Data Migration Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

Data Migration
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Data Migration skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 54 63
Rank change year-on-year -22 +9 +38
Contract jobs citing Data Migration 108 65 65
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 2.90% 3.27% 2.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.42% 3.66% 2.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 87 49 47
10th Percentile £327 £378 £379
25th Percentile £381 £463 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -8.70% +27.78%
75th Percentile £613 £588 £641
90th Percentile £688 £688 £700
England median daily rate £540 £543 £550
% change year-on-year -0.46% -1.36% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £16.25 - -
Median hourly rate £16.50 - -
75th Percentile £20.52 - -
90th Percentile £22.78 - -
England median hourly rate £61.00 £57.50 £77.50
% change year-on-year +6.09% -25.81% +189.72%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,159 1,774 2,290
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 84.69% 89.19% 83.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,993 1,134 1,534
10th Percentile £263 £208 £230
25th Percentile £400 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £483 £463
Median % change year-on-year -0.62% +4.43% -3.65%
75th Percentile £575 £585 £588
90th Percentile £650 £689 £675
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 188 74 174
10th Percentile £14.00 £13.77 £11.83
25th Percentile £16.34 £15.22 £14.38
Median hourly rate £20.25 £19.50 £22.28
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% -12.49% +32.40%
75th Percentile £25.15 £29.75 £39.69
90th Percentile £30.25 £35.00 £57.13
England median hourly rate £28.91 £35.00 £34.21
% change year-on-year -17.40% +2.31% -3.42%

Data Migration
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Data Migration job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Data Migration
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Data Migration

Data Migration
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Migration in the Midlands over the 6 months to 2 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Data Migration in the Midlands

Data Migration
Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Data Migration

Data Migration
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 2 March 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
West Midlands -36 66 £500 -4.76% 30
East Midlands -4 40 £500 +2.30% 14
Data Migration
England

Data Migration
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 7 (6.48%) SharePoint
2 6 (5.56%) Confluence
3 1 (0.93%) SAS
Applications
1 6 (5.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (4.63%) MS Visio
3 2 (1.85%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.93%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.93%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (9.26%) Oracle Payables
2 7 (6.48%) Oracle Receivables
3 6 (5.56%) Oracle Cash Management
3 6 (5.56%) Oracle General Ledger
4 5 (4.63%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 4 (3.70%) Dynamics AX
5 4 (3.70%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 3 (2.78%) Dynamics CRM
6 3 (2.78%) SAP S/4HANA
7 2 (1.85%) Dynamics NAV
8 1 (0.93%) Oracle Assets
8 1 (0.93%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (0.93%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.93%) SAP CO
8 1 (0.93%) SAP FI
8 1 (0.93%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 17 (15.74%) Azure
2 11 (10.19%) AWS
2 11 (10.19%) Power Platform
3 10 (9.26%) Dynamics 365
4 7 (6.48%) Entra ID
4 7 (6.48%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (3.70%) Azure Data Factory
5 4 (3.70%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
5 4 (3.70%) Salesforce Service Cloud
6 3 (2.78%) GitHub
6 3 (2.78%) Intacct
6 3 (2.78%) SuccessFactors
7 2 (1.85%) OCI
7 2 (1.85%) OpenShift
7 2 (1.85%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.93%) Azure Functions
8 1 (0.93%) GitHub Copilot
8 1 (0.93%) Microsoft Copilot
8 1 (0.93%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.93%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.85%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (13.89%) Data Warehouse
2 14 (12.96%) Oracle Reports
3 7 (6.48%) Power BI
4 6 (5.56%) SQL Server
5 5 (4.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (3.70%) Relational Database
7 3 (2.78%) Ingres
7 3 (2.78%) RDBMS
8 2 (1.85%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (1.85%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.93%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.93%) Crystal Reports
9 1 (0.93%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.93%) Metadata
9 1 (0.93%) MySQL
9 1 (0.93%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.93%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 18 (16.67%) JIRA
2 13 (12.04%) Zephyr
3 11 (10.19%) Git
3 11 (10.19%) Postman
4 3 (2.78%) Jenkins
4 3 (2.78%) Team Foundation Server
5 2 (1.85%) Hudson
5 2 (1.85%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.93%) GitLab
General
1 48 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 42 (38.89%) Finance
3 14 (12.96%) Public Sector
4 5 (4.63%) General Ledger
4 5 (4.63%) Marketing
5 4 (3.70%) Police
6 3 (2.78%) Banking
6 3 (2.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (2.78%) Local Government
6 3 (2.78%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (2.78%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (1.85%) Aerospace
7 2 (1.85%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (1.85%) Manufacturing
8 1 (0.93%) Advertising
8 1 (0.93%) Financial Institution
8 1 (0.93%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (0.93%) Law
8 1 (0.93%) Legal
8 1 (0.93%) Retail
Job Titles
1 19 (17.59%) Analyst
1 19 (17.59%) Consultant
2 16 (14.81%) Lead
3 10 (9.26%) Project Manager
3 10 (9.26%) QA Tester
3 10 (9.26%) Tester
4 9 (8.33%) Architect
4 9 (8.33%) Business Analyst
5 8 (7.41%) Oracle Consultant
6 7 (6.48%) Data Consultant
6 7 (6.48%) Desktop Support
6 7 (6.48%) Desktop Support Technician
6 7 (6.48%) Desktop Technician
6 7 (6.48%) Support Technician
7 6 (5.56%) Data Analyst
8 5 (4.63%) Migration Consultant
8 5 (4.63%) Salesforce Architect
8 5 (4.63%) Senior Desktop Support
8 5 (4.63%) Senior Desktop Support Technician
8 5 (4.63%) Senior Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (11.11%) Oracle Fusion
2 8 (7.41%) Middleware
3 5 (4.63%) Lightning Web Components
3 5 (4.63%) Visualforce
4 4 (3.70%) REST
4 4 (3.70%) SOAP
5 3 (2.78%) XML
6 2 (1.85%) ActiveX
6 2 (1.85%) ADO
6 2 (1.85%) COM
6 2 (1.85%) ODBC
6 2 (1.85%) OpenTelemetry
7 1 (0.93%) JDBC
7 1 (0.93%) JSON
7 1 (0.93%) JSP
7 1 (0.93%) MACH
7 1 (0.93%) RESTful
7 1 (0.93%) Servlets
7 1 (0.93%) Spring
7 1 (0.93%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 16 (14.81%) Legacy Systems
2 11 (10.19%) Data Structures
3 8 (7.41%) Onboarding
4 7 (6.48%) Smartphone
5 5 (4.63%) Product Ownership
6 3 (2.78%) Management Information System
6 3 (2.78%) Public Cloud
7 2 (1.85%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.85%) Hybrid Cloud
8 1 (0.93%) CMDB
8 1 (0.93%) Data Fabric
8 1 (0.93%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.93%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.93%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.93%) Low-Code
8 1 (0.93%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 8 (7.41%) Windows
2 7 (6.48%) Apple iOS
3 6 (5.56%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (100.00%) Migration
2 33 (30.56%) Agile
3 32 (29.63%) Stakeholder Management
4 26 (24.07%) ERP
5 24 (22.22%) ETL
6 22 (20.37%) User Acceptance Testing
7 18 (16.67%) Integration Testing
8 17 (15.74%) Continuous Improvement
9 16 (14.81%) Change Management
10 15 (13.89%) Data Modelling
10 15 (13.89%) Scenario Testing
11 14 (12.96%) Validation
12 13 (12.04%) System Testing
12 13 (12.04%) Test Automation
12 13 (12.04%) Test Scripting
13 12 (11.11%) Cutover Planning
13 12 (11.11%) Data Cleansing
13 12 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
13 12 (11.11%) Project Management
13 12 (11.11%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 20 (18.52%) SQL
2 5 (4.63%) Apex Code
3 4 (3.70%) PL/SQL
3 4 (3.70%) Python
4 3 (2.78%) Java
5 2 (1.85%) Bash
5 2 (1.85%) VB
5 2 (1.85%) VB6
6 1 (0.93%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.93%) X++
Qualifications
1 22 (20.37%) Security Cleared
2 18 (16.67%) SC Cleared
3 9 (8.33%) ISTQB
4 3 (2.78%) ACCA
4 3 (2.78%) CIMA
4 3 (2.78%) Degree
5 2 (1.85%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (1.85%) Master's Degree
5 2 (1.85%) PMP
6 1 (0.93%) AWS Certification
6 1 (0.93%) Azure Certification
6 1 (0.93%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (0.93%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 1 (0.93%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (17.59%) QA
2 9 (8.33%) GDPR
3 8 (7.41%) Data Quality
4 5 (4.63%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 3 (2.78%) ISO 20022
6 2 (1.85%) PMO
7 1 (0.93%) GRC
7 1 (0.93%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (6.48%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.85%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (1.85%) VMware NSX
2 2 (1.85%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (7.41%) SCCM
2 7 (6.48%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (1.85%) Ansible
3 2 (1.85%) Argo
3 2 (1.85%) Grafana
3 2 (1.85%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.85%) Terraform
3 2 (1.85%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 32 (29.63%) Oracle
2 23 (21.30%) Microsoft
3 8 (7.41%) Sage
3 8 (7.41%) Salesforce
4 7 (6.48%) SAP
5 5 (4.63%) IFS
6 4 (3.70%) Databricks
6 4 (3.70%) Talend
7 2 (1.85%) Actian
7 2 (1.85%) Pure Storage
7 2 (1.85%) Red Hat
7 2 (1.85%) Splunk
7 2 (1.85%) VMware
7 2 (1.85%) Workday
8 1 (0.93%) Aareon
8 1 (0.93%) Civica
8 1 (0.93%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.93%) Sybase
8 1 (0.93%) Xero