IBM Contract Job Trends in London
IBM
England > London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London 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 3 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 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 236 | 276 | 234 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +40 | -42 | -9 |
| Contract jobs citing IBM | 239 | 104 | 152 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London | 1.17% | 0.76% | 0.98% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 2.66% | 1.65% | 2.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 159 | 72 | 96 |
| 10th Percentile | £362 | £413 | £284 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £511 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £621 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.49% | +24.25% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £631 | £675 | £628 |
| 90th Percentile | £735 | £736 | £688 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £519 | £480 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.16% | +8.07% | -11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £66.75 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £67.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £25.15 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +178.33% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £73.25 | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £25.15 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +158.45% | -61.31% | -7.14% |
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 citing vendor products and services in London.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing vendor products and services | 8,970 | 6,322 | 6,780 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London | 43.95% | 46.48% | 43.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5,864 | 4,074 | 4,253 |
| 10th Percentile | £349 | £325 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £420 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £525 | £534 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.38% | -1.69% | -2.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £738 | £750 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £508 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -3.33% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 169 | 130 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.22 | £17.50 | £20.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.50 | £22.50 | £25.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £25.15 | £39.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +39.17% | -36.33% | -2.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.25 | £37.12 | £66.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.25 | £63.75 | £100.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.00 | £25.15 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.58% | -28.16% | -21.35% |
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 Daily Rate Trend in London
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 3 November 2026.
IBM Hourly Rate Trend in London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing IBM.
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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central London | -19 | 31 | £528 | -4.09% | 5 |
| South London | - | 3 | £700 | - | 1 |
| West London | - | 1 | £450 | - | 1 |
| IBM England |
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IBM Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oracle | 22.2% | 53 |
| 2 | Microsoft | 11.3% | 27 |
| 3 | Splunk | 7.9% | 19 |
| 4 | SAP | 7.1% | 17 |
| 5 | Dynatrace | 4.6% | 11 |
| 5 | 4.6% | 11 | |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 3.8% | 9 |
| 8 | Databricks | 3.3% | 8 |
| 9 | New Relic | 2.9% | 7 |
| 10 | Broadcom | 2.1% | 5 |
| 10 | PTC | 2.1% | 5 |
| 10 | Siemens | 2.1% | 5 |
| 10 | Veracode | 2.1% | 5 |
| 14 | Foundry | 1.7% | 4 |
| 14 | OpenAI | 1.7% | 4 |
| 14 | UiPath | 1.7% | 4 |
| 14 | VMware | 1.7% | 4 |
| 18 | IBM Sterling | 1.3% | 3 |
| 18 | jBASE | 1.3% | 3 |
| 18 | MuleSoft | 1.3% | 3 |