Software Development Engineer Contract Job Trends in Ipswich

Software Development Engineer
Suffolk > Ipswich

The median Software Development Engineer daily rate in Ipswich is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 April 2026.

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

 6 months to
27 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Software Development Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Ipswich 1.04% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.11% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £675 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 - -
75th Percentile £725 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Suffolk median daily rate £700 - -

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 90 33 37
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.75% 89.19% 97.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 62 22 23
10th Percentile £303 £170 £105
25th Percentile £476 £178 £179
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £213 £450
Median % change year-on-year +158.82% -52.78% -31.82%
75th Percentile £688 £442 £488
90th Percentile £749 £592 £570
Suffolk median daily rate £525 £225 £450
% change year-on-year +133.33% -50.00% -28.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 5
10th Percentile £18.24 £33.45 -
25th Percentile £19.00 £56.95 £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%

Software Development Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich

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

Software Development Engineer job vacancy trend in Ipswich

Software Development Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ipswich

For the 6 months to 27 April 2026, Software Development Engineer 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 Software Development Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) React
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) TypeScript

Software Development Engineer 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) React
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Software Development Engineer jobs