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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 20 22
Rank change year-on-year +5 +2 +9
Contract jobs citing Migration 315 367 434
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 9.16% 8.00% 7.70%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.28% 9.70% 8.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 181 244 307
10th Percentile £313 £366 £400
25th Percentile £375 £433 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £538 £530
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% +1.42% +0.95%
75th Percentile £619 £607 £650
90th Percentile £675 £687 £738
England median daily rate £520 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -1.89% -3.64% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 7 3
10th Percentile £16.30 £21.05 £20.20
25th Percentile - £26.38 £22.75
Median hourly rate £25.15 £34.00 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.03% +25.93% -59.09%
75th Percentile - £45.50 £44.49
90th Percentile £70.50 £53.30 £54.99
England median hourly rate £25.15 £52.75 £70.00
% change year-on-year -52.32% -24.64% +40.00%

All Process and 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 3,064 3,785 5,033
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 89.12% 82.48% 89.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,908 2,271 3,374
10th Percentile £220 £256 £250
25th Percentile £380 £406 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £518
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -1.14% +2.53%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £625
90th Percentile £656 £690 £700
England median daily rate £508 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.33% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 300 258 256
10th Percentile £13.48 £16.18 £15.50
25th Percentile £15.50 £34.25 £23.06
Median hourly rate £20.58 £57.35 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -64.12% +9.24% +61.54%
75th Percentile £50.00 £72.22 £66.00
90th Percentile £69.65 £78.75 £75.67
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £43.54
% change year-on-year -41.51% -1.24% +50.14%

Migration
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Migration 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 15 September 2025.

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 15 September 2025.

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 15 September 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
Thames Valley +4 157 £455 -16.51% 84
Hampshire +20 92 £500 -13.04% 26
Berkshire -3 89 £550 -4.76% 66
Buckinghamshire +5 44 £350 -26.32% 13
Surrey -2 34 £572 +6.36% 13
Oxfordshire +6 23 £400 -11.11% 5
West Sussex -13 14 £638 +41.67% 7
Kent 0 6 £480 -17.95% 8
East Sussex -4 6 £190 -55.29% 5
Middlesex - 4 £850 - 1
Migration
England

Migration
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 11 (3.49%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (3.17%) SharePoint
3 9 (2.86%) Confluence
4 7 (2.22%) ArcGIS
5 4 (1.27%) CMS
5 4 (1.27%) Smallworld
6 3 (0.95%) Oracle Spatial
7 2 (0.63%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (0.63%) Camunda
7 2 (0.63%) IIS
7 2 (0.63%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.32%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.32%) Gunicorn
8 1 (0.32%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.32%) WebSphere
Applications
1 12 (3.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (2.54%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (1.59%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.63%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 21 (6.67%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (3.49%) Oracle EBS
3 10 (3.17%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 5 (1.59%) Maximo
4 5 (1.59%) Oracle EBS R12
5 4 (1.27%) Avolution ABACUS
5 4 (1.27%) Salesforce CRM
5 4 (1.27%) SAP IBP
6 3 (0.95%) SAP PM
7 2 (0.63%) Dynamics CRM
7 2 (0.63%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.63%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.63%) Remedy ITSM
7 2 (0.63%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.32%) Dynamics AX
8 1 (0.32%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
8 1 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.32%) SAP EWM
8 1 (0.32%) SAP HCM
8 1 (0.32%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 56 (17.78%) Azure
2 21 (6.67%) Entra ID
3 20 (6.35%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (5.40%) AWS
5 14 (4.44%) Amazon EKS
5 14 (4.44%) OCI
5 14 (4.44%) OpenShift
6 10 (3.17%) Azure DevOps
7 9 (2.86%) Dynamics 365
7 9 (2.86%) SaaS
8 8 (2.54%) Power Platform
9 5 (1.59%) GCP
9 5 (1.59%) GitHub
10 4 (1.27%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 3 (0.95%) Asana
11 3 (0.95%) Azure Sentinel
11 3 (0.95%) GitHub Actions
11 3 (0.95%) PowerApps
11 3 (0.95%) Slack
12 2 (0.63%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 17 (5.40%) Firewall
2 12 (3.81%) LAN
3 11 (3.49%) VPN
3 11 (3.49%) WAN
4 6 (1.90%) DNS
4 6 (1.90%) Network Security
5 5 (1.59%) Internet
6 4 (1.27%) 4G
6 4 (1.27%) 5G
6 4 (1.27%) TCP/IP
6 4 (1.27%) VLAN
7 3 (0.95%) DOCSIS
7 3 (0.95%) GPON
7 3 (0.95%) LTE
7 3 (0.95%) MPLS
7 3 (0.95%) Radio Access Network
7 3 (0.95%) VoIP
7 3 (0.95%) xDSL
8 2 (0.63%) BGP
8 2 (0.63%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (4.13%) SQL Server
2 10 (3.17%) Oracle Reports
3 8 (2.54%) GIS
4 7 (2.22%) Data Lake
5 5 (1.59%) Power BI
6 4 (1.27%) Big Data
6 4 (1.27%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 4 (1.27%) Spatial Data
6 4 (1.27%) Tableau
7 3 (0.95%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (0.95%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.95%) Metadata
7 3 (0.95%) SAP HANA
7 3 (0.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.63%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.63%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.63%) QGIS
8 2 (0.63%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.32%) Elasticsearch
9 1 (0.32%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 24 (7.62%) JIRA
2 16 (5.08%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.63%) GitLab
3 2 (0.63%) Poetry
3 2 (0.63%) QARun
3 2 (0.63%) WinRunner
4 1 (0.32%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.32%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.32%) Git
4 1 (0.32%) Pylint
4 1 (0.32%) SoapUI
4 1 (0.32%) SonarQube
General
1 112 (35.56%) Social Skills
2 52 (16.51%) Finance
3 22 (6.98%) Analytical Skills
3 22 (6.98%) Public Sector
4 20 (6.35%) Manufacturing
5 14 (4.44%) Organisational Skills
6 12 (3.81%) Telecoms
7 9 (2.86%) Retail
8 7 (2.22%) General Ledger
9 6 (1.90%) Marketing
10 5 (1.59%) Legal
10 5 (1.59%) Local Government
10 5 (1.59%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (1.27%) Electronics
11 4 (1.27%) Financial Institution
12 3 (0.95%) Aerospace
13 2 (0.63%) Advertising
13 2 (0.63%) Billing
13 2 (0.63%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 50 (15.87%) Architect
2 30 (9.52%) Analyst
3 23 (7.30%) Lead
4 22 (6.98%) Consultant
5 21 (6.67%) Project Manager
6 20 (6.35%) Solutions Architect
7 19 (6.03%) Senior
8 14 (4.44%) Platform Engineer
9 12 (3.81%) IT Engineer
10 11 (3.49%) Programme Manager
11 10 (3.17%) Data Analyst
11 10 (3.17%) Desktop Support
11 10 (3.17%) Windows Engineer
12 9 (2.86%) Business Analyst
12 9 (2.86%) Test Analyst
13 8 (2.54%) Administrator
14 7 (2.22%) Developer
14 7 (2.22%) Exchange Engineer
14 7 (2.22%) Network Architect
14 7 (2.22%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (5.71%) Middleware
2 12 (3.81%) React
3 4 (1.27%) Oracle Fusion
3 4 (1.27%) SAP Fiori
3 4 (1.27%) SAP PI
3 4 (1.27%) WebdriverIO
4 3 (0.95%) .NET
4 3 (0.95%) Lightning Web Components
4 3 (0.95%) PostGIS
4 3 (0.95%) Visualforce
5 2 (0.63%) .NET Framework
5 2 (0.63%) HTML
5 2 (0.63%) Kafka
5 2 (0.63%) OpenTelemetry
5 2 (0.63%) SailPoint
6 1 (0.32%) Flask
6 1 (0.32%) jQuery
6 1 (0.32%) JSON
6 1 (0.32%) Kendo UI
6 1 (0.32%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 24 (7.62%) Legacy Systems
2 22 (6.98%) Data Centre
3 16 (5.08%) Private Cloud
4 13 (4.13%) Life Science
5 12 (3.81%) Onboarding
6 11 (3.49%) Product Ownership
6 11 (3.49%) Renewable Energy
7 10 (3.17%) Data Structures
8 7 (2.22%) Data Protection Act
8 7 (2.22%) Driving Licence
9 6 (1.90%) Cloud Native
9 6 (1.90%) Public Cloud
9 6 (1.90%) Self-Motivation
10 5 (1.59%) PKI
11 4 (1.27%) Distributed Systems
12 3 (0.95%) CMDB
12 3 (0.95%) Cyber Defence
12 3 (0.95%) Hybrid Cloud
12 3 (0.95%) TM Forum
13 2 (0.63%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 33 (10.48%) Windows
2 10 (3.17%) Linux
3 9 (2.86%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.95%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.32%) Unix
5 1 (0.32%) VMS
5 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (28.25%) Data Migration
2 58 (18.41%) Agile
3 49 (15.56%) Problem-Solving
4 47 (14.92%) Stakeholder Management
5 41 (13.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 38 (12.06%) Workflow
7 37 (11.75%) Workflow Management
8 32 (10.16%) Validation
9 28 (8.89%) Change Management
9 28 (8.89%) Data Modelling
10 26 (8.25%) ERP
10 26 (8.25%) Roadmaps
11 24 (7.62%) DevOps
11 24 (7.62%) Infrastructure as Code
12 23 (7.30%) Project Management
13 21 (6.67%) User Acceptance Testing
14 20 (6.35%) CI/CD
15 18 (5.71%) Business Intelligence
15 18 (5.71%) Project Delivery
15 18 (5.71%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 31 (9.84%) PowerShell
2 29 (9.21%) SQL
3 25 (7.94%) Python
4 19 (6.03%) C#
5 14 (4.44%) JavaScript
6 11 (3.49%) Java
7 6 (1.90%) VB
8 3 (0.95%) Apex Code
8 3 (0.95%) Bash
8 3 (0.95%) Bicep
8 3 (0.95%) Magik
9 2 (0.63%) ABAP
9 2 (0.63%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.32%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.32%) PromQL
10 1 (0.32%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 92 (29.21%) Security Cleared
2 69 (21.90%) SC Cleared
3 22 (6.98%) Degree
4 20 (6.35%) DV Cleared
5 6 (1.90%) BPSS Clearance
5 6 (1.90%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (1.27%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.95%) Azure Certification
7 3 (0.95%) TOGAF Certification
8 2 (0.63%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.63%) CCNA
8 2 (0.63%) CCNP
8 2 (0.63%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.32%) ISEB
9 1 (0.32%) OCP
9 1 (0.32%) Oracle Certification
9 1 (0.32%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.32%) PMP
9 1 (0.32%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (5.71%) Data Quality
2 10 (3.17%) QA
3 8 (2.54%) GDPR
3 8 (2.54%) NIST
4 7 (2.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (1.27%) PMBOK
6 2 (0.63%) COBIT
6 2 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.63%) GRC
6 2 (0.63%) OASIS TOSCA
6 2 (0.63%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.32%) Government Security Classifications
7 1 (0.32%) ISO 19650
7 1 (0.32%) JSP 440
7 1 (0.32%) NCSC
7 1 (0.32%) SLA
System Software
1 22 (6.98%) Active Directory
2 10 (3.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.27%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.95%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.63%) Docker
5 2 (0.63%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.32%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.32%) vSphere
6 1 (0.32%) XenApp
6 1 (0.32%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 23 (7.30%) Kubernetes
2 20 (6.35%) Ansible
3 14 (4.44%) Terraform
4 8 (2.54%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.95%) Grafana
5 3 (0.95%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.63%) Amdocs OSS
6 2 (0.63%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.63%) Kibana
6 2 (0.63%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.63%) SCCM
6 2 (0.63%) SCOM
6 2 (0.63%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.32%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.32%) Cisco CUCM
7 1 (0.32%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 60 (19.05%) Microsoft
2 36 (11.43%) SAP
3 32 (10.16%) Oracle
4 12 (3.81%) Cisco
4 12 (3.81%) Red Hat
4 12 (3.81%) Salesforce
4 12 (3.81%) VMware
5 10 (3.17%) ServiceNow
6 9 (2.86%) ESRI
6 9 (2.86%) IBM
7 7 (2.22%) Citrix
8 4 (1.27%) Google
8 4 (1.27%) IFS
8 4 (1.27%) MuleSoft
8 4 (1.27%) Remedy
9 3 (0.95%) Dynatrace
9 3 (0.95%) Fortinet
9 3 (0.95%) Progress
9 3 (0.95%) Zscaler
10 2 (0.63%) HP