IBM Planning Analytics Job Trends

IBM Planning Analytics (formerly Cognos TM1, Applix TM1)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring IBM Planning Analytics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 691 625 846
Rank change year-on-year -66 +221 +129
Permanent jobs citing IBM Planning Analytics 19 13 10
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.023% 0.032% 0.011%
As % of the Business Applications category 0.74% 0.55% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 11 7 4
10th Percentile £45,000 £67,058 -
25th Percentile £56,249 £70,097 £63,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £75,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% -6.25% +23.08%
75th Percentile £88,125 £78,750 £93,750
90th Percentile £91,250 £84,750 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £71,991 -
% change year-on-year -9.71% - -

All Business Application Skills
UK

IBM Planning Analytics falls under the Business Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring business application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for business application skills 2,573 2,350 4,079
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 3.15% 5.73% 4.49%
Number of salaries quoted 1,657 1,433 2,881
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,375 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +2.65% -6.61%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £74,280
90th Percentile £93,750 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -9.09%

IBM Planning Analytics
Job Vacancy Trend

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

IBM Planning Analytics job vacancy trend in the UK

IBM Planning Analytics
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing IBM Planning Analytics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing IBM Planning Analytics

IBM Planning Analytics
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IBM Planning Analytics over the 6 months to 6 April 2026.

Salary histogram for IBM Planning Analytics in the UK

IBM Planning Analytics
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IBM Planning Analytics within the UK over the 6 months to 6 April 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
UK excluding London -44 17 £65,000 -9.71% 1
England -53 16 £63,749 -15.00% 1
North of England -58 7 £56,249 -
North West - 5 £56,249 -
East Midlands - 3 £65,000 - 1
Midlands - 3 £65,000 - 1
Scotland - 3 £87,500 -
London +2 2 £85,000 +9.68%
South West -45 2 £45,000 -37.49%
Yorkshire -54 2 - -
South East - 2 - -

IBM Planning Analytics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 5 (26.32%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (10.53%) Dynamics AX
1 2 (10.53%) Infor CloudSuite
1 2 (10.53%) Infor LN
1 2 (10.53%) Q-Pulse
1 2 (10.53%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 5 (26.32%) Power Platform
2 2 (10.53%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (26.32%) Power BI
2 3 (15.79%) Tableau
3 2 (10.53%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (5.26%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (5.26%) OLAP
4 1 (5.26%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 2 (10.53%) JIRA
1 2 (10.53%) TestDirector
1 2 (10.53%) TestRail
1 2 (10.53%) Zephyr
General
1 18 (94.74%) Finance
2 10 (52.63%) Social Skills
3 2 (10.53%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (10.53%) Manufacturing
3 2 (10.53%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (42.11%) Developer
2 7 (36.84%) Analyst
2 7 (36.84%) TM1 Developer
3 5 (26.32%) Financial Analyst
3 5 (26.32%) Senior
4 4 (21.05%) Analytics Developer
5 3 (15.79%) Analyst Developer
5 3 (15.79%) Architect
5 3 (15.79%) Finance Systems Analyst
5 3 (15.79%) Solutions Architect
5 3 (15.79%) Systems Analyst
5 3 (15.79%) Systems Developer
5 3 (15.79%) TM1 Analyst
6 2 (10.53%) Accountant
6 2 (10.53%) Senior Accountant
6 2 (10.53%) Senior Developer
6 2 (10.53%) Senior TM1 Developer
7 1 (5.26%) Applications Analyst
7 1 (5.26%) ERP Support
7 1 (5.26%) Senior Applications Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (10.53%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 4 (21.05%) Management Information System
2 2 (10.53%) e-Learning
2 2 (10.53%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (84.21%) Analytics
2 9 (47.37%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (36.84%) Agile
3 7 (36.84%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (31.58%) Business Intelligence
4 6 (31.58%) ERP
5 5 (26.32%) Actionable Insight
6 4 (21.05%) Change Management
6 4 (21.05%) Mentoring
6 4 (21.05%) Visualisation
7 3 (15.79%) Budgeting and Forecasting
7 3 (15.79%) Business Development
7 3 (15.79%) Dashboard Development
7 3 (15.79%) Data Cleansing
7 3 (15.79%) Data Integration
7 3 (15.79%) Decision-Making
7 3 (15.79%) Financial Analysis
7 3 (15.79%) Performance Management
7 3 (15.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 3 (15.79%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 5 (26.32%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (26.32%) ACCA
1 5 (26.32%) CIMA
2 4 (21.05%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (10.53%) HND
3 2 (10.53%) ICAEW
3 2 (10.53%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (21.05%) SLA
Vendors
1 16 (84.21%) IBM
2 12 (63.16%) Cognos
3 8 (42.11%) SAP
4 4 (21.05%) Sage
5 3 (15.79%) Anaplan
5 3 (15.79%) Hyperion
5 3 (15.79%) Oracle
5 3 (15.79%) Workday
6 2 (10.53%) CODA
6 2 (10.53%) Infor
6 2 (10.53%) Microsoft
6 2 (10.53%) OpenText
6 2 (10.53%) Salesforce