IBM Job Trends in Cheshire

IBM
North West > Cheshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cheshire requiring knowledge or experience of IBM products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited IBM over the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within the International Business Machines Corporation.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 73 38 46
Rank change year-on-year -35 +8 +52
Permanent jobs citing IBM 3 23 14
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire 0.24% 3.81% 2.83%
As % of the Vendors category 1.08% 9.27% 6.64%
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 14
10th Percentile £34,275 - £52,500
25th Percentile £41,063 £41,250 £56,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,750 £49,504 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.56% -20.79% +47.93%
75th Percentile £64,063 £57,854 £72,433
90th Percentile £70,625 - £82,089
North West median annual salary £40,000 £50,250 £70,576
% change year-on-year -20.40% -28.80% +34.43%

All Vendors
Cheshire

IBM falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Cheshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 279 248 211
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 22.21% 41.13% 42.63%
Number of salaries quoted 199 134 180
10th Percentile £25,087 £31,250 £23,750
25th Percentile £28,000 £39,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 £47,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.16% +11.76% -5.56%
75th Percentile £60,000 £53,063 £60,000
90th Percentile £68,000 £60,875 £70,000
North West median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -

IBM
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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

IBM job vacancy trend in Cheshire

IBM
Salary Trend in Cheshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing IBM.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing IBM

IBM
Salary Histogram in Cheshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing IBM in Cheshire over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for IBM in Cheshire

IBM
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IBM within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 31 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Chester -8 2 £30,500 -
Crewe -6 1 £75,000 -
IBM
North West

IBM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Maximo
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Break Fix Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Field Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Field Service Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Product Owner
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Data Centre
1 2 (66.67%) Driving Licence
1 2 (66.67%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (33.33%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Break/Fix
1 2 (66.67%) Hardware Maintenance
1 2 (66.67%) ITSM
1 2 (66.67%) Service Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Asset Management
2 1 (33.33%) Business Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (66.67%) DBS Check
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Dell
1 2 (66.67%) HP