# Companies using IBM Cognos

60,450 companies in our data use IBM Cognos, and 11,410 of them name it in job posts they wrote. Hiring for it is steady, with 14,732 job posts naming it from October 2025 to August 2026. Finance teams are its most common home.

Data as of November 9, 2026. Source: Sumble.

## Which companies name IBM Cognos in the most job posts?

Amazon leads with 8,530 job posts naming IBM Cognos, followed by Northrop Grumman and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the newest of the five companies in the table, with its first job post naming it in December 2023.

| Company | Job posts | People | Recent job post |
|---|---:|---:|---|
| [Amazon](https://sumble.com/orgs/amazon) | 8,530 | 830 | "Use QuickSight, Cognos, and other internal systems to surface insights from financial and productivity data." (Senior Financial Analyst, RME Finance, WW Ops, Nov 7, 2026) |
| [Northrop Grumman](https://sumble.com/orgs/northrop-grumman) | 1,502 | 242 | "High level of proficiency with SAP, Cognos, and Microsoft Office tools." (manager budgeting 3, Nov 7, 2026) |
| [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://sumble.com/orgs/amazon-web-services) | 1,015 | 312 | "Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (examples: SQL, MS Access, Essbase, Cognos) and other financial systems (examples: Oracle, SAP, Lawson, JD Edwards)" (Senior Financial Analyst, AWS SMGS Finance, CMHK, Nov 7, 2026) |
| [Citi](https://sumble.com/orgs/citi) | 936 | 719 | "Having Knowledge on Cognos Reporting or any BI tool is handy" (Oracle Database Developer, Nov 4, 2026) |
| [IBM](https://sumble.com/orgs/ibm) | 771 | 2,526 | "Manage Solutions: Manage and maintain BI reporting solutions to ensure optimal performance, scalability, and reliability, leveraging expertise in Cognos, Actuate, and MicroStrategy." (data engineer-business intelligence, Nov 3, 2026) |

## Is hiring for IBM Cognos growing?

IBM Cognos holds a steady place in hiring. 8.3 in every 10,000 job posts named it from June to August 2026, against 7.7 from March to May.

| Month | Job posts naming it | All job posts | Per 10,000 job posts |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| Oct 2025 | 995 | 1,413,673 | 7.0 |
| Nov 2025 | 1,260 | 1,822,119 | 6.9 |
| Dec 2025 | 908 | 1,236,103 | 7.3 |
| Jan 2026 | 1,305 | 1,828,002 | 7.1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1,488 | 1,856,647 | 8.0 |
| Mar 2026 | 1,367 | 1,850,711 | 7.4 |
| Apr 2026 | 1,393 | 1,728,886 | 8.1 |
| May 2026 | 1,397 | 1,821,509 | 7.7 |
| Jun 2026 | 1,477 | 1,909,496 | 7.7 |
| Jul 2026 | 1,501 | 1,815,180 | 8.3 |
| Aug 2026 | 1,641 | 1,835,698 | 8.9 |

## How many companies named IBM Cognos in a job post for the first time in recent months?

Job posts named IBM Cognos for the first time at 280 companies from June to August 2026, against 249 from March to May. Of the 11,410 companies whose job posts name it, 2.5% first named it from June to August.

| Period | Companies naming it in a job post for the first time |
|---|---:|
| March to May 2026 | 249 |
| June to August 2026 | 280 |
| October 2025 to August 2026 | 939 |

Companies whose first job post naming it appeared in that period. Recruiters, staffing firms and job boards are left out.

## How do we know which companies use IBM Cognos?

11,410 companies name IBM Cognos in job posts they wrote; employees' profiles add 49,040 more. 5,930 show up in both job posts and employees' profiles.

| How we know | Companies | Share |
|---|---:|---:|
| Job posts name IBM Cognos | 11,410 | 19% |
| Employees' profiles list IBM Cognos | 49,040 | 81% |

## What size are the companies that use IBM Cognos?

Companies with 50 to 999 employees are 1.4 times as common among IBM Cognos users as on the typical tech page. The second-largest group is companies with fewer than 50 employees, at 22%.

| Size | Share | Typical tech page |
|---|---:|---:|
| Under 50 employees | 22% | 22% |
| 50 to 999 | 53% | 38% |
| 1,000 to 5,000 | 18% | 17% |
| Over 5,000 | 6.9% | 23% |

## Where are IBM Cognos companies based?

IBM Cognos companies are spread across 188 countries and territories. The United States leads with 40%, then the United Kingdom with 6.8%. India is less common than usual, at 3.6% against 6.9% on the typical tech page.

| Country | Companies | Share | Typical tech page |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| United States | 23,008 | 40% | 43% |
| United Kingdom | 3,912 | 6.8% | 6.4% |
| Canada | 2,780 | 4.8% | 3.6% |
| France | 2,706 | 4.7% | 4.6% |
| Germany | 2,242 | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| India | 2,082 | 3.6% | 6.9% |

## Which teams work with IBM Cognos?

IBM Cognos sits mostly with finance teams (551 companies). Next come IT teams (270 companies) and FP&A teams (153).

| Team | Companies |
|---|---:|
| Finance | 551 |
| IT | 270 |
| FP&A | 153 |
| Business intelligence | 146 |
| Accounting | 128 |
| BI | 115 |

## Which roles mention IBM Cognos most?

Financial Analyst is the most common role, in 8.5% of job posts naming IBM Cognos. Finance is second, at 7.3%.

| Role | Share | Oct 2025 to Aug 2026 | Mar to May 2026 | Jun to Aug 2026 |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Financial Analyst | 8.5% | 1,254 | 359 | 462 |
| Finance | 7.3% | 1,081 | 248 | 506 |
| Data Analyst | 5.9% | 871 | 249 | 242 |
| Accountant | 5.2% | 766 | 232 | 213 |
| Analyst | 4.9% | 722 | 193 | 207 |
| FP&A | 4% | 587 | 171 | 203 |

## Which companies started naming IBM Cognos in job posts recently?

Between April and August 2026, IBM Cognos appeared for the first time in job posts at 328 companies: 217 commercial, 87 mid-market and 24 enterprise. Among the new commercial companies, Dexis posted the most jobs naming it: 7.

| Group | Company | Job posts, April to August 2026 |
|---|---|---:|
| Commercial | [Dexis](https://sumble.com/orgs/dexis-consulting-group) | 7 |
| Commercial | [Pacific Power](https://sumble.com/orgs/pacific-power-&-systems) | 6 |
| Commercial | [Kanerika Inc](https://sumble.com/orgs/kanerika-software) | 5 |
| Commercial | [Cambridge Systematics, Inc.](https://sumble.com/orgs/cambridge-systematics) | 5 |
| Commercial | [National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)](https://sumble.com/orgs/national-federation-of-independent-business) | 4 |
| Mid-market | [Air Force Civilian Service](https://sumble.com/orgs/air-force-civilian-service) | 3 |
| Mid-market | [Paul Hastings](https://sumble.com/orgs/paul-hastings-llp) | 3 |
| Mid-market | [Canfor](https://sumble.com/orgs/canfor) | 3 |
| Mid-market | [Kalyon Construction Group](https://sumble.com/orgs/kalyoninsaat) | 3 |
| Mid-market | [Carters Inc.](https://sumble.com/orgs/carter's-f3e8f5f8) | 2 |
| Enterprise | [Web Structures](https://sumble.com/orgs/web-structures) | 3 |
| Enterprise | [Softtek](https://sumble.com/orgs/softtek) | 2 |
| Enterprise | [Greencore](https://sumble.com/orgs/greencore) | 2 |
| Enterprise | [Government of Canada](https://sumble.com/orgs/government-of-canada) | 1 |
| Enterprise | [Banco Bradesco](https://sumble.com/orgs/banco-bradesco) | 1 |

Companies that named IBM Cognos in a job post for the first time between April and August 2026, ranked by their job posts in those months. AI-native companies get a group of their own, whatever their size. Recruiters and job boards are left out.

## What else do IBM Cognos companies use?

IBM Planning Analytics and IBM DataStage are the tools most closely tied to IBM Cognos. IBM TM1 comes third, 5.8 times as common as usual, at 9.9%.

| Tool | Companies | Also name it | Typical | Times as common |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| IBM Planning Analytics | 522 | 6% | 0.87% | 6.9 times |
| IBM DataStage | 821 | 9.5% | 1.5% | 6.4 times |
| IBM TM1 | 860 | 9.9% | 1.7% | 5.8 times |
| IBM WebSphere | 866 | 10% | 2% | 4.9 times |
| SAP Sybase | 496 | 5.7% | 1.2% | 4.6 times |
| Teradata | 748 | 8.6% | 1.9% | 4.5 times |
| Control-M | 522 | 6% | 1.4% | 4.5 times |
| IBM DB2 | 1,634 | 19% | 4.3% | 4.4 times |

Shares are out of the 8,669 companies whose job posts name IBM Cognos, not counting firms whose job posts name almost every technology.

## Which project themes come up in IBM Cognos job posts?

Setting aside broad digital transformation, Data Infrastructure Migration is the theme teams hiring for IBM Cognos mention most, in 2,147 job posts. Broad digital transformation work shows up in 4,817 of its job posts.

| Project theme | Job posts |
|---|---:|
| Digital Transformation | 4,817 |
| Data Infrastructure Migration | 2,147 |
| Cloud Migration | 326 |
| Cloud Cost Optimization | 197 |

- "Accompagner les projets de transformation des outils et des processus financiers (SAP, Power BI, ESSBASE, COGNOS…)" (NAOS (Bioderma - Institut Esthederm - Etat Pur), Management Control Manager - Industry & Operations (m&f), Nov 7, 2026)
- "Deliver the SAP BO exit outcomes by migrating and modernizing reporting content into IBM Cognos, including report rebuilds, validation, scheduling, and cutover support" (JPMorganChase, Lead Software Engineer - Cognos, BO, Snowflake, SQL, Oct 29, 2026)

## About this data

Sumble built this page. Sumble gives sales, marketing and other GTM teams technographics and hiring signals for the companies they sell to: the technologies each company uses, which teams are hiring and for what, and who reports to whom. That helps a team know who to contact, why now, and what to say.

Sumble covers more than 3.6 million companies, 93 million job posts collected since 2022 and 194 million employee profiles, and tracks more than 37,000 technologies. It finds which technologies a company uses by reading its job posts and its employees' public profiles.

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