Reference Data
England > South East
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Reference Data in contract job vacancies advertised in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Reference Data over the 6 months to 18 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 18 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 220 | 233 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +13 | -26 |
| Contract jobs citing Reference Data | 0 | 5 | 29 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East | - | 0.084% | 0.37% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.25% | 1.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £410 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £513 | £418 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £538 | £750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -28.33% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £588 | £775 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £610 | £800 |
| England median daily rate | £650 | £625 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +8.70% | - |
All Generic Skills
South East
Reference Data is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for generic IT skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 1,626 | 2,038 | 2,651 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East | 28.92% | 34.37% | 33.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 935 | 1,381 | 1,702 |
| 10th Percentile | £205 | £223 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £388 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £515 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.91% | +3.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £608 | £650 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £725 | £675 |
| England median daily rate | £550 | £575 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +4.55% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 154 | 86 | 117 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.74 | £18.17 | £15.92 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.35 | £19.00 | £17.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.86 | £45.50 | £21.97 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.62% | +107.10% | -22.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £66.21 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £75.00 | £65.05 |
| England median hourly rate | £28.25 | £22.49 | £26.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.64% | -15.15% | +3.92% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Job postings citing Reference Data as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Reference Data in the South East.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Reference Data in the South East.