Migration Contract Job Trends in the South East

Migration
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Migration skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 15 26
Rank change year-on-year -4 +11 -2
Contract jobs citing Migration 483 299 349
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 7.71% 9.59% 6.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.51% 10.53% 7.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 308 184 246
10th Percentile £355 £325 £333
25th Percentile £429 £375 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £534 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +6.75% -2.44% -2.38%
75th Percentile £645 £600 £600
90th Percentile £733 £675 £688
England median daily rate £525 £525 £525
% change year-on-year - - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 17 8
10th Percentile £13.99 - £21.48
25th Percentile £19.34 £25.15 £26.31
Median hourly rate £39.13 £37.28 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.97% +24.27% +3.45%
75th Percentile £41.83 £71.25 £36.88
90th Percentile £85.25 £76.25 £50.90
England median hourly rate £35.00 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +39.17% -37.13% -37.98%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

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 South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,080 2,840 4,723
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 81.09% 91.08% 82.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,209 1,768 2,739
10th Percentile £280 £250 £260
25th Percentile £413 £392 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -2.44% -
75th Percentile £610 £600 £634
90th Percentile £700 £663 £700
England median daily rate £520 £515 £525
% change year-on-year +0.97% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 499 227 462
10th Percentile £15.22 £13.40 £13.00
25th Percentile £23.00 £15.12 £18.23
Median hourly rate £53.90 £24.66 £47.64
Median % change year-on-year +118.57% -48.24% -4.72%
75th Percentile £82.25 £55.00 £67.38
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.00 £77.45
England median hourly rate £47.00 £25.50 £38.12
% change year-on-year +84.31% -33.11% +1.65%

Migration
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Migration job vacancy trend in the South East

Migration
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Migration.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Migration

Migration
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Migration in the South East over the 6 months to 29 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Migration in the South East

Migration
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Migration.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Migration

Migration
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Migration in the South East over the 6 months to 29 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Migration in the South East

Migration
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 Migration within the South East region over the 6 months to 29 June 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
Thames Valley -9 231 £540 +16.76% 34
Berkshire 0 166 £563 +10.08% 14
Hampshire -4 124 £550 +5.77% 19
Surrey -7 52 £525 +5.00% 12
Buckinghamshire -15 50 £530 +51.43% 17
West Sussex +7 47 £467 -3.71% 2
Kent +7 17 £475 +42.86% 3
Oxfordshire -33 15 £500 +40.85% 3
East Sussex -1 4 £471 -24.64% 2
Migration
England

Migration
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:

Application Platforms
1 18 (3.73%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.45%) CMS
2 7 (1.45%) Confluence
3 6 (1.24%) ArcGIS
4 5 (1.04%) Oracle Workflow
5 4 (0.83%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.83%) WebSphere
5 4 (0.83%) WebSphere Application Server
6 3 (0.62%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
7 2 (0.41%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 2 (0.41%) Apache Pulsar
7 2 (0.41%) Drupal
7 2 (0.41%) IBM HTTP Server
7 2 (0.41%) JBoss
7 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.41%) Oracle HTTP Server
7 2 (0.41%) SAS
7 2 (0.41%) WebSphere Portal
8 1 (0.21%) GeoServer
8 1 (0.21%) nginx
Applications
1 19 (3.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.28%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (1.45%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (0.83%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 44 (9.11%) SAP S/4HANA
2 18 (3.73%) Oracle EBS
3 6 (1.24%) NEC Housing
3 6 (1.24%) SAP ERP
4 5 (1.04%) Oracle EBS R12
4 5 (1.04%) Siebel CRM
5 4 (0.83%) SAP Business One
5 4 (0.83%) SAP GTS
5 4 (0.83%) SAP SD
5 4 (0.83%) SAP VC
6 3 (0.62%) Adobe Campaign
6 3 (0.62%) Oracle 11i
6 3 (0.62%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.62%) Primavera
6 3 (0.62%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.62%) SAP R/3
7 2 (0.41%) Eloqua
7 2 (0.41%) Oracle Assets
7 2 (0.41%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.21%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 96 (19.88%) Azure
2 70 (14.49%) AWS
3 34 (7.04%) OCI
4 29 (6.00%) GCP
5 26 (5.38%) Power Platform
6 25 (5.18%) Entra ID
7 19 (3.93%) SaaS
8 14 (2.90%) Microsoft 365
9 7 (1.45%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (1.45%) IaaS
9 7 (1.45%) OpenShift
10 6 (1.24%) Amazon S3
10 6 (1.24%) PaaS
10 6 (1.24%) Snowflake
11 5 (1.04%) AWS Lambda
11 5 (1.04%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (1.04%) OneDrive
11 5 (1.04%) Serverless
12 4 (0.83%) Amazon EKS
12 4 (0.83%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 31 (6.42%) Firewall
2 29 (6.00%) DNS
3 21 (4.35%) DHCP
3 21 (4.35%) WAN
4 17 (3.52%) SD-WAN
5 14 (2.90%) LAN
6 12 (2.48%) Kerberos
6 12 (2.48%) VPN
7 11 (2.28%) Network Security
8 10 (2.07%) BGP
8 10 (2.07%) TCP/IP
9 9 (1.86%) MPLS
9 9 (1.86%) OSPF
10 7 (1.45%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
10 7 (1.45%) VLAN
11 6 (1.24%) NAS
11 6 (1.24%) SAN
11 6 (1.24%) VSAN
12 5 (1.04%) IPsec
12 5 (1.04%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (5.38%) Power BI
2 13 (2.69%) GIS
2 13 (2.69%) Oracle Reports
3 12 (2.48%) Metadata
3 12 (2.48%) PostgreSQL
3 12 (2.48%) SQL Server
4 11 (2.28%) Data Warehouse
5 9 (1.86%) Relational Database
6 8 (1.66%) Oracle Database
7 6 (1.24%) Spatial Data
8 5 (1.04%) Big Data
8 5 (1.04%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 5 (1.04%) QGIS
8 5 (1.04%) Siebel EIM
8 5 (1.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 4 (0.83%) DynamoDB
9 4 (0.83%) NoSQL
9 4 (0.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.62%) Data Mining
10 3 (0.62%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 17 (3.52%) JIRA
2 8 (1.66%) Rational DOORS
3 6 (1.24%) GitLab
3 6 (1.24%) Postman
4 5 (1.04%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.83%) Eclipse
5 4 (0.83%) Maven
5 4 (0.83%) Subversion
6 3 (0.62%) Zephyr
7 2 (0.41%) Introscope
8 1 (0.21%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.21%) Git
8 1 (0.21%) Hudson
8 1 (0.21%) JUnit
8 1 (0.21%) Liquibase
8 1 (0.21%) Mockito
8 1 (0.21%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.21%) TestRail
General
1 106 (21.95%) Finance
2 102 (21.12%) Social Skills
3 51 (10.56%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (6.83%) Documentation Skills
5 23 (4.76%) Public Sector
6 22 (4.55%) Legal
6 22 (4.55%) Retail
7 21 (4.35%) Manufacturing
8 20 (4.14%) Automotive
9 13 (2.69%) Aerospace
10 11 (2.28%) Marketing
10 11 (2.28%) Telecoms
11 8 (1.66%) Banking
12 7 (1.45%) Influencing Skills
12 7 (1.45%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (1.24%) General Ledger
14 5 (1.04%) Local Government
15 4 (0.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 3 (0.62%) Advertising
17 2 (0.41%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 97 (20.08%) Lead
2 60 (12.42%) Architect
3 45 (9.32%) Analyst
4 40 (8.28%) Project Manager
5 35 (7.25%) Data Migration Lead
6 29 (6.00%) Senior
7 28 (5.80%) Consultant
8 27 (5.59%) Migration Engineer
9 24 (4.97%) Data Engineer
10 22 (4.55%) Developer
11 16 (3.31%) Data Analyst
11 16 (3.31%) Solutions Architect
12 15 (3.11%) Business Analyst
12 15 (3.11%) Data Migration Engineer
13 14 (2.90%) Accountant
14 12 (2.48%) Cloud Engineer
14 12 (2.48%) Migration Manager
15 11 (2.28%) Data Architect
15 11 (2.28%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 10 (2.07%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (4.14%) Oracle Fusion
2 17 (3.52%) Kafka
3 13 (2.69%) REST
4 12 (2.48%) LDAP
5 11 (2.28%) SOAP
6 10 (2.07%) XML
7 7 (1.45%) Middleware
8 5 (1.04%) RESTful
9 4 (0.83%) EDI
9 4 (0.83%) JSON
9 4 (0.83%) OAuth
9 4 (0.83%) SAP Fiori
9 4 (0.83%) Spring
9 4 (0.83%) Spring Boot
10 3 (0.62%) OAuth2
10 3 (0.62%) React
11 2 (0.41%) CSS3
11 2 (0.41%) HTML5
11 2 (0.41%) JMS
11 2 (0.41%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 51 (10.56%) Legacy Systems
2 31 (6.42%) Data Centre
3 30 (6.21%) Onboarding
4 19 (3.93%) Replication
5 15 (3.11%) Greenfield Project
6 14 (2.90%) Public Cloud
7 13 (2.69%) CMDB
7 13 (2.69%) Hybrid Cloud
8 12 (2.48%) Management Information System
8 12 (2.48%) Product Ownership
9 11 (2.28%) Cloud Native
10 10 (2.07%) Enterprise Software
11 9 (1.86%) Data Structures
12 7 (1.45%) Data Protection Act
12 7 (1.45%) Virtual Team
13 6 (1.24%) Self-Motivation
14 5 (1.04%) Marketing Technology
14 5 (1.04%) PKI
15 4 (0.83%) LLPG
15 4 (0.83%) NLPG
Operating Systems
1 33 (6.83%) Windows
2 26 (5.38%) Linux
3 9 (1.86%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.45%) Unix
5 6 (1.24%) Windows 10
6 5 (1.04%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (1.04%) Ubuntu
6 5 (1.04%) VMS
7 3 (0.62%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.41%) Oracle Linux
8 2 (0.41%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
8 2 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.21%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 188 (38.92%) Data Migration
2 100 (20.70%) Stakeholder Management
3 82 (16.98%) Agile
4 74 (15.32%) Validation
5 63 (13.04%) User Acceptance Testing
6 58 (12.01%) Problem-Solving
7 51 (10.56%) ERP
8 42 (8.70%) Data Cleansing
9 41 (8.49%) Data Protection
10 39 (8.07%) Data Modelling
11 38 (7.87%) Business Intelligence
12 37 (7.66%) Change Management
13 33 (6.83%) Analytics
13 33 (6.83%) Scenario Testing
14 32 (6.63%) DevOps
14 32 (6.63%) ETL
14 32 (6.63%) Project Management
14 32 (6.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 31 (6.42%) Project Delivery
16 30 (6.21%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 51 (10.56%) SQL
2 34 (7.04%) PowerShell
3 31 (6.42%) Python
4 23 (4.76%) Bash
5 13 (2.69%) PL/SQL
6 12 (2.48%) Java
7 8 (1.66%) Bicep
8 5 (1.04%) T-SQL
9 4 (0.83%) Perl
10 2 (0.41%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.41%) Jython
10 2 (0.41%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.21%) Google Apps Script
11 1 (0.21%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.21%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.21%) VBA
Qualifications
1 135 (27.95%) Security Cleared
2 107 (22.15%) SC Cleared
3 40 (8.28%) DV Cleared
4 16 (3.31%) Degree
5 9 (1.86%) AWS Certification
5 9 (1.86%) PMP
6 6 (1.24%) BPSS Clearance
6 6 (1.24%) PMI Certification
7 5 (1.04%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 4 (0.83%) ACCA
8 4 (0.83%) Azure Certification
8 4 (0.83%) CIMA
8 4 (0.83%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (0.83%) DBS Check
8 4 (0.83%) ISTQB
9 3 (0.62%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.62%) VCAP
9 3 (0.62%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 2 (0.41%) CCIE
10 2 (0.41%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (8.28%) Data Quality
2 39 (8.07%) GDPR
3 25 (5.18%) QA
4 11 (2.28%) NIST
5 9 (1.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (1.66%) NCSC
7 6 (1.24%) PMO
8 5 (1.04%) COBIT
8 5 (1.04%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.83%) BS7666
9 4 (0.83%) SLA
10 3 (0.62%) GRC
10 3 (0.62%) IFRS
11 2 (0.41%) ISO 20022
11 2 (0.41%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.21%) DICOM
12 1 (0.21%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.21%) HL7
12 1 (0.21%) ISO 8583
12 1 (0.21%) SEPA
System Software
1 29 (6.00%) Active Directory
2 25 (5.18%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (1.86%) VMware ESXi
3 9 (1.86%) vSphere
4 7 (1.45%) VMware NSX
5 6 (1.24%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (1.04%) Docker
6 5 (1.04%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (0.62%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.21%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.21%) Dovecot
8 1 (0.21%) Postfix
8 1 (0.21%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 21 (4.35%) Terraform
2 14 (2.90%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 10 (2.07%) Kubernetes
4 9 (1.86%) Ansible
4 9 (1.86%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (1.24%) SCCM
6 5 (1.04%) FortiGate
7 3 (0.62%) Grafana
7 3 (0.62%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.62%) vCenter Server
8 2 (0.41%) CA Wily
8 2 (0.41%) Cisco CUCM
8 2 (0.41%) Istio
8 2 (0.41%) linkerd
8 2 (0.41%) Nessus
8 2 (0.41%) Progress Chef
8 2 (0.41%) Puppet
8 2 (0.41%) Tivoli
9 1 (0.21%) WSUS
Vendors
1 72 (14.91%) Microsoft
2 71 (14.70%) Oracle
3 67 (13.87%) SAP
4 29 (6.00%) VMware
5 25 (5.18%) Salesforce
6 20 (4.14%) Cisco
7 18 (3.73%) ServiceNow
8 17 (3.52%) Google
9 15 (3.11%) IFS
10 10 (2.07%) IBM
10 10 (2.07%) Siebel
11 9 (1.86%) Palo Alto
12 8 (1.66%) ESRI
12 8 (1.66%) F5
13 7 (1.45%) Databricks
13 7 (1.45%) Red Hat
14 6 (1.24%) Adobe
14 6 (1.24%) BMC
14 6 (1.24%) NEC
14 6 (1.24%) SolarWinds