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 4 December 2025, 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
4 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 275 230 208
Rank change year-on-year -45 -22 +82
Contract jobs citing IBM 108 152 228
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.75% 0.97% 1.19%
As % of the Vendors category 1.62% 2.19% 2.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 68 91 149
10th Percentile £350 £319 £400
25th Percentile £413 £400 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £500 £575
Median % change year-on-year +1.00% -13.04% -
75th Percentile £629 £600 £712
90th Percentile £699 £663 £777
England median daily rate £475 £483 £550
% change year-on-year -1.55% -12.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £25.15 - -
England median hourly rate £70.00 £62.50 £70.00
% change year-on-year +12.00% -10.71% +34.58%

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 6,687 6,943 7,866
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 46.55% 44.16% 40.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,341 4,374 5,435
10th Percentile £325 £313 £300
25th Percentile £419 £425 £426
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £644 £675
90th Percentile £738 £750 £768
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 132 63 107
10th Percentile £18.01 £18.79 £16.94
25th Percentile £22.50 £23.80 £23.25
Median hourly rate £25.31 £35.50 £38.75
Median % change year-on-year -28.70% -8.39% +53.47%
75th Percentile £41.75 £65.00 £60.63
90th Percentile £63.31 £90.15 £86.35
England median hourly rate £24.00 £32.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -26.15% -26.97% +71.15%

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 4 December 2025.

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 4 December 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 19 £525 -12.50% 10
East London -4 2 £416 +4.00% 1
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 9 (8.33%) MQSeries
1 9 (8.33%) WebSphere
2 5 (4.63%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 5 (4.63%) WebLogic
3 3 (2.78%) CICS
3 3 (2.78%) Confluence
4 2 (1.85%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.93%) IBM Transformation Extender
5 1 (0.93%) JBoss
5 1 (0.93%) nginx
5 1 (0.93%) SAS
5 1 (0.93%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.93%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 4 (3.70%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.93%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.93%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (6.48%) Maximo
2 5 (4.63%) BusinessWorks
3 4 (3.70%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 4 (3.70%) Oracle 11i
4 2 (1.85%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.93%) Algo Collateral
5 1 (0.93%) Cloudability
5 1 (0.93%) Cognos Controller
5 1 (0.93%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.93%) SAP GRC
5 1 (0.93%) SAP PM
5 1 (0.93%) SAP PP
5 1 (0.93%) SAP QM
5 1 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.93%) SAP WM
5 1 (0.93%) TIBCO BusinessEvents
5 1 (0.93%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 23 (21.30%) AWS
2 15 (13.89%) Azure
3 7 (6.48%) Azure API Management
3 7 (6.48%) GCP
4 6 (5.56%) AWS Lambda
4 6 (5.56%) Serverless
5 5 (4.63%) Amazon CloudWatch
6 3 (2.78%) Amazon ECS
6 3 (2.78%) Amazon S3
6 3 (2.78%) AWS CloudFormation
6 3 (2.78%) IBM Watson
6 3 (2.78%) OpenShift
6 3 (2.78%) Power Platform
7 2 (1.85%) Amazon SageMaker
7 2 (1.85%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (1.85%) GitHub
7 2 (1.85%) IBM Cloud
7 2 (1.85%) Rubrik
7 2 (1.85%) Snowflake
8 1 (0.93%) Dialogflow
Communications & Networking
1 5 (4.63%) HTTP
2 4 (3.70%) HTTPS
3 3 (2.78%) SAN
3 3 (2.78%) VPN
4 2 (1.85%) APPN
4 2 (1.85%) DNS
4 2 (1.85%) LAN
4 2 (1.85%) Network Security
4 2 (1.85%) SNA
4 2 (1.85%) SSH
4 2 (1.85%) SSL
4 2 (1.85%) TCP/IP
4 2 (1.85%) WAN
5 1 (0.93%) Firewall
5 1 (0.93%) NetScaler
5 1 (0.93%) Software-Defined Networking
5 1 (0.93%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (10.19%) DB2
2 7 (6.48%) SQL Server
3 6 (5.56%) Oracle Database
3 6 (5.56%) Relational Database
4 5 (4.63%) DynamoDB
4 5 (4.63%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (3.70%) DataStage
5 4 (3.70%) Oracle Database 10g
6 3 (2.78%) Metadata
6 3 (2.78%) Power BI
7 2 (1.85%) Amazon Athena
7 2 (1.85%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (1.85%) Big Data
7 2 (1.85%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (1.85%) MongoDB
7 2 (1.85%) Tableau
8 1 (0.93%) Apache Hive
8 1 (0.93%) GIS
8 1 (0.93%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.93%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 8 (7.41%) GitLab
2 6 (5.56%) JIRA
3 4 (3.70%) Ant
3 4 (3.70%) JUnit
3 4 (3.70%) SoapUI
4 3 (2.78%) Jenkins
5 2 (1.85%) Bitbucket
5 2 (1.85%) ERwin
5 2 (1.85%) Git
5 2 (1.85%) PowerDesigner
6 1 (0.93%) Log4j
6 1 (0.93%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.93%) TestDirector
6 1 (0.93%) Toad
6 1 (0.93%) Visual Studio
General
1 36 (33.33%) Banking
2 35 (32.41%) Finance
3 34 (31.48%) Social Skills
4 11 (10.19%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (7.41%) Private Banking
5 8 (7.41%) Public Sector
6 7 (6.48%) Financial Institution
7 4 (3.70%) International Banking
8 3 (2.78%) Investment Banking
9 2 (1.85%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.93%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.93%) Billing
10 1 (0.93%) Front Office
10 1 (0.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.93%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.93%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.93%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (0.93%) Police
Job Titles
1 36 (33.33%) Developer
2 15 (13.89%) Architect
3 12 (11.11%) Analyst
4 8 (7.41%) Solutions Architect
5 7 (6.48%) Consultant
5 7 (6.48%) Senior
6 6 (5.56%) Analyst Developer
7 5 (4.63%) AS400 Developer
7 5 (4.63%) Data Engineer
7 5 (4.63%) TIBCO Developer
8 4 (3.70%) Lead
8 4 (3.70%) webMethods Developer
9 3 (2.78%) Backup Engineer
9 3 (2.78%) Java Developer
9 3 (2.78%) Management Consultant
9 3 (2.78%) Network Architect
9 3 (2.78%) Programmer
9 3 (2.78%) RPG Developer
9 3 (2.78%) Software Engineer
9 3 (2.78%) TIBCO BusinessWorks Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (23.15%) XML
2 13 (12.04%) Kafka
2 13 (12.04%) SOAP
3 10 (9.26%) JMS
3 10 (9.26%) XSLT
4 7 (6.48%) JSON
4 7 (6.48%) Web Services
5 6 (5.56%) IBM Integration Bus
5 6 (5.56%) Middleware
5 6 (5.56%) OAuth
5 6 (5.56%) WSDL
6 5 (4.63%) J2EE
6 5 (4.63%) OC4J
6 5 (4.63%) REST
6 5 (4.63%) TIBCO EMS
6 5 (4.63%) XSD
7 4 (3.70%) Spring
8 3 (2.78%) EDI
8 3 (2.78%) OAuth2
8 3 (2.78%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 18 (16.67%) Mainframe
2 11 (10.19%) AS400
3 7 (6.48%) DataPower
3 7 (6.48%) Legacy Systems
4 5 (4.63%) Data Centre
4 5 (4.63%) iSeries
4 5 (4.63%) Management Information System
4 5 (4.63%) Replication
5 4 (3.70%) Cloud Native
5 4 (3.70%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 3 (2.78%) Data Structures
7 2 (1.85%) Algorithms
7 2 (1.85%) Credit Risk
7 2 (1.85%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (1.85%) Derivative
7 2 (1.85%) EMC VNX
7 2 (1.85%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (1.85%) IBM Mainframe
7 2 (1.85%) Tandem
8 1 (0.93%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 17 (15.74%) Windows
2 14 (12.96%) Linux
3 10 (9.26%) Unix
4 8 (7.41%) zOS
5 6 (5.56%) AIX
6 1 (0.93%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.93%) VMS
6 1 (0.93%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.93%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (20.37%) Problem-Solving
2 15 (13.89%) Migration
3 13 (12.04%) Agile
4 12 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
5 11 (10.19%) Change Control
6 9 (8.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 8 (7.41%) CI/CD
7 8 (7.41%) Computer Science
7 8 (7.41%) Data Protection
7 8 (7.41%) DevOps
8 7 (6.48%) API Management
8 7 (6.48%) Data Modelling
8 7 (6.48%) Integration Testing
8 7 (6.48%) Project Delivery
8 7 (6.48%) Roadmaps
8 7 (6.48%) UML
9 6 (5.56%) Asset Management
9 6 (5.56%) Performance Tuning
9 6 (5.56%) Scrum
9 6 (5.56%) SOA
Programming Languages
1 27 (25.00%) SQL
2 23 (21.30%) Java
3 14 (12.96%) Python
4 8 (7.41%) RPG
5 7 (6.48%) PL/SQL
5 7 (6.48%) Shell Script
6 6 (5.56%) Korn
6 6 (5.56%) Perl
6 6 (5.56%) XPath
7 5 (4.63%) JavaScript
8 4 (3.70%) REXX
9 3 (2.78%) CLIST
10 2 (1.85%) Jython
10 2 (1.85%) PowerShell
11 1 (0.93%) Assembly Language
11 1 (0.93%) COBOL
11 1 (0.93%) JCL
11 1 (0.93%) Scala
11 1 (0.93%) VBA
Qualifications
1 24 (22.22%) Security Cleared
2 16 (14.81%) SC Cleared
3 11 (10.19%) Degree
4 7 (6.48%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (3.70%) AWS Certification
6 3 (2.78%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 3 (2.78%) DV Cleared
7 2 (1.85%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.85%) ISTQB
7 2 (1.85%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.93%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.93%) CCIE
8 1 (0.93%) CCNP
8 1 (0.93%) CCSM
8 1 (0.93%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.93%) IBM Certification
8 1 (0.93%) VCDX
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (7.41%) QA
2 3 (2.78%) SEPA
3 2 (1.85%) Basel III
3 2 (1.85%) Data Quality
3 2 (1.85%) ISO 20022
3 2 (1.85%) SLA
4 1 (0.93%) GDPR
4 1 (0.93%) GRC
4 1 (0.93%) HIPAA
4 1 (0.93%) IFRS
4 1 (0.93%) IFRS 9
4 1 (0.93%) MiFID
4 1 (0.93%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (1.85%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.93%) Docker
2 1 (0.93%) Job Entry Subsystem
2 1 (0.93%) RACF
2 1 (0.93%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.93%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 6 (5.56%) Control-M
2 5 (4.63%) Kubernetes
2 5 (4.63%) TIBCO Hawk
2 5 (4.63%) Tivoli NetView
2 5 (4.63%) Tivoli Storage Manager
3 3 (2.78%) NetBackup
3 3 (2.78%) Terraform
4 2 (1.85%) EMC NetWorker
4 2 (1.85%) OMEGAMON
4 2 (1.85%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.93%) CA Endevor
5 1 (0.93%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.93%) QRadar
5 1 (0.93%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 18 (16.67%) Oracle
2 7 (6.48%) SAP
2 7 (6.48%) TIBCO
3 6 (5.56%) Google
3 6 (5.56%) Microsoft
3 6 (5.56%) Veeam
4 5 (4.63%) BEA
4 5 (4.63%) Cognos
5 4 (3.70%) Cisco
5 4 (3.70%) Software AG
5 4 (3.70%) webMethods
6 3 (2.78%) HP
6 3 (2.78%) ServiceNow
7 2 (1.85%) BMC
7 2 (1.85%) Citrix
7 2 (1.85%) Dell
7 2 (1.85%) EMC
7 2 (1.85%) Informatica
7 2 (1.85%) Isilon
7 2 (1.85%) Sparx