Migration Engineer
UK
The median Migration Engineer daily rate in the UK is £510, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 435 | 474 | 577 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +39 | +103 | +107 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Migration Engineer | 84 | 126 | 136 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.29% | 0.29% | 0.23% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.31% | 0.31% | 0.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 57 | 79 | 109 |
| 10th Percentile | £315 | £80 | £221 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £278 | £290 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £450 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.33% | +5.88% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £569 | £511 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £619 | £600 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £425 | £388 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | +9.68% | +56.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £80.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +128.57% | -39.13% |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £80.00 | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
Migration Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Migration Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Migration Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Migration Engineer.
Migration Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Migration Engineer over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Migration Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Migration Engineer.
Migration Engineer
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Migration Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 2025. 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 |
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| England | +17 | 75 | £500 | +11.11% | 5 |
| London | +20 | 40 | £525 | +16.67% | 2 |
| UK excluding London | +25 | 36 | £500 | +17.65% | 3 |
| Work from Home | +45 | 28 | £450 | -6.49% | 3 |
| North of England | +31 | 18 | £525 | -6.67% | 1 |
| North West | +21 | 14 | £620 | +30.53% | |
| South East | +36 | 6 | £300 | -36.84% | |
| Midlands | +28 | 5 | £513 | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | +19 | 4 | £525 | - | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +8 | 4 | £388 | -32.52% | 1 |
| Channel Islands | - | 3 | - | - | |
| East of England | +19 | 2 | £450 | +462.50% | |
| South West | +26 | 1 | - | - | |
| Wales | - | 1 | £586 | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £500 | - |
Migration Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, Migration Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Migration Engineer in the job title.
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Migration Engineer Skill Set
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:
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