Data Migration Contract Job Trends in London

Data Migration
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Data Migration skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 99 105
Rank change year-on-year +18 +6 +29
Contract jobs citing Data Migration 699 390 401
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.48% 2.92% 2.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.91% 3.15% 2.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 477 227 267
10th Percentile £375 £400 £400
25th Percentile £455 £453 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £550 £535
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% +2.80% -6.96%
75th Percentile £645 £653 £650
90th Percentile £765 £738 £738
England median daily rate £525 £525 £535
% change year-on-year - -1.87% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 1
10th Percentile - £42.99 -
25th Percentile £52.50 £55.53 £62.00
Median hourly rate £55.00 £65.00 £64.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +1.56% -32.63%
75th Percentile £62.75 £78.13 £66.00
90th Percentile £69.35 £97.25 -
England median hourly rate £40.00 £50.25 £80.00
% change year-on-year -20.40% -37.19% -13.25%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,880 12,372 14,463
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.06% 92.50% 88.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,699 8,236 9,976
10th Percentile £360 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £660 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £784 £800
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 291 254 191
10th Percentile £17.25 £16.50 £17.25
25th Percentile £19.85 £24.77 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £30.75 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.47% -12.16% -12.50%
75th Percentile £56.63 £48.44 £53.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.75 £71.25
England median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +1.18%

Data Migration
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Data Migration job vacancy trend in London

Data Migration
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Data Migration
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Migration in London over the 6 months to 26 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Data Migration in London

Data Migration
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

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

Data Migration
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 26 August 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
Central London +27 107 £600 +9.09% 29
West London +13 37 £710 +13.60% 8
South London -10 4 £514 +12.30% 4
East London -1 3 £675 - 3
Data Migration
England

Data Migration
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 42 (6.01%) SharePoint
2 19 (2.72%) Confluence
3 10 (1.43%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (0.86%) Apache
4 6 (0.86%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.57%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.29%) CMS
6 2 (0.29%) HCL Notes
6 2 (0.29%) Palantir Foundry
7 1 (0.14%) IIS
7 1 (0.14%) OpenROAD
Applications
1 30 (4.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (1.43%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (1.14%) MS Visio
4 6 (0.86%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.29%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.29%) Windchill
7 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 61 (8.73%) SAP S/4HANA
2 27 (3.86%) Dynamics CRM
3 20 (2.86%) Oracle ERP
4 18 (2.58%) Oracle Payables
5 15 (2.15%) NetSuite
6 14 (2.00%) Oracle Receivables
7 11 (1.57%) SAP ERP
8 9 (1.29%) Oracle EBS
8 9 (1.29%) Oracle General Ledger
8 9 (1.29%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 9 (1.29%) Workday HCM
9 8 (1.14%) iTrent
9 8 (1.14%) Oracle Financials
10 7 (1.00%) Temenos T24
11 5 (0.72%) Dynamics AX
11 5 (0.72%) Finacle
11 5 (0.72%) SAP MDG
11 5 (0.72%) SAP Payroll
12 4 (0.57%) Maximo
12 4 (0.57%) Oracle Assets
Cloud Services
1 124 (17.74%) Azure
2 106 (15.16%) Power Platform
3 83 (11.87%) Dynamics 365
4 58 (8.30%) AWS
5 53 (7.58%) Azure DevOps
6 33 (4.72%) OCI
7 31 (4.43%) SaaS
8 28 (4.01%) Microsoft 365
9 27 (3.86%) Snowflake
10 24 (3.43%) Power Automate
11 22 (3.15%) Amazon S3
11 22 (3.15%) Azure Data Factory
12 19 (2.72%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 17 (2.43%) GCP
13 17 (2.43%) PowerApps
14 16 (2.29%) SuccessFactors
15 15 (2.15%) GitHub
16 12 (1.72%) dbt
17 9 (1.29%) Azure Cosmos DB
17 9 (1.29%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.43%) Intranet
1 3 (0.43%) VPN
2 2 (0.29%) HTTP
2 2 (0.29%) NAS
2 2 (0.29%) SAN
3 1 (0.14%) DKIM
3 1 (0.14%) DMARC
3 1 (0.14%) DNS
3 1 (0.14%) Fibre Channel
3 1 (0.14%) Firewall
3 1 (0.14%) Network Security
3 1 (0.14%) SNMP
3 1 (0.14%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 93 (13.30%) Power BI
2 41 (5.87%) Data Warehouse
3 28 (4.01%) SQL Server
4 25 (3.58%) Metadata
5 21 (3.00%) Data Lake
6 16 (2.29%) Relational Database
7 13 (1.86%) PostgreSQL
8 12 (1.72%) NoSQL
9 10 (1.43%) Azure SQL Database
9 10 (1.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 9 (1.29%) BusinessObjects
11 8 (1.14%) Oracle Reports
11 8 (1.14%) Snowflake Schema
12 7 (1.00%) Amazon Redshift
12 7 (1.00%) DataStage
13 6 (0.86%) BigQuery
13 6 (0.86%) Db2
13 6 (0.86%) Oracle Database
14 5 (0.72%) MongoDB
14 5 (0.72%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 59 (8.44%) JIRA
2 15 (2.15%) Git
3 6 (0.86%) Zephyr
4 4 (0.57%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.57%) Oracle Forms
5 3 (0.43%) ER Studio
5 3 (0.43%) Gatling
5 3 (0.43%) LSMW
5 3 (0.43%) Selenium
6 2 (0.29%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.29%) GitLab
6 2 (0.29%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.29%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.14%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.14%) JMeter
7 1 (0.14%) JUnit
7 1 (0.14%) Postman
7 1 (0.14%) ScriptRunner
General
1 293 (41.92%) Finance
2 208 (29.76%) Social Skills
3 90 (12.88%) Analytical Skills
4 59 (8.44%) Banking
5 53 (7.58%) Public Sector
6 41 (5.87%) Law
7 29 (4.15%) Retail
8 26 (3.72%) General Ledger
9 25 (3.58%) Documentation Skills
10 20 (2.86%) Manufacturing
11 16 (2.29%) Local Government
12 15 (2.15%) Organisational Skills
13 14 (2.00%) Aviation
13 14 (2.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 13 (1.86%) Billing
15 12 (1.72%) Influencing Skills
15 12 (1.72%) Marketing
16 11 (1.57%) Legal
17 10 (1.43%) Presentation Skills
18 9 (1.29%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 162 (23.18%) Lead
2 112 (16.02%) Analyst
3 110 (15.74%) Architect
4 77 (11.02%) Consultant
5 60 (8.58%) Business Analyst
6 55 (7.87%) Data Migration Lead
6 55 (7.87%) Senior
7 51 (7.30%) Data Engineer
8 46 (6.58%) Data Analyst
9 36 (5.15%) Project Manager
10 33 (4.72%) Lead Architect
11 32 (4.58%) Functional Architect
12 31 (4.43%) Data Architect
13 29 (4.15%) Developer
14 28 (4.01%) Migration Analyst
14 28 (4.01%) Solutions Architect
15 23 (3.29%) Technical Leader
16 21 (3.00%) Data Migration Analyst
16 21 (3.00%) Oracle Consultant
16 21 (3.00%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (8.30%) Oracle Fusion
2 29 (4.15%) Middleware
3 22 (3.15%) REST
4 14 (2.00%) .NET
4 14 (2.00%) SOAP
5 12 (1.72%) XML
6 10 (1.43%) PySpark
6 10 (1.43%) Terraform
7 9 (1.29%) JSON
8 6 (0.86%) Kafka
8 6 (0.86%) Lightning Web Components
9 5 (0.72%) Keycloak
9 5 (0.72%) Web Services
10 4 (0.57%) HTML5 Canvas
10 4 (0.57%) Spring
10 4 (0.57%) XSLT
11 3 (0.43%) HTML
11 3 (0.43%) Playwright
12 2 (0.29%) EDI
12 2 (0.29%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 84 (12.02%) Legacy Systems
2 52 (7.44%) Data Structures
3 25 (3.58%) Management Information System
4 24 (3.43%) Enterprise Software
5 22 (3.15%) Product Ownership
6 19 (2.72%) Cloud Native
7 18 (2.58%) Onboarding
8 16 (2.29%) FMCG
9 12 (1.72%) Reference Data
10 10 (1.43%) Distributed Systems
11 8 (1.14%) Analytical Mindset
11 8 (1.14%) Replication
12 7 (1.00%) Reinsurance
13 6 (0.86%) Credit Risk
13 6 (0.86%) Data Centre
13 6 (0.86%) Greenfield Project
13 6 (0.86%) Legacy Code
13 6 (0.86%) Mainframe
13 6 (0.86%) NHS
13 6 (0.86%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 15 (2.15%) Windows
2 5 (0.72%) Linux
3 2 (0.29%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 699 (100.00%) Migration
2 192 (27.47%) Stakeholder Management
3 190 (27.18%) Validation
4 189 (27.04%) User Acceptance Testing
5 181 (25.89%) ERP
6 139 (19.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 125 (17.88%) Agile
8 115 (16.45%) Data Modelling
9 101 (14.45%) Business Intelligence
10 95 (13.59%) Data Governance
11 86 (12.30%) ETL
12 83 (11.87%) DevOps
13 79 (11.30%) Problem-Solving
14 73 (10.44%) Translating Business Requirements
15 71 (10.16%) Continuous Improvement
16 70 (10.01%) Requirements Gathering
17 67 (9.59%) Data Mapping
18 63 (9.01%) Data Cleansing
19 61 (8.73%) Cutover Planning
20 59 (8.44%) System Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 127 (18.17%) SQL
2 46 (6.58%) Python
3 21 (3.00%) Java
4 14 (2.00%) JavaScript
5 12 (1.72%) C#
6 7 (1.00%) PL/SQL
7 5 (0.72%) Apex Code
7 5 (0.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 5 (0.72%) Kotlin
7 5 (0.72%) T-SQL
7 5 (0.72%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.43%) SOQL
8 3 (0.43%) VBA
8 3 (0.43%) X++
9 2 (0.29%) PowerShell
9 2 (0.29%) R
9 2 (0.29%) Scala
9 2 (0.29%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.14%) ABAP
10 1 (0.14%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 78 (11.16%) Security Cleared
2 68 (9.73%) SC Cleared
3 31 (4.43%) Degree
4 16 (2.29%) PMP
5 15 (2.15%) PMI Certification
6 11 (1.57%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (1.29%) BPSS Clearance
8 8 (1.14%) ACCA
8 8 (1.14%) CIMA
9 7 (1.00%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (0.72%) Azure Certification
10 5 (0.72%) DBS Check
11 4 (0.57%) AWS Certification
11 4 (0.57%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.57%) ISTQB
12 2 (0.29%) CBAP
12 2 (0.29%) CFA
12 2 (0.29%) CTC Cleared
13 1 (0.14%) CSPO
13 1 (0.14%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 141 (20.17%) Data Quality
2 54 (7.73%) QA
3 25 (3.58%) GDPR
4 20 (2.86%) PMO
5 8 (1.14%) SLA
6 7 (1.00%) GRC
7 5 (0.72%) HL7
8 3 (0.43%) DICOM
8 3 (0.43%) IFRS
8 3 (0.43%) SNOMED CT
9 2 (0.29%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.29%) GMP
9 2 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 2 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.29%) Solvency II
10 1 (0.14%) GAAP
10 1 (0.14%) GxP
10 1 (0.14%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 7 (1.00%) Docker
2 3 (0.43%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.14%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 12 (1.72%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.57%) HP ALM
2 4 (0.57%) Karpenter
3 2 (0.29%) Ansible
4 1 (0.14%) Avamar
4 1 (0.14%) EMC NetWorker
4 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.14%) NetBackup
4 1 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 153 (21.89%) Microsoft
2 132 (18.88%) Oracle
3 121 (17.31%) SAP
4 48 (6.87%) Databricks
5 22 (3.15%) Salesforce
6 20 (2.86%) ServiceNow
7 18 (2.58%) Informatica
8 17 (2.43%) Workday
9 12 (1.72%) IBM
10 9 (1.29%) IFS
10 9 (1.29%) Talend
11 8 (1.14%) Ariba
11 8 (1.14%) Google
12 7 (1.00%) Atlassian
13 6 (0.86%) MuleSoft
14 5 (0.72%) Temenos
15 4 (0.57%) Avaloq
15 4 (0.57%) Bloomberg
15 4 (0.57%) HP
15 4 (0.57%) Teradata