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

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 427 272
Rank change year-on-year +390 -155 +76
Permanent jobs citing IoT 3,543 218 866
As % of all permanent jobs in England 4.39% 0.56% 1.03%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 15.88% 1.34% 2.94%
Number of salaries quoted 230 132 688
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £34,925
25th Percentile £50,313 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,313 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,125 £95,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +4.17% -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 22,312 16,242 29,485
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 27.63% 41.69% 35.10%
Number of salaries quoted 12,231 8,383 20,854
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,000 £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 £82,000 £75,997
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 9 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 9 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 +218 1,335 £55,000 -5.17% 23
North West +182 1,191 £60,000 +4.35% 12
Midlands +161 1,032 £42,500 -32.00% 23
West Midlands +126 924 £43,750 -36.36% 13
South East +184 489 £55,000 - 50
London +185 330 £75,000 -7.69% 65
East of England +133 277 £61,250 +11.36% 26
Yorkshire +63 142 £55,000 -8.33% 9
East Midlands +64 120 £42,500 -15.00% 10
South West -24 63 £58,750 -2.08% 20
North East - 2 - - 3
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 (0.14%) Confluence
2 4 (0.11%) CMS
2 4 (0.11%) WordPress
3 3 (0.085%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.056%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.056%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.028%) Apache
5 1 (0.028%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.028%) GeoServer
5 1 (0.028%) Mendix
Applications
1 8 (0.23%) Adobe Illustrator
2 6 (0.17%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.11%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.056%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.028%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.028%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.056%) SAP Business One
2 1 (0.028%) Maximo
2 1 (0.028%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.028%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 3,241 (91.48%) Cloud Computing
2 39 (1.10%) Azure
3 33 (0.93%) AWS
4 15 (0.42%) SaaS
5 12 (0.34%) Microsoft 365
6 7 (0.20%) Power Platform
7 6 (0.17%) GCP
8 5 (0.14%) Serverless
9 4 (0.11%) Amazon S3
9 4 (0.11%) Canva
9 4 (0.11%) GitHub
9 4 (0.11%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.085%) Amazon EC2
10 3 (0.085%) AWS Lambda
10 3 (0.085%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (0.056%) Azure Functions
11 2 (0.056%) Microsoft Purview
11 2 (0.056%) OneDrive
11 2 (0.056%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.056%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 3,233 (91.25%) Internet
2 32 (0.90%) Wireless
3 20 (0.56%) Bluetooth
4 17 (0.48%) Firewall
5 16 (0.45%) MQTT
6 13 (0.37%) Wi-Fi
7 11 (0.31%) VPN
8 10 (0.28%) DNS
9 9 (0.25%) Modbus
10 8 (0.23%) LoRaWAN
11 5 (0.14%) LTE
12 4 (0.11%) DHCP
13 3 (0.085%) Unified Communications
13 3 (0.085%) ZigBee
14 2 (0.056%) 5G
14 2 (0.056%) GSM
14 2 (0.056%) WAN
15 1 (0.028%) MVNO
15 1 (0.028%) SD-WAN
15 1 (0.028%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (0.56%) Big Data
2 12 (0.34%) MySQL
3 7 (0.20%) SQL Server
4 6 (0.17%) Amazon RDS
4 6 (0.17%) MongoDB
4 6 (0.17%) PostgreSQL
4 6 (0.17%) Power BI
5 5 (0.14%) Azure SQL Database
5 5 (0.14%) NoSQL
6 4 (0.11%) InfluxDB
7 3 (0.085%) Neo4j
8 2 (0.056%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.056%) GIS
8 2 (0.056%) Informix
9 1 (0.028%) Amazon Athena
9 1 (0.028%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.028%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.028%) Hadoop
9 1 (0.028%) Tableau
9 1 (0.028%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 5 (0.14%) Git
1 5 (0.14%) JIRA
2 3 (0.085%) GitLab
2 3 (0.085%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.056%) GDB
3 2 (0.056%) Robot Framework
4 1 (0.028%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.028%) IDA Disassembler
4 1 (0.028%) Poetry
4 1 (0.028%) Zephyr
General
1 3,279 (92.55%) Social Skills
2 3,244 (91.56%) Banking
3 3,243 (91.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 36 (1.02%) Electronics
5 28 (0.79%) Marketing
6 26 (0.73%) Manufacturing
7 22 (0.62%) Finance
8 18 (0.51%) Tech for Good
9 17 (0.48%) Analytical Skills
10 16 (0.45%) Telecoms
11 14 (0.40%) Automotive
12 11 (0.31%) Wearables
13 10 (0.28%) Social Housing
14 8 (0.23%) Public Sector
15 6 (0.17%) Law
16 4 (0.11%) Multimedia
17 3 (0.085%) Financial Institution
17 3 (0.085%) French Language
17 3 (0.085%) Health Technology
17 3 (0.085%) Retail
Job Titles
1 2,480 (70.00%) Lecturer
2 67 (1.89%) Software Engineer
3 45 (1.27%) Senior
4 44 (1.24%) Embedded Engineer
5 34 (0.96%) Developer
6 21 (0.59%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
6 21 (0.59%) Firmware Engineer
7 20 (0.56%) Architect
7 20 (0.56%) Principal Engineer
7 20 (0.56%) Principal Software Engineer
8 19 (0.54%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 17 (0.48%) Sales Manager
9 17 (0.48%) Senior Software Engineer
10 14 (0.40%) Support Engineer
11 12 (0.34%) Systems Engineer
12 11 (0.31%) 2nd Line Support
12 11 (0.31%) Full-Stack Engineer
12 11 (0.31%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
12 11 (0.31%) Mobile Developer
12 11 (0.31%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (0.56%) React
2 18 (0.51%) Node.js
3 13 (0.37%) React Native
4 9 (0.25%) REST
5 6 (0.17%) .NET
5 6 (0.17%) AngularJS
6 5 (0.14%) Spring Boot
7 4 (0.11%) Kafka
8 3 (0.085%) Yocto
9 2 (0.056%) ASP.NET Web API
9 2 (0.056%) Django
9 2 (0.056%) Next.js
9 2 (0.056%) OpenAPI
9 2 (0.056%) pytest
9 2 (0.056%) Swagger
9 2 (0.056%) Unity DI Container
9 2 (0.056%) WebSockets
10 1 (0.028%) OAuth
10 1 (0.028%) OpenID
10 1 (0.028%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 17 (0.48%) Smart Energy
2 15 (0.42%) Embedded Systems
3 14 (0.40%) Mobile App
4 12 (0.34%) Cloud Native
4 12 (0.34%) Smart Home
5 10 (0.28%) PropTech
5 10 (0.28%) SCADA
6 8 (0.23%) Device Driver
7 7 (0.20%) Greenfield Project
8 6 (0.17%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (0.14%) Manufacturing Execution System
9 5 (0.14%) NB-IoT
9 5 (0.14%) Operational Technology
9 5 (0.14%) Robotics
9 5 (0.14%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (0.11%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (0.11%) Blog
10 4 (0.11%) Distributed Systems
10 4 (0.11%) Podcast
10 4 (0.11%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 32 (0.90%) Linux
2 16 (0.45%) Windows
3 8 (0.23%) Windows Server
4 7 (0.20%) Android
5 6 (0.17%) Embedded Linux
6 4 (0.11%) Unix
7 3 (0.085%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.085%) VMS
8 1 (0.028%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.028%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.028%) ThreadX
8 1 (0.028%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 3,255 (91.87%) Cybersecurity
2 3,251 (91.76%) AI
3 3,240 (91.45%) Web Development
4 3,236 (91.34%) Machine Learning
5 3,230 (91.17%) User Experience
6 83 (2.34%) Software Engineering
7 52 (1.47%) Problem-Solving
8 32 (0.90%) Continuous Improvement
9 29 (0.82%) Business Analysis
10 24 (0.68%) Full-Stack Development
11 21 (0.59%) Digital Marketing
11 21 (0.59%) Mentoring
12 20 (0.56%) Energy Management
12 20 (0.56%) ERP
13 18 (0.51%) Collaborative Culture
13 18 (0.51%) Roadmaps
14 17 (0.48%) Agile
14 17 (0.48%) Analytics
14 17 (0.48%) DevOps
14 17 (0.48%) Storage Management
Programming Languages
1 29 (0.82%) Python
2 17 (0.48%) TypeScript
3 16 (0.45%) SQL
4 13 (0.37%) Java
5 11 (0.31%) C
5 11 (0.31%) C++
6 9 (0.25%) PowerShell
7 8 (0.23%) JavaScript
8 7 (0.20%) PHP
9 6 (0.17%) C#
10 5 (0.14%) Bash
11 2 (0.056%) Embedded C
11 2 (0.056%) Go
11 2 (0.056%) Perl
12 1 (0.028%) Embedded C++
12 1 (0.028%) Groovy
12 1 (0.028%) Haskell
12 1 (0.028%) OCaml
12 1 (0.028%) Scala
12 1 (0.028%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 3,269 (92.27%) Degree
2 3,245 (91.59%) Master's Degree
3 3,227 (91.08%) PhD
4 3,224 (91.00%) Postgraduate
5 19 (0.54%) HND
6 5 (0.14%) Security Cleared
7 4 (0.11%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (0.11%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.056%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.056%) SC Cleared
9 1 (0.028%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.028%) CISA
9 1 (0.028%) CISM
9 1 (0.028%) CISSP
9 1 (0.028%) CREST Certified
9 1 (0.028%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (0.25%) QA
2 4 (0.11%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (0.11%) GDPR
3 3 (0.085%) Data Quality
3 3 (0.085%) ISO 9001
3 3 (0.085%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (0.085%) JTAG
4 1 (0.028%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.028%) GMP
4 1 (0.028%) SLA
4 1 (0.028%) SOC 2
System Software
1 45 (1.27%) Firmware
2 30 (0.85%) Embedded Firmware
3 9 (0.25%) Active Directory
3 9 (0.25%) Docker
4 8 (0.23%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (0.14%) vSphere
6 3 (0.085%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 13 (0.37%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.11%) Terraform
4 3 (0.085%) Galera Cluster
4 3 (0.085%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.056%) Grafana
5 2 (0.056%) SCCM
Vendors
1 32 (0.90%) Microsoft
2 8 (0.23%) VMware
3 6 (0.17%) EMC
4 5 (0.14%) Cognizant
4 5 (0.14%) Google
4 5 (0.14%) SAP
5 4 (0.11%) Adobe
5 4 (0.11%) Oracle
6 3 (0.085%) ConnectWise
6 3 (0.085%) Draytek
6 3 (0.085%) Fortinet
7 2 (0.056%) Aruba
7 2 (0.056%) Cisco
7 2 (0.056%) HP
7 2 (0.056%) IBM
7 2 (0.056%) Siemens
8 1 (0.028%) Databricks
8 1 (0.028%) Mapbox
8 1 (0.028%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.028%) Ruckus Wireless