Designer Contract Job Trends in Ipswich

Designer
Suffolk > Ipswich

The median Designer daily rate in Ipswich is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 April 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Designer 18 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Ipswich 20.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 21.43% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 18 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £303 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Suffolk median daily rate £525 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Ipswich

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Ipswich. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Ipswich with a recognized job title 84 34 39
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.33% 89.47% 97.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 58 24 24
10th Percentile £303 £170 £105
25th Percentile £476 £178 £180
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £225 £463
Median % change year-on-year +144.44% -51.35% -29.92%
75th Percentile £688 £450 £488
90th Percentile £729 £576 £568
Suffolk median daily rate £525 £225 £450
% change year-on-year +133.33% -50.00% -25.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 3 5
10th Percentile £18.24 - -
25th Percentile £19.00 - £11.25
Median hourly rate £21.00 £70.00 £11.50
Median % change year-on-year -70.00% +508.70% -30.30%
75th Percentile £23.00 - £17.00
90th Percentile - - £32.15
Suffolk median hourly rate £21.00 £70.00 £11.50
% change year-on-year -70.00% +508.70% -32.35%

Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Designer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Ipswich.

Designer job vacancy trend in Ipswich

Designer
Daily Rate Trend in Ipswich

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in Ipswich.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in Ipswich

Designer
Daily Rate Histogram in Ipswich

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Designer in Ipswich over the 6 months to 22 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Designer in Ipswich

Designer
Hourly Rate Trend in Ipswich

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in Ipswich.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in Ipswich

Designer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ipswich

For the 6 months to 22 April 2026, Designer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Ipswich region featuring Designer in the job title.

1 18 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
2 10 (55.56%) DevOps
3 9 (50.00%) Firewall
3 9 (50.00%) IPsec
3 9 (50.00%) Load Balancing
4 8 (44.44%) Customer Experience
5 7 (38.89%) Broadband
5 7 (38.89%) Customer Requirements
6 6 (33.33%) Network Security
7 4 (22.22%) Network Design
8 2 (11.11%) Security Cleared

Designer Skill Set
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:

Communications & Networking
1 18 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
2 9 (50.00%) Firewall
2 9 (50.00%) IPsec
3 7 (38.89%) Broadband
4 6 (33.33%) Network Security
General
1 1 (5.56%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 10 (55.56%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (55.56%) DevOps
2 9 (50.00%) Load Balancing
3 8 (44.44%) Customer Experience
4 7 (38.89%) Customer Requirements
5 4 (22.22%) Network Design
Qualifications
1 2 (11.11%) Security Cleared