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 24 September 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
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 247 249 243
Rank change year-on-year +2 -6 -6
Contract jobs citing IBM 212 112 149
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.04% 0.83% 0.92%
As % of the Vendors category 2.44% 1.79% 2.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 134 80 91
10th Percentile £352 £405 £300
25th Percentile £441 £458 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £600 £525
Median % change year-on-year -14.17% +14.29% -
75th Percentile £600 £675 £650
90th Percentile £736 £700 £750
England median daily rate £500 £550 £480
% change year-on-year -9.09% +14.58% -8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £71.25 - -
Median hourly rate £72.50 £25.15 -
Median % change year-on-year +188.27% - -
75th Percentile £73.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £65.00 £25.15 £70.00
% change year-on-year +158.45% -64.07% +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 8,698 6,271 7,003
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 42.71% 46.52% 43.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,667 4,062 4,496
10th Percentile £334 £325 £313
25th Percentile £425 £419 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £537
Median % change year-on-year - -2.19% -2.41%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £763
England median daily rate £514 £507 £525
% change year-on-year +1.38% -3.43% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 137 121 77
10th Percentile £16.78 £16.50 £18.13
25th Percentile £19.50 £23.00 £23.80
Median hourly rate £37.50 £26.30 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +42.59% -19.08% -8.78%
75th Percentile £65.00 £38.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.75 £63.75 £85.00
England median hourly rate £28.00 £25.15 £35.00
% change year-on-year +11.33% -28.14% -20.18%

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 24 September 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
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 24 September 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 -19 30 £525 -4.55% 22
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 18 (8.49%) Confluence
2 16 (7.55%) WebSphere
3 12 (5.66%) SharePoint
4 9 (4.25%) CICS
4 9 (4.25%) nginx
4 9 (4.25%) Tomcat
5 8 (3.77%) Camunda
6 7 (3.30%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 5 (2.36%) WebLogic
8 3 (1.42%) JBoss
9 2 (0.94%) MQSeries
10 1 (0.47%) HCL Domino
10 1 (0.47%) HCL Notes
10 1 (0.47%) Oracle Workflow
10 1 (0.47%) SAS
Applications
1 6 (2.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (2.36%) Windchill
3 3 (1.42%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.94%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (3.30%) Maximo
2 5 (2.36%) Teamcenter
2 5 (2.36%) Temenos T24
3 4 (1.89%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 2 (0.94%) IBM Operational Decision Manager
4 2 (0.94%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.47%) Actimize
5 1 (0.47%) Cognos Controller
5 1 (0.47%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.47%) Misys Equation
5 1 (0.47%) Misys Midas
5 1 (0.47%) SAP QM
5 1 (0.47%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 44 (20.75%) Azure
2 38 (17.92%) AWS
3 14 (6.60%) GCP
4 13 (6.13%) GitHub
5 9 (4.25%) Azure DevOps
6 8 (3.77%) IBM Blueworks
7 7 (3.30%) OpenShift
8 6 (2.83%) Azure API Management
9 5 (2.36%) Entra ID
9 5 (2.36%) GitHub Actions
9 5 (2.36%) IBM Watson
10 4 (1.89%) Amazon Bedrock
10 4 (1.89%) Azure AI
10 4 (1.89%) Azure Functions
10 4 (1.89%) Azure Logic Apps
10 4 (1.89%) Copilot Studio
10 4 (1.89%) Microsoft Copilot
10 4 (1.89%) Power Platform
10 4 (1.89%) Serverless
10 4 (1.89%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 11 (5.19%) HTTP
2 4 (1.89%) Cisco Nexus
2 4 (1.89%) Firewall
2 4 (1.89%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.94%) Internet
3 2 (0.94%) SSH
3 2 (0.94%) SSL
4 1 (0.47%) Broadband
4 1 (0.47%) DMZ
4 1 (0.47%) DNS
4 1 (0.47%) DSL
4 1 (0.47%) EIGRP
4 1 (0.47%) FTP
4 1 (0.47%) HTTPS
4 1 (0.47%) IPv4
4 1 (0.47%) OSPF
4 1 (0.47%) SAN
4 1 (0.47%) SMS
4 1 (0.47%) SNA
4 1 (0.47%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (7.08%) SQL Server
2 13 (6.13%) Oracle Database
3 11 (5.19%) Db2
4 10 (4.72%) Relational Database
5 9 (4.25%) MongoDB
6 8 (3.77%) DataStage
6 8 (3.77%) Elasticsearch
7 7 (3.30%) Metadata
7 7 (3.30%) Tableau
8 6 (2.83%) NoSQL
9 3 (1.42%) Big Data
9 3 (1.42%) Data Warehouse
9 3 (1.42%) GIS
9 3 (1.42%) PostgreSQL
10 2 (0.94%) IBM InfoSphere
10 2 (0.94%) Power BI
10 2 (0.94%) Redis
11 1 (0.47%) Amazon Redshift
11 1 (0.47%) BigQuery
11 1 (0.47%) DataStax
Development Applications
1 24 (11.32%) Jenkins
2 20 (9.43%) Git
2 20 (9.43%) JIRA
3 13 (6.13%) JMeter
4 12 (5.66%) SonarQube
5 11 (5.19%) LoadRunner
5 11 (5.19%) Postman
5 11 (5.19%) SoapUI
6 8 (3.77%) eggPlant
6 8 (3.77%) Gradle
6 8 (3.77%) Sonatype Nexus
7 7 (3.30%) GitLab
8 6 (2.83%) Maven
8 6 (2.83%) REST Assured
8 6 (2.83%) Selenium
9 5 (2.36%) Bitbucket Server
9 5 (2.36%) JUnit
9 5 (2.36%) Mockito
9 5 (2.36%) Rational DOORS
10 4 (1.89%) Eclipse
General
1 83 (39.15%) Finance
2 64 (30.19%) Banking
3 55 (25.94%) Social Skills
4 36 (16.98%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (5.66%) Public Sector
6 10 (4.72%) Retail
7 9 (4.25%) Manufacturing
8 8 (3.77%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (2.36%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (1.89%) Spanish Language
11 3 (1.42%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.42%) Military
11 3 (1.42%) Retail Banking
12 2 (0.94%) Back Office
12 2 (0.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (0.94%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (0.47%) Aerospace
13 1 (0.47%) Front Office
13 1 (0.47%) Legal
13 1 (0.47%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 46 (21.70%) Developer
2 28 (13.21%) Architect
3 26 (12.26%) Lead
4 19 (8.96%) Senior
5 15 (7.08%) Analyst
6 14 (6.60%) Automation Engineer
7 13 (6.13%) Applications Support
7 13 (6.13%) Java Developer
8 12 (5.66%) Applications Manager
8 12 (5.66%) Applications Support Manager
8 12 (5.66%) Support Manager
9 11 (5.19%) Solutions Architect
10 10 (4.72%) Senior Developer
11 8 (3.77%) Lead Developer
11 8 (3.77%) Process Analyst
12 7 (3.30%) Business Analyst
12 7 (3.30%) Consultant
12 7 (3.30%) Designer
12 7 (3.30%) Integration Developer
12 7 (3.30%) Middleware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (18.40%) Kafka
2 36 (16.98%) Middleware
3 28 (13.21%) XML
4 25 (11.79%) Spring Boot
5 24 (11.32%) REST
6 21 (9.91%) Spring
7 19 (8.96%) JSON
8 17 (8.02%) SOAP
9 15 (7.08%) .NET
9 15 (7.08%) HTML
10 11 (5.19%) Web Services
11 7 (3.30%) CSS
11 7 (3.30%) Jakarta EE
12 6 (2.83%) AngularJS
12 6 (2.83%) React
12 6 (2.83%) RESTful
12 6 (2.83%) XBRL
13 5 (2.36%) IBM Integration Bus
13 5 (2.36%) Redux
13 5 (2.36%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 30 (14.15%) Mainframe
2 13 (6.13%) Enterprise Software
3 12 (5.66%) Data Structures
3 12 (5.66%) SWIFT Messaging Network
4 10 (4.72%) AS400
4 10 (4.72%) Legacy Applications
5 9 (4.25%) Legacy Systems
5 9 (4.25%) Product Ownership
6 7 (3.30%) Data Centre
6 7 (3.30%) Hybrid Cloud
6 7 (3.30%) iSeries
6 7 (3.30%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (2.83%) Cloud Native
7 6 (2.83%) Onboarding
8 5 (2.36%) AI Agents
8 5 (2.36%) Replication
9 4 (1.89%) Clustering
9 4 (1.89%) Low-Code
9 4 (1.89%) Public Cloud
10 3 (1.42%) IBM XIV
Operating Systems
1 25 (11.79%) Linux
2 20 (9.43%) zOS
3 18 (8.49%) Unix
4 12 (5.66%) Windows
5 10 (4.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (2.83%) Solaris
6 6 (2.83%) Windows Server 2008
7 5 (2.36%) Windows Server
8 4 (1.89%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (1.42%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.94%) MVS
11 1 (0.47%) AIX
11 1 (0.47%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (23.11%) Agile
2 47 (22.17%) Stakeholder Management
3 45 (21.23%) CI/CD
4 43 (20.28%) DevOps
5 41 (19.34%) Migration
6 35 (16.51%) Continuous Improvement
7 33 (15.57%) Test Automation
8 32 (15.09%) Problem-Solving
9 26 (12.26%) Scrum
10 25 (11.79%) Roadmaps
11 24 (11.32%) Root Cause Analysis
12 23 (10.85%) ITIL
13 20 (9.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 19 (8.96%) Containerisation
14 19 (8.96%) Performance Tuning
15 18 (8.49%) ETL
15 18 (8.49%) Validation
16 17 (8.02%) Event-Driven
16 17 (8.02%) Microservices
17 16 (7.55%) Observability
Programming Languages
1 56 (26.42%) Java
2 53 (25.00%) SQL
3 35 (16.51%) Python
4 33 (15.57%) JavaScript
5 15 (7.08%) PL/SQL
6 12 (5.66%) C#
7 7 (3.30%) Shell Script
7 7 (3.30%) TypeScript
8 6 (2.83%) C++
8 6 (2.83%) COBOL
9 5 (2.36%) JCL
10 4 (1.89%) Bash
10 4 (1.89%) PowerShell
10 4 (1.89%) RPG
11 3 (1.42%) C
11 3 (1.42%) Korn
11 3 (1.42%) REXX
11 3 (1.42%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.94%) Perl
12 2 (0.94%) R
Qualifications
1 48 (22.64%) Security Cleared
2 42 (19.81%) SC Cleared
3 20 (9.43%) Degree
4 12 (5.66%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (1.89%) PMI Certification
5 4 (1.89%) PMP
6 3 (1.42%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (1.42%) ISEB
6 3 (1.42%) ISTQB
7 2 (0.94%) CISA
7 2 (0.94%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 1 (0.47%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.47%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.47%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (5.66%) Data Quality
2 10 (4.72%) ISO 20022
3 8 (3.77%) ISO 15022
4 5 (2.36%) QA
5 3 (1.42%) SEPA
6 2 (0.94%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (0.94%) GDPR
6 2 (0.94%) NIST
6 2 (0.94%) SLA
7 1 (0.47%) GAAP
7 1 (0.47%) IFRS
7 1 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 19770
7 1 (0.47%) PMO
7 1 (0.47%) TARGET2
System Software
1 26 (12.26%) Docker
2 7 (3.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (2.36%) VMware ESXi
4 4 (1.89%) Oracle RAC
5 3 (1.42%) EMC RecoverPoint
5 3 (1.42%) RACF
5 3 (1.42%) Time Sharing Option
5 3 (1.42%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.47%) Firmware
6 1 (0.47%) oVirt
6 1 (0.47%) PowerHA
6 1 (0.47%) RHEV
6 1 (0.47%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 23 (10.85%) Kubernetes
2 8 (3.77%) Ansible
3 6 (2.83%) Grafana
3 6 (2.83%) HP Fortify
4 5 (2.36%) Control-M
5 4 (1.89%) Oracle RMAN
6 3 (1.42%) Avamar
6 3 (1.42%) EMC VPLEX
6 3 (1.42%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (1.42%) Tivoli
7 2 (0.94%) Netcool
7 2 (0.94%) Netcool/OMNIbus
7 2 (0.94%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.94%) Tivoli NetView
8 1 (0.47%) Kibana
8 1 (0.47%) logstash
8 1 (0.47%) OMEGAMON
8 1 (0.47%) Tivoli Monitoring
8 1 (0.47%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 53 (25.00%) Oracle
2 22 (10.38%) Microsoft
3 17 (8.02%) SAP
4 12 (5.66%) Splunk
5 10 (4.72%) Dynatrace
6 9 (4.25%) Google
7 8 (3.77%) ServiceNow
8 7 (3.30%) Databricks
8 7 (3.30%) New Relic
8 7 (3.30%) VMware
9 6 (2.83%) Red Hat
10 5 (2.36%) Broadcom
10 5 (2.36%) PTC
10 5 (2.36%) Siemens
10 5 (2.36%) Temenos
10 5 (2.36%) UiPath
10 5 (2.36%) Veracode
11 4 (1.89%) Foundry
11 4 (1.89%) OpenAI
11 4 (1.89%) Veeam