IT Support Contracts in Ipswich

IT Support
Suffolk > Ipswich

The median IT Support daily rate in Ipswich is £185, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 8 21
Rank change year-on-year -2 +13 -2
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support 3 3 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Ipswich 8.57% 7.89% 2.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.38% 8.11% 2.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 1
10th Percentile £172 £178 -
25th Percentile £174 £178 £141
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £185 £186 £153
Median % change year-on-year -0.67% +22.13% -14.08%
75th Percentile £193 £193 £164
90th Percentile - £194 -
Suffolk median daily rate £185 £186 £153
% change year-on-year -0.67% +22.13% -14.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £15.83
25th Percentile - - £15.94
Median hourly rate - £17.00 £16.25
Median % change year-on-year - +4.62% -
75th Percentile - - £16.44
90th Percentile - - £16.48
Suffolk median hourly rate - £17.00 £16.25
% change year-on-year - +4.62% +4.84%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 32 37 114
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.43% 97.37% 97.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 23 101
10th Percentile £170 £105 £375
25th Percentile £178 £179 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £213 £450 £660
Median % change year-on-year -52.78% -31.82% +35.73%
75th Percentile £442 £488 £700
90th Percentile £592 £570 £745
Suffolk median daily rate £225 £450 £650
% change year-on-year -50.00% -30.77% +33.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 5 3
10th Percentile £33.45 - £15.90
25th Percentile £56.95 £11.25 £16.13
Median hourly rate £70.00 £11.50 £16.50
Median % change year-on-year +508.70% -30.30% -34.00%
75th Percentile - £17.00 £18.53
90th Percentile - £32.15 £19.75
Suffolk median hourly rate £70.00 £11.50 £17.00
% change year-on-year +508.70% -32.35% -6.59%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich

Job postings that featured IT Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Ipswich.

Job vacancy trend for IT Support in Ipswich

IT Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Ipswich

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Support in Ipswich.

Daily rate trend for IT Support in Ipswich

IT Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Ipswich

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Support in Ipswich.

Hourly rate trend for IT Support in Ipswich

IT Support Skill Set
Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Ipswich

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, IT Support contract job roles required 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 featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 3 (100.00%) VLAN
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (100.00%) DBS Check

IT Support Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) VLAN
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) DBS Check
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory