Reference Data Job Trends in Glasgow

Reference Data
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Reference Data in permanent job vacancies in Glasgow. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Reference Data over the 6 months leading up to 8 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 47 116
Rank change year-on-year -18 +69 -9
Permanent jobs citing Reference Data 1 1 138
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 0.10% 0.25% 3.65%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.44% 0.90% 5.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,500 - £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £62,500
75th Percentile £52,500 - £68,750
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £50,000 - £62,500
% change year-on-year - - +25.00%

All Generic Skills
Glasgow

Reference Data falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Glasgow.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 225 111 2,398
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 23.08% 27.27% 63.39%
Number of salaries quoted 147 73 296
10th Percentile £26,400 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £43,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £62,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.00% +25.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £95,000 £82,500
Scotland median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% -4.86%

Reference Data
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Reference Data relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Reference Data job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Reference Data
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Reference Data.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Reference Data

Reference Data
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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 (100.00%) Back Office
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Data Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Derivative
1 1 (100.00%) Equities
1 1 (100.00%) Fixed Income
1 1 (100.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL