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 2 May 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
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 284 367 419
Rank change year-on-year +83 +52 -74
Permanent jobs citing IBM 1,010 917 1,346
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.02% 0.88% 0.86%
As % of the Vendors category 2.75% 2.11% 2.21%
Number of salaries quoted 475 412 777
10th Percentile £35,000 £33,825 £35,988
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,454 £46,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £61,650
Median % change year-on-year - -2.68% +2.75%
75th Percentile £73,943 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £54,941 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -0.11% +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 36,669 43,411 60,799
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 37.21% 41.82% 38.94%
Number of salaries quoted 25,167 24,775 33,236
10th Percentile £26,700 £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 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £93,150 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +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 2 May 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 2 May 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 +108 910 £57,000 -5.00% 153
UK excluding London +64 787 £55,000 +0.11% 84
Work from Home +66 311 £62,500 - 62
North of England +129 256 £65,000 +18.44% 23
South East +103 228 £55,000 - 25
North West +104 183 £65,000 +18.44% 19
London +63 168 £65,000 - 64
Midlands -15 124 £45,000 +38.46% 8
South West -3 86 £50,000 -13.04% 17
East Midlands +41 77 £45,000 -5.26% 2
Yorkshire +77 58 £68,619 +25.03% 4
East of England +4 49 £52,500 -8.70% 12
West Midlands -54 47 £45,000 +38.46% 6
Scotland -87 25 £75,669 +11.88% 1
North East - 15 £78,126 -
Wales +9 13 £54,036 +8.07%
Northern Ireland +37 7 £28,000 -62.67% 2

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 53 (5.25%) WebSphere
2 38 (3.76%) nginx
3 36 (3.56%) Camunda
4 31 (3.07%) FileNet
5 28 (2.77%) Captiva
6 19 (1.88%) SharePoint
7 15 (1.49%) Microsoft Exchange
7 15 (1.49%) SAS
8 13 (1.29%) Confluence
9 8 (0.79%) Anypoint
9 8 (0.79%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 7 (0.69%) IBM Notes
11 4 (0.40%) MQSeries
12 3 (0.30%) Alfresco
12 3 (0.30%) Apache
12 3 (0.30%) Apache Spark
12 3 (0.30%) CICS
12 3 (0.30%) Documentum
12 3 (0.30%) OpenStack
12 3 (0.30%) Oracle HTTP Server
Applications
1 24 (2.38%) Simulink
2 21 (2.08%) Stateflow
3 18 (1.78%) Microsoft Office
4 10 (0.99%) Microsoft Excel
5 7 (0.69%) CANalyzer
6 2 (0.20%) Abaqus
6 2 (0.20%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.20%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.099%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.099%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.099%) PTC Creo
7 1 (0.099%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 11 (1.09%) Maximo
2 10 (0.99%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 8 (0.79%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.69%) 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 (0.099%) Cognos Controller
6 1 (0.099%) FLEXCUBE
6 1 (0.099%) Misys Opics
6 1 (0.099%) Oracle FAH
6 1 (0.099%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.099%) Postilion
6 1 (0.099%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.099%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.099%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.099%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 415 (41.09%) IBM Cloud
2 407 (40.30%) Azure
3 175 (17.33%) Azure DevOps
4 122 (12.08%) Serverless
5 120 (11.88%) Azure API Management
5 120 (11.88%) Azure Functions
5 120 (11.88%) Azure Logic Apps
5 120 (11.88%) Azure Service Bus
6 118 (11.68%) AWS
7 88 (8.71%) GCP
8 65 (6.44%) OpenShift
9 59 (5.84%) Amazon EKS
9 59 (5.84%) Amazon S3
10 58 (5.74%) OCI
11 57 (5.64%) Amazon ECR
11 57 (5.64%) Route 53
12 39 (3.86%) GitHub
13 34 (3.37%) Microsoft 365
14 23 (2.28%) Power Platform
15 22 (2.18%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 59 (5.84%) SAN
2 33 (3.27%) Firewall
3 14 (1.39%) J1939
4 13 (1.29%) DNS
4 13 (1.29%) Internet
4 13 (1.29%) LAN
5 11 (1.09%) VPN
6 10 (0.99%) WAN
7 9 (0.89%) Multicast
7 9 (0.89%) TCP/IP
7 9 (0.89%) VLAN
8 8 (0.79%) Wireless
9 7 (0.69%) Wi-Fi
10 6 (0.59%) HTTP
10 6 (0.59%) SSL
11 5 (0.50%) DHCP
11 5 (0.50%) Ethernet
11 5 (0.50%) NAS
11 5 (0.50%) VoIP
12 4 (0.40%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 283 (28.02%) DB2
2 273 (27.03%) MongoDB
3 245 (24.26%) NoSQL
4 228 (22.57%) PostgreSQL
5 166 (16.44%) Relational Database
6 79 (7.82%) SQL Server
7 57 (5.64%) Amazon RDS
8 52 (5.15%) Oracle Database
9 21 (2.08%) Data Warehouse
10 18 (1.78%) Metadata
11 14 (1.39%) RDBMS
12 12 (1.19%) Power BI
13 9 (0.89%) Tableau
14 8 (0.79%) GIS
15 7 (0.69%) QlikView
16 6 (0.59%) Data Lake
16 6 (0.59%) OLAP
16 6 (0.59%) OLAP Cube
16 6 (0.59%) Oracle Reports
17 4 (0.40%) Cognos Framework Manager
Development Applications
1 72 (7.13%) JIRA
2 36 (3.56%) Oracle Forms
3 30 (2.97%) Rational DOORS
4 28 (2.77%) ClearCase
4 28 (2.77%) Jenkins
5 27 (2.67%) Rational Rhapsody
6 26 (2.57%) IBM UrbanCode
7 21 (2.08%) ClearQuest
7 21 (2.08%) Plastic SCM
8 18 (1.78%) Git
9 12 (1.19%) Maven
10 10 (0.99%) Team Foundation Server
11 9 (0.89%) Rational Team Concert
12 8 (0.79%) ERwin
12 8 (0.79%) Jasmine
12 8 (0.79%) Mockito
13 7 (0.69%) Eclipse
14 5 (0.50%) IntelliJ
15 4 (0.40%) Artifactory
15 4 (0.40%) Selenium
General
1 383 (37.92%) Public Sector
2 219 (21.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 206 (20.40%) Social Skills
4 200 (19.80%) Finance
5 101 (10.00%) Banking
6 92 (9.11%) Analytical Skills
7 49 (4.85%) Legal
8 46 (4.55%) Retail
9 37 (3.66%) Organisational Skills
10 26 (2.57%) Presentation Skills
11 21 (2.08%) Automotive
12 17 (1.68%) Electronics
13 16 (1.58%) Marketing
14 15 (1.49%) Law
15 14 (1.39%) Manufacturing
16 12 (1.19%) Documentation Skills
17 10 (0.99%) Aerospace
17 10 (0.99%) Financial Institution
17 10 (0.99%) Front Office
18 9 (0.89%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 190 (18.81%) Developer
2 142 (14.06%) Full Stack Engineer
3 134 (13.27%) Senior
4 125 (12.38%) Full Stack Developer
5 120 (11.88%) Azure Developer
6 104 (10.30%) Azure Engineer
7 89 (8.81%) DevOps Engineer
8 73 (7.23%) Software Engineer
9 70 (6.93%) Analyst
10 68 (6.73%) Architect
10 68 (6.73%) Lead
11 61 (6.04%) Senior DevOps
11 61 (6.04%) Senior DevOps Engineer
12 52 (5.15%) Systems Engineer
13 49 (4.85%) Support Engineer
14 39 (3.86%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 36 (3.56%) Field Engineer
15 36 (3.56%) Field Service Engineer
16 35 (3.47%) Solutions Architect
17 32 (3.17%) Storage Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 269 (26.63%) React
2 254 (25.15%) .NET
3 245 (24.26%) AngularJS
3 245 (24.26%) REST
4 237 (23.47%) Web Services
5 229 (22.67%) jQuery
6 228 (22.57%) ASP.NET
6 228 (22.57%) ASP.NET Core
6 228 (22.57%) HTML
6 228 (22.57%) Vue
7 226 (22.38%) Backbone.js
7 226 (22.38%) CSS
7 226 (22.38%) Ember.js
7 226 (22.38%) Twitter Bootstrap
8 158 (15.64%) Node.js
9 36 (3.56%) KeystoneJS
9 36 (3.56%) Swagger
10 19 (1.88%) Spring
11 18 (1.78%) Kafka
12 14 (1.39%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 399 (39.50%) Hybrid Cloud
2 395 (39.11%) Blockchain
3 251 (24.85%) Algorithms
4 228 (22.57%) Data Structures
5 207 (20.50%) e-Learning
6 52 (5.15%) Data Centre
7 49 (4.85%) Driving Licence
8 44 (4.36%) AS400
9 42 (4.16%) Distributed Systems
10 41 (4.06%) Public Cloud
11 39 (3.86%) Self-Motivation
12 37 (3.66%) Replication
13 34 (3.37%) iSeries
14 33 (3.27%) Private Cloud
15 30 (2.97%) DataPower
16 27 (2.67%) EPoS
17 25 (2.48%) Clustering
18 24 (2.38%) Mainframe
19 19 (1.88%) Management Information System
20 17 (1.68%) IBM Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 399 (39.50%) Linux
2 367 (36.34%) Windows
3 226 (22.38%) Android
3 226 (22.38%) Apple iOS
4 59 (5.84%) Unix
5 49 (4.85%) CentOS
6 42 (4.16%) Windows Server
7 40 (3.96%) Alpine Linux
7 40 (3.96%) Debian
8 30 (2.97%) zOS
9 21 (2.08%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 19 (1.88%) AIX
11 18 (1.78%) Windows Server 2012
12 15 (1.49%) Windows Server 2016
13 14 (1.39%) Windows Server 2019
14 13 (1.29%) Windows 10
15 9 (0.89%) Solaris
16 8 (0.79%) SUSE
16 8 (0.79%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
16 8 (0.79%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 406 (40.20%) Artificial Intelligence
2 341 (33.76%) DevOps
3 299 (29.60%) Agile
4 282 (27.92%) Full Stack Development
5 271 (26.83%) Coaching
6 267 (26.44%) Mentoring
7 266 (26.34%) Co-Creation
8 257 (25.45%) Design Patterns
9 238 (23.56%) OO
10 236 (23.37%) SOLID
11 230 (22.77%) Web Development
12 228 (22.57%) MVC
12 228 (22.57%) MVVM
12 228 (22.57%) OOP
13 227 (22.48%) User Experience
14 226 (22.38%) Design Thinking
14 226 (22.38%) Responsive Web Design
15 139 (13.76%) Problem-Solving
16 120 (11.88%) API Management
16 120 (11.88%) Generative AI
Programming Languages
1 390 (38.61%) SQL
2 280 (27.72%) JavaScript
3 246 (24.36%) Java
4 230 (22.77%) C#
5 167 (16.53%) Python
6 43 (4.26%) RPG
7 36 (3.56%) Lua
8 30 (2.97%) C
9 29 (2.87%) PowerShell
10 25 (2.48%) MATLAB
11 21 (2.08%) Embedded C
12 20 (1.98%) RPG IV
13 19 (1.88%) Groovy
14 18 (1.78%) Perl
15 13 (1.29%) Bash
16 12 (1.19%) JCL
17 11 (1.09%) ActionScript
17 11 (1.09%) RPG/400
17 11 (1.09%) TypeScript
18 10 (0.99%) VB
Qualifications
1 122 (12.08%) Degree
2 91 (9.01%) Security Cleared
3 56 (5.54%) BPSS Clearance
4 49 (4.85%) SC Cleared
5 45 (4.46%) Microsoft Certification
6 44 (4.36%) MCSE
7 43 (4.26%) Azure Certification
8 41 (4.06%) MCSA
9 38 (3.76%) Computer Science Degree
10 13 (1.29%) HND
11 10 (0.99%) ITIL Certification
11 10 (0.99%) TOGAF Certification
12 5 (0.50%) Chartered Engineer
12 5 (0.50%) CTC Cleared
12 5 (0.50%) DV Cleared
12 5 (0.50%) RHCA
13 4 (0.40%) A+ Certification
13 4 (0.40%) MCP
13 4 (0.40%) Server+ Certification
14 2 (0.20%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (4.75%) SLA
2 30 (2.97%) GDPR
3 26 (2.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 24 (2.38%) MISRA
5 14 (1.39%) Automotive SPICE
5 14 (1.39%) AUTOSAR
5 14 (1.39%) ISO 26262
6 12 (1.19%) QA
7 7 (0.69%) IEC 61508
7 7 (0.69%) ISO 9001
7 7 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 6 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 5 (0.50%) NIST
10 4 (0.40%) Data Quality
11 3 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
11 3 (0.30%) Def Stans
12 2 (0.20%) ISO 31000
12 2 (0.20%) SOC 2
13 1 (0.099%) IFRS
System Software
1 106 (10.50%) Docker
2 62 (6.14%) VMware Infrastructure
3 37 (3.66%) Active Directory
4 30 (2.97%) Firmware
5 26 (2.57%) vSphere
6 25 (2.48%) VMware ESXi
7 13 (1.29%) Hyper-V
8 11 (1.09%) Time Sharing Option
9 10 (0.99%) OpenSSH
9 10 (0.99%) XenApp
10 6 (0.59%) RACF
11 5 (0.50%) NFS
12 4 (0.40%) Virtual Machines
13 3 (0.30%) ACF2
13 3 (0.30%) Lustre
13 3 (0.30%) Slurm Workload Manager
14 2 (0.20%) Apache ZooKeeper
14 2 (0.20%) iptables
14 2 (0.20%) PowerHA
14 2 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 119 (11.78%) Terraform
2 107 (10.59%) Kubernetes
3 57 (5.64%) Prometheus
4 25 (2.48%) Ansible
5 17 (1.68%) Progress Chef
5 17 (1.68%) QRadar
6 11 (1.09%) NetBackup
6 11 (1.09%) SCOM
7 10 (0.99%) IBM BigFix
7 10 (0.99%) PowerCLI
7 10 (0.99%) vCenter Server
8 9 (0.89%) Backup Exec
8 9 (0.89%) FortiGate
9 8 (0.79%) Nagios
10 7 (0.69%) Tivoli Storage Manager
11 6 (0.59%) ZABBIX
12 4 (0.40%) Nessus
12 4 (0.40%) OMEGAMON
13 3 (0.30%) MAINVIEW
13 3 (0.30%) WSUS
Vendors
1 398 (39.41%) Red Hat
2 178 (17.62%) Oracle
3 120 (11.88%) Microsoft
4 79 (7.82%) VMware
5 59 (5.84%) Dell
5 59 (5.84%) Dynatrace
6 58 (5.74%) SAP
7 55 (5.45%) Google
8 43 (4.26%) HP
9 36 (3.56%) NetApp
9 36 (3.56%) ServiceNow
10 28 (2.77%) Kofax
10 28 (2.77%) Pega
11 26 (2.57%) Citrix
11 26 (2.57%) Splunk
12 23 (2.28%) Salesforce
13 22 (2.18%) Cisco
14 21 (2.08%) Lauterbach
15 20 (1.98%) Facebook
15 20 (1.98%) Veeam