Migration Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Migration
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring Migration skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 18 11
Rank change year-on-year +2 -7 +11
Contract jobs citing Migration 184 151 202
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 10.02% 7.91% 9.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.29% 9.67% 11.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 125 109 146
10th Percentile £300 £350 £343
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £520 £503
Median % change year-on-year -0.29% +3.48% +1.52%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £619
90th Percentile £725 £728 £734
England median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 1
Median hourly rate £25.15 - £30.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £52.50 £70.00
% change year-on-year -52.10% -25.00% +38.61%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

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 in the West Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,630 1,561 1,762
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 88.73% 81.77% 85.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,046 1,005 1,180
10th Percentile £250 £250 £263
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -
75th Percentile £588 £625 £600
90th Percentile £663 £725 £725
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 104 40 48
10th Percentile £12.62 £14.48 £14.42
25th Percentile £16.13 £15.22 £19.56
Median hourly rate £24.34 £24.31 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -11.59% +52.78%
75th Percentile £35.15 £37.63 £44.69
90th Percentile £50.00 £55.45 £67.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £43.90
% change year-on-year -41.51% -2.05% +51.38%

Migration
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Migration as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Migration in the West Midlands

Migration
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Migration.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Migration

Migration
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Migration in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Migration in the West Midlands

Migration
Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Migration.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Migration

Migration
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Migration within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 September 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
Birmingham +1 58 £540 +2.86% 32
Warwickshire -4 44 £575 -4.17% 12
Shropshire -3 25 £506 -10.71% 2
Coventry +7 20 £356 -28.75% 3
Staffordshire +11 8 £450 -14.29% 11
Solihull -9 8 £525 +16.67%
Worcestershire -12 4 - - 1
Herefordshire - 4 - -
Kingswinford - 3 £775 -
Walsall - 1 - - 1
Wolverhampton - 1 - - 1
Migration
England

Migration
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 17 (9.24%) SharePoint
2 11 (5.98%) SAS
3 10 (5.43%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (4.35%) Apache Airflow
5 7 (3.80%) Confluence
6 4 (2.17%) Oracle Workflow
7 2 (1.09%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 2 (1.09%) FileNet
7 2 (1.09%) HCL Notes
8 1 (0.54%) JBoss
Applications
1 11 (5.98%) Microsoft Project
2 7 (3.80%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.63%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.63%) MS Visio
4 2 (1.09%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (4.35%) SAP PM
2 4 (2.17%) SAP HR
3 3 (1.63%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (1.63%) Oracle ERP
3 3 (1.63%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (1.09%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (1.09%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (1.09%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (1.09%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 2 (1.09%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.54%) Oracle EBS R12
5 1 (0.54%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.54%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.54%) Oracle iProcurement
5 1 (0.54%) SAP GRC
5 1 (0.54%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.54%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 47 (25.54%) Azure
2 26 (14.13%) AWS
3 22 (11.96%) Microsoft 365
4 15 (8.15%) Power Platform
5 9 (4.89%) PaaS
6 8 (4.35%) Dynamics 365
7 7 (3.80%) GCP
7 7 (3.80%) Microsoft Purview
8 6 (3.26%) Power Automate
8 6 (3.26%) SaaS
9 4 (2.17%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 4 (2.17%) Azure Data Factory
9 4 (2.17%) Entra ID
9 4 (2.17%) IaaS
9 4 (2.17%) PowerApps
10 3 (1.63%) Amazon S3
10 3 (1.63%) Collibra
10 3 (1.63%) Copilot Studio
10 3 (1.63%) OneDrive
10 3 (1.63%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 12 (6.52%) Firewall
2 8 (4.35%) WAN
3 7 (3.80%) BIG-IP
3 7 (3.80%) SD-WAN
3 7 (3.80%) TCP/IP
4 6 (3.26%) DNS
5 5 (2.72%) HTTP
5 5 (2.72%) LAN
5 5 (2.72%) Network Security
6 4 (2.17%) DMZ
6 4 (2.17%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
6 4 (2.17%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
6 4 (2.17%) SSL
6 4 (2.17%) VPN
6 4 (2.17%) Wireshark
7 3 (1.63%) Cisco ASA
7 3 (1.63%) Cisco ISE
7 3 (1.63%) Unified Communications
7 3 (1.63%) Wireless
8 2 (1.09%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (5.43%) SAS Enterprise Guide
1 10 (5.43%) SAS Visual Analytics
2 9 (4.89%) Oracle Database
2 9 (4.89%) Power BI
3 6 (3.26%) Elasticsearch
4 5 (2.72%) DataStage
4 5 (2.72%) SQL Server
5 4 (2.17%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (2.17%) SAS Data Integration Studio
5 4 (2.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (1.63%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (1.63%) Delta Lake
6 3 (1.63%) GIS
6 3 (1.63%) Metadata
6 3 (1.63%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (1.09%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (1.09%) QlikView
7 2 (1.09%) Relational Database
7 2 (1.09%) SAP Data Services
8 1 (0.54%) IBM InfoSphere
Development Applications
1 23 (12.50%) JIRA
2 5 (2.72%) GitLab
3 4 (2.17%) Fiddler
4 3 (1.63%) ScriptRunner
5 1 (0.54%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.54%) Bitbucket Server
5 1 (0.54%) CA Release Automation
5 1 (0.54%) Git
5 1 (0.54%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.54%) NUnit
5 1 (0.54%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.54%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.54%) TeamCity
General
1 53 (28.80%) Social Skills
2 41 (22.28%) Finance
3 21 (11.41%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (9.24%) Public Sector
5 12 (6.52%) Law
6 10 (5.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (5.43%) Legal
7 8 (4.35%) Documentation Skills
8 6 (3.26%) Banking
9 4 (2.17%) Investment Banking
10 3 (1.63%) Billing
10 3 (1.63%) Manufacturing
10 3 (1.63%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (1.09%) Automotive
12 1 (0.54%) Advertising
12 1 (0.54%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.54%) General Ledger
12 1 (0.54%) Police
12 1 (0.54%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.54%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 25 (13.59%) Project Manager
2 24 (13.04%) Analyst
3 21 (11.41%) Architect
4 15 (8.15%) Senior
5 12 (6.52%) Business Analyst
6 9 (4.89%) Network Engineer
7 8 (4.35%) Consultant
7 8 (4.35%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 7 (3.80%) Developer
8 7 (3.80%) IT Manager
8 7 (3.80%) Lead
8 7 (3.80%) Senior Manager
8 7 (3.80%) Support Engineer
9 6 (3.26%) IT Project Manager
9 6 (3.26%) Migration Manager
9 6 (3.26%) Migration Project Manager
9 6 (3.26%) Migration Specialist
9 6 (3.26%) Release Manager
9 6 (3.26%) SAP Manager
9 6 (3.26%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.80%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (3.26%) Elastic Stack
3 5 (2.72%) GraphQL
4 4 (2.17%) Lightning Web Components
4 4 (2.17%) SAP PI
4 4 (2.17%) Visualforce
5 3 (1.63%) .NET
5 3 (1.63%) Kafka
5 3 (1.63%) SAP Fiori
6 2 (1.09%) XML
7 1 (0.54%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.54%) ASP.NET Web Forms
7 1 (0.54%) CSS
7 1 (0.54%) EDI
7 1 (0.54%) HTML
7 1 (0.54%) HTML5
7 1 (0.54%) OLE
7 1 (0.54%) SAP Basis
7 1 (0.54%) SAPUI5
7 1 (0.54%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 16 (8.70%) Legacy Systems
2 15 (8.15%) Onboarding
3 9 (4.89%) Data Centre
3 9 (4.89%) Product Ownership
4 8 (4.35%) Data Structures
5 7 (3.80%) Management Information System
6 6 (3.26%) IoT
7 5 (2.72%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (2.72%) Driving Licence
7 5 (2.72%) SCADA
8 4 (2.17%) Cloud Native
9 3 (1.63%) Blockchain
9 3 (1.63%) PKI
10 2 (1.09%) CMDB
10 2 (1.09%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (1.09%) Self-Motivation
11 1 (0.54%) Linux Command Line
11 1 (0.54%) Security Operations Centre
11 1 (0.54%) Security Posture
11 1 (0.54%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 21 (11.41%) Windows
2 8 (4.35%) Linux
3 7 (3.80%) Windows 10
4 6 (3.26%) Windows Server
5 4 (2.17%) Unix
6 2 (1.09%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.54%) AIX
7 1 (0.54%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.54%) Solaris
7 1 (0.54%) SUSE
7 1 (0.54%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.54%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (34.78%) Data Migration
2 40 (21.74%) Agile
3 28 (15.22%) DevOps
4 27 (14.67%) Problem-Solving
4 27 (14.67%) Validation
5 26 (14.13%) Stakeholder Management
6 25 (13.59%) Change Management
7 22 (11.96%) ERP
8 20 (10.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 17 (9.24%) Analytics
9 17 (9.24%) CI/CD
9 17 (9.24%) Data Modelling
9 17 (9.24%) ETL
9 17 (9.24%) Project Management
10 16 (8.70%) Data Governance
10 16 (8.70%) Data Integration
11 15 (8.15%) Project Delivery
12 14 (7.61%) Waterfall
12 14 (7.61%) Workflow
13 13 (7.07%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 18 (9.78%) SQL
2 17 (9.24%) Python
3 11 (5.98%) PowerShell
4 6 (3.26%) Bash
5 5 (2.72%) Apex Code
6 4 (2.17%) Java
6 4 (2.17%) Kusto Query Language
7 3 (1.63%) Bicep
7 3 (1.63%) Groovy
7 3 (1.63%) JavaScript
8 2 (1.09%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.54%) ABAP
9 1 (0.54%) Perl
9 1 (0.54%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.54%) R
Qualifications
1 36 (19.57%) Security Cleared
2 30 (16.30%) SC Cleared
3 13 (7.07%) Degree
4 4 (2.17%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (1.63%) AWS Certification
5 3 (1.63%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.09%) CCIE
6 2 (1.09%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.54%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 1 (0.54%) AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
7 1 (0.54%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.54%) CCNA
7 1 (0.54%) CCNP
7 1 (0.54%) CCSA
7 1 (0.54%) MCSE
7 1 (0.54%) Oracle Certification
7 1 (0.54%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.54%) PMP
7 1 (0.54%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (4.89%) QA
2 8 (4.35%) Data Quality
3 6 (3.26%) GDPR
4 3 (1.63%) PMO
5 2 (1.09%) SLA
6 1 (0.54%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.54%) COBIT
System Software
1 14 (7.61%) Active Directory
2 11 (5.98%) Docker
3 2 (1.09%) Hyper-V
3 2 (1.09%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (1.09%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (1.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.09%) vSphere
4 1 (0.54%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 13 (7.07%) Kubernetes
2 12 (6.52%) Ansible
3 7 (3.80%) SCCM
4 6 (3.26%) Kibana
5 4 (2.17%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (2.17%) Terraform
6 3 (1.63%) Puppet
7 2 (1.09%) Cisco CUCM
7 2 (1.09%) logstash
7 2 (1.09%) SCOM
8 1 (0.54%) CASB
8 1 (0.54%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.54%) PowerCLI
8 1 (0.54%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.54%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.54%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 49 (26.63%) Microsoft
2 25 (13.59%) Oracle
3 22 (11.96%) SAP
4 14 (7.61%) ServiceNow
5 8 (4.35%) Cisco
5 8 (4.35%) IBM
5 8 (4.35%) Salesforce
6 7 (3.80%) F5
7 6 (3.26%) CheckPoint
7 6 (3.26%) Splunk
8 5 (2.72%) Adobe
8 5 (2.72%) NetApp
9 4 (2.17%) Atlassian
9 4 (2.17%) Blue Coat
9 4 (2.17%) Databricks
9 4 (2.17%) Guidewire
9 4 (2.17%) McAfee
9 4 (2.17%) Palo Alto
9 4 (2.17%) SolarWinds
9 4 (2.17%) Workday