Data Migration Job Trends

Data Migration
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Data Migration skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 294 226 335
Rank change year-on-year -68 +109 +62
Permanent jobs citing Data Migration 408 722 475
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.68% 1.33% 0.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.84% 1.47% 0.98%
Number of salaries quoted 236 348 388
10th Percentile £41,125 £38,750 £40,875
25th Percentile £51,250 £40,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £77,813
90th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +13.64% +10.00% -12.28%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Data 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,581 48,989 48,580
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 81.32% 90.25% 90.41%
Number of salaries quoted 28,539 24,001 36,978
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%

Data Migration
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Data Migration job vacancy trend in the UK

Data Migration
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Data Migration.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Data Migration

Data Migration
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Migration over the 6 months to 7 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Migration in the UK

Data Migration
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Migration within the UK over the 6 months to 7 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
England -53 353 £65,000 +13.04% 273
UK excluding London -71 198 £62,500 +13.64% 208
London -16 165 £75,000 +20.00% 84
Work from Home -41 136 £62,500 - 95
Midlands -13 70 £68,250 +60.59% 53
West Midlands -19 48 £70,000 +64.71% 30
North of England -56 31 £62,500 +47.06% 26
Scotland -21 29 £42,000 -26.96% 5
South East -43 27 £55,000 -4.35% 77
South West +9 22 £44,941 -18.29% 18
East Midlands +9 19 £63,750 +15.91% 23
Yorkshire -11 18 £65,000 +55.73% 10
East of England +23 15 £60,000 -12.73% 27
North West -45 13 £56,500 +32.94% 14
Wales +5 2 £47,500 -37.70% 4
Northern Ireland -5 2 £40,500 - 3

Data Migration
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 14 (3.43%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.21%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.72%) Apache
3 7 (1.72%) Apache Spark
4 5 (1.23%) Confluence
5 2 (0.49%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 21 (5.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (3.68%) Maya
3 14 (3.43%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (1.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (1.23%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.25%) Oracle Smart View
6 1 (0.25%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 45 (11.03%) Dynamics CRM
2 31 (7.60%) SAP S/4HANA
3 19 (4.66%) Oracle ERP
3 19 (4.66%) Oracle Payables
4 17 (4.17%) Oracle Receivables
5 14 (3.43%) Oracle Assets
5 14 (3.43%) Oracle Financials
5 14 (3.43%) Oracle General Ledger
6 10 (2.45%) NetSuite
7 8 (1.96%) SAP ERP
7 8 (1.96%) SAP MDG
8 5 (1.23%) SAP PP
9 4 (0.98%) Oracle Cash Management
9 4 (0.98%) SAP CO
9 4 (0.98%) SAP FI
9 4 (0.98%) SAP FI/CO
9 4 (0.98%) SAP MM
10 3 (0.74%) Dynamics AX
10 3 (0.74%) Dynamics GP
10 3 (0.74%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 105 (25.74%) Azure
2 81 (19.85%) Power Platform
3 66 (16.18%) Dynamics 365
4 54 (13.24%) AWS
5 43 (10.54%) Power Automate
6 35 (8.58%) PowerApps
7 31 (7.60%) GCP
8 26 (6.37%) SaaS
9 25 (6.13%) Azure DevOps
10 24 (5.88%) OCI
11 19 (4.66%) Microsoft 365
12 18 (4.41%) Azure Logic Apps
13 13 (3.19%) Serverless
14 11 (2.70%) Amazon S3
14 11 (2.70%) Azure Data Factory
15 10 (2.45%) AWS Lambda
15 10 (2.45%) dbt
15 10 (2.45%) PaaS
16 9 (2.21%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 9 (2.21%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.47%) VPN
2 3 (0.74%) DHCP
2 3 (0.74%) DNS
2 3 (0.74%) Firewall
2 3 (0.74%) LAN
2 3 (0.74%) WAN
2 3 (0.74%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (0.49%) WinSCP
4 1 (0.25%) NAS
4 1 (0.25%) RFID
4 1 (0.25%) SAN
4 1 (0.25%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (13.24%) Power BI
2 44 (10.78%) Data Lake
3 36 (8.82%) Data Warehouse
4 29 (7.11%) Metadata
5 19 (4.66%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 16 (3.92%) SQL Server
7 13 (3.19%) MySQL
8 10 (2.45%) Amazon Redshift
9 8 (1.96%) SAP Data Services
10 7 (1.72%) Tableau
11 6 (1.47%) PostgreSQL
11 6 (1.47%) Snowflake Schema
12 5 (1.23%) Looker
12 5 (1.23%) Relational Database
13 4 (0.98%) Amazon Aurora
13 4 (0.98%) Big Data
13 4 (0.98%) Oracle Database
13 4 (0.98%) Pentaho
13 4 (0.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 3 (0.74%) Data Vault
Development Applications
1 24 (5.88%) Git
2 14 (3.43%) Oracle Forms
2 14 (3.43%) Visual Studio
3 11 (2.70%) JIRA
4 3 (0.74%) LSMW
5 1 (0.25%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.25%) CA Release Automation
5 1 (0.25%) GitLab
5 1 (0.25%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.25%) Katalon Studio
5 1 (0.25%) LoadRunner
5 1 (0.25%) Postman
5 1 (0.25%) SoapUI
5 1 (0.25%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.25%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.25%) TeamCity
General
1 171 (41.91%) Finance
2 121 (29.66%) Social Skills
3 95 (23.28%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (11.76%) Banking
5 39 (9.56%) Public Sector
6 38 (9.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 33 (8.09%) Local Government
8 32 (7.84%) Manufacturing
9 29 (7.11%) Marketing
10 26 (6.37%) Financial Institution
10 26 (6.37%) Retail Banking
11 24 (5.88%) Law
12 20 (4.90%) Legal
12 20 (4.90%) Retail
13 17 (4.17%) Influencing Skills
14 16 (3.92%) Presentation Skills
15 15 (3.68%) Games
16 14 (3.43%) Fire and Rescue
17 13 (3.19%) Health Technology
18 12 (2.94%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 83 (20.34%) Analyst
2 62 (15.20%) Consultant
3 54 (13.24%) Architect
3 54 (13.24%) Lead
3 54 (13.24%) Senior
4 35 (8.58%) Data Architect
5 34 (8.33%) Developer
6 27 (6.62%) Business Analyst
7 21 (5.15%) SAP Consultant
8 20 (4.90%) Project Manager
9 19 (4.66%) Data Engineer
10 17 (4.17%) Senior Analyst
11 16 (3.92%) Data Migration Specialist
11 16 (3.92%) Dynamics 365 Developer
11 16 (3.92%) Migration Specialist
11 16 (3.92%) Oracle Analyst
11 16 (3.92%) Senior Consultant
12 14 (3.43%) Business Change Analyst
12 14 (3.43%) Change Analyst
12 14 (3.43%) Senior Oracle Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (5.88%) REST
2 20 (4.90%) SOAP
3 17 (4.17%) .NET
4 14 (3.43%) Web Services
5 10 (2.45%) Middleware
6 9 (2.21%) Oracle Fusion
7 8 (1.96%) .NET Framework
8 7 (1.72%) SAP Fiori
9 6 (1.47%) PySpark
10 3 (0.74%) Lightning Web Components
10 3 (0.74%) Pandas
11 2 (0.49%) JSON
11 2 (0.49%) Kafka
11 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Graph
11 2 (0.49%) Node.js
11 2 (0.49%) OAuth
11 2 (0.49%) RESTful
11 2 (0.49%) SAPUI5
11 2 (0.49%) Snowpark
11 2 (0.49%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 30 (7.35%) Legacy Systems
2 28 (6.86%) Management Information System
3 27 (6.62%) Enterprise Software
3 27 (6.62%) NHS
4 26 (6.37%) Data Structures
5 12 (2.94%) Onboarding
6 8 (1.96%) Blockchain
7 7 (1.72%) Public Cloud
8 5 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (0.98%) AI Agents
9 4 (0.98%) Enterprise Cloud
9 4 (0.98%) Greenfield Project
9 4 (0.98%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 4 (0.98%) Virtual Team
10 3 (0.74%) Augmented Reality
10 3 (0.74%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (0.74%) Driving Licence
10 3 (0.74%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 3 (0.74%) Self-Motivation
11 2 (0.49%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.47%) Windows
2 5 (1.23%) Linux
2 5 (1.23%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.49%) Android
3 2 (0.49%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.25%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 408 (100.00%) Migration
2 143 (35.05%) Agile
3 88 (21.57%) ERP
4 84 (20.59%) Problem-Solving
5 73 (17.89%) Business Intelligence
6 71 (17.40%) CRM
7 69 (16.91%) Stakeholder Management
8 68 (16.67%) Data Modelling
9 65 (15.93%) Data Management
10 61 (14.95%) ETL
11 59 (14.46%) Analytics
12 54 (13.24%) DevOps
12 54 (13.24%) Mentoring
12 54 (13.24%) User Acceptance Testing
13 52 (12.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 49 (12.01%) Data Architecture
14 49 (12.01%) Data Governance
14 49 (12.01%) Roadmaps
15 48 (11.76%) Validation
16 46 (11.27%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 96 (23.53%) SQL
2 28 (6.86%) C#
2 28 (6.86%) Python
3 15 (3.68%) PL/SQL
4 10 (2.45%) TypeScript
5 9 (2.21%) JavaScript
5 9 (2.21%) PowerShell
6 5 (1.23%) ABAP
7 4 (0.98%) Java
8 2 (0.49%) Apex Code
8 2 (0.49%) R
8 2 (0.49%) VB.NET
9 1 (0.25%) Bash
9 1 (0.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.25%) Go
9 1 (0.25%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 68 (16.67%) Degree
2 29 (7.11%) Azure Certification
3 28 (6.86%) AWS Certification
4 26 (6.37%) Computer Science Degree
5 23 (5.64%) Security Cleared
6 9 (2.21%) PMI Certification
6 9 (2.21%) PMP
6 9 (2.21%) SC Cleared
7 8 (1.96%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (1.47%) ACCA
8 6 (1.47%) CIMA
9 5 (1.23%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (1.23%) SAP Certification
10 4 (0.98%) IIBA
11 3 (0.74%) HND
11 3 (0.74%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.74%) NVQ Level 5
12 2 (0.49%) CAPM
12 2 (0.49%) CBAP
12 2 (0.49%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (10.78%) Data Quality
2 27 (6.62%) QA
3 12 (2.94%) GDPR
4 8 (1.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.72%) SLA
6 5 (1.23%) NIST
7 4 (0.98%) GAAP
7 4 (0.98%) GMP
7 4 (0.98%) IFRS
7 4 (0.98%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (0.74%) HIPAA
8 3 (0.74%) PMO
9 2 (0.49%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.49%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.25%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 5 (1.23%) Docker
2 2 (0.49%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.25%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (1.23%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.98%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (0.98%) Terraform
3 2 (0.49%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.25%) Ansible
4 1 (0.25%) Forefront Identity Manager
4 1 (0.25%) Grafana
Vendors
1 107 (26.23%) Microsoft
2 61 (14.95%) Oracle
3 52 (12.75%) SAP
4 27 (6.62%) Salesforce
5 9 (2.21%) MuleSoft
6 7 (1.72%) Google
7 6 (1.47%) Alteryx
7 6 (1.47%) Anaplan
8 5 (1.23%) Databricks
8 5 (1.23%) Informatica
8 5 (1.23%) Talend
8 5 (1.23%) Workday
9 4 (0.98%) Capita
9 4 (0.98%) Cisco
9 4 (0.98%) HubSpot
10 3 (0.74%) Meraki
10 3 (0.74%) ServiceNow
11 2 (0.49%) IBM
11 2 (0.49%) IFS
11 2 (0.49%) Pega