Migration Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Migration
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Migration skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 101 96 106
Rank change year-on-year -5 +10 -6
Permanent jobs citing Migration 74 98 152
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 1.28% 2.91% 2.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.78% 3.13% 2.56%
Number of salaries quoted 65 58 103
10th Percentile £51,750 £39,750 £32,000
25th Percentile £55,500 £49,688 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £60,000 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% +8.11% -8.72%
75th Percentile £97,500 £72,250 £73,125
90th Percentile £100,000 £88,400 £87,200
South East median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% +14.29% -13.65%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,158 3,131 5,938
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 71.76% 92.83% 82.02%
Number of salaries quoted 2,878 1,206 4,007
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% +7.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%

Migration
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Migration job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Migration
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Migration.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Migration

Migration
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Migration in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 14 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Migration in the Thames Valley

Migration
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Migration within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 14 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
Buckinghamshire +7 42 £77,500 +34.78% 14
Berkshire -21 20 £80,000 +23.08% 17
Oxfordshire -15 12 £65,000 +56.63% 4
Migration
South East

Migration
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 5 (6.76%) SAS
2 4 (5.41%) CICS
3 2 (2.70%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (2.70%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (4.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (2.70%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 10 (13.51%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (5.41%) Oracle Retail
3 3 (4.05%) SAP SD
4 2 (2.70%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (1.35%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (1.35%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (1.35%) NetSuite
5 1 (1.35%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 15 (20.27%) SaaS
2 12 (16.22%) AWS
2 12 (16.22%) Azure
3 11 (14.86%) Dynamics 365
4 4 (5.41%) Power Automate
4 4 (5.41%) PowerApps
5 3 (4.05%) Power Platform
6 2 (2.70%) Entra ID
6 2 (2.70%) GCP
6 2 (2.70%) IaaS
6 2 (2.70%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (1.35%) Azure Logic Apps
7 1 (1.35%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 5 (6.76%) Firewall
2 4 (5.41%) RFID
3 3 (4.05%) TCP/IP
4 2 (2.70%) DHCP
4 2 (2.70%) DNS
5 1 (1.35%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.41%) Db2
1 4 (5.41%) Metadata
1 4 (5.41%) SQL Server
2 2 (2.70%) Relational Database
3 1 (1.35%) Base SAS
3 1 (1.35%) MySQL
3 1 (1.35%) Power BI
3 1 (1.35%) RDBMS
3 1 (1.35%) SAP Data Services
3 1 (1.35%) SAS Data Integration Studio
Development Applications
1 4 (5.41%) ChangeMan
2 1 (1.35%) Eclipse
2 1 (1.35%) Eclipse RCP
2 1 (1.35%) Git
General
1 20 (27.03%) Social Skills
2 15 (20.27%) Finance
3 14 (18.92%) Retail
4 6 (8.11%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (8.11%) Influencing Skills
5 4 (5.41%) Local Government
6 3 (4.05%) Manufacturing
6 3 (4.05%) Marketing
7 2 (2.70%) Banking
7 2 (2.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (2.70%) Law
8 1 (1.35%) Health Technology
8 1 (1.35%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.35%) Public Sector
8 1 (1.35%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 23 (31.08%) Senior
2 19 (25.68%) Developer
3 16 (21.62%) Senior Developer
4 9 (12.16%) COBOL Developer
4 9 (12.16%) Head of Engineering
4 9 (12.16%) Senior COBOL Developer
5 8 (10.81%) Analyst
5 8 (10.81%) Technical Analyst
6 7 (9.46%) CRM Analyst
7 6 (8.11%) Architect
7 6 (8.11%) Solutions Architect
8 5 (6.76%) Salesforce Analyst
9 4 (5.41%) C++ Developer
9 4 (5.41%) Lead
9 4 (5.41%) Senior C++ Developer
10 3 (4.05%) Oracle Developer
10 3 (4.05%) SAS Engineer
10 3 (4.05%) Security Engineer
10 3 (4.05%) Senior Security Engineer
10 3 (4.05%) Solutions Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.41%) .NET
1 4 (5.41%) JSON
1 4 (5.41%) MFC
2 3 (4.05%) HTML
3 2 (2.70%) .NET Core
3 2 (2.70%) Blazor
3 2 (2.70%) Middleware
3 2 (2.70%) React
3 2 (2.70%) WinForms
4 1 (1.35%) EDI
4 1 (1.35%) IDoc
4 1 (1.35%) Node.js
4 1 (1.35%) OAuth
4 1 (1.35%) OAuth2
4 1 (1.35%) OpenID
4 1 (1.35%) RESTful
4 1 (1.35%) SAPUI5
4 1 (1.35%) XML
4 1 (1.35%) XSD
Miscellaneous
1 8 (10.81%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (6.76%) Cloud Native
2 5 (6.76%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (5.41%) Contactless
3 4 (5.41%) Legacy Code
3 4 (5.41%) NHS
3 4 (5.41%) VSAM
4 3 (4.05%) Data Structures
4 3 (4.05%) Distributed Systems
4 3 (4.05%) Legacy Systems
4 3 (4.05%) PMI
5 2 (2.70%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.35%) Life Science
6 1 (1.35%) Low-Code
6 1 (1.35%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.35%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 4 (5.41%) Windows
1 4 (5.41%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (32.43%) Data Migration
2 15 (20.27%) Agile
2 15 (20.27%) Mentoring
3 10 (13.51%) CRM
3 10 (13.51%) DevOps
3 10 (13.51%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (13.51%) Stakeholder Management
4 9 (12.16%) Cloud Operations
4 9 (12.16%) Cybersecurity
5 8 (10.81%) Test Automation
5 8 (10.81%) Validation
6 7 (9.46%) Decision-Making
6 7 (9.46%) Microservices
7 6 (8.11%) Collaborative Working
7 6 (8.11%) Technical Leadership
8 5 (6.76%) CI/CD
8 5 (6.76%) Coaching
8 5 (6.76%) Computer Science
8 5 (6.76%) Line Management
8 5 (6.76%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 16 (21.62%) SQL
2 9 (12.16%) COBOL
3 8 (10.81%) C#
3 8 (10.81%) Java
4 5 (6.76%) C++
5 4 (5.41%) JCL
5 4 (5.41%) Python
6 3 (4.05%) JavaScript
6 3 (4.05%) PL/SQL
6 3 (4.05%) PowerShell
6 3 (4.05%) VBA
7 2 (2.70%) ABAP
7 2 (2.70%) TypeScript
8 1 (1.35%) C
8 1 (1.35%) PROC SQL
8 1 (1.35%) SAS Macro
Qualifications
1 9 (12.16%) Degree
2 4 (5.41%) Computer Science Degree
2 4 (5.41%) PMI Certification
3 3 (4.05%) CCNA
3 3 (4.05%) CCNP
3 3 (4.05%) Cisco Certification
3 3 (4.05%) CISSP
3 3 (4.05%) CompTIA Security+
3 3 (4.05%) GCIA
3 3 (4.05%) Numerate Degree
3 3 (4.05%) SANS
4 2 (2.70%) Azure Certification
4 2 (2.70%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (2.70%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.35%) AWS Certification
5 1 (1.35%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 1 (1.35%) DV Cleared
5 1 (1.35%) PMP
5 1 (1.35%) SC Cleared
5 1 (1.35%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (16.22%) Data Quality
2 10 (13.51%) QA
3 5 (6.76%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (4.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (2.70%) GDPR
5 2 (2.70%) PMO
6 1 (1.35%) NCSC
6 1 (1.35%) PERC
System Software
1 2 (2.70%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (5.41%) CA Endevor
2 2 (2.70%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 19 (25.68%) Microsoft
2 8 (10.81%) Oracle
2 8 (10.81%) Salesforce
3 6 (8.11%) MuleSoft
3 6 (8.11%) SAP
4 4 (5.41%) Cloudera
5 1 (1.35%) Google
5 1 (1.35%) IBM
5 1 (1.35%) Teradata
5 1 (1.35%) webMethods
5 1 (1.35%) Workday