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 8 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 58 71
Rank change year-on-year -15 +13 +34
Contract jobs citing Data Migration 101 67 69
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 2.90% 3.16% 2.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.42% 3.59% 3.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 84 53 52
10th Percentile £366 £366 £388
25th Percentile £424 £448 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £513 £581
Median % change year-on-year +5.37% -11.83% +29.17%
75th Percentile £638 £575 £649
90th Percentile £713 £670 £700
England median daily rate £538 £538 £550
% change year-on-year - -2.27% +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 £40.00
% change year-on-year +6.09% +43.75% -42.86%

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 2,953 1,868 2,295
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 84.91% 88.24% 83.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,851 1,163 1,525
10th Percentile £256 £213 £220
25th Percentile £400 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £495 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.02% +4.21% -1.87%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £588
90th Percentile £650 £689 £683
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 184 69 170
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.69 £11.70
25th Percentile £16.30 £16.75 £14.78
Median hourly rate £18.87 £21.59 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -12.60% -4.04% +33.69%
75th Percentile £25.03 £33.54 £46.56
90th Percentile £30.00 £52.50 £65.25
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -28.14% - -

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 8 February 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 8 February 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 -41 54 £525 - 17
East Midlands +10 46 £550 +18.28% 6
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 (6.93%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.98%) Confluence
3 1 (0.99%) SAS
Applications
1 5 (4.95%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (4.95%) MS Visio
2 3 (2.97%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.99%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.99%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (11.88%) Oracle Payables
2 8 (7.92%) Oracle General Ledger
2 8 (7.92%) Oracle Receivables
3 7 (6.93%) Oracle Cash Management
4 5 (4.95%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 5 (4.95%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 4 (3.96%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (2.97%) Dynamics CRM
6 3 (2.97%) SAP S/4HANA
7 2 (1.98%) Dynamics NAV
8 1 (0.99%) Oracle Assets
8 1 (0.99%) Oracle Financials
8 1 (0.99%) SAP CO
8 1 (0.99%) SAP FI
8 1 (0.99%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 17 (16.83%) Azure
2 11 (10.89%) Dynamics 365
3 10 (9.90%) Power Platform
4 7 (6.93%) Entra ID
4 7 (6.93%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (4.95%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
5 5 (4.95%) Salesforce Service Cloud
6 4 (3.96%) Azure Data Factory
7 3 (2.97%) AWS
7 3 (2.97%) GitHub
7 3 (2.97%) Intacct
7 3 (2.97%) SuccessFactors
8 2 (1.98%) OpenShift
8 2 (1.98%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.99%) Azure Logic Apps
9 1 (0.99%) Azure Monitor
9 1 (0.99%) Azure Service Bus
9 1 (0.99%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 1 (0.99%) GitHub Copilot
9 1 (0.99%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.98%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (5.94%) Power BI
1 6 (5.94%) SQL Server
2 5 (4.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 4 (3.96%) Relational Database
4 3 (2.97%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (2.97%) Ingres
4 3 (2.97%) RDBMS
5 2 (1.98%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (1.98%) MongoDB
5 2 (1.98%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.99%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.99%) Crystal Reports
6 1 (0.99%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.99%) MySQL
6 1 (0.99%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.99%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.99%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 5 (4.95%) JIRA
2 3 (2.97%) Git
2 3 (2.97%) Jenkins
2 3 (2.97%) Team Foundation Server
3 2 (1.98%) Hudson
3 2 (1.98%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.99%) GitLab
4 1 (0.99%) Zephyr
General
1 41 (40.59%) Social Skills
2 40 (39.60%) Finance
3 13 (12.87%) Public Sector
4 7 (6.93%) General Ledger
5 6 (5.94%) Marketing
6 4 (3.96%) Banking
6 4 (3.96%) Police
7 3 (2.97%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (2.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (2.97%) Legal
7 3 (2.97%) Manufacturing
7 3 (2.97%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (2.97%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (1.98%) Aerospace
8 2 (1.98%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (1.98%) Law
8 2 (1.98%) Local Government
9 1 (0.99%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.99%) Retail
Job Titles
1 19 (18.81%) Lead
2 17 (16.83%) Consultant
3 16 (15.84%) Analyst
4 10 (9.90%) Project Manager
5 9 (8.91%) Architect
5 9 (8.91%) Business Analyst
6 7 (6.93%) Desktop Support
6 7 (6.93%) Desktop Support Technician
6 7 (6.93%) Desktop Technician
6 7 (6.93%) Support Technician
7 6 (5.94%) Oracle Consultant
7 6 (5.94%) Salesforce Architect
8 5 (4.95%) Data Analyst
8 5 (4.95%) Data Consultant
8 5 (4.95%) Senior
8 5 (4.95%) Senior Desktop Support
8 5 (4.95%) Senior Desktop Support Technician
8 5 (4.95%) Senior Support Technician
8 5 (4.95%) Senior Technician
9 4 (3.96%) Lead Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (14.85%) Oracle Fusion
2 9 (8.91%) Middleware
3 6 (5.94%) Lightning Web Components
3 6 (5.94%) Visualforce
4 5 (4.95%) REST
4 5 (4.95%) SOAP
5 3 (2.97%) XML
6 2 (1.98%) ActiveX
6 2 (1.98%) ADO
6 2 (1.98%) COM
6 2 (1.98%) ODBC
6 2 (1.98%) OpenTelemetry
7 1 (0.99%) JDBC
7 1 (0.99%) JSON
7 1 (0.99%) JSP
7 1 (0.99%) MACH
7 1 (0.99%) RESTful
7 1 (0.99%) Servlets
7 1 (0.99%) Spring
7 1 (0.99%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 16 (15.84%) Legacy Systems
2 10 (9.90%) Data Structures
3 9 (8.91%) Onboarding
4 7 (6.93%) Product Ownership
4 7 (6.93%) Smartphone
5 4 (3.96%) Management Information System
6 3 (2.97%) Public Cloud
7 2 (1.98%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.98%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (1.98%) Hybrid Cloud
8 1 (0.99%) CMDB
8 1 (0.99%) Data Fabric
8 1 (0.99%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.99%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.99%) Low-Code
8 1 (0.99%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.99%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 9 (8.91%) Windows
2 7 (6.93%) Apple iOS
2 7 (6.93%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (100.00%) Migration
2 34 (33.66%) Stakeholder Management
3 28 (27.72%) ERP
4 24 (23.76%) Agile
5 20 (19.80%) User Acceptance Testing
6 19 (18.81%) Change Management
7 17 (16.83%) Problem-Solving
8 16 (15.84%) Continuous Improvement
9 14 (13.86%) Data Modelling
9 14 (13.86%) Workshop Facilitation
10 13 (12.87%) Cutover Planning
11 12 (11.88%) Validation
12 10 (9.90%) ETL
12 10 (9.90%) Project Management
13 9 (8.91%) Data Cleansing
13 9 (8.91%) Data Security
13 9 (8.91%) Project Delivery
13 9 (8.91%) Roadmaps
13 9 (8.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 8 (7.92%) Procure-to-Pay
Programming Languages
1 11 (10.89%) SQL
2 6 (5.94%) Apex Code
3 4 (3.96%) Python
4 3 (2.97%) Java
4 3 (2.97%) PL/SQL
5 2 (1.98%) Bash
5 2 (1.98%) VB
5 2 (1.98%) VB6
6 1 (0.99%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.99%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.99%) X++
Qualifications
1 7 (6.93%) Security Cleared
2 6 (5.94%) Degree
3 3 (2.97%) ACCA
3 3 (2.97%) CIMA
3 3 (2.97%) Master's Degree
3 3 (2.97%) PMP
3 3 (2.97%) SC Cleared
4 2 (1.98%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (1.98%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (0.99%) AWS Certification
5 1 (0.99%) Azure Certification
5 1 (0.99%) ISTQB
5 1 (0.99%) MBA
5 1 (0.99%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (8.91%) GDPR
1 9 (8.91%) QA
2 7 (6.93%) Data Quality
3 6 (5.94%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 4 (3.96%) ISO 20022
5 1 (0.99%) GRC
5 1 (0.99%) PMO
5 1 (0.99%) SLA
System Software
1 8 (7.92%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.98%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (1.98%) VMware NSX
2 2 (1.98%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 9 (8.91%) SCCM
2 7 (6.93%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (1.98%) Ansible
3 2 (1.98%) Argo
3 2 (1.98%) Grafana
3 2 (1.98%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.98%) Terraform
3 2 (1.98%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 24 (23.76%) Microsoft
2 21 (20.79%) Oracle
3 9 (8.91%) Salesforce
4 8 (7.92%) SAP
5 5 (4.95%) IFS
6 4 (3.96%) Databricks
6 4 (3.96%) Sage
7 3 (2.97%) Workday
8 2 (1.98%) Actian
8 2 (1.98%) Pure Storage
8 2 (1.98%) Red Hat
8 2 (1.98%) Splunk
8 2 (1.98%) VMware
9 1 (0.99%) Aareon
9 1 (0.99%) Civica
9 1 (0.99%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.99%) Sybase
9 1 (0.99%) Talend
9 1 (0.99%) Xero