IBM Platform Symphony
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Platform Symphony skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 576 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +178 |
| Contract jobs citing Platform Symphony | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | - | - | 0.008% |
| As % of the System Software category | - | - | 0.057% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £638 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £675 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -12.90% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £713 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | - | - | £675 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -12.90% |
All System Software Skills
England
Platform Symphony falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring system software skills in England.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 3,757 | 3,720 | 5,239 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 12.63% | 11.90% | 13.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,441 | 2,391 | 3,626 |
| 10th Percentile | £208 | £220 | £198 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £386 | £358 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £515 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.91% | +3.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £700 | £713 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 126 | 78 | 240 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.44 | £15.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.87 | £21.66 | £18.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £51.25 | £43.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.46% | +17.14% | +86.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £71.19 | £70.00 | £65.98 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.38 | £75.00 | £76.53 |
| UK median hourly rate | £26.00 | £50.00 | £44.86 |
| % change year-on-year | -48.00% | +11.46% | +90.89% |
Platform Symphony
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Platform Symphony relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
Platform Symphony
Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Platform Symphony.
