Hybrid/Remote Data Migration Lead Contract Job Trends

Data Migration Lead
UK > Work from Home

The median Data Migration Lead daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 306 305 346
Rank change year-on-year -1 +41 +184
Contract jobs requiring a Data Migration Lead 14 13 27
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.14% 0.11% 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.12% 0.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 9 16
10th Percentile £525 £410 £481
25th Percentile £606 £500 £544
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £550 £613
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -10.20% +6.52%
75th Percentile £660 £675 £678
90th Percentile £700 £727 £720
UK median daily rate £664 £550 £625
% change year-on-year +20.77% -12.00% +13.64%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,552 10,824 16,033
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.29% 93.13% 94.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,208 6,848 10,998
10th Percentile £330 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £620 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 339 195 356
10th Percentile £15.18 £18.70 £17.75
25th Percentile £20.50 £23.50 £28.03
Median hourly rate £45.46 £37.00 £53.50
Median % change year-on-year +22.86% -30.84% -2.73%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.50 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £87.75
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £33.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -24.93% -25.56% +50.00%

Data Migration Lead
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Data Migration Lead' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Data Migration Lead job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Data Migration Lead
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Data Migration Lead job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Data Migration Lead job vacancies

Data Migration Lead
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Migration Lead over the 6 months to 20 December 2025.

Data Migration Lead daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Data Migration Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 20 December 2025, Data Migration Lead contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Data Migration Lead in the job title.

1 14 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 14 (100.00%) Migration
2 7 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 7 (50.00%) Validation
3 6 (42.86%) Data Cleansing
3 6 (42.86%) ETL
4 5 (35.71%) Collaborative Working
4 5 (35.71%) Data Analysis
4 5 (35.71%) Oracle
5 4 (28.57%) Agile
5 4 (28.57%) Data Modelling
5 4 (28.57%) GDPR
5 4 (28.57%) SQL
5 4 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (21.43%) Data Mapping
6 3 (21.43%) Data Quality
6 3 (21.43%) OCI
6 3 (21.43%) Project Management
7 2 (14.29%) Agile Project Management
7 2 (14.29%) Data Governance
7 2 (14.29%) Data Security
7 2 (14.29%) Fintech
7 2 (14.29%) PCI DSS
7 2 (14.29%) PMI Certification
7 2 (14.29%) PMP
7 2 (14.29%) PRINCE2
7 2 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
7 2 (14.29%) QA
7 2 (14.29%) SAP
7 2 (14.29%) Service Migration

Data Migration Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Applications
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (7.14%) Loan IQ
1 1 (7.14%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 3 (21.43%) OCI
2 1 (7.14%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.14%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (7.14%) Power BI
1 1 (7.14%) Relational Database
1 1 (7.14%) SQL Server
General
1 8 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 6 (42.86%) Finance
3 1 (7.14%) Banking
3 1 (7.14%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (7.14%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.14%) Oracle Fusion
1 1 (7.14%) REST
1 1 (7.14%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 6 (42.86%) Data Structures
2 2 (14.29%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (7.14%) Greenfield Project
3 1 (7.14%) Public Cloud
3 1 (7.14%) Reference Data
3 1 (7.14%) Reinsurance
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 14 (100.00%) Migration
2 7 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 7 (50.00%) Validation
3 6 (42.86%) Data Cleansing
3 6 (42.86%) ETL
4 5 (35.71%) Collaborative Working
4 5 (35.71%) Data Analysis
5 4 (28.57%) Agile
5 4 (28.57%) Data Modelling
5 4 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (21.43%) Data Mapping
6 3 (21.43%) Project Management
7 2 (14.29%) Agile Project Management
7 2 (14.29%) Data Governance
7 2 (14.29%) Data Security
7 2 (14.29%) Fintech
7 2 (14.29%) PRINCE2
7 2 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
7 2 (14.29%) Service Migration
Programming Languages
1 4 (28.57%) SQL
2 1 (7.14%) PL/SQL
2 1 (7.14%) Python
2 1 (7.14%) Scala
2 1 (7.14%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (14.29%) PMI Certification
1 2 (14.29%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (28.57%) GDPR
2 3 (21.43%) Data Quality
3 2 (14.29%) PCI DSS
3 2 (14.29%) QA
4 1 (7.14%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 5 (35.71%) Oracle
2 2 (14.29%) SAP
3 1 (7.14%) Alteryx
3 1 (7.14%) Ariba
3 1 (7.14%) Salesforce
3 1 (7.14%) Workday