IBM Job Trends in Chester

IBM
Cheshire > Chester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Chester 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 28 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
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 12 21
Rank change year-on-year -8 +9 -
Permanent jobs citing IBM 2 4 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Chester 1.57% 5.97% 4.46%
As % of the Vendors category 4.35% 21.05% 12.50%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 5
10th Percentile - - £67,237
25th Percentile £29,750 - £68,718
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 - £70,576
75th Percentile £31,250 - £84,056
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median annual salary £52,750 £49,504 £62,500
% change year-on-year +6.56% -20.79% +47.93%

All Vendors
Chester

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 Chester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 46 19 40
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chester 36.22% 28.36% 35.71%
Number of salaries quoted 14 11 36
10th Percentile £32,325 £27,000 £25,875
25th Percentile £36,000 £31,875 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,250 £40,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.63% +6.67% -34.78%
75th Percentile £68,438 £42,625 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,050 £56,250 £70,591
Cheshire median annual salary £37,000 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -22.11% +11.76% -5.56%

IBM
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

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

IBM job vacancy trend in Chester

IBM
Salary Trend in Chester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing IBM.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing IBM

IBM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester 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 2 (100.00%) Break Fix Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Field Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Field Service Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 2 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 2 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Break/Fix
1 2 (100.00%) Hardware Maintenance
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) DBS Check
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Dell
1 2 (100.00%) HP