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 18 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 21 24
Rank change year-on-year -1 +3 +2
Contract jobs citing Migration 1,226 1,304 1,533
As % of all contract jobs in London 8.77% 8.41% 7.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.50% 9.43% 8.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 826 859 1,055
10th Percentile £375 £369 £410
25th Percentile £450 £450 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £548 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -0.45% -4.35% +2.22%
75th Percentile £650 £662 £686
90th Percentile £738 £788 £788
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 8 12
10th Percentile £18.92 £21.20 £28.53
25th Percentile £21.30 £21.44 £78.63
Median hourly rate £25.15 £23.00 £85.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.35% -72.94% +73.47%
75th Percentile - £28.63 £86.50
90th Percentile £63.27 £44.30 -
England median hourly rate £25.15 £23.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +9.35% -64.62% +26.58%

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 12,903 13,835 18,054
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.34% 89.23% 89.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,481 8,908 12,964
10th Percentile £333 £350 £356
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £570
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% -3.51% -3.39%
75th Percentile £656 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £505 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -3.81% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 263 165 248
10th Percentile £18.03 £17.35 £18.55
25th Percentile £24.77 £23.80 £21.50
Median hourly rate £29.00 £37.50 £36.33
Median % change year-on-year -22.67% +3.21% -3.11%
75th Percentile £47.25 £55.75 £62.25
90th Percentile £67.00 £80.45 £76.63
England median hourly rate £25.15 £37.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -32.93% -16.67% +28.57%

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 18 November 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 18 November 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 18 November 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 -4 191 £553 -3.49% 235
West London +9 44 £388 -22.50% 13
South London +11 26 £425 -16.46% 6
East London +7 18 £525 +31.25% 7
North London +9 9 £550 +175.00%
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 62 (5.06%) SharePoint
2 49 (4.00%) Confluence
3 31 (2.53%) Microsoft Exchange
4 14 (1.14%) Apache Airflow
5 13 (1.06%) CMS
6 11 (0.90%) Apache
7 8 (0.65%) Skype for Business
8 7 (0.57%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 7 (0.57%) SAS
9 6 (0.49%) Apache Spark
9 6 (0.49%) Mattermost
10 3 (0.24%) LiveLink
10 3 (0.24%) nginx
10 3 (0.24%) Sitecore CMS
11 2 (0.16%) ArcGIS
11 2 (0.16%) Cloud Foundry
11 2 (0.16%) MQSeries
11 2 (0.16%) SharePoint 2010
12 1 (0.082%) Apache Superset
12 1 (0.082%) Tomcat
Applications
1 35 (2.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (1.39%) MS Visio
3 15 (1.22%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (1.22%) Microsoft Project
4 12 (0.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.33%) Oracle Smart View
6 3 (0.24%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.24%) Trello
7 2 (0.16%) Notion
8 1 (0.082%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 53 (4.32%) SAP S/4HANA
2 30 (2.45%) Dynamics CRM
3 15 (1.22%) Endur
4 14 (1.14%) Oracle EBS
4 14 (1.14%) SAP HR
5 11 (0.90%) Oracle Payables
5 11 (0.90%) Salesforce CRM
6 7 (0.57%) NetSuite
6 7 (0.57%) Oracle EBS R12
6 7 (0.57%) SAP Payroll
7 6 (0.49%) Remedy ITSM
7 6 (0.49%) SAP ERP
8 5 (0.41%) Oracle ERP
8 5 (0.41%) Oracle Financials
8 5 (0.41%) Oracle General Ledger
8 5 (0.41%) Oracle Receivables
8 5 (0.41%) SAP SD
8 5 (0.41%) Workday HCM
9 4 (0.33%) Oracle FAH
9 4 (0.33%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
Cloud Services
1 294 (23.98%) Azure
2 198 (16.15%) AWS
3 97 (7.91%) Power Platform
4 90 (7.34%) GCP
5 77 (6.28%) Microsoft 365
6 75 (6.12%) GitHub
7 61 (4.98%) SaaS
8 58 (4.73%) Azure DevOps
9 49 (4.00%) GitHub Actions
10 45 (3.67%) Entra ID
11 40 (3.26%) Snowflake
12 39 (3.18%) Dynamics 365
12 39 (3.18%) OCI
13 36 (2.94%) Serverless
14 34 (2.77%) Amazon S3
15 32 (2.61%) Azure Data Factory
16 31 (2.53%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 30 (2.45%) Google Kubernetes Engine
18 21 (1.71%) AWS Lambda
18 21 (1.71%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 55 (4.49%) Firewall
2 34 (2.77%) DNS
3 31 (2.53%) VPN
3 31 (2.53%) WAN
4 29 (2.37%) Network Security
5 19 (1.55%) DHCP
5 19 (1.55%) SD-WAN
6 18 (1.47%) LAN
7 16 (1.31%) BGP
8 14 (1.14%) OSPF
8 14 (1.14%) VLAN
9 10 (0.82%) DMARC
10 8 (0.65%) DKIM
10 8 (0.65%) MPLS
10 8 (0.65%) Skype
10 8 (0.65%) Unified Communications
11 7 (0.57%) SAN
11 7 (0.57%) TCP/IP
11 7 (0.57%) Wireless
12 6 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (6.04%) Power BI
2 65 (5.30%) Data Warehouse
3 63 (5.14%) SQL Server
4 34 (2.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 29 (2.37%) PostgreSQL
6 28 (2.28%) Relational Database
7 27 (2.20%) Data Lake
8 24 (1.96%) Metadata
8 24 (1.96%) Oracle Database
9 21 (1.71%) Tableau
10 20 (1.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 19 (1.55%) Amazon Redshift
12 18 (1.47%) Azure SQL Database
13 16 (1.31%) Amazon Athena
14 14 (1.14%) Amazon RDS
15 13 (1.06%) Big Data
15 13 (1.06%) MongoDB
16 12 (0.98%) NoSQL
17 11 (0.90%) MySQL
17 11 (0.90%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 89 (7.26%) JIRA
2 31 (2.53%) Jenkins
3 30 (2.45%) Git
4 29 (2.37%) GitLab
5 15 (1.22%) SonarQube
6 12 (0.98%) Sonatype Nexus
7 10 (0.82%) Selenium
8 8 (0.65%) Maven
9 7 (0.57%) Artifactory
9 7 (0.57%) ERwin
10 6 (0.49%) CircleCI
10 6 (0.49%) Gradle
11 5 (0.41%) Bitbucket
11 5 (0.41%) LSMW
11 5 (0.41%) Snyk
11 5 (0.41%) Visual Studio
11 5 (0.41%) Zephyr
12 4 (0.33%) JUnit
12 4 (0.33%) Mockito
12 4 (0.33%) TestRail
General
1 395 (32.22%) Social Skills
2 389 (31.73%) Finance
3 139 (11.34%) Analytical Skills
4 98 (7.99%) Banking
5 94 (7.67%) Public Sector
6 46 (3.75%) Documentation Skills
7 35 (2.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 30 (2.45%) Back Office
8 30 (2.45%) Telecoms
9 27 (2.20%) Local Government
9 27 (2.20%) Retail
10 26 (2.12%) Influencing Skills
11 24 (1.96%) Marketing
12 22 (1.79%) Manufacturing
13 21 (1.71%) Front Office
13 21 (1.71%) Presentation Skills
14 20 (1.63%) Organisational Skills
15 19 (1.55%) Financial Institution
16 17 (1.39%) Legal
17 16 (1.31%) Law
Job Titles
1 169 (13.78%) Analyst
2 167 (13.62%) Architect
3 115 (9.38%) Consultant
4 112 (9.14%) Business Analyst
5 106 (8.65%) Lead
6 100 (8.16%) Project Manager
7 98 (7.99%) Senior
8 76 (6.20%) Developer
9 53 (4.32%) Data Engineer
10 43 (3.51%) Migration Engineer
11 40 (3.26%) Solutions Architect
12 36 (2.94%) DevOps Engineer
13 32 (2.61%) Azure Architect
13 32 (2.61%) Data Analyst
14 28 (2.28%) Azure Engineer
15 27 (2.20%) Data Architect
16 24 (1.96%) Migration Specialist
16 24 (1.96%) Senior Analyst
17 23 (1.88%) SAP Consultant
18 22 (1.79%) Migration Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (3.18%) REST
2 29 (2.37%) .NET
2 29 (2.37%) XML
3 24 (1.96%) Kafka
4 19 (1.55%) Middleware
4 19 (1.55%) PySpark
5 18 (1.47%) Spring Boot
6 17 (1.39%) Lightning Web Components
6 17 (1.39%) Oracle Fusion
6 17 (1.39%) React
7 15 (1.22%) CSS
8 14 (1.14%) Spring
9 13 (1.06%) HTML
9 13 (1.06%) SOAP
10 12 (0.98%) Node.js
11 11 (0.90%) JSON
11 11 (0.90%) RESTful
12 10 (0.82%) GraphQL
13 9 (0.73%) ARM Templates
13 9 (0.73%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 103 (8.40%) Legacy Systems
2 71 (5.79%) Cloud Native
3 65 (5.30%) Data Centre
4 38 (3.10%) Data Structures
5 35 (2.85%) Management Information System
6 31 (2.53%) Onboarding
7 26 (2.12%) Product Ownership
8 25 (2.04%) Data Protection Act
9 23 (1.88%) Hybrid Cloud
10 17 (1.39%) Greenfield Project
11 16 (1.31%) Replication
12 14 (1.14%) Enterprise Software
12 14 (1.14%) Virtual Team
13 13 (1.06%) Public Cloud
13 13 (1.06%) Self-Motivation
14 12 (0.98%) Legacy Applications
15 11 (0.90%) Mainframe
15 11 (0.90%) Reinsurance
16 10 (0.82%) Clustering
17 8 (0.65%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 103 (8.40%) Windows
2 45 (3.67%) Linux
3 28 (2.28%) Windows Server
4 16 (1.31%) Windows 10
5 15 (1.22%) Unix
6 13 (1.06%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 8 (0.65%) VMS
7 8 (0.65%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.33%) Solaris
9 3 (0.24%) CentOS
10 2 (0.16%) AIX
10 2 (0.16%) Android
10 2 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.16%) zOS
11 1 (0.082%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.082%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.082%) VME
11 1 (0.082%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.082%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 460 (37.52%) Data Migration
2 246 (20.07%) Agile
3 212 (17.29%) Problem-Solving
4 187 (15.25%) Stakeholder Management
5 185 (15.09%) DevOps
6 164 (13.38%) CI/CD
7 146 (11.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 112 (9.14%) Analytics
9 111 (9.05%) ETL
10 105 (8.56%) User Acceptance Testing
11 104 (8.48%) Data Modelling
11 104 (8.48%) Project Management
12 102 (8.32%) Validation
13 98 (7.99%) Business Intelligence
14 97 (7.91%) ERP
15 90 (7.34%) Infrastructure as Code
16 78 (6.36%) Change Management
17 75 (6.12%) Containerisation
18 74 (6.04%) Data Governance
19 73 (5.95%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 221 (18.03%) SQL
2 136 (11.09%) Python
3 88 (7.18%) Java
4 70 (5.71%) PowerShell
5 46 (3.75%) C#
6 37 (3.02%) JavaScript
7 21 (1.71%) Bash
8 18 (1.47%) TypeScript
9 15 (1.22%) Apex Code
9 15 (1.22%) T-SQL
10 14 (1.14%) Bicep
11 13 (1.06%) PL/SQL
12 12 (0.98%) Go
12 12 (0.98%) Shell Script
13 11 (0.90%) C++
14 9 (0.73%) ABAP
14 9 (0.73%) Groovy
15 5 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 5 (0.41%) SOQL
16 4 (0.33%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 163 (13.30%) Security Cleared
2 145 (11.83%) SC Cleared
3 93 (7.59%) Degree
4 36 (2.94%) PMI Certification
5 33 (2.69%) Azure Certification
6 32 (2.61%) PMP
7 29 (2.37%) Computer Science Degree
8 25 (2.04%) Microsoft Certification
9 21 (1.71%) AWS Certification
10 20 (1.63%) Cisco Certification
11 15 (1.22%) CCNP
12 14 (1.14%) Master's Degree
13 13 (1.06%) BPSS Clearance
14 10 (0.82%) DV Cleared
15 8 (0.65%) CCIE
16 7 (0.57%) CBAP
16 7 (0.57%) CISSP
16 7 (0.57%) Oracle Certification
16 7 (0.57%) SAP Certification
17 6 (0.49%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (6.36%) Data Quality
2 62 (5.06%) QA
3 44 (3.59%) GDPR
4 20 (1.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (1.14%) NIST
6 13 (1.06%) SLA
7 12 (0.98%) Accessibility
7 12 (0.98%) PMO
8 6 (0.49%) EMIR
8 6 (0.49%) HIPAA
8 6 (0.49%) PCI DSS
8 6 (0.49%) WCAG
9 5 (0.41%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 5 (0.41%) IFRS
9 5 (0.41%) NCSC
10 4 (0.33%) GRC
10 4 (0.33%) MiFID
10 4 (0.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.24%) IFRS 17
11 3 (0.24%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 77 (6.28%) Active Directory
2 71 (5.79%) Docker
3 28 (2.28%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (0.82%) Hyper-V
5 8 (0.65%) Virtual Desktop
6 7 (0.57%) Oracle RAC
7 6 (0.49%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (0.49%) vSphere
8 4 (0.33%) KVM
8 4 (0.33%) VMware NSX
9 3 (0.24%) BitLocker
9 3 (0.24%) Microsoft App-V
9 3 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
10 2 (0.16%) Firmware
10 2 (0.16%) Job Entry Subsystem
10 2 (0.16%) RACF
11 1 (0.082%) Squid
11 1 (0.082%) Varnish
11 1 (0.082%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 114 (9.30%) Terraform
2 102 (8.32%) Kubernetes
3 37 (3.02%) Ansible
4 30 (2.45%) Microsoft Intune
5 20 (1.63%) SCCM
6 11 (0.90%) Prometheus
6 11 (0.90%) SCOM
7 9 (0.73%) Single Sign-On
8 8 (0.65%) Argo
8 8 (0.65%) Grafana
8 8 (0.65%) Puppet
9 6 (0.49%) HP SiteScope
9 6 (0.49%) Progress Chef
10 5 (0.41%) FortiGate
10 5 (0.41%) Oracle RMAN
11 4 (0.33%) Data Guard
11 4 (0.33%) HP ALM
11 4 (0.33%) Jamf Pro
12 3 (0.24%) Rancher
12 3 (0.24%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 219 (17.86%) Microsoft
2 130 (10.60%) Oracle
3 116 (9.46%) SAP
4 56 (4.57%) Google
5 55 (4.49%) Salesforce
6 42 (3.43%) VMware
7 34 (2.77%) Cisco
7 34 (2.77%) Workday
8 30 (2.45%) Databricks
9 28 (2.28%) ServiceNow
10 20 (1.63%) Splunk
11 16 (1.31%) IBM
12 15 (1.22%) Citrix
13 14 (1.14%) Fortinet
13 14 (1.14%) Palo Alto
13 14 (1.14%) Red Hat
14 13 (1.06%) Informatica
15 12 (0.98%) Juniper
16 10 (0.82%) Dynatrace
16 10 (0.82%) Murex