Reference Data
Berkshire > Reading
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Reference Data in contract job vacancies in Reading. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Reference Data over the 6 months leading up to 12 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 68 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Reference Data | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading | 0.17% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.52% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | - | - |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £500 | - | - |
All Generic Skills
Reading
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 Reading.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 191 | 300 | 318 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading | 31.83% | 26.48% | 29.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 129 | 168 | 222 |
| 10th Percentile | £343 | £213 | £305 |
| 25th Percentile | £423 | £450 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £583 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.91% | +5.95% | +7.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £703 | £712 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £500 | £550 | £515 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +6.80% | +3.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.80 | £19.49 | £45.28 |
| 25th Percentile | £31.44 | £38.50 | £63.48 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.00 | £57.50 | £67.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.74% | -15.13% | +160.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.25 | £60.83 | £76.60 |
| 90th Percentile | £53.50 | £64.51 | £79.19 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £62.50 | £41.50 | £64.90 |
| % change year-on-year | +50.60% | -36.06% | +2.61% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing Reference Data as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Reference Data in Reading.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:
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