Data Migration Lead Contract Job Trends in the South East

Data Migration Lead
England > South East

The median Data Migration Lead daily rate in the South East is £669, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025.

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

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 169 166 194
Rank change year-on-year -3 +28 +49
Contract jobs requiring a Data Migration Lead 20 4 10
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.46% 0.11% 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.51% 0.12% 0.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 2 7
10th Percentile £640 - £473
25th Percentile £650 £413 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £669 £425 £525
Median % change year-on-year +57.41% -19.05% -8.70%
75th Percentile £774 £438 £563
90th Percentile - - £605
England median daily rate £664 £550 £625
% change year-on-year +20.77% -12.00% +13.64%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 3,944 3,454 4,707
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.19% 92.77% 93.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,557 2,161 3,078
10th Percentile £220 £235 £206
25th Percentile £400 £398 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £507
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% +0.69% +1.30%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £608
90th Percentile £675 £675 £680
England median daily rate £508 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -3.24% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 367 132 232
10th Percentile £13.75 £18.81 £16.25
25th Percentile £16.50 £24.18 £25.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £42.69 £53.50
Median % change year-on-year -41.09% -20.21% +52.86%
75th Percentile £57.50 £63.00 £66.06
90th Percentile £81.40 £73.56 £76.53
England median hourly rate £26.30 £35.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -24.86% -22.22% +40.63%

Data Migration Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Data Migration Lead' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Data Migration Lead job vacancy trend in the South East

Data Migration Lead
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Migration Lead job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Migration Lead job vacancies in the South East

Data Migration Lead
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Migration Lead in the South East over the 6 months to 20 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Migration Lead in the South East

Data Migration Lead
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Migration Lead job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Migration Lead job vacancies in the South East

Data Migration Lead
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Migration Lead within the South East region over the 6 months to 20 December 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
Berkshire +9 15 £660 -
Thames Valley +2 15 £660 -
Hampshire - 9 £766 -
Data Migration Lead
England

Data Migration Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 20 December 2025, Data Migration Lead 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 South East region featuring Data Migration Lead in the job title.

1 20 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 20 (100.00%) Migration
2 15 (75.00%) Data Cleansing
3 12 (60.00%) Data Analysis
4 11 (55.00%) SAP
5 10 (50.00%) DV Cleared
5 10 (50.00%) Oracle
5 10 (50.00%) Security Cleared
6 9 (45.00%) Collaborative Working
6 9 (45.00%) GDPR
6 9 (45.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 8 (40.00%) Data Modelling
7 8 (40.00%) OCI
8 7 (35.00%) Data Quality
9 5 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
9 5 (25.00%) Data Protection
9 5 (25.00%) Oracle EBS
9 5 (25.00%) Oracle Reports
9 5 (25.00%) SAP S/4HANA
10 2 (10.00%) Actionable Insight
10 2 (10.00%) Cutover Planning
10 2 (10.00%) Data Strategy
10 2 (10.00%) Data Validation
10 2 (10.00%) ETL
10 2 (10.00%) Project Delivery
10 2 (10.00%) SAP Data Services
10 2 (10.00%) Validation
11 1 (5.00%) CRM
11 1 (5.00%) Data Mapping
11 1 (5.00%) Oracle CRM

Data Migration Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Business Applications
1 5 (25.00%) Oracle EBS
1 5 (25.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (5.00%) Oracle CRM
Cloud Services
1 8 (40.00%) OCI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (25.00%) Oracle Reports
2 2 (10.00%) SAP Data Services
General
1 11 (55.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.00%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 9 (45.00%) Data Structures
2 5 (25.00%) Greenfield Project
3 2 (10.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 20 (100.00%) Migration
2 15 (75.00%) Data Cleansing
3 12 (60.00%) Data Analysis
4 9 (45.00%) Collaborative Working
4 9 (45.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 8 (40.00%) Data Modelling
6 5 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
6 5 (25.00%) Data Protection
7 2 (10.00%) Actionable Insight
7 2 (10.00%) Cutover Planning
7 2 (10.00%) Data Strategy
7 2 (10.00%) Data Validation
7 2 (10.00%) ETL
7 2 (10.00%) Project Delivery
7 2 (10.00%) Validation
8 1 (5.00%) CRM
8 1 (5.00%) Data Mapping
Qualifications
1 10 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 10 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (5.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (45.00%) GDPR
2 7 (35.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 11 (55.00%) SAP
2 10 (50.00%) Oracle
3 1 (5.00%) Workday