IBM
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge and experience of IBM products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited IBM over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within the International Business Machines Corporation.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 300 375 413
Rank change year-on-year +75 +38 -66
Permanent jobs citing IBM 993 808 1,521
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.95% 0.85% 0.90%
As % of the Vendors category 2.68% 2.05% 2.32%
Number of salaries quoted 456 380 773
10th Percentile £32,500 £34,605 £35,249
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,454 £46,175
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +8.04%
75th Percentile £72,433 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £83,759 £90,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +12.47%

All Vendors
UK

IBM is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 37,019 39,367 65,692
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.27% 41.59% 38.93%
Number of salaries quoted 24,965 23,355 33,174
10th Percentile £26,750 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £68,750 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £92,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -8.00% +5.26% +3.26%

IBM
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing IBM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for IBM in the UK

IBM
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IBM.

Salary trend for IBM in the UK

IBM
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IBM over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for IBM in the UK

IBM
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IBM within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. 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
England +103 908 £55,000 -8.33% 120
UK excluding London +90 767 £55,000 - 77
Work from Home +50 298 £62,500 - 39
North of England +117 237 £62,500 +6.38% 16
South East +106 231 £52,500 -4.55% 26
North West +90 177 £56,509 -5.82% 8
London +58 173 £65,000 - 43
Midlands -6 136 £45,000 +38.46% 6
East Midlands +48 87 £45,000 -14.29% 2
South West +9 82 £50,000 -13.04% 10
East of England -9 50 £51,250 -5.96% 18
West Midlands -71 49 £45,000 +38.46% 4
Yorkshire +43 48 £65,000 +18.44% 8
Scotland -88 15 £75,669 +10.40% 6
North East - 12 £78,126 -
Wales 0 10 £43,072 -3.21%
Northern Ireland +24 7 £28,000 -62.67%

IBM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 37 (3.73%) nginx
2 36 (3.63%) Camunda
3 30 (3.02%) WebSphere
4 14 (1.41%) Microsoft Exchange
4 14 (1.41%) SAS
4 14 (1.41%) SharePoint
5 11 (1.11%) Confluence
6 9 (0.91%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 8 (0.81%) Anypoint
8 7 (0.70%) FileNet
8 7 (0.70%) IBM Notes
9 6 (0.60%) Captiva
10 4 (0.40%) MQSeries
11 3 (0.30%) OpenStack
11 3 (0.30%) Oracle HTTP Server
12 2 (0.20%) Apache
12 2 (0.20%) Apache Spark
12 2 (0.20%) ArcGIS
12 2 (0.20%) Oracle Workflow
12 2 (0.20%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 24 (2.42%) Simulink
2 21 (2.11%) Stateflow
3 17 (1.71%) Microsoft Office
4 10 (1.01%) Microsoft Excel
5 7 (0.70%) CANalyzer
6 3 (0.30%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.20%) Abaqus
7 2 (0.20%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 12 (1.21%) Maximo
2 11 (1.11%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 8 (0.81%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.70%) BPCS
5 2 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.20%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.20%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.20%) SAP EWM
5 2 (0.20%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.10%) Cognos Controller
6 1 (0.10%) FLEXCUBE
6 1 (0.10%) Misys Opics
6 1 (0.10%) Postilion
6 1 (0.10%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.10%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.10%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.10%) SAP SCM
6 1 (0.10%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.10%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 426 (42.90%) IBM Cloud
2 378 (38.07%) Azure
3 174 (17.52%) Azure DevOps
4 126 (12.69%) Serverless
5 125 (12.59%) Azure API Management
5 125 (12.59%) Azure Functions
5 125 (12.59%) Azure Logic Apps
5 125 (12.59%) Azure Service Bus
6 108 (10.88%) AWS
7 61 (6.14%) OpenShift
8 59 (5.94%) Amazon EKS
8 59 (5.94%) Amazon S3
9 58 (5.84%) Amazon ECR
9 58 (5.84%) GCP
9 58 (5.84%) OCI
9 58 (5.84%) Route 53
10 30 (3.02%) Microsoft 365
11 18 (1.81%) SaaS
12 15 (1.51%) Power Platform
13 14 (1.41%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 66 (6.65%) SAN
2 31 (3.12%) Firewall
3 17 (1.71%) DNS
4 14 (1.41%) Internet
4 14 (1.41%) J1939
5 11 (1.11%) LAN
6 9 (0.91%) Multicast
6 9 (0.91%) VLAN
6 9 (0.91%) VPN
7 8 (0.81%) WAN
7 8 (0.81%) Wireless
8 7 (0.70%) TCP/IP
8 7 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
9 6 (0.60%) SSL
10 5 (0.50%) DHCP
10 5 (0.50%) Ethernet
10 5 (0.50%) NAS
11 4 (0.40%) HTTP
11 4 (0.40%) Network Security
11 4 (0.40%) Unicast
Database & Business Intelligence
1 298 (30.01%) DB2
2 287 (28.90%) MongoDB
3 245 (24.67%) NoSQL
4 239 (24.07%) PostgreSQL
5 165 (16.62%) Relational Database
6 74 (7.45%) SQL Server
7 58 (5.84%) Amazon RDS
8 47 (4.73%) Oracle Database
9 17 (1.71%) Metadata
10 14 (1.41%) RDBMS
11 12 (1.21%) Data Warehouse
12 11 (1.11%) Power BI
13 9 (0.91%) Tableau
14 7 (0.70%) OLAP
14 7 (0.70%) QlikView
15 6 (0.60%) OLAP Cube
15 6 (0.60%) Oracle Reports
16 5 (0.50%) Oracle OLAP
17 4 (0.40%) BusinessObjects
17 4 (0.40%) Cognos Framework Manager
Development Applications
1 49 (4.93%) JIRA
2 30 (3.02%) Rational DOORS
3 27 (2.72%) ClearCase
3 27 (2.72%) Rational Rhapsody
4 24 (2.42%) Jenkins
5 21 (2.11%) Plastic SCM
6 20 (2.01%) ClearQuest
7 17 (1.71%) IBM UrbanCode
8 12 (1.21%) Git
9 10 (1.01%) Maven
9 10 (1.01%) Oracle Forms
10 9 (0.91%) Rational Team Concert
11 5 (0.50%) Team Foundation Server
12 4 (0.40%) ERwin
13 2 (0.20%) Artifactory
13 2 (0.20%) Eclipse
13 2 (0.20%) Jasmine
13 2 (0.20%) Mockito
13 2 (0.20%) Selenium
13 2 (0.20%) SonarQube
General
1 394 (39.68%) Public Sector
2 227 (22.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 200 (20.14%) Social Skills
4 169 (17.02%) Finance
5 95 (9.57%) Analytical Skills
6 66 (6.65%) Banking
7 50 (5.04%) Legal
7 50 (5.04%) Retail
8 40 (4.03%) Organisational Skills
9 21 (2.11%) Automotive
9 21 (2.11%) Presentation Skills
10 17 (1.71%) Electronics
11 16 (1.61%) Marketing
12 15 (1.51%) Law
12 15 (1.51%) Manufacturing
13 11 (1.11%) Aerospace
13 11 (1.11%) Back Office
14 10 (1.01%) Financial Institution
14 10 (1.01%) Front Office
15 9 (0.91%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 184 (18.53%) Developer
2 149 (15.01%) Full Stack Engineer
3 133 (13.39%) Senior
4 126 (12.69%) Full Stack Developer
5 125 (12.59%) Azure Developer
6 110 (11.08%) Azure Engineer
7 84 (8.46%) DevOps Engineer
8 69 (6.95%) Analyst
9 67 (6.75%) Architect
9 67 (6.75%) Lead
10 56 (5.64%) Senior DevOps
10 56 (5.64%) Senior DevOps Engineer
11 51 (5.14%) Systems Engineer
12 47 (4.73%) Support Engineer
13 45 (4.53%) Software Engineer
14 39 (3.93%) Field Engineer
14 39 (3.93%) Field Service Engineer
14 39 (3.93%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 36 (3.63%) Solutions Architect
16 32 (3.22%) Storage Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 278 (28.00%) React
2 261 (26.28%) .NET
3 249 (25.08%) REST
3 249 (25.08%) Web Services
4 246 (24.77%) AngularJS
5 241 (24.27%) jQuery
6 240 (24.17%) ASP.NET
6 240 (24.17%) ASP.NET Core
6 240 (24.17%) HTML
6 240 (24.17%) Vue
7 238 (23.97%) Backbone.js
7 238 (23.97%) CSS
7 238 (23.97%) Ember.js
7 238 (23.97%) Twitter Bootstrap
8 163 (16.41%) Node.js
9 36 (3.63%) KeystoneJS
9 36 (3.63%) Swagger
10 19 (1.91%) Spring
11 14 (1.41%) Kafka
12 13 (1.31%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 412 (41.49%) Hybrid Cloud
2 408 (41.09%) Blockchain
3 263 (26.49%) Algorithms
4 240 (24.17%) Data Structures
5 215 (21.65%) e-Learning
6 54 (5.44%) Data Centre
7 53 (5.34%) Driving Licence
8 51 (5.14%) AS400
9 41 (4.13%) Distributed Systems
9 41 (4.13%) Self-Motivation
10 39 (3.93%) Replication
11 37 (3.73%) iSeries
12 33 (3.32%) Public Cloud
13 29 (2.92%) EPoS
14 27 (2.72%) Clustering
15 26 (2.62%) Mainframe
16 19 (1.91%) Management Information System
17 17 (1.71%) IBM Mainframe
18 15 (1.51%) PlayStation
19 13 (1.31%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 383 (38.57%) Linux
2 380 (38.27%) Windows
3 238 (23.97%) Android
3 238 (23.97%) Apple iOS
4 49 (4.93%) CentOS
5 43 (4.33%) Windows Server
6 41 (4.13%) Unix
7 40 (4.03%) Alpine Linux
7 40 (4.03%) Debian
8 29 (2.92%) zOS
9 24 (2.42%) AIX
10 20 (2.01%) Windows Server 2012
11 18 (1.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 15 (1.51%) Windows Server 2016
13 14 (1.41%) Windows Server 2019
14 13 (1.31%) Solaris
14 13 (1.31%) Windows 10
15 8 (0.81%) SUSE
15 8 (0.81%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
15 8 (0.81%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 416 (41.89%) Artificial Intelligence
2 304 (30.61%) DevOps
3 283 (28.50%) Full Stack Development
4 278 (28.00%) Co-Creation
5 274 (27.59%) Agile
6 269 (27.09%) Design Patterns
7 255 (25.68%) Mentoring
8 251 (25.28%) Coaching
8 251 (25.28%) OO
9 248 (24.97%) SOLID
10 242 (24.37%) Web Development
11 240 (24.17%) MVC
11 240 (24.17%) MVVM
11 240 (24.17%) OOP
12 238 (23.97%) Design Thinking
12 238 (23.97%) Responsive Web Design
12 238 (23.97%) User Experience
13 141 (14.20%) Problem-Solving
14 126 (12.69%) API Management
15 125 (12.59%) Generative AI
Programming Languages
1 363 (36.56%) SQL
2 282 (28.40%) JavaScript
3 242 (24.37%) C#
4 217 (21.85%) Java
5 168 (16.92%) Python
6 44 (4.43%) RPG
7 36 (3.63%) Lua
8 31 (3.12%) C
8 31 (3.12%) PowerShell
9 24 (2.42%) MATLAB
10 21 (2.11%) Embedded C
11 20 (2.01%) RPG IV
12 17 (1.71%) Perl
13 14 (1.41%) ActionScript
14 13 (1.31%) Groovy
14 13 (1.31%) VB
15 11 (1.11%) Bash
15 11 (1.11%) JCL
15 11 (1.11%) RPG/400
16 8 (0.81%) REXX
Qualifications
1 123 (12.39%) Degree
2 91 (9.16%) Security Cleared
3 64 (6.45%) BPSS Clearance
4 49 (4.93%) SC Cleared
5 45 (4.53%) Microsoft Certification
6 44 (4.43%) MCSE
7 42 (4.23%) Azure Certification
8 40 (4.03%) MCSA
9 38 (3.83%) Computer Science Degree
10 13 (1.31%) HND
11 10 (1.01%) ITIL Certification
11 10 (1.01%) TOGAF Certification
12 7 (0.70%) DV Cleared
13 5 (0.50%) Chartered Engineer
13 5 (0.50%) CTC Cleared
13 5 (0.50%) RHCA
14 4 (0.40%) A+ Certification
14 4 (0.40%) Server+ Certification
15 3 (0.30%) MCITP
16 2 (0.20%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (5.64%) SLA
2 26 (2.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 24 (2.42%) MISRA
4 14 (1.41%) Automotive SPICE
4 14 (1.41%) AUTOSAR
4 14 (1.41%) ISO 26262
5 11 (1.11%) QA
6 8 (0.81%) GDPR
6 8 (0.81%) ISO 9001
7 7 (0.70%) IEC 61508
7 7 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 6 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 5 (0.50%) NIST
10 3 (0.30%) Def Stans
11 2 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.20%) ISO 31000
11 2 (0.20%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.10%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 99 (9.97%) Docker
2 70 (7.05%) VMware Infrastructure
3 41 (4.13%) Firmware
4 40 (4.03%) Active Directory
5 29 (2.92%) VMware ESXi
6 27 (2.72%) vSphere
7 15 (1.51%) Hyper-V
8 13 (1.31%) OpenSSH
8 13 (1.31%) XenApp
9 10 (1.01%) Time Sharing Option
9 10 (1.01%) Virtual Machines
10 5 (0.50%) NFS
11 4 (0.40%) RACF
12 3 (0.30%) ACF2
12 3 (0.30%) Lustre
12 3 (0.30%) LXC
12 3 (0.30%) Slurm Workload Manager
12 3 (0.30%) Squid
12 3 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
13 2 (0.20%) Apache ZooKeeper
Systems Management
1 112 (11.28%) Terraform
2 105 (10.57%) Kubernetes
3 61 (6.14%) Prometheus
4 23 (2.32%) QRadar
5 20 (2.01%) Ansible
6 13 (1.31%) IBM BigFix
6 13 (1.31%) PowerCLI
6 13 (1.31%) vCenter Server
7 12 (1.21%) Progress Chef
8 11 (1.11%) SCOM
9 9 (0.91%) Backup Exec
9 9 (0.91%) NetBackup
10 8 (0.81%) Nagios
11 7 (0.70%) FortiGate
11 7 (0.70%) Tivoli Storage Manager
12 6 (0.60%) ZABBIX
13 5 (0.50%) OMEGAMON
14 4 (0.40%) CASB
14 4 (0.40%) Nessus
15 3 (0.30%) McAfee ePO
Vendors
1 412 (41.49%) Red Hat
2 147 (14.80%) Oracle
3 115 (11.58%) Microsoft
4 86 (8.66%) VMware
5 64 (6.45%) Dell
6 60 (6.04%) Dynatrace
7 49 (4.93%) HP
8 48 (4.83%) Google
9 46 (4.63%) NetApp
10 30 (3.02%) SAP
10 30 (3.02%) Splunk
11 27 (2.72%) Citrix
12 24 (2.42%) Cisco
13 22 (2.22%) Veeam
14 21 (2.11%) Lauterbach
15 20 (2.01%) Salesforce
16 19 (1.91%) Facebook
17 16 (1.61%) ServiceNow
18 15 (1.51%) Cognos
18 15 (1.51%) Sony