The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Reference Data in contract job vacancies in the East Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Reference Data over the 6 months leading up to 8 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 8 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
55
-
81
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Reference Data
1
0
2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East Midlands
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 the East Midlands.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
160
198
297
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands
29.04%
25.68%
28.48%
Number of daily rates quoted
107
135
213
10th Percentile
£250
£167
£201
25th Percentile
£348
£230
£350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£400
£450
Median % change year-on-year
+12.50%
-11.11%
-
75th Percentile
£541
£565
£550
90th Percentile
£593
£625
£678
England median daily rate
£549
£550
£573
% change year-on-year
-0.27%
-3.93%
+4.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted
19
15
22
10th Percentile
-
£11.75
£16.80
25th Percentile
-
£12.28
£18.34
Median hourly rate
£13.81
£14.00
£21.97
Median % change year-on-year
-1.36%
-36.26%
+28.41%
75th Percentile
£18.69
£18.32
£62.50
90th Percentile
£23.46
£24.59
£65.00
England median hourly rate
£34.50
£32.12
£22.49
% change year-on-year
+7.43%
+42.83%
-15.91%
Reference Data Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands
Job postings citing Reference Data as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.
Reference Data Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Reference Data in the East Midlands.
Reference Data Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands
For the 6 months to 8 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 East Midlands region with a requirement for Reference Data.
Reference Data Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:
