Locust Contract Job Trends in Suffolk

Locust
East of England > Suffolk

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Suffolk citing Locust skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 16 -
Rank change year-on-year -15 - -
Contract jobs citing Locust 2 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Suffolk 1.01% 1.64% -
As % of the Development Applications category 4.88% 6.67% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £367 - -
East of England median daily rate £367 - -

All Development Application Skills
Suffolk

Locust falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing development application skills in Suffolk.

6 months to
2 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing development application skills 41 15 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Suffolk 20.71% 24.59% 6.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 7 5
10th Percentile £351 £263 -
25th Percentile £356 £300 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £310 £300
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +3.33% -25.00%
75th Percentile £434 £436 £438
90th Percentile £498 £520 £445
East of England median daily rate £475 £475 £425
% change year-on-year - +11.76% -10.53%

Locust Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Locust relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Suffolk.

Locust job vacancy trend in Suffolk

Locust Daily Rate Trend in Suffolk

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing Locust.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing Locust

Locust 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 Locust within the Suffolk region over the 6 months to 2 November 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
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Ipswich -16 2 £367 - 1
Locust
East of England

Locust Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Development Applications

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1JIRA100.0%2
1JMeter100.0%2
1Robot Framework100.0%2
1TestCafe100.0%2