The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Ipswich requiring DSL skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
DSL falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Ipswich.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
8
7
21
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Ipswich
20.00%
14.89%
21.43%
Number of daily rates quoted
2
3
16
10th Percentile
£321
-
£213
25th Percentile
£353
£363
£259
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£410
£375
£419
Median % change year-on-year
+9.33%
-10.45%
-16.25%
75th Percentile
£473
£431
£488
90th Percentile
£507
£458
-
Suffolk median daily rate
£225
£220
£394
% change year-on-year
+2.27%
-44.13%
-1.56%
DSL Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing DSL relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Ipswich.
DSL Daily Rate Trend in Ipswich
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Ipswich citing DSL.
DSL Hourly Rate Trend in Ipswich
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Ipswich citing DSL.
DSL Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ipswich
For the 6 months to 16 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing DSL also mentioned 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 with a requirement for DSL.
DSL 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:
