Data Migration Lead Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Data Migration Lead
UK > UK excluding London

The median Data Migration Lead salary in the UK excluding London is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 512 578 541
Rank change year-on-year +66 -37 +244
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Migration Lead 11 1 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.026% 0.003% 0.023%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.029% 0.003% 0.024%
Number of salaries quoted 10 1 4
10th Percentile - - £60,375
25th Percentile - - £60,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £60,000 £68,750
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -12.73% +37.50%
75th Percentile - - £77,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £80,000 £60,000 £68,750
% change year-on-year +33.33% -12.73% +1.85%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 37,994 34,827 29,365
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.35% 93.37% 95.29%
Number of salaries quoted 23,048 17,337 22,235
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £34,750 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Data Migration Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Data Migration Lead' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Data Migration Lead job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Data Migration Lead
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Data Migration Lead job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Data Migration Lead job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Data Migration Lead
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Migration Lead within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 30 December 2025. 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
North of England - 4 £80,000 -
Yorkshire - 2 £80,000 -
North West - 2 £80,000 -
South East - 2 £80,000 -
South West - 1 £80,000 -
Wales - 1 £80,000 -
West Midlands - 1 £80,000 -
Scotland - 1 £80,000 -
Northern Ireland - 1 £80,000 -
Midlands - 1 £80,000 -
Data Migration Lead
UK

Data Migration Lead Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, Data Migration Lead 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 permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Data Migration Lead in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 11 (100.00%) Migration
2 10 (90.91%) CRM
2 10 (90.91%) Dynamics 365
2 10 (90.91%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (9.09%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (9.09%) Cutover Planning
3 1 (9.09%) Data Cleansing
3 1 (9.09%) Data Quality
3 1 (9.09%) Data Strategy
3 1 (9.09%) Data Validation
3 1 (9.09%) DV Cleared
3 1 (9.09%) Project Delivery
3 1 (9.09%) SAP
3 1 (9.09%) SAP Data Services
3 1 (9.09%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (9.09%) Security Cleared
3 1 (9.09%) Validation

Data Migration Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Business Applications
1 10 (90.91%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (9.09%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 10 (90.91%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (9.09%) SAP Data Services
General
1 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (9.09%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Greenfield Project
1 1 (9.09%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 11 (100.00%) Migration
2 10 (90.91%) CRM
3 1 (9.09%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (9.09%) Cutover Planning
3 1 (9.09%) Data Cleansing
3 1 (9.09%) Data Strategy
3 1 (9.09%) Data Validation
3 1 (9.09%) Project Delivery
3 1 (9.09%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (9.09%) DV Cleared
1 1 (9.09%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) SAP