Reference Data Contract Job Trends in Leeds

Reference Data
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Reference Data in contract job vacancies in Leeds. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Reference Data over the 6 months leading up to 19 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 55 -
Rank change year-on-year -25 - -
Contract jobs citing Reference Data 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 0.13% 0.21% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.37% 0.73% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £638 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £650 -
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% - -
75th Percentile £713 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median daily rate £675 £650 -
% change year-on-year +3.85% - -

All Generic Skills
Leeds

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 Leeds.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 268 137 203
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds 35.22% 29.03% 23.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 163 91 120
10th Percentile £315 £263 £281
25th Percentile £450 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -14.29%
75th Percentile £550 £588 £564
90th Percentile £625 £725 £600
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £475 £450
% change year-on-year +5.26% +5.56% -14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 3 12
10th Percentile - £33.28 £11.79
25th Percentile - £35.99 £12.15
Median hourly rate £14.25 £41.00 £13.50
Median % change year-on-year -65.24% +203.70% -37.21%
75th Percentile £15.29 £69.07 £15.20
90th Percentile £17.60 £85.61 £15.25
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £15.25 £38.75 £14.63
% change year-on-year -60.65% +164.96% -27.24%

Reference Data
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Reference Data relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds.

Reference Data job vacancy trend in Leeds

Reference Data
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Reference Data.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Reference Data

Reference Data
Hourly Rate Trend in Leeds

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Reference Data.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Reference Data

Reference Data
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) ERwin
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Data Architect
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling