Target Operating Model Contract Job Trends in Suffolk

Target Operating Model (TOM)
East of England > Suffolk

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Suffolk requiring Target Operating Model skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 - 16
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Target Operating Model 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Suffolk 0.50% - 1.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.75% - 2.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £550
75th Percentile - - £575
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £488 - £600
% change year-on-year - - -22.83%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Suffolk

Target Operating Model 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 134 53 42
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Suffolk 67.34% 73.61% 63.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 97 31 27
10th Percentile £403 £200 £105
25th Percentile £493 £216 £180
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £350 £300
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% +16.67% -50.00%
75th Percentile £638 £438 £538
90th Percentile £725 £530 £585
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £425
% change year-on-year - +17.65% -15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 1 8
10th Percentile £15.74 - -
25th Percentile £16.25 - £14.05
Median hourly rate £17.50 £46.18 £14.60
Median % change year-on-year -62.10% +216.30% -17.89%
75th Percentile £23.00 - £15.61
90th Percentile - - £29.15
East of England median hourly rate £40.00 £37.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year +6.67% -6.25% +90.48%

Target Operating Model
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

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

Target Operating Model job vacancy trend in Suffolk

Target Operating Model
Daily Rate Trend in Suffolk

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing Target Operating Model.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing Target Operating Model

Target Operating Model
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 Target Operating Model within the Suffolk region over the 6 months to 24 July 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
Leiston - 1 - -
Target Operating Model
East of England

Target Operating Model
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Business Architect
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Business Process Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Process Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) SGI