Microservices
East of England > Suffolk
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Suffolk requiring Microservices skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Microservices over the 6 months leading up to 13 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | 14 | 22 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | +8 | -7 |
| Contract jobs citing Microservices | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Suffolk | 4.35% | 5.33% | 4.44% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 5.88% | 8.33% | 5.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £373 | £317 | £538 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | £346 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £375 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.33% | -42.31% | +0.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £469 | £400 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £488 | £423 | £700 |
| East of England median daily rate | £450 | £400 | £523 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -23.52% | -9.04% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Suffolk
Microservices 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 | 51 | 48 | 116 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Suffolk | 73.91% | 64.00% | 85.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 33 | 30 | 98 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £105 | £365 |
| 25th Percentile | £225 | £185 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £365 | £309 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.03% | -48.46% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £475 | £538 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £546 | £578 | £745 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £425 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -15.00% | +2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 11 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.25 | - | £14.66 |
| 25th Percentile | £30.41 | £14.05 | £15.64 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.67 | £14.60 | £17.78 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +144.28% | -17.89% | -28.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.92 | £51.91 | £19.42 |
| 90th Percentile | £44.08 | £53.75 | £20.10 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £37.50 | £43.00 | £19.81 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.79% | +117.06% | -3.37% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk
Job postings citing Microservices as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Suffolk.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Suffolk
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microservices in Suffolk.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Suffolk
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microservices in Suffolk over the 6 months to 13 August 2025.
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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 Microservices within the Suffolk region over the 6 months to 13 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 | -2 | 3 | £425 | +13.33% | 6 |
| Microservices East of England |
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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: