Migration Contract Job Trends in London

Migration
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Migration skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 21 25
Rank change year-on-year 0 +4 +3
Contract jobs citing Migration 1,285 1,314 1,445
As % of all contract jobs in London 8.94% 8.36% 7.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.74% 9.31% 8.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 878 872 992
10th Percentile £367 £380 £413
25th Percentile £450 £463 £489
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £567
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% -3.04% -0.48%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £677
90th Percentile £738 £800 £775
England median daily rate £515 £541 £550
% change year-on-year -4.85% -1.59% +3.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 8 12
10th Percentile £18.87 £21.43 £28.53
25th Percentile £20.61 £21.50 £78.63
Median hourly rate £25.15 £23.00 £85.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.35% -72.94% +97.67%
75th Percentile - £28.63 £86.50
90th Percentile £67.69 £44.30 -
England median hourly rate £25.15 £22.50 £68.50
% change year-on-year +11.78% -67.15% +24.55%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

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 13,187 14,116 17,405
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 91.78% 89.82% 89.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,698 9,124 12,474
10th Percentile £339 £350 £356
25th Percentile £425 £450 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £568
Median % change year-on-year -3.73% -3.08% -3.81%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £688
90th Percentile £763 £800 £800
England median daily rate £503 £525 £548
% change year-on-year -4.29% -4.11% -0.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 247 164 235
10th Percentile £18.25 £17.25 £18.65
25th Percentile £24.56 £23.80 £21.75
Median hourly rate £29.50 £37.50 £35.63
Median % change year-on-year -21.33% +5.25% -10.93%
75th Percentile £47.63 £54.06 £60.00
90th Percentile £66.50 £80.75 £76.25
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.25
% change year-on-year -28.14% -20.90% +18.00%

Migration
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Migration job vacancy trend in London

Migration
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Migration

Migration
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Migration in London over the 6 months to 6 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Migration in London

Migration
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Migration

Migration
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

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

Hourly rate histogram for Migration in London

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 Migration within the London region over the 6 months to 6 December 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 -6 199 £575 +1.77% 41
West London +10 39 £415 -17.00% 8
South London +13 26 £438 -19.35% 11
East London +10 19 £513 +13.89% 6
North London +9 9 £550 +20.42%
Migration
England

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 68 (5.29%) SharePoint
2 51 (3.97%) Confluence
3 32 (2.49%) Microsoft Exchange
4 15 (1.17%) Apache Airflow
5 13 (1.01%) CMS
6 11 (0.86%) Apache
7 8 (0.62%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 8 (0.62%) SAS
7 8 (0.62%) Skype for Business
8 7 (0.54%) Apache Spark
9 6 (0.47%) Mattermost
10 5 (0.39%) ArcGIS
11 3 (0.23%) LiveLink
11 3 (0.23%) nginx
11 3 (0.23%) Sitecore CMS
12 2 (0.16%) BizTalk Server
12 2 (0.16%) Cloud Foundry
12 2 (0.16%) MQSeries
12 2 (0.16%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 2 (0.16%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 46 (3.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (1.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 20 (1.56%) MS Visio
4 19 (1.48%) Microsoft Office
5 18 (1.40%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.31%) Oracle Smart View
6 4 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.23%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.23%) Trello
8 2 (0.16%) Notion
9 1 (0.078%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.078%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 54 (4.20%) SAP S/4HANA
2 28 (2.18%) Dynamics CRM
3 16 (1.25%) Oracle EBS
4 15 (1.17%) Endur
5 14 (1.09%) SAP HR
6 11 (0.86%) Oracle Payables
6 11 (0.86%) Salesforce CRM
7 8 (0.62%) Loan IQ
8 7 (0.54%) NetSuite
8 7 (0.54%) Oracle EBS R12
8 7 (0.54%) Oracle ERP
8 7 (0.54%) Remedy ITSM
8 7 (0.54%) SAP Payroll
9 6 (0.47%) Oracle Financials
9 6 (0.47%) Oracle General Ledger
10 5 (0.39%) Oracle FAH
10 5 (0.39%) Oracle Receivables
10 5 (0.39%) SAP ERP
10 5 (0.39%) Workday HCM
11 4 (0.31%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
Cloud Services
1 295 (22.96%) Azure
2 196 (15.25%) AWS
3 97 (7.55%) Power Platform
4 82 (6.38%) GCP
5 78 (6.07%) Microsoft 365
6 75 (5.84%) GitHub
7 62 (4.82%) SaaS
8 55 (4.28%) Azure DevOps
9 53 (4.12%) GitHub Actions
10 48 (3.74%) Entra ID
11 44 (3.42%) Snowflake
12 42 (3.27%) OCI
13 36 (2.80%) Dynamics 365
14 35 (2.72%) Amazon S3
14 35 (2.72%) Serverless
15 32 (2.49%) Azure Data Factory
16 31 (2.41%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 30 (2.33%) Google Kubernetes Engine
18 24 (1.87%) dbt
19 23 (1.79%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 59 (4.59%) Firewall
2 33 (2.57%) DNS
2 33 (2.57%) Network Security
3 31 (2.41%) WAN
4 29 (2.26%) VPN
5 20 (1.56%) BGP
5 20 (1.56%) SD-WAN
6 18 (1.40%) DHCP
7 17 (1.32%) OSPF
8 16 (1.25%) LAN
9 14 (1.09%) VLAN
10 10 (0.78%) DMARC
11 9 (0.70%) MPLS
12 8 (0.62%) DKIM
12 8 (0.62%) Skype
12 8 (0.62%) Unified Communications
13 7 (0.54%) NAS
13 7 (0.54%) SAN
13 7 (0.54%) TCP/IP
13 7 (0.54%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (5.99%) Power BI
2 70 (5.45%) Data Warehouse
3 63 (4.90%) SQL Server
4 33 (2.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 32 (2.49%) Relational Database
6 28 (2.18%) Metadata
6 28 (2.18%) Oracle Database
6 28 (2.18%) PostgreSQL
7 27 (2.10%) Data Lake
8 22 (1.71%) Tableau
9 20 (1.56%) Amazon Redshift
10 19 (1.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 17 (1.32%) Amazon Athena
11 17 (1.32%) Azure SQL Database
11 17 (1.32%) MongoDB
12 15 (1.17%) Big Data
12 15 (1.17%) RDBMS
13 14 (1.09%) Amazon RDS
13 14 (1.09%) NoSQL
14 13 (1.01%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 99 (7.70%) JIRA
2 29 (2.26%) GitLab
3 26 (2.02%) Git
4 25 (1.95%) Jenkins
5 15 (1.17%) SonarQube
6 13 (1.01%) Sonatype Nexus
7 10 (0.78%) Selenium
8 8 (0.62%) Maven
9 6 (0.47%) CircleCI
9 6 (0.47%) Gradle
10 5 (0.39%) Snyk
11 4 (0.31%) ERwin
11 4 (0.31%) JUnit
11 4 (0.31%) Mockito
11 4 (0.31%) Oracle Forms
11 4 (0.31%) TestRail
11 4 (0.31%) Toad
11 4 (0.31%) Zephyr
12 3 (0.23%) Artifactory
12 3 (0.23%) Visual Studio
General
1 400 (31.13%) Social Skills
2 396 (30.82%) Finance
3 144 (11.21%) Analytical Skills
4 103 (8.02%) Public Sector
5 101 (7.86%) Banking
6 46 (3.58%) Documentation Skills
7 37 (2.88%) Telecoms
8 34 (2.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 30 (2.33%) Back Office
10 28 (2.18%) Local Government
10 28 (2.18%) Retail
11 25 (1.95%) Influencing Skills
12 24 (1.87%) Manufacturing
12 24 (1.87%) Organisational Skills
12 24 (1.87%) Presentation Skills
13 22 (1.71%) Legal
14 21 (1.63%) Front Office
14 21 (1.63%) Marketing
15 18 (1.40%) Financial Institution
16 15 (1.17%) Law
Job Titles
1 186 (14.47%) Analyst
2 164 (12.76%) Architect
3 122 (9.49%) Business Analyst
4 118 (9.18%) Lead
5 113 (8.79%) Senior
6 110 (8.56%) Consultant
7 107 (8.33%) Project Manager
8 85 (6.61%) Developer
9 54 (4.20%) Data Engineer
10 42 (3.27%) Migration Engineer
11 39 (3.04%) Solutions Architect
12 37 (2.88%) DevOps Engineer
13 36 (2.80%) Azure Engineer
14 33 (2.57%) Data Analyst
15 30 (2.33%) Migration Analyst
16 28 (2.18%) Data Architect
17 27 (2.10%) Migration Manager
18 26 (2.02%) Azure Architect
19 24 (1.87%) Data Migration Lead
19 24 (1.87%) Migration Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (2.88%) REST
2 29 (2.26%) .NET
2 29 (2.26%) XML
3 25 (1.95%) Kafka
4 21 (1.63%) Oracle Fusion
4 21 (1.63%) PySpark
5 19 (1.48%) Middleware
6 18 (1.40%) Spring Boot
7 16 (1.25%) React
8 14 (1.09%) Lightning Web Components
9 13 (1.01%) CSS
10 12 (0.93%) Spring
11 11 (0.86%) JSON
11 11 (0.86%) Node.js
11 11 (0.86%) RESTful
11 11 (0.86%) SOAP
12 10 (0.78%) GraphQL
13 9 (0.70%) HTML
14 8 (0.62%) ARM Templates
14 8 (0.62%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 103 (8.02%) Legacy Systems
2 76 (5.91%) Cloud Native
3 70 (5.45%) Data Centre
4 40 (3.11%) Data Structures
5 36 (2.80%) Management Information System
6 33 (2.57%) Onboarding
7 30 (2.33%) Product Ownership
8 27 (2.10%) Hybrid Cloud
9 26 (2.02%) Data Protection Act
10 23 (1.79%) Replication
11 17 (1.32%) Mainframe
12 16 (1.25%) Enterprise Software
12 16 (1.25%) Greenfield Project
13 15 (1.17%) Public Cloud
13 15 (1.17%) Virtual Team
14 13 (1.01%) Self-Motivation
15 12 (0.93%) Clustering
16 10 (0.78%) Distributed Systems
16 10 (0.78%) Reinsurance
17 9 (0.70%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 99 (7.70%) Windows
2 38 (2.96%) Linux
3 27 (2.10%) Windows Server
4 18 (1.40%) Windows 10
5 17 (1.32%) Unix
6 11 (0.86%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 8 (0.62%) VMS
7 8 (0.62%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.31%) Solaris
8 4 (0.31%) zOS
9 3 (0.23%) CentOS
10 2 (0.16%) AIX
10 2 (0.16%) Android
10 2 (0.16%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.078%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.078%) VME
11 1 (0.078%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.078%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 476 (37.04%) Data Migration
2 268 (20.86%) Agile
3 219 (17.04%) Problem-Solving
4 208 (16.19%) Stakeholder Management
5 183 (14.24%) DevOps
6 166 (12.92%) CI/CD
7 153 (11.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 124 (9.65%) ETL
9 122 (9.49%) Data Modelling
10 117 (9.11%) Project Management
11 115 (8.95%) Analytics
12 112 (8.72%) User Acceptance Testing
13 108 (8.40%) Validation
14 104 (8.09%) Business Intelligence
15 97 (7.55%) ERP
16 96 (7.47%) Infrastructure as Code
17 83 (6.46%) Change Management
18 82 (6.38%) Data Governance
19 77 (5.99%) Project Delivery
20 75 (5.84%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 238 (18.52%) SQL
2 142 (11.05%) Python
3 86 (6.69%) Java
4 65 (5.06%) PowerShell
5 45 (3.50%) C#
6 30 (2.33%) JavaScript
7 20 (1.56%) Bash
8 19 (1.48%) TypeScript
9 18 (1.40%) PL/SQL
10 14 (1.09%) Bicep
11 13 (1.01%) Shell Script
12 12 (0.93%) Apex Code
12 12 (0.93%) T-SQL
13 10 (0.78%) Go
14 9 (0.70%) PHP
15 8 (0.62%) REXX
16 7 (0.54%) C++
16 7 (0.54%) VBA
17 5 (0.39%) Perl
17 5 (0.39%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 168 (13.07%) Security Cleared
2 149 (11.60%) SC Cleared
3 94 (7.32%) Degree
4 38 (2.96%) PMI Certification
5 34 (2.65%) PMP
6 30 (2.33%) Azure Certification
6 30 (2.33%) Computer Science Degree
7 26 (2.02%) AWS Certification
8 23 (1.79%) Microsoft Certification
9 21 (1.63%) Cisco Certification
10 17 (1.32%) CCNP
11 15 (1.17%) BPSS Clearance
12 13 (1.01%) Master's Degree
13 9 (0.70%) CCIE
14 8 (0.62%) DV Cleared
14 8 (0.62%) Oracle Certification
15 7 (0.54%) CBAP
15 7 (0.54%) ISTQB
15 7 (0.54%) SAP Certification
16 6 (0.47%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (7.32%) Data Quality
2 69 (5.37%) QA
3 50 (3.89%) GDPR
4 20 (1.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 13 (1.01%) NIST
6 12 (0.93%) Accessibility
6 12 (0.93%) PMO
7 9 (0.70%) SLA
8 7 (0.54%) PCI DSS
9 6 (0.47%) EMIR
9 6 (0.47%) GRC
9 6 (0.47%) IFRS
9 6 (0.47%) WCAG
10 5 (0.39%) HIPAA
10 5 (0.39%) NCSC
11 4 (0.31%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 4 (0.31%) MiFID
11 4 (0.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (0.23%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 3 (0.23%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 71 (5.53%) Active Directory
2 68 (5.29%) Docker
3 25 (1.95%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (0.78%) Hyper-V
4 10 (0.78%) Virtual Desktop
5 8 (0.62%) Virtual Machines
6 7 (0.54%) Oracle RAC
7 4 (0.31%) VMware NSX
7 4 (0.31%) vSphere
8 3 (0.23%) BitLocker
8 3 (0.23%) Job Entry Subsystem
8 3 (0.23%) KVM
9 2 (0.16%) RACF
10 1 (0.078%) Microsoft App-V
10 1 (0.078%) PowerHA
10 1 (0.078%) Squid
10 1 (0.078%) Varnish
10 1 (0.078%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.078%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 126 (9.81%) Terraform
2 97 (7.55%) Kubernetes
3 37 (2.88%) Ansible
4 25 (1.95%) Microsoft Intune
5 20 (1.56%) SCCM
6 12 (0.93%) SCOM
7 10 (0.78%) Prometheus
8 9 (0.70%) Grafana
9 8 (0.62%) Argo
10 6 (0.47%) HP SiteScope
10 6 (0.47%) Progress Chef
11 5 (0.39%) FortiGate
11 5 (0.39%) Oracle RMAN
11 5 (0.39%) Puppet
12 4 (0.31%) Data Guard
12 4 (0.31%) HP ALM
12 4 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
13 3 (0.23%) Jamf Pro
13 3 (0.23%) Rancher
14 2 (0.16%) Pingdom
Vendors
1 229 (17.82%) Microsoft
2 138 (10.74%) Oracle
3 121 (9.42%) SAP
4 59 (4.59%) Google
5 56 (4.36%) Salesforce
6 36 (2.80%) Cisco
7 35 (2.72%) VMware
8 34 (2.65%) Databricks
8 34 (2.65%) Workday
9 30 (2.33%) ServiceNow
10 17 (1.32%) Splunk
11 16 (1.25%) Informatica
12 15 (1.17%) BMC
12 15 (1.17%) Citrix
12 15 (1.17%) Fortinet
12 15 (1.17%) IBM
13 14 (1.09%) Palo Alto
14 13 (1.01%) Juniper
15 12 (0.93%) MuleSoft
16 11 (0.86%) CyberArk