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 contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 16 19
Rank change year-on-year -3 +3 +1
Contract jobs citing Migration 263 129 126
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 9.79% 9.24% 6.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.47% 10.26% 7.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 176 98 101
10th Percentile £313 £347 £375
25th Percentile £395 £433 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - +10.53%
75th Percentile £588 £610 £625
90th Percentile £650 £700 £750
England median daily rate £514 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -6.55% +2.33% +0.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 5 0
10th Percentile £21.40 £16.85 -
25th Percentile £21.46 £17.00 -
Median hourly rate £24.36 £18.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +35.35% - -
75th Percentile £25.15 £20.24 -
90th Percentile £38.60 - -
England median hourly rate £23.83 £22.75 £40.00
% change year-on-year +4.73% -43.13% -38.46%

All Process & 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 2,292 1,257 1,595
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 85.33% 90.04% 84.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,501 797 1,049
10th Percentile £300 £210 £275
25th Percentile £402 £400 £378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £581 £600 £600
90th Percentile £675 £700 £688
England median daily rate £501 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.67% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 80 52 108
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.52 £11.81
25th Percentile £16.10 £15.22 £15.83
Median hourly rate £21.46 £20.12 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year +6.66% -12.52% +29.94%
75th Percentile £27.21 £30.95 £47.81
90th Percentile £37.45 £41.50 £67.50
England median hourly rate £27.50 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -21.43% - -

Migration
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Migration relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Migration job vacancy trend 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 24 February 2026.

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
Hourly Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Migration in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 24 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Migration in the West Midlands

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 24 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
Birmingham -4 79 £472 -7.90% 18
Shropshire -12 59 £492 -12.38% 12
Warwickshire +3 50 £575 -8.00% 5
Coventry 0 28 £400 -25.58% 7
Staffordshire -2 10 £400 +4.92% 1
Herefordshire -11 7 £375 - 2
Solihull -3 6 £347 -29.14% 2
Wolverhampton +3 3 - -
Kingswinford - 3 £775 -
Worcestershire - 3 £638 - 2
Migration
England

Migration
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 25 (9.51%) SAS
2 16 (6.08%) SharePoint
3 13 (4.94%) Confluence
4 7 (2.66%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (1.14%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.76%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.38%) HCL Notes
7 1 (0.38%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 12 (4.56%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (1.52%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.76%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.38%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (1.52%) Workday HCM
2 2 (0.76%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.76%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.76%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (0.76%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
2 2 (0.76%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.76%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.38%) Maximo
3 1 (0.38%) Oracle Assets
3 1 (0.38%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.38%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.38%) Oracle Financials
3 1 (0.38%) Oracle General Ledger
Cloud Services
1 49 (18.63%) Azure
2 48 (18.25%) AWS
3 17 (6.46%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (6.08%) GCP
5 13 (4.94%) GitHub
5 13 (4.94%) Power Platform
6 12 (4.56%) Entra ID
7 10 (3.80%) OpenShift
8 7 (2.66%) Amazon S3
8 7 (2.66%) Dynamics 365
9 6 (2.28%) Azure Data Factory
9 6 (2.28%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (2.28%) dbt
9 6 (2.28%) OneDrive
10 5 (1.90%) SuccessFactors
11 4 (1.52%) PaaS
12 3 (1.14%) AWS Lambda
12 3 (1.14%) IaaS
12 3 (1.14%) Intacct
12 3 (1.14%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.42%) DNS
2 7 (2.66%) BIG-IP
3 6 (2.28%) SSL
4 4 (1.52%) DMZ
4 4 (1.52%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
4 4 (1.52%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
4 4 (1.52%) Firewall
4 4 (1.52%) HTTP
4 4 (1.52%) TCP/IP
4 4 (1.52%) Wireshark
5 1 (0.38%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.38%) LAN
5 1 (0.38%) Network Security
5 1 (0.38%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.38%) SMS
5 1 (0.38%) WAAS
5 1 (0.38%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (8.75%) Elasticsearch
2 16 (6.08%) SAS Enterprise Guide
3 10 (3.80%) Data Warehouse
3 10 (3.80%) Oracle Reports
4 8 (3.04%) Power BI
5 7 (2.66%) Amazon Redshift
5 7 (2.66%) SQL Server
6 4 (1.52%) Amazon RDS
6 4 (1.52%) Oracle Database
6 4 (1.52%) Relational Database
6 4 (1.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (1.14%) Ingres
7 3 (1.14%) Metadata
7 3 (1.14%) MongoDB
7 3 (1.14%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (1.14%) RDBMS
8 2 (0.76%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.38%) MySQL
9 1 (0.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 28 (10.65%) JIRA
2 12 (4.56%) Git
3 9 (3.42%) Zephyr
4 8 (3.04%) Postman
5 6 (2.28%) Jenkins
6 5 (1.90%) GitLab
7 4 (1.52%) Fiddler
8 3 (1.14%) Team Foundation Server
9 2 (0.76%) CircleCI
9 2 (0.76%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.76%) Gatling
9 2 (0.76%) InstallShield
9 2 (0.76%) JUnit
9 2 (0.76%) Maven
9 2 (0.76%) Mockito
9 2 (0.76%) MSI
9 2 (0.76%) Oracle Forms
9 2 (0.76%) Selenium
10 1 (0.38%) AdminStudio
10 1 (0.38%) GoCD
General
1 92 (34.98%) Social Skills
2 65 (24.71%) Finance
3 31 (11.79%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (11.41%) Public Sector
5 13 (4.94%) Documentation Skills
6 12 (4.56%) Police
7 9 (3.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (3.04%) Local Government
9 7 (2.66%) Banking
10 6 (2.28%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (1.52%) Investment Banking
11 4 (1.52%) Law
12 3 (1.14%) General Ledger
12 3 (1.14%) Legal
12 3 (1.14%) Manufacturing
12 3 (1.14%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (1.14%) Retail
13 2 (0.76%) Aerospace
13 2 (0.76%) Billing
13 2 (0.76%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 36 (13.69%) Analyst
2 33 (12.55%) Architect
3 22 (8.37%) Business Analyst
4 19 (7.22%) Site Reliability Engineer
4 19 (7.22%) Splunk Engineer
5 16 (6.08%) Senior
6 15 (5.70%) Project Manager
6 15 (5.70%) Release Manager
7 14 (5.32%) Site Engineer
8 13 (4.94%) Consultant
8 13 (4.94%) Engagement Manager
8 13 (4.94%) Lead
9 11 (4.18%) Accountant
9 11 (4.18%) Systems Accountant
10 10 (3.80%) Technical Architect
11 9 (3.42%) SAP Manager
12 8 (3.04%) Data Analyst
12 8 (3.04%) Project Accountant
12 8 (3.04%) QA Tester
12 8 (3.04%) SAP Engagement Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (8.37%) Elastic Stack
2 8 (3.04%) Middleware
3 7 (2.66%) SailPoint
4 5 (1.90%) SAML
4 5 (1.90%) Spring
5 4 (1.52%) Oracle Fusion
5 4 (1.52%) Playwright
5 4 (1.52%) REST
5 4 (1.52%) Spring Boot
6 3 (1.14%) .NET
6 3 (1.14%) HTML
6 3 (1.14%) JDBC
6 3 (1.14%) JSON
6 3 (1.14%) OAuth
6 3 (1.14%) OAuth2
6 3 (1.14%) OpenID
6 3 (1.14%) React
7 2 (0.76%) ADO
7 2 (0.76%) COM
7 2 (0.76%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 21 (7.98%) Management Information System
2 20 (7.60%) Legacy Systems
2 20 (7.60%) Onboarding
3 9 (3.42%) Data Structures
4 6 (2.28%) PKI
5 5 (1.90%) Cloud Native
5 5 (1.90%) Data Centre
6 4 (1.52%) Product Ownership
7 3 (1.14%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (1.14%) Legacy Applications
8 2 (0.76%) AI Agents
8 2 (0.76%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.76%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (0.76%) Operational Technology
8 2 (0.76%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (0.38%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.38%) Driving Licence
9 1 (0.38%) Greenfield Project
9 1 (0.38%) Low-Code
9 1 (0.38%) Mobile Banking
Operating Systems
1 17 (6.46%) Windows
2 16 (6.08%) Linux
3 14 (5.32%) Unix
4 11 (4.18%) Windows 10
5 7 (2.66%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.38%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.38%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.38%) VMS
6 1 (0.38%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.38%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.38%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (23.95%) Data Migration
2 62 (23.57%) Stakeholder Management
3 57 (21.67%) Agile
4 52 (19.77%) DevOps
5 46 (17.49%) Validation
6 44 (16.73%) CI/CD
6 44 (16.73%) Problem-Solving
7 41 (15.59%) Change Management
8 40 (15.21%) User Acceptance Testing
9 35 (13.31%) Data Modelling
10 30 (11.41%) Project Management
11 27 (10.27%) Analytics
11 27 (10.27%) ERP
12 26 (9.89%) Containerisation
12 26 (9.89%) ETL
13 23 (8.75%) Observability
14 22 (8.37%) Data Integration
14 22 (8.37%) Site Reliability Engineering
15 21 (7.98%) Knowledge Transfer
15 21 (7.98%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 36 (13.69%) SQL
2 30 (11.41%) Python
3 21 (7.98%) Bash
4 10 (3.80%) Java
5 6 (2.28%) Bicep
5 6 (2.28%) PowerShell
6 3 (1.14%) PL/SQL
6 3 (1.14%) VB
7 2 (0.76%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.76%) TypeScript
7 2 (0.76%) VB6
7 2 (0.76%) VBScript
8 1 (0.38%) C#
Qualifications
1 61 (23.19%) Security Cleared
2 57 (21.67%) SC Cleared
3 21 (7.98%) Degree
4 16 (6.08%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (2.66%) IIBA
5 7 (2.66%) ISTQB
6 6 (2.28%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (1.90%) CISM
7 5 (1.90%) CISSP
8 4 (1.52%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.52%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (1.52%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (1.14%) ACCA
9 3 (1.14%) AWS Certification
9 3 (1.14%) CCNP
9 3 (1.14%) CIMA
9 3 (1.14%) PMP
10 2 (0.76%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.76%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 1 (0.38%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (9.51%) QA
2 14 (5.32%) GDPR
3 12 (4.56%) Data Quality
4 4 (1.52%) Accessibility
5 3 (1.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (1.14%) PMO
5 3 (1.14%) WCAG
6 2 (0.76%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.76%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.38%) Government Security Classifications
7 1 (0.38%) NCSC
7 1 (0.38%) NIST
7 1 (0.38%) SLA
System Software
1 23 (8.75%) Docker
2 18 (6.84%) Active Directory
3 9 (3.42%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (2.66%) vSphere
5 3 (1.14%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.76%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.76%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.38%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.38%) Firmware
7 1 (0.38%) KVM
7 1 (0.38%) Microsoft App-V
7 1 (0.38%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.38%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 38 (14.45%) Kubernetes
2 27 (10.27%) Ansible
3 26 (9.89%) Kibana
4 14 (5.32%) Puppet
5 11 (4.18%) Terraform
6 8 (3.04%) SCCM
7 7 (2.66%) Grafana
7 7 (2.66%) logstash
8 5 (1.90%) Microsoft Intune
9 4 (1.52%) vCenter Server
10 3 (1.14%) Argo
10 3 (1.14%) SCOM
11 2 (0.76%) BMC PATROL
12 1 (0.38%) AirWatch
12 1 (0.38%) Jamf Pro
12 1 (0.38%) PowerCLI
12 1 (0.38%) Prometheus
12 1 (0.38%) WSUS
Vendors
1 50 (19.01%) Microsoft
2 38 (14.45%) Oracle
3 28 (10.65%) Splunk
4 18 (6.84%) ServiceNow
5 17 (6.46%) SAP
6 10 (3.80%) VMware
7 8 (3.04%) Databricks
7 8 (3.04%) Sage
8 7 (2.66%) F5
9 6 (2.28%) Cisco
9 6 (2.28%) Workday
10 4 (1.52%) Blue Coat
10 4 (1.52%) McAfee
10 4 (1.52%) NetApp
10 4 (1.52%) Okta
10 4 (1.52%) Red Hat
11 3 (1.14%) CheckPoint
11 3 (1.14%) Citrix
11 3 (1.14%) Cognos
11 3 (1.14%) Talend