User Story
Suffolk > Ipswich
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Ipswich requiring User Stories skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
3 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
9 |
19 |
17 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+10 |
-2 |
+4 |
| Contract jobs citing User Stories |
3 |
1 |
4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Ipswich |
6.67% |
1.96% |
5.33% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category |
7.69% |
2.38% |
5.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£308 |
| 25th Percentile |
£650 |
£413 |
£348 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£700 |
£425 |
£419 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+64.71% |
+1.49% |
-11.84% |
| 75th Percentile |
£750 |
£438 |
£486 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£524 |
| Suffolk median daily rate |
£700 |
£425 |
£419 |
| % change year-on-year |
+64.71% |
+1.49% |
-11.84% |
User Stories 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.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
39 |
42 |
74 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Ipswich |
86.67% |
82.35% |
98.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
22 |
21 |
45 |
| 10th Percentile |
£364 |
£300 |
£235 |
| 25th Percentile |
£425 |
£363 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£425 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+17.65% |
-10.53% |
-20.83% |
| 75th Percentile |
£692 |
£500 |
£638 |
| 90th Percentile |
£717 |
£600 |
£727 |
| Suffolk median daily rate |
£450 |
£438 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
+2.86% |
-7.89% |
-20.83% |
| 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% |
+73.44% |
| 75th Percentile |
£18.32 |
- |
£35.31 |
| 90th Percentile |
£18.68 |
- |
£39.48 |
| Suffolk median hourly rate |
£23.75 |
£61.25 |
£27.75 |
| % change year-on-year |
-61.22% |
+120.72% |
+73.44% |
User Stories
Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing User Stories relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Ipswich.
User Stories
Daily Rate Trend in Ipswich
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Ipswich citing User Stories.
User Stories
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:
