Migration Contracts in the Midlands

Migration
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands requiring Migration skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Migration over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 21 15
Rank change year-on-year +6 -6 +3
Contract jobs citing Migration 176 168 338
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 9.21% 6.11% 9.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.53% 7.42% 11.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 117 125 247
10th Percentile £370 £356 £296
25th Percentile £425 £425 £412
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.27% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £600 £645 £581
90th Percentile £659 £770 £694
England median daily rate £537 £525 £550
% change year-on-year +2.29% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 3
10th Percentile £16.88 - £16.33
25th Percentile £17.00 - £18.17
Median hourly rate £19.12 - £22.50
75th Percentile £20.24 - £60.63
90th Percentile £22.70 - £82.75
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.12 £65.00
% change year-on-year -41.67% -33.67% +142.99%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 1,672 2,263 3,046
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 87.49% 82.26% 88.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,102 1,509 2,126
10th Percentile £200 £235 £250
25th Percentile £358 £356 £370
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £495
Median % change year-on-year - -4.04% +4.21%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £588
90th Percentile £650 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 92 172 119
10th Percentile £12.62 £11.07 £11.96
25th Percentile £13.81 £13.81 £15.05
Median hourly rate £18.07 £19.00 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -4.92% +7.22% +1.37%
75th Percentile £24.19 £35.00 £26.81
90th Percentile £33.55 £55.00 £55.50
England median hourly rate £30.00 £35.83 £37.50
% change year-on-year -16.27% -4.45% +53.20%

Migration
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Migration as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Migration in the Midlands

Migration
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Migration in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Migration in the Midlands

Migration
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Migration in the Midlands over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Migration in the Midlands

Migration
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Migration in the Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Migration in the Midlands

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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 Migration within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 30 April 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
West Midlands +14 125 £525 -6.67% 84
East Midlands +1 46 £490 -10.91% 26
Migration
England

Migration
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 21 (11.93%) SharePoint
2 8 (4.55%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (2.84%) Confluence
3 5 (2.84%) SAS
4 2 (1.14%) IBM Notes
4 2 (1.14%) JBoss
5 1 (0.57%) BizTalk Server
5 1 (0.57%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 5 (2.84%) InfoPath
2 3 (1.70%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.70%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.14%) MS Visio
3 2 (1.14%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.57%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (3.98%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.70%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (1.14%) SAP MM
3 2 (1.14%) SAP PP
3 2 (1.14%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (0.57%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.57%) Oracle EBS R12
4 1 (0.57%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.57%) Oracle iProcurement
4 1 (0.57%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 56 (31.82%) Azure
2 29 (16.48%) Microsoft 365
3 27 (15.34%) Power Platform
4 25 (14.20%) AWS
5 16 (9.09%) Entra ID
6 15 (8.52%) PowerApps
7 13 (7.39%) Power Automate
8 12 (6.82%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (5.68%) SaaS
10 8 (4.55%) GCP
11 7 (3.98%) Azure Logic Apps
12 6 (3.41%) IaaS
12 6 (3.41%) Serverless
12 6 (3.41%) ShareGate
13 5 (2.84%) Azure Functions
14 4 (2.27%) Asana
14 4 (2.27%) Azure Data Factory
14 4 (2.27%) PaaS
15 3 (1.70%) Copilot Studio
15 3 (1.70%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 8 (4.55%) Firewall
2 2 (1.14%) BGP
2 2 (1.14%) Cisco Nexus
2 2 (1.14%) SD-WAN
2 2 (1.14%) WAN
3 1 (0.57%) Cisco ASA
3 1 (0.57%) Remote Desktop
3 1 (0.57%) Unified Communications
3 1 (0.57%) VPN
3 1 (0.57%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (9.66%) Power BI
2 8 (4.55%) SQL Server
3 6 (3.41%) Data Lake
3 6 (3.41%) RDBMS
3 6 (3.41%) Relational Database
4 5 (2.84%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (2.27%) Oracle Database
5 4 (2.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (1.14%) EDRMS
6 2 (1.14%) Elasticsearch
6 2 (1.14%) Hadoop
6 2 (1.14%) Metadata
6 2 (1.14%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (1.14%) SAS Enterprise Guide
6 2 (1.14%) Tableau
7 1 (0.57%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.57%) DataStage
7 1 (0.57%) DB2
7 1 (0.57%) Oracle Discoverer
7 1 (0.57%) QualityStage
Development Applications
1 13 (7.39%) JIRA
2 3 (1.70%) Oracle Forms
2 3 (1.70%) ScriptRunner
3 2 (1.14%) Bitbucket Server
3 2 (1.14%) CA Release Automation
3 2 (1.14%) Cypress.io
3 2 (1.14%) ERwin
3 2 (1.14%) Git
3 2 (1.14%) Jenkins
3 2 (1.14%) JMeter
3 2 (1.14%) Postman
3 2 (1.14%) Selenium
3 2 (1.14%) SoapUI
3 2 (1.14%) SonarQube
3 2 (1.14%) Sonatype Nexus
3 2 (1.14%) TeamCity
4 1 (0.57%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.57%) GitLab
4 1 (0.57%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.57%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 53 (30.11%) Social Skills
2 40 (22.73%) Finance
3 23 (13.07%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (6.25%) Banking
5 9 (5.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 7 (3.98%) Law
6 7 (3.98%) Manufacturing
7 6 (3.41%) Legal
8 4 (2.27%) Retail
9 3 (1.70%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (1.70%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (1.70%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.14%) Aerospace
10 2 (1.14%) Automotive
10 2 (1.14%) General Ledger
10 2 (1.14%) Local Government
10 2 (1.14%) Marketing
10 2 (1.14%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.57%) Advertising
11 1 (0.57%) Games
Job Titles
1 41 (23.30%) Architect
2 23 (13.07%) Consultant
3 22 (12.50%) Project Manager
3 22 (12.50%) Senior
4 21 (11.93%) Analyst
5 18 (10.23%) Solutions Architect
6 12 (6.82%) Lead
7 10 (5.68%) Data Analyst
8 9 (5.11%) Business Analyst
9 8 (4.55%) IT Manager
9 8 (4.55%) IT Project Manager
10 6 (3.41%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
10 6 (3.41%) Security Architect
10 6 (3.41%) Senior Manager
10 6 (3.41%) Test Analyst
11 5 (2.84%) Data Engineer
11 5 (2.84%) Developer
11 5 (2.84%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 5 (2.84%) Migration Engineer
11 5 (2.84%) Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.41%) CSS
1 6 (3.41%) LDAP
2 5 (2.84%) .NET
2 5 (2.84%) .NET Framework
2 5 (2.84%) ASP.NET
2 5 (2.84%) ASP.NET MVC
2 5 (2.84%) Entity Framework
2 5 (2.84%) HTML
2 5 (2.84%) HTML5 Canvas
2 5 (2.84%) Middleware
3 3 (1.70%) React
3 3 (1.70%) XML
4 2 (1.14%) EDI
4 2 (1.14%) Elastic Stack
4 2 (1.14%) FIX Protocol
4 2 (1.14%) FpML
4 2 (1.14%) IDoc
4 2 (1.14%) JSON
4 2 (1.14%) Spring Boot
5 1 (0.57%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 13 (7.39%) Data Structures
2 9 (5.11%) Data Centre
3 8 (4.55%) Legacy Systems
4 7 (3.98%) Security Posture
5 5 (2.84%) Enterprise Cloud
5 5 (2.84%) Enterprise Software
5 5 (2.84%) Onboarding
6 4 (2.27%) Blockchain
6 4 (2.27%) Cloud Native
6 4 (2.27%) IoT
6 4 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (1.70%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (1.70%) Management Information System
8 2 (1.14%) Greenfield Project
8 2 (1.14%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (1.14%) iPhone
8 2 (1.14%) Mainframe
8 2 (1.14%) PMI
8 2 (1.14%) Reference Data
8 2 (1.14%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 15 (8.52%) Windows
2 5 (2.84%) Linux
3 4 (2.27%) Unix
4 3 (1.70%) Windows 10
5 2 (1.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (31.82%) Data Migration
2 31 (17.61%) Agile
3 29 (16.48%) Problem-Solving
4 24 (13.64%) Stakeholder Management
5 22 (12.50%) Data Governance
6 21 (11.93%) Data Integration
7 20 (11.36%) Business Intelligence
8 19 (10.80%) Project Management
9 18 (10.23%) DevOps
10 17 (9.66%) ERP
11 16 (9.09%) CRM
12 12 (6.82%) Decision-Making
12 12 (6.82%) ETL
12 12 (6.82%) Roadmaps
12 12 (6.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 12 (6.82%) Validation
13 11 (6.25%) Analytics
13 11 (6.25%) CI/CD
13 11 (6.25%) Data Mapping
13 11 (6.25%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 29 (16.48%) SQL
2 15 (8.52%) Python
3 13 (7.39%) PowerShell
4 10 (5.68%) C#
5 8 (4.55%) JavaScript
6 4 (2.27%) Perl
7 3 (1.70%) Groovy
7 3 (1.70%) TypeScript
8 2 (1.14%) Java
8 2 (1.14%) PHP
8 2 (1.14%) R
8 2 (1.14%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.57%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.57%) Bash
9 1 (0.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.57%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 23 (13.07%) Security Cleared
2 20 (11.36%) SC Cleared
3 7 (3.98%) Degree
4 5 (2.84%) TOGAF Certification
5 4 (2.27%) Master's Degree
6 3 (1.70%) AWS Certification
6 3 (1.70%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 3 (1.70%) Azure Certification
6 3 (1.70%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (1.70%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (1.70%) PMI Certification
7 2 (1.14%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 2 (1.14%) CCSP
7 2 (1.14%) CISSP
8 1 (0.57%) CCIE
8 1 (0.57%) MBA
8 1 (0.57%) MCSE
8 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.57%) Oracle Certification
8 1 (0.57%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (8.52%) Data Quality
2 6 (3.41%) QA
3 5 (2.84%) PMO
4 2 (1.14%) Actionable Recommendations
4 2 (1.14%) GDPR
5 1 (0.57%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.57%) Basel III
5 1 (0.57%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 1 (0.57%) IFRS
5 1 (0.57%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 21 (11.93%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.27%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (1.14%) Docker
4 1 (0.57%) Firmware
4 1 (0.57%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.57%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.57%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.57%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (6.25%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (4.55%) SCCM
3 4 (2.27%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (1.70%) AirWatch
4 3 (1.70%) CASB
4 3 (1.70%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (1.14%) BMC PATROL
5 2 (1.14%) Grafana
5 2 (1.14%) Kibana
5 2 (1.14%) Kubernetes
5 2 (1.14%) Progress Chef
5 2 (1.14%) Prometheus
5 2 (1.14%) Terraform
6 1 (0.57%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.57%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 44 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 14 (7.95%) Oracle
3 9 (5.11%) ServiceNow
4 7 (3.98%) SAP
5 6 (3.41%) CyberArk
6 5 (2.84%) Atlassian
7 4 (2.27%) Denodo
8 3 (1.70%) BMC
8 3 (1.70%) Cisco
8 3 (1.70%) Informatica
8 3 (1.70%) Salesforce
9 2 (1.14%) Bloomberg
9 2 (1.14%) Epicor
9 2 (1.14%) Fortinet
9 2 (1.14%) IBM
9 2 (1.14%) Lotus
9 2 (1.14%) Nintex
9 2 (1.14%) Red Hat
9 2 (1.14%) TOWER Software
9 2 (1.14%) VMware