Data Migration Lead Jobs

Data Migration Lead
UK

The median Data Migration Lead salary in the UK is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 707 883 953
Rank change year-on-year +176 +70 +269
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Migration Lead 4 27 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.007% 0.026% 0.011%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.028% 0.012%
Number of salaries quoted 4 17 8
10th Percentile £61,625 £63,400 £46,375
25th Percentile £62,188 £65,000 £50,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £80,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.63% +42.86% -25.33%
75th Percentile £71,250 £110,000 £63,250
90th Percentile £73,500 - £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £72,500 £68,500 £56,000
% change year-on-year +5.84% +22.32% -17.04%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 49,435 96,820 89,564
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.41% 94.78% 91.46%
Number of salaries quoted 25,727 69,155 56,824
10th Percentile £28,822 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,000 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,399 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +2.80% -6.54% +6.63%

Data Migration Lead
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Data Migration Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Data Migration Lead in the UK

Data Migration Lead
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Migration Lead.

Salary trend for Data Migration Lead in the UK

Data Migration Lead
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Migration Lead over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Data Migration Lead in the UK

Data Migration Lead
Top 5 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 28 May 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
England +138 4 £67,500 -15.63% 75
Work from Home +114 3 £65,000 -39.53% 5
UK excluding London +186 2 £72,500 +5.84% 76
South East +88 2 £72,500 +20.83% 19
London +106 1 £62,500 -40.48% 6

Data Migration Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, Data Migration Lead job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Data Migration Lead in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Migration
2 3 (75.00%) Data Migration
3 2 (50.00%) Data Cleansing
3 2 (50.00%) Data Mapping
3 2 (50.00%) ETL
3 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (50.00%) GAP Analysis
3 2 (50.00%) Azure
3 2 (50.00%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (50.00%) Data Quality
3 2 (50.00%) Data Transformation
4 1 (25.00%) Test Planning
4 1 (25.00%) Resilience Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
4 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (25.00%) Data Centre
4 1 (25.00%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (25.00%) Data Strategy
4 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
4 1 (25.00%) Test Strategy
4 1 (25.00%) Digital Healthcare
4 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
4 1 (25.00%) SQL
4 1 (25.00%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (25.00%) Data Modelling
4 1 (25.00%) NHS
4 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery
4 1 (25.00%) Firewall
4 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared

Data Migration Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (25.00%) Electronic Patient Records
General
1 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (25.00%) Digital Healthcare
1 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (25.00%) Data Centre
2 1 (25.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Migration
2 3 (75.00%) Data Migration
3 2 (50.00%) Data Cleansing
3 2 (50.00%) Data Mapping
3 2 (50.00%) Data Transformation
3 2 (50.00%) ETL
3 2 (50.00%) GAP Analysis
4 1 (25.00%) Data Modelling
4 1 (25.00%) Data Strategy
4 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
4 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (25.00%) Resilience Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
4 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (25.00%) Test Planning
4 1 (25.00%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (25.00%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) VMware