Reference Data Management Contract Job Trends in the South East

Reference Data Management
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Reference Data Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 179 162 197
Rank change year-on-year -17 +35 -
Contract jobs citing Reference Data Management 3 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.069% 0.060% 0.020%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.082% 0.067% 0.022%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £495 - -
25th Percentile £553 - £763
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - £775
75th Percentile £675 - £788
90th Percentile £690 - -
England median daily rate £475 £750 £613
% change year-on-year -36.67% +22.45% -2.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

Reference Data Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,660 2,963 4,452
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 84.25% 89.01% 88.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,403 1,830 2,833
10th Percentile £230 £250 £213
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £517
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -1.35% +2.99%
75th Percentile £600 £620 £615
90th Percentile £688 £675 £688
England median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 331 112 259
10th Percentile £14.75 £19.37 £17.80
25th Percentile £17.00 £25.56 £26.00
Median hourly rate £23.58 £42.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -44.53% -22.73% +22.22%
75th Percentile £54.38 £62.50 £66.25
90th Percentile £75.00 £68.63 £76.53
England median hourly rate £25.15 £34.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -26.03% -20.00% +21.43%

Reference Data Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Reference Data Management job vacancy trend in the South East

Reference Data Management
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Reference Data Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Reference Data Management

Reference Data Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Reference Data Management in the South East over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Reference Data Management in the South East

Reference Data Management
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Reference Data Management within the South East region over the 6 months to 13 January 2026. 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
Berkshire -2 3 £650 -
Thames Valley -7 3 £650 -
Reference Data Management
England

Reference Data Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Reference Data Specialist
2 1 (33.33%) Consultant
2 1 (33.33%) Data Consultant
2 1 (33.33%) Data Management Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Reference Data
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Change Management
1 3 (100.00%) DAMA
1 3 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 3 (100.00%) Data Management
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 1 (33.33%) Data Lineage
2 1 (33.33%) Data Science
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (33.33%) Degree