IBM Contract Job Trends in Southampton

IBM
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Southampton 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 13 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
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 16 25
Rank change year-on-year -3 +9 +9
Contract jobs citing IBM 1 7 1
As % of all contract jobs in Southampton 0.61% 4.55% 0.60%
As % of the Vendors category 1.96% 12.28% 1.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £616 - £713
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £633 £360 £725
Median % change year-on-year +75.69% -50.34% +70.59%
75th Percentile £649 £420 £738
90th Percentile - £438 -
Hampshire median daily rate £513 £435 £528
% change year-on-year +17.82% -17.54% -6.22%

All Vendors
Southampton

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 Southampton.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 51 57 87
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton 30.91% 37.01% 51.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 34 66
10th Percentile £224 £237 £297
25th Percentile £352 £352 £416
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £394 £525
Median % change year-on-year +26.98% -25.00% -
75th Percentile £550 £528 £636
90th Percentile £615 £635 £650
Hampshire median daily rate £525 £550 £543
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.38% +3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 4
10th Percentile £15.70 - -
25th Percentile £18.25 - £27.00
Median hourly rate £25.00 - £33.50
Median % change year-on-year - - +48.89%
75th Percentile £27.50 - £45.00
90th Percentile - - £54.00
Hampshire median hourly rate £20.00 £62.50 £52.50
% change year-on-year -68.00% +19.05% +96.41%

IBM
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

IBM job vacancy trend in Southampton

IBM
Daily Rate Trend in Southampton

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing IBM

IBM
Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing IBM

IBM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) Management Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared