Reference Data
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Reference Data in contract job vacancies in West Yorkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Reference Data over the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 74 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Reference Data | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in West Yorkshire | 0.40% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 1.12% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £595 | - | - |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £550 | - | - |
All Generic Skills
West Yorkshire
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 West Yorkshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 269 | 231 | 384 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire | 36.20% | 27.14% | 27.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 167 | 153 | 254 |
| 10th Percentile | £340 | £263 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £415 | £414 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £513 | £515 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.44% | -0.49% | +3.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £595 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £696 |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £475 | £513 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.32% | +2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 20 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £14.89 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £12.15 | £17.22 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.30 | £14.63 | £19.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +45.64% | -23.03% | -4.28% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £20.88 | £21.31 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £39.13 | £23.16 |
| Yorkshire median hourly rate | £15.55 | £14.90 | £21.41 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.38% | -30.40% | +12.66% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire
Job postings citing Reference Data as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in West Yorkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing Reference Data.
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Hourly Rate Trend in West Yorkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing Reference Data.
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Contract Job Locations in West Yorkshire
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 West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 14 September 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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | - | 1 | £600 | - | 1 |
| Reference Data Yorkshire |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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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