Degree Contracts in Suffolk

Academic Degree
East of England > Suffolk

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Suffolk with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 13 21
Rank change year-on-year +1 +8 -3
Contract jobs citing Degree 4 5 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Suffolk 5.71% 6.85% 5.19%
As % of the Qualifications category 16.00% 20.83% 22.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 5
10th Percentile - £446 £124
25th Percentile - £497 £159
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £272
Median % change year-on-year - +102.58% -48.29%
75th Percentile - £594 £525
90th Percentile - £628 -
East of England median daily rate £450 £463 £500
% change year-on-year -2.70% -7.50% +5.26%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Suffolk

Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Suffolk.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 25 24 31
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Suffolk 35.71% 32.88% 22.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 21 27
10th Percentile £184 £200 £213
25th Percentile £200 £205 £384
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £220 £650
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% -66.15% +23.81%
75th Percentile £350 £438 £700
90th Percentile £540 £575 £743
East of England median daily rate £528 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.60% -4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
Median hourly rate £25.15 £17.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +47.94% - -
East of England median hourly rate £33.37 £43.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year -22.40% +104.76% -

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Suffolk.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Suffolk

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Suffolk

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Degree in Suffolk.

Daily rate trend for Degree in Suffolk

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Suffolk

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Degree in Suffolk.

Hourly rate trend for Degree in Suffolk

Degree
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 Degree within the Suffolk region over the 6 months to 12 August 2025. 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 -1 1 £550 +12.82% 12
Degree
East of England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Suffolk 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 (25.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Project
General
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Head of Operations
2 1 (25.00%) IT Manager
2 1 (25.00%) IT Project Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Project Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Senior
2 1 (25.00%) Senior IT Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Senior IT Project Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Business Strategy
1 3 (75.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Change Management
2 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) Resource Allocation
2 1 (25.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (25.00%) PMP
1 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) PMO