The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Reference Data in contract job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
307
277
372
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow
38.47%
31.58%
40.70%
Number of daily rates quoted
158
163
238
10th Percentile
£313
£214
£267
25th Percentile
£407
£356
£411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£465
£440
£488
Median % change year-on-year
+5.57%
-9.74%
+8.33%
75th Percentile
£550
£538
£613
90th Percentile
£589
£675
£750
Scotland median daily rate
£467
£475
£488
% change year-on-year
-1.68%
-2.56%
+2.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted
4
12
16
10th Percentile
£15.65
£15.42
-
25th Percentile
£18.28
£15.86
-
Median hourly rate
£20.29
£18.00
£10.63
Median % change year-on-year
+12.72%
+69.33%
-51.68%
75th Percentile
£36.64
£28.06
£22.81
90th Percentile
£64.58
£57.13
£41.37
Scotland median hourly rate
£22.00
£18.14
£12.30
% change year-on-year
+21.31%
+47.44%
-71.40%
Reference Data Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Job postings citing Reference Data as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
Reference Data Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Reference Data in Glasgow.
Reference Data Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow
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 Glasgow region with a requirement for Reference Data.
Reference Data Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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:
