IBM Job Trends in the Highlands

IBM
Scotland > Highlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Highlands 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 July 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
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing IBM 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the Highlands 3.09% - -
As % of the Vendors category 30.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £62,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
75th Percentile £67,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £68,184 £56,509
% change year-on-year -19.34% +20.66% -13.53%

All Vendors
Highlands

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 the Highlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 10 16 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Highlands 10.31% 32.65% 2.27%
Number of salaries quoted 7 4 1
10th Percentile £43,850 - -
25th Percentile £49,750 £37,500 £44,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £40,000 £45,500
Median % change year-on-year +28.75% -12.09% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £42,500 £46,750
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £51,500 £32,951 £50,000
% change year-on-year +56.29% -34.10% -4.76%

IBM
Job Vacancy Trend in the Highlands

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

IBM job vacancy trend in the Highlands

IBM
Salary Trend in the Highlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Highlands citing IBM.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Highlands citing IBM

IBM
Job Locations in the Highlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IBM within the Highlands region over the 6 months to 28 July 2026. 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
Inverness - 3 £65,000 - 1
IBM
Scotland

IBM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Highlands 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Hardware Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Test Automation Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Test Automation
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) HP