IoT Job Trends in Cumbria

IoT (Internet of Things, Internet of Everything)
North West > Cumbria

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term IoT in permanent job vacancies in Cumbria. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited IoT over the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing IoT 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cumbria 0.23% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.32% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 - -
75th Percentile £50,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +41.18% -27.97%

All Generic Skills
Cumbria

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 76 54 65
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cumbria 17.67% 18.31% 12.60%
Number of salaries quoted 48 30 38
10th Percentile £31,150 £29,500 £29,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £44,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,625 £36,000 £45,628
Median % change year-on-year +18.40% -21.10% +14.07%
75th Percentile £51,250 £48,188 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £61,250 £65,000
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -3.85% -9.57%

IoT
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

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

IoT job vacancy trend in Cumbria

IoT
Job Locations in Cumbria

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IoT within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 15 September 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Ulverston - 1 £48,500 -
IoT
North West

IoT
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Ethernet
1 1 (100.00%) RS-232
1 1 (100.00%) RS-485
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
1 1 (100.00%) FPGA
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C++
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft