Acceptance Criteria
East of England > Suffolk
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Suffolk requiring Acceptance Criteria skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | - | 22 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Acceptance Criteria | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Suffolk | 4.65% | - | 0.98% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 5.97% | - | 1.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £650 | - | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £700 | - | £450 |
| 75th Percentile | £750 | - | £475 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £688 | £356 | £388 |
| % change year-on-year | +92.98% | -8.06% | -20.10% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Suffolk
Acceptance Criteria 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 Suffolk.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 67 | 78 | 90 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Suffolk | 77.91% | 75.73% | 88.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 40 | 34 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £219 | £207 | £196 |
| 25th Percentile | £319 | £300 | £416 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £413 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -13.16% | -20.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £556 | £528 | £628 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £664 | £714 |
| East of England median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.34 | £45.22 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £17.21 | £46.72 | £11.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.75 | £61.25 | £14.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -61.22% | +337.50% | -12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.76 | £70.00 | £42.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.15 | - | £64.40 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £20.30 | £35.00 | £21.73 |
| % change year-on-year | -42.00% | +61.07% | -1.23% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Acceptance Criteria relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Suffolk.
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Daily Rate Trend in Suffolk
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing Acceptance Criteria.
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Contract Job Locations in Suffolk
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Acceptance Criteria within the Suffolk region over the 6 months to 11 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich | - | 4 | £700 | - | 7 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk 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:
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