Migration Engineer Contract Job Trends in the North West

Migration Engineer
England > North West

The median Migration Engineer daily rate in the North West is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 152 111 137
Rank change year-on-year -41 +26 +24
Contract jobs requiring a Migration Engineer 2 19 3
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.074% 0.91% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.080% 0.98% 0.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 9 3
10th Percentile - £238 £258
25th Percentile £313 - £334
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £250 £475
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -47.37% +35.62%
75th Percentile £338 £500 £503
90th Percentile - £517 £513
England median daily rate £450 £475 £425
% change year-on-year -5.26% +11.76% -2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £18.13 -
England median hourly rate £22.00 £18.13 £30.00
% change year-on-year +21.35% -39.57% +60.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North West. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the North West with a recognized job title 2,495 1,943 2,633
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.03% 92.61% 93.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,582 1,167 1,771
10th Percentile £213 £250 £283
25th Percentile £363 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
75th Percentile £571 £565 £588
90th Percentile £655 £656 £675
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 230 100 250
10th Percentile £17.37 £15.36 £12.50
25th Percentile £22.50 £18.78 £15.50
Median hourly rate £42.69 £29.52 £26.53
Median % change year-on-year +44.62% +11.27% -7.58%
75th Percentile £60.61 £47.14 £46.18
90th Percentile £75.79 £73.85 £60.13
England median hourly rate £31.36 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -10.41% - -6.67%

Migration Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Migration Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Migration Engineer job vacancy trend in the North West

Migration Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Migration Engineer job vacancies in the North West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Migration Engineer job vacancies in the North West

Migration Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Migration Engineer job vacancies in the North West.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Migration Engineer job vacancies in the North West

Migration Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Migration Engineer within the North West region over the 6 months to 12 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
Cheshire -24 1 £325 -
Lancashire - 1 - -
Migration Engineer
England

Migration Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 12 February 2026, Migration Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the North West region featuring Migration Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) QA
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (50.00%) Workflow
2 1 (50.00%) Workflow Management

Migration Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Workflow
2 1 (50.00%) Workflow Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) QA
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Virtual Desktop