IBM Contract Job Trends in London

IBM
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London 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 12 August 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
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 263 246 230
Rank change year-on-year -17 -16 +27
Contract jobs citing IBM 183 125 157
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.91% 0.92% 0.97%
As % of the Vendors category 2.15% 2.00% 2.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 112 94 101
10th Percentile £358 £397 £363
25th Percentile £425 £416 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £595 £550
Median % change year-on-year -18.07% +8.18% +4.76%
75th Percentile £600 £675 £663
90th Percentile £733 £738 £788
England median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 0 0
10th Percentile £18.07 - -
25th Percentile £18.96 - -
Median hourly rate £19.85 - -
75th Percentile £25.77 - -
90th Percentile £44.96 - -
England median hourly rate £88.00 £25.08 £70.00
% change year-on-year +250.95% -64.18% +7.69%

All Vendors
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 8,510 6,236 6,970
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 42.23% 45.87% 42.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,546 4,056 4,733
10th Percentile £350 £325 £313
25th Percentile £425 £415 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £530
Median % change year-on-year - -0.94% -4.50%
75th Percentile £638 £656 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £751
England median daily rate £510 £510 £525
% change year-on-year - -2.86% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 140 122 87
10th Percentile £18.68 £15.84 £17.08
25th Percentile £19.76 £22.93 £20.50
Median hourly rate £35.50 £26.31 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +34.93% -4.33% -17.81%
75th Percentile £57.50 £42.60 £60.63
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.75 £75.50
England median hourly rate £33.99 £25.15 £30.30
% change year-on-year +35.15% -16.98% -19.21%

IBM
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

IBM job vacancy trend in London

IBM
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing IBM

IBM
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IBM in London over the 6 months to 12 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for IBM in London

IBM
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing IBM

IBM
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IBM in London over the 6 months to 12 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for IBM in London

IBM
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 IBM within the London region over the 6 months to 12 August 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London -29 19 £475 -13.64% 7
South London - 3 £700 -
IBM
England

IBM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 21 (11.48%) Confluence
2 18 (9.84%) WebSphere
3 13 (7.10%) SharePoint
4 12 (6.56%) nginx
5 11 (6.01%) Tomcat
6 8 (4.37%) CICS
7 5 (2.73%) JBoss
7 5 (2.73%) WebLogic
8 4 (2.19%) Camunda
8 4 (2.19%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.55%) HCL Domino
9 1 (0.55%) HCL Notes
9 1 (0.55%) MQSeries
9 1 (0.55%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 5 (2.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.09%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (4.92%) Temenos T24
2 3 (1.64%) Maximo
3 2 (1.09%) IBM Operational Decision Manager
3 2 (1.09%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 2 (1.09%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (0.55%) Actimize
4 1 (0.55%) Cognos Controller
4 1 (0.55%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.55%) MetaTrader
4 1 (0.55%) Misys Equation
4 1 (0.55%) Misys Midas
4 1 (0.55%) SAP QM
4 1 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 36 (19.67%) AWS
2 34 (18.58%) Azure
3 9 (4.92%) GCP
4 8 (4.37%) GitHub
5 6 (3.28%) Azure DevOps
5 6 (3.28%) IBM Blueworks
6 4 (2.19%) Amazon S3
6 4 (2.19%) OpenShift
7 3 (1.64%) GitHub Actions
7 3 (1.64%) Google Kubernetes Engine
7 3 (1.64%) MinIO
8 2 (1.09%) Apigee
8 2 (1.09%) Azure API Management
8 2 (1.09%) Cloud Functions
8 2 (1.09%) GitHub Copilot
8 2 (1.09%) Google Compute Engine
8 2 (1.09%) Kong
8 2 (1.09%) Microsoft 365
8 2 (1.09%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (1.09%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 8 (4.37%) HTTP
2 5 (2.73%) TCP/IP
3 4 (2.19%) Cisco Nexus
4 3 (1.64%) APPN
4 3 (1.64%) Firewall
4 3 (1.64%) SNA
5 2 (1.09%) SSL
6 1 (0.55%) BGP
6 1 (0.55%) Broadband
6 1 (0.55%) DMZ
6 1 (0.55%) DNS
6 1 (0.55%) DSL
6 1 (0.55%) EIGRP
6 1 (0.55%) FTP
6 1 (0.55%) Internet
6 1 (0.55%) IPv4
6 1 (0.55%) LAN
6 1 (0.55%) Multicast
6 1 (0.55%) OSPF
6 1 (0.55%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (7.10%) Oracle Database
2 12 (6.56%) Db2
3 9 (4.92%) SQL Server
4 8 (4.37%) DataStage
4 8 (4.37%) Elasticsearch
4 8 (4.37%) Relational Database
5 7 (3.83%) Big Data
5 7 (3.83%) Metadata
6 6 (3.28%) MongoDB
6 6 (3.28%) NoSQL
7 5 (2.73%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (2.19%) GIS
8 4 (2.19%) Tableau
9 2 (1.09%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (1.09%) IBM InfoSphere
10 1 (0.55%) Apache Cassandra
10 1 (0.55%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.55%) BigQuery
10 1 (0.55%) DataStax
10 1 (0.55%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 18 (9.84%) Jenkins
2 17 (9.29%) JIRA
3 14 (7.65%) Git
4 8 (4.37%) JMeter
5 6 (3.28%) PowerDesigner
5 6 (3.28%) SonarQube
6 5 (2.73%) GitLab
6 5 (2.73%) Liquibase
6 5 (2.73%) LoadRunner
6 5 (2.73%) Sonatype Nexus
7 4 (2.19%) Ant
7 4 (2.19%) Eclipse
7 4 (2.19%) eggPlant
7 4 (2.19%) Gradle
7 4 (2.19%) Postman
7 4 (2.19%) Selenium
7 4 (2.19%) SoapUI
8 3 (1.64%) Maven
8 3 (1.64%) REST Assured
9 2 (1.09%) Bitbucket Server
General
1 59 (32.24%) Finance
2 47 (25.68%) Banking
3 46 (25.14%) Social Skills
4 32 (17.49%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (10.93%) Public Sector
6 7 (3.83%) Retail
7 5 (2.73%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (1.64%) Retail Banking
9 2 (1.09%) Back Office
9 2 (1.09%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.09%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.09%) Legal
10 1 (0.55%) Front Office
10 1 (0.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.55%) Investment Banking
10 1 (0.55%) Military
10 1 (0.55%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.55%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 37 (20.22%) Developer
2 34 (18.58%) Architect
3 17 (9.29%) Lead
4 15 (8.20%) Senior
5 10 (5.46%) Analyst
6 9 (4.92%) Solutions Architect
7 8 (4.37%) Applications Support
7 8 (4.37%) Data Engineer
7 8 (4.37%) Senior Developer
8 7 (3.83%) Applications Architect
8 7 (3.83%) Applications Manager
8 7 (3.83%) Applications Support Manager
8 7 (3.83%) Designer
8 7 (3.83%) Middleware Engineer
8 7 (3.83%) Support Manager
8 7 (3.83%) T24 Developer
9 6 (3.28%) AWS Architect
9 6 (3.28%) CICS Engineer
9 6 (3.28%) Java Developer
9 6 (3.28%) Process Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (11.48%) Kafka
1 21 (11.48%) Middleware
2 19 (10.38%) XML
3 17 (9.29%) REST
4 15 (8.20%) Spring Boot
5 13 (7.10%) Spring
6 12 (6.56%) JSON
7 9 (4.92%) .NET
7 9 (4.92%) Web Services
8 8 (4.37%) Jakarta EE
8 8 (4.37%) SOAP
9 7 (3.83%) WebSphere MQ
10 6 (3.28%) RESTful
11 5 (2.73%) HTML
11 5 (2.73%) XSLT
12 4 (2.19%) .NET Core
12 4 (2.19%) EJB
12 4 (2.19%) IBM Integration Bus
12 4 (2.19%) RabbitMQ
13 3 (1.64%) OpenLayers
Miscellaneous
1 22 (12.02%) Mainframe
2 16 (8.74%) Data Centre
3 15 (8.20%) SWIFT Messaging Network
4 10 (5.46%) Legacy Systems
5 9 (4.92%) AS400
5 9 (4.92%) Data Structures
5 9 (4.92%) Legacy Applications
6 8 (4.37%) Product Ownership
7 7 (3.83%) Cloud Native
7 7 (3.83%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 6 (3.28%) iSeries
8 6 (3.28%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (2.73%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (2.19%) Clustering
10 4 (2.19%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (2.19%) Onboarding
11 3 (1.64%) Distributed Systems
11 3 (1.64%) EMC VMAX
11 3 (1.64%) EMC VNX
11 3 (1.64%) Symmetrix
Operating Systems
1 22 (12.02%) Linux
2 17 (9.29%) Windows
3 13 (7.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 13 (7.10%) zOS
4 12 (6.56%) Unix
5 9 (4.92%) Solaris
5 9 (4.92%) Windows Server 2008
6 8 (4.37%) Windows Server
7 7 (3.83%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (2.19%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.55%) AIX
9 1 (0.55%) MVS
9 1 (0.55%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (22.40%) Agile
2 38 (20.77%) DevOps
3 36 (19.67%) Migration
3 36 (19.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 35 (19.13%) CI/CD
5 28 (15.30%) Scrum
6 27 (14.75%) Problem-Solving
7 22 (12.02%) Roadmaps
7 22 (12.02%) Test Automation
8 21 (11.48%) Continuous Improvement
9 19 (10.38%) ETL
10 16 (8.74%) Microservices
11 15 (8.20%) Root Cause Analysis
12 13 (7.10%) Containerisation
13 12 (6.56%) ITIL
13 12 (6.56%) Performance Tuning
13 12 (6.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 12 (6.56%) Validation
14 11 (6.01%) AI
14 11 (6.01%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 40 (21.86%) Java
2 39 (21.31%) SQL
3 22 (12.02%) Python
4 19 (10.38%) JavaScript
5 15 (8.20%) PL/SQL
6 9 (4.92%) C#
7 5 (2.73%) Bash
7 5 (2.73%) C++
8 4 (2.19%) COBOL
9 3 (1.64%) Shell Script
10 2 (1.09%) Bicep
10 2 (1.09%) C
10 2 (1.09%) Korn
10 2 (1.09%) PowerShell
10 2 (1.09%) RPG
11 1 (0.55%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.55%) CQL
11 1 (0.55%) Groovy
11 1 (0.55%) R
11 1 (0.55%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 46 (25.14%) Security Cleared
2 42 (22.95%) SC Cleared
3 7 (3.83%) Degree
4 4 (2.19%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (1.09%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 2 (1.09%) AWS Certification
5 2 (1.09%) CCSP
5 2 (1.09%) CEH
5 2 (1.09%) CISA
5 2 (1.09%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (1.09%) CISM
5 2 (1.09%) CISMP
5 2 (1.09%) CISSP
5 2 (1.09%) CSSLP
5 2 (1.09%) GCIH
5 2 (1.09%) PMI Certification
5 2 (1.09%) PMP
6 1 (0.55%) DV Cleared
6 1 (0.55%) ISEB
6 1 (0.55%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (4.37%) Data Quality
2 7 (3.83%) ISO 20022
3 6 (3.28%) ISO 15022
3 6 (3.28%) QA
4 5 (2.73%) SLA
5 4 (2.19%) SEPA
6 2 (1.09%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (1.09%) GDPR
6 2 (1.09%) GRC
6 2 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (1.09%) NIST
7 1 (0.55%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.55%) GAAP
7 1 (0.55%) IFRS
7 1 (0.55%) PMO
7 1 (0.55%) TARGET2
7 1 (0.55%) WCAG
System Software
1 25 (13.66%) Docker
2 7 (3.83%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (3.28%) VMware ESXi
4 5 (2.73%) Oracle RAC
5 3 (1.64%) EMC RecoverPoint
5 3 (1.64%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.55%) Firmware
6 1 (0.55%) oVirt
6 1 (0.55%) PowerHA
6 1 (0.55%) RACF
6 1 (0.55%) RHEV
6 1 (0.55%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
6 1 (0.55%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 15 (8.20%) Kubernetes
2 10 (5.46%) Terraform
3 9 (4.92%) Ansible
4 5 (2.73%) Grafana
4 5 (2.73%) Oracle RMAN
5 4 (2.19%) Tivoli NetView
6 3 (1.64%) Avamar
6 3 (1.64%) EMC VPLEX
6 3 (1.64%) HP Fortify
7 2 (1.09%) Control-M
7 2 (1.09%) Prometheus
7 2 (1.09%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.55%) CA Endevor
8 1 (0.55%) Kibana
8 1 (0.55%) logstash
8 1 (0.55%) Tivoli
8 1 (0.55%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 45 (24.59%) Oracle
2 12 (6.56%) SAP
3 11 (6.01%) Microsoft
4 10 (5.46%) Splunk
5 9 (4.92%) Red Hat
6 8 (4.37%) Temenos
7 7 (3.83%) Dynatrace
7 7 (3.83%) HP
7 7 (3.83%) VMware
8 6 (3.28%) Databricks
8 6 (3.28%) Dell
8 6 (3.28%) New Relic
9 5 (2.73%) Cisco
9 5 (2.73%) Google
10 4 (2.19%) NetApp
10 4 (2.19%) ServiceNow
10 4 (2.19%) Veeam
11 3 (1.64%) 3PAR
11 3 (1.64%) Brocade
11 3 (1.64%) Informatica