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 28 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 443 273
Rank change year-on-year +392 -170 +72
Permanent jobs citing IoT 2,749 184 872
As % of all permanent jobs in England 3.31% 0.48% 1.01%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 12.21% 1.12% 2.93%
Number of salaries quoted 240 113 690
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,300 £34,650
25th Percentile £49,688 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £94,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -4.00%

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 22,514 16,489 29,715
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 27.07% 43.24% 34.30%
Number of salaries quoted 13,071 7,805 20,877
10th Percentile £30,500 £30,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%

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 28 May 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 28 May 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
North of England +243 1,052 £55,000 -6.78% 21
Midlands +174 1,012 £46,250 -26.00% 21
North West +198 929 £53,750 -7.33% 12
West Midlands +130 928 £62,500 -9.09% 9
South East +147 265 £55,000 -4.35% 45
London +101 197 £75,000 -6.25% 97
East of England +89 154 £70,000 +27.27% 31
Yorkshire +57 118 £55,000 -8.33% 7
East Midlands +48 96 £42,500 -15.00% 12
South West -37 54 £57,500 -4.17% 31
North East - 5 £51,000 - 2
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 5 (0.18%) Confluence
1 5 (0.18%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.15%) CMS
2 4 (0.15%) WordPress
3 3 (0.11%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.036%) Apache
4 1 (0.036%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.036%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.036%) GeoServer
Applications
1 8 (0.29%) Adobe Illustrator
2 7 (0.25%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.15%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.073%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.036%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.036%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.036%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 2 (0.073%) SAP Business One
1 2 (0.073%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.036%) Maximo
2 1 (0.036%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 2,441 (88.80%) Cloud Computing
2 38 (1.38%) Azure
3 33 (1.20%) AWS
4 14 (0.51%) SaaS
5 13 (0.47%) Microsoft 365
6 10 (0.36%) Serverless
7 7 (0.25%) GCP
8 5 (0.18%) AWS Lambda
8 5 (0.18%) Power Platform
9 4 (0.15%) Amazon S3
9 4 (0.15%) AWS IoT
9 4 (0.15%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (0.15%) Canva
9 4 (0.15%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.11%) Amazon EC2
10 3 (0.11%) Azure Functions
10 3 (0.11%) OneDrive
11 2 (0.073%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 2 (0.073%) Azure Service Bus
11 2 (0.073%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 2,440 (88.76%) Internet
2 34 (1.24%) Wireless
3 19 (0.69%) Bluetooth
4 18 (0.65%) Firewall
5 17 (0.62%) MQTT
6 15 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
7 12 (0.44%) DNS
7 12 (0.44%) VPN
8 9 (0.33%) LoRaWAN
9 8 (0.29%) Modbus
10 5 (0.18%) DHCP
10 5 (0.18%) ZigBee
11 4 (0.15%) LTE
12 3 (0.11%) Unified Communications
13 2 (0.073%) TCP/IP
13 2 (0.073%) VoIP
14 1 (0.036%) 3GPP
14 1 (0.036%) FTP
14 1 (0.036%) LAN
14 1 (0.036%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (0.55%) Big Data
2 9 (0.33%) MySQL
2 9 (0.33%) SQL Server
3 6 (0.22%) Amazon RDS
3 6 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
3 6 (0.22%) MongoDB
3 6 (0.22%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (0.18%) NoSQL
5 4 (0.15%) Power BI
6 3 (0.11%) DynamoDB
6 3 (0.11%) Neo4j
7 2 (0.073%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.073%) GIS
7 2 (0.073%) InfluxDB
8 1 (0.036%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.036%) Flink
8 1 (0.036%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.036%) Informix
8 1 (0.036%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.036%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (0.22%) Git
2 5 (0.18%) Jenkins
2 5 (0.18%) JIRA
3 4 (0.15%) GDB
3 4 (0.15%) GitLab
3 4 (0.15%) Robot Framework
4 1 (0.036%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.036%) IDA Disassembler
4 1 (0.036%) Poetry
4 1 (0.036%) Zephyr
General
1 2,476 (90.07%) Social Skills
2 2,445 (88.94%) Banking
3 2,443 (88.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 41 (1.49%) Electronics
5 23 (0.84%) Manufacturing
6 22 (0.80%) Finance
6 22 (0.80%) Marketing
7 17 (0.62%) Tech for Good
7 17 (0.62%) Telecoms
8 16 (0.58%) Analytical Skills
9 15 (0.55%) Automotive
10 12 (0.44%) Wearables
11 10 (0.36%) Social Housing
12 8 (0.29%) Public Sector
13 5 (0.18%) Law
13 5 (0.18%) Local Government
14 4 (0.15%) Multimedia
15 3 (0.11%) Advertising
15 3 (0.11%) French Language
15 3 (0.11%) Legal
Job Titles
1 1,845 (67.12%) Lecturer
2 73 (2.66%) Software Engineer
3 46 (1.67%) Embedded Engineer
4 42 (1.53%) Senior
5 27 (0.98%) Developer
6 24 (0.87%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 18 (0.65%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
7 18 (0.65%) Firmware Engineer
7 18 (0.65%) Senior Software Engineer
8 17 (0.62%) Principal Engineer
8 17 (0.62%) Principal Software Engineer
8 17 (0.62%) Sales Manager
9 16 (0.58%) Architect
10 15 (0.55%) Technical Engineer
11 14 (0.51%) Support Engineer
12 11 (0.40%) 2nd Line Support
12 11 (0.40%) Systems Engineer
13 9 (0.33%) Analyst
13 9 (0.33%) Solutions Architect
13 9 (0.33%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (0.65%) Node.js
1 18 (0.65%) React
2 7 (0.25%) .NET
3 6 (0.22%) React Native
3 6 (0.22%) Yocto
4 4 (0.15%) AngularJS
4 4 (0.15%) pytest
4 4 (0.15%) Unity DI Container
5 3 (0.11%) Kafka
5 3 (0.11%) REST
5 3 (0.11%) Spring Boot
6 2 (0.073%) GStreamer
7 1 (0.036%) D3.js
7 1 (0.036%) FFmpeg
7 1 (0.036%) Laravel
7 1 (0.036%) NumPy
7 1 (0.036%) OpenID
7 1 (0.036%) PostGIS
7 1 (0.036%) WebSockets
7 1 (0.036%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 23 (0.84%) Embedded Systems
2 14 (0.51%) Smart Energy
3 13 (0.47%) Cloud Native
3 13 (0.47%) Mobile App
4 12 (0.44%) Smart Home
5 11 (0.40%) Device Driver
6 10 (0.36%) PropTech
7 8 (0.29%) SCADA
8 7 (0.25%) Legacy Systems
8 7 (0.25%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (0.22%) ARM Cortex
9 6 (0.22%) Distributed Systems
9 6 (0.22%) NB-IoT
9 6 (0.22%) Operational Technology
9 6 (0.22%) Robotics
10 5 (0.18%) Algorithms
10 5 (0.18%) Greenfield Project
10 5 (0.18%) Video\Live Streaming
11 4 (0.15%) Cyber Threat
11 4 (0.15%) Manufacturing Execution System
Operating Systems
1 36 (1.31%) Linux
2 17 (0.62%) Windows
3 10 (0.36%) Windows Server
4 7 (0.25%) Embedded Linux
5 5 (0.18%) Android
6 4 (0.15%) VMS
7 3 (0.11%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.11%) Unix
8 1 (0.036%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.036%) ThreadX
8 1 (0.036%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2,461 (89.52%) Cybersecurity
2 2,460 (89.49%) AI
3 2,441 (88.80%) Web Development
4 2,440 (88.76%) Machine Learning
5 2,435 (88.58%) User Experience
6 93 (3.38%) Software Engineering
7 53 (1.93%) Problem-Solving
8 31 (1.13%) Continuous Improvement
9 25 (0.91%) Business Analysis
10 24 (0.87%) Collaborative Culture
11 23 (0.84%) Full-Stack Development
12 22 (0.80%) Mentoring
13 20 (0.73%) DevOps
13 20 (0.73%) ERP
14 19 (0.69%) CI/CD
15 18 (0.65%) CRM
15 18 (0.65%) Energy Management
16 17 (0.62%) Digital Marketing
17 16 (0.58%) Asset Management
17 16 (0.58%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 37 (1.35%) Python
2 19 (0.69%) C++
3 18 (0.65%) TypeScript
4 17 (0.62%) SQL
5 15 (0.55%) C
6 11 (0.40%) Java
6 11 (0.40%) PowerShell
7 10 (0.36%) JavaScript
8 7 (0.25%) Bash
8 7 (0.25%) C#
9 6 (0.22%) PHP
10 5 (0.18%) Embedded C
11 4 (0.15%) Go
12 2 (0.073%) Embedded C++
13 1 (0.036%) Groovy
13 1 (0.036%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.036%) OCaml
13 1 (0.036%) Perl
13 1 (0.036%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.036%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 2,475 (90.03%) Degree
2 2,449 (89.09%) Master's Degree
3 2,430 (88.40%) PhD
4 2,429 (88.36%) Postgraduate
5 15 (0.55%) HND
6 7 (0.25%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (0.22%) Security Cleared
8 4 (0.15%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (0.11%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.11%) SC Cleared
10 1 (0.036%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.036%) CISA
10 1 (0.036%) CISM
10 1 (0.036%) CISSP
10 1 (0.036%) CREST Certified
10 1 (0.036%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (0.36%) QA
2 5 (0.18%) JTAG
3 4 (0.15%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (0.11%) ISO 9001
4 3 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.073%) GDPR
6 1 (0.036%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.036%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.036%) SOC 2
System Software
1 45 (1.64%) Firmware
2 29 (1.05%) Embedded Firmware
3 13 (0.47%) Docker
4 10 (0.36%) Active Directory
5 9 (0.33%) VMware Infrastructure
6 6 (0.22%) vSphere
7 3 (0.11%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.036%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (0.55%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.25%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.15%) Terraform
4 3 (0.11%) Galera Cluster
4 3 (0.11%) SCCM
4 3 (0.11%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.073%) Grafana
6 1 (0.036%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.036%) MOM
Vendors
1 37 (1.35%) Microsoft
2 9 (0.33%) VMware
3 7 (0.25%) EMC
3 7 (0.25%) SAP
4 5 (0.18%) Cognizant
4 5 (0.18%) Oracle
5 4 (0.15%) Adobe
5 4 (0.15%) Google
6 3 (0.11%) Aruba
6 3 (0.11%) ConnectWise
6 3 (0.11%) Draytek
6 3 (0.11%) Fortinet
6 3 (0.11%) Salesforce
7 2 (0.073%) Cisco
7 2 (0.073%) dotdigital
7 2 (0.073%) IFS
7 2 (0.073%) Siemens
8 1 (0.036%) HP
8 1 (0.036%) IBM
8 1 (0.036%) Mapbox