Data Migration Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Data Migration
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Data Migration skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Migration over the 6 months leading up to 27 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 86 75 97
Rank change year-on-year -11 +22 +31
Contract jobs citing Data Migration 318 376 553
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 3.10% 2.78% 2.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.38% 3.19% 2.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 211 260 386
10th Percentile £400 £400 £391
25th Percentile £450 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £524
Median % change year-on-year - +0.19% -0.19%
75th Percentile £603 £605 £638
90th Percentile £688 £700 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £541 £538
% change year-on-year -3.00% +0.70% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 0 4
10th Percentile £29.58 - -
25th Percentile £36.03 - £17.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 - £27.00
75th Percentile £75.20 - £50.63
90th Percentile £87.05 - £78.75
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £80.00 £33.00
% change year-on-year -21.88% +142.42% -40.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Data 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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,410 11,795 20,536
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 91.80% 87.25% 89.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,340 7,953 14,463
10th Percentile £325 £325 £350
25th Percentile £413 £425 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.62% -2.33% -0.46%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £750 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -4.76% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 279 432 494
10th Percentile £12.62 £16.63 £17.50
25th Percentile £18.77 £30.16 £25.75
Median hourly rate £34.00 £43.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.93% -14.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £67.50
90th Percentile £71.66 £75.00 £78.93
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -37.13% -5.88% +60.38%

Data Migration
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Data Migration as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Data Migration trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Data Migration
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Data Migration.

Data Migration daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Data Migration
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Data Migration over the 6 months to 27 July 2025.

Data Migration daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Data Migration
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Data Migration.

Data Migration hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Data Migration
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Data Migration over the 6 months to 27 July 2025.

Data Migration hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Data Migration
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 (5.35%) Confluence
2 13 (4.09%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.63%) CMS
3 2 (0.63%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.31%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.31%) Drupal
4 1 (0.31%) GeoServer
4 1 (0.31%) IBM Notes
4 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.31%) SAS
Applications
1 6 (1.89%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (1.89%) MS Visio
2 4 (1.26%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.94%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.63%) Oracle Smart View
5 1 (0.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.31%) Trello
Business Applications
1 28 (8.81%) SAP S/4HANA
2 16 (5.03%) Oracle EBS
3 10 (3.14%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (2.20%) SAP MDG
5 5 (1.57%) Dynamics AX
5 5 (1.57%) Dynamics NAV
5 5 (1.57%) Oracle EBS R12
6 4 (1.26%) Oracle Payables
6 4 (1.26%) SAP HCM
6 4 (1.26%) SAP IBP
6 4 (1.26%) SAP Payroll
7 3 (0.94%) Maximo
7 3 (0.94%) Oracle General Ledger
7 3 (0.94%) Salesforce CRM
7 3 (0.94%) SAP EHS
7 3 (0.94%) SAP HR
7 3 (0.94%) SAP Oil and Gas
8 2 (0.63%) Oracle Assets
8 2 (0.63%) Oracle E-Business Tax
8 2 (0.63%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 50 (15.72%) Azure
2 35 (11.01%) AWS
3 34 (10.69%) Dynamics 365
4 26 (8.18%) Power Platform
5 13 (4.09%) Azure DevOps
6 12 (3.77%) Amazon S3
7 11 (3.46%) SaaS
8 10 (3.14%) Azure Data Factory
8 10 (3.14%) GCP
8 10 (3.14%) OCI
9 9 (2.83%) Microsoft 365
10 8 (2.52%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 8 (2.52%) Serverless
10 8 (2.52%) Snowflake
11 7 (2.20%) SuccessFactors
12 6 (1.89%) Power Automate
12 6 (1.89%) PowerApps
12 6 (1.89%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 5 (1.57%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 5 (1.57%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.57%) Firewall
2 3 (0.94%) VPN
3 2 (0.63%) WAN
4 1 (0.31%) NAS
4 1 (0.31%) SAN
4 1 (0.31%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.31%) X.25
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (5.97%) Data Warehouse
2 17 (5.35%) Power BI
3 12 (3.77%) SQL Server
4 11 (3.46%) Oracle Database
5 10 (3.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 9 (2.83%) Azure SQL Database
6 9 (2.83%) Oracle Reports
7 8 (2.52%) Data Lake
8 6 (1.89%) Amazon RDS
8 6 (1.89%) MySQL
8 6 (1.89%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (1.89%) SAP Data Services
9 5 (1.57%) SAP HANA
10 4 (1.26%) Metadata
11 3 (0.94%) GIS
11 3 (0.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 2 (0.63%) Big Data
12 2 (0.63%) DataStage
12 2 (0.63%) DB2
12 2 (0.63%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 18 (5.66%) JIRA
2 6 (1.89%) GitLab
3 5 (1.57%) Jenkins
3 5 (1.57%) REST Assured
4 3 (0.94%) LSMW
5 2 (0.63%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.31%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.31%) DBeaver
6 1 (0.31%) Flyway
6 1 (0.31%) Git
6 1 (0.31%) Hudson
6 1 (0.31%) Liquibase
6 1 (0.31%) Postman
6 1 (0.31%) Selenium
6 1 (0.31%) SpecFlow
6 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.31%) Subversion
6 1 (0.31%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.31%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 117 (36.79%) Social Skills
2 112 (35.22%) Finance
3 54 (16.98%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (8.18%) Public Sector
5 19 (5.97%) Banking
6 17 (5.35%) Manufacturing
7 16 (5.03%) Local Government
8 12 (3.77%) Marketing
9 10 (3.14%) Documentation Skills
9 10 (3.14%) General Ledger
10 9 (2.83%) Influencing Skills
10 9 (2.83%) Retail
11 6 (1.89%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (1.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (1.26%) Pharmaceutical
14 3 (0.94%) Agriculture
14 3 (0.94%) Legal
14 3 (0.94%) Military
15 2 (0.63%) Organisational Skills
15 2 (0.63%) Police
Job Titles
1 81 (25.47%) Consultant
2 44 (13.84%) Analyst
3 39 (12.26%) Lead
4 34 (10.69%) Architect
5 29 (9.12%) Project Manager
6 27 (8.49%) SAP Consultant
7 21 (6.60%) Data Analyst
7 21 (6.60%) Data Engineer
8 18 (5.66%) Data Consultant
9 17 (5.35%) Business Analyst
10 15 (4.72%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
11 14 (4.40%) Developer
12 13 (4.09%) Migration Consultant
12 13 (4.09%) Oracle Consultant
13 12 (3.77%) Migration Engineer
14 11 (3.46%) Data Migration Consultant
14 11 (3.46%) Data Migration Lead
14 11 (3.46%) Data Migration Specialist
14 11 (3.46%) Migration Specialist
15 10 (3.14%) Data Migration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (4.09%) REST
2 12 (3.77%) Lightning Web Components
3 10 (3.14%) Visualforce
4 8 (2.52%) Middleware
4 8 (2.52%) SOAP
5 7 (2.20%) XML
6 6 (1.89%) Gherkin
7 4 (1.26%) .NET
7 4 (1.26%) Oracle Fusion
7 4 (1.26%) Spring
7 4 (1.26%) Spring Boot
8 3 (0.94%) BAPI
8 3 (0.94%) GWT
8 3 (0.94%) JWT
8 3 (0.94%) OAuth
8 3 (0.94%) Servlets
8 3 (0.94%) Spring Security
8 3 (0.94%) Web Services
9 2 (0.63%) Kafka
9 2 (0.63%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 44 (13.84%) Legacy Systems
2 14 (4.40%) Product Ownership
3 12 (3.77%) Data Structures
4 8 (2.52%) Management Information System
5 6 (1.89%) Onboarding
5 6 (1.89%) Reference Data
6 5 (1.57%) Data Centre
6 5 (1.57%) FMCG
6 5 (1.57%) Hybrid Cloud
6 5 (1.57%) Legacy Applications
7 4 (1.26%) Life Science
7 4 (1.26%) NHS
7 4 (1.26%) Virtual Team
8 3 (0.94%) Cloud Native
8 3 (0.94%) Renewable Energy
8 3 (0.94%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (0.63%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (0.63%) Mainframe
9 2 (0.63%) Private Cloud
9 2 (0.63%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.57%) Windows
2 2 (0.63%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.31%) Linux
3 1 (0.31%) MVS
3 1 (0.31%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 318 (100.00%) Migration
2 68 (21.38%) Problem-Solving
3 55 (17.30%) Stakeholder Management
4 50 (15.72%) Agile
4 50 (15.72%) Validation
5 48 (15.09%) ETL
6 43 (13.52%) User Acceptance Testing
7 40 (12.58%) DevOps
8 35 (11.01%) Data Governance
8 35 (11.01%) Data Modelling
9 27 (8.49%) Data Cleansing
9 27 (8.49%) Data Management
9 27 (8.49%) Data Mapping
9 27 (8.49%) Project Management
9 27 (8.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 26 (8.18%) Change Management
11 25 (7.86%) Business Intelligence
11 25 (7.86%) ERP
12 21 (6.60%) Analytics
12 21 (6.60%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 66 (20.75%) SQL
2 23 (7.23%) Python
3 12 (3.77%) Apex Code
4 11 (3.46%) Java
5 7 (2.20%) T-SQL
6 6 (1.89%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.89%) PL/SQL
7 5 (1.57%) ABAP
7 5 (1.57%) C#
8 3 (0.94%) Bicep
9 2 (0.63%) PowerShell
9 2 (0.63%) SOQL
9 2 (0.63%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.31%) Bash
10 1 (0.31%) C++
10 1 (0.31%) Korn
10 1 (0.31%) R
10 1 (0.31%) Scala
10 1 (0.31%) SOSL
10 1 (0.31%) X++
Qualifications
1 34 (10.69%) Security Cleared
2 28 (8.81%) SC Cleared
3 17 (5.35%) BPSS Clearance
3 17 (5.35%) Degree
4 9 (2.83%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (2.52%) Master's Degree
6 6 (1.89%) PMI Certification
6 6 (1.89%) PMP
7 5 (1.57%) AWS Certification
8 4 (1.26%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.94%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 2 (0.63%) CTC Cleared
10 2 (0.63%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.63%) TOGAF Certification
11 1 (0.31%) ACCA
11 1 (0.31%) CIMA
11 1 (0.31%) MBA
11 1 (0.31%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 1 (0.31%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (16.67%) Data Quality
2 17 (5.35%) QA
3 14 (4.40%) GDPR
4 5 (1.57%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.94%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 3 (0.94%) SLA
6 1 (0.31%) COBIT
6 1 (0.31%) GAAP
6 1 (0.31%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.31%) IFRS
6 1 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.31%) NIST
6 1 (0.31%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.31%) PMO
System Software
1 8 (2.52%) Docker
2 5 (1.57%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.94%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.63%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.31%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.31%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 11 (3.46%) Terraform
2 5 (1.57%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.57%) Oracle RMAN
3 3 (0.94%) HP Quality Center
3 3 (0.94%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.63%) Ansible
4 2 (0.63%) Grafana
5 1 (0.31%) CA Endevor
5 1 (0.31%) CEMLI
5 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Clustering
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 1 (0.31%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.31%) Puppet
5 1 (0.31%) SCCM
Vendors
1 60 (18.87%) SAP
2 53 (16.67%) Oracle
3 44 (13.84%) Microsoft
4 21 (6.60%) Salesforce
5 20 (6.29%) Databricks
6 7 (2.20%) Google
7 5 (1.57%) Ariba
7 5 (1.57%) Workday
8 4 (1.26%) Alteryx
8 4 (1.26%) Commvault
9 3 (0.94%) HP
9 3 (0.94%) IBM
9 3 (0.94%) Teradata
9 3 (0.94%) VMware
10 2 (0.63%) Atlassian
10 2 (0.63%) IFS
10 2 (0.63%) Informatica
10 2 (0.63%) MuleSoft
10 2 (0.63%) Siebel
11 1 (0.31%) Concur