Migration Engineer Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Migration Engineer
South East > Thames Valley

The median Migration Engineer daily rate in the Thames Valley is £153, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 120 122 137
Rank change year-on-year +2 +15 +43
Contract jobs requiring a Migration Engineer 5 7 4
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.27% 0.33% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% 0.36% 0.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 6 3
10th Percentile - £159 £568
25th Percentile - £237 £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £153 £456 £625
Median % change year-on-year -66.47% -27.00% +168.82%
75th Percentile - £536 £663
90th Percentile - £540 -
South East median daily rate £350 £356 £538
% change year-on-year -1.75% -33.72% +115.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £19.73 - -
25th Percentile £20.02 - -
Median hourly rate £22.00 - £18.95
75th Percentile £24.33 - -
90th Percentile £24.82 - -
South East median hourly rate £23.58 - £18.95

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 1,684 1,959 2,478
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.93% 92.02% 94.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,093 1,117 1,628
10th Percentile £257 £278 £213
25th Percentile £400 £403 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £588 £613 £615
90th Percentile £650 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £508 £513
% change year-on-year -1.48% -0.98% +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 108 81 105
10th Percentile £14.75 £18.50 £16.16
25th Percentile £16.17 £25.99 £24.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £57.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.26% +15.00% +186.94%
75th Percentile £49.28 £63.43 £67.25
90th Percentile £81.60 £97.50 £75.67
South East median hourly rate £20.79 £57.52 £50.00
% change year-on-year -63.86% +15.04% +42.86%

Migration Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Migration Engineer job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Migration Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Migration Engineer job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Migration Engineer job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Migration Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Migration Engineer job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Migration Engineer job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Migration Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 4 November 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
Oxfordshire -6 5 £153 -62.91% 1
Migration Engineer
South East

Migration Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, 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 Thames Valley region featuring Migration Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Migration
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) Workflow
2 4 (80.00%) Workflow Management
3 3 (60.00%) Windows
4 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (40.00%) QA
4 2 (40.00%) Time Management
4 2 (40.00%) Windows 10
5 1 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (20.00%) Digital Marketing
5 1 (20.00%) Logistics
5 1 (20.00%) Programme Management
5 1 (20.00%) SAP

Migration Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Electronics
3 1 (20.00%) Finance
3 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
3 1 (20.00%) Marketing
3 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
Operating Systems
1 3 (60.00%) Windows
2 2 (40.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Migration
2 4 (80.00%) Workflow
2 4 (80.00%) Workflow Management
3 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (40.00%) Time Management
4 1 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (20.00%) Digital Marketing
4 1 (20.00%) Logistics
4 1 (20.00%) Programme Management
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) SAP