Hybrid/Remote IBM Certification Contract Job Trends

IBM Certification
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work with a requirement for IBM Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 322 365
Rank change year-on-year - +43 +197
Contract jobs citing IBM Certification 0 3 8
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options - 0.025% 0.046%
As % of the Qualifications category - 0.099% 0.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 8
10th Percentile - - £350
25th Percentile - - £472
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £825
Median % change year-on-year - - +152.29%
75th Percentile - - £850
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate - £193 £681
% change year-on-year - -71.74% +94.92%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

IBM Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,469 3,022 4,785
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 34.13% 25.66% 27.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,368 1,913 3,070
10th Percentile £350 £329 £350
25th Percentile £425 £430 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.78% -1.82%
75th Percentile £623 £625 £638
90th Percentile £713 £725 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 94 90 194
10th Percentile £29.61 £18.40 £19.99
25th Percentile £35.21 £22.00 £33.77
Median hourly rate £45.46 £38.50 £57.75
Median % change year-on-year +18.08% -33.33% -11.16%
75th Percentile £65.19 £66.77 £70.00
90th Percentile £96.75 £75.00 £84.81
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £41.91 £52.50
% change year-on-year -39.99% -20.17% +16.67%

IBM Certification
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing IBM Certification and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

IBM Certification job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

IBM Certification
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing IBM Certification.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing IBM Certification