The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Reference Data in contract job vacancies in Bedfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Reference Data over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
32
34
-
Rank change year-on-year
+2
-
-
Contract jobs citing Reference Data
1
1
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bedfordshire
Reference Data falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Bedfordshire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
91
75
71
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire
58.33%
30.49%
38.38%
Number of daily rates quoted
46
46
50
10th Percentile
£185
£210
£163
25th Percentile
£500
£303
£210
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£580
£525
£450
Median % change year-on-year
+10.48%
+16.67%
-10.00%
75th Percentile
£650
£550
£594
90th Percentile
£700
£586
£626
East of England median daily rate
£520
£465
£450
% change year-on-year
+11.83%
+3.33%
-5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
12
11
5
10th Percentile
£28.05
-
£33.70
25th Percentile
£30.34
£15.39
£51.25
Median hourly rate
£67.50
£15.79
£75.00
Median % change year-on-year
+327.49%
-78.95%
+66.67%
75th Percentile
£83.88
£17.10
£90.00
90th Percentile
£88.00
£18.00
-
East of England median hourly rate
£66.00
£55.00
£63.00
% change year-on-year
+20.00%
-12.70%
+121.75%
Reference Data Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire
Job postings citing Reference Data as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.
Reference Data Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Reference Data in Bedfordshire.
Reference Data Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Reference Data also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bedfordshire region with a requirement for Reference Data.
Reference Data Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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:
