IBM Job Trends in Dorset

IBM
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Dorset 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 1 January 2026, 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
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 38 47
Rank change year-on-year -7 +9 +21
Permanent jobs citing IBM 2 11 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.42% 2.74% 0.31%
As % of the Vendors category 1.42% 9.17% 1.05%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £52,000 -
South West median annual salary £43,000 £71,991 £50,000
% change year-on-year -40.27% +43.98% -13.04%

All Vendors
Dorset

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 Dorset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 141 120 95
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 29.50% 29.93% 29.50%
Number of salaries quoted 87 51 83
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,625 £35,000
25th Percentile £28,334 £37,125 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -27.00% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £57,750 £57,500 £64,375
90th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £71,250
South West median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £49,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% -3.06% +3.16%

IBM
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

IBM job vacancy trend in Dorset

IBM
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing IBM.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing IBM

IBM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) SNA
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 1 (50.00%) Electronics
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Principal Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Principal Systems Engineer
2 1 (50.00%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Acceptance Criteria
2 1 (50.00%) Network Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Management
2 1 (50.00%) Signal Processing
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (50.00%) Test Planning
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 15288