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 12 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 95 95 101
Rank change year-on-year 0 +6 +41
Contract jobs citing Data Migration 904 697 856
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.66% 2.67% 2.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.04% 2.98% 2.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 598 469 590
10th Percentile £375 £375 £400
25th Percentile £450 £454 £467
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.47% -2.27% +3.77%
75th Percentile £638 £630 £662
90th Percentile £713 £700 £725
UK median daily rate £540 £525 £550
% change year-on-year +2.86% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 3 23
10th Percentile £15.87 £39.25 £25.00
25th Percentile £18.79 £45.63 -
Median hourly rate £61.00 £57.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +6.09% +43.75% -36.00%
75th Percentile £77.63 £72.90 £86.50
90th Percentile £81.00 £81.39 -
UK median hourly rate £36.00 £85.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -57.65% +112.50% -36.00%

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 29,739 23,407 32,830
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 87.55% 89.77% 87.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,003 14,473 21,878
10th Percentile £308 £310 £300
25th Percentile £412 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £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 1,861 738 1,959
10th Percentile £15.09 £15.62 £13.39
25th Percentile £18.00 £21.05 £16.25
Median hourly rate £25.77 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.37% - -
75th Percentile £60.61 £64.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £72.90
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £33.07
% change year-on-year -22.62% -1.71% +1.74%

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 12 February 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 12 February 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 12 February 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 +9 485 £550 - 98
South East -32 117 £633 +16.86% 89
Midlands -20 101 £530 +3.41% 27
North of England -32 101 £480 -8.57% 42
North West +1 60 £451 -7.20% 27
West Midlands -46 55 £525 - 20
East Midlands +10 45 £550 +18.28% 7
Yorkshire -50 35 £525 -6.50% 13
South West -36 26 £525 +2.44% 14
East of England -23 24 £475 -13.64% 15
North East -14 7 £488 -25.00% 2
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 30 (3.32%) Confluence
2 26 (2.88%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (0.77%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
5 6 (0.66%) GeoServer
5 6 (0.66%) Smallworld
6 5 (0.55%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.33%) CMS
7 3 (0.33%) LiveLink
8 2 (0.22%) Appian
8 2 (0.22%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.22%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 2 (0.22%) SharePoint Server
9 1 (0.11%) Apache
9 1 (0.11%) IIS
9 1 (0.11%) Moodle
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle Service Bus
9 1 (0.11%) SAP Portal
9 1 (0.11%) SAS
9 1 (0.11%) WebSphere
Applications
1 47 (5.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (1.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 17 (1.88%) Spreadsheet
3 15 (1.66%) Microsoft Project
3 15 (1.66%) MS Visio
4 13 (1.44%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (0.44%) Oracle Smart View
6 1 (0.11%) Trello
6 1 (0.11%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 80 (8.85%) SAP S/4HANA
2 41 (4.54%) Oracle EBS
3 29 (3.21%) Dynamics CRM
4 18 (1.99%) Oracle General Ledger
4 18 (1.99%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 17 (1.88%) Oracle Payables
6 16 (1.77%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
7 15 (1.66%) SAP HR
8 14 (1.55%) Oracle Receivables
9 10 (1.11%) Loan IQ
9 10 (1.11%) SAP CO
9 10 (1.11%) SAP FI
10 9 (1.00%) Oracle Cash Management
10 9 (1.00%) SAP FI/CO
11 8 (0.88%) Oracle ERP
11 8 (0.88%) Workday HCM
12 6 (0.66%) Oracle EBS R12
12 6 (0.66%) Oracle FAH
12 6 (0.66%) Salesforce CRM
13 5 (0.55%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 125 (13.83%) Azure
2 83 (9.18%) AWS
3 75 (8.30%) OCI
4 71 (7.85%) Power Platform
5 50 (5.53%) Dynamics 365
6 32 (3.54%) SaaS
7 26 (2.88%) Azure Data Factory
7 26 (2.88%) Azure DevOps
8 24 (2.65%) Microsoft 365
9 20 (2.21%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 20 (2.21%) Snowflake
10 19 (2.10%) GitHub
11 18 (1.99%) SuccessFactors
12 17 (1.88%) Amazon S3
13 16 (1.77%) Entra ID
13 16 (1.77%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 16 (1.77%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 13 (1.44%) GCP
15 11 (1.22%) Azure Logic Apps
16 10 (1.11%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.11%) NAS
2 8 (0.88%) SAN
3 7 (0.77%) DNS
4 3 (0.33%) Firewall
4 3 (0.33%) Internet
4 3 (0.33%) Intranet
4 3 (0.33%) Network Security
4 3 (0.33%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.22%) IPv6
5 2 (0.22%) LAN
5 2 (0.22%) SSL
5 2 (0.22%) VPN
5 2 (0.22%) WAN
6 1 (0.11%) IPv4
6 1 (0.11%) VLAN
6 1 (0.11%) WebEx
6 1 (0.11%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (6.08%) Data Warehouse
2 54 (5.97%) Power BI
3 52 (5.75%) SQL Server
4 39 (4.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 32 (3.54%) Relational Database
6 28 (3.10%) Oracle Database
7 26 (2.88%) Oracle Reports
8 23 (2.54%) Metadata
9 20 (2.21%) Data Lake
10 19 (2.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 18 (1.99%) Tableau
12 16 (1.77%) RDBMS
13 15 (1.66%) PostgreSQL
14 14 (1.55%) Amazon Redshift
15 11 (1.22%) MySQL
16 10 (1.11%) Big Data
17 9 (1.00%) DataStage
17 9 (1.00%) Oracle BI Publisher
18 8 (0.88%) GIS
18 8 (0.88%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 64 (7.08%) JIRA
2 9 (1.00%) Jenkins
3 8 (0.88%) Git
4 6 (0.66%) Oracle Forms
5 4 (0.44%) LSMW
5 4 (0.44%) Toad
5 4 (0.44%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.33%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.33%) ERwin
6 3 (0.33%) Hudson
6 3 (0.33%) Oracle APEX
6 3 (0.33%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (0.22%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.22%) GitLab
7 2 (0.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.11%) gulp
8 1 (0.11%) Pylint
8 1 (0.11%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.11%) webpack
8 1 (0.11%) Zephyr
General
1 329 (36.39%) Social Skills
2 294 (32.52%) Finance
3 94 (10.40%) Analytical Skills
4 91 (10.07%) Public Sector
5 60 (6.64%) Banking
6 36 (3.98%) Retail
7 32 (3.54%) Documentation Skills
8 29 (3.21%) Presentation Skills
9 27 (2.99%) Manufacturing
10 22 (2.43%) General Ledger
10 22 (2.43%) Legal
11 21 (2.32%) Organisational Skills
12 19 (2.10%) Local Government
13 14 (1.55%) Marketing
14 12 (1.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 12 (1.33%) Investment Banking
15 11 (1.22%) Billing
16 10 (1.11%) Back Office
16 10 (1.11%) Financial Institution
16 10 (1.11%) Law
Job Titles
1 166 (18.36%) Lead
2 136 (15.04%) Analyst
3 122 (13.50%) Consultant
4 96 (10.62%) Architect
5 85 (9.40%) Project Manager
6 80 (8.85%) Business Analyst
7 66 (7.30%) Senior
8 58 (6.42%) Data Engineer
9 52 (5.75%) Data Migration Lead
10 43 (4.76%) Data Analyst
11 42 (4.65%) Developer
12 36 (3.98%) Migration Analyst
13 33 (3.65%) Solutions Architect
14 31 (3.43%) SAP Consultant
15 30 (3.32%) Migration Manager
16 29 (3.21%) Oracle Consultant
17 27 (2.99%) Data Architect
17 27 (2.99%) Functional Consultant
18 26 (2.88%) Data Migration Analyst
19 25 (2.77%) Migration Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 70 (7.74%) Oracle Fusion
2 34 (3.76%) REST
3 30 (3.32%) XML
4 26 (2.88%) Middleware
5 20 (2.21%) SOAP
6 16 (1.77%) Lightning Web Components
7 13 (1.44%) JSON
7 13 (1.44%) Web Services
8 11 (1.22%) PySpark
8 11 (1.22%) Visualforce
9 10 (1.11%) .NET
10 7 (0.77%) XSLT
11 5 (0.55%) EDI
11 5 (0.55%) OpenTelemetry
11 5 (0.55%) SAP Fiori
12 4 (0.44%) ADO
12 4 (0.44%) Kafka
12 4 (0.44%) React
13 3 (0.33%) LDAP
13 3 (0.33%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 124 (13.72%) Legacy Systems
2 70 (7.74%) Data Structures
3 36 (3.98%) Onboarding
4 29 (3.21%) Management Information System
5 18 (1.99%) Data Protection Act
5 18 (1.99%) Product Ownership
6 17 (1.88%) Replication
7 16 (1.77%) Greenfield Project
8 12 (1.33%) Cloud Native
9 11 (1.22%) Reference Data
10 9 (1.00%) Data Centre
10 9 (1.00%) Enterprise Software
10 9 (1.00%) Public Cloud
11 8 (0.88%) FMCG
11 8 (0.88%) NHS
12 7 (0.77%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 7 (0.77%) Hybrid Cloud
12 7 (0.77%) Low-Code
12 7 (0.77%) Smartphone
12 7 (0.77%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 21 (2.32%) Windows
2 8 (0.88%) Windows 10
3 7 (0.77%) Apple iOS
4 6 (0.66%) Unix
5 5 (0.55%) Linux
5 5 (0.55%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.55%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.33%) Solaris
6 3 (0.33%) zOS
7 1 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 904 (100.00%) Migration
2 216 (23.89%) Stakeholder Management
3 208 (23.01%) Agile
4 175 (19.36%) Problem-Solving
4 175 (19.36%) Validation
5 165 (18.25%) ERP
6 151 (16.70%) ETL
7 145 (16.04%) User Acceptance Testing
8 135 (14.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 129 (14.27%) Data Modelling
10 103 (11.39%) Project Management
11 102 (11.28%) Analytics
12 98 (10.84%) Data Cleansing
13 96 (10.62%) Workshop Facilitation
14 92 (10.18%) Change Management
15 86 (9.51%) Data Mapping
16 75 (8.30%) Business Intelligence
17 70 (7.74%) Continuous Improvement
18 68 (7.52%) Decision-Making
19 67 (7.41%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 187 (20.69%) SQL
2 66 (7.30%) Python
3 26 (2.88%) Java
4 17 (1.88%) JavaScript
5 16 (1.77%) PL/SQL
6 15 (1.66%) Apex Code
7 10 (1.11%) PowerShell
8 9 (1.00%) C#
9 7 (0.77%) Bash
9 7 (0.77%) T-SQL
10 5 (0.55%) Perl
10 5 (0.55%) PHP
10 5 (0.55%) Shell Script
11 4 (0.44%) Korn
11 4 (0.44%) VBA
11 4 (0.44%) X++
12 3 (0.33%) Bicep
12 3 (0.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.33%) SOQL
12 3 (0.33%) VB
Qualifications
1 115 (12.72%) Security Cleared
2 78 (8.63%) SC Cleared
3 58 (6.42%) Degree
4 30 (3.32%) PMP
5 22 (2.43%) Computer Science Degree
5 22 (2.43%) PMI Certification
6 16 (1.77%) Master's Degree
7 14 (1.55%) DV Cleared
8 13 (1.44%) BPSS Clearance
9 10 (1.11%) AWS Certification
10 5 (0.55%) CFA
10 5 (0.55%) SAP Certification
11 4 (0.44%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.44%) CIMA
12 3 (0.33%) ACCA
12 3 (0.33%) IIBA
12 3 (0.33%) OCP
12 3 (0.33%) Oracle Certification
12 3 (0.33%) PgMP
12 3 (0.33%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 139 (15.38%) Data Quality
2 61 (6.75%) QA
3 52 (5.75%) GDPR
4 15 (1.66%) PMO
5 14 (1.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 11 (1.22%) COBIT
7 10 (1.11%) NIST
8 9 (1.00%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 9 (1.00%) IFRS
9 7 (0.77%) SLA
10 6 (0.66%) Accessibility
11 5 (0.55%) GAAP
11 5 (0.55%) IFRS 9
11 5 (0.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 4 (0.44%) Basel III
12 4 (0.44%) IFRS 17
12 4 (0.44%) ISO 20022
12 4 (0.44%) PCI DSS
13 3 (0.33%) GMP
13 3 (0.33%) HIPAA
System Software
1 15 (1.66%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.44%) Docker
2 13 (1.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (1.11%) NFS
4 6 (0.66%) VMware NSX
4 6 (0.66%) vSphere
5 1 (0.11%) SRDF
Systems Management
1 19 (2.10%) Kubernetes
2 17 (1.88%) Terraform
3 10 (1.11%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (1.11%) SCCM
4 7 (0.77%) Ansible
4 7 (0.77%) Grafana
5 6 (0.66%) Argo
5 6 (0.66%) vCenter Server
6 5 (0.55%) EMC VPLEX
6 5 (0.55%) vMotion
7 4 (0.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.11%) Control-M
9 1 (0.11%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.11%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 183 (20.24%) Oracle
2 156 (17.26%) SAP
3 118 (13.05%) Microsoft
4 44 (4.87%) Salesforce
5 38 (4.20%) Workday
6 30 (3.32%) Databricks
7 20 (2.21%) Informatica
8 15 (1.66%) Sage
8 15 (1.66%) VMware
9 13 (1.44%) Avaloq
9 13 (1.44%) Pure Storage
9 13 (1.44%) ServiceNow
10 11 (1.22%) MuleSoft
11 10 (1.11%) Google
11 10 (1.11%) Talend
12 9 (1.00%) IFS
13 8 (0.88%) GoldenSource
13 8 (0.88%) Kronos
14 7 (0.77%) ESRI
14 7 (0.77%) Temenos