Migration Job Trends in the South East

Migration
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Migration skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 164 122 93
Rank change year-on-year -42 -29 +30
Permanent jobs citing Migration 113 213 228
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 1.09% 2.30% 2.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.35% 2.63% 3.27%
Number of salaries quoted 84 134 178
10th Percentile £32,323 £41,250 £36,863
25th Percentile £42,188 £42,500 £44,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £64,750
90th Percentile £98,500 £85,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -2.99%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,378 8,110 6,969
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 80.85% 87.72% 89.80%
Number of salaries quoted 4,956 3,982 4,915
10th Percentile £27,750 £32,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £44,253 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +7.48% -2.73%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £82,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Migration
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Migration job vacancy trend in the South East

Migration
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Migration.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Migration

Migration
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Migration in the South East over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Migration in the South East

Migration
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Migration within the South East region over the 6 months to 1 January 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
Thames Valley -14 49 £55,000 -2.23% 74
Buckinghamshire 0 22 £68,000 +18.26% 17
Hampshire -23 20 £60,000 +14.29% 20
Kent 0 19 £41,164 +17.61% 6
Berkshire -18 17 £45,000 -25.77% 56
Oxfordshire +21 10 £41,500 -24.55% 2
Surrey -15 9 £92,500 +60.87% 16
East Sussex +6 6 £71,250 -20.83% 3
West Sussex +2 5 £60,000 -31.43% 7
Middlesex +5 3 £47,500 - 1
Sussex - 2 £55,000 - 1
Migration
England

Migration
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 6 (5.31%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (4.42%) CMS
2 5 (4.42%) Exchange Server 2013
2 5 (4.42%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.88%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.88%) Confluence
3 1 (0.88%) IIS
Applications
1 2 (1.77%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (1.77%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (1.77%) S-PLUS
2 1 (0.88%) AutoCAD
2 1 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (3.54%) SAP S/4HANA
1 4 (3.54%) Unit4 Business World
2 2 (1.77%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.88%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.88%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.88%) Q-Pulse
3 1 (0.88%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.88%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 40 (35.40%) Azure
2 20 (17.70%) AWS
2 20 (17.70%) Microsoft 365
2 20 (17.70%) SaaS
3 10 (8.85%) Entra ID
4 9 (7.96%) Power Platform
5 7 (6.19%) Dynamics 365
6 6 (5.31%) GitHub
7 5 (4.42%) GCP
8 4 (3.54%) ChatGPT
8 4 (3.54%) dbt
8 4 (3.54%) GitHub Copilot
8 4 (3.54%) Snowflake
9 3 (2.65%) Fivetran
10 2 (1.77%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (1.77%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 2 (1.77%) Dataform
10 2 (1.77%) Nutanix
10 2 (1.77%) OVHcloud
10 2 (1.77%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 13 (11.50%) Firewall
2 9 (7.96%) WAN
3 7 (6.19%) DNS
3 7 (6.19%) VoIP
3 7 (6.19%) Wireless
4 6 (5.31%) LAN
4 6 (5.31%) SAN
4 6 (5.31%) VLAN
5 5 (4.42%) VPN
5 5 (4.42%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (3.54%) DHCP
6 4 (3.54%) SD-WAN
7 3 (2.65%) HTTP
7 3 (2.65%) TCP/IP
8 2 (1.77%) BGP
8 2 (1.77%) SDH
9 1 (0.88%) Asterisk PBX
9 1 (0.88%) Cisco ASA
9 1 (0.88%) NAS
9 1 (0.88%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (15.93%) SQL Server
2 8 (7.08%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (5.31%) Power BI
4 4 (3.54%) Oracle Database
4 4 (3.54%) Oracle Database 10g
4 4 (3.54%) Oracle Database 11g
4 4 (3.54%) Oracle Database 12c
5 3 (2.65%) BigQuery
5 3 (2.65%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (2.65%) SAP Data Services
5 3 (2.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (1.77%) Airbyte
6 2 (1.77%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (1.77%) Data Lake
6 2 (1.77%) Looker
6 2 (1.77%) Metadata
6 2 (1.77%) Relational Database
6 2 (1.77%) Snowflake Schema
7 1 (0.88%) DB2
7 1 (0.88%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 4 (3.54%) JIRA
2 3 (2.65%) Git
3 2 (1.77%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.88%) GitLab
4 1 (0.88%) SonarQube
General
1 38 (33.63%) Social Skills
2 22 (19.47%) Finance
3 13 (11.50%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (7.96%) Retail
5 7 (6.19%) Banking
5 7 (6.19%) Marketing
6 6 (5.31%) Manufacturing
7 4 (3.54%) Local Government
7 4 (3.54%) Telecoms
8 3 (2.65%) Electronics
8 3 (2.65%) Humanities
8 3 (2.65%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (2.65%) Law
9 2 (1.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.77%) Legal
9 2 (1.77%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.88%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.88%) Automotive
10 1 (0.88%) Aviation
10 1 (0.88%) Military
Job Titles
1 13 (11.50%) Developer
2 12 (10.62%) Senior
3 10 (8.85%) Administrator
3 10 (8.85%) Analyst
3 10 (8.85%) Head of Engineering
4 6 (5.31%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 6 (5.31%) IT Support
4 6 (5.31%) Senior Developer
4 6 (5.31%) Systems Support
5 5 (4.42%) 3rd Line Support
5 5 (4.42%) 3rd Line Support Technician
5 5 (4.42%) Lead
5 5 (4.42%) Support Technician
6 4 (3.54%) Artificial Intelligence Developer
6 4 (3.54%) Data Engineer
6 4 (3.54%) DBA
6 4 (3.54%) IT Engineer
6 4 (3.54%) Product Owner
6 4 (3.54%) Systems Administrator
7 3 (2.65%) Configuration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (6.19%) .NET
2 6 (5.31%) React
3 4 (3.54%) AngularJS
3 4 (3.54%) REST
4 3 (2.65%) .NET Core
4 3 (2.65%) .NET Framework
4 3 (2.65%) Blazor
4 3 (2.65%) HTML
4 3 (2.65%) Vue
4 3 (2.65%) Web Services
4 3 (2.65%) WPF
5 2 (1.77%) ADO
5 2 (1.77%) JSON
5 2 (1.77%) Node.js
5 2 (1.77%) SAPUI5
5 2 (1.77%) Snowpark
5 2 (1.77%) XML
6 1 (0.88%) CSS
6 1 (0.88%) Middleware
6 1 (0.88%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 14 (12.39%) Legacy Systems
2 10 (8.85%) Replication
3 6 (5.31%) Management Information System
4 5 (4.42%) Data Centre
4 5 (4.42%) Product Ownership
5 3 (2.65%) Driving Licence
5 3 (2.65%) Onboarding
6 2 (1.77%) Cloud Native
6 2 (1.77%) PMI
6 2 (1.77%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.77%) Sports Betting
7 1 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.88%) e-Learning
7 1 (0.88%) Enterprise Storage
7 1 (0.88%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (0.88%) Legacy Applications
7 1 (0.88%) NHS
7 1 (0.88%) Reference Data
7 1 (0.88%) Taxonomies
7 1 (0.88%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 12 (10.62%) Windows
2 8 (7.08%) Linux
3 7 (6.19%) Windows Server
4 3 (2.65%) CentOS
4 3 (2.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (1.77%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.77%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.88%) Debian
6 1 (0.88%) Unix
6 1 (0.88%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (22.12%) Data Migration
2 16 (14.16%) Agile
2 16 (14.16%) Continuous Improvement
3 15 (13.27%) AI
3 15 (13.27%) ERP
4 14 (12.39%) Analytics
4 14 (12.39%) Disaster Recovery
4 14 (12.39%) Problem-Solving
5 13 (11.50%) Roadmaps
6 12 (10.62%) ITIL
6 12 (10.62%) Project Delivery
6 12 (10.62%) Stakeholder Management
7 11 (9.73%) DevOps
7 11 (9.73%) Mentoring
8 10 (8.85%) CI/CD
8 10 (8.85%) CRM
9 9 (7.96%) ITSM
10 8 (7.08%) Collaborative Working
10 8 (7.08%) Data Engineering
10 8 (7.08%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 27 (23.89%) SQL
2 14 (12.39%) Python
3 7 (6.19%) C#
3 7 (6.19%) PowerShell
4 6 (5.31%) JavaScript
5 4 (3.54%) Java
5 4 (3.54%) PHP
6 3 (2.65%) Bash
6 3 (2.65%) Perl
6 3 (2.65%) PL/SQL
6 3 (2.65%) VB.NET
7 2 (1.77%) ABAP
7 2 (1.77%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.88%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.88%) VB
Qualifications
1 23 (20.35%) Degree
2 11 (9.73%) Security Cleared
3 5 (4.42%) SC Cleared
4 3 (2.65%) Azure Certification
4 3 (2.65%) HND
4 3 (2.65%) NVQ Level 5
5 2 (1.77%) DV Cleared
5 2 (1.77%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (1.77%) Numerate Degree
5 2 (1.77%) PMI Certification
5 2 (1.77%) TOGAF Certification
6 1 (0.88%) DBS Check
6 1 (0.88%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 1 (0.88%) VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
6 1 (0.88%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (8.85%) Data Quality
1 10 (8.85%) QA
2 6 (5.31%) SLA
3 5 (4.42%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (4.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 5 (4.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.88%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.88%) GDPR
4 1 (0.88%) GMP
System Software
1 8 (7.08%) Hyper-V
1 8 (7.08%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (3.54%) Active Directory
3 2 (1.77%) Docker
4 1 (0.88%) vCloud
4 1 (0.88%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.88%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 11 (9.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (5.31%) SCCM
3 5 (4.42%) Terraform
4 3 (2.65%) Kubernetes
5 2 (1.77%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.88%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.88%) Ansible
6 1 (0.88%) Docker Swarm
6 1 (0.88%) Grafana
6 1 (0.88%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.88%) Rundeck
6 1 (0.88%) SCOM
Vendors
1 32 (28.32%) Microsoft
2 10 (8.85%) VMware
3 8 (7.08%) Oracle
4 6 (5.31%) Zoho
5 5 (4.42%) arcserve
5 5 (4.42%) Google
6 4 (3.54%) SAP
7 3 (2.65%) Cisco
7 3 (2.65%) Salesforce
8 2 (1.77%) Citrix
8 2 (1.77%) Databricks
8 2 (1.77%) MuleSoft
8 2 (1.77%) Workday
9 1 (0.88%) Commvault
9 1 (0.88%) IFS
9 1 (0.88%) Meraki
9 1 (0.88%) Palo Alto
9 1 (0.88%) Red Hat
9 1 (0.88%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.88%) Veritas