Time Sharing Option Job Trends
IBM Time Sharing Option (TSO)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs citing Time Sharing Option skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 810 | 648 | 745 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -162 | +97 | -7 |
| Permanent jobs citing Time Sharing Option | 9 | 13 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.007% | 0.026% | 0.003% |
| As % of the System Software category | 0.14% | 0.25% | 0.027% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £72,500 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £82,813 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,000 | £87,500 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.71% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £88,750 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £74,000 | £75,000 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -1.33% | - | - |
All System Software Skills
UK
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 citing system software skills.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing system software skills | 6,338 | 5,249 | 7,427 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 5.24% | 10.63% | 10.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,362 | 3,353 | 4,358 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,500 | £27,300 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,250 | £32,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £49,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.24% | -10.91% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £88,750 | £93,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £42,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -15.00% | +2.04% |
Time Sharing Option Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Time Sharing Option relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Time Sharing Option Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Time Sharing Option.
Time Sharing Option Top 5 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Time Sharing Option within the UK over the 6 months to 25 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire | -29 | 7 | £74,000 | -1.33% | |
| North of England | -75 | 7 | £74,000 | -1.33% | |
| UK excluding London | -145 | 7 | £74,000 | -1.33% | |
| England | -171 | 7 | £74,000 | -15.43% | 2 |
| Work from Home | -66 | 2 | £70,000 | - | 2 |
Time Sharing Option Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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.