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 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 405 459 338
Rank change year-on-year +54 -121 -3
Permanent jobs citing IoT 403 175 532
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.40% 0.41% 0.78%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.56% 0.97% 2.43%
Number of salaries quoted 308 119 379
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £51,250 £49,125
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 £87,500 £95,000 £85,400
UK median annual salary £55,250 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.92% - -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 25,764 18,036 21,906
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.66% 41.98% 32.05%
Number of salaries quoted 16,878 9,084 11,846
10th Percentile £31,125 £28,573 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,925 £43,500
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 15 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 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
South East +18 101 £55,000 -10.20% 115
London +14 90 £61,250 -35.53% 351
North of England +8 86 £55,000 -8.33% 73
South West -52 50 £55,000 +22.22% 31
Midlands -25 48 £46,000 -16.36% 50
Yorkshire -3 42 £55,000 +22.22% 16
North West -12 28 £50,000 -16.67% 38
East of England -38 27 £82,500 +43.48% 86
West Midlands -21 24 £42,500 -28.60% 31
East Midlands -21 24 £67,500 +28.57% 19
North East - 16 £50,000 - 19
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 (1.99%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.25%) Apache
3 1 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.25%) Apache Spark
3 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 52 (12.90%) AWS
2 36 (8.93%) Azure
3 23 (5.71%) SaaS
4 20 (4.96%) Cloud Computing
5 16 (3.97%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (2.73%) Serverless
7 10 (2.48%) AWS IoT
8 8 (1.99%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (1.49%) GCP
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%) Amazon Kinesis
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 36 (8.93%) Wireless
2 35 (8.68%) Internet
3 26 (6.45%) Wi-Fi
4 24 (5.96%) MQTT
5 18 (4.47%) DNS
6 17 (4.22%) Firewall
7 15 (3.72%) Bluetooth
7 15 (3.72%) VPN
8 12 (2.98%) DHCP
9 11 (2.73%) 5G
10 9 (2.23%) LoRaWAN
10 9 (2.23%) ZigBee
11 7 (1.74%) Ethernet
12 6 (1.49%) VLAN
13 5 (1.24%) Cisco IOS
13 5 (1.24%) SSH
14 4 (0.99%) Modbus
14 4 (0.99%) RS-232
14 4 (0.99%) RS-485
14 4 (0.99%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.23%) Big Data
2 11 (2.73%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.99%) PostgreSQL
4 6 (1.49%) Azure SQL Database
4 6 (1.49%) MySQL
4 6 (1.49%) Relational Database
5 5 (1.24%) DynamoDB
5 5 (1.24%) NoSQL
6 4 (0.99%) Amazon Athena
6 4 (0.99%) Amazon Redshift
6 4 (0.99%) Elasticsearch
6 4 (0.99%) Electronic Patient Records
6 4 (0.99%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.74%) ClickHouse
7 3 (0.74%) DocumentDB
7 3 (0.74%) Neo4j
8 2 (0.50%) GIS
8 2 (0.50%) InfluxDB
9 1 (0.25%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.25%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 28 (6.95%) Git
2 10 (2.48%) JIRA
3 7 (1.74%) GitLab
3 7 (1.74%) 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%) MLflow
7 1 (0.25%) Poetry
General
1 61 (15.14%) Social Skills
2 58 (14.39%) Electronics
3 35 (8.68%) Manufacturing
4 34 (8.44%) Telecoms
5 32 (7.94%) Finance
6 31 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
7 24 (5.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 17 (4.22%) Automotive
9 15 (3.72%) Marketing
10 13 (3.23%) Aerospace
11 12 (2.98%) Legal
11 12 (2.98%) Public Sector
12 9 (2.23%) Retail
13 8 (1.99%) Banking
13 8 (1.99%) Local Government
14 7 (1.74%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (1.74%) Law
14 7 (1.74%) Wearables
15 6 (1.49%) Organisational Skills
16 5 (1.24%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 62 (15.38%) Software Engineer
2 54 (13.40%) Senior
3 51 (12.66%) Embedded Engineer
4 40 (9.93%) Sales Manager
5 38 (9.43%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 35 (8.68%) Developer
7 29 (7.20%) Architect
7 29 (7.20%) Technical Engineer
8 17 (4.22%) Account Manager
8 17 (4.22%) Support Engineer
8 17 (4.22%) Technical Support
9 15 (3.72%) Solutions Architect
10 13 (3.23%) Technical Support Engineer
11 11 (2.73%) Embedded Linux Engineer
11 11 (2.73%) Linux Engineer
11 11 (2.73%) Operations Engineer
12 10 (2.48%) Design Engineer
12 10 (2.48%) Electronics Engineer
12 10 (2.48%) Systems Engineer
12 10 (2.48%) Technical Operations Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (5.46%) Yocto
2 19 (4.71%) Terraform
3 17 (4.22%) .NET
4 16 (3.97%) REST
5 12 (2.98%) React
6 10 (2.48%) Node.js
7 7 (1.74%) AngularJS
7 7 (1.74%) 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%) .NET Framework
12 2 (0.50%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 48 (11.91%) Embedded Systems
2 21 (5.21%) Onboarding
3 19 (4.71%) Device Driver
3 19 (4.71%) Distributed Systems
3 19 (4.71%) Mobile App
4 16 (3.97%) Legacy Systems
5 15 (3.72%) Driving Licence
6 14 (3.47%) Robotics
7 12 (2.98%) ARM Cortex
7 12 (2.98%) Cloud Native
8 11 (2.73%) PropTech
9 10 (2.48%) Smart Home
10 9 (2.23%) Enterprise Software
10 9 (2.23%) FPGA
10 9 (2.23%) Management Information System
10 9 (2.23%) Operational Technology
11 8 (1.99%) Self-Motivation
12 7 (1.74%) Algorithms
12 7 (1.74%) Greenfield Project
12 7 (1.74%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 59 (14.64%) Linux
2 22 (5.46%) Embedded Linux
3 16 (3.97%) Windows
4 10 (2.48%) Windows Server
5 9 (2.23%) Android
6 7 (1.74%) VMS
7 5 (1.24%) FreeRTOS
8 4 (0.99%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.99%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (23.33%) Problem-Solving
1 94 (23.33%) Software Engineering
2 85 (21.09%) AI
3 42 (10.42%) Continuous Improvement
4 39 (9.68%) CI/CD
5 38 (9.43%) Machine Learning
6 36 (8.93%) Collaborative Culture
7 32 (7.94%) Agile
7 32 (7.94%) DevOps
8 30 (7.44%) Analytics
8 30 (7.44%) Validation
9 29 (7.20%) Business Development
9 29 (7.20%) Cybersecurity
10 26 (6.45%) Computer Science
10 26 (6.45%) Decision-Making
11 25 (6.20%) CRM
12 24 (5.96%) Customer Engagement
12 24 (5.96%) Roadmaps
13 23 (5.71%) Full-Stack Development
14 21 (5.21%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 55 (13.65%) Python
2 43 (10.67%) C++
3 37 (9.18%) C
4 20 (4.96%) TypeScript
5 19 (4.71%) Embedded C
5 19 (4.71%) JavaScript
6 18 (4.47%) C#
6 18 (4.47%) SQL
7 16 (3.97%) Go
8 12 (2.98%) PowerShell
9 11 (2.73%) Java
10 9 (2.23%) 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 94 (23.33%) Degree
2 22 (5.46%) Master's Degree
3 21 (5.21%) DBS Check
4 20 (4.96%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (3.47%) Security Cleared
6 10 (2.48%) SC Cleared
7 9 (2.23%) HNC
8 8 (1.99%) PhD
8 8 (1.99%) Postgraduate
9 7 (1.74%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (1.74%) ITIL Certification
10 4 (0.99%) HND
11 3 (0.74%) Chartered Engineer
11 3 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (0.50%) CCNP
12 2 (0.50%) CISSP
12 2 (0.50%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 2 (0.50%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 1 (0.25%) CCNA
13 1 (0.25%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (2.23%) QA
2 6 (1.49%) JTAG
3 5 (1.24%) ISO 9001
4 4 (0.99%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.74%) ECSS
5 3 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 3 (0.74%) NCSC
6 2 (0.50%) GDPR
6 2 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.50%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.25%) COBIT
7 1 (0.25%) NIST
7 1 (0.25%) SLA
System Software
1 32 (7.94%) Firmware
2 20 (4.96%) Docker
3 11 (2.73%) Embedded Firmware
4 8 (1.99%) Active Directory
4 8 (1.99%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.99%) vSphere
5 2 (0.50%) iptables
5 2 (0.50%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 26 (6.45%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.49%) Grafana
3 5 (1.24%) SCCM
4 4 (0.99%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.74%) BMC PATROL
5 3 (0.74%) Galera Cluster
5 3 (0.74%) vCenter Server
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 46 (11.41%) Microsoft
2 9 (2.23%) Salesforce
3 8 (1.99%) Cisco
3 8 (1.99%) SAP
3 8 (1.99%) VMware
4 7 (1.74%) Oracle
5 6 (1.49%) Aruba
6 5 (1.24%) Cognizant
7 4 (0.99%) Adobe
7 4 (0.99%) dotdigital
7 4 (0.99%) IFS
8 3 (0.74%) Apple
8 3 (0.74%) BT
8 3 (0.74%) Databricks
8 3 (0.74%) Google
8 3 (0.74%) Xilinx
9 2 (0.50%) EMC
9 2 (0.50%) MEDITECH
9 2 (0.50%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.50%) Thales