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 1 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
1 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 99 96
Rank change year-on-year +6 -3 +36
Contract jobs citing Data Migration 1,037 801 1,016
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.69% 2.55% 2.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.09% 2.86% 2.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 653 529 679
10th Percentile £382 £381 £407
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 £630 £660
90th Percentile £706 £700 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £525 £548
% change year-on-year - -4.11% +9.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 2 21
10th Percentile £14.61 £39.75 -
25th Percentile £15.94 £46.88 £40.00
Median hourly rate £60.00 £60.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year - +20.00% -28.57%
75th Percentile £81.00 £74.38 £86.50
90th Percentile £98.78 £82.25 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £60.00 - £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 33,610 27,994 39,212
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 87.22% 89.12% 87.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,285 16,989 25,814
10th Percentile £305 £307 £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 £478 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -4.35% -0.05% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,025 871 2,057
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.62 £13.41
25th Percentile £17.69 £21.00 £16.70
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% -7.14% +7.69%
75th Percentile £58.65 £62.50 £61.75
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £73.85
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.71 £30.78 £36.00
% change year-on-year -19.72% -14.50% +24.57%

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 1 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 1 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 1 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 +4 868 £540 -0.92% 264
London +19 467 £550 - 116
UK excluding London -11 416 £525 - 174
Work from Home -24 303 £538 - 123
South East -26 115 £625 +14.68% 72
Midlands -24 96 £550 +6.02% 28
North of England -37 92 £475 -9.52% 33
West Midlands -39 51 £550 +4.76% 18
North West -11 50 £447 -7.97% 22
Scotland +29 45 £559 +17.63% 7
East Midlands +9 44 £550 +18.28% 10
Yorkshire -42 36 £525 -6.50% 9
South West -36 25 £519 +3.75% 16
East of England -21 23 £475 -13.64% 14
Northern Ireland +8 10 £400 -23.81% 2
Wales +5 9 £531 +3.66% 4
North East -15 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 (2.99%) Confluence
1 31 (2.99%) SharePoint
2 10 (0.96%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (0.68%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
4 6 (0.58%) GeoServer
4 6 (0.58%) Smallworld
5 5 (0.48%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.39%) 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 (5.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (2.03%) Microsoft Project
3 20 (1.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (1.64%) Spreadsheet
5 14 (1.35%) Microsoft Office
5 14 (1.35%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.29%) Oracle Smart View
7 1 (0.096%) Trello
7 1 (0.096%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 114 (10.99%) SAP S/4HANA
2 37 (3.57%) Oracle EBS
3 32 (3.09%) Dynamics CRM
4 18 (1.74%) Oracle Payables
5 17 (1.64%) Oracle General Ledger
6 16 (1.54%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 15 (1.45%) Oracle Receivables
7 15 (1.45%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
7 15 (1.45%) SAP HR
8 13 (1.25%) SAP FI
9 11 (1.06%) NetSuite
10 10 (0.96%) Loan IQ
10 10 (0.96%) SAP CO
10 10 (0.96%) SAP ERP
10 10 (0.96%) SAP FI/CO
11 9 (0.87%) Workday HCM
12 8 (0.77%) Oracle Cash Management
12 8 (0.77%) Oracle ERP
12 8 (0.77%) SAP MM
13 7 (0.68%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 148 (14.27%) Azure
2 92 (8.87%) AWS
3 83 (8.00%) Power Platform
4 75 (7.23%) OCI
5 68 (6.56%) Dynamics 365
6 36 (3.47%) SaaS
7 34 (3.28%) Azure DevOps
8 30 (2.89%) Azure Data Factory
9 26 (2.51%) Microsoft 365
10 25 (2.41%) Amazon S3
11 23 (2.22%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 22 (2.12%) SuccessFactors
13 20 (1.93%) Snowflake
14 18 (1.74%) Entra ID
15 16 (1.54%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
15 16 (1.54%) Salesforce Service Cloud
16 14 (1.35%) GCP
16 14 (1.35%) GitHub
17 12 (1.16%) Azure Logic Apps
17 12 (1.16%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.16%) NAS
2 7 (0.68%) SAN
3 4 (0.39%) DNS
3 4 (0.39%) SSL
4 3 (0.29%) Firewall
4 3 (0.29%) Internet
4 3 (0.29%) Intranet
4 3 (0.29%) Network Security
4 3 (0.29%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.19%) IPv6
5 2 (0.19%) LAN
5 2 (0.19%) VPN
5 2 (0.19%) WAN
5 2 (0.19%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.096%) IPv4
6 1 (0.096%) VLAN
6 1 (0.096%) WebEx
6 1 (0.096%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (6.17%) Power BI
2 57 (5.50%) Data Warehouse
2 57 (5.50%) SQL Server
3 36 (3.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 33 (3.18%) Relational Database
5 28 (2.70%) Oracle Database
6 27 (2.60%) Metadata
7 24 (2.31%) Oracle Reports
8 23 (2.22%) Tableau
9 22 (2.12%) Data Lake
9 22 (2.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 21 (2.03%) PostgreSQL
11 15 (1.45%) RDBMS
12 12 (1.16%) Amazon Redshift
12 12 (1.16%) MySQL
13 11 (1.06%) SAP Data Services
14 10 (0.96%) Big Data
15 9 (0.87%) Azure SQL Database
15 9 (0.87%) DataStage
15 9 (0.87%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 75 (7.23%) JIRA
2 7 (0.68%) Git
3 6 (0.58%) LSMW
4 5 (0.48%) Oracle Forms
4 5 (0.48%) Postman
5 4 (0.39%) GitLab
5 4 (0.39%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.39%) Toad
5 4 (0.39%) 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
1 381 (36.74%) Social Skills
2 339 (32.69%) Finance
3 110 (10.61%) Analytical Skills
4 97 (9.35%) Public Sector
5 65 (6.27%) Banking
6 44 (4.24%) Manufacturing
7 42 (4.05%) Documentation Skills
8 39 (3.76%) Retail
9 33 (3.18%) Presentation Skills
10 25 (2.41%) Legal
11 23 (2.22%) Organisational Skills
12 22 (2.12%) General Ledger
13 21 (2.03%) Local Government
14 16 (1.54%) Marketing
14 16 (1.54%) Pharmaceutical
15 14 (1.35%) Billing
16 13 (1.25%) Law
17 12 (1.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 11 (1.06%) Back Office
18 11 (1.06%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 173 (16.68%) Lead
2 158 (15.24%) Consultant
3 155 (14.95%) Analyst
4 108 (10.41%) Architect
5 94 (9.06%) Project Manager
6 91 (8.78%) Business Analyst
7 79 (7.62%) Senior
8 57 (5.50%) Data Migration Lead
9 55 (5.30%) Data Engineer
10 49 (4.73%) Data Analyst
11 47 (4.53%) Developer
11 47 (4.53%) SAP Consultant
12 44 (4.24%) Solutions Architect
13 41 (3.95%) Migration Analyst
14 34 (3.28%) Functional Consultant
15 33 (3.18%) Migration Manager
16 30 (2.89%) Data Migration Analyst
17 29 (2.80%) Data Consultant
18 28 (2.70%) Oracle Consultant
19 27 (2.60%) Migration Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 71 (6.85%) Oracle Fusion
2 39 (3.76%) REST
3 32 (3.09%) XML
4 25 (2.41%) Middleware
5 24 (2.31%) SOAP
6 19 (1.83%) JSON
7 16 (1.54%) Lightning Web Components
8 14 (1.35%) PySpark
9 12 (1.16%) Visualforce
10 11 (1.06%) .NET
10 11 (1.06%) Web Services
11 10 (0.96%) SAP Fiori
12 8 (0.77%) XSLT
13 6 (0.58%) EDI
14 5 (0.48%) Apache Avro
14 5 (0.48%) LDAP
15 4 (0.39%) BAPI
15 4 (0.39%) Kafka
15 4 (0.39%) SAP Basis
16 3 (0.29%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 142 (13.69%) Legacy Systems
2 77 (7.43%) Data Structures
3 41 (3.95%) Onboarding
4 32 (3.09%) Management Information System
5 24 (2.31%) Data Protection Act
6 20 (1.93%) Product Ownership
7 18 (1.74%) Replication
8 15 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
9 12 (1.16%) Greenfield Project
9 12 (1.16%) Reference Data
10 11 (1.06%) Public Cloud
11 10 (0.96%) Data Centre
12 9 (0.87%) Cloud Native
12 9 (0.87%) CMDB
13 8 (0.77%) FMCG
13 8 (0.77%) Life Science
13 8 (0.77%) NHS
14 7 (0.68%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 7 (0.68%) Smartphone
14 7 (0.68%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 24 (2.31%) Windows
2 8 (0.77%) Windows 10
2 8 (0.77%) Windows Server
3 7 (0.68%) Apple iOS
4 6 (0.58%) Unix
5 5 (0.48%) Linux
5 5 (0.48%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.29%) Solaris
7 1 (0.096%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.096%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,037 (100.00%) Migration
2 242 (23.34%) Stakeholder Management
3 239 (23.05%) Agile
4 193 (18.61%) Validation
5 188 (18.13%) ERP
6 187 (18.03%) Problem-Solving
7 161 (15.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 155 (14.95%) User Acceptance Testing
9 149 (14.37%) ETL
10 141 (13.60%) Data Modelling
11 113 (10.90%) Project Management
11 113 (10.90%) Workshop Facilitation
12 109 (10.51%) Analytics
13 102 (9.84%) Data Cleansing
14 98 (9.45%) Change Management
15 90 (8.68%) Data Mapping
16 85 (8.20%) Business Intelligence
17 82 (7.91%) Data Governance
18 81 (7.81%) Data Analysis
19 79 (7.62%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 203 (19.58%) SQL
2 72 (6.94%) Python
3 27 (2.60%) Java
4 16 (1.54%) JavaScript
4 16 (1.54%) PL/SQL
5 15 (1.45%) Apex Code
6 14 (1.35%) PowerShell
7 11 (1.06%) C#
8 7 (0.68%) Shell Script
8 7 (0.68%) T-SQL
9 5 (0.48%) Perl
9 5 (0.48%) PHP
10 4 (0.39%) ABAP
10 4 (0.39%) Bash
10 4 (0.39%) Korn
10 4 (0.39%) VBA
10 4 (0.39%) X++
11 3 (0.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.29%) R
11 3 (0.29%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 130 (12.54%) Security Cleared
2 93 (8.97%) SC Cleared
3 73 (7.04%) Degree
4 37 (3.57%) PMP
5 32 (3.09%) PMI Certification
6 24 (2.31%) Computer Science Degree
7 18 (1.74%) Master's Degree
8 17 (1.64%) BPSS Clearance
9 14 (1.35%) SAP Certification
10 13 (1.25%) AWS Certification
10 13 (1.25%) DV Cleared
11 6 (0.58%) CIMA
12 5 (0.48%) ACCA
12 5 (0.48%) Azure Certification
12 5 (0.48%) CFA
13 4 (0.39%) 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
1 149 (14.37%) Data Quality
2 69 (6.65%) QA
3 59 (5.69%) GDPR
4 13 (1.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (1.25%) PMO
5 10 (0.96%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 10 (0.96%) COBIT
6 9 (0.87%) IFRS
6 9 (0.87%) NIST
7 8 (0.77%) GxP
8 7 (0.68%) Accessibility
8 7 (0.68%) GAAP
8 7 (0.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 6 (0.58%) GMP
9 6 (0.58%) GRC
9 6 (0.58%) SLA
10 5 (0.48%) IFRS 9
11 4 (0.39%) Basel III
11 4 (0.39%) ISO 20022
11 4 (0.39%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 16 (1.54%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.25%) Docker
3 9 (0.87%) NFS
3 9 (0.87%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.19%) VMware NSX
4 2 (0.19%) vSphere
5 1 (0.096%) SRDF
Systems Management
1 16 (1.54%) Kubernetes
2 11 (1.06%) Terraform
3 10 (0.96%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (0.87%) SCCM
5 5 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.39%) Ansible
6 4 (0.39%) EMC VPLEX
6 4 (0.39%) Grafana
6 4 (0.39%) vMotion
7 3 (0.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (0.29%) HP ALM
8 2 (0.19%) Argo
8 2 (0.19%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.096%) Control-M
9 1 (0.096%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 201 (19.38%) SAP
2 187 (18.03%) Oracle
3 156 (15.04%) Microsoft
4 43 (4.15%) Salesforce
5 42 (4.05%) Workday
6 41 (3.95%) Databricks
7 19 (1.83%) ServiceNow
8 18 (1.74%) Informatica
9 15 (1.45%) Sage
10 14 (1.35%) Ariba
11 13 (1.25%) Avaloq
12 12 (1.16%) MuleSoft
13 10 (0.96%) Google
13 10 (0.96%) VMware
14 9 (0.87%) IBM
14 9 (0.87%) OpenText
14 9 (0.87%) Talend
15 8 (0.77%) IFS
15 8 (0.77%) Kronos
15 8 (0.77%) Pure Storage
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