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 20 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 369 279
Rank change year-on-year +341 -90 +106
Permanent jobs citing IoT 4,342 285 759
As % of all permanent jobs in England 6.51% 0.75% 1.01%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 20.96% 1.93% 2.83%
Number of salaries quoted 250 158 593
10th Percentile £32,950 £42,125 £33,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,750 £68,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £94,125 £83,750
UK median annual salary £57,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.80% +4.17% -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 20,718 14,781 26,794
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 31.06% 38.99% 35.70%
Number of salaries quoted 10,681 8,030 19,765
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,500 £28,290
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £56,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.83% +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 20 March 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 20 March 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 +207 1,666 £52,500 -8.70% 22
North West +157 1,511 £52,500 -4.55% 8
Midlands +155 1,060 £42,500 -29.17% 15
West Midlands +140 929 £42,500 -29.17% 7
South East +167 659 £55,000 -21.15% 45
London +235 447 £75,000 +3.45% 50
East of England +120 409 £34,000 -38.18% 25
Yorkshire +72 155 £50,000 -18.37% 13
East Midlands +46 143 - - 8
South West +5 81 £55,000 -8.33% 13
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 23 (0.53%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.16%) Confluence
3 4 (0.092%) CMS
3 4 (0.092%) WordPress
4 1 (0.023%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.023%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.023%) Mendix
Applications
1 4 (0.092%) Adobe Illustrator
1 4 (0.092%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (0.092%) Photoshop
2 2 (0.046%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.046%) Siemens NX
3 1 (0.023%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.023%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.023%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.023%) Revit
Business Applications
1 5 (0.12%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.069%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.023%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.023%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.023%) Maximo
3 1 (0.023%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.023%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 4,025 (92.70%) Cloud Computing
2 38 (0.88%) Azure
3 37 (0.85%) AWS
4 25 (0.58%) Entra ID
5 16 (0.37%) SaaS
6 12 (0.28%) Microsoft 365
7 10 (0.23%) Power Platform
8 6 (0.14%) GCP
8 6 (0.14%) GitHub
9 4 (0.092%) Amazon S3
9 4 (0.092%) Canva
9 4 (0.092%) Google Workspace
9 4 (0.092%) Power Automate
10 3 (0.069%) Amazon EC2
10 3 (0.069%) AWS Lambda
10 3 (0.069%) IaaS
10 3 (0.069%) PaaS
10 3 (0.069%) Serverless
10 3 (0.069%) Zapier
11 2 (0.046%) Firebase
Communications & Networking
1 4,015 (92.47%) Internet
2 26 (0.60%) Network Security
3 24 (0.55%) Wireless
4 12 (0.28%) Bluetooth
4 12 (0.28%) Firewall
5 8 (0.18%) Modbus
5 8 (0.18%) VPN
6 7 (0.16%) MQTT
7 6 (0.14%) DNS
8 4 (0.092%) 5G
8 4 (0.092%) LoRaWAN
8 4 (0.092%) WAN
9 3 (0.069%) DHCP
9 3 (0.069%) LAN
9 3 (0.069%) LTE
9 3 (0.069%) Unified Communications
9 3 (0.069%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (0.046%) Broadband
10 2 (0.046%) TCP/IP
10 2 (0.046%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (0.53%) Big Data
2 11 (0.25%) MySQL
3 8 (0.18%) Power BI
4 6 (0.14%) Amazon RDS
5 5 (0.12%) MongoDB
6 4 (0.092%) NoSQL
6 4 (0.092%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.069%) SQL Server
8 2 (0.046%) InfluxDB
8 2 (0.046%) Informix
9 1 (0.023%) Amazon Athena
9 1 (0.023%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.023%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.023%) Delta Lake
9 1 (0.023%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.023%) GIS
9 1 (0.023%) Neo4j
9 1 (0.023%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 6 (0.14%) JIRA
2 3 (0.069%) Git
3 1 (0.023%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.023%) GitLab
3 1 (0.023%) IDA Disassembler
3 1 (0.023%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.023%) Postman
3 1 (0.023%) SoapUI
3 1 (0.023%) Zephyr
General
1 4,099 (94.40%) Social Skills
2 4,028 (92.77%) Banking
3 4,027 (92.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 35 (0.81%) Manufacturing
5 34 (0.78%) Marketing
6 31 (0.71%) Electronics
7 28 (0.64%) Finance
8 18 (0.41%) Analytical Skills
9 17 (0.39%) Tech for Good
10 15 (0.35%) Telecoms
11 14 (0.32%) Public Sector
12 10 (0.23%) Automotive
12 10 (0.23%) Wearables
13 9 (0.21%) Retail
14 8 (0.18%) Social Housing
15 6 (0.14%) Law
16 4 (0.092%) Back Office
16 4 (0.092%) Multimedia
17 3 (0.069%) Financial Institution
17 3 (0.069%) French Language
Job Titles
1 3,125 (71.97%) Lecturer
2 53 (1.22%) Software Engineer
3 40 (0.92%) Developer
4 35 (0.81%) Embedded Engineer
4 35 (0.81%) Senior
5 23 (0.53%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
5 23 (0.53%) Firmware Engineer
6 22 (0.51%) Architect
7 19 (0.44%) Principal Engineer
7 19 (0.44%) Principal Software Engineer
8 17 (0.39%) React Developer
9 16 (0.37%) Mobile Developer
10 14 (0.32%) Senior Software Engineer
11 13 (0.30%) Full-Stack Engineer
11 13 (0.30%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
11 13 (0.30%) Sales Manager
12 12 (0.28%) 2nd Line Support
12 12 (0.28%) Analyst
12 12 (0.28%) IoT Developer
13 10 (0.23%) Applications Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (0.51%) Node.js
1 22 (0.51%) React
2 18 (0.41%) React Native
3 9 (0.21%) REST
4 8 (0.18%) .NET
5 5 (0.12%) AngularJS
5 5 (0.12%) Spring Boot
6 3 (0.069%) Kafka
6 3 (0.069%) OpenAPI
6 3 (0.069%) Swagger
7 2 (0.046%) ASP.NET Web API
7 2 (0.046%) Django
7 2 (0.046%) Next.js
7 2 (0.046%) WebSockets
8 1 (0.023%) GraphQL
8 1 (0.023%) GStreamer
8 1 (0.023%) Laravel
8 1 (0.023%) OAuth
8 1 (0.023%) OAuth2
8 1 (0.023%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 21 (0.48%) Mobile App
2 19 (0.44%) Smart Energy
3 17 (0.39%) Management Information System
4 13 (0.30%) Embedded Systems
5 12 (0.28%) SCADA
6 11 (0.25%) Smart Home
7 10 (0.23%) Cloud Native
8 7 (0.16%) Greenfield Project
9 6 (0.14%) Driving Licence
9 6 (0.14%) Operational Technology
9 6 (0.14%) Product Ownership
10 5 (0.12%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (0.12%) Industry 4.0
10 5 (0.12%) Manufacturing Execution System
11 4 (0.092%) Cyber Threat
11 4 (0.092%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (0.092%) Machine to Machine
11 4 (0.092%) PropTech
11 4 (0.092%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (0.092%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 18 (0.41%) Linux
2 13 (0.30%) Windows
3 9 (0.21%) Android
4 5 (0.12%) Unix
5 4 (0.092%) Embedded Linux
5 4 (0.092%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.046%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.046%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.046%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.023%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.023%) Solaris
7 1 (0.023%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 4,072 (93.78%) Cybersecurity
2 4,030 (92.81%) AI
3 4,023 (92.65%) Web Development
4 4,020 (92.58%) Machine Learning
5 4,011 (92.38%) User Experience
6 66 (1.52%) Software Engineering
7 46 (1.06%) Problem-Solving
8 37 (0.85%) Continuous Improvement
9 30 (0.69%) Agile
9 30 (0.69%) Customer Service
10 28 (0.64%) Full-Stack Development
10 28 (0.64%) Project Management
11 27 (0.62%) Digital Marketing
12 25 (0.58%) ERP
13 23 (0.53%) Business Analysis
14 22 (0.51%) DevOps
15 21 (0.48%) Analytics
15 21 (0.48%) Energy Management
15 21 (0.48%) Roadmaps
16 20 (0.46%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 23 (0.53%) Python
2 16 (0.37%) Java
2 16 (0.37%) SQL
3 15 (0.35%) TypeScript
4 10 (0.23%) PHP
5 9 (0.21%) C++
6 8 (0.18%) C
7 7 (0.16%) C#
8 6 (0.14%) PowerShell
9 4 (0.092%) Bash
9 4 (0.092%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.046%) Embedded C
10 2 (0.046%) Go
10 2 (0.046%) Kotlin
10 2 (0.046%) Perl
10 2 (0.046%) VBA
11 1 (0.023%) Embedded C++
11 1 (0.023%) Groovy
11 1 (0.023%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 4,050 (93.27%) Degree
2 4,026 (92.72%) Master's Degree
3 4,006 (92.26%) PhD
4 4,003 (92.19%) Postgraduate
5 23 (0.53%) HND
6 6 (0.14%) Security Cleared
7 5 (0.12%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.046%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (0.046%) PMI Certification
8 2 (0.046%) PMP
9 1 (0.023%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.023%) CCNA
9 1 (0.023%) CCNP
9 1 (0.023%) CISA
9 1 (0.023%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.023%) CISM
9 1 (0.023%) CISSP
9 1 (0.023%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.023%) Network+ Certification
9 1 (0.023%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (0.30%) QA
2 6 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (0.092%) GDPR
5 3 (0.069%) Data Quality
5 3 (0.069%) ISO 9001
5 3 (0.069%) SLA
6 2 (0.046%) NIST
7 1 (0.023%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.023%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.023%) GMP
7 1 (0.023%) JTAG
System Software
1 43 (0.99%) Firmware
2 26 (0.60%) Embedded Firmware
3 8 (0.18%) Active Directory
4 6 (0.14%) Docker
5 4 (0.092%) VMware Infrastructure
6 3 (0.069%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.023%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 30 (0.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (0.23%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.069%) Grafana
4 2 (0.046%) Terraform
5 1 (0.023%) Galera Cluster
5 1 (0.023%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 46 (1.06%) Microsoft
2 10 (0.23%) SAP
3 8 (0.18%) EMC
4 6 (0.14%) Google
5 5 (0.12%) Epicor
5 5 (0.12%) Infor
6 4 (0.092%) Fortinet
6 4 (0.092%) Oracle
6 4 (0.092%) VMware
7 3 (0.069%) Cisco
7 3 (0.069%) ConnectWise
7 3 (0.069%) Draytek
7 3 (0.069%) IBM
7 3 (0.069%) Ruckus Wireless
8 2 (0.046%) Apple
8 2 (0.046%) HP
8 2 (0.046%) Siemens
9 1 (0.023%) Bloomberg
9 1 (0.023%) Reuters
9 1 (0.023%) Salesforce