Reference Data Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Reference Data
North West > Manchester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Reference Data in contract job vacancies in Manchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Reference Data over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

All Generic Skills
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Reference Data
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Reference Data
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Reference Data
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 14 May 2026, contractor job vacancies citing Reference Data also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Manchester region with a requirement for Reference Data.

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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: