Migration Job Trends in the Midlands

Migration
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Migration skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 126 79 111
Rank change year-on-year -47 +32 -12
Permanent jobs citing Migration 132 189 296
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 1.06% 3.76% 2.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.53% 4.23% 2.68%
Number of salaries quoted 100 124 231
10th Percentile £42,000 £30,350 £31,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +20.00% -17.76%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £106,250 £71,250
England median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +16.67% -7.69%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlands

Migration falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,608 4,468 11,062
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.41% 88.92% 78.83%
Number of salaries quoted 6,029 2,539 7,671
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,300 £48,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.77% +2.11% -9.52%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £75,250 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%

Migration
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Migration job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Migration
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Migration.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Migration

Migration
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Migration in the Midlands over the 6 months to 15 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Migration in the Midlands

Migration
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Migration within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 June 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands -38 96 £56,400 -13.23% 60
East Midlands -36 34 £67,500 +80.00% 31
Migration
England

Migration
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the 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 9 (6.82%) Microsoft Exchange
1 9 (6.82%) SharePoint
2 6 (4.55%) IIS
3 2 (1.52%) Confluence
4 1 (0.76%) Apache
4 1 (0.76%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.76%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 7 (5.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (4.55%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (2.27%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 17 (12.88%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (3.79%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (2.27%) NetSuite
4 2 (1.52%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.76%) Exchequer
5 1 (0.76%) Infor LN
5 1 (0.76%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.76%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.76%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.76%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.76%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.76%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.76%) SAP EHS
5 1 (0.76%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.76%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 54 (40.91%) Azure
2 24 (18.18%) AWS
3 21 (15.91%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (12.12%) Entra ID
5 15 (11.36%) Power Platform
6 9 (6.82%) Azure DevOps
7 8 (6.06%) SaaS
8 7 (5.30%) Dynamics 365
8 7 (5.30%) GCP
9 6 (4.55%) npm
9 6 (4.55%) NuGet
9 6 (4.55%) SonarCloud
10 4 (3.03%) Microsoft Copilot
10 4 (3.03%) Microsoft Purview
10 4 (3.03%) OneDrive
11 3 (2.27%) Azure Data Factory
12 2 (1.52%) Copilot Studio
12 2 (1.52%) Google Workspace
12 2 (1.52%) Power Automate
12 2 (1.52%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 22 (16.67%) Firewall
2 12 (9.09%) VPN
3 11 (8.33%) WAN
4 9 (6.82%) LAN
4 9 (6.82%) Wi-Fi
5 8 (6.06%) DHCP
5 8 (6.06%) DNS
6 6 (4.55%) Network Security
6 6 (4.55%) SD-WAN
7 4 (3.03%) Internet
7 4 (3.03%) VLAN
8 2 (1.52%) DMVPN
8 2 (1.52%) VoIP
8 2 (1.52%) Wireless
8 2 (1.52%) WLAN
9 1 (0.76%) Cisco ISE
9 1 (0.76%) Cisco Wireless
9 1 (0.76%) SSL
9 1 (0.76%) VXLAN
9 1 (0.76%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (10.61%) SQL Server
2 12 (9.09%) Power BI
3 6 (4.55%) NoSQL
4 4 (3.03%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (2.27%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (2.27%) Metadata
6 2 (1.52%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.76%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.76%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.76%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.76%) SAP HANA
7 1 (0.76%) ZAP BI
Development Applications
1 5 (3.79%) Git
2 4 (3.03%) JIRA
3 1 (0.76%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.76%) Cucumber
3 1 (0.76%) Cypress.io
3 1 (0.76%) Gatling
3 1 (0.76%) GitLab
3 1 (0.76%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.76%) JMeter
3 1 (0.76%) LoadRunner
3 1 (0.76%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.76%) Postman
3 1 (0.76%) REST Assured
3 1 (0.76%) Selenium
3 1 (0.76%) SonarQube
General
1 40 (30.30%) Social Skills
2 28 (21.21%) Finance
3 26 (19.70%) Analytical Skills
4 18 (13.64%) Manufacturing
5 8 (6.06%) Aerospace
5 8 (6.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 6 (4.55%) Legal
7 5 (3.79%) Law
7 5 (3.79%) Retail
8 3 (2.27%) Electronics
8 3 (2.27%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (2.27%) Public Sector
9 2 (1.52%) Billing
9 2 (1.52%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.76%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.76%) Games
10 1 (0.76%) Military
10 1 (0.76%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (0.76%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 30 (22.73%) Senior
2 13 (9.85%) Analyst
2 13 (9.85%) Project Manager
3 11 (8.33%) Architect
3 11 (8.33%) Consultant
4 10 (7.58%) Developer
4 10 (7.58%) SAP Manager
4 10 (7.58%) Senior Analyst
5 9 (6.82%) SAP Project Manager
6 8 (6.06%) Senior Consultant
7 7 (5.30%) Azure Engineer
7 7 (5.30%) Data Engineer
7 7 (5.30%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 7 (5.30%) IT Engineer
7 7 (5.30%) IT Manager
7 7 (5.30%) Network Analyst
7 7 (5.30%) SAP Developer
7 7 (5.30%) Senior Network Analyst
8 6 (4.55%) Azure DevOps Engineer
8 6 (4.55%) DevOps Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (8.33%) Node.js
2 8 (6.06%) .NET
3 7 (5.30%) React
3 7 (5.30%) REST
3 7 (5.30%) SOAP
4 6 (4.55%) OAuth
4 6 (4.55%) YAML
5 5 (3.79%) .NET Core
5 5 (3.79%) SAP Fiori
5 5 (3.79%) SAPUI5
6 4 (3.03%) .NET Framework
6 4 (3.03%) JDBC
6 4 (3.03%) PySpark
7 2 (1.52%) ASP.NET
7 2 (1.52%) BAPI
7 2 (1.52%) EDI
7 2 (1.52%) JMS
7 2 (1.52%) Middleware
7 2 (1.52%) Oracle Fusion
7 2 (1.52%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 14 (10.61%) Legacy Systems
2 10 (7.58%) Driving Licence
3 7 (5.30%) Operational Technology
3 7 (5.30%) Smartphone
4 6 (4.55%) Analytical Mindset
4 6 (4.55%) Data Centre
4 6 (4.55%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (3.03%) Management Information System
5 4 (3.03%) Onboarding
6 3 (2.27%) Cloud Native
6 3 (2.27%) Product Ownership
7 2 (1.52%) AI Agents
7 2 (1.52%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (1.52%) Legacy Code
7 2 (1.52%) Security Posture
7 2 (1.52%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.76%) Cloud Security Posture
8 1 (0.76%) Data Structures
8 1 (0.76%) Low-Code
8 1 (0.76%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 16 (12.12%) Windows
2 13 (9.85%) Linux
3 8 (6.06%) Windows Server
4 2 (1.52%) CentOS
4 2 (1.52%) Debian
4 2 (1.52%) Ubuntu
4 2 (1.52%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.76%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (31.82%) Data Migration
2 34 (25.76%) Problem-Solving
3 31 (23.48%) Continuous Improvement
4 28 (21.21%) ERP
5 26 (19.70%) Agile
6 22 (16.67%) ITIL
7 20 (15.15%) Analytics
8 19 (14.39%) DevOps
9 18 (13.64%) Roadmaps
9 18 (13.64%) Stakeholder Management
10 15 (11.36%) Business Intelligence
10 15 (11.36%) Service Delivery
10 15 (11.36%) User Acceptance Testing
11 14 (10.61%) CI/CD
11 14 (10.61%) Project Management
12 13 (9.85%) Change Management
12 13 (9.85%) Project Delivery
13 11 (8.33%) Disaster Recovery
13 11 (8.33%) Mentoring
13 11 (8.33%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 21 (15.91%) SQL
2 9 (6.82%) C#
2 9 (6.82%) PowerShell
3 8 (6.06%) Bash
3 8 (6.06%) Python
4 6 (4.55%) Java
5 5 (3.79%) ABAP
6 3 (2.27%) JavaScript
7 2 (1.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (1.52%) PL/SQL
7 2 (1.52%) Shell Script
7 2 (1.52%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.76%) JCL
8 1 (0.76%) PHP
Qualifications
1 25 (18.94%) Security Cleared
2 24 (18.18%) SC Cleared
3 10 (7.58%) Microsoft Certification
3 10 (7.58%) PMI Certification
3 10 (7.58%) PMP
4 9 (6.82%) Degree
5 6 (4.55%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (3.79%) Master's Degree
7 3 (2.27%) MBA
8 2 (1.52%) CBAP
8 2 (1.52%) Network+ Certification
8 2 (1.52%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (0.76%) A+ Certification
9 1 (0.76%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.76%) CompTIA CySA+
9 1 (0.76%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (0.76%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.76%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.76%) HNC
9 1 (0.76%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (7.58%) GDPR
2 7 (5.30%) Data Quality
2 7 (5.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (5.30%) SLA
3 5 (3.79%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (3.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 4 (3.03%) QA
5 2 (1.52%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.76%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.76%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.76%) NIST
6 1 (0.76%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 17 (12.88%) Active Directory
2 8 (6.06%) Docker
3 3 (2.27%) Hyper-V
4 2 (1.52%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.76%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 11 (8.33%) Microsoft Intune
1 11 (8.33%) Terraform
2 9 (6.82%) Kubernetes
3 3 (2.27%) Ansible
3 3 (2.27%) Grafana
3 3 (2.27%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (1.52%) Autotask
4 2 (1.52%) Progress Chef
4 2 (1.52%) Puppet
5 1 (0.76%) CASB
5 1 (0.76%) HP Fortify
Vendors
1 36 (27.27%) Microsoft
2 33 (25.00%) SAP
3 11 (8.33%) Cisco
4 10 (7.58%) Oracle
5 9 (6.82%) Meraki
6 8 (6.06%) Aruba
7 7 (5.30%) HP
8 6 (4.55%) CrowdStrike
9 5 (3.79%) Fortinet
9 5 (3.79%) ServiceNow
10 4 (3.03%) iManage
11 3 (2.27%) ESET
11 3 (2.27%) Google
11 3 (2.27%) QAD
11 3 (2.27%) Ubiquiti
12 2 (1.52%) Dynatrace
12 2 (1.52%) IBM
12 2 (1.52%) Red Hat
12 2 (1.52%) RedGate
12 2 (1.52%) SolarWinds