IBM Contract Job Trends in Cumbria

IBM
North West > Cumbria

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cumbria requiring knowledge or experience of IBM products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited IBM over the 6 months leading up to 30 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

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

6 months to
30 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 39
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing IBM 0 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Cumbria - - 0.44%
As % of the Vendors category - - 1.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £575
75th Percentile - - £588
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £450 £381 £550
% change year-on-year +18.11% -30.73% +57.14%

All Vendors
Cumbria

IBM falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Cumbria.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 101 109 90
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cumbria 67.79% 54.50% 40.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 78 44 70
10th Percentile £439 £416 £370
25th Percentile £460 £450 £470
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £498 £550 £520
Median % change year-on-year -9.44% +5.77% +21.78%
75th Percentile £561 £628 £600
90th Percentile £700 £693 £627
North West median daily rate £457 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -8.70% - +2.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 6 12
10th Percentile £22.95 - £10.97
25th Percentile £31.36 £25.26 £11.13
Median hourly rate £50.00 £29.44 £31.17
Median % change year-on-year +69.82% -5.54% +29.88%
75th Percentile £63.40 £68.38 £46.25
90th Percentile - £83.18 £52.78
North West median hourly rate £29.60 £32.50 £25.25
% change year-on-year -8.92% +28.71% -15.83%

IBM
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

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

IBM job vacancy trend in Cumbria

IBM
Daily Rate Trend in Cumbria

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing IBM.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing IBM