Reference Data
England > Midlands
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Reference Data in contract job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Reference Data over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 155 | 202 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +47 | -39 |
| Contract jobs citing Reference Data | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands | - | 0.093% | 0.060% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.29% | 0.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £479 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £484 | £563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £513 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -10.87% | +21.05% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £534 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £536 | - |
| England median daily rate | £650 | £625 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | - | +8.70% |
All Generic Skills
Midlands
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 Midlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 879 | 1,047 | 1,452 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands | 29.82% | 32.53% | 29.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 558 | 690 | 1,054 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £263 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £375 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £611 | £606 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £702 | £700 | £688 |
| England median daily rate | £550 | £565 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.65% | +2.73% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 61 | 38 | 47 |
| 10th Percentile | £10.42 | £17.41 | £14.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.91 | £20.22 | £15.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | £27.50 | £17.56 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.91% | +56.61% | +9.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £28.88 | £54.69 | £22.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £58.75 | £65.00 | £26.37 |
| England median hourly rate | £36.50 | £22.49 | £26.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +62.33% | -15.15% | +6.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Job postings citing Reference Data as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Reference Data in the Midlands.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Reference Data in the Midlands.