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 1 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 95 109
Rank change year-on-year +15 +14 +30
Contract jobs citing Data Migration 696 398 389
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.47% 2.97% 2.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.89% 3.22% 2.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 471 232 257
10th Percentile £375 £400 £389
25th Percentile £450 £453 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% -7.69%
75th Percentile £638 £656 £650
90th Percentile £750 £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 17,877 12,377 14,454
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.04% 92.46% 88.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,691 8,233 9,872
10th Percentile £360 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £660 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 288 255 194
10th Percentile £17.50 £17.00 £17.33
25th Percentile £19.98 £24.89 £22.28
Median hourly rate £35.50 £32.00 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year +10.94% -11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £57.50 £49.75 £54.69
90th Percentile £85.53 £63.75 £71.69
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 1 September 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 1 September 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 +25 105 £600 +9.09% 34
West London +9 35 £705 +12.80% 9
South London -16 4 £514 +12.30% 5
East London -1 3 £675 - 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 41 (5.89%) SharePoint
2 20 (2.87%) Confluence
3 11 (1.58%) 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
7 1 (0.14%) SugarCRM
Applications
1 27 (3.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.29%) MS Visio
3 8 (1.15%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (1.01%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.29%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.29%) Windchill
6 1 (0.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 63 (9.05%) SAP S/4HANA
2 30 (4.31%) Dynamics CRM
3 20 (2.87%) Oracle ERP
4 19 (2.73%) Oracle Payables
5 16 (2.30%) NetSuite
6 15 (2.16%) Oracle Receivables
7 10 (1.44%) SAP ERP
8 9 (1.29%) Oracle General Ledger
8 9 (1.29%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 8 (1.15%) iTrent
9 8 (1.15%) Oracle EBS
9 8 (1.15%) Oracle Financials
10 7 (1.01%) Temenos T24
10 7 (1.01%) Workday HCM
11 6 (0.86%) SAP MDG
12 5 (0.72%) Dynamics NAV
12 5 (0.72%) Finacle
12 5 (0.72%) Oracle Assets
12 5 (0.72%) SAP GRC
12 5 (0.72%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 124 (17.82%) Azure
2 106 (15.23%) Power Platform
3 83 (11.93%) Dynamics 365
4 59 (8.48%) AWS
5 50 (7.18%) Azure DevOps
6 32 (4.60%) OCI
7 30 (4.31%) SaaS
8 28 (4.02%) Microsoft 365
9 27 (3.88%) Snowflake
10 24 (3.45%) Power Automate
11 23 (3.30%) Amazon S3
12 19 (2.73%) Azure Data Factory
13 18 (2.59%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 18 (2.59%) PowerApps
14 17 (2.44%) GCP
15 16 (2.30%) GitHub
15 16 (2.30%) SuccessFactors
16 13 (1.87%) dbt
17 10 (1.44%) Azure Cosmos DB
18 9 (1.29%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.43%) Intranet
1 3 (0.43%) VPN
2 2 (0.29%) HTTP
3 1 (0.14%) DKIM
3 1 (0.14%) DMARC
3 1 (0.14%) DNS
3 1 (0.14%) Firewall
3 1 (0.14%) NAS
3 1 (0.14%) SAN
3 1 (0.14%) SNMP
3 1 (0.14%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 92 (13.22%) Power BI
2 41 (5.89%) Data Warehouse
3 30 (4.31%) SQL Server
4 26 (3.74%) Metadata
5 20 (2.87%) Data Lake
6 18 (2.59%) Relational Database
7 14 (2.01%) PostgreSQL
8 13 (1.87%) NoSQL
9 10 (1.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 9 (1.29%) Amazon Redshift
10 9 (1.29%) Azure SQL Database
10 9 (1.29%) BusinessObjects
11 8 (1.15%) DataStage
11 8 (1.15%) Oracle Reports
12 7 (1.01%) Snowflake Schema
13 6 (0.86%) BigQuery
13 6 (0.86%) Oracle Database
14 5 (0.72%) Delta Lake
14 5 (0.72%) MongoDB
14 5 (0.72%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 56 (8.05%) JIRA
2 15 (2.16%) Git
3 5 (0.72%) Oracle Forms
3 5 (0.72%) Zephyr
4 4 (0.57%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.43%) ER Studio
5 3 (0.43%) Gatling
5 3 (0.43%) GitLab
5 3 (0.43%) LSMW
6 2 (0.29%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.29%) Selenium
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 (42.10%) Finance
2 211 (30.32%) Social Skills
3 91 (13.07%) Analytical Skills
4 58 (8.33%) Banking
5 53 (7.61%) Public Sector
6 39 (5.60%) Law
7 31 (4.45%) Retail
8 29 (4.17%) Documentation Skills
9 28 (4.02%) General Ledger
10 21 (3.02%) Manufacturing
11 17 (2.44%) Local Government
12 15 (2.16%) Billing
12 15 (2.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 14 (2.01%) Marketing
13 14 (2.01%) Organisational Skills
14 13 (1.87%) Aviation
15 11 (1.58%) Influencing Skills
16 10 (1.44%) Legal
17 9 (1.29%) Pharmaceutical
18 8 (1.15%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 159 (22.84%) Lead
2 114 (16.38%) Analyst
3 109 (15.66%) Architect
4 79 (11.35%) Consultant
5 62 (8.91%) Business Analyst
6 54 (7.76%) Senior
7 52 (7.47%) Data Migration Lead
8 49 (7.04%) Data Engineer
9 47 (6.75%) Data Analyst
10 36 (5.17%) Project Manager
11 32 (4.60%) Lead Architect
12 31 (4.45%) Data Architect
12 31 (4.45%) Functional Architect
13 29 (4.17%) Developer
14 27 (3.88%) Migration Analyst
14 27 (3.88%) Solutions Architect
15 22 (3.16%) Data Migration Analyst
16 21 (3.02%) Oracle Consultant
16 21 (3.02%) Technical Leader
17 20 (2.87%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (8.19%) Oracle Fusion
2 30 (4.31%) Middleware
3 22 (3.16%) REST
4 16 (2.30%) .NET
5 15 (2.16%) XML
6 14 (2.01%) SOAP
7 11 (1.58%) JSON
7 11 (1.58%) PySpark
8 9 (1.29%) Terraform
9 7 (1.01%) Lightning Web Components
10 6 (0.86%) Kafka
10 6 (0.86%) Web Services
11 5 (0.72%) HTML
11 5 (0.72%) Keycloak
12 4 (0.57%) HTML5 Canvas
12 4 (0.57%) Spring
12 4 (0.57%) XSLT
13 3 (0.43%) Playwright
14 2 (0.29%) ASP.NET Web API
14 2 (0.29%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 84 (12.07%) Legacy Systems
2 53 (7.61%) Data Structures
3 24 (3.45%) Enterprise Software
4 23 (3.30%) Management Information System
5 22 (3.16%) Product Ownership
6 20 (2.87%) Onboarding
7 18 (2.59%) Cloud Native
8 16 (2.30%) FMCG
9 13 (1.87%) Reference Data
10 10 (1.44%) Distributed Systems
11 9 (1.29%) Replication
12 8 (1.15%) Analytical Mindset
12 8 (1.15%) Reinsurance
13 7 (1.01%) Greenfield Project
14 6 (0.86%) Credit Risk
14 6 (0.86%) Legacy Code
14 6 (0.86%) NHS
14 6 (0.86%) Public Cloud
15 5 (0.72%) Data Protection Act
15 5 (0.72%) PACS
Operating Systems
1 14 (2.01%) Windows
2 4 (0.57%) Linux
3 1 (0.14%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 696 (100.00%) Migration
2 196 (28.16%) Stakeholder Management
3 194 (27.87%) Validation
4 191 (27.44%) User Acceptance Testing
5 181 (26.01%) ERP
6 142 (20.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 127 (18.25%) Agile
8 119 (17.10%) Data Modelling
9 101 (14.51%) Business Intelligence
10 96 (13.79%) Data Governance
11 86 (12.36%) ETL
12 80 (11.49%) DevOps
13 79 (11.35%) Problem-Solving
14 73 (10.49%) Translating Business Requirements
15 70 (10.06%) Requirements Gathering
16 68 (9.77%) Continuous Improvement
17 65 (9.34%) Data Mapping
18 61 (8.76%) Data Cleansing
19 60 (8.62%) Cutover Planning
19 60 (8.62%) Data Transformation
Programming Languages
1 128 (18.39%) SQL
2 45 (6.47%) Python
3 22 (3.16%) Java
4 16 (2.30%) JavaScript
5 14 (2.01%) C#
6 7 (1.01%) TypeScript
7 6 (0.86%) Apex Code
7 6 (0.86%) PL/SQL
8 5 (0.72%) Kotlin
9 4 (0.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 4 (0.57%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.43%) SOQL
10 3 (0.43%) VBA
11 2 (0.29%) ABAP
11 2 (0.29%) PowerShell
11 2 (0.29%) R
11 2 (0.29%) Scala
11 2 (0.29%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.29%) X++
12 1 (0.14%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 80 (11.49%) Security Cleared
2 68 (9.77%) SC Cleared
3 31 (4.45%) Degree
4 16 (2.30%) PMP
5 15 (2.16%) PMI Certification
6 11 (1.58%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (1.29%) BPSS Clearance
8 8 (1.15%) ACCA
8 8 (1.15%) CIMA
9 7 (1.01%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (0.72%) AWS Certification
10 5 (0.72%) DBS Check
11 4 (0.57%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.57%) DV Cleared
12 3 (0.43%) ISTQB
13 2 (0.29%) CBAP
13 2 (0.29%) CFA
13 2 (0.29%) CTC Cleared
14 1 (0.14%) CSPO
14 1 (0.14%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 145 (20.83%) Data Quality
2 54 (7.76%) QA
3 24 (3.45%) GDPR
4 20 (2.87%) PMO
5 8 (1.15%) GRC
5 8 (1.15%) SLA
6 5 (0.72%) HL7
7 3 (0.43%) DICOM
7 3 (0.43%) IFRS
7 3 (0.43%) SNOMED CT
8 2 (0.29%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.29%) GMP
8 2 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 2 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.29%) Solvency II
9 1 (0.14%) GAAP
9 1 (0.14%) GxP
9 1 (0.14%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 6 (0.86%) Docker
2 3 (0.43%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.14%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 11 (1.58%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.57%) Karpenter
3 3 (0.43%) HP ALM
4 2 (0.29%) Ansible
5 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 155 (22.27%) Microsoft
2 130 (18.68%) Oracle
3 124 (17.82%) SAP
4 49 (7.04%) Databricks
5 25 (3.59%) Salesforce
6 20 (2.87%) ServiceNow
7 19 (2.73%) Informatica
8 15 (2.16%) Workday
9 12 (1.72%) IBM
10 10 (1.44%) Talend
11 9 (1.29%) IFS
12 8 (1.15%) Ariba
12 8 (1.15%) Google
13 7 (1.01%) Atlassian
13 7 (1.01%) MuleSoft
14 5 (0.72%) Alteryx
14 5 (0.72%) Temenos
15 4 (0.57%) Bloomberg
15 4 (0.57%) Sage
15 4 (0.57%) Teradata