Computer Science Contract Job Trends in Ipswich

Computer Science
Suffolk > Ipswich

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Ipswich requiring Computer Science skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - 7
Rank change year-on-year - - +17
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Ipswich 0.85% - 2.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.10% - 3.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
Suffolk median daily rate £215 - £600
% change year-on-year - - +20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £17.00
Suffolk median hourly rate - - £17.00

All Process & Methodology Skills
Ipswich

Computer Science 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 Ipswich.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 91 25 30
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Ipswich 77.12% 60.98% 83.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 64 19 19
10th Percentile £425 £167 £105
25th Percentile £493 £203 £145
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £365 £300
Median % change year-on-year +43.84% +21.67% -52.94%
75th Percentile £638 £500 £538
90th Percentile £725 £560 £555
Suffolk median daily rate £525 £350 £300
% change year-on-year +50.00% +16.67% -50.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 0 7
10th Percentile £15.48 - -
25th Percentile £16.13 - £14.05
Median hourly rate £17.50 - £14.60
Median % change year-on-year - - -28.99%
75th Percentile £23.00 - £15.15
90th Percentile - - £15.89
Suffolk median hourly rate £17.50 £46.18 £14.60
% change year-on-year -62.10% +216.30% -17.89%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Ipswich

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend in Ipswich

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Ipswich citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Trend in Ipswich

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Ipswich citing Computer Science.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Ipswich citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ipswich 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Solutions Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Adaptive Web Design
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) ArchiMate
1 1 (100.00%) Business Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Metrics
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA