IBM Time Sharing Option (TSO)
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Time Sharing Option skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 578 | 540 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -38 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Time Sharing Option | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London | - | 0.003% | 0.026% |
| As % of the System Software category | - | 0.022% | 0.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £59,250 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £74,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £87,500 | - | £59,250 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +13.94% |
All System Software Skills
UK excluding London
Time Sharing Option falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring system software skills in the UK excluding London.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 2,850 | 4,495 | 5,311 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 6.78% | 12.05% | 17.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,004 | 2,598 | 4,407 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,500 | £27,750 | £27,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £35,000 | £33,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £41,526 | £50,000 | £47,557 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.95% | +5.14% | -1.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,750 | £67,500 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £50,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.04% | +4.55% | -1.62% |
Time Sharing Option
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Time Sharing Option relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Time Sharing Option
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Time Sharing Option.
