IBM Contract Job Trends in Hampshire

IBM
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hampshire citing 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 1 November 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
1 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 102 74 58
Rank change year-on-year -28 -16 +35
Contract jobs citing IBM 7 10 29
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire 0.37% 0.94% 2.53%
As % of the Vendors category 0.90% 2.06% 4.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 8 20
10th Percentile - £448 £359
25th Percentile £613 £500 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £634 £513 £410
Median % change year-on-year +23.66% +24.92% -12.71%
75th Percentile £646 £550 £484
90th Percentile - £580 £621
South East median daily rate £460 £550 £425
% change year-on-year -16.36% +29.41% -10.53%

All Vendors
Hampshire

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 citing vendor products and services in Hampshire.

6 months to
1 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing vendor products and services 780 485 585
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hampshire 41.05% 45.54% 51.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 450 365 389
10th Percentile £263 £292 £360
25th Percentile £463 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.38% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £650 £600 £645
90th Percentile £763 £650 £719
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £515
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.91% +0.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 102 22 24
10th Percentile £13.47 - £18.05
25th Percentile £15.50 £19.00 £29.37
Median hourly rate £37.24 £22.50 £66.25
Median % change year-on-year +65.51% -66.04% +28.84%
75th Percentile £65.58 £33.05 £70.00
90th Percentile £91.44 £34.83 £73.50
South East median hourly rate £32.50 £20.00 £57.25
% change year-on-year +62.50% -65.07% +26.63%

IBM Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

IBM job vacancy trend in Hampshire

IBM Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing IBM

IBM Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing IBM.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing IBM

IBM Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IBM within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 1 November 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
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Portsmouth -12 3 £643 - 1
Farnborough - 3 £625 - 5
Fareham - 1 - - 2
IBM
South East

IBM Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Vendors

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1VMware42.9%3