IoT (Internet of Things, Internet of Everything)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term IoT in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited IoT over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 305 361 315
Rank change year-on-year +56 -46 +12
Permanent jobs citing IoT 963 883 2,158
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.94% 0.91% 1.29%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.72% 2.12% 2.68%
Number of salaries quoted 747 502 920
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -10.71% +16.67%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £92,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £59,250 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.17% -1.25% +14.29%

All Generic Skills
UK

IoT is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 35,381 41,658 80,546
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.48% 42.79% 48.24%
Number of salaries quoted 23,078 22,714 34,326
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,738 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,070 £46,350 £45,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

IoT
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for IoT in the UK

IoT
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for IoT in the UK

IoT
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IoT over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for IoT in the UK

IoT
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IoT within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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 +71 876 £57,500 -8.00% 251
UK excluding London +64 741 £55,000 -7.17% 178
Work from Home +29 349 £60,000 -4.00% 108
South East +59 193 £57,500 -17.86% 48
London +110 181 £67,500 -10.12% 72
North of England +40 172 £55,000 +4.76% 22
East of England +29 172 £55,000 -12.00% 19
Midlands +45 97 £55,000 +15.79% 47
North West +2 95 £50,000 -16.67% 11
West Midlands +49 61 £58,750 +30.56% 22
Yorkshire +60 55 £65,000 +52.94% 8
South West -28 54 £57,500 -8.00% 22
East Midlands -2 36 £50,750 +6.84% 25
Scotland -42 36 £60,000 -2.04% 14
North East +12 22 £56,250 +2.27% 3
Northern Ireland - 13 £70,000 - 3
Wales -7 4 £72,500 +20.83% 5

IoT
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 23 (2.39%) Confluence
2 18 (1.87%) SharePoint
3 17 (1.77%) Apache
4 10 (1.04%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.62%) IIS
5 6 (0.62%) Kinematics
6 5 (0.52%) nginx
7 4 (0.42%) Apache Spark
8 3 (0.31%) Drupal
9 2 (0.21%) CMS
9 2 (0.21%) WordPress
10 1 (0.10%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
10 1 (0.10%) Jupyter
Applications
1 14 (1.45%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (0.62%) OrCAD
3 2 (0.21%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.10%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (0.73%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.42%) Misys Midas
2 4 (0.42%) Oracle Receivables
3 3 (0.31%) SAP Business One
4 2 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.21%) SAP SCM
5 1 (0.10%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 161 (16.72%) AWS
2 149 (15.47%) Azure
3 49 (5.09%) Cloud Computing
4 46 (4.78%) GitHub
5 36 (3.74%) AWS IoT
6 33 (3.43%) GCP
7 26 (2.70%) Serverless
8 22 (2.28%) Power Platform
9 19 (1.97%) AWS CloudFormation
9 19 (1.97%) SaaS
10 18 (1.87%) IaaS
11 17 (1.77%) Azure DevOps
12 15 (1.56%) Nutanix
13 13 (1.35%) Dynamics 365
13 13 (1.35%) Microsoft 365
14 12 (1.25%) GitHub Actions
15 11 (1.14%) AWS Lambda
16 10 (1.04%) Amazon EC2
16 10 (1.04%) Amazon S3
16 10 (1.04%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 86 (8.93%) Internet
1 86 (8.93%) Wireless
2 59 (6.13%) TCP/IP
3 48 (4.98%) Wi-Fi
4 46 (4.78%) MQTT
5 45 (4.67%) WAN
6 44 (4.57%) Firewall
7 41 (4.26%) Bluetooth
8 25 (2.60%) 4G
9 24 (2.49%) 5G
9 24 (2.49%) LAN
10 23 (2.39%) HTTP
11 21 (2.18%) DNS
12 20 (2.08%) ZigBee
13 18 (1.87%) MPLS
14 14 (1.45%) Modbus
14 14 (1.45%) RS-232
15 13 (1.35%) VoIP
16 12 (1.25%) Unified Communications
17 11 (1.14%) GPRS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (4.78%) MySQL
2 29 (3.01%) NoSQL
3 21 (2.18%) Big Data
3 21 (2.18%) PostgreSQL
4 20 (2.08%) Power BI
5 18 (1.87%) MongoDB
6 17 (1.77%) Oracle Database
7 14 (1.45%) DynamoDB
8 13 (1.35%) Data Warehouse
9 10 (1.04%) Data Lake
10 9 (0.93%) Amazon RDS
11 8 (0.83%) SQL Server
12 5 (0.52%) Data Vault
13 4 (0.42%) Data Mining
13 4 (0.42%) Hadoop
13 4 (0.42%) Tableau
14 3 (0.31%) Amazon Aurora
14 3 (0.31%) Data Hub
15 2 (0.21%) Delta Lake
15 2 (0.21%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 79 (8.20%) Git
2 57 (5.92%) JIRA
3 25 (2.60%) Subversion
4 22 (2.28%) Oracle APEX
5 19 (1.97%) Jenkins
6 18 (1.87%) Visual Studio
7 7 (0.73%) Bitbucket
7 7 (0.73%) Burp Suite
7 7 (0.73%) GitLab
7 7 (0.73%) Metasploit
7 7 (0.73%) Selenium
8 6 (0.62%) Cypress.io
8 6 (0.62%) Eclipse
8 6 (0.62%) MSTest
8 6 (0.62%) PHPUnit
8 6 (0.62%) Xcode
9 4 (0.42%) Zephyr
10 2 (0.21%) Android Studio
11 1 (0.10%) Mockito
11 1 (0.10%) Moq
General
1 284 (29.49%) Social Skills
2 148 (15.37%) Electronics
3 129 (13.40%) Automotive
4 115 (11.94%) Analytical Skills
5 89 (9.24%) Manufacturing
6 83 (8.62%) Finance
7 71 (7.37%) Marketing
8 57 (5.92%) Telecoms
9 53 (5.50%) Public Sector
10 42 (4.36%) Influencing Skills
11 35 (3.63%) Aerospace
12 34 (3.53%) Presentation Skills
13 30 (3.12%) Games
13 30 (3.12%) Law
14 26 (2.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 18 (1.87%) Retail
15 18 (1.87%) Tech for Good
16 17 (1.77%) Legal
17 13 (1.35%) Social Housing
18 11 (1.14%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 229 (23.78%) Senior
2 214 (22.22%) Developer
3 181 (18.80%) Software Engineer
4 110 (11.42%) Embedded Engineer
5 86 (8.93%) Architect
6 85 (8.83%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 76 (7.89%) Consultant
8 73 (7.58%) Senior Developer
9 54 (5.61%) Hardware Engineer
10 49 (5.09%) Senior Software Engineer
10 49 (5.09%) Software Developer
11 47 (4.88%) Lead
12 42 (4.36%) Senior Embedded Engineer
13 41 (4.26%) Solutions Architect
14 40 (4.15%) Senior Hardware Engineer
15 32 (3.32%) Systems Engineer
16 30 (3.12%) Infrastructure Engineer
17 28 (2.91%) Analyst
18 27 (2.80%) Electronics Engineer
19 26 (2.70%) Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 82 (8.52%) Node.js
2 55 (5.71%) HTML
3 44 (4.57%) CSS
4 41 (4.26%) .NET
5 32 (3.32%) React
6 30 (3.12%) JSON
7 24 (2.49%) jQuery
7 24 (2.49%) REST
8 23 (2.39%) AngularJS
8 23 (2.39%) RESTful
9 21 (2.18%) Yocto
10 16 (1.66%) GraphQL
10 16 (1.66%) web3js
11 14 (1.45%) Flask
12 12 (1.25%) .NET Core
12 12 (1.25%) .NET Framework
12 12 (1.25%) Web Services
13 11 (1.14%) Kafka
13 11 (1.14%) Laravel
13 11 (1.14%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 45 (4.67%) Mobile App
2 36 (3.74%) Raspberry Pi
3 35 (3.63%) Client/Server
3 35 (3.63%) Embedded Systems
4 28 (2.91%) Driving Licence
5 26 (2.70%) Management Information System
5 26 (2.70%) Robotics
6 24 (2.49%) Blockchain
6 24 (2.49%) Renewable Energy
7 21 (2.18%) Blog
7 21 (2.18%) Self-Motivation
8 20 (2.08%) Operational Technology
9 17 (1.77%) Public Cloud
9 17 (1.77%) Smart Home
10 16 (1.66%) Algorithms
10 16 (1.66%) ARM Cortex
10 16 (1.66%) Distributed Systems
10 16 (1.66%) Virtual Team
10 16 (1.66%) Web3
11 15 (1.56%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 204 (21.18%) Linux
2 58 (6.02%) Windows
3 49 (5.09%) Embedded Linux
4 41 (4.26%) Apple iOS
5 34 (3.53%) Android
6 17 (1.77%) Ubuntu
7 14 (1.45%) Windows 10
8 7 (0.73%) Kali Linux
9 4 (0.42%) FreeRTOS
9 4 (0.42%) Mac OS
10 3 (0.31%) Debian
10 3 (0.31%) Unix
10 3 (0.31%) VMS
10 3 (0.31%) Windows Server
11 1 (0.10%) FreeBSD
11 1 (0.10%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.10%) Solaris
11 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 280 (29.08%) Software Engineering
2 178 (18.48%) Agile
3 161 (16.72%) Problem-Solving
4 133 (13.81%) Cybersecurity
5 128 (13.29%) Artificial Intelligence
6 123 (12.77%) Mentoring
7 110 (11.42%) DevOps
8 91 (9.45%) Computer Science
9 80 (8.31%) Analytics
10 74 (7.68%) Project Management
10 74 (7.68%) Technical Leadership
11 70 (7.27%) CI/CD
12 64 (6.65%) Machine Learning
12 64 (6.65%) Microservices
13 60 (6.23%) Business Intelligence
14 55 (5.71%) Decision-Making
15 51 (5.30%) Software Testing
16 48 (4.98%) Business Development
16 48 (4.98%) Customer Requirements
17 45 (4.67%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 230 (23.88%) Python
2 155 (16.10%) C
3 100 (10.38%) JavaScript
4 97 (10.07%) C++
5 94 (9.76%) SQL
6 70 (7.27%) TypeScript
7 65 (6.75%) C#
8 58 (6.02%) Java
9 47 (4.88%) Embedded C
10 40 (4.15%) SystemVerilog
11 30 (3.12%) Bash
12 26 (2.70%) PHP
13 19 (1.97%) Perl
14 17 (1.77%) PL/SQL
15 14 (1.45%) Rust
16 12 (1.25%) PowerShell
17 11 (1.14%) Kotlin
17 11 (1.14%) Swift
18 10 (1.04%) Embedded C++
19 9 (0.93%) Go
Qualifications
1 226 (23.47%) Degree
2 52 (5.40%) Security Cleared
3 45 (4.67%) Computer Science Degree
4 36 (3.74%) Master's Degree
5 18 (1.87%) DV Cleared
6 16 (1.66%) CISSP
6 16 (1.66%) HND
7 14 (1.45%) Cisco Certification
7 14 (1.45%) PhD
8 13 (1.35%) SC Cleared
9 11 (1.14%) Azure Certification
9 11 (1.14%) HNC
10 10 (1.04%) BPSS Clearance
11 9 (0.93%) CTC Cleared
11 9 (0.93%) GIAC
11 9 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
12 8 (0.83%) CISA
12 8 (0.83%) OSCP
12 8 (0.83%) SANS
13 7 (0.73%) OSCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 58 (6.02%) QA
2 27 (2.80%) Cyber Essentials
3 20 (2.08%) GDPR
4 19 (1.97%) Data Quality
4 19 (1.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 19 (1.97%) SLA
5 17 (1.77%) ISO 13485
6 10 (1.04%) IEC 62304
6 10 (1.04%) ISO 9001
6 10 (1.04%) NIST
7 9 (0.93%) COSHH
8 8 (0.83%) JTAG
9 6 (0.62%) ISO 14001
9 6 (0.62%) MISRA
10 5 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (0.42%) IEC 61131
11 4 (0.42%) PMO
12 2 (0.21%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.21%) NIST 800
13 1 (0.10%) GxP
System Software
1 54 (5.61%) Firmware
2 35 (3.63%) Active Directory
3 33 (3.43%) Docker
4 28 (2.91%) Hyper-V
5 26 (2.70%) VMware Infrastructure
6 16 (1.66%) Virtual Machines
7 14 (1.45%) Embedded Firmware
8 6 (0.62%) Forefront TMG
8 6 (0.62%) VMware Workstation
9 3 (0.31%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.10%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 28 (2.91%) Kubernetes
2 24 (2.49%) Ansible
3 20 (2.08%) Terraform
4 17 (1.77%) FortiGate
5 13 (1.35%) Microsoft Intune
6 11 (1.14%) Progress Chef
7 7 (0.73%) Nessus
7 7 (0.73%) Nmap
8 6 (0.62%) Opsgenie
8 6 (0.62%) SCOM
8 6 (0.62%) WSUS
9 5 (0.52%) Grafana
10 4 (0.42%) Proxmox
11 1 (0.10%) Cisco Prime
11 1 (0.10%) Functional Safety
11 1 (0.10%) MOM
11 1 (0.10%) Puppet
11 1 (0.10%) SCCM
11 1 (0.10%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 91 (9.45%) Microsoft
2 34 (3.53%) VMware
3 31 (3.22%) Synopsys
4 30 (3.12%) Google
4 30 (3.12%) SAP
5 29 (3.01%) Oracle
6 28 (2.91%) Cadence
6 28 (2.91%) Cisco
7 19 (1.97%) HP
8 17 (1.77%) Darktrace
8 17 (1.77%) NEC
9 13 (1.35%) Aruba
9 13 (1.35%) EMC
10 11 (1.14%) BT
11 9 (0.93%) Atlassian
11 9 (0.93%) Mitel
11 9 (0.93%) Ribbon
12 8 (0.83%) NVIDIA
12 8 (0.83%) Xamarin
13 7 (0.73%) Databricks