Reference Data
South East > Thames Valley
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Reference Data in contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Reference Data over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 7 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 144 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Reference Data | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | - | - | 0.52% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | - | 1.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £332 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £361 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £420 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £453 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £466 |
| South East median daily rate | - | £538 | £750 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -28.33% | +7.14% |
All Generic Skills
Thames Valley
Reference Data is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for generic IT skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 774 | 924 | 1,079 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 29.37% | 32.46% | 31.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 472 | 605 | 684 |
| 10th Percentile | £205 | £277 | £215 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £406 | £390 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £510 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.96% | +2.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £619 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £674 | £700 | £667 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £513 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.44% | +2.50% | +11.05% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 61 | 24 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.79 | £18.08 | £17.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | £19.63 | £17.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £48.75 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -38.46% | +143.75% | -24.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.39 | £70.90 | £26.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £77.93 | £66.49 |
| South East median hourly rate | £47.50 | £50.00 | £21.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +132.56% | -33.85% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Job postings citing Reference Data as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Reference Data in the Thames Valley.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Reference Data in the Thames Valley.