Data Migration Developer Contract Job Trends

Data Migration Developer
UK

The median Data Migration Developer daily rate in the UK is £509, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 632 523 595
Rank change year-on-year -109 +72 +91
Contract jobs requiring a Data Migration Developer 11 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.022% 0.003% 0.009%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% 0.004% 0.010%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 2
10th Percentile £498 - £384
25th Percentile - - £416
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £509 - £488
Median % change year-on-year - - +21.88%
75th Percentile £575 - £566
90th Percentile - - £601
UK excluding London median daily rate £509 - £488
% change year-on-year - - +21.88%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 45,859 27,036 40,213
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.31% 92.35% 92.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,926 17,399 25,887
10th Percentile £325 £287 £280
25th Percentile £413 £402 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -2.78%
75th Percentile £619 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £488
% change year-on-year +5.26% -2.56% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,063 1,119 2,897
10th Percentile £15.15 £14.00 £12.86
25th Percentile £20.75 £17.84 £16.30
Median hourly rate £43.61 £28.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +55.73% -25.33% -16.67%
75th Percentile £67.50 £58.47 £61.75
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £73.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +78.93% -37.13% -5.88%

Data Migration Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Data Migration Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

Data Migration Developer
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Migration Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Migration Developer job vacancies in the UK

Data Migration Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Migration Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Migration Developer job vacancies in the UK

Data Migration Developer
Top 8 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 Migration Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 9 June 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
England -120 8 £509 - 1
UK excluding London - 5 £509 - 1
Work from Home -50 3 - - 1
London -73 3 - -
Midlands - 3 £550 - 1
West Midlands - 2 £550 -
East of England - 2 £509 -
East Midlands - 1 £490 -

Data Migration Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, Data Migration Developer 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 Migration Developer in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 11 (100.00%) Migration
2 8 (72.73%) ERP
2 8 (72.73%) SQL
3 7 (63.64%) Oracle
4 6 (54.55%) Microsoft
5 5 (45.45%) Data Transformation
6 4 (36.36%) Analytics
6 4 (36.36%) Data Extraction
6 4 (36.36%) Data Modelling
6 4 (36.36%) Data Quality
6 4 (36.36%) OCI
6 4 (36.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (27.27%) Decision-Making
7 3 (27.27%) ETL
7 3 (27.27%) Microsoft Excel
7 3 (27.27%) Microsoft Office
7 3 (27.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 3 (27.27%) Oracle Fusion
7 3 (27.27%) Release Management
8 2 (18.18%) Data Integration
8 2 (18.18%) Data Mapping
8 2 (18.18%) PL/SQL
8 2 (18.18%) Project Management
8 2 (18.18%) SaaS
8 2 (18.18%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 2 (18.18%) Validation
9 1 (9.09%) Agile
9 1 (9.09%) Business Intelligence
9 1 (9.09%) CI/CD

Data Migration Developer 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:

Applications
1 3 (27.27%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (27.27%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (27.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 4 (36.36%) OCI
2 2 (18.18%) SaaS
3 1 (9.09%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (36.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (9.09%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (9.09%) SQL Server
2 1 (9.09%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 1 (9.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (18.18%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 4 (36.36%) Finance
2 3 (27.27%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (18.18%) Local Government
3 2 (18.18%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (18.18%) Presentation Skills
3 2 (18.18%) Retail
3 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
4 1 (9.09%) Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (27.27%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (9.09%) REST
2 1 (9.09%) SOAP
2 1 (9.09%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 5 (45.45%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 11 (100.00%) Migration
2 8 (72.73%) ERP
3 5 (45.45%) Data Transformation
4 4 (36.36%) Analytics
4 4 (36.36%) Data Extraction
4 4 (36.36%) Data Modelling
5 3 (27.27%) Decision-Making
5 3 (27.27%) ETL
5 3 (27.27%) Release Management
6 2 (18.18%) Data Integration
6 2 (18.18%) Data Mapping
6 2 (18.18%) Project Management
6 2 (18.18%) Validation
7 1 (9.09%) Agile
7 1 (9.09%) Business Intelligence
7 1 (9.09%) Data Analytics
7 1 (9.09%) Data Security
7 1 (9.09%) Technical Architecture
7 1 (9.09%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 8 (72.73%) SQL
2 2 (18.18%) PL/SQL
3 1 (9.09%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (9.09%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (36.36%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 7 (63.64%) Oracle
2 6 (54.55%) Microsoft