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 6 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
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 268 249 228
Rank change year-on-year -19 -21 +48
Contract jobs citing IBM 174 128 158
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.86% 0.94% 0.97%
As % of the Vendors category 2.05% 2.05% 2.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 103 93 100
10th Percentile £358 £396 £366
25th Percentile £425 £415 £429
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year -18.75% +9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £609 £675 £664
90th Percentile £732 £738 £788
England median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -3.85%
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 8,479 6,249 6,962
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 42.06% 45.97% 42.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,518 4,067 4,747
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% -4.80%
75th Percentile £638 £653 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £763
England median daily rate £510 £510 £525
% change year-on-year - -2.86% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 140 120 86
10th Percentile £18.75 £15.84 £17.60
25th Percentile £20.34 £22.50 £20.69
Median hourly rate £35.50 £26.30 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +34.98% -4.36% -21.43%
75th Percentile £57.86 £41.50 £60.94
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.75 £75.63
England median hourly rate £35.50 £25.15 £29.00
% change year-on-year +41.15% -13.28% -26.77%

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 6 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 6 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 6 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 -21 18 £475 -13.64% 6
South London - 3 £700 - 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 21 (12.07%) Confluence
2 19 (10.92%) WebSphere
3 12 (6.90%) nginx
4 11 (6.32%) Tomcat
5 10 (5.75%) SharePoint
6 8 (4.60%) CICS
7 5 (2.87%) JBoss
7 5 (2.87%) WebLogic
8 4 (2.30%) Camunda
9 2 (1.15%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.57%) HCL Domino
10 1 (0.57%) HCL Notes
10 1 (0.57%) MQSeries
10 1 (0.57%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 5 (2.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (5.17%) Temenos T24
2 3 (1.72%) Maximo
3 2 (1.15%) IBM Operational Decision Manager
3 2 (1.15%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 2 (1.15%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (0.57%) Actimize
4 1 (0.57%) Cognos Controller
4 1 (0.57%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.57%) MetaTrader
4 1 (0.57%) Misys Equation
4 1 (0.57%) Misys Midas
4 1 (0.57%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.57%) SAP QM
4 1 (0.57%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 33 (18.97%) AWS
2 30 (17.24%) Azure
3 7 (4.02%) GCP
4 6 (3.45%) GitHub
4 6 (3.45%) IBM Blueworks
5 5 (2.87%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (2.30%) Amazon S3
7 3 (1.72%) GitHub Copilot
7 3 (1.72%) Google Kubernetes Engine
7 3 (1.72%) MinIO
7 3 (1.72%) OpenShift
8 2 (1.15%) Apigee
8 2 (1.15%) Azure API Management
8 2 (1.15%) Cloud Functions
8 2 (1.15%) Google Compute Engine
8 2 (1.15%) Kong
8 2 (1.15%) Microsoft 365
8 2 (1.15%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (1.15%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.57%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 8 (4.60%) HTTP
2 4 (2.30%) Cisco Nexus
2 4 (2.30%) TCP/IP
3 3 (1.72%) Firewall
4 2 (1.15%) APPN
4 2 (1.15%) SNA
4 2 (1.15%) SSL
5 1 (0.57%) BGP
5 1 (0.57%) Broadband
5 1 (0.57%) DMZ
5 1 (0.57%) DNS
5 1 (0.57%) DSL
5 1 (0.57%) EIGRP
5 1 (0.57%) FTP
5 1 (0.57%) Internet
5 1 (0.57%) IPv4
5 1 (0.57%) LAN
5 1 (0.57%) Multicast
5 1 (0.57%) OSPF
5 1 (0.57%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (7.47%) Db2
2 10 (5.75%) Oracle Database
3 9 (5.17%) SQL Server
4 8 (4.60%) DataStage
4 8 (4.60%) Elasticsearch
4 8 (4.60%) Relational Database
5 7 (4.02%) Metadata
5 7 (4.02%) MongoDB
5 7 (4.02%) NoSQL
6 6 (3.45%) Big Data
6 6 (3.45%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (2.30%) GIS
8 2 (1.15%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (1.15%) IBM InfoSphere
9 1 (0.57%) Apache Cassandra
9 1 (0.57%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.57%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.57%) DataStax
9 1 (0.57%) Neo4j
9 1 (0.57%) OLTP
Development Applications
1 18 (10.34%) JIRA
2 14 (8.05%) Jenkins
3 11 (6.32%) Git
4 6 (3.45%) PowerDesigner
5 5 (2.87%) GitLab
5 5 (2.87%) Liquibase
5 5 (2.87%) Sonatype Nexus
6 4 (2.30%) Ant
6 4 (2.30%) Eclipse
6 4 (2.30%) Gradle
7 3 (1.72%) JMeter
7 3 (1.72%) Maven
7 3 (1.72%) REST Assured
7 3 (1.72%) SonarQube
8 2 (1.15%) Artifactory
8 2 (1.15%) Bitbucket Server
8 2 (1.15%) IBM UrbanCode
8 2 (1.15%) JUnit
8 2 (1.15%) Mockito
8 2 (1.15%) Zephyr
General
1 59 (33.91%) Finance
2 46 (26.44%) Social Skills
3 43 (24.71%) Banking
4 29 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
5 19 (10.92%) Public Sector
6 7 (4.02%) Retail
7 5 (2.87%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (1.72%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (1.72%) Retail Banking
9 2 (1.15%) Back Office
9 2 (1.15%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.15%) Legal
10 1 (0.57%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.57%) Front Office
10 1 (0.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.57%) Investment Banking
10 1 (0.57%) Military
10 1 (0.57%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.57%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 35 (20.11%) Architect
1 35 (20.11%) Developer
2 14 (8.05%) Lead
3 11 (6.32%) Analyst
3 11 (6.32%) Senior
4 9 (5.17%) Solutions Architect
5 8 (4.60%) Applications Support
5 8 (4.60%) Data Engineer
6 7 (4.02%) Applications Architect
6 7 (4.02%) Applications Manager
6 7 (4.02%) Applications Support Manager
6 7 (4.02%) Designer
6 7 (4.02%) Middleware Engineer
6 7 (4.02%) Support Manager
6 7 (4.02%) T24 Developer
7 6 (3.45%) AWS Architect
7 6 (3.45%) CICS Engineer
7 6 (3.45%) Process Analyst
7 6 (3.45%) Project Manager
7 6 (3.45%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (9.77%) Middleware
1 17 (9.77%) REST
2 15 (8.62%) Spring Boot
3 14 (8.05%) XML
4 13 (7.47%) Kafka
4 13 (7.47%) Spring
5 11 (6.32%) JSON
6 8 (4.60%) Jakarta EE
7 7 (4.02%) WebSphere MQ
8 6 (3.45%) .NET
8 6 (3.45%) RESTful
8 6 (3.45%) Web Services
9 5 (2.87%) SOAP
9 5 (2.87%) XSLT
10 4 (2.30%) .NET Core
10 4 (2.30%) AngularJS
10 4 (2.30%) EJB
10 4 (2.30%) RabbitMQ
10 4 (2.30%) React
11 3 (1.72%) OpenLayers
Miscellaneous
1 21 (12.07%) Mainframe
2 16 (9.20%) Data Centre
2 16 (9.20%) SWIFT Messaging Network
3 9 (5.17%) AS400
3 9 (5.17%) Data Structures
3 9 (5.17%) Legacy Systems
4 8 (4.60%) Legacy Applications
5 7 (4.02%) Cloud Native
5 7 (4.02%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 6 (3.45%) iSeries
6 6 (3.45%) Product Ownership
7 5 (2.87%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (2.30%) Clustering
8 4 (2.30%) Onboarding
9 3 (1.72%) Celerra
9 3 (1.72%) EMC Centera
9 3 (1.72%) IBM Mainframe
9 3 (1.72%) IBM XIV
9 3 (1.72%) Symmetrix
9 3 (1.72%) Symmetrix DMX
Operating Systems
1 19 (10.92%) Linux
2 18 (10.34%) Windows
3 12 (6.90%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 12 (6.90%) zOS
4 9 (5.17%) Solaris
4 9 (5.17%) Unix
4 9 (5.17%) Windows Server 2008
5 8 (4.60%) Windows Server
6 7 (4.02%) Windows Server 2019
7 4 (2.30%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.57%) AIX
8 1 (0.57%) Android
8 1 (0.57%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.57%) MVS
8 1 (0.57%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (22.99%) Agile
2 36 (20.69%) DevOps
3 34 (19.54%) Migration
4 33 (18.97%) Stakeholder Management
5 30 (17.24%) CI/CD
6 28 (16.09%) Scrum
7 25 (14.37%) Problem-Solving
8 19 (10.92%) ETL
8 19 (10.92%) Roadmaps
9 18 (10.34%) Continuous Improvement
10 16 (9.20%) Microservices
11 15 (8.62%) Root Cause Analysis
11 15 (8.62%) Test Automation
12 13 (7.47%) AI
13 12 (6.90%) ITIL
13 12 (6.90%) Performance Tuning
13 12 (6.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 11 (6.32%) Data Modelling
15 10 (5.75%) Software Engineering
15 10 (5.75%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 36 (20.69%) SQL
2 34 (19.54%) Java
3 15 (8.62%) PL/SQL
3 15 (8.62%) Python
4 12 (6.90%) JavaScript
5 9 (5.17%) C#
6 5 (2.87%) Bash
6 5 (2.87%) C++
7 4 (2.30%) COBOL
8 3 (1.72%) Shell Script
9 2 (1.15%) Bicep
9 2 (1.15%) C
9 2 (1.15%) Korn
9 2 (1.15%) PowerShell
9 2 (1.15%) RPG
10 1 (0.57%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.57%) CQL
10 1 (0.57%) Groovy
10 1 (0.57%) LotusScript
10 1 (0.57%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 37 (21.26%) Security Cleared
2 33 (18.97%) SC Cleared
3 8 (4.60%) Degree
4 4 (2.30%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (1.15%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 2 (1.15%) AWS Certification
5 2 (1.15%) CCSP
5 2 (1.15%) CEH
5 2 (1.15%) CISA
5 2 (1.15%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (1.15%) CISM
5 2 (1.15%) CISMP
5 2 (1.15%) CISSP
5 2 (1.15%) CSSLP
5 2 (1.15%) GCIH
5 2 (1.15%) PMI Certification
5 2 (1.15%) PMP
6 1 (0.57%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (0.57%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (4.60%) Data Quality
1 8 (4.60%) ISO 20022
2 7 (4.02%) QA
3 6 (3.45%) ISO 15022
4 5 (2.87%) SEPA
4 5 (2.87%) SLA
5 2 (1.15%) GDPR
5 2 (1.15%) GRC
5 2 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (1.15%) NIST
6 1 (0.57%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.57%) GAAP
6 1 (0.57%) IFRS
6 1 (0.57%) PMO
6 1 (0.57%) TARGET2
6 1 (0.57%) WCAG
System Software
1 22 (12.64%) Docker
2 6 (3.45%) VMware ESXi
2 6 (3.45%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (2.87%) Oracle RAC
4 3 (1.72%) EMC RecoverPoint
4 3 (1.72%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (1.15%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
6 1 (0.57%) Firmware
6 1 (0.57%) PowerHA
6 1 (0.57%) RACF
Systems Management
1 12 (6.90%) Kubernetes
2 9 (5.17%) Terraform
3 8 (4.60%) Ansible
4 5 (2.87%) Oracle RMAN
5 3 (1.72%) Avamar
5 3 (1.72%) EMC VPLEX
5 3 (1.72%) Grafana
5 3 (1.72%) Tivoli NetView
6 2 (1.15%) Prometheus
6 2 (1.15%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (1.15%) Tivoli
7 1 (0.57%) CA Endevor
7 1 (0.57%) Kibana
7 1 (0.57%) logstash
7 1 (0.57%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 41 (23.56%) Oracle
2 10 (5.75%) Microsoft
2 10 (5.75%) SAP
3 8 (4.60%) Red Hat
3 8 (4.60%) Splunk
3 8 (4.60%) Temenos
4 7 (4.02%) HP
5 6 (3.45%) Dell
5 6 (3.45%) VMware
6 5 (2.87%) Cisco
6 5 (2.87%) Dynatrace
6 5 (2.87%) Google
7 4 (2.30%) Databricks
7 4 (2.30%) Informatica
7 4 (2.30%) NetApp
7 4 (2.30%) New Relic
7 4 (2.30%) ServiceNow
7 4 (2.30%) Veeam
8 3 (1.72%) 3PAR
8 3 (1.72%) EMC