The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cloud Native in contract job vacancies in Ipswich. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cloud Native over the 6 months leading up to 14 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Cloud Native falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Ipswich.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
15
16
20
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Ipswich
39.47%
43.24%
17.54%
Number of daily rates quoted
8
15
16
10th Percentile
£190
-
£425
25th Percentile
£357
£105
£450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£300
£650
Median % change year-on-year
+66.67%
-53.85%
+13.04%
75th Percentile
£535
£488
£700
90th Percentile
£565
£538
-
Suffolk median daily rate
£420
£220
£575
% change year-on-year
+90.91%
-61.74%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
1
0
Median hourly rate
£17.79
£17.00
-
Median % change year-on-year
+4.65%
-
-
Suffolk median hourly rate
£17.79
£17.00
-
% change year-on-year
+4.65%
-
-
Cloud Native Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich
Job postings citing Cloud Native as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Ipswich.
Cloud Native Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Ipswich
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cloud Native in Ipswich.
Cloud Native Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Ipswich
For the 6 months to 14 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Cloud Native 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 Ipswich region with a requirement for Cloud Native.
Cloud Native Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Ipswich 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:
