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 6 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 16 22
Rank change year-on-year -11 +6 +1
Contract jobs citing Migration 432 336 358
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 6.62% 9.52% 8.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.19% 10.72% 9.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 279 194 233
10th Percentile £353 £313 £351
25th Percentile £425 £381 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.33%
75th Percentile £625 £624 £600
90th Percentile £700 £684 £687
England median daily rate £537 £525 £525
% change year-on-year +2.29% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 47 6
10th Percentile £15.35 £18.24 £24.25
25th Percentile £15.50 - £30.50
Median hourly rate £39.10 £25.15 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year +55.45% -30.14% +33.33%
75th Percentile £42.98 - £49.25
90th Percentile £70.00 £66.75 £53.38
England median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £36.50
% change year-on-year +59.05% -31.10% -45.52%

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 5,277 3,135 3,588
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 80.85% 88.84% 82.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,079 1,967 2,147
10th Percentile £275 £212 £255
25th Percentile £422 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £510
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -1.96% -2.86%
75th Percentile £619 £588 £625
90th Percentile £713 £650 £688
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 669 315 197
10th Percentile £13.45 £13.50 £16.00
25th Percentile £16.33 £16.17 £30.00
Median hourly rate £47.50 £22.50 £58.49
Median % change year-on-year +111.11% -61.53% +7.56%
75th Percentile £69.82 £49.38 £70.18
90th Percentile £87.97 £69.29 £76.86
England median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% -3.37%

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 6 October 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 6 October 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 6 October 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 -10 206 £560 +14.87% 183
Berkshire 0 146 £581 +5.68% 103
Hampshire -19 107 £531 +3.66% 60
Surrey -7 50 £460 -19.54% 50
Buckinghamshire -18 41 £525 +53.28% 55
West Sussex -3 38 £459 -18.40% 25
Oxfordshire -30 19 £450 - 26
Kent +7 15 £625 +30.21% 18
Middlesex -15 7 - - 4
East Sussex -1 2 £471 +147.89% 7
Home Counties - 1 £600 -
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 23 (5.32%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.08%) Confluence
3 4 (0.93%) Oracle Workflow
4 3 (0.69%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.69%) WebSphere
5 2 (0.46%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.46%) Drupal
5 2 (0.46%) JBoss
5 2 (0.46%) WebSphere Application Server
6 1 (0.23%) Apache
6 1 (0.23%) CIMPLICITY
6 1 (0.23%) IIS
6 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.23%) nginx
6 1 (0.23%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.23%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.23%) Predix
6 1 (0.23%) SAS
6 1 (0.23%) Tomcat
Applications
1 16 (3.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.62%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.93%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.23%) CINEMA 4D
5 1 (0.23%) Houdini
5 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.23%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 39 (9.03%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.85%) Remedy ITSM
3 7 (1.62%) Remedy AR System
4 5 (1.16%) Oracle Assets
4 5 (1.16%) SAP FI
4 5 (1.16%) Siebel CRM
4 5 (1.16%) Teamcenter
5 4 (0.93%) NEC Housing
5 4 (0.93%) Oracle Payables
5 4 (0.93%) Oracle Receivables
5 4 (0.93%) SAP Business One
5 4 (0.93%) SAP GTS
5 4 (0.93%) SAP SD
5 4 (0.93%) SAP VC
6 3 (0.69%) SAP HCM
7 2 (0.46%) Oracle General Ledger
7 2 (0.46%) SAP CO
7 2 (0.46%) SAP FI/CO
7 2 (0.46%) SAP FI-AP
7 2 (0.46%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 99 (22.92%) Azure
2 64 (14.81%) AWS
3 32 (7.41%) GCP
3 32 (7.41%) Microsoft 365
4 25 (5.79%) SaaS
5 21 (4.86%) Power Platform
6 18 (4.17%) OCI
7 10 (2.31%) Azure DevOps
7 10 (2.31%) SuccessFactors
8 9 (2.08%) Dynamics 365
9 8 (1.85%) iPaaS
10 7 (1.62%) Entra ID
10 7 (1.62%) Microsoft Copilot
11 6 (1.39%) Azure Data Factory
11 6 (1.39%) OpenShift
12 4 (0.93%) Boomi
12 4 (0.93%) GitHub
12 4 (0.93%) OneDrive
13 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Purview
13 3 (0.69%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 19 (4.40%) Firewall
2 17 (3.94%) DNS
3 13 (3.01%) VPN
4 11 (2.55%) DHCP
5 10 (2.31%) WAN
6 8 (1.85%) LAN
6 8 (1.85%) SD-WAN
7 6 (1.39%) VSAN
8 5 (1.16%) VLAN
9 4 (0.93%) Network Security
9 4 (0.93%) SSL
9 4 (0.93%) Unified Communications
9 4 (0.93%) VoIP
9 4 (0.93%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (0.69%) BGP
10 3 (0.69%) Broadband
10 3 (0.69%) Internet
10 3 (0.69%) Software-Defined Networking
10 3 (0.69%) TCP/IP
11 2 (0.46%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (4.63%) Power BI
2 19 (4.40%) Oracle Database
3 14 (3.24%) Metadata
4 11 (2.55%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (1.16%) GIS
5 5 (1.16%) Oracle Reports
5 5 (1.16%) Siebel EIM
5 5 (1.16%) Spatial Data
5 5 (1.16%) SQL Server
6 4 (0.93%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 3 (0.69%) Big Data
7 3 (0.69%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.69%) Spark SQL
8 2 (0.46%) Delta Lake
8 2 (0.46%) MySQL
8 2 (0.46%) Semantic Layer
8 2 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.46%) Tableau
9 1 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.23%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 19 (4.40%) JIRA
2 6 (1.39%) GitLab
2 6 (1.39%) Postman
3 3 (0.69%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.69%) Zephyr
4 2 (0.46%) Artifactory
4 2 (0.46%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.46%) Git
5 1 (0.23%) Hudson
5 1 (0.23%) MSI
5 1 (0.23%) RStudio
5 1 (0.23%) TestRail
General
1 119 (27.55%) Social Skills
2 84 (19.44%) Finance
3 41 (9.49%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (6.25%) Retail
5 23 (5.32%) Public Sector
6 22 (5.09%) Manufacturing
7 16 (3.70%) Documentation Skills
7 16 (3.70%) Influencing Skills
8 13 (3.01%) Aerospace
8 13 (3.01%) Automotive
8 13 (3.01%) General Ledger
8 13 (3.01%) Telecoms
9 9 (2.08%) Legal
10 8 (1.85%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (1.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (1.62%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (1.39%) Banking
12 6 (1.39%) Marketing
13 5 (1.16%) Local Government
14 4 (0.93%) Billing
Job Titles
1 75 (17.36%) Architect
2 59 (13.66%) Lead
3 45 (10.42%) Consultant
4 39 (9.03%) Analyst
5 35 (8.10%) Senior
6 33 (7.64%) Project Manager
7 27 (6.25%) Solutions Architect
8 26 (6.02%) Data Engineer
9 22 (5.09%) Data Migration Lead
10 20 (4.63%) Migration Engineer
10 20 (4.63%) SAP Consultant
11 19 (4.40%) Cloud Engineer
12 18 (4.17%) Accountant
13 16 (3.70%) Administrator
13 16 (3.70%) Data Migration Engineer
14 15 (3.47%) Business Analyst
15 14 (3.24%) Cloud Architect
15 14 (3.24%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 11 (2.55%) IT Support
16 11 (2.55%) Migration Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (5.09%) Terraform
2 21 (4.86%) REST
3 16 (3.70%) Middleware
4 15 (3.47%) SOAP
5 13 (3.01%) LDAP
6 9 (2.08%) Oracle Fusion
7 6 (1.39%) SAP Fiori
8 5 (1.16%) Kafka
8 5 (1.16%) PySpark
9 4 (0.93%) EDI
9 4 (0.93%) JSON
9 4 (0.93%) RESTful
9 4 (0.93%) Web Services
9 4 (0.93%) XML
10 2 (0.46%) ARM Templates
11 1 (0.23%) AWS CDK
11 1 (0.23%) NETCONF
11 1 (0.23%) OpenConfig
11 1 (0.23%) OpenID
11 1 (0.23%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 28 (6.48%) Legacy Systems
2 22 (5.09%) Onboarding
3 21 (4.86%) Enterprise Software
4 20 (4.63%) Data Centre
5 18 (4.17%) CMDB
5 18 (4.17%) Hybrid Cloud
6 16 (3.70%) Management Information System
7 13 (3.01%) Enterprise Cloud
8 11 (2.55%) Cloud Native
9 10 (2.31%) Greenfield Project
9 10 (2.31%) Product Ownership
9 10 (2.31%) Public Cloud
10 6 (1.39%) Data Protection Act
10 6 (1.39%) Legacy Applications
11 5 (1.16%) Data Structures
12 4 (0.93%) PKI
12 4 (0.93%) Self-Motivation
13 3 (0.69%) Analytical Mindset
13 3 (0.69%) Marketing Technology
13 3 (0.69%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 36 (8.33%) Windows
2 26 (6.02%) Linux
3 20 (4.63%) Windows Server
4 16 (3.70%) Windows 10
5 12 (2.78%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (0.93%) VMS
7 3 (0.69%) Unix
8 2 (0.46%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.23%) CentOS
9 1 (0.23%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.23%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 161 (37.27%) Data Migration
2 114 (26.39%) Stakeholder Management
3 68 (15.74%) Problem-Solving
4 58 (13.43%) Agile
5 57 (13.19%) Validation
6 49 (11.34%) User Acceptance Testing
7 43 (9.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 41 (9.49%) Analytics
9 39 (9.03%) ERP
10 37 (8.56%) Continuous Improvement
11 35 (8.10%) Project Delivery
11 35 (8.10%) Roadmaps
12 33 (7.64%) DevOps
13 32 (7.41%) Data Modelling
14 29 (6.71%) Business Intelligence
15 27 (6.25%) Infrastructure as Code
16 26 (6.02%) AI
16 26 (6.02%) CI/CD
17 25 (5.79%) ITSM
17 25 (5.79%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 43 (9.95%) SQL
2 36 (8.33%) Python
3 25 (5.79%) Bash
4 19 (4.40%) PowerShell
5 13 (3.01%) PL/SQL
6 7 (1.62%) Bicep
7 3 (0.69%) Java
8 2 (0.46%) Perl
8 2 (0.46%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.23%) C#
9 1 (0.23%) C++
9 1 (0.23%) PHP
9 1 (0.23%) R
Qualifications
1 113 (26.16%) Security Cleared
2 84 (19.44%) SC Cleared
3 30 (6.94%) DV Cleared
4 15 (3.47%) Degree
5 11 (2.55%) Azure Certification
6 10 (2.31%) AWS Certification
7 9 (2.08%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (1.85%) ACCA
8 8 (1.85%) CIMA
9 7 (1.62%) PMP
10 6 (1.39%) PMI Certification
10 6 (1.39%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 5 (1.16%) ISTQB
12 4 (0.93%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (0.93%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 4 (0.93%) SAP Certification
12 4 (0.93%) TOGAF Certification
12 4 (0.93%) VCAP
13 3 (0.69%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (9.26%) Data Quality
2 27 (6.25%) QA
3 21 (4.86%) GDPR
4 5 (1.16%) IFRS
5 4 (0.93%) Actionable Recommendations
5 4 (0.93%) PMO
6 3 (0.69%) NCSC
6 3 (0.69%) NIST
7 2 (0.46%) GRC
7 2 (0.46%) SLA
8 1 (0.23%) COSHH
8 1 (0.23%) GAAP
8 1 (0.23%) ISO 19650
8 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.23%) OpenSCAP
8 1 (0.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.23%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 39 (9.03%) Active Directory
2 17 (3.94%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (1.85%) VMware ESXi
3 8 (1.85%) VMware NSX
4 7 (1.62%) vSphere
5 6 (1.39%) Docker
6 5 (1.16%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.93%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.46%) IAG
8 2 (0.46%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.23%) Dovecot
9 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.23%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 23 (5.32%) Kubernetes
2 11 (2.55%) Ansible
3 7 (1.62%) SCCM
3 7 (1.62%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (1.39%) Cisco CUCM
4 6 (1.39%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (1.39%) vCenter Server
5 3 (0.69%) FortiGate
5 3 (0.69%) Progress Chef
5 3 (0.69%) Puppet
6 2 (0.46%) Istio
7 1 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.23%) AirWatch
7 1 (0.23%) Argo
7 1 (0.23%) Avamar
7 1 (0.23%) Failover Clustering
7 1 (0.23%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.23%) Packer
7 1 (0.23%) Podman
7 1 (0.23%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 92 (21.30%) Microsoft
2 66 (15.28%) SAP
3 64 (14.81%) Oracle
4 22 (5.09%) VMware
5 20 (4.63%) Cisco
6 19 (4.40%) Databricks
7 14 (3.24%) BMC
8 13 (3.01%) CyberArk
9 12 (2.78%) ServiceNow
10 10 (2.31%) Salesforce
11 8 (1.85%) Google
11 8 (1.85%) Remedy
12 7 (1.62%) IFS
12 7 (1.62%) Red Hat
12 7 (1.62%) Workday
13 5 (1.16%) Siebel
13 5 (1.16%) SolarWinds
14 4 (0.93%) Fortinet
14 4 (0.93%) IBM
14 4 (0.93%) OpenAI