Data Migration Contracts in England

Data Migration
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Data Migration skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Migration over the 6 months leading up to 30 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 93 100 133
Rank change year-on-year +7 +33 +19
Contract jobs citing Data Migration 692 820 933
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 2.71% 2.21% 1.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.97% 2.58% 2.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 430 558 652
10th Percentile £360 £363 £388
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £541
Median % change year-on-year -3.73% +1.62% +2.12%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £715 £736
UK median daily rate £529 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -3.82% +4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 33 7
10th Percentile £15.28 £25.00 £17.50
25th Percentile £28.68 £40.00 £19.38
Median hourly rate £47.75 £75.00 £31.00
Median % change year-on-year -36.33% +141.94% -43.64%
75th Percentile £66.56 £80.00 £69.72
90th Percentile £73.50 - £92.66
UK median hourly rate £57.50 £75.00 £33.00
% change year-on-year -23.33% +127.27% -38.60%

All Process and 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 23,265 31,763 42,456
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.18% 85.54% 89.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,982 20,585 29,701
10th Percentile £300 £305 £325
25th Percentile £406 £413 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £775
UK median daily rate £504 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.00% -4.55% +1.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,161 2,328 1,553
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.79 £11.87
25th Percentile £17.80 £16.06 £16.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £38.12 £37.34
Median % change year-on-year -34.02% +2.09% +45.40%
75th Percentile £55.00 £61.60 £64.50
90th Percentile £72.50 £73.00 £75.82
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £37.50 £36.00
% change year-on-year -32.93% +4.17% +38.46%

Data Migration
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Data Migration as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Data Migration in England

Data Migration
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Migration in England.

Daily rate trend for Data Migration in England

Data Migration
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Migration in England over the 6 months to 30 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Migration in England

Data Migration
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Migration in England.

Hourly rate trend for Data Migration in England

Data Migration
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Migration in England over the 6 months to 30 June 2025.

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 30 June 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
London +2 352 £550 - 673
North of England +14 103 £475 -9.09% 231
South East +42 87 £534 -2.87% 247
Midlands +12 54 £475 -5.00% 245
Yorkshire +19 51 £457 -10.93% 88
North West +7 50 £490 -6.71% 127
West Midlands +4 37 £500 +2.56% 153
South West 0 33 £513 -1.91% 110
East of England +12 25 £650 +73.33% 127
East Midlands +3 13 £458 -11.17% 91
North East -3 2 £575 -2.13% 17
Data Migration
UK

Data Migration
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 32 (4.62%) Confluence
2 27 (3.90%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.87%) CMS
4 5 (0.72%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.58%) Oracle Workflow
5 4 (0.58%) SAS
5 4 (0.58%) Smallworld
6 3 (0.43%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.43%) Oracle Spatial
7 2 (0.29%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.29%) Documentum
7 2 (0.29%) IBM Notes
8 1 (0.14%) Apache
8 1 (0.14%) JBoss
8 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Exchange
8 1 (0.14%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.14%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.14%) WebLogic
8 1 (0.14%) WebSphere
Applications
1 25 (3.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.16%) MS Visio
3 5 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.58%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.29%) Trello
7 1 (0.14%) Adobe Captivate
7 1 (0.14%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 61 (8.82%) SAP S/4HANA
2 30 (4.34%) Oracle EBS
3 24 (3.47%) Dynamics CRM
4 9 (1.30%) Oracle EBS R12
4 9 (1.30%) SAP PP
4 9 (1.30%) SAP SD
5 6 (0.87%) Oracle ERP
5 6 (0.87%) Oracle Payables
5 6 (0.87%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 6 (0.87%) Salesforce CRM
5 6 (0.87%) SAP HR
6 5 (0.72%) Dynamics AX
6 5 (0.72%) Oracle Payroll
6 5 (0.72%) SAP CO
6 5 (0.72%) SAP MDG
6 5 (0.72%) SAP PM
7 4 (0.58%) Oracle Applications
7 4 (0.58%) SAP FI
7 4 (0.58%) SAP FI/CO
7 4 (0.58%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 108 (15.61%) Azure
2 77 (11.13%) AWS
3 53 (7.66%) Power Platform
4 48 (6.94%) Dynamics 365
5 33 (4.77%) GCP
6 30 (4.34%) SaaS
7 28 (4.05%) Azure DevOps
7 28 (4.05%) OCI
8 22 (3.18%) Snowflake
9 21 (3.03%) Serverless
10 19 (2.75%) Amazon S3
11 17 (2.46%) Microsoft 365
12 16 (2.31%) Azure Data Factory
13 14 (2.02%) PowerApps
14 13 (1.88%) AWS Lambda
15 12 (1.73%) PaaS
15 12 (1.73%) Power Automate
15 12 (1.73%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
15 12 (1.73%) SuccessFactors
16 10 (1.45%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.30%) Firewall
2 6 (0.87%) VPN
3 3 (0.43%) Intranet
4 2 (0.29%) Network Security
4 2 (0.29%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.29%) WAN
5 1 (0.14%) OpenLDAP
5 1 (0.14%) SAN
5 1 (0.14%) VSAN
5 1 (0.14%) X.25
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (8.24%) Data Warehouse
2 52 (7.51%) SQL Server
3 39 (5.64%) Power BI
4 35 (5.06%) Oracle Database
5 31 (4.48%) Oracle Reports
6 27 (3.90%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 18 (2.60%) Data Lake
8 15 (2.17%) PostgreSQL
8 15 (2.17%) Relational Database
8 15 (2.17%) SAP Data Services
9 13 (1.88%) Azure SQL Database
10 12 (1.73%) Amazon RDS
10 12 (1.73%) Tableau
11 11 (1.59%) Big Data
11 11 (1.59%) Metadata
11 11 (1.59%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 9 (1.30%) SAP HANA
13 8 (1.16%) Amazon Redshift
13 8 (1.16%) MySQL
14 7 (1.01%) DB2
Development Applications
1 51 (7.37%) JIRA
2 10 (1.45%) GitLab
3 9 (1.30%) Git
4 8 (1.16%) LSMW
5 6 (0.87%) ERwin
5 6 (0.87%) Selenium
6 4 (0.58%) DBeaver
6 4 (0.58%) Postman
6 4 (0.58%) PowerDesigner
6 4 (0.58%) Zephyr
7 3 (0.43%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.43%) Subversion
7 3 (0.43%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.29%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.29%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.29%) JMeter
8 2 (0.29%) QARun
8 2 (0.29%) SoapUI
8 2 (0.29%) SpecFlow
8 2 (0.29%) WinRunner
General
1 262 (37.86%) Social Skills
2 245 (35.40%) Finance
3 110 (15.90%) Analytical Skills
4 45 (6.50%) Public Sector
5 31 (4.48%) Banking
6 30 (4.34%) Marketing
7 27 (3.90%) Local Government
8 25 (3.61%) Manufacturing
9 22 (3.18%) Documentation Skills
10 19 (2.75%) Presentation Skills
10 19 (2.75%) Retail
11 18 (2.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 16 (2.31%) Legal
12 16 (2.31%) Pharmaceutical
13 14 (2.02%) Organisational Skills
14 9 (1.30%) General Ledger
14 9 (1.30%) Law
14 9 (1.30%) Telecoms
15 8 (1.16%) French Language
16 7 (1.01%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 113 (16.33%) Analyst
2 109 (15.75%) Consultant
3 91 (13.15%) Architect
4 75 (10.84%) Lead
5 66 (9.54%) Project Manager
6 48 (6.94%) Data Engineer
7 47 (6.79%) Business Analyst
8 46 (6.65%) Data Analyst
8 46 (6.65%) Senior
9 40 (5.78%) SAP Consultant
10 37 (5.35%) Developer
11 30 (4.34%) Migration Engineer
12 29 (4.19%) Data Consultant
12 29 (4.19%) Solutions Architect
13 25 (3.61%) Migration Analyst
14 24 (3.47%) Data Migration Analyst
14 24 (3.47%) Data Migration Engineer
15 22 (3.18%) Data Architect
16 21 (3.03%) Data Migration Consultant
16 21 (3.03%) Migration Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (2.89%) Lightning Web Components
2 16 (2.31%) Oracle Fusion
3 11 (1.59%) Middleware
3 11 (1.59%) REST
4 10 (1.45%) Visualforce
4 10 (1.45%) XML
5 9 (1.30%) Kafka
5 9 (1.30%) SOAP
6 7 (1.01%) BAPI
6 7 (1.01%) JSON
6 7 (1.01%) SAP Fiori
6 7 (1.01%) Web Services
7 6 (0.87%) EDI
7 6 (0.87%) IDoc
8 5 (0.72%) .NET
8 5 (0.72%) SAP ALE
9 4 (0.58%) WebdriverIO
10 3 (0.43%) Elastic Stack
10 3 (0.43%) PostGIS
10 3 (0.43%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 85 (12.28%) Legacy Systems
2 41 (5.92%) Data Structures
3 28 (4.05%) Management Information System
4 20 (2.89%) Product Ownership
5 18 (2.60%) Data Centre
6 12 (1.73%) Reference Data
7 11 (1.59%) Onboarding
8 10 (1.45%) Public Cloud
9 9 (1.30%) Hybrid Cloud
10 8 (1.16%) Life Science
11 7 (1.01%) NHS
11 7 (1.01%) Self-Motivation
12 6 (0.87%) Enterprise Software
12 6 (0.87%) Virtual Team
13 5 (0.72%) Data Protection Act
13 5 (0.72%) Reinsurance
14 4 (0.58%) CMDB
14 4 (0.58%) FMCG
14 4 (0.58%) Mainframe
14 4 (0.58%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 17 (2.46%) Windows
2 10 (1.45%) Linux
3 8 (1.16%) Unix
4 6 (0.87%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.29%) Windows Server 2003
7 1 (0.14%) AIX
7 1 (0.14%) Amazon Linux
7 1 (0.14%) CentOS
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle Linux
7 1 (0.14%) Solaris
7 1 (0.14%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
7 1 (0.14%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 692 (100.00%) Migration
2 149 (21.53%) Problem-Solving
3 126 (18.21%) ETL
4 125 (18.06%) Validation
5 100 (14.45%) Agile
5 100 (14.45%) ERP
6 94 (13.58%) Stakeholder Management
7 90 (13.01%) User Acceptance Testing
8 88 (12.72%) Data Modelling
9 80 (11.56%) Change Management
10 74 (10.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 73 (10.55%) Data Governance
12 71 (10.26%) DevOps
13 70 (10.12%) Analytics
14 69 (9.97%) Data Integration
15 68 (9.83%) Project Management
16 64 (9.25%) Data Management
17 63 (9.10%) Business Intelligence
17 63 (9.10%) CRM
18 62 (8.96%) Data Cleansing
Programming Languages
1 174 (25.14%) SQL
2 71 (10.26%) Python
3 26 (3.76%) PL/SQL
4 19 (2.75%) Apex Code
5 16 (2.31%) Java
6 15 (2.17%) C#
7 13 (1.88%) Bash
7 13 (1.88%) T-SQL
8 11 (1.59%) JavaScript
9 10 (1.45%) PowerShell
10 9 (1.30%) ABAP
11 8 (1.16%) VBA
12 6 (0.87%) Bicep
12 6 (0.87%) VB
13 5 (0.72%) R
14 4 (0.58%) C++
15 3 (0.43%) Kusto Query Language
15 3 (0.43%) Magik
15 3 (0.43%) SOQL
15 3 (0.43%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 59 (8.53%) Degree
2 54 (7.80%) Security Cleared
3 42 (6.07%) SC Cleared
4 21 (3.03%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (2.02%) BPSS Clearance
6 13 (1.88%) PMI Certification
6 13 (1.88%) PMP
7 11 (1.59%) AWS Certification
8 10 (1.45%) CBAP
9 7 (1.01%) Azure Certification
10 6 (0.87%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 5 (0.72%) Master's Degree
12 4 (0.58%) ISTQB
12 4 (0.58%) SAP Certification
13 3 (0.43%) ACCA
13 3 (0.43%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
13 3 (0.43%) Microsoft Certification
14 2 (0.29%) CIMA
14 2 (0.29%) TOGAF Certification
15 1 (0.14%) CIPFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 90 (13.01%) Data Quality
2 30 (4.34%) GDPR
3 25 (3.61%) QA
4 9 (1.30%) PMO
5 7 (1.01%) HIPAA
6 6 (0.87%) SLA
7 5 (0.72%) Accessibility
8 4 (0.58%) SEPA
9 3 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 2 (0.29%) COBIT
10 2 (0.29%) ISO 20022
10 2 (0.29%) NIST
10 2 (0.29%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.14%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.14%) GAAP
11 1 (0.14%) GRC
11 1 (0.14%) IFRS
System Software
1 17 (2.46%) Docker
2 5 (0.72%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.58%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.14%) SRDF
4 1 (0.14%) Veritas Cluster Server
Systems Management
1 20 (2.89%) Kubernetes
2 18 (2.60%) Terraform
3 14 (2.02%) Ansible
4 12 (1.73%) Oracle RMAN
5 6 (0.87%) Progress Chef
5 6 (0.87%) Puppet
6 4 (0.58%) CEMLI
6 4 (0.58%) HP ALM
6 4 (0.58%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.29%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 2 (0.29%) SCCM
8 1 (0.14%) Data Guard
8 1 (0.14%) EMC TimeFinder
8 1 (0.14%) Grafana
8 1 (0.14%) HAProxy
8 1 (0.14%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Clustering
8 1 (0.14%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.14%) SCSM
Vendors
1 136 (19.65%) SAP
2 135 (19.51%) Oracle
3 111 (16.04%) Microsoft
4 45 (6.50%) Salesforce
5 25 (3.61%) Google
6 19 (2.75%) Workday
7 16 (2.31%) Databricks
8 13 (1.88%) Ariba
9 10 (1.45%) Commvault
10 9 (1.30%) IBM
10 9 (1.30%) IFS
11 8 (1.16%) Informatica
12 7 (1.01%) Alteryx
12 7 (1.01%) VMware
13 6 (0.87%) Guidewire
13 6 (0.87%) HP
13 6 (0.87%) MuleSoft
13 6 (0.87%) Red Hat
13 6 (0.87%) ServiceNow
14 4 (0.58%) EMC