IBM
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge and experience of IBM products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited IBM over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within the International Business Machines Corporation.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 282 365 419
Rank change year-on-year +83 +54 -82
Permanent jobs citing IBM 1,009 943 1,341
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.03% 0.90% 0.87%
As % of the Vendors category 2.76% 2.15% 2.23%
Number of salaries quoted 479 414 776
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,800 £35,984
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,454 £46,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £61,650
Median % change year-on-year - -2.68% +2.75%
75th Percentile £73,943 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £85,500 £87,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £54,882 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.22% -0.21% +12.47%

All Vendors
UK

IBM is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 36,515 43,852 60,018
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 37.25% 41.90% 38.94%
Number of salaries quoted 25,094 24,954 33,291
10th Percentile £26,700 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £68,750 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £93,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% +4.40%

IBM
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing IBM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for IBM in the UK

IBM
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IBM.

Salary trend for IBM in the UK

IBM
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IBM over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for IBM in the UK

IBM
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IBM within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +106 910 £57,000 -0.87% 147
UK excluding London +58 787 £55,000 +0.22% 83
Work from Home +71 317 £62,500 - 72
North of England +141 260 £65,000 +18.44% 21
South East +106 227 £55,000 - 23
North West +112 184 £65,000 +20.37% 15
London +72 167 £65,000 - 63
Midlands -19 125 £45,000 +38.46% 7
South West +14 83 £50,000 -13.04% 19
East Midlands +40 77 £45,000 -14.29% 2
Yorkshire +79 61 £65,000 +18.44% 6
East of England +3 49 £52,500 -6.25% 10
West Midlands -55 48 £45,000 +38.46% 5
Scotland -97 25 £75,669 +11.88% 2
North East - 15 £78,126 -
Wales +9 13 £54,036 +8.07% 1
Northern Ireland +32 6 £28,000 -62.67% 4

IBM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 53 (5.25%) WebSphere
2 38 (3.77%) nginx
3 36 (3.57%) Camunda
4 31 (3.07%) FileNet
5 28 (2.78%) Captiva
6 19 (1.88%) SharePoint
7 16 (1.59%) SAS
8 15 (1.49%) Microsoft Exchange
9 14 (1.39%) Confluence
10 8 (0.79%) Anypoint
10 8 (0.79%) Oracle SOA Suite
11 7 (0.69%) IBM Notes
12 4 (0.40%) MQSeries
13 3 (0.30%) Alfresco
13 3 (0.30%) Apache
13 3 (0.30%) Apache Spark
13 3 (0.30%) CICS
13 3 (0.30%) Documentum
13 3 (0.30%) OpenStack
13 3 (0.30%) Oracle HTTP Server
Applications
1 24 (2.38%) Simulink
2 21 (2.08%) Stateflow
3 18 (1.78%) Microsoft Office
4 10 (0.99%) Microsoft Excel
5 7 (0.69%) CANalyzer
6 2 (0.20%) Abaqus
6 2 (0.20%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.099%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.099%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.099%) PTC Creo
7 1 (0.099%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 11 (1.09%) Maximo
2 10 (0.99%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 8 (0.79%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.69%) BPCS
5 2 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.20%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.20%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.20%) SAP EWM
5 2 (0.20%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.099%) Cognos Controller
6 1 (0.099%) FLEXCUBE
6 1 (0.099%) Misys Opics
6 1 (0.099%) Oracle FAH
6 1 (0.099%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.099%) Postilion
6 1 (0.099%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.099%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.099%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.099%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 410 (40.63%) IBM Cloud
2 406 (40.24%) Azure
3 172 (17.05%) Azure DevOps
4 120 (11.89%) AWS
5 119 (11.79%) Serverless
6 117 (11.60%) Azure API Management
6 117 (11.60%) Azure Functions
6 117 (11.60%) Azure Logic Apps
6 117 (11.60%) Azure Service Bus
7 89 (8.82%) GCP
8 64 (6.34%) OpenShift
9 58 (5.75%) Amazon EKS
9 58 (5.75%) Amazon S3
10 57 (5.65%) OCI
11 56 (5.55%) Amazon ECR
11 56 (5.55%) Route 53
12 39 (3.87%) GitHub
13 34 (3.37%) Microsoft 365
14 23 (2.28%) Power Platform
15 22 (2.18%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 59 (5.85%) SAN
2 33 (3.27%) Firewall
3 14 (1.39%) J1939
4 13 (1.29%) DNS
4 13 (1.29%) Internet
4 13 (1.29%) LAN
5 11 (1.09%) VPN
6 10 (0.99%) WAN
7 9 (0.89%) Multicast
7 9 (0.89%) TCP/IP
7 9 (0.89%) VLAN
8 8 (0.79%) Wireless
9 7 (0.69%) Wi-Fi
10 6 (0.59%) HTTP
10 6 (0.59%) SSL
11 5 (0.50%) DHCP
11 5 (0.50%) Ethernet
11 5 (0.50%) NAS
11 5 (0.50%) VoIP
12 4 (0.40%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 277 (27.45%) DB2
2 267 (26.46%) MongoDB
3 242 (23.98%) NoSQL
4 223 (22.10%) PostgreSQL
5 164 (16.25%) Relational Database
6 78 (7.73%) SQL Server
7 56 (5.55%) Amazon RDS
8 52 (5.15%) Oracle Database
9 21 (2.08%) Data Warehouse
10 18 (1.78%) Metadata
11 13 (1.29%) RDBMS
12 12 (1.19%) Power BI
13 9 (0.89%) Tableau
14 8 (0.79%) GIS
15 7 (0.69%) QlikView
16 6 (0.59%) Data Lake
16 6 (0.59%) OLAP
16 6 (0.59%) OLAP Cube
16 6 (0.59%) Oracle Reports
17 5 (0.50%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 73 (7.23%) JIRA
2 36 (3.57%) Oracle Forms
3 30 (2.97%) Rational DOORS
4 28 (2.78%) ClearCase
5 27 (2.68%) Jenkins
5 27 (2.68%) Rational Rhapsody
6 26 (2.58%) IBM UrbanCode
7 21 (2.08%) ClearQuest
7 21 (2.08%) Plastic SCM
8 18 (1.78%) Git
9 12 (1.19%) Maven
10 10 (0.99%) Jasmine
10 10 (0.99%) Mockito
10 10 (0.99%) Team Foundation Server
11 9 (0.89%) ERwin
11 9 (0.89%) Rational Team Concert
12 7 (0.69%) Eclipse
13 5 (0.50%) IntelliJ
14 4 (0.40%) Artifactory
14 4 (0.40%) Selenium
General
1 377 (37.36%) Public Sector
2 215 (21.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 206 (20.42%) Finance
3 206 (20.42%) Social Skills
4 105 (10.41%) Banking
5 91 (9.02%) Analytical Skills
6 49 (4.86%) Legal
6 49 (4.86%) Retail
7 36 (3.57%) Organisational Skills
8 26 (2.58%) Presentation Skills
9 21 (2.08%) Automotive
10 18 (1.78%) Manufacturing
11 17 (1.68%) Electronics
12 16 (1.59%) Marketing
13 14 (1.39%) Law
14 12 (1.19%) Documentation Skills
15 10 (0.99%) Aerospace
15 10 (0.99%) Financial Institution
15 10 (0.99%) Front Office
16 9 (0.89%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 189 (18.73%) Developer
2 140 (13.88%) Full Stack Engineer
3 133 (13.18%) Senior
4 122 (12.09%) Full Stack Developer
5 117 (11.60%) Azure Developer
6 104 (10.31%) Azure Engineer
7 88 (8.72%) DevOps Engineer
8 72 (7.14%) Software Engineer
9 69 (6.84%) Analyst
9 69 (6.84%) Architect
10 68 (6.74%) Lead
11 61 (6.05%) Senior DevOps
11 61 (6.05%) Senior DevOps Engineer
12 52 (5.15%) Systems Engineer
13 49 (4.86%) Support Engineer
14 40 (3.96%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 35 (3.47%) Field Engineer
15 35 (3.47%) Field Service Engineer
15 35 (3.47%) Solutions Architect
16 32 (3.17%) Storage Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 264 (26.16%) React
2 248 (24.58%) .NET
3 242 (23.98%) AngularJS
4 240 (23.79%) REST
5 232 (22.99%) Web Services
6 224 (22.20%) jQuery
7 223 (22.10%) ASP.NET
7 223 (22.10%) ASP.NET Core
7 223 (22.10%) HTML
7 223 (22.10%) Vue
8 221 (21.90%) Backbone.js
8 221 (21.90%) CSS
8 221 (21.90%) Ember.js
8 221 (21.90%) Twitter Bootstrap
9 155 (15.36%) Node.js
10 36 (3.57%) KeystoneJS
10 36 (3.57%) Swagger
11 18 (1.78%) Kafka
12 17 (1.68%) Spring
13 14 (1.39%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 393 (38.95%) Hybrid Cloud
2 389 (38.55%) Blockchain
3 245 (24.28%) Algorithms
4 223 (22.10%) Data Structures
5 204 (20.22%) e-Learning
6 52 (5.15%) Data Centre
7 48 (4.76%) Driving Licence
8 44 (4.36%) AS400
9 43 (4.26%) Public Cloud
10 42 (4.16%) Distributed Systems
11 38 (3.77%) Self-Motivation
12 37 (3.67%) Replication
13 34 (3.37%) iSeries
14 33 (3.27%) Private Cloud
15 30 (2.97%) DataPower
16 28 (2.78%) Mainframe
17 26 (2.58%) EPoS
18 25 (2.48%) Clustering
19 21 (2.08%) IBM Mainframe
20 19 (1.88%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 395 (39.15%) Linux
2 361 (35.78%) Windows
3 221 (21.90%) Android
3 221 (21.90%) Apple iOS
4 60 (5.95%) Unix
5 49 (4.86%) CentOS
6 42 (4.16%) Windows Server
7 40 (3.96%) Alpine Linux
7 40 (3.96%) Debian
8 30 (2.97%) zOS
9 21 (2.08%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 19 (1.88%) AIX
11 18 (1.78%) Windows Server 2012
12 15 (1.49%) Windows Server 2016
13 14 (1.39%) Windows Server 2019
14 13 (1.29%) Windows 10
15 9 (0.89%) Solaris
16 8 (0.79%) SUSE
16 8 (0.79%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
16 8 (0.79%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 398 (39.44%) Artificial Intelligence
2 343 (33.99%) DevOps
3 301 (29.83%) Agile
4 279 (27.65%) Full Stack Development
5 269 (26.66%) Coaching
6 265 (26.26%) Mentoring
7 261 (25.87%) Co-Creation
8 253 (25.07%) Design Patterns
9 233 (23.09%) OO
10 231 (22.89%) SOLID
11 225 (22.30%) Web Development
12 223 (22.10%) MVC
12 223 (22.10%) MVVM
12 223 (22.10%) OOP
13 222 (22.00%) User Experience
14 221 (21.90%) Design Thinking
14 221 (21.90%) Responsive Web Design
15 143 (14.17%) Problem-Solving
16 117 (11.60%) API Management
16 117 (11.60%) Generative AI
Programming Languages
1 386 (38.26%) SQL
2 276 (27.35%) JavaScript
3 243 (24.08%) Java
4 225 (22.30%) C#
5 164 (16.25%) Python
6 43 (4.26%) RPG
7 36 (3.57%) Lua
8 30 (2.97%) C
9 29 (2.87%) PowerShell
10 25 (2.48%) MATLAB
11 21 (2.08%) Embedded C
12 20 (1.98%) RPG IV
13 19 (1.88%) Groovy
14 18 (1.78%) Perl
15 13 (1.29%) Bash
16 12 (1.19%) JCL
17 11 (1.09%) ActionScript
17 11 (1.09%) RPG/400
17 11 (1.09%) TypeScript
18 10 (0.99%) VB
Qualifications
1 122 (12.09%) Degree
2 90 (8.92%) Security Cleared
3 55 (5.45%) BPSS Clearance
4 48 (4.76%) SC Cleared
5 45 (4.46%) Microsoft Certification
6 44 (4.36%) Azure Certification
6 44 (4.36%) MCSE
7 41 (4.06%) MCSA
8 38 (3.77%) Computer Science Degree
9 13 (1.29%) HND
10 10 (0.99%) ITIL Certification
10 10 (0.99%) TOGAF Certification
11 5 (0.50%) Chartered Engineer
11 5 (0.50%) CTC Cleared
11 5 (0.50%) DV Cleared
11 5 (0.50%) RHCA
12 4 (0.40%) A+ Certification
12 4 (0.40%) MCP
12 4 (0.40%) Server+ Certification
13 2 (0.20%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (4.66%) SLA
2 30 (2.97%) GDPR
3 25 (2.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 24 (2.38%) MISRA
5 14 (1.39%) Automotive SPICE
5 14 (1.39%) AUTOSAR
5 14 (1.39%) ISO 26262
6 12 (1.19%) QA
7 7 (0.69%) IEC 61508
7 7 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 6 (0.59%) ISO 9001
8 6 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 5 (0.50%) NIST
10 4 (0.40%) Data Quality
11 3 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.30%) Def Stans
12 2 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.20%) ISO 31000
12 2 (0.20%) SOC 2
13 1 (0.099%) IFRS
System Software
1 107 (10.60%) Docker
2 62 (6.14%) VMware Infrastructure
3 37 (3.67%) Active Directory
4 29 (2.87%) Firmware
5 26 (2.58%) vSphere
6 25 (2.48%) VMware ESXi
7 13 (1.29%) Hyper-V
8 11 (1.09%) Time Sharing Option
9 10 (0.99%) OpenSSH
9 10 (0.99%) XenApp
10 6 (0.59%) RACF
11 5 (0.50%) NFS
12 4 (0.40%) Virtual Machines
13 3 (0.30%) ACF2
13 3 (0.30%) Lustre
13 3 (0.30%) Slurm Workload Manager
14 2 (0.20%) iptables
14 2 (0.20%) PowerHA
14 2 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
15 1 (0.099%) Microcode
Systems Management
1 119 (11.79%) Terraform
2 105 (10.41%) Kubernetes
3 56 (5.55%) Prometheus
4 25 (2.48%) Ansible
5 17 (1.68%) Progress Chef
6 16 (1.59%) QRadar
7 11 (1.09%) NetBackup
7 11 (1.09%) SCOM
8 10 (0.99%) IBM BigFix
8 10 (0.99%) PowerCLI
8 10 (0.99%) vCenter Server
9 9 (0.89%) Backup Exec
9 9 (0.89%) FortiGate
10 8 (0.79%) Nagios
11 7 (0.69%) Tivoli Storage Manager
12 6 (0.59%) ZABBIX
13 4 (0.40%) Nessus
13 4 (0.40%) OMEGAMON
14 3 (0.30%) MAINVIEW
14 3 (0.30%) WSUS
Vendors
1 392 (38.85%) Red Hat
2 177 (17.54%) Oracle
3 119 (11.79%) Microsoft
4 79 (7.83%) VMware
5 59 (5.85%) SAP
6 58 (5.75%) Dell
6 58 (5.75%) Dynatrace
7 55 (5.45%) Google
8 42 (4.16%) HP
9 36 (3.57%) ServiceNow
10 35 (3.47%) NetApp
11 28 (2.78%) Kofax
11 28 (2.78%) Pega
12 26 (2.58%) Citrix
13 25 (2.48%) Splunk
14 23 (2.28%) Salesforce
15 22 (2.18%) Cisco
16 21 (2.08%) Lauterbach
17 20 (1.98%) Facebook
17 20 (1.98%) Veeam