IBM Job Trends in the Thames Valley
IBM
South East > Thames Valley
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 18 October 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 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 202 | 181 | 182 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -21 | +1 | -19 |
| Permanent jobs citing IBM | 6 | 9 | 13 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley | 0.078% | 0.24% | 0.30% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 0.32% | 0.55% | 0.87% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,000 | £41,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £45,000 | £55,163 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £56,509 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +15.03% | -13.06% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £80,000 | £60,890 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £88,000 | £66,356 |
| South East median annual salary | £60,000 | £62,000 | £48,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +27.84% | -11.82% |
All Vendors
Thames Valley
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 Thames Valley.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 1,886 | 1,626 | 1,490 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 24.60% | 42.80% | 33.83% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,399 | 637 | 644 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,500 | £28,900 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £33,750 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -10.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £76,750 | £78,750 |
| South East median annual salary | £52,500 | £42,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.53% | -19.05% | - |
IBM Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing IBM relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
IBM Salary Trend in the Thames Valley
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing IBM.
IBM Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley
Salary distribution for jobs citing IBM in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.
IBM Job Locations in the Thames Valley
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IBM within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 18 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckinghamshire | -4 | 5 | £60,000 | +33.33% | |
| Berkshire | -2 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| IBM South East |
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IBM Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.