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 26 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 396 458 334
Rank change year-on-year +62 -124 -9
Permanent jobs citing IoT 431 178 520
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.42% 0.41% 0.76%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.59% 0.99% 2.35%
Number of salaries quoted 325 119 343
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,500 £51,250 £48,250
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 £70,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £93,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,527 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.60% -0.79% -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 27,039 18,071 22,082
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 26.14% 41.81% 32.47%
Number of salaries quoted 17,613 9,167 11,311
10th Percentile £31,125 £28,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,750 £43,997
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 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £112,500
UK median annual salary £57,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +3.64% -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 26 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 26 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 +26 105 £55,000 -8.33% 122
London +1 95 £60,000 -36.84% 300
North of England +8 92 £55,000 -8.33% 79
South West -39 54 £55,000 +22.22% 37
Midlands -22 52 £52,500 -4.55% 41
Yorkshire -4 41 £55,000 +10.00% 18
North West -13 35 £42,000 -30.00% 43
East of England -34 33 £85,000 +47.83% 85
West Midlands -19 26 £46,000 -22.72% 25
East Midlands -21 26 £67,500 +28.57% 16
North East -47 16 £50,000 +25.00% 18
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 (2.32%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.86%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.23%) Apache
3 1 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.23%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.23%) GeoServer
Applications
1 15 (3.48%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.93%) Adobe Illustrator
2 4 (0.93%) Lightworks
2 4 (0.93%) Simulink
3 2 (0.46%) CATIA
3 2 (0.46%) Siemens NX
3 2 (0.46%) SOLIDWORKS
3 2 (0.46%) Windchill
4 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (0.93%) Distributed Ledger
2 3 (0.70%) Misys Midas
3 2 (0.46%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 2 (0.46%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.23%) Maximo
4 1 (0.23%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 56 (12.99%) AWS
2 38 (8.82%) Azure
3 23 (5.34%) SaaS
4 21 (4.87%) Cloud Computing
5 17 (3.94%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (2.55%) Serverless
7 10 (2.32%) AWS IoT
8 8 (1.86%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (1.39%) GCP
10 5 (1.16%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (1.16%) Microsoft Purview
10 5 (1.16%) OneDrive
11 4 (0.93%) Amazon CloudSearch
11 4 (0.93%) Amazon EMR
11 4 (0.93%) Amazon Kinesis
11 4 (0.93%) Anthropic Claude
11 4 (0.93%) Azure Functions
11 4 (0.93%) Entra ID
11 4 (0.93%) Power Platform
12 3 (0.70%) Amazon SQS
Communications & Networking
1 42 (9.74%) Wireless
2 38 (8.82%) Internet
3 28 (6.50%) Wi-Fi
4 24 (5.57%) MQTT
5 18 (4.18%) DNS
6 17 (3.94%) Bluetooth
7 16 (3.71%) Firewall
8 14 (3.25%) VPN
9 12 (2.78%) DHCP
10 11 (2.55%) 5G
11 9 (2.09%) Ethernet
11 9 (2.09%) ZigBee
12 8 (1.86%) LoRaWAN
13 6 (1.39%) VLAN
14 5 (1.16%) Cisco IOS
14 5 (1.16%) SSH
15 4 (0.93%) HTTP
15 4 (0.93%) Modbus
15 4 (0.93%) RS-232
15 4 (0.93%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.02%) Big Data
2 10 (2.32%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.86%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (1.62%) Relational Database
5 6 (1.39%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (1.16%) DynamoDB
6 5 (1.16%) MySQL
6 5 (1.16%) NoSQL
7 4 (0.93%) Amazon Athena
7 4 (0.93%) Amazon Redshift
7 4 (0.93%) Elasticsearch
7 4 (0.93%) Electronic Patient Records
7 4 (0.93%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.70%) ClickHouse
8 3 (0.70%) DocumentDB
9 2 (0.46%) GIS
9 2 (0.46%) InfluxDB
9 2 (0.46%) Neo4j
10 1 (0.23%) Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.23%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 32 (7.42%) Git
2 11 (2.55%) JIRA
3 7 (1.62%) GitLab
3 7 (1.62%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.39%) GDB
5 4 (0.93%) PetaLinux
5 4 (0.93%) Robot Framework
5 4 (0.93%) Selenium
6 3 (0.70%) Postman
7 1 (0.23%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.23%) MLflow
7 1 (0.23%) Poetry
General
1 68 (15.78%) Social Skills
2 64 (14.85%) Electronics
3 40 (9.28%) Manufacturing
3 40 (9.28%) Telecoms
4 35 (8.12%) Finance
5 34 (7.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 32 (7.42%) Analytical Skills
7 18 (4.18%) Automotive
8 17 (3.94%) Aerospace
8 17 (3.94%) Marketing
9 13 (3.02%) Legal
10 12 (2.78%) Public Sector
11 11 (2.55%) Retail
12 8 (1.86%) Banking
12 8 (1.86%) Local Government
13 7 (1.62%) Documentation Skills
13 7 (1.62%) Law
13 7 (1.62%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (1.62%) Presentation Skills
13 7 (1.62%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 60 (13.92%) Software Engineer
2 58 (13.46%) Senior
3 52 (12.06%) Embedded Engineer
4 40 (9.28%) Sales Manager
5 37 (8.58%) Developer
6 36 (8.35%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 31 (7.19%) Architect
8 29 (6.73%) Technical Engineer
9 18 (4.18%) Account Manager
9 18 (4.18%) Technical Support
10 17 (3.94%) Design Engineer
10 17 (3.94%) Support Engineer
11 15 (3.48%) Solutions Architect
12 14 (3.25%) Electronics Engineer
12 14 (3.25%) Embedded Linux Engineer
12 14 (3.25%) Linux Engineer
12 14 (3.25%) Systems Engineer
13 13 (3.02%) Technical Support Engineer
14 11 (2.55%) Operations Engineer
15 10 (2.32%) Technical Operations Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (6.03%) Yocto
2 20 (4.64%) Terraform
3 19 (4.41%) .NET
4 18 (4.18%) REST
5 13 (3.02%) React
6 11 (2.55%) Node.js
7 8 (1.86%) Kafka
8 7 (1.62%) AngularJS
9 6 (1.39%) Blazor
10 5 (1.16%) Vue
11 4 (0.93%) HTML
11 4 (0.93%) pytest
11 4 (0.93%) Unity DI Container
12 3 (0.70%) Boost C++ Libraries
12 3 (0.70%) CSS
12 3 (0.70%) Flash
12 3 (0.70%) NestJS
12 3 (0.70%) PySpark
12 3 (0.70%) RabbitMQ
12 3 (0.70%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 53 (12.30%) Embedded Systems
2 26 (6.03%) Onboarding
3 23 (5.34%) Mobile App
4 22 (5.10%) Device Driver
4 22 (5.10%) Distributed Systems
5 18 (4.18%) Robotics
6 17 (3.94%) Legacy Systems
7 16 (3.71%) Driving Licence
8 12 (2.78%) ARM Cortex
8 12 (2.78%) Cloud Native
8 12 (2.78%) Smart Home
9 11 (2.55%) Enterprise Software
9 11 (2.55%) FPGA
9 11 (2.55%) Self-Motivation
10 10 (2.32%) Management Information System
10 10 (2.32%) Operational Technology
11 9 (2.09%) AI Agents
11 9 (2.09%) PropTech
12 8 (1.86%) GNSS
12 8 (1.86%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 64 (14.85%) Linux
2 25 (5.80%) Embedded Linux
3 17 (3.94%) Windows
4 10 (2.32%) Windows Server
5 9 (2.09%) Android
6 7 (1.62%) VMS
7 6 (1.39%) FreeRTOS
8 4 (0.93%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.70%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (23.67%) Problem-Solving
2 98 (22.74%) Software Engineering
3 90 (20.88%) AI
4 48 (11.14%) Continuous Improvement
5 46 (10.67%) CI/CD
6 42 (9.74%) Agile
7 38 (8.82%) Collaborative Culture
7 38 (8.82%) Machine Learning
8 34 (7.89%) DevOps
8 34 (7.89%) Validation
9 32 (7.42%) Business Development
10 31 (7.19%) Analytics
11 29 (6.73%) Cybersecurity
11 29 (6.73%) Roadmaps
12 27 (6.26%) Computer Science
12 27 (6.26%) CRM
13 26 (6.03%) Decision-Making
14 24 (5.57%) Customer Engagement
14 24 (5.57%) Tech Ops
15 23 (5.34%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 63 (14.62%) Python
2 47 (10.90%) C++
3 41 (9.51%) C
4 22 (5.10%) Embedded C
5 21 (4.87%) C#
5 21 (4.87%) TypeScript
6 20 (4.64%) JavaScript
6 20 (4.64%) SQL
7 17 (3.94%) Go
8 12 (2.78%) PowerShell
9 11 (2.55%) Java
10 10 (2.32%) Embedded C++
11 6 (1.39%) Bash
12 5 (1.16%) MATLAB
12 5 (1.16%) Rust
13 4 (0.93%) Kusto Query Language
13 4 (0.93%) PHP
14 1 (0.23%) OCaml
14 1 (0.23%) R
14 1 (0.23%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 112 (25.99%) Degree
2 27 (6.26%) DBS Check
3 23 (5.34%) Master's Degree
4 21 (4.87%) Computer Science Degree
5 17 (3.94%) HNC
6 14 (3.25%) Security Cleared
7 10 (2.32%) SC Cleared
8 8 (1.86%) BPSS Clearance
8 8 (1.86%) PhD
8 8 (1.86%) Postgraduate
9 7 (1.62%) ITIL Certification
10 5 (1.16%) HND
11 3 (0.70%) Chartered Engineer
11 3 (0.70%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (0.46%) ACCA
12 2 (0.46%) CCNP
12 2 (0.46%) CIMA
12 2 (0.46%) CISSP
12 2 (0.46%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 2 (0.46%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (3.71%) QA
2 6 (1.39%) JTAG
3 5 (1.16%) ISO 9001
4 4 (0.93%) Accessibility
4 4 (0.93%) Data Quality
4 4 (0.93%) ECSS
5 3 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 3 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.70%) NCSC
6 2 (0.46%) GDPR
6 2 (0.46%) NIST
6 2 (0.46%) PMO
6 2 (0.46%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.23%) COBIT
7 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.23%) SLA
System Software
1 35 (8.12%) Firmware
2 22 (5.10%) Docker
3 11 (2.55%) Embedded Firmware
4 8 (1.86%) Active Directory
5 7 (1.62%) VMware Infrastructure
5 7 (1.62%) vSphere
6 2 (0.46%) iptables
6 2 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 28 (6.50%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.62%) Grafana
3 5 (1.16%) Prometheus
3 5 (1.16%) SCCM
4 3 (0.70%) BMC PATROL
5 2 (0.46%) Galera Cluster
5 2 (0.46%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.23%) Ansible
6 1 (0.23%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.23%) Kubeflow
6 1 (0.23%) MOM
Vendors
1 47 (10.90%) Microsoft
2 9 (2.09%) Salesforce
3 8 (1.86%) Cisco
3 8 (1.86%) SAP
4 7 (1.62%) Oracle
4 7 (1.62%) VMware
5 6 (1.39%) Aruba
5 6 (1.39%) EMC
6 5 (1.16%) Cognizant
7 4 (0.93%) Adobe
7 4 (0.93%) dotdigital
7 4 (0.93%) IFS
7 4 (0.93%) Xilinx
8 3 (0.70%) Apple
8 3 (0.70%) BT
8 3 (0.70%) Databricks
8 3 (0.70%) Google
9 2 (0.46%) MEDITECH
9 2 (0.46%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.46%) Siemens