IoT Job Trends in England

IoT (Internet of Things, Internet of Everything)
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term IoT in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited IoT over the 6 months leading up to 11 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 402 464 343
Rank change year-on-year +62 -121 -11
Permanent jobs citing IoT 404 174 534
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.40% 0.40% 0.77%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.57% 0.95% 2.40%
Number of salaries quoted 309 119 388
10th Percentile £41,000 £42,500 £35,525
25th Percentile £47,500 £51,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £86,500 £95,000 £87,000
UK median annual salary £55,250 £59,764 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.55% -0.39% -7.69%

All Generic Skills
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 25,783 18,225 22,224
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.74% 41.94% 32.13%
Number of salaries quoted 16,950 9,237 12,134
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,645 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,925 £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £111,250
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -4.00%

IoT
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

IoT job vacancy trend in England

IoT
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing IoT.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing IoT

IoT
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing IoT in England over the 6 months to 11 September 2026.

Salary histogram for IoT in England

IoT
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IoT within the England region over the 6 months to 11 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
South East +15 98 £55,000 -8.33% 77
London +10 92 £62,500 -34.21% 133
North of England +25 88 £55,000 -8.33% 26
South West -49 50 £55,000 +18.92% 11
Midlands -23 49 £46,000 -16.36% 26
Yorkshire -5 42 £55,000 +22.22% 5
North West -12 30 £50,000 -16.67% 15
East of England -38 26 £80,000 +39.13% 28
East Midlands -26 25 £67,500 +28.57% 9
West Midlands -13 24 £42,500 -28.60% 17
North East - 16 £50,000 - 6
IoT
UK

IoT
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (2.48%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.98%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.50%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.25%) Apache
4 1 (0.25%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.25%) GeoServer
Applications
1 14 (3.47%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.99%) Adobe Illustrator
3 3 (0.74%) Lightworks
3 3 (0.74%) Simulink
4 2 (0.50%) CATIA
4 2 (0.50%) Siemens NX
4 2 (0.50%) SOLIDWORKS
4 2 (0.50%) Windchill
5 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (0.99%) Distributed Ledger
2 3 (0.74%) Misys Midas
3 2 (0.50%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 2 (0.50%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.25%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.25%) Maximo
4 1 (0.25%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 54 (13.37%) AWS
2 36 (8.91%) Azure
3 24 (5.94%) SaaS
4 19 (4.70%) Cloud Computing
5 16 (3.96%) Microsoft 365
6 12 (2.97%) Serverless
7 10 (2.48%) AWS IoT
8 8 (1.98%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (1.49%) GCP
10 5 (1.24%) Amazon Kinesis
10 5 (1.24%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (1.24%) Microsoft Purview
10 5 (1.24%) OneDrive
11 4 (0.99%) Amazon CloudSearch
11 4 (0.99%) Amazon EMR
11 4 (0.99%) Anthropic Claude
11 4 (0.99%) Azure Functions
11 4 (0.99%) Power Platform
12 3 (0.74%) Amazon ElastiCache
12 3 (0.74%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 37 (9.16%) Wireless
2 33 (8.17%) Internet
3 28 (6.93%) Wi-Fi
4 24 (5.94%) MQTT
5 18 (4.46%) Firewall
6 17 (4.21%) Bluetooth
6 17 (4.21%) DNS
7 15 (3.71%) VPN
8 11 (2.72%) 5G
8 11 (2.72%) DHCP
8 11 (2.72%) LoRaWAN
9 10 (2.48%) ZigBee
10 7 (1.73%) Ethernet
11 5 (1.24%) Cisco IOS
11 5 (1.24%) SSH
11 5 (1.24%) VLAN
11 5 (1.24%) VoIP
12 4 (0.99%) HTTP
12 4 (0.99%) LTE
12 4 (0.99%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.22%) Big Data
2 12 (2.97%) SQL Server
3 11 (2.72%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (1.98%) MySQL
4 8 (1.98%) NoSQL
5 6 (1.49%) Azure SQL Database
5 6 (1.49%) Relational Database
6 5 (1.24%) Amazon Athena
6 5 (1.24%) Amazon Redshift
6 5 (1.24%) DynamoDB
7 4 (0.99%) Elasticsearch
7 4 (0.99%) Electronic Patient Records
7 4 (0.99%) MongoDB
7 4 (0.99%) Neo4j
8 3 (0.74%) ClickHouse
8 3 (0.74%) DocumentDB
9 2 (0.50%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.50%) GIS
9 2 (0.50%) InfluxDB
10 1 (0.25%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 29 (7.18%) Git
2 11 (2.72%) JIRA
3 7 (1.73%) GitLab
3 7 (1.73%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.49%) GDB
5 4 (0.99%) Robot Framework
5 4 (0.99%) Selenium
6 3 (0.74%) PetaLinux
6 3 (0.74%) Postman
7 1 (0.25%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.25%) MLflow
7 1 (0.25%) Poetry
7 1 (0.25%) Zephyr
General
1 62 (15.35%) Social Skills
2 59 (14.60%) Electronics
3 36 (8.91%) Telecoms
4 35 (8.66%) Finance
5 34 (8.42%) Manufacturing
6 31 (7.67%) Analytical Skills
7 23 (5.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 16 (3.96%) Automotive
9 15 (3.71%) Marketing
10 12 (2.97%) Aerospace
10 12 (2.97%) Legal
10 12 (2.97%) Public Sector
11 9 (2.23%) Retail
12 8 (1.98%) Law
12 8 (1.98%) Local Government
12 8 (1.98%) Wearables
13 7 (1.73%) Banking
13 7 (1.73%) Documentation Skills
14 6 (1.49%) Organisational Skills
15 5 (1.24%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 65 (16.09%) Software Engineer
2 55 (13.61%) Senior
3 52 (12.87%) Embedded Engineer
4 39 (9.65%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 39 (9.65%) Sales Manager
5 34 (8.42%) Developer
6 29 (7.18%) Technical Engineer
7 28 (6.93%) Architect
8 17 (4.21%) Account Manager
8 17 (4.21%) Support Engineer
8 17 (4.21%) Technical Support
9 15 (3.71%) Solutions Architect
10 13 (3.22%) Technical Support Engineer
11 11 (2.72%) Operations Engineer
12 10 (2.48%) Design Engineer
12 10 (2.48%) Electronics Engineer
12 10 (2.48%) Embedded Linux Engineer
12 10 (2.48%) Linux Engineer
12 10 (2.48%) Systems Engineer
12 10 (2.48%) Technical Operations Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (5.20%) Yocto
2 20 (4.95%) Terraform
3 17 (4.21%) .NET
4 15 (3.71%) REST
5 14 (3.47%) React
6 11 (2.72%) Node.js
7 7 (1.73%) AngularJS
7 7 (1.73%) Kafka
8 6 (1.49%) Blazor
9 5 (1.24%) Vue
10 4 (0.99%) HTML
10 4 (0.99%) pytest
10 4 (0.99%) Unity DI Container
11 3 (0.74%) Boost C++ Libraries
11 3 (0.74%) CarPlay
11 3 (0.74%) CSS
11 3 (0.74%) Flash
11 3 (0.74%) PySpark
12 2 (0.50%) HTML5
12 2 (0.50%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 48 (11.88%) Embedded Systems
2 21 (5.20%) Onboarding
3 19 (4.70%) Device Driver
3 19 (4.70%) Mobile App
4 18 (4.46%) Distributed Systems
5 16 (3.96%) Driving Licence
5 16 (3.96%) Legacy Systems
6 13 (3.22%) Cloud Native
6 13 (3.22%) Robotics
7 12 (2.97%) ARM Cortex
8 11 (2.72%) PropTech
9 10 (2.48%) Smart Home
10 9 (2.23%) Enterprise Software
10 9 (2.23%) Management Information System
11 8 (1.98%) FPGA
11 8 (1.98%) Operational Technology
11 8 (1.98%) Self-Motivation
12 7 (1.73%) AI Agents
12 7 (1.73%) Greenfield Project
12 7 (1.73%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 60 (14.85%) Linux
2 22 (5.45%) Embedded Linux
3 16 (3.96%) Windows
4 10 (2.48%) Windows Server
5 8 (1.98%) Android
6 7 (1.73%) VMS
7 6 (1.49%) FreeRTOS
8 5 (1.24%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.74%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.25%) ThreadX
10 1 (0.25%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (24.26%) Software Engineering
2 95 (23.51%) Problem-Solving
3 85 (21.04%) AI
4 43 (10.64%) Continuous Improvement
5 41 (10.15%) CI/CD
6 38 (9.41%) Machine Learning
7 37 (9.16%) Collaborative Culture
8 33 (8.17%) DevOps
9 32 (7.92%) Agile
9 32 (7.92%) Analytics
10 31 (7.67%) Validation
11 30 (7.43%) Cybersecurity
12 28 (6.93%) Business Development
13 27 (6.68%) Decision-Making
14 26 (6.44%) Computer Science
14 26 (6.44%) CRM
15 23 (5.69%) Roadmaps
16 22 (5.45%) Customer Engagement
16 22 (5.45%) Full-Stack Development
17 21 (5.20%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 58 (14.36%) Python
2 41 (10.15%) C++
3 36 (8.91%) C
4 21 (5.20%) TypeScript
5 19 (4.70%) Embedded C
5 19 (4.70%) JavaScript
5 19 (4.70%) SQL
6 18 (4.46%) C#
7 17 (4.21%) Go
8 12 (2.97%) PowerShell
9 11 (2.72%) Java
10 8 (1.98%) Embedded C++
11 6 (1.49%) Bash
12 4 (0.99%) MATLAB
12 4 (0.99%) Rust
13 3 (0.74%) Kusto Query Language
13 3 (0.74%) PHP
14 1 (0.25%) R
14 1 (0.25%) Scala
14 1 (0.25%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 93 (23.02%) Degree
2 21 (5.20%) DBS Check
2 21 (5.20%) Master's Degree
3 19 (4.70%) Computer Science Degree
4 14 (3.47%) Security Cleared
5 10 (2.48%) SC Cleared
6 9 (2.23%) HNC
7 8 (1.98%) PhD
8 7 (1.73%) BPSS Clearance
8 7 (1.73%) ITIL Certification
8 7 (1.73%) Postgraduate
9 4 (0.99%) HND
10 3 (0.74%) Chartered Engineer
11 2 (0.50%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.50%) CISSP
11 2 (0.50%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 2 (0.50%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 1 (0.25%) CCNP
12 1 (0.25%) CCSP
12 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (2.48%) QA
2 7 (1.73%) JTAG
3 6 (1.49%) ISO 9001
4 4 (0.99%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.74%) ECSS
5 3 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 3 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.74%) NCSC
6 2 (0.50%) GDPR
6 2 (0.50%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.25%) COBIT
7 1 (0.25%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.25%) NIST
7 1 (0.25%) SLA
System Software
1 36 (8.91%) Firmware
2 21 (5.20%) Docker
3 12 (2.97%) Embedded Firmware
4 9 (2.23%) Active Directory
4 9 (2.23%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (2.23%) vSphere
5 2 (0.50%) iptables
5 2 (0.50%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 26 (6.44%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.49%) Grafana
3 5 (1.24%) SCCM
4 4 (0.99%) Galera Cluster
4 4 (0.99%) Prometheus
4 4 (0.99%) vCenter Server
5 3 (0.74%) BMC PATROL
6 1 (0.25%) Ansible
6 1 (0.25%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.25%) Kubeflow
6 1 (0.25%) MOM
Vendors
1 47 (11.63%) Microsoft
2 9 (2.23%) Salesforce
2 9 (2.23%) VMware
3 8 (1.98%) SAP
4 7 (1.73%) Cisco
4 7 (1.73%) Oracle
5 5 (1.24%) Aruba
5 5 (1.24%) Cognizant
6 4 (0.99%) Adobe
6 4 (0.99%) dotdigital
6 4 (0.99%) IFS
7 3 (0.74%) Apple
7 3 (0.74%) BT
7 3 (0.74%) Databricks
7 3 (0.74%) Google
7 3 (0.74%) Xilinx
8 2 (0.50%) EMC
8 2 (0.50%) MEDITECH
8 2 (0.50%) ServiceNow
8 2 (0.50%) Siemens