The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Ipswich requiring Patch Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Patch Management over the 6 months leading up to 23 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Patch Management 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.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
27
34
100
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Ipswich
75.00%
87.18%
88.50%
Number of daily rates quoted
21
23
86
10th Percentile
£200
£105
£400
25th Percentile
£275
£191
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£375
£363
£613
Median % change year-on-year
+3.45%
-40.82%
+2.08%
75th Percentile
£500
£531
£732
90th Percentile
£550
£548
£745
Suffolk median daily rate
£358
£341
£600
% change year-on-year
+4.99%
-43.25%
+4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
7
1
Median hourly rate
£18.92
£14.60
£20.56
Median % change year-on-year
+29.59%
-28.99%
-
Suffolk median hourly rate
£25.15
£14.60
£17.78
% change year-on-year
+72.26%
-17.89%
-
Patch Management Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich
Job postings citing Patch Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Ipswich.
Patch Management Daily Rate Trend in Ipswich
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Ipswich citing Patch Management.
Patch Management Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Ipswich
For the 6 months to 23 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Patch Management 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 Patch Management.
Patch Management 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:
