Backlog Refinement (Backlog Grooming)
Hampshire > Farnborough
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Farnborough requiring Backlog Refinement skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
16 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
34 |
- |
23 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Backlog Refinement |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Farnborough |
0.63% |
- |
1.57% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category |
0.76% |
- |
1.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£460 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
- |
- |
£470 |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£480 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Hampshire median daily rate |
£550 |
- |
£317 |
Backlog Refinement falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Farnborough.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
131 |
83 |
123 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Farnborough |
81.88% |
81.37% |
96.85% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
100 |
54 |
73 |
| 10th Percentile |
£313 |
£350 |
£300 |
| 25th Percentile |
£385 |
£455 |
£500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£551 |
£588 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.26% |
-6.21% |
+17.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
£619 |
£636 |
£667 |
| 90th Percentile |
£675 |
£734 |
£705 |
| Hampshire median daily rate |
£525 |
£550 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.55% |
- |
+3.77% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
5 |
8 |
12 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£69.00 |
£16.73 |
| 25th Percentile |
£19.25 |
£74.06 |
£21.04 |
| Median hourly rate |
£40.00 |
£75.00 |
£45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-46.67% |
+66.67% |
+12.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£63.44 |
| 90th Percentile |
£53.35 |
£77.25 |
£79.75 |
| Hampshire median hourly rate |
£20.71 |
£35.00 |
£51.42 |
| % change year-on-year |
-40.83% |
-31.93% |
+18.21% |
Backlog Refinement
Job Vacancy Trend in Farnborough
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Backlog Refinement relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Farnborough.
Backlog Refinement
Daily Rate Trend in Farnborough
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Farnborough citing Backlog Refinement.
Backlog Refinement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Farnborough 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:
