Reference Data Contract Job Trends in the South East

Reference Data
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Reference Data in contract job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Reference Data over the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

All Generic Skills
South East

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 the South East.

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

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Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Reference Data in the South East over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

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Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

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

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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 within the South East region over the 6 months to 14 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.

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Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, 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 South East region with a requirement for Reference Data.

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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: