Hybrid/Remote ISPF Job Trends

IBM Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring ISPF skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 437 481
Rank change year-on-year - +44 +232
Permanent jobs citing ISPF 0 3 5
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options - 0.018% 0.023%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category - 0.059% 0.075%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £76,727 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £85,253 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +79.48% -
75th Percentile - £93,778 £91,934
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary - £85,253 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +79.48% -

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Work from Home

ISPF falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 2,697 5,056 6,682
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.94% 30.89% 30.77%
Number of salaries quoted 2,074 3,221 5,733
10th Percentile £40,634 £41,500 £41,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £51,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,500 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.48% +3.85% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - - -3.70%

ISPF
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

ISPF job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

ISPF
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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