The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Reference Data in contract job vacancies in Belfast. 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.
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 Belfast.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
74
24
51
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast
50.34%
19.35%
31.10%
Number of daily rates quoted
48
10
31
10th Percentile
£148
£181
£200
25th Percentile
£267
£270
£319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£328
£500
£400
Median % change year-on-year
-34.50%
+25.00%
+21.21%
75th Percentile
£500
-
£456
90th Percentile
£575
£531
£623
County Antrim median daily rate
£328
£500
£400
% change year-on-year
-34.50%
+25.00%
+21.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted
10
4
2
10th Percentile
£22.50
-
£13.33
25th Percentile
£24.18
-
£13.46
Median hourly rate
£26.59
£12.25
£13.84
Median % change year-on-year
+117.06%
-11.50%
-
75th Percentile
£67.94
£12.44
£14.15
90th Percentile
£80.05
£12.77
£14.22
County Antrim median hourly rate
£26.59
£12.62
£13.84
% change year-on-year
+110.70%
-8.83%
-27.14%
Reference Data Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Job postings citing Reference Data as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
Reference Data Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Belfast
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Reference Data in Belfast.
Reference Data Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast
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 Belfast region with a requirement for Reference Data.
Reference Data Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast 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:
