Migration Contracts in the Thames Valley

Migration
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Migration skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Migration over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 26 28
Rank change year-on-year +7 +2 -12
Contract jobs citing Migration 126 163 211
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 8.34% 6.07% 7.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.98% 6.97% 7.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 81 126 170
10th Percentile £338 £256 £423
25th Percentile £400 £438 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -2.38% +5.53%
75th Percentile £615 £650 £619
90th Percentile £675 £688 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 3
10th Percentile £26.05 £19.08 £21.35
25th Percentile £37.38 £19.94 £25.63
Median hourly rate £57.50 £21.75 £33.50
Median % change year-on-year +164.37% -35.07% -39.64%
75th Percentile £72.90 £23.44 £60.88
90th Percentile £81.39 £24.23 £76.85
South East median hourly rate £67.50 £30.00 £48.00
% change year-on-year +125.00% -37.50% +37.14%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,403 2,340 2,682
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 92.85% 87.12% 91.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 851 1,306 1,860
10th Percentile £300 £213 £320
25th Percentile £413 £369 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.26%
75th Percentile £605 £600 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £508
% change year-on-year - -1.53% +1.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 170 62
10th Percentile £14.20 £15.30 £18.60
25th Percentile £14.54 £19.48 £24.86
Median hourly rate £32.05 £45.00 £51.25
Median % change year-on-year -28.78% -12.20% +192.86%
75th Percentile £62.44 £64.57 £66.21
90th Percentile £78.03 £85.65 £79.19
South East median hourly rate £28.00 £47.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -41.05% -5.00% +122.22%

Migration
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Migration as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Migration in the Thames Valley

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Migration in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Migration in the Thames Valley

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Migration in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Migration in the Thames Valley

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Migration in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Migration in the Thames Valley

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Migration in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Migration in the Thames Valley

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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 within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 90 £525 -4.55% 69
Buckinghamshire +4 22 £400 -11.11% 39
Oxfordshire +3 16 £500 +35.14% 34
Migration
South East

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 6 (4.76%) Umbraco
2 5 (3.97%) SharePoint
3 4 (3.17%) CMS
4 3 (2.38%) BizTalk Server
4 3 (2.38%) Confluence
4 3 (2.38%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (1.59%) Headless CMS
5 2 (1.59%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.79%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.79%) Documentum
6 1 (0.79%) IIS
Applications
1 5 (3.97%) MS Visio
2 3 (2.38%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 12 (9.52%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (7.94%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 5 (3.97%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (3.17%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (1.59%) Avolution ABACUS
5 2 (1.59%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.79%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.79%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.79%) SAP GTS
6 1 (0.79%) SAP IS-U
6 1 (0.79%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 36 (28.57%) AWS
2 33 (26.19%) Azure
3 15 (11.90%) GCP
4 9 (7.14%) Azure DevOps
5 8 (6.35%) SaaS
5 8 (6.35%) Snowflake
6 7 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
7 6 (4.76%) Entra ID
7 6 (4.76%) IaaS
7 6 (4.76%) PaaS
8 5 (3.97%) Power Platform
9 4 (3.17%) Azure Data Factory
9 4 (3.17%) Cloud Computing
10 3 (2.38%) AWS Data Pipeline
10 3 (2.38%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (2.38%) GitHub
10 3 (2.38%) OCI
10 3 (2.38%) Serverless
11 2 (1.59%) Azure AKS
11 2 (1.59%) Azure API Management
Communications & Networking
1 8 (6.35%) Firewall
2 7 (5.56%) Network Security
3 6 (4.76%) MPLS
3 6 (4.76%) VPN
4 5 (3.97%) NGFW
5 4 (3.17%) BGP
5 4 (3.17%) OSPF
6 3 (2.38%) Cisco Nexus
6 3 (2.38%) DNS
6 3 (2.38%) Internet
6 3 (2.38%) TCP/IP
6 3 (2.38%) WAN
7 2 (1.59%) Cisco ASA
7 2 (1.59%) LAN
7 2 (1.59%) SD-WAN
7 2 (1.59%) SSL
7 2 (1.59%) VLAN
7 2 (1.59%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.79%) IPsec
8 1 (0.79%) NGN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (11.11%) Data Warehouse
2 10 (7.94%) Oracle Database
2 10 (7.94%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (6.35%) Data Lake
4 7 (5.56%) Azure SQL Database
4 7 (5.56%) Big Data
5 6 (4.76%) Oracle Database 11g
6 5 (3.97%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
6 5 (3.97%) Metadata
6 5 (3.97%) SQL Server
7 4 (3.17%) Relational Database
8 2 (1.59%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (1.59%) Power BI
9 1 (0.79%) Apache Cassandra
9 1 (0.79%) Apache Hive
9 1 (0.79%) Hadoop
9 1 (0.79%) HBase
9 1 (0.79%) HDInsight
9 1 (0.79%) Impala
9 1 (0.79%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 4 (3.17%) ERwin
1 4 (3.17%) PowerDesigner
2 3 (2.38%) GitLab
2 3 (2.38%) JIRA
3 2 (1.59%) DBeaver
3 2 (1.59%) QARun
3 2 (1.59%) WinRunner
General
1 50 (39.68%) Social Skills
2 24 (19.05%) Analytical Skills
2 24 (19.05%) Finance
3 10 (7.94%) Manufacturing
4 8 (6.35%) Presentation Skills
5 7 (5.56%) Organisational Skills
5 7 (5.56%) Telecoms
6 5 (3.97%) Public Sector
7 4 (3.17%) Agriculture
8 3 (2.38%) Retail
9 2 (1.59%) Financial Institution
9 2 (1.59%) General Ledger
9 2 (1.59%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.59%) Publishing
10 1 (0.79%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.79%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 27 (21.43%) Architect
2 18 (14.29%) Project Manager
3 16 (12.70%) Analyst
4 11 (8.73%) Solutions Architect
5 9 (7.14%) Data Analyst
6 8 (6.35%) Developer
7 7 (5.56%) Consultant
8 6 (4.76%) Data Migration Analyst
8 6 (4.76%) Migration Analyst
8 6 (4.76%) SAP Manager
8 6 (4.76%) Senior
9 5 (3.97%) Data Architect
9 5 (3.97%) React Developer
10 4 (3.17%) Azure DevOps Engineer
10 4 (3.17%) Data Modeller
10 4 (3.17%) Migration Consultant
10 4 (3.17%) Network Engineer
10 4 (3.17%) Payroll Manager
10 4 (3.17%) SAP Project Manager
10 4 (3.17%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.17%) SAML
2 3 (2.38%) .NET
3 2 (1.59%) ARM Templates
3 2 (1.59%) HTML
3 2 (1.59%) JSON
3 2 (1.59%) Next.js
3 2 (1.59%) OAuth
3 2 (1.59%) OpenID
4 1 (0.79%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.79%) Kafka
4 1 (0.79%) LDAP
4 1 (0.79%) PySpark
4 1 (0.79%) React
4 1 (0.79%) SAP Basis
4 1 (0.79%) SAP TM
4 1 (0.79%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 14 (11.11%) Legacy Systems
2 11 (8.73%) Life Science
3 10 (7.94%) Renewable Energy
4 9 (7.14%) Data Centre
5 4 (3.17%) Cloud Native
5 4 (3.17%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (2.38%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (2.38%) Legacy Applications
6 3 (2.38%) Management Information System
6 3 (2.38%) Public Cloud
6 3 (2.38%) Replication
6 3 (2.38%) Security Operations Centre
7 2 (1.59%) CMDB
7 2 (1.59%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (1.59%) IoT
7 2 (1.59%) Product Ownership
7 2 (1.59%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.59%) Video Conferencing
8 1 (0.79%) Data Structures
8 1 (0.79%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 15 (11.90%) Windows
2 10 (7.94%) Linux
3 5 (3.97%) Windows Server
4 4 (3.17%) Unix
5 2 (1.59%) Windows 10
5 2 (1.59%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.79%) OpenVMS
6 1 (0.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.79%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (42.06%) Data Migration
2 46 (36.51%) Problem-Solving
3 25 (19.84%) Agile
4 24 (19.05%) Stakeholder Management
5 20 (15.87%) Performance Tuning
6 18 (14.29%) DevOps
7 17 (13.49%) Change Management
8 14 (11.11%) Roadmaps
9 12 (9.52%) Data Security
9 12 (9.52%) RBAC
10 11 (8.73%) Collaborative Working
10 11 (8.73%) ETL
10 11 (8.73%) Project Delivery
10 11 (8.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 10 (7.94%) CI/CD
11 10 (7.94%) Continuous Integration
11 10 (7.94%) Data Architecture
11 10 (7.94%) Data Modelling
12 9 (7.14%) Data Management
12 9 (7.14%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 31 (24.60%) SQL
2 16 (12.70%) Python
3 10 (7.94%) PowerShell
4 9 (7.14%) Bash
4 9 (7.14%) PL/SQL
5 6 (4.76%) C#
6 3 (2.38%) Bicep
6 3 (2.38%) Java
6 3 (2.38%) JavaScript
7 2 (1.59%) VB
8 1 (0.79%) ABAP
8 1 (0.79%) Fortran
8 1 (0.79%) Perl
Qualifications
1 21 (16.67%) Security Cleared
2 17 (13.49%) SC Cleared
3 11 (8.73%) Degree
4 7 (5.56%) PMI Certification
5 6 (4.76%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (4.76%) PMP
6 2 (1.59%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.59%) CISM
6 2 (1.59%) CISSP
6 2 (1.59%) DV Cleared
6 2 (1.59%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.79%) CCDP
7 1 (0.79%) CCIE
7 1 (0.79%) CCIP
7 1 (0.79%) CCNA
7 1 (0.79%) CCNP
7 1 (0.79%) CIPFA
7 1 (0.79%) Citrix Certification
7 1 (0.79%) MCSE
7 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.56%) Data Quality
1 7 (5.56%) QA
2 6 (4.76%) GDPR
2 6 (4.76%) HIPAA
3 4 (3.17%) PMBOK
4 2 (1.59%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (1.59%) NCSC
4 2 (1.59%) NIST
5 1 (0.79%) PMO
5 1 (0.79%) SLA
System Software
1 8 (6.35%) VMware Infrastructure
2 7 (5.56%) Active Directory
3 3 (2.38%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (2.38%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.79%) Apache Flume
4 1 (0.79%) Citrix Hypervisor
4 1 (0.79%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.79%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.79%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.79%) vSphere
4 1 (0.79%) XenApp
4 1 (0.79%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 5 (3.97%) Terraform
2 4 (3.17%) Puppet
3 3 (2.38%) Ansible
4 2 (1.59%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (1.59%) Amdocs OSS
4 2 (1.59%) BMC PATROL
5 1 (0.79%) Grafana
5 1 (0.79%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.79%) Progress Chef
5 1 (0.79%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.79%) SCCM
5 1 (0.79%) SCOM
5 1 (0.79%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.79%) yum
Vendors
1 27 (21.43%) Microsoft
2 19 (15.08%) SAP
3 17 (13.49%) Oracle
4 10 (7.94%) VMware
5 8 (6.35%) Cisco
6 7 (5.56%) ServiceNow
7 6 (4.76%) Google
7 6 (4.76%) Virgin Media
8 5 (3.97%) Palo Alto
9 4 (3.17%) Sitecore
10 3 (2.38%) Databricks
10 3 (2.38%) HP
10 3 (2.38%) Zscaler
11 2 (1.59%) BMC
11 2 (1.59%) Citrix
11 2 (1.59%) Cognos
11 2 (1.59%) Cramer
11 2 (1.59%) Remedy
11 2 (1.59%) Salesforce
11 2 (1.59%) Workday