Senior Contracts in Ipswich

Senior
Suffolk > Ipswich

The median Senior daily rate in Ipswich is £488, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 August 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
11 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 8 15
Rank change year-on-year 0 +7 +7
Contract jobs requiring a Senior 2 2 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Ipswich 5.13% 5.41% 7.96%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.26% 5.41% 8.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 9
10th Percentile £426 - £610
25th Percentile £447 £363 £660
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £375 £700
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -46.43% +16.67%
75th Percentile £522 £388 -
90th Percentile £539 - -
Suffolk median daily rate £425 £375 £700
% change year-on-year +13.33% -46.43% +27.85%

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 38 37 112
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.44% 100.00% 99.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 24 99
10th Percentile £175 £105 £391
25th Percentile £198 £180 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £309 £600
Median % change year-on-year -2.99% -48.46% -
75th Percentile £500 £528 £700
90th Percentile £558 £546 £745
Suffolk median daily rate £325 £230 £525
% change year-on-year +41.30% -56.19% -8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 10 1
Median hourly rate £17.79 £14.60 £20.56
Median % change year-on-year +21.85% -28.99% -17.76%
Suffolk median hourly rate £17.79 £47.50 £17.78
% change year-on-year -62.55% +167.15% -15.13%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior in Ipswich

Senior
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Ipswich

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

Daily rate trend for Senior in Ipswich

Senior
Daily Rate Histogram in Ipswich

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior in Ipswich over the 6 months to 11 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Senior in Ipswich

Senior
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Ipswich

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

Hourly rate trend for Senior in Ipswich

Senior Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Ipswich

For the 6 months to 11 August 2025, Senior 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 Senior in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 1 (50.00%) PMP
2 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) SaaS
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Waterfall
2 1 (50.00%) Business Transformation
2 1 (50.00%) Microservices
2 1 (50.00%) Resource Allocation
2 1 (50.00%) PMO
2 1 (50.00%) Contract Negotiation
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Legacy Code
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Transformation
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps

Senior 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) SaaS
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Legacy Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Business Transformation
2 1 (50.00%) Contract Negotiation
2 1 (50.00%) Microservices
2 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Resource Allocation
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Transformation
2 1 (50.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (50.00%) PMP
1 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) PMO