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 2 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 83 95
Rank change year-on-year +4 +12 +26
Contract jobs citing Data Migration 1,674 930 922
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.14% 2.81% 2.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.69% 3.11% 2.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,082 564 625
10th Percentile £363 £363 £363
25th Percentile £431 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.78% +0.47%
75th Percentile £637 £630 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £707
UK excluding London median daily rate £520 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% +1.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 20 24
10th Percentile £17.75 £17.52 £41.35
25th Percentile £23.00 £32.25 £72.50
Median hourly rate £40.00 £60.00 £80.00
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% -25.00% +142.42%
75th Percentile £61.44 £77.08 -
90th Percentile £76.00 £87.50 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £36.71 £47.75 £80.00
% change year-on-year -23.12% -40.31% +199.07%

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 45,351 29,931 33,545
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.01% 90.42% 85.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 28,028 18,763 21,568
10th Percentile £325 £300 £310
25th Percentile £420 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £734 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,760 1,659 1,891
10th Percentile £14.50 £14.20 £14.00
25th Percentile £19.50 £17.30 £18.15
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -37.90% -4.71%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £68.10 £74.54
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £23.50 £41.25
% change year-on-year +87.06% -43.03% +3.13%

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 2 August 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 2 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Migration in the UK

Data Migration
Top 18 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 2 August 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 +11 1,485 £525 - 342
UK excluding London +14 763 £520 +4.00% 239
London +22 723 £550 - 155
Work from Home +1 451 £525 - 205
South East +8 203 £550 +7.32% 68
North of England -15 201 £527 +10.95% 48
Midlands +11 166 £473 -5.40% 58
North West +1 123 £525 +10.53% 30
West Midlands 0 123 £450 -10.00% 38
South West +20 89 £523 -0.48% 22
Yorkshire -33 65 £527 +10.37% 13
East of England +13 55 £575 -4.96% 14
East Midlands +7 40 £525 +16.67% 20
Scotland -8 28 £525 +20.41% 18
Northern Ireland +20 20 £450 -30.77% 3
North East -25 16 £625 +8.70% 7
Wales -11 7 £463 -2.63% 10
Channel Islands +3 2 £450 -

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 66 (3.94%) SharePoint
2 51 (3.05%) Confluence
3 11 (0.66%) Apache
3 11 (0.66%) Oracle Workflow
4 10 (0.60%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (0.48%) Apache Airflow
6 7 (0.42%) Apache Spark
7 5 (0.30%) Tuxedo
8 3 (0.18%) SAS
9 2 (0.12%) CMS
9 2 (0.12%) HCL Notes
9 2 (0.12%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
9 2 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 2 (0.12%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.060%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.060%) IIS
10 1 (0.060%) Mendix
10 1 (0.060%) OpenROAD
Applications
1 73 (4.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (0.90%) Microsoft Project
2 15 (0.90%) MS Visio
3 14 (0.84%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (0.84%) Spreadsheet
4 11 (0.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.12%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.060%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.060%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 174 (10.39%) SAP S/4HANA
2 51 (3.05%) Dynamics CRM
3 41 (2.45%) Oracle EBS
4 26 (1.55%) Oracle Payables
5 24 (1.43%) Oracle ERP
6 23 (1.37%) Oracle Receivables
7 22 (1.31%) SAP ERP
8 21 (1.25%) NetSuite
9 15 (0.90%) Oracle Financials
9 15 (0.90%) Oracle General Ledger
9 15 (0.90%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 14 (0.84%) Oracle Assets
11 13 (0.78%) iTrent
12 11 (0.66%) Teamcenter
13 10 (0.60%) Oracle Cash Management
13 10 (0.60%) Workday HCM
14 9 (0.54%) Oracle EBS R12
14 9 (0.54%) SAP MDG
14 9 (0.54%) SAP SD
15 8 (0.48%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 275 (16.43%) Azure
2 168 (10.04%) Power Platform
3 161 (9.62%) AWS
4 138 (8.24%) Dynamics 365
5 102 (6.09%) OCI
6 85 (5.08%) Azure DevOps
7 72 (4.30%) SaaS
8 55 (3.29%) Azure Data Factory
9 49 (2.93%) Snowflake
10 45 (2.69%) Microsoft 365
11 42 (2.51%) GitHub
12 36 (2.15%) Power Automate
12 36 (2.15%) SuccessFactors
13 34 (2.03%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 30 (1.79%) Amazon S3
15 27 (1.61%) PowerApps
16 25 (1.49%) GCP
17 18 (1.08%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
18 17 (1.02%) dbt
18 17 (1.02%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 13 (0.78%) DNS
1 13 (0.78%) SAN
2 9 (0.54%) NAS
3 7 (0.42%) VPN
4 6 (0.36%) VSAN
5 5 (0.30%) Firewall
6 4 (0.24%) Fibre Channel
7 3 (0.18%) FCoE
7 3 (0.18%) Intranet
7 3 (0.18%) iSCSI
8 2 (0.12%) HTTP
8 2 (0.12%) Network Security
9 1 (0.060%) Cisco Nexus
9 1 (0.060%) DKIM
9 1 (0.060%) DMARC
9 1 (0.060%) HTTPS
9 1 (0.060%) Internet
9 1 (0.060%) SNMP
9 1 (0.060%) TCP/IP
9 1 (0.060%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 138 (8.24%) Power BI
2 116 (6.93%) Data Warehouse
3 70 (4.18%) Oracle Reports
4 69 (4.12%) SQL Server
5 48 (2.87%) Data Lake
6 47 (2.81%) Metadata
7 44 (2.63%) Relational Database
8 30 (1.79%) Oracle Database
9 29 (1.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 28 (1.67%) PostgreSQL
11 20 (1.19%) RDBMS
12 18 (1.08%) NoSQL
13 15 (0.90%) Azure SQL Database
13 15 (0.90%) Oracle BI Publisher
14 14 (0.84%) SAP Data Services
15 12 (0.72%) Db2
15 12 (0.72%) Oracle Exadata
15 12 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 12 (0.72%) Star Schema
16 11 (0.66%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 143 (8.54%) JIRA
2 59 (3.52%) Git
3 44 (2.63%) Zephyr
4 35 (2.09%) Postman
5 25 (1.49%) Jenkins
6 22 (1.31%) GitLab
7 12 (0.72%) Oracle Forms
7 12 (0.72%) Selenium
8 8 (0.48%) Hudson
9 6 (0.36%) Cypress.io
9 6 (0.36%) Gatling
9 6 (0.36%) JUnit
9 6 (0.36%) LSMW
9 6 (0.36%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 6 (0.36%) Team Foundation Server
10 5 (0.30%) Cucumber
11 4 (0.24%) Visual Studio
12 3 (0.18%) Claude Code
12 3 (0.18%) ER Studio
12 3 (0.18%) Rational DOORS
General
1 587 (35.07%) Finance
2 472 (28.20%) Social Skills
3 212 (12.66%) Analytical Skills
4 150 (8.96%) Public Sector
5 100 (5.97%) Banking
6 90 (5.38%) Manufacturing
7 60 (3.58%) Documentation Skills
8 51 (3.05%) Retail
9 50 (2.99%) Law
10 41 (2.45%) General Ledger
11 34 (2.03%) Organisational Skills
12 31 (1.85%) Local Government
13 30 (1.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 28 (1.67%) Influencing Skills
14 28 (1.67%) Legal
15 27 (1.61%) Marketing
16 23 (1.37%) Billing
17 22 (1.31%) Automotive
17 22 (1.31%) Pharmaceutical
17 22 (1.31%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 325 (19.41%) Lead
2 233 (13.92%) Analyst
3 216 (12.90%) Architect
4 184 (10.99%) Consultant
5 141 (8.42%) Data Engineer
6 135 (8.06%) Senior
7 116 (6.93%) Project Manager
8 113 (6.75%) Data Migration Lead
9 112 (6.69%) Business Analyst
10 89 (5.32%) Developer
11 80 (4.78%) Data Analyst
12 73 (4.36%) Data Architect
13 65 (3.88%) Migration Engineer
14 54 (3.23%) Data Migration Engineer
14 54 (3.23%) SAP Consultant
14 54 (3.23%) Solutions Architect
15 51 (3.05%) Migration Analyst
16 49 (2.93%) Data Consultant
16 49 (2.93%) Migration Manager
17 47 (2.81%) Oracle Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 101 (6.03%) Oracle Fusion
2 47 (2.81%) Middleware
3 45 (2.69%) REST
4 31 (1.85%) .NET
5 25 (1.49%) SOAP
6 23 (1.37%) XML
7 19 (1.14%) JSON
7 19 (1.14%) Kafka
8 17 (1.02%) Spring
9 16 (0.96%) PySpark
10 13 (0.78%) Lightning Web Components
10 13 (0.78%) Oracle GoldenGate
11 10 (0.60%) OpenTelemetry
11 10 (0.60%) React
11 10 (0.60%) Spring Boot
12 9 (0.54%) HTML
13 8 (0.48%) RESTful
14 7 (0.42%) ADO
14 7 (0.42%) Playwright
14 7 (0.42%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 191 (11.41%) Legacy Systems
2 113 (6.75%) Data Structures
3 55 (3.29%) Cloud Native
4 50 (2.99%) Management Information System
5 47 (2.81%) Onboarding
6 43 (2.57%) Product Ownership
7 37 (2.21%) Public Cloud
8 34 (2.03%) Enterprise Software
8 34 (2.03%) Greenfield Project
9 22 (1.31%) Replication
10 20 (1.19%) FMCG
11 18 (1.08%) Data Centre
11 18 (1.08%) NHS
12 16 (0.96%) Data Protection Act
12 16 (0.96%) Distributed Systems
13 15 (0.90%) Mainframe
14 13 (0.78%) Hybrid Cloud
15 12 (0.72%) Analytical Mindset
16 11 (0.66%) Self-Motivation
16 11 (0.66%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 35 (2.09%) Windows
2 31 (1.85%) Linux
3 12 (0.72%) AIX
4 8 (0.48%) Unix
5 6 (0.36%) Data ONTAP
5 6 (0.36%) zOS
6 4 (0.24%) VMS
7 3 (0.18%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.18%) Windows Server
8 2 (0.12%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,674 (100.00%) Migration
2 460 (27.48%) Validation
3 386 (23.06%) Stakeholder Management
4 379 (22.64%) User Acceptance Testing
5 375 (22.40%) ERP
6 298 (17.80%) Agile
7 278 (16.61%) ETL
8 254 (15.17%) Data Modelling
9 249 (14.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 220 (13.14%) Problem-Solving
11 181 (10.81%) Data Governance
12 171 (10.22%) Business Intelligence
13 163 (9.74%) Data Cleansing
14 161 (9.62%) DevOps
15 156 (9.32%) Analytics
16 145 (8.66%) Continuous Improvement
17 141 (8.42%) CI/CD
18 132 (7.89%) Data Mapping
19 126 (7.53%) Project Management
20 123 (7.35%) Data Validation
Programming Languages
1 335 (20.01%) SQL
2 122 (7.29%) Python
3 50 (2.99%) Java
4 35 (2.09%) JavaScript
5 33 (1.97%) PL/SQL
6 25 (1.49%) C#
7 22 (1.31%) Bash
8 16 (0.96%) PowerShell
9 12 (0.72%) Kotlin
10 11 (0.66%) Apex Code
10 11 (0.66%) T-SQL
11 10 (0.60%) TypeScript
12 6 (0.36%) C
12 6 (0.36%) Shell Script
12 6 (0.36%) VB
12 6 (0.36%) VB6
12 6 (0.36%) VBA
13 5 (0.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 4 (0.24%) MUMPS
14 4 (0.24%) X++
Qualifications
1 280 (16.73%) Security Cleared
2 220 (13.14%) SC Cleared
3 60 (3.58%) Degree
4 41 (2.45%) DV Cleared
5 36 (2.15%) PMP
6 34 (2.03%) ISTQB
6 34 (2.03%) PMI Certification
7 28 (1.67%) BPSS Clearance
7 28 (1.67%) CIMA
8 27 (1.61%) ACCA
9 16 (0.96%) Azure Certification
10 13 (0.78%) Computer Science Degree
11 11 (0.66%) Microsoft Certification
12 8 (0.48%) AWS Certification
12 8 (0.48%) DBS Check
12 8 (0.48%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 7 (0.42%) SAP Certification
14 6 (0.36%) Oracle Certification
15 5 (0.30%) ISEB
15 5 (0.30%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 315 (18.82%) Data Quality
2 153 (9.14%) QA
3 79 (4.72%) GDPR
4 35 (2.09%) PMO
5 14 (0.84%) SLA
6 11 (0.66%) Accessibility
6 11 (0.66%) IFRS
7 10 (0.60%) HL7
8 8 (0.48%) GRC
8 8 (0.48%) SNOMED CT
9 7 (0.42%) GMP
9 7 (0.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 6 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
10 6 (0.36%) DICOM
10 6 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 4 (0.24%) GxP
11 4 (0.24%) PERC
11 4 (0.24%) Solvency II
12 3 (0.18%) COBIT
12 3 (0.18%) NIST
System Software
1 21 (1.25%) VMware Infrastructure
2 17 (1.02%) Docker
3 14 (0.84%) Active Directory
3 14 (0.84%) Oracle RAC
3 14 (0.84%) vSphere
4 11 (0.66%) VMware NSX
5 7 (0.42%) SRDF
6 5 (0.30%) Hyper-V
6 5 (0.30%) NFS
7 3 (0.18%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 3 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 46 (2.75%) Terraform
2 37 (2.21%) Kubernetes
3 31 (1.85%) Ansible
4 16 (0.96%) Grafana
5 14 (0.84%) vCenter Server
6 13 (0.78%) Argo
7 12 (0.72%) Data Guard
7 12 (0.72%) Oracle RMAN
8 11 (0.66%) HP ALM
9 6 (0.36%) EMC VPLEX
10 5 (0.30%) SnapMirror
11 4 (0.24%) EMC NetWorker
11 4 (0.24%) EMC TimeFinder
11 4 (0.24%) Karpenter
11 4 (0.24%) Microsoft Intune
11 4 (0.24%) NetBackup
11 4 (0.24%) Prometheus
12 3 (0.18%) SnapVault
13 2 (0.12%) Jamf Pro
13 2 (0.12%) vMotion
Vendors
1 336 (20.07%) Oracle
2 310 (18.52%) SAP
3 278 (16.61%) Microsoft
4 81 (4.84%) Databricks
5 80 (4.78%) Salesforce
6 37 (2.21%) ServiceNow
7 31 (1.85%) Informatica
8 29 (1.73%) Workday
9 26 (1.55%) Talend
10 25 (1.49%) VMware
11 23 (1.37%) IFS
12 22 (1.31%) IBM
13 20 (1.19%) Ariba
13 20 (1.19%) Google
14 18 (1.08%) Pure Storage
14 18 (1.08%) Sage
15 17 (1.02%) MuleSoft
16 16 (0.96%) Red Hat
17 14 (0.84%) Infor
18 13 (0.78%) InterSystems