Computer Science Degree Contract Job Trends in Farnborough

Computer Science Degree
Hampshire > Farnborough

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Farnborough with a requirement for Computer Science Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 25 21
Rank change year-on-year -10 -4 -
Contract jobs citing Computer Science Degree 1 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in Farnborough 0.61% 1.02% 3.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.97% 1.89% 4.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - £275
75th Percentile - - £288
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £534 £575 £463
% change year-on-year -7.22% +24.32% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Farnborough

Computer Science Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Farnborough.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 103 53 95
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Farnborough 62.42% 54.08% 74.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 76 44 58
10th Percentile £375 £313 £300
25th Percentile £473 £500 £503
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £544 £593 £599
Median % change year-on-year -8.23% -1.04% +8.86%
75th Percentile £625 £688 £667
90th Percentile £675 £746 £690
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £563 £565
% change year-on-year -2.22% -0.44% -1.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 6 4
10th Percentile - £67.50 £41.00
25th Percentile - £72.19 £61.25
Median hourly rate £40.00 £75.00 £77.50
Median % change year-on-year -46.67% -3.23% +29.17%
75th Percentile - - £80.00
90th Percentile - £78.75 -
Hampshire median hourly rate £23.58 £35.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -32.64% -41.67% -

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Farnborough

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

Computer Science Degree job vacancy trend in Farnborough

Computer Science Degree
Daily Rate Trend in Farnborough

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Farnborough citing Computer Science Degree.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Farnborough citing Computer Science Degree

Computer Science Degree
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) IT Security Specialist
1 1 (100.00%) Security Specialist
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Defence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) MCSE
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Splunk