C Contract Job Trends in Farnborough

C
Hampshire > Farnborough

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Farnborough requiring C skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 - 25
Rank change year-on-year - - +2
Contract jobs citing C 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Farnborough 0.50% - 1.95%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.64% - 12.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - £635
75th Percentile £588 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £500 £500 £535
% change year-on-year - -6.54% +0.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £52.50
Median hourly rate - - £55.00
75th Percentile - - £57.50
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median hourly rate - - £47.50
% change year-on-year - - -26.64%

All Programming Languages
Farnborough

C falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Farnborough.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 61 22 24
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Farnborough 30.20% 27.16% 15.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 49 17 21
10th Percentile £313 £415 £490
25th Percentile £358 - £538
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £462 £425 £588
Median % change year-on-year +8.59% -27.66% +23.68%
75th Percentile £516 £500 £655
90th Percentile £550 £590 £744
Hampshire median daily rate £513 £533 £550
% change year-on-year -3.76% -3.18% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £52.50
Median hourly rate £40.00 - £55.00
Median % change year-on-year - - -15.22%
75th Percentile - - £57.50
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median hourly rate £47.50 £62.50 £61.00
% change year-on-year -24.00% +2.46% -0.29%

C
Job Vacancy Trend in Farnborough

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing C relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Farnborough.

C job vacancy trend in Farnborough

C
Daily Rate Trend in Farnborough

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Farnborough citing C.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Farnborough citing C

C
Hourly Rate Trend in Farnborough

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Farnborough citing C.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Farnborough citing C

C
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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared Test Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Test Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) PL/SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) VB
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) HP
1 1 (100.00%) Remedy