Data Centre Migration Project Manager Contract Job Trends

Project Manager - Data Centre Migration
UK

The median Project Manager - Data Centre Migration daily rate in the UK is £488, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 586 549 601
Rank change year-on-year -37 +52 +189
Contract jobs requiring a Data Centre Migration Project Manager 1 3 4
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.003% 0.009% 0.009%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% 0.009% 0.010%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 4
10th Percentile - - £633
25th Percentile £469 £463 £644
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £475 £650
Median % change year-on-year +2.63% -26.92% +13.04%
75th Percentile £506 £606 £656
90th Percentile - £678 £668
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £700 £650
% change year-on-year -30.36% +7.69% +18.18%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 33,474 31,919 40,968
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.98% 92.77% 93.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,192 19,646 27,547
10th Percentile £290 £300 £288
25th Percentile £404 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £644
90th Percentile £720 £738 £740
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,966 1,020 1,459
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.48 £15.16
25th Percentile £18.00 £21.00 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £33.52 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -24.97% -25.51% +50.00%
75th Percentile £57.50 £62.59 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.00 £72.53 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -22.62% -27.78% +80.00%

Data Centre Migration Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Data Centre Migration Project Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Data Centre Migration Project Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Data Centre Migration Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Centre Migration Project Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Centre Migration Project Manager job vacancies in the UK

Data Centre Migration Project Manager
Top 2 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Centre Migration Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 17 December 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
UK excluding London -55 1 £488 -30.36%
Scotland - 1 £488 -

Data Centre Migration Project Manager Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 17 December 2025, Data Centre Migration Project Manager 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 featuring Data Centre Migration Project Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Runbook
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall

Data Centre Migration Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Runbook
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall