Data Migration Specialist
UK
The median Data Migration Specialist daily rate in the UK is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 June 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 523 | 558 | 688 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +35 | +130 | +153 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Migration Specialist | 16 | 22 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.053% | 0.050% | 0.005% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.058% | 0.054% | 0.006% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 20 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £409 | - | £468 |
| 25th Percentile | £422 | £475 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +10.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £641 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £609 | £650 | £533 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +10.00% | +28.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | - | - |
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 | 27,656 | 40,547 | 52,404 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.13% | 92.93% | 94.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,731 | 25,981 | 36,472 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £281 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +2.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.60% | -1.45% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,204 | 2,979 | 1,502 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.80 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.37 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.36 | £37.50 | £44.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.03% | -14.77% | +76.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £62.50 | £65.57 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £74.00 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -1.23% | +102.50% |
Data Migration Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Migration Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Migration Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Migration Specialist.
Data Migration Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Migration Specialist over the 6 months to 23 June 2025.
Data Migration Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Migration Specialist.
Data Migration Specialist
Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Migration Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 23 June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +63 | 14 | £550 | - | 26 |
| UK excluding London | +36 | 11 | £550 | - | 13 |
| Work from Home | +25 | 4 | £550 | +7.58% | 22 |
| London | +49 | 3 | £463 | -15.91% | 13 |
| North of England | +17 | 3 | £550 | +7.58% | 4 |
| Midlands | +9 | 3 | - | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | - | 3 | - | - | 2 |
| South East | +41 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 2 | £550 | +5.77% | 3 |
| North West | +3 | 1 | £675 | +34.33% | 1 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - | |
| South West | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £400 | - | 1 |
Data Migration Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 June 2025, Data Migration Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Data Migration Specialist in the job title.
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Data Migration Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: