Optimization Problems Contract Job Trends in Farnborough

Optimisation Problems
Hampshire > Farnborough

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Farnborough requiring Optimization Problems skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Optimization Problems 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Farnborough 1.36% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.68% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
75th Percentile £550 - -
90th Percentile £580 - -
Hampshire median daily rate £500 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Farnborough

Optimization Problems 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 179 68 137
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Farnborough 81.36% 91.89% 85.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 138 55 63
10th Percentile £320 £375 £334
25th Percentile £454 £425 £461
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 £500 £600
Median % change year-on-year +0.50% -16.67% +22.45%
75th Percentile £600 £608 £667
90th Percentile £679 £725 £723
Hampshire median daily rate £525 £550 £563
% change year-on-year -4.55% -2.22% +6.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 4
10th Percentile - £77.63 £19.63
25th Percentile £19.25 £77.81 £24.69
Median hourly rate £40.00 £81.25 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -50.77% +91.18% -3.41%
75th Percentile - £85.31 £57.50
90th Percentile £45.33 £85.88 -
Hampshire median hourly rate £20.71 £35.00 £53.75
% change year-on-year -40.83% -34.88% +26.72%

Optimization Problems
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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) PostgreSQL
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Developer
1 3 (100.00%) Python Developer
2 2 (66.67%) Backend Developer
3 1 (33.33%) Full-Stack Developer
3 1 (33.33%) Full-Stack Python Developer
3 1 (33.33%) PostgreSQL Developer
3 1 (33.33%) React Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (100.00%) JSON
2 2 (66.67%) JSON Schema
3 1 (33.33%) React
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) AI
1 3 (100.00%) LLM
2 2 (66.67%) Data Pipeline
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Full-Stack Development
3 1 (33.33%) Generative AI
3 1 (33.33%) Performance Optimisation
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared