The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Farnborough requiring Platform Engineering skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Platform Engineering over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 11 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
24
23
-
Rank change year-on-year
-1
-
-
Contract jobs citing Platform Engineering
1
2
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Farnborough
Platform Engineering 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
91
118
129
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Farnborough
98.91%
77.63%
93.48%
Number of daily rates quoted
63
48
72
10th Percentile
£379
£384
£316
25th Percentile
£425
£434
£422
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£600
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-16.67%
+26.32%
-5.00%
75th Percentile
£588
£713
£527
90th Percentile
£646
£775
£631
Hampshire median daily rate
£550
£590
£525
% change year-on-year
-6.70%
+12.29%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
10
0
22
10th Percentile
£70.50
-
£36.63
25th Percentile
-
-
£47.19
Median hourly rate
£75.00
-
£59.75
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+83.85%
75th Percentile
-
-
£68.44
90th Percentile
£76.13
-
£74.75
Hampshire median hourly rate
£57.50
£57.35
£52.50
% change year-on-year
+0.26%
+9.24%
+128.26%
Platform Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in Farnborough
Job postings citing Platform Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Farnborough.
Platform Engineering Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Farnborough
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Platform Engineering in Farnborough.
Platform Engineering Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Farnborough
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Platform Engineering in Farnborough.
Platform Engineering Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Farnborough
For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Platform Engineering also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Farnborough region with a requirement for Platform Engineering.
Platform Engineering Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Farnborough by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
