Data Migration Contract Job Trends

Data Migration
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Data Migration skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
3 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 92 101 96
Rank change year-on-year +9 -5 +40
Contract jobs citing Data Migration 1,046 793 1,027
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.70% 2.57% 2.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.10% 2.88% 2.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 658 524 691
10th Percentile £379 £380 £408
25th Percentile £450 £450 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.38% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £629 £650
90th Percentile £702 £700 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 2 22
10th Percentile £14.61 £39.75 £26.50
25th Percentile £16.09 £46.88 £40.00
Median hourly rate £48.00 £60.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +33.33% -35.71%
75th Percentile £81.00 £74.38 £86.50
90th Percentile £98.17 £82.25 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 - £40.00
% change year-on-year - - +169.81%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Data 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 33,753 27,550 39,300
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 87.16% 89.25% 87.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,385 16,677 25,860
10th Percentile £306 £306 £300
25th Percentile £406 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £719 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £480 £498 £500
% change year-on-year -3.66% -0.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,027 862 2,114
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.62 £13.29
25th Percentile £17.69 £21.00 £16.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% -7.14% +8.53%
75th Percentile £58.75 £62.50 £61.13
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £73.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.00 £31.50 £35.50
% change year-on-year -20.63% -11.27% +22.41%

Data Migration
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Migration relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Data Migration job vacancy trend in the UK

Data Migration
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Data Migration.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Data Migration

Data Migration
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Migration over the 6 months to 3 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Data Migration in the UK

Data Migration
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Data Migration.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Data Migration

Data Migration
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Migration over the 6 months to 3 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Migration in the UK

Data Migration
Top 17 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 within the UK over the 6 months to 3 February 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 -2 876 £538 -0.46% 265
London +16 468 £550 - 116
UK excluding London -23 422 £525 - 176
Work from Home -19 307 £538 - 134
South East -34 115 £625 +14.68% 76
Midlands -25 100 £550 +6.02% 24
North of England -35 94 £475 -9.52% 38
West Midlands -33 53 £530 +0.95% 16
North West -15 52 £447 -7.97% 27
East Midlands +7 46 £550 +18.28% 8
Scotland +28 45 £559 +17.63% 8
Yorkshire -40 36 £525 -6.50% 9
South West -32 25 £519 +3.75% 16
East of England -19 23 £475 -13.64% 12
Northern Ireland +7 10 £400 -23.81%
Wales +10 9 £531 +3.66% 4
North East -13 7 £488 -25.00% 2

Data Migration
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:

Application Platforms
1 31 (2.96%) Confluence
1 31 (2.96%) SharePoint
2 10 (0.96%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (0.67%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
4 6 (0.57%) GeoServer
4 6 (0.57%) Smallworld
5 5 (0.48%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.38%) Apache
7 3 (0.29%) Apache Spark
7 3 (0.29%) CMS
7 3 (0.29%) LiveLink
8 2 (0.19%) Appian
8 2 (0.19%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 2 (0.19%) SharePoint Server
9 1 (0.096%) Moodle
9 1 (0.096%) NetWeaver
9 1 (0.096%) Oracle Service Bus
9 1 (0.096%) SAP Portal
9 1 (0.096%) SAS
9 1 (0.096%) WebSphere
Applications
1 58 (5.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (1.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 20 (1.91%) Microsoft Project
3 17 (1.63%) Spreadsheet
4 15 (1.43%) MS Visio
5 14 (1.34%) Microsoft Office
6 3 (0.29%) Oracle Smart View
7 1 (0.096%) Trello
7 1 (0.096%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 116 (11.09%) SAP S/4HANA
2 37 (3.54%) Oracle EBS
3 31 (2.96%) Dynamics CRM
4 18 (1.72%) Oracle Payables
5 17 (1.63%) Oracle General Ledger
5 17 (1.63%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 15 (1.43%) Oracle Receivables
6 15 (1.43%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 15 (1.43%) SAP HR
7 13 (1.24%) SAP FI
8 11 (1.05%) NetSuite
9 10 (0.96%) Loan IQ
9 10 (0.96%) SAP CO
9 10 (0.96%) SAP ERP
9 10 (0.96%) SAP FI/CO
10 9 (0.86%) Workday HCM
11 8 (0.76%) Oracle Cash Management
11 8 (0.76%) SAP MM
12 7 (0.67%) Oracle ERP
12 7 (0.67%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 148 (14.15%) Azure
2 93 (8.89%) AWS
3 84 (8.03%) Power Platform
4 75 (7.17%) OCI
5 68 (6.50%) Dynamics 365
6 36 (3.44%) SaaS
7 34 (3.25%) Azure DevOps
8 30 (2.87%) Azure Data Factory
9 26 (2.49%) Amazon S3
10 25 (2.39%) Microsoft 365
11 23 (2.20%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 22 (2.10%) SuccessFactors
13 20 (1.91%) Snowflake
14 18 (1.72%) Entra ID
15 16 (1.53%) GitHub
15 16 (1.53%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
15 16 (1.53%) Salesforce Service Cloud
16 14 (1.34%) GCP
17 12 (1.15%) Azure Logic Apps
17 12 (1.15%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.15%) NAS
2 7 (0.67%) SAN
3 5 (0.48%) DNS
4 4 (0.38%) SSL
5 3 (0.29%) Firewall
5 3 (0.29%) Internet
5 3 (0.29%) Intranet
5 3 (0.29%) Network Security
5 3 (0.29%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.19%) IPv6
6 2 (0.19%) LAN
6 2 (0.19%) VPN
6 2 (0.19%) WAN
6 2 (0.19%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.096%) IPv4
7 1 (0.096%) VLAN
7 1 (0.096%) WebEx
7 1 (0.096%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (6.12%) Power BI
2 58 (5.54%) Data Warehouse
3 57 (5.45%) SQL Server
4 37 (3.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 33 (3.15%) Relational Database
6 28 (2.68%) Metadata
6 28 (2.68%) Oracle Database
7 25 (2.39%) Oracle Reports
8 23 (2.20%) Tableau
9 22 (2.10%) Data Lake
9 22 (2.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 21 (2.01%) PostgreSQL
11 15 (1.43%) RDBMS
12 13 (1.24%) Amazon Redshift
13 12 (1.15%) MySQL
14 11 (1.05%) SAP Data Services
15 10 (0.96%) Amazon Athena
15 10 (0.96%) Big Data
16 9 (0.86%) Amazon QuickSight
16 9 (0.86%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 75 (7.17%) JIRA
2 7 (0.67%) Git
2 7 (0.67%) Jenkins
3 6 (0.57%) GitLab
3 6 (0.57%) LSMW
4 5 (0.48%) Oracle Forms
4 5 (0.48%) Postman
5 4 (0.38%) Toad
5 4 (0.38%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.29%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.29%) ERwin
6 3 (0.29%) MLflow
6 3 (0.29%) Oracle APEX
6 3 (0.29%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 2 (0.19%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.19%) Hudson
7 2 (0.19%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (0.19%) Visual Studio Code
8 1 (0.096%) Selenium
8 1 (0.096%) TeamCity
General
1 385 (36.81%) Social Skills
2 341 (32.60%) Finance
3 110 (10.52%) Analytical Skills
4 100 (9.56%) Public Sector
5 65 (6.21%) Banking
6 44 (4.21%) Manufacturing
7 42 (4.02%) Documentation Skills
8 38 (3.63%) Retail
9 33 (3.15%) Presentation Skills
10 25 (2.39%) Legal
11 23 (2.20%) Organisational Skills
12 22 (2.10%) General Ledger
13 21 (2.01%) Local Government
14 16 (1.53%) Marketing
14 16 (1.53%) Pharmaceutical
15 14 (1.34%) Billing
16 13 (1.24%) Law
17 11 (1.05%) Back Office
17 11 (1.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 11 (1.05%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 173 (16.54%) Lead
2 160 (15.30%) Consultant
3 155 (14.82%) Analyst
4 111 (10.61%) Architect
5 95 (9.08%) Project Manager
6 91 (8.70%) Business Analyst
7 78 (7.46%) Senior
8 56 (5.35%) Data Migration Lead
9 55 (5.26%) Data Engineer
10 48 (4.59%) Data Analyst
10 48 (4.59%) SAP Consultant
11 47 (4.49%) Developer
12 44 (4.21%) Solutions Architect
13 41 (3.92%) Migration Analyst
14 34 (3.25%) Functional Consultant
15 33 (3.15%) Migration Manager
16 30 (2.87%) Data Consultant
16 30 (2.87%) Data Migration Analyst
17 29 (2.77%) Migration Specialist
17 29 (2.77%) Oracle Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 69 (6.60%) Oracle Fusion
2 39 (3.73%) REST
3 32 (3.06%) XML
4 26 (2.49%) Middleware
5 24 (2.29%) SOAP
6 19 (1.82%) JSON
7 16 (1.53%) Lightning Web Components
8 14 (1.34%) PySpark
9 12 (1.15%) Visualforce
10 11 (1.05%) .NET
10 11 (1.05%) Web Services
11 10 (0.96%) SAP Fiori
12 8 (0.76%) XSLT
13 6 (0.57%) EDI
14 5 (0.48%) Apache Avro
14 5 (0.48%) Kafka
14 5 (0.48%) LDAP
15 4 (0.38%) BAPI
15 4 (0.38%) SAP Basis
16 3 (0.29%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 145 (13.86%) Legacy Systems
2 78 (7.46%) Data Structures
3 40 (3.82%) Onboarding
4 32 (3.06%) Management Information System
5 23 (2.20%) Data Protection Act
6 19 (1.82%) Product Ownership
7 18 (1.72%) Replication
8 14 (1.34%) Enterprise Software
9 12 (1.15%) Greenfield Project
9 12 (1.15%) Reference Data
10 11 (1.05%) Cloud Native
10 11 (1.05%) Public Cloud
11 10 (0.96%) Data Centre
12 9 (0.86%) CMDB
12 9 (0.86%) NHS
13 8 (0.76%) FMCG
13 8 (0.76%) Life Science
14 7 (0.67%) Derivative
14 7 (0.67%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 7 (0.67%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 25 (2.39%) Windows
2 8 (0.76%) Windows 10
2 8 (0.76%) Windows Server
3 7 (0.67%) Apple iOS
4 6 (0.57%) Unix
5 5 (0.48%) Linux
5 5 (0.48%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.29%) Solaris
7 2 (0.19%) zOS
8 1 (0.096%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,046 (100.00%) Migration
2 249 (23.80%) Stakeholder Management
3 240 (22.94%) Agile
4 200 (19.12%) Validation
5 190 (18.16%) ERP
5 190 (18.16%) Problem-Solving
6 162 (15.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 160 (15.30%) User Acceptance Testing
8 152 (14.53%) ETL
9 141 (13.48%) Data Modelling
10 116 (11.09%) Project Management
11 115 (10.99%) Workshop Facilitation
12 111 (10.61%) Analytics
13 104 (9.94%) Data Cleansing
14 101 (9.66%) Change Management
15 91 (8.70%) Data Mapping
16 85 (8.13%) Business Intelligence
17 83 (7.93%) Data Governance
18 81 (7.74%) Continuous Improvement
19 79 (7.55%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 205 (19.60%) SQL
2 76 (7.27%) Python
3 27 (2.58%) Java
4 17 (1.63%) JavaScript
5 16 (1.53%) PL/SQL
6 15 (1.43%) Apex Code
6 15 (1.43%) PowerShell
7 11 (1.05%) C#
8 7 (0.67%) Shell Script
8 7 (0.67%) T-SQL
9 5 (0.48%) Bash
9 5 (0.48%) Perl
9 5 (0.48%) PHP
10 4 (0.38%) ABAP
10 4 (0.38%) Korn
10 4 (0.38%) VBA
10 4 (0.38%) X++
11 3 (0.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.29%) R
11 3 (0.29%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 132 (12.62%) Security Cleared
2 94 (8.99%) SC Cleared
3 73 (6.98%) Degree
4 37 (3.54%) PMP
5 32 (3.06%) PMI Certification
6 24 (2.29%) Computer Science Degree
7 18 (1.72%) Master's Degree
8 17 (1.63%) BPSS Clearance
9 14 (1.34%) SAP Certification
10 13 (1.24%) AWS Certification
10 13 (1.24%) DV Cleared
11 6 (0.57%) CIMA
12 5 (0.48%) ACCA
12 5 (0.48%) Azure Certification
12 5 (0.48%) CFA
13 4 (0.38%) TOGAF Certification
14 3 (0.29%) IIBA
14 3 (0.29%) Microsoft Certification
14 3 (0.29%) OCP
14 3 (0.29%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 150 (14.34%) Data Quality
2 71 (6.79%) QA
3 62 (5.93%) GDPR
4 13 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (1.24%) PMO
5 10 (0.96%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 10 (0.96%) COBIT
6 9 (0.86%) IFRS
6 9 (0.86%) NIST
7 8 (0.76%) GxP
8 7 (0.67%) Accessibility
8 7 (0.67%) GAAP
8 7 (0.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 6 (0.57%) GMP
9 6 (0.57%) GRC
9 6 (0.57%) SLA
10 5 (0.48%) IFRS 9
11 4 (0.38%) Basel III
11 4 (0.38%) ISO 20022
11 4 (0.38%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 16 (1.53%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.24%) Docker
3 10 (0.96%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (0.86%) NFS
5 4 (0.38%) VMware NSX
5 4 (0.38%) vSphere
6 1 (0.096%) SRDF
Systems Management
1 18 (1.72%) Kubernetes
2 13 (1.24%) Terraform
3 10 (0.96%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (0.86%) SCCM
5 6 (0.57%) Grafana
6 5 (0.48%) Ansible
6 5 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.38%) Argo
7 4 (0.38%) EMC VPLEX
7 4 (0.38%) vCenter Server
7 4 (0.38%) vMotion
8 3 (0.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.29%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.096%) Control-M
9 1 (0.096%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 204 (19.50%) SAP
2 188 (17.97%) Oracle
3 156 (14.91%) Microsoft
4 43 (4.11%) Salesforce
5 42 (4.02%) Workday
6 41 (3.92%) Databricks
7 19 (1.82%) Informatica
7 19 (1.82%) ServiceNow
8 16 (1.53%) Sage
9 14 (1.34%) Ariba
10 13 (1.24%) Avaloq
11 12 (1.15%) MuleSoft
11 12 (1.15%) VMware
12 10 (0.96%) Google
12 10 (0.96%) IBM
12 10 (0.96%) Pure Storage
12 10 (0.96%) Talend
13 9 (0.86%) OpenText
14 8 (0.76%) GoldenSource
14 8 (0.76%) Kronos
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