Hybrid/Remote IBM UrbanCode Job Trends

IBM UrbanCode
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring IBM UrbanCode skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 439 418
Rank change year-on-year - -21 +258
Permanent jobs citing IBM UrbanCode 0 6 60
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options - 0.035% 0.29%
As % of the Development Applications category - 0.26% 1.96%
Number of salaries quoted 0 5 59
10th Percentile - - £50,937
25th Percentile - £76,727 £68,718
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £85,253 £70,576
Median % change year-on-year - +20.80% +2.55%
75th Percentile - £93,778 £87,995
90th Percentile - - £91,934
UK median annual salary - £85,253 £79,632
% change year-on-year - +7.06% +1.91%

All Development Application Skills
Work from Home

IBM UrbanCode falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring development application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 1,210 2,339 3,056
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.88% 13.58% 14.96%
Number of salaries quoted 811 1,344 2,613
10th Percentile £40,000 £39,454 £42,500
25th Percentile £47,750 £47,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,339 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.18% -5.63% +3.17%
75th Percentile £79,000 £80,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,778 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% -

IBM UrbanCode
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing IBM UrbanCode and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

IBM UrbanCode job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

IBM UrbanCode
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing IBM UrbanCode.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing IBM UrbanCode