Reference Data
UK > Northern Ireland
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Reference Data in contract job vacancies in Northern Ireland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Reference Data over the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 33 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Reference Data | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Northern Ireland | 0.83% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 2.90% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £625 | £630 | £593 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.79% | +6.33% | -5.20% |
All Generic Skills
Northern Ireland
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 Northern Ireland.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 69 | 68 | 45 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 28.63% | 38.64% | 31.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24 | 26 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | £148 | £202 |
| 25th Percentile | £293 | £176 | £253 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £310 | £471 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +53.23% | -34.22% | -5.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £528 | £488 | £524 |
| 90th Percentile | £634 | £606 | £638 |
| UK median daily rate | £501 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.88% | -2.27% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £22.50 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £12.31 | £24.18 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £13.73 | £26.59 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -48.36% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £18.38 | £67.94 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £19.95 | £80.05 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £27.11 | £33.54 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.19% | -21.08% | +21.43% |
Reference Data
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Reference Data relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.
Reference Data
Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Reference Data.
Reference Data
Contract Job Locations in Northern Ireland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Reference Data within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 16 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Antrim | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Reference Data UK |
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Reference Data
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:
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