Reference Data Contracts in Northern Ireland

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 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Reference Data 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 1.75% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £508 - -
25th Percentile £509 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 - -
75th Percentile £614 - -
90th Percentile £617 - -
UK median daily rate £640 £650 £625
% change year-on-year -1.54% +4.00% +4.17%

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 75 34 57
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 43.86% 23.78% 28.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 49 6 30
10th Percentile £148 £164 £165
25th Percentile £273 £191 £341
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £373 £330 £425
Median % change year-on-year +12.88% -22.35% +21.43%
75th Percentile £525 £488 £559
90th Percentile £607 £519 £638
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £550
% change year-on-year -2.78% -1.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 18 2
10th Percentile £14.78 - £13.33
25th Percentile £22.50 £12.25 £13.46
Median hourly rate £24.18 £12.62 £13.84
Median % change year-on-year +91.60% -8.83% -27.14%
75th Percentile £53.98 £23.54 £14.15
90th Percentile £78.47 £31.88 £14.22
UK median hourly rate £31.76 £31.50 £22.49
% change year-on-year +0.83% +40.09% -19.70%

Reference Data
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Job postings citing Reference Data as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Job vacancy trend for Reference Data in Northern Ireland

Reference Data
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Reference Data in Northern Ireland.

Daily rate trend for Reference Data in Northern Ireland

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 17 May 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 - 3 £563 - 4
Reference Data
UK

Reference Data
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Banking
3 1 (33.33%) Front Office
3 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Lead
2 1 (33.33%) Project Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (33.33%) Market Risk
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Data Governance
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Data Management
3 1 (33.33%) Data Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) DataOps
3 1 (33.33%) Model Validation
3 1 (33.33%) PnL Attribution
3 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Stress Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) Python
1 1 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft