Software Engineer
Suffolk > Ipswich
The median Software Engineer daily rate in Ipswich is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 December 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
23 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
10 |
17 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+7 |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Ipswich |
2.33% |
6.00% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.38% |
7.32% |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£700 |
£319 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+119.78% |
- |
- |
| Suffolk median daily rate |
£550 |
£319 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
+72.68% |
- |
- |
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 |
42 |
41 |
83 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
97.67% |
82.00% |
100.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
24 |
20 |
52 |
| 10th Percentile |
£319 |
£300 |
£251 |
| 25th Percentile |
£422 |
£347 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£413 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+21.21% |
-13.16% |
-19.15% |
| 75th Percentile |
£688 |
£506 |
£641 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£610 |
£741 |
| Suffolk median daily rate |
£400 |
£375 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.67% |
-21.05% |
-17.39% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
2 |
3 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
£15.84 |
- |
£16.23 |
| 25th Percentile |
£16.36 |
- |
£20.31 |
| Median hourly rate |
£17.46 |
£70.00 |
£27.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-75.06% |
+152.25% |
+70.77% |
| 75th Percentile |
£18.32 |
- |
£35.31 |
| 90th Percentile |
£18.68 |
- |
£39.48 |
| Suffolk median hourly rate |
£21.34 |
£47.50 |
£41.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-55.08% |
+14.46% |
+135.26% |
Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Ipswich.
Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Ipswich
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Ipswich.
Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Ipswich
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Ipswich.
Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ipswich
For the 6 months to 23 December 2025, Software 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 Engineer in the job title.
Software 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:
