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 19 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 95 101 124
Rank change year-on-year +6 +23 +50
Contract jobs citing Data Migration 416 394 426
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.13% 2.47% 2.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.39% 2.77% 2.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 252 261 284
10th Percentile £401 £380 £410
25th Percentile £454 £463 £486
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £650 £650 £656
90th Percentile £722 £713 £734
England median daily rate £540 £538 £550
% change year-on-year +0.47% -2.27% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 5
10th Percentile £66.25 £37.70 £82.60
25th Percentile £71.88 £41.75 £82.75
Median hourly rate £85.00 £49.50 £85.00
Median % change year-on-year +71.72% -41.76% +44.68%
75th Percentile £99.38 £58.25 £87.50
90th Percentile £105.75 £62.90 £93.50
England median hourly rate £60.00 £64.00 £85.00
% change year-on-year -6.25% -24.71% +31.78%

All Process and 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 12,287 14,247 18,843
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.44% 89.25% 89.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,085 9,211 13,622
10th Percentile £333 £350 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £543 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -1.36% -4.35% -2.13%
75th Percentile £664 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 243 176 231
10th Percentile £18.03 £17.75 £18.50
25th Percentile £25.00 £24.17 £21.63
Median hourly rate £30.50 £37.79 £39.42
Median % change year-on-year -19.28% -4.15% +5.12%
75th Percentile £47.75 £57.81 £62.75
90th Percentile £64.95 £78.75 £76.25
England median hourly rate £25.15 £41.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -39.40% -7.78% +28.77%

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 19 October 2025.

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
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Migration in London over the 6 months to 19 October 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Migration in London

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 19 October 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
Central London +9 58 £550 +1.57% 74
East London +7 9 £608 +51.88% 2
West London -2 7 £600 +20.00% 2
North London - 5 £550 -
South London +2 3 £458 +1.67% 4
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 18 (4.33%) Confluence
2 8 (1.92%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.96%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (0.72%) CMS
4 3 (0.72%) LiveLink
5 2 (0.48%) Apache
5 2 (0.48%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.24%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.24%) NetWeaver
6 1 (0.24%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.24%) SAP Portal
Applications
1 15 (3.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.92%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.96%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.72%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.72%) Oracle Smart View
5 2 (0.48%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.48%) Trello
Business Applications
1 47 (11.30%) SAP S/4HANA
2 16 (3.85%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (2.64%) SAP HR
4 8 (1.92%) Oracle EBS
4 8 (1.92%) Salesforce CRM
5 7 (1.68%) NetSuite
5 7 (1.68%) Oracle Payables
6 6 (1.44%) Endur
7 5 (1.20%) Oracle EBS R12
7 5 (1.20%) Oracle ERP
7 5 (1.20%) Oracle General Ledger
7 5 (1.20%) SAP ERP
7 5 (1.20%) SAP HCM
7 5 (1.20%) SAP Payroll
7 5 (1.20%) SAP SD
8 4 (0.96%) Oracle Receivables
8 4 (0.96%) SAP CO
8 4 (0.96%) SAP FI
8 4 (0.96%) SAP FI/CO
8 4 (0.96%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 59 (14.18%) Azure
2 39 (9.38%) AWS
3 33 (7.93%) Power Platform
4 27 (6.49%) Dynamics 365
5 25 (6.01%) OCI
6 23 (5.53%) SaaS
7 16 (3.85%) Azure DevOps
7 16 (3.85%) Snowflake
8 11 (2.64%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
9 10 (2.40%) Azure Data Factory
10 9 (2.16%) Amazon S3
10 9 (2.16%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 9 (2.16%) GCP
10 9 (2.16%) Power Automate
10 9 (2.16%) PowerApps
11 8 (1.92%) dbt
12 7 (1.68%) GitHub
12 7 (1.68%) PaaS
12 7 (1.68%) Serverless
13 6 (1.44%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.48%) WAN
2 1 (0.24%) Firewall
2 1 (0.24%) IPv4
2 1 (0.24%) NAS
2 1 (0.24%) Network Security
2 1 (0.24%) SAN
2 1 (0.24%) TCP/IP
2 1 (0.24%) VLAN
2 1 (0.24%) VPN
2 1 (0.24%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (8.17%) Data Warehouse
2 33 (7.93%) SQL Server
3 24 (5.77%) Power BI
4 22 (5.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 16 (3.85%) Relational Database
6 10 (2.40%) SAP HANA
7 9 (2.16%) Amazon Redshift
7 9 (2.16%) Big Data
7 9 (2.16%) RDBMS
7 9 (2.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 9 (2.16%) Tableau
8 8 (1.92%) Metadata
8 8 (1.92%) Oracle Database
8 8 (1.92%) Oracle Reports
9 6 (1.44%) Azure SQL Database
9 6 (1.44%) DataStage
9 6 (1.44%) MySQL
10 5 (1.20%) BigQuery
10 5 (1.20%) MongoDB
10 5 (1.20%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 37 (8.89%) JIRA
2 6 (1.44%) LSMW
3 4 (0.96%) Zephyr
4 3 (0.72%) Git
4 3 (0.72%) Selenium
5 2 (0.48%) GitLab
5 2 (0.48%) TestRail
5 2 (0.48%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.24%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.24%) ER Studio
6 1 (0.24%) ERwin
6 1 (0.24%) gulp
6 1 (0.24%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.24%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.24%) Postman
6 1 (0.24%) webpack
General
1 176 (42.31%) Finance
2 144 (34.62%) Social Skills
3 54 (12.98%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (7.21%) Banking
5 24 (5.77%) Public Sector
6 20 (4.81%) Local Government
7 17 (4.09%) Documentation Skills
8 16 (3.85%) Back Office
9 15 (3.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 14 (3.37%) Retail
11 12 (2.88%) Marketing
12 11 (2.64%) Legal
13 10 (2.40%) Manufacturing
13 10 (2.40%) Presentation Skills
14 9 (2.16%) General Ledger
15 8 (1.92%) Billing
16 7 (1.68%) Influencing Skills
17 6 (1.44%) Front Office
17 6 (1.44%) Telecoms
18 5 (1.20%) Law
Job Titles
1 65 (15.63%) Consultant
2 64 (15.38%) Analyst
3 58 (13.94%) Lead
4 48 (11.54%) Architect
5 43 (10.34%) Business Analyst
6 42 (10.10%) Project Manager
7 28 (6.73%) Data Engineer
7 28 (6.73%) SAP Consultant
8 25 (6.01%) Senior
9 21 (5.05%) Data Migration Lead
10 18 (4.33%) Data Analyst
11 14 (3.37%) Migration Specialist
12 13 (3.13%) Data Architect
12 13 (3.13%) Data Migration Specialist
12 13 (3.13%) Migration Engineer
13 12 (2.88%) Developer
13 12 (2.88%) Functional Consultant
13 12 (2.88%) Oracle Consultant
13 12 (2.88%) Solutions Architect
14 10 (2.40%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (4.57%) REST
2 16 (3.85%) Lightning Web Components
3 15 (3.61%) XML
4 12 (2.88%) Oracle Fusion
5 10 (2.40%) SOAP
6 9 (2.16%) Middleware
6 9 (2.16%) Visualforce
7 8 (1.92%) SAP Fiori
8 6 (1.44%) BAPI
8 6 (1.44%) IDoc
8 6 (1.44%) JSON
8 6 (1.44%) PySpark
9 5 (1.20%) EDI
9 5 (1.20%) React
9 5 (1.20%) SAP ALE
10 4 (0.96%) Swagger
11 3 (0.72%) Web Services
12 2 (0.48%) HTML
12 2 (0.48%) SAP Basis
12 2 (0.48%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 44 (10.58%) Legacy Systems
2 26 (6.25%) Data Structures
3 18 (4.33%) Management Information System
4 9 (2.16%) Product Ownership
5 8 (1.92%) Onboarding
5 8 (1.92%) Virtual Team
6 7 (1.68%) Data Protection Act
6 7 (1.68%) Reference Data
7 5 (1.20%) Analytical Mindset
7 5 (1.20%) Data Centre
7 5 (1.20%) Greenfield Project
7 5 (1.20%) Public Cloud
8 4 (0.96%) Cloud Native
8 4 (0.96%) Grid Computing
9 3 (0.72%) Credit Risk
9 3 (0.72%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (0.72%) FMCG
9 3 (0.72%) Legacy Applications
9 3 (0.72%) Reinsurance
10 2 (0.48%) Data Fabric
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.20%) Windows Server 2016
2 4 (0.96%) Windows
3 1 (0.24%) AIX
3 1 (0.24%) Linux
3 1 (0.24%) Unix
3 1 (0.24%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 416 (100.00%) Migration
2 100 (24.04%) Problem-Solving
3 80 (19.23%) Agile
4 67 (16.11%) ERP
5 62 (14.90%) User Acceptance Testing
6 61 (14.66%) ETL
7 59 (14.18%) Stakeholder Management
8 58 (13.94%) Validation
9 54 (12.98%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 51 (12.26%) Data Modelling
11 49 (11.78%) Analytics
12 45 (10.82%) Data Governance
13 43 (10.34%) CRM
13 43 (10.34%) Project Management
14 42 (10.10%) Change Management
15 37 (8.89%) Business Intelligence
16 35 (8.41%) Data Cleansing
16 35 (8.41%) DevOps
17 34 (8.17%) Data Analysis
18 33 (7.93%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 93 (22.36%) SQL
2 39 (9.38%) Python
3 23 (5.53%) Java
4 15 (3.61%) Apex Code
5 9 (2.16%) ABAP
6 8 (1.92%) C#
7 7 (1.68%) JavaScript
8 5 (1.20%) Shell Script
9 4 (0.96%) SOQL
9 4 (0.96%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.72%) SOSL
10 3 (0.72%) VB
11 2 (0.48%) Bicep
11 2 (0.48%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.48%) R
11 2 (0.48%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.24%) Bash
12 1 (0.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.24%) Kotlin
12 1 (0.24%) LookML
Qualifications
1 43 (10.34%) Degree
2 25 (6.01%) Security Cleared
3 23 (5.53%) SC Cleared
4 14 (3.37%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (3.13%) PMI Certification
5 13 (3.13%) PMP
6 8 (1.92%) AWS Certification
7 7 (1.68%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (1.44%) Master's Degree
9 5 (1.20%) SAP Certification
10 4 (0.96%) CBAP
10 4 (0.96%) DBS Check
10 4 (0.96%) ISTQB
11 3 (0.72%) CFA
11 3 (0.72%) Oracle Certification
12 2 (0.48%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
12 2 (0.48%) CIMA
12 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Certification
13 1 (0.24%) Azure Certification
13 1 (0.24%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (14.18%) Data Quality
2 26 (6.25%) QA
3 11 (2.64%) GDPR
4 8 (1.92%) SLA
5 3 (0.72%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.72%) IFRS
5 3 (0.72%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.48%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 2 (0.48%) EMIR
6 2 (0.48%) GAAP
6 2 (0.48%) HIPAA
6 2 (0.48%) MiFID
6 2 (0.48%) PMO
7 1 (0.24%) GRC
7 1 (0.24%) IFRS 17
7 1 (0.24%) IFRS 9
7 1 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.24%) WCAG
System Software
1 15 (3.61%) Docker
2 2 (0.48%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (3.61%) Kubernetes
2 9 (2.16%) Terraform
3 5 (1.20%) Ansible
4 4 (0.96%) HP ALM
5 1 (0.24%) HP Quality Center
5 1 (0.24%) Progress Chef
5 1 (0.24%) Puppet
Vendors
1 93 (22.36%) SAP
2 66 (15.87%) Oracle
3 46 (11.06%) Microsoft
4 26 (6.25%) Salesforce
5 16 (3.85%) Workday
6 15 (3.61%) Databricks
7 10 (2.40%) Kronos
8 7 (1.68%) Ariba
8 7 (1.68%) Informatica
9 5 (1.20%) Atlassian
9 5 (1.20%) Google
9 5 (1.20%) HP
9 5 (1.20%) MuleSoft
9 5 (1.20%) Siebel
9 5 (1.20%) Talend
10 4 (0.96%) Alteryx
10 4 (0.96%) Liquidlogic
10 4 (0.96%) ServiceNow
11 3 (0.72%) Hitachi
11 3 (0.72%) OpenText