Senior Developer Contract Job Trends in Suffolk

Senior Developer
East of England > Suffolk

The median Senior Developer daily rate in Suffolk is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 April 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 - 12
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Developer 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Suffolk 0.60% - 1.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.69% - 1.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - £625
75th Percentile - - £638
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £500 £650 £600
% change year-on-year -23.08% +8.33% +9.69%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Suffolk

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Suffolk. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Suffolk with a recognized job title 145 71 65
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 87.35% 92.21% 97.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 91 41 44
10th Percentile £193 £178 £111
25th Percentile £325 £200 £184
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £225 £450
Median % change year-on-year +133.33% -50.00% -25.00%
75th Percentile £650 £444 £509
90th Percentile £713 £519 £646
East of England median daily rate £480 £500 £450
% change year-on-year -4.00% +11.11% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 4 9
10th Percentile £18.49 £53.33 -
25th Percentile £19.00 £64.05 £11.25
Median hourly rate £21.00 £70.00 £11.50
Median % change year-on-year -70.00% +508.70% -32.35%
75th Percentile £23.69 - £42.25
90th Percentile £24.38 - £61.83
East of England median hourly rate £28.00 £60.00 £43.00
% change year-on-year -53.33% +39.53% +21.47%

Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Suffolk.

Senior Developer job vacancy trend in Suffolk

Senior Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Suffolk

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in Suffolk.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in Suffolk

Senior Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in Suffolk

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in Suffolk.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in Suffolk

Senior Developer
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 Senior Developer within the Suffolk region over the 6 months to 15 April 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 - 1 £450 - 1
Senior Developer
East of England

Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk

For the 6 months to 15 April 2026, Senior Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Suffolk region featuring Senior Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
1 1 (100.00%) Express.js
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Kafka
1 1 (100.00%) Kanban
1 1 (100.00%) MERN Stack
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) MongoDB
1 1 (100.00%) Node.js
1 1 (100.00%) NoSQL
1 1 (100.00%) Pair Programming
1 1 (100.00%) React
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Spring
1 1 (100.00%) TDD
1 1 (100.00%) Unit Testing

Senior Developer Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) MongoDB
1 1 (100.00%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Express.js
1 1 (100.00%) Kafka
1 1 (100.00%) MERN Stack
1 1 (100.00%) Node.js
1 1 (100.00%) React
1 1 (100.00%) Spring
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) Kanban
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) Pair Programming
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) TDD
1 1 (100.00%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Docker