30 (3.56%) Dynamics CRM
4 19 (2.26%) SAP HR
5 16 (1.90%) Oracle General Ledger
6 15 (1.78%) Oracle Payables
7 13 (1.54%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
8 12 (1.43%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 11 (1.31%) Oracle Receivables
10 9 (1.07%) SAP FI
11 8 (0.95%) Oracle Cash Management
11 8 (0.95%) Oracle EBS R12
11 8 (0.95%) SAP CO
11 8 (0.95%) SAP ERP
11 8 (0.95%) SAP FI/CO
11 8 (0.95%) Workday HCM
12 7 (0.83%) Oracle ERP
13 6 (0.71%) Dynamics NAV
13 6 (0.71%) NetSuite
13 6 (0.71%) Oracle FAH
Cloud Services
1 116 (13.78%) Azure
2 70 (8.31%) Power Platform
3 69 (8.19%) AWS
4 65 (7.72%) OCI
5 55 (6.53%) Dynamics 365
6 37 (4.39%) SaaS
7 28 (3.33%) Azure DevOps
8 23 (2.73%) Microsoft 365
9 22 (2.61%) Azure Data Factory
10 21 (2.49%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 20 (2.38%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 20 (2.38%) Snowflake
12 19 (2.26%) Amazon S3
13 17 (2.02%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 17 (2.02%) SuccessFactors
14 15 (1.78%) Entra ID
15 12 (1.43%) Azure Logic Apps
15 12 (1.43%) GitHub
15 12 (1.43%) PowerApps
15 12 (1.43%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.48%) NAS
2 3 (0.36%) DNS
2 3 (0.36%) Firewall
2 3 (0.36%) Intranet
2 3 (0.36%) Network Security
2 3 (0.36%) TCP/IP
2 3 (0.36%) VPN
3 2 (0.24%) Internet
3 2 (0.24%) IPv6
3 2 (0.24%) LAN
3 2 (0.24%) SAN
3 2 (0.24%) SSL
3 2 (0.24%) WAN
4 1 (0.12%) Cisco Nexus
4 1 (0.12%) Fibre Channel
4 1 (0.12%) IPv4
4 1 (0.12%) iSCSI
4 1 (0.12%) VLAN
4 1 (0.12%) WebEx
4 1 (0.12%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (6.29%) Power BI
2 50 (5.94%) Data Warehouse
3 46 (5.46%) SQL Server
4 37 (4.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 30 (3.56%) Relational Database
6 25 (2.97%) Oracle Database
7 24 (2.85%) Oracle Reports
8 20 (2.38%) Data Lake
9 19 (2.26%) Metadata
9 19 (2.26%) Tableau
10 17 (2.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 16 (1.90%) DataStage
12 14 (1.66%) Amazon Redshift
12 14 (1.66%) RDBMS
13 10 (1.19%) Big Data
14 9 (1.07%) Azure SQL Database
14 9 (1.07%) MySQL
14 9 (1.07%) PostgreSQL
15 8 (0.95%) Oracle BI Publisher
15 8 (0.95%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 64 (7.60%) JIRA
2 5 (0.59%) Git
3 4 (0.48%) LSMW
3 4 (0.48%) Oracle Forms
3 4 (0.48%) Toad
3 4 (0.48%) Visual Studio
4 3 (0.36%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.36%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.36%) Oracle APEX
4 3 (0.36%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.24%) Cypress.io
5 2 (0.24%) Hudson
6 1 (0.12%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.12%) gulp
6 1 (0.12%) Pylint
6 1 (0.12%) Selenium
6 1 (0.12%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.12%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.12%) webpack
General
1 282 (33.49%) Social Skills
2 281 (33.37%) Finance
3 86 (10.21%) Analytical Skills
4 78 (9.26%) Public Sector
5 54 (6.41%) Banking
6 30 (3.56%) Retail
7 26 (3.09%) Manufacturing
8 25 (2.97%) Documentation Skills
9 23 (2.73%) Marketing
10 22 (2.61%) Local Government
10 22 (2.61%) Presentation Skills
11 21 (2.49%) Legal
12 19 (2.26%) General Ledger
13 16 (1.90%) Back Office
13 16 (1.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 16 (1.90%) Organisational Skills
14 10 (1.19%) Financial Institution
15 9 (1.07%) Influencing Skills
16 8 (0.95%) Front Office
16 8 (0.95%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 140 (16.63%) Lead
2 127 (15.08%) Analyst
3 113 (13.42%) Consultant
4 96 (11.40%) Architect
5 82 (9.74%) Business Analyst
6 81 (9.62%) Project Manager
7 64 (7.60%) Senior
8 48 (5.70%) Data Migration Lead
9 45 (5.34%) Data Engineer
10 42 (4.99%) Developer
11 40 (4.75%) Data Analyst
12 33 (3.92%) SAP Consultant
13 31 (3.68%) Solutions Architect
14 28 (3.33%) Migration Analyst
15 26 (3.09%) Migration Specialist
15 26 (3.09%) Oracle Consultant
16 25 (2.97%) Migration Manager
17 24 (2.85%) Data Architect
17 24 (2.85%) Data Migration Analyst
18 23 (2.73%) Functional Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (7.36%) Oracle Fusion
2 38 (4.51%) XML
3 35 (4.16%) REST
4 25 (2.97%) Lightning Web Components
5 22 (2.61%) Middleware
5 22 (2.61%) SOAP
6 21 (2.49%) Visualforce
7 13 (1.54%) JSON
8 12 (1.43%) .NET
9 10 (1.19%) Web Services
10 9 (1.07%) PySpark
11 8 (0.95%) SAP Fiori
11 8 (0.95%) XSLT
12 6 (0.71%) EDI
13 5 (0.59%) SAP PI
14 3 (0.36%) Kafka
14 3 (0.36%) LDAP
14 3 (0.36%) RESTful
15 2 (0.24%) BAPI
15 2 (0.24%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 103 (12.23%) Legacy Systems
2 59 (7.01%) Data Structures
3 34 (4.04%) Onboarding
4 26 (3.09%) Product Ownership
5 21 (2.49%) Management Information System
6 15 (1.78%) Data Protection Act
7 14 (1.66%) Greenfield Project
8 11 (1.31%) Enterprise Software
8 11 (1.31%) Replication
9 10 (1.19%) Data Centre
9 10 (1.19%) Reference Data
10 7 (0.83%) FMCG
10 7 (0.83%) Smartphone
11 6 (0.71%) Cloud Native
11 6 (0.71%) Low-Code
11 6 (0.71%) Public Cloud
12 5 (0.59%) CMDB
12 5 (0.59%) Credit Risk
12 5 (0.59%) SCORM
12 5 (0.59%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 18 (2.14%) Windows
2 7 (0.83%) Apple iOS
2 7 (0.83%) Windows 10
3 5 (0.59%) Windows Server
3 5 (0.59%) Windows Server 2016
4 4 (0.48%) Linux
4 4 (0.48%) Unix
5 3 (0.36%) Solaris
6 1 (0.12%) AIX
6 1 (0.12%) MVS
6 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.12%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 842 (100.00%) Migration
2 216 (25.65%) Agile
3 183 (21.73%) Stakeholder Management
4 156 (18.53%) Problem-Solving
5 147 (17.46%) ERP
6 139 (16.51%) Validation
7 136 (16.15%) ETL
8 124 (14.73%) Data Modelling
9 122 (14.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 119 (14.13%) User Acceptance Testing
11 85 (10.10%) Project Management
12 84 (9.98%) Analytics
12 84 (9.98%) Workshop Facilitation
13 79 (9.38%) Data Cleansing
14 78 (9.26%) Change Management
15 75 (8.91%) Data Governance
16 71 (8.43%) Business Intelligence
17 67 (7.96%) Data Mapping
18 61 (7.24%) Continuous Improvement
18 61 (7.24%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 163 (19.36%) SQL
2 52 (6.18%) Python
3 30 (3.56%) Java
4 25 (2.97%) Apex Code
5 15 (1.78%) PL/SQL
6 12 (1.43%) JavaScript
7 10 (1.19%) C#
8 9 (1.07%) PowerShell
9 7 (0.83%) Shell Script
9 7 (0.83%) T-SQL
10 6 (0.71%) ABAP
10 6 (0.71%) Bicep
10 6 (0.71%) PHP
11 5 (0.59%) Perl
12 4 (0.48%) SOQL
12 4 (0.48%) X++
13 3 (0.36%) Bash
13 3 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.36%) VBA
14 2 (0.24%) VB
Qualifications
1 102 (12.11%) Security Cleared
2 65 (7.72%) SC Cleared
3 61 (7.24%) Degree
4 27 (3.21%) Computer Science Degree
5 25 (2.97%) PMP
6 20 (2.38%) PMI Certification
7 19 (2.26%) Master's Degree
8 13 (1.54%) AWS Certification
9 12 (1.43%) DV Cleared
10 9 (1.07%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (0.83%) SAP Certification
12 6 (0.71%) Oracle Certification
13 5 (0.59%) CFA
14 4 (0.48%) CIMA
15 3 (0.36%) ACCA
15 3 (0.36%) OCP
15 3 (0.36%) PgMP
16 2 (0.24%) CIPD
16 2 (0.24%) DBS Check
16 2 (0.24%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 128 (15.20%) Data Quality
2 56 (6.65%) GDPR
3 53 (6.29%) QA
4 15 (1.78%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 10 (1.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 10 (1.19%) PMO
6 7 (0.83%) Accessibility
6 7 (0.83%) IFRS
7 6 (0.71%) COBIT
7 6 (0.71%) NIST
7 6 (0.71%) SLA
8 5 (0.59%) GAAP
8 5 (0.59%) IFRS 9
8 5 (0.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 4 (0.48%) Basel III
9 4 (0.48%) IFRS 17
9 4 (0.48%) ISO 20022
9 4 (0.48%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.36%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.24%) EMIR
System Software
1 14 (1.66%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.31%) Docker
3 4 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.36%) NFS
5 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.12%) SRDF
5 1 (0.12%) Time Sharing Option
5 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.12%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.12%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (1.66%) Kubernetes
2 10 (1.19%) Terraform
3 9 (1.07%) SCCM
4 8 (0.95%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.36%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 3 (0.36%) Ansible
6 2 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.12%) Argo
7 1 (0.12%) CA Endevor
7 1 (0.12%) Cisco CUCM
7 1 (0.12%) Control-M
7 1 (0.12%) Grafana
7 1 (0.12%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.12%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 165 (19.60%) Oracle
2 159 (18.88%) SAP
3 108 (12.83%) Microsoft
4 49 (5.82%) Salesforce
5 36 (4.28%) Workday
6 26 (3.09%) Databricks
7 15 (1.78%) Informatica
8 11 (1.31%) MuleSoft
9 10 (1.19%) IBM
10 9 (1.07%) Avaloq
10 9 (1.07%) Sage
11 8 (0.95%) Google
11 8 (0.95%) Kronos
12 7 (0.83%) IFS
12 7 (0.83%) Talend
13 6 (0.71%) Ariba
13 6 (0.71%) ESRI
13 6 (0.71%) Intergraph
13 6 (0.71%) ServiceNow
14 5 (0.59%) OpenText