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

6 months to
7 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 90 95
Rank change year-on-year -3 +5 +41
Contract jobs citing Data Migration 1,049 817 1,032
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.69% 2.63% 2.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.09% 2.94% 2.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 666 538 698
10th Percentile £375 £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 £625 £650
90th Percentile £700 £700 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £525 £541
% change year-on-year - -3.00% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 6 24
10th Percentile £14.61 £45.63 £25.00
25th Percentile £16.25 £62.81 -
Median hourly rate £36.00 £85.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -57.65% +112.50% -42.86%
75th Percentile £81.00 £87.39 £86.50
90th Percentile £97.56 £87.50 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.81 £72.28 £40.00
% change year-on-year -68.44% +80.69% +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 33,986 27,793 39,321
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 87.08% 89.38% 87.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,549 16,924 25,862
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 £716 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £477 £496 £500
% change year-on-year -3.88% -0.80% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,070 859 2,130
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.62 £13.29
25th Percentile £17.69 £21.00 £16.35
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% -7.14% +7.69%
75th Percentile £58.75 £63.50 £61.13
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £73.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £31.51 £35.00
% change year-on-year -20.20% -9.97% +11.43%

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 7 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 7 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 7 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 -5 882 £538 - 278
London +10 474 £550 - 108
UK excluding London -15 420 £525 - 199
Work from Home -22 306 £550 +2.76% 140
South East -30 113 £629 +15.37% 92
Midlands -18 101 £540 +5.37% 29
North of England -33 97 £475 -9.52% 40
North West -7 56 £448 -5.79% 28
West Midlands -40 54 £525 - 22
East Midlands +7 46 £550 +18.28% 7
Scotland +28 44 £559 +17.63% 8
Yorkshire -45 35 £525 -6.50% 10
South West -33 24 £525 +5.00% 13
East of England -24 23 £475 -13.64% 17
Northern Ireland +8 10 £400 -23.81% 1
Wales +8 9 £531 +3.66% 3
North East -14 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
2 30 (2.86%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.05%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (0.67%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
5 6 (0.57%) GeoServer
5 6 (0.57%) Smallworld
6 5 (0.48%) Apache Airflow
7 4 (0.38%) Apache
8 3 (0.29%) Apache Spark
8 3 (0.29%) CMS
8 3 (0.29%) LiveLink
9 2 (0.19%) Appian
9 2 (0.19%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 2 (0.19%) SharePoint Server
10 1 (0.095%) Moodle
10 1 (0.095%) NetWeaver
10 1 (0.095%) Oracle Service Bus
10 1 (0.095%) SAP Portal
10 1 (0.095%) SAS
10 1 (0.095%) WebSphere
Applications
1 52 (4.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (1.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 18 (1.72%) Microsoft Project
4 17 (1.62%) Spreadsheet
5 15 (1.43%) MS Visio
6 13 (1.24%) Microsoft Office
7 3 (0.29%) Oracle Smart View
8 1 (0.095%) Trello
8 1 (0.095%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 108 (10.30%) SAP S/4HANA
2 41 (3.91%) Oracle EBS
3 34 (3.24%) Dynamics CRM
4 19 (1.81%) Oracle Payables
5 18 (1.72%) Oracle General Ledger
5 18 (1.72%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 16 (1.53%) Oracle Receivables
7 15 (1.43%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
7 15 (1.43%) SAP HR
8 13 (1.24%) SAP FI
9 12 (1.14%) NetSuite
10 11 (1.05%) SAP CO
11 10 (0.95%) Loan IQ
11 10 (0.95%) SAP FI/CO
12 9 (0.86%) Oracle Cash Management
12 9 (0.86%) SAP ERP
12 9 (0.86%) Workday HCM
13 8 (0.76%) Oracle EBS R12
13 8 (0.76%) SAP MM
14 7 (0.67%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 150 (14.30%) Azure
2 94 (8.96%) AWS
3 80 (7.63%) Power Platform
4 75 (7.15%) OCI
5 70 (6.67%) Dynamics 365
6 34 (3.24%) Azure DevOps
6 34 (3.24%) SaaS
7 31 (2.96%) Azure Data Factory
8 26 (2.48%) Microsoft 365
9 25 (2.38%) Amazon S3
10 24 (2.29%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 22 (2.10%) SuccessFactors
12 19 (1.81%) GitHub
13 18 (1.72%) Entra ID
13 18 (1.72%) Snowflake
14 16 (1.53%) GCP
15 15 (1.43%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
15 15 (1.43%) Salesforce Service Cloud
16 12 (1.14%) Azure Logic Apps
16 12 (1.14%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.14%) NAS
2 8 (0.76%) SAN
3 7 (0.67%) 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 (0.095%) IPv4
7 1 (0.095%) VLAN
7 1 (0.095%) WebEx
7 1 (0.095%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (5.82%) Power BI
2 59 (5.62%) Data Warehouse
3 58 (5.53%) SQL Server
4 39 (3.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 34 (3.24%) Relational Database
6 29 (2.76%) Oracle Database
7 27 (2.57%) Metadata
8 25 (2.38%) Oracle Reports
9 24 (2.29%) Data Lake
9 24 (2.29%) PostgreSQL
10 23 (2.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 19 (1.81%) Tableau
12 16 (1.53%) RDBMS
13 13 (1.24%) Amazon Redshift
14 12 (1.14%) MySQL
15 11 (1.05%) SAP Data Services
16 10 (0.95%) Amazon Athena
16 10 (0.95%) Big Data
17 9 (0.86%) Amazon QuickSight
17 9 (0.86%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 73 (6.96%) JIRA
2 9 (0.86%) Jenkins
3 8 (0.76%) Git
4 6 (0.57%) GitLab
4 6 (0.57%) LSMW
4 6 (0.57%) Oracle Forms
5 5 (0.48%) Postman
6 4 (0.38%) Hudson
6 4 (0.38%) Toad
6 4 (0.38%) Visual Studio
7 3 (0.29%) Bitbucket
7 3 (0.29%) ERwin
7 3 (0.29%) MLflow
7 3 (0.29%) Oracle APEX
7 3 (0.29%) Team Foundation Server
8 2 (0.19%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 2 (0.19%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.095%) Artifactory
9 1 (0.095%) Zephyr
General
1 390 (37.18%) Social Skills
2 344 (32.79%) Finance
3 110 (10.49%) Analytical Skills
4 101 (9.63%) Public Sector
5 67 (6.39%) Banking
6 44 (4.19%) Documentation Skills
6 44 (4.19%) Manufacturing
7 37 (3.53%) Retail
8 33 (3.15%) Presentation Skills
9 24 (2.29%) Legal
10 23 (2.19%) Organisational Skills
11 22 (2.10%) General Ledger
12 19 (1.81%) Local Government
13 17 (1.62%) Pharmaceutical
14 14 (1.33%) Billing
14 14 (1.33%) Marketing
15 13 (1.24%) Law
16 12 (1.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 12 (1.14%) Investment Banking
17 11 (1.05%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 172 (16.40%) Lead
2 162 (15.44%) Consultant
3 155 (14.78%) Analyst
4 109 (10.39%) Architect
5 96 (9.15%) Project Manager
6 89 (8.48%) Business Analyst
7 79 (7.53%) Senior
8 59 (5.62%) Data Engineer
9 55 (5.24%) Data Migration Lead
10 51 (4.86%) Developer
11 48 (4.58%) SAP Consultant
12 47 (4.48%) Data Analyst
13 43 (4.10%) Migration Analyst
13 43 (4.10%) Solutions Architect
14 35 (3.34%) Functional Consultant
15 34 (3.24%) Migration Manager
16 32 (3.05%) Data Migration Analyst
17 31 (2.96%) Oracle Consultant
18 30 (2.86%) Data Consultant
19 27 (2.57%) Migration Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 70 (6.67%) Oracle Fusion
2 37 (3.53%) REST
3 32 (3.05%) XML
4 26 (2.48%) Middleware
5 22 (2.10%) SOAP
6 18 (1.72%) JSON
7 15 (1.43%) Lightning Web Components
8 14 (1.33%) PySpark
9 13 (1.24%) Web Services
10 11 (1.05%) Visualforce
11 10 (0.95%) .NET
12 8 (0.76%) SAP Fiori
13 7 (0.67%) XSLT
14 6 (0.57%) React
15 5 (0.48%) Apache Avro
15 5 (0.48%) EDI
15 5 (0.48%) Kafka
15 5 (0.48%) LDAP
15 5 (0.48%) OpenTelemetry
15 5 (0.48%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 142 (13.54%) Legacy Systems
2 76 (7.24%) Data Structures
3 41 (3.91%) Onboarding
4 33 (3.15%) Management Information System
5 23 (2.19%) Data Protection Act
6 19 (1.81%) Replication
7 18 (1.72%) Product Ownership
8 15 (1.43%) Cloud Native
9 14 (1.33%) Greenfield Project
10 12 (1.14%) Enterprise Software
11 11 (1.05%) Public Cloud
11 11 (1.05%) Reference Data
12 10 (0.95%) Data Centre
13 9 (0.86%) CMDB
13 9 (0.86%) NHS
14 8 (0.76%) FMCG
14 8 (0.76%) Life Science
15 7 (0.67%) Derivative
15 7 (0.67%) Smartphone
15 7 (0.67%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 25 (2.38%) Windows
2 9 (0.86%) Windows 10
3 8 (0.76%) Windows Server
4 7 (0.67%) Apple iOS
5 6 (0.57%) Unix
6 5 (0.48%) Linux
6 5 (0.48%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.29%) Solaris
8 2 (0.19%) zOS
9 1 (0.095%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,049 (100.00%) Migration
2 246 (23.45%) Stakeholder Management
3 237 (22.59%) Agile
4 203 (19.35%) Validation
5 197 (18.78%) Problem-Solving
6 189 (18.02%) ERP
7 166 (15.82%) User Acceptance Testing
8 159 (15.16%) ETL
9 157 (14.97%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 138 (13.16%) Data Modelling
11 113 (10.77%) Project Management
11 113 (10.77%) Workshop Facilitation
12 112 (10.68%) Analytics
13 103 (9.82%) Data Cleansing
14 101 (9.63%) Change Management
15 91 (8.67%) Data Mapping
16 84 (8.01%) Business Intelligence
17 83 (7.91%) Continuous Improvement
18 79 (7.53%) Data Governance
19 78 (7.44%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 208 (19.83%) SQL
2 75 (7.15%) Python
3 29 (2.76%) Java
4 18 (1.72%) PL/SQL
5 16 (1.53%) JavaScript
6 15 (1.43%) PowerShell
7 14 (1.33%) Apex Code
8 11 (1.05%) C#
9 8 (0.76%) T-SQL
10 7 (0.67%) Bash
11 5 (0.48%) Perl
11 5 (0.48%) PHP
11 5 (0.48%) Shell Script
12 4 (0.38%) ABAP
12 4 (0.38%) Korn
12 4 (0.38%) TypeScript
12 4 (0.38%) VB
12 4 (0.38%) VBA
12 4 (0.38%) X++
13 3 (0.29%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 135 (12.87%) Security Cleared
2 96 (9.15%) SC Cleared
3 73 (6.96%) Degree
4 37 (3.53%) PMP
5 32 (3.05%) PMI Certification
6 26 (2.48%) Computer Science Degree
7 18 (1.72%) Master's Degree
8 17 (1.62%) BPSS Clearance
9 13 (1.24%) AWS Certification
9 13 (1.24%) DV Cleared
10 12 (1.14%) SAP Certification
11 6 (0.57%) Azure Certification
11 6 (0.57%) CIMA
12 5 (0.48%) ACCA
12 5 (0.48%) CFA
13 4 (0.38%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 4 (0.38%) TOGAF Certification
14 3 (0.29%) IIBA
14 3 (0.29%) Microsoft Certification
14 3 (0.29%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 149 (14.20%) Data Quality
2 74 (7.05%) QA
3 57 (5.43%) GDPR
4 15 (1.43%) PMO
5 14 (1.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 11 (1.05%) COBIT
7 10 (0.95%) NIST
8 9 (0.86%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 9 (0.86%) IFRS
9 8 (0.76%) GxP
10 7 (0.67%) Accessibility
10 7 (0.67%) GAAP
10 7 (0.67%) GMP
11 6 (0.57%) GRC
11 6 (0.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 6 (0.57%) SLA
12 5 (0.48%) IFRS 9
13 4 (0.38%) Basel III
13 4 (0.38%) ISO 20022
13 4 (0.38%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 16 (1.53%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.43%) Docker
3 13 (1.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (0.95%) NFS
5 6 (0.57%) VMware NSX
5 6 (0.57%) vSphere
6 1 (0.095%) SRDF
Systems Management
1 22 (2.10%) Kubernetes
2 15 (1.43%) Terraform
3 10 (0.95%) Grafana
3 10 (0.95%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (0.95%) SCCM
4 7 (0.67%) Ansible
5 6 (0.57%) Argo
5 6 (0.57%) vCenter Server
6 5 (0.48%) EMC VPLEX
6 5 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (0.48%) vMotion
7 3 (0.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (0.29%) HP ALM
7 3 (0.29%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.095%) Control-M
Vendors
1 197 (18.78%) SAP
2 196 (18.68%) Oracle
3 155 (14.78%) Microsoft
4 45 (4.29%) Salesforce
5 41 (3.91%) Databricks
5 41 (3.91%) Workday
6 21 (2.00%) Informatica
7 20 (1.91%) ServiceNow
8 16 (1.53%) Sage
9 15 (1.43%) VMware
10 13 (1.24%) Avaloq
10 13 (1.24%) Pure Storage
11 12 (1.14%) Ariba
12 11 (1.05%) MuleSoft
12 11 (1.05%) Talend
13 10 (0.95%) Google
13 10 (0.95%) IBM
14 9 (0.86%) IFS
15 8 (0.76%) Kronos
15 8 (0.76%) OpenText