IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS)
England > London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring GPFS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited GPFS over the 6 months leading up to 14 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 361 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing GPFS | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London | 0.081% | - | - |
| As % of the System Software category | 0.75% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £575 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £650 | - | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -19.19% |
All System Software Skills
London
GPFS 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 London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 1,463 | 1,738 | 2,776 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London | 10.81% | 10.72% | 11.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 942 | 1,242 | 2,012 |
| 10th Percentile | £281 | £262 | £238 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £400 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £515 | £557 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.94% | -7.61% | -3.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £619 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £775 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £515 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.91% | -1.90% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 30 | 19 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.45 | £20.40 | £21.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.63 | £20.50 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.00 | £23.80 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.24% | -60.33% | +53.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.75 | £24.18 | £72.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £54.75 | £31.50 | £83.71 |
| England median hourly rate | £40.00 | £24.18 | £36.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +65.43% | -33.30% | +66.44% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings citing GPFS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing GPFS in London.
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Contract Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GPFS within the London region over the 6 months to 14 August 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central London | - | 2 | £650 | - | 1 |
| GPFS England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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: