Reference Data
Bedfordshire > Luton
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Reference Data in contract job vacancies in Luton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Reference Data over the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 33 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Reference Data | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Luton | - | - | 1.63% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | - | 3.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £560 |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate | - | - | £560 |
All Generic Skills
Luton
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 Luton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 46 | 22 | 88 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton | 32.39% | 25.88% | 47.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25 | 9 | 57 |
| 10th Percentile | £86 | £510 | £490 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £625 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £533 | £700 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.93% | +33.33% | -5.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | - | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | - | £566 |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate | £493 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.40% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £78.10 | £56.03 | £52.75 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £58.03 | £53.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £80.00 | £63.70 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.59% | +15.82% | -15.06% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £67.03 | £56.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £89.00 | £67.61 | £57.25 |
| Bedfordshire median hourly rate | £80.00 | £30.95 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +158.48% | -43.73% | +4.76% |
Reference Data
Job Vacancy Trend in Luton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Reference Data relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton.
Reference Data
Daily Rate Trend in Luton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Luton citing Reference Data.
