The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Watford requiring Metadata skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Metadata over the 6 months leading up to 9 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Metadata falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in Watford.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills
18
17
26
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford
36.73%
18.28%
22.41%
Number of daily rates quoted
16
11
13
10th Percentile
£419
-
£413
25th Percentile
£425
£325
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£410
£650
Median % change year-on-year
+21.95%
-36.92%
+33.33%
75th Percentile
£575
£463
£675
90th Percentile
-
£475
£931
Hertfordshire median daily rate
£500
£410
£550
% change year-on-year
+21.95%
-25.45%
+4.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
4
0
Median hourly rate
-
£14.31
-
Hertfordshire median hourly rate
£31.64
£14.31
£64.50
% change year-on-year
+121.07%
-77.81%
+84.29%
Metadata Job Vacancy Trend in Watford
Job postings citing Metadata as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Watford.
Metadata Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Watford
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Metadata in Watford.
Metadata Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford
For the 6 months to 9 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Metadata also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Watford region with a requirement for Metadata.
Metadata Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford 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:
