Desktop Migration Engineer Contract Job Trends in England

Desktop Migration Engineer
UK > England

The median Desktop Migration Engineer daily rate in England is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 July 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 622 499 -
Rank change year-on-year -123 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Migration Engineer 1 7 0
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.002% 0.026% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.028% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 7 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £275 £153 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £162 -
Median % change year-on-year +85.19% - -
75th Percentile £325 £167 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £338 £158 -
% change year-on-year +114.29% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 41,522 25,105 32,718
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.52% 91.81% 93.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,299 16,309 21,568
10th Percentile £325 £288 £300
25th Percentile £425 £403 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £512 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.54% -2.48% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,983 1,254 2,147
10th Percentile £16.00 £13.75 £13.51
25th Percentile £22.46 £17.87 £18.30
Median hourly rate £45.56 £27.29 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +66.91% -35.78% -3.53%
75th Percentile £68.00 £56.44 £65.00
90th Percentile £81.04 £75.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.69 £25.15 £40.33
% change year-on-year +73.72% -37.63% -7.70%

Desktop Migration Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Desktop Migration Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Desktop Migration Engineer job vacancy trend in England

Desktop Migration Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Migration Engineer job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Desktop Migration Engineer job vacancies in England

Desktop Migration Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Migration Engineer job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Desktop Migration Engineer job vacancies in England

Desktop Migration Engineer
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 Desktop Migration Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 23 July 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
North West -46 1 £300 +96.08% 1
North of England -72 1 £300 +96.08% 1
Desktop Migration Engineer
UK

Desktop Migration Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 23 July 2026, Desktop Migration Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Desktop Migration Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop

Desktop Migration Engineer Skill Set
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix