IoT Contract Job Trends in Essex

IoT (Internet of Things, Internet of Everything)
East of England > Essex

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term IoT in contract job vacancies in Essex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited IoT over the 6 months leading up to 19 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing IoT 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Essex 1.75% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.13% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £203 - -
25th Percentile £206 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £213 - -
75th Percentile £219 - -
90th Percentile £223 - -
East of England median daily rate £225 - £425
% change year-on-year - - -17.07%

All Generic Skills
Essex

IoT falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Essex.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 39 29 75
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex 34.21% 30.53% 32.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 17 37
10th Percentile £177 £294 £105
25th Percentile £185 £315 £164
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £285 £350 £338
Median % change year-on-year -18.57% +3.55% +7.47%
75th Percentile £531 £438 £525
90th Percentile £662 £578 £651
East of England median daily rate £450 £500 £488
% change year-on-year -10.00% +2.56% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 0 22
10th Percentile - - £12.86
25th Percentile £12.75 - £14.69
Median hourly rate £16.25 - £21.00
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.55%
75th Percentile £24.44 - £56.25
90th Percentile £48.75 - £57.50
East of England median hourly rate £22.75 £67.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year -66.30% +22.73% -16.03%

IoT
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing IoT relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex.

IoT job vacancy trend in Essex

IoT
Daily Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing IoT.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing IoT

IoT
Contract Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IoT within the Essex region over the 6 months to 19 February 2026. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Chelmsford - 1 £225 -
Wickford - 1 £200 -
IoT
East of England

IoT
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) NFC
1 2 (100.00%) RFID
1 2 (100.00%) Wireless
General
1 2 (100.00%) Retail