Data Migration Contracts

Data Migration
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Data Migration skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Data Migration over the 6 months to 26 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 May 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 101 132 136
Rank change year-on-year +31 +4 -18
Contract jobs citing Data Migration 965 1,124 1,735
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 2.26% 1.98% 1.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.64% 2.21% 2.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 654 771 1,194
10th Percentile £350 £394 £368
25th Percentile £450 £450 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% - +5.00%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £619
90th Percentile £725 £725 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £500 £493
% change year-on-year +5.00% +1.52% +3.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 8 8
10th Percentile £25.00 £17.50 £15.25
25th Percentile £40.00 £19.38 £16.75
Median hourly rate £75.00 £26.75 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +180.37% +33.75% +26.10%
75th Percentile £80.00 £38.75 £42.81
90th Percentile - £64.25 £55.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £75.00 £22.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year +233.33% +12.50% +31.15%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Data Migration is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,590 50,902 79,422
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.76% 89.71% 90.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,576 35,243 55,751
10th Percentile £300 £325 £344
25th Percentile £413 £438 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.92%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £639
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £485
% change year-on-year - +3.09% +8.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,484 1,677 1,876
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.99 £15.75 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.05 £37.00 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year -2.58% +44.08% +9.28%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.50
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.00 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +8.57% +75.00% -4.99%

Data Migration
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Data Migration as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Data Migration in the UK

Data Migration
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Migration.

Daily rate trend for Data Migration in the UK

Data Migration
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Migration over the 6 months to 26 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Data Migration in the UK

Data Migration
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Migration.

Hourly rate trend for Data Migration in the UK

Data Migration
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Migration over the 6 months to 26 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Migration in the UK

Data Migration
Top 16 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 within the UK over the 6 months to 26 May 2024. 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 +42 825 £550 +2.33% 259
London +50 429 £550 -1.12% 123
UK excluding London +23 422 £525 +5.00% 184
Work from Home +29 396 £550 +6.80% 104
North of England +46 97 £525 +5.00% 31
South East -33 92 £550 +4.76% 75
South West +55 74 £569 +1.11% 12
North West +47 60 £525 +7.69% 14
Midlands -8 57 £513 - 32
Scotland +27 54 £513 +4.27% 14
West Midlands -7 42 £500 -6.98% 25
East of England +19 40 £307 -18.27% 13
Yorkshire +11 32 £513 -5.96% 11
East Midlands +11 14 £530 +24.71% 7
Wales +16 5 £425 - 3
North East +12 5 £588 +11.90% 6

Data Migration
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:

Application Platforms
1 60 (6.22%) SharePoint
2 31 (3.21%) Confluence
3 21 (2.18%) Microsoft Exchange
4 12 (1.24%) Apache
5 10 (1.04%) Apache Spark
6 7 (0.73%) Oracle Workflow
7 5 (0.52%) Apache Airflow
8 4 (0.41%) CMS
9 3 (0.31%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.21%) GeoServer
11 1 (0.10%) SAS
Applications
1 29 (3.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (2.07%) MS Visio
3 14 (1.45%) Microsoft Office
4 12 (1.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.24%) Spreadsheet
5 10 (1.04%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.10%) InfoPath
6 1 (0.10%) Trello
Business Applications
1 68 (7.05%) SAP S/4HANA
2 47 (4.87%) Dynamics CRM
3 19 (1.97%) Oracle EBS
4 9 (0.93%) NEC Housing
4 9 (0.93%) NetSuite
5 7 (0.73%) Dynamics AX
5 7 (0.73%) Oracle General Ledger
5 7 (0.73%) SAP MDG
6 6 (0.62%) SAP FI
7 5 (0.52%) Oracle Assets
7 5 (0.52%) Oracle EBS R12
7 5 (0.52%) Oracle Payables
7 5 (0.52%) Oracle Receivables
8 4 (0.41%) Dynamics NAV
8 4 (0.41%) MIS ActiveH
8 4 (0.41%) Oracle ERP
8 4 (0.41%) SAP GTS
8 4 (0.41%) SAP IS-U
8 4 (0.41%) SAP Retail
8 4 (0.41%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 191 (19.79%) Azure
2 98 (10.16%) Dynamics 365
3 88 (9.12%) Power Platform
4 84 (8.70%) AWS
5 40 (4.15%) Microsoft 365
6 32 (3.32%) Serverless
7 30 (3.11%) OCI
8 27 (2.80%) Azure DevOps
9 25 (2.59%) SaaS
10 24 (2.49%) Azure Data Factory
11 23 (2.38%) GCP
11 23 (2.38%) Snowflake
12 22 (2.28%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 18 (1.87%) Amazon S3
14 17 (1.76%) AWS Lambda
15 16 (1.66%) Entra ID
16 15 (1.55%) GitHub
17 13 (1.35%) Azure Functions
17 13 (1.35%) OneDrive
17 13 (1.35%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 16 (1.66%) Firewall
2 11 (1.14%) DNS
3 10 (1.04%) SAN
4 9 (0.93%) MPLS
5 8 (0.83%) DHCP
5 8 (0.83%) LAN
5 8 (0.83%) WAN
5 8 (0.83%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (0.73%) VPN
7 6 (0.62%) VSAN
8 4 (0.41%) IPsec
9 3 (0.31%) PuTTY
10 2 (0.21%) NAS
11 1 (0.10%) Ethernet
11 1 (0.10%) Internet
11 1 (0.10%) Intranet
11 1 (0.10%) OpenLDAP
11 1 (0.10%) SD-WAN
11 1 (0.10%) Unified Communications
11 1 (0.10%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 96 (9.95%) Data Warehouse
2 69 (7.15%) SQL Server
3 64 (6.63%) Power BI
4 43 (4.46%) PostgreSQL
5 35 (3.63%) Data Lake
6 29 (3.01%) Oracle Database
7 27 (2.80%) NoSQL
8 22 (2.28%) Azure SQL Database
8 22 (2.28%) Big Data
9 21 (2.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 20 (2.07%) Metadata
10 20 (2.07%) Tableau
11 18 (1.87%) SAP Data Services
12 16 (1.66%) Relational Database
13 14 (1.45%) MySQL
14 13 (1.35%) Oracle Database 11g
15 11 (1.14%) Data Mining
16 10 (1.04%) Metadata Repository
16 10 (1.04%) SAP HANA
17 9 (0.93%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 45 (4.66%) JIRA
2 13 (1.35%) Git
2 13 (1.35%) GitLab
3 11 (1.14%) LSMW
4 9 (0.93%) ERwin
5 8 (0.83%) Postman
6 7 (0.73%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 6 (0.62%) Visual Studio
7 6 (0.62%) Visual Studio Team System
8 5 (0.52%) Eclipse
8 5 (0.52%) Jenkins
9 4 (0.41%) Deequ
10 3 (0.31%) Selenium
10 3 (0.31%) SoapUI
10 3 (0.31%) Toad
11 2 (0.21%) Bitbucket
12 1 (0.10%) ER Studio
12 1 (0.10%) SpecFlow
12 1 (0.10%) Visual Studio Code
12 1 (0.10%) Zephyr
General
1 252 (26.11%) Social Skills
2 246 (25.49%) Finance
3 92 (9.53%) Public Sector
4 70 (7.25%) Analytical Skills
5 44 (4.56%) Banking
6 42 (4.35%) Retail
7 31 (3.21%) Manufacturing
8 24 (2.49%) Presentation Skills
9 19 (1.97%) Billing
10 18 (1.87%) Aerospace
10 18 (1.87%) Legal
11 16 (1.66%) Local Government
12 15 (1.55%) Documentation Skills
13 14 (1.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 12 (1.24%) Marketing
15 10 (1.04%) Social Housing
16 9 (0.93%) Financial Institution
17 8 (0.83%) Back Office
18 7 (0.73%) General Ledger
18 7 (0.73%) Law
Job Titles
1 164 (16.99%) Analyst
2 149 (15.44%) Architect
3 146 (15.13%) Consultant
4 104 (10.78%) Lead
5 90 (9.33%) Project Manager
6 83 (8.60%) Data Engineer
7 72 (7.46%) Business Analyst
8 68 (7.05%) Developer
9 57 (5.91%) Migration Engineer
10 54 (5.60%) Data Architect
11 53 (5.49%) Data Migration Lead
12 52 (5.39%) Data Analyst
13 51 (5.28%) Senior
14 45 (4.66%) Data Migration Engineer
15 41 (4.25%) Data Consultant
15 41 (4.25%) Migration Analyst
16 38 (3.94%) Data Migration Analyst
17 36 (3.73%) Migration Manager
18 35 (3.63%) Technical Architect
19 33 (3.42%) Migration Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (3.21%) Web Services
2 27 (2.80%) .NET
3 19 (1.97%) Oracle Fusion
4 18 (1.87%) REST
5 15 (1.55%) JSON
6 10 (1.04%) ARM Templates
7 9 (0.93%) PySpark
7 9 (0.93%) XML
8 8 (0.83%) .NET Framework
8 8 (0.83%) Apache Avro
8 8 (0.83%) BAPI
8 8 (0.83%) Spring Boot
9 7 (0.73%) Entity Framework
9 7 (0.73%) Microsoft Enterprise Library
9 7 (0.73%) Middleware
9 7 (0.73%) Spring
9 7 (0.73%) WCF
10 6 (0.62%) JSON Schema
11 5 (0.52%) Kafka
11 5 (0.52%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 60 (6.22%) Legacy Systems
2 44 (4.56%) Data Centre
3 38 (3.94%) Data Structures
4 27 (2.80%) Management Information System
5 24 (2.49%) Cloud Native
6 19 (1.97%) Linux Command Line
7 16 (1.66%) Clustering
8 15 (1.55%) Greenfield Project
8 15 (1.55%) Product Ownership
9 14 (1.45%) Onboarding
10 11 (1.14%) FMCG
10 11 (1.14%) Replication
11 10 (1.04%) NHS
12 8 (0.83%) Client/Server
12 8 (0.83%) Virtual Team
13 7 (0.73%) SWIFT Messaging Network
14 6 (0.62%) Enterprise Software
14 6 (0.62%) VxBlock/Vblock
15 5 (0.52%) Legacy Applications
15 5 (0.52%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 36 (3.73%) Windows
2 25 (2.59%) Linux
3 22 (2.28%) Unix
4 12 (1.24%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.41%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.41%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.21%) VMS
6 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 965 (100.00%) Migration
2 140 (14.51%) Agile
3 123 (12.75%) Data Modelling
4 113 (11.71%) ETL
5 112 (11.61%) Problem-Solving
6 102 (10.57%) ERP
7 99 (10.26%) Data Management
8 93 (9.64%) Project Management
9 90 (9.33%) Stakeholder Management
10 83 (8.60%) CRM
11 82 (8.50%) Analytics
12 79 (8.19%) Business Intelligence
12 79 (8.19%) DevOps
13 75 (7.77%) User Acceptance Testing
14 74 (7.67%) Validation
15 71 (7.36%) Data Governance
16 60 (6.22%) Data Cleansing
17 58 (6.01%) Data Mapping
18 57 (5.91%) Data Analysis
19 56 (5.80%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 184 (19.07%) SQL
2 65 (6.74%) Python
3 36 (3.73%) PowerShell
4 34 (3.52%) Java
5 31 (3.21%) C#
6 24 (2.49%) JavaScript
7 23 (2.38%) PL/SQL
8 16 (1.66%) Bash
9 13 (1.35%) ABAP
10 12 (1.24%) T-SQL
11 9 (0.93%) Scala
12 5 (0.52%) Shell Script
13 4 (0.41%) Bicep
13 4 (0.41%) Go
14 3 (0.31%) TypeScript
15 2 (0.21%) PHP
16 1 (0.10%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 1 (0.10%) Groovy
16 1 (0.10%) R
16 1 (0.10%) VBA
Qualifications
1 137 (14.20%) Security Cleared
2 111 (11.50%) SC Cleared
3 70 (7.25%) Degree
4 25 (2.59%) DV Cleared
5 18 (1.87%) BPSS Clearance
6 13 (1.35%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (1.14%) Azure Certification
8 8 (0.83%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (0.62%) PMP
10 5 (0.52%) ACCA
10 5 (0.52%) CIMA
10 5 (0.52%) SAP Certification
10 5 (0.52%) TOGAF Certification
11 4 (0.41%) PMI Certification
11 4 (0.41%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 3 (0.31%) APMG
12 3 (0.31%) Master's Degree
12 3 (0.31%) Six Sigma Green Belt
13 2 (0.21%) APMP
13 2 (0.21%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 114 (11.81%) Data Quality
2 50 (5.18%) QA
3 35 (3.63%) GDPR
4 23 (2.38%) PMO
5 10 (1.04%) PCI DSS
6 8 (0.83%) Accessibility
7 6 (0.62%) ISO 20022
8 4 (0.41%) SLA
9 3 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.31%) NIST
10 2 (0.21%) Disclosure Scotland
10 2 (0.21%) GxP
11 1 (0.10%) Government Security Classifications
11 1 (0.10%) HL7
11 1 (0.10%) IASME
11 1 (0.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 42 (4.35%) Active Directory
2 30 (3.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (2.28%) vSphere
4 18 (1.87%) Docker
5 11 (1.14%) Virtual Machines
6 10 (1.04%) VMware NSX
7 8 (0.83%) Virtual Servers
7 8 (0.83%) VMware Workstation
8 4 (0.41%) Oracle RAC
9 3 (0.31%) Hyper-V
10 1 (0.10%) HDFS
10 1 (0.10%) OpenIDM
Systems Management
1 33 (3.42%) Terraform
2 13 (1.35%) Ansible
2 13 (1.35%) Kubernetes
3 8 (0.83%) Microsoft Clustering
3 8 (0.83%) Nagios
3 8 (0.83%) NetBackup
3 8 (0.83%) SCCM
4 7 (0.73%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 7 (0.73%) VxRail
5 6 (0.62%) vCenter Server
6 5 (0.52%) Microsoft Intune
7 4 (0.41%) Data Guard
7 4 (0.41%) Oracle RMAN
7 4 (0.41%) Podman
8 2 (0.21%) Grafana
8 2 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.10%) Istio
9 1 (0.10%) Packer
9 1 (0.10%) vRealize
Vendors
1 171 (17.72%) Microsoft
2 154 (15.96%) SAP
3 131 (13.58%) Oracle
4 37 (3.83%) Micro Focus
5 36 (3.73%) Databricks
6 34 (3.52%) VMware
7 31 (3.21%) NetApp
8 30 (3.11%) Salesforce
9 22 (2.28%) Dell
10 21 (2.18%) Informatica
11 19 (1.97%) Atlassian
12 13 (1.35%) Cisco
12 13 (1.35%) Workday
13 12 (1.24%) Google
14 11 (1.14%) SolarWinds
15 10 (1.04%) Red Hat
16 9 (0.93%) NEC
17 8 (0.83%) Alteryx
17 8 (0.83%) Ariba
17 8 (0.83%) Remedy
305 Data Migration jobs Nationwide