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 8 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 366 267
Rank change year-on-year +338 -99 +107
Permanent jobs citing IoT 4,346 251 812
As % of all permanent jobs in England 5.91% 0.69% 1.02%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 19.88% 1.77% 2.89%
Number of salaries quoted 252 149 646
10th Percentile £33,500 £42,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £41,438 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £68,563
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £61,250 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.04% +2.08% -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 21,862 14,173 28,082
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 29.73% 38.77% 35.40%
Number of salaries quoted 11,373 8,153 20,384
10th Percentile £29,500 £31,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £39,750 £43,750 £38,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +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 8 April 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 8 April 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 +203 1,668 £52,500 -8.70% 26
North West +149 1,507 £52,500 -4.55% 10
Midlands +151 1,061 £42,500 -29.17% 19
West Midlands +136 928 £42,500 -29.17% 12
South East +174 663 £55,000 -12.00% 45
London +247 453 £75,000 +3.45% 59
East of England +112 407 £34,000 -38.18% 26
Yorkshire +71 161 £50,000 -16.67% 15
East Midlands +47 145 - - 7
South West -15 74 £57,500 -4.17% 16
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 22 (0.51%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.16%) Confluence
3 4 (0.092%) CMS
3 4 (0.092%) WordPress
4 2 (0.046%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.023%) Apache
5 1 (0.023%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.023%) GeoServer
5 1 (0.023%) Mendix
Applications
1 6 (0.14%) Adobe Illustrator
2 4 (0.092%) Photoshop
3 3 (0.069%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.046%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.046%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.023%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (0.092%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.069%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.046%) Maximo
3 2 (0.046%) SAP Business One
4 1 (0.023%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.023%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 4,021 (92.52%) Cloud Computing
2 40 (0.92%) Azure
3 38 (0.87%) AWS
4 24 (0.55%) Entra ID
5 16 (0.37%) SaaS
6 12 (0.28%) Microsoft 365
7 9 (0.21%) Power Platform
8 7 (0.16%) GCP
9 5 (0.12%) Serverless
10 4 (0.092%) Amazon S3
10 4 (0.092%) Canva
10 4 (0.092%) GitHub
10 4 (0.092%) Google Workspace
11 3 (0.069%) Amazon EC2
11 3 (0.069%) AWS Lambda
11 3 (0.069%) IaaS
11 3 (0.069%) PaaS
11 3 (0.069%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.069%) Zapier
12 2 (0.046%) AWS IoT
Communications & Networking
1 4,010 (92.27%) Internet
2 27 (0.62%) Wireless
3 24 (0.55%) Network Security
4 17 (0.39%) Firewall
5 15 (0.35%) Bluetooth
6 11 (0.25%) MQTT
7 10 (0.23%) VPN
8 9 (0.21%) Modbus
9 7 (0.16%) DNS
10 6 (0.14%) LoRaWAN
10 6 (0.14%) Wi-Fi
11 4 (0.092%) 5G
11 4 (0.092%) DHCP
11 4 (0.092%) WAN
12 3 (0.069%) LAN
12 3 (0.069%) LTE
12 3 (0.069%) Unified Communications
13 2 (0.046%) Broadband
13 2 (0.046%) TCP/IP
13 2 (0.046%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (0.55%) Big Data
2 11 (0.25%) MySQL
3 8 (0.18%) Power BI
4 6 (0.14%) Amazon RDS
4 6 (0.14%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (0.12%) NoSQL
5 5 (0.12%) SQL Server
6 4 (0.092%) InfluxDB
7 3 (0.069%) GIS
7 3 (0.069%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.069%) Neo4j
8 2 (0.046%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.046%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.046%) Informix
9 1 (0.023%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.023%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.023%) Flink
9 1 (0.023%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.023%) Hadoop
9 1 (0.023%) Tableau
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 4,089 (94.09%) Social Skills
2 4,024 (92.59%) Banking
3 4,023 (92.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 38 (0.87%) Manufacturing
5 33 (0.76%) Electronics
5 33 (0.76%) Marketing
6 30 (0.69%) Finance
7 19 (0.44%) Analytical Skills
8 17 (0.39%) Telecoms
9 16 (0.37%) Tech for Good
10 14 (0.32%) Public Sector
11 12 (0.28%) Automotive
12 10 (0.23%) Wearables
13 8 (0.18%) Law
13 8 (0.18%) Social Housing
14 7 (0.16%) Retail
15 4 (0.092%) Back Office
15 4 (0.092%) Multimedia
16 3 (0.069%) Financial Institution
16 3 (0.069%) French Language
Job Titles
1 3,121 (71.81%) Lecturer
2 59 (1.36%) Software Engineer
3 42 (0.97%) Embedded Engineer
4 36 (0.83%) Developer
5 35 (0.81%) Senior
6 24 (0.55%) Architect
7 23 (0.53%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
7 23 (0.53%) Firmware Engineer
8 20 (0.46%) Principal Engineer
8 20 (0.46%) Principal Software Engineer
9 17 (0.39%) React Developer
10 16 (0.37%) Mobile Developer
11 15 (0.35%) Embedded Software Engineer
11 15 (0.35%) Sales Manager
12 14 (0.32%) Full-Stack Engineer
12 14 (0.32%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
12 14 (0.32%) Senior Software Engineer
13 12 (0.28%) 2nd Line Support
13 12 (0.28%) Analyst
13 12 (0.28%) IoT Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (0.51%) React
2 19 (0.44%) Node.js
3 18 (0.41%) React Native
4 9 (0.21%) REST
5 6 (0.14%) .NET
6 5 (0.12%) Spring Boot
7 4 (0.092%) Kafka
8 3 (0.069%) AngularJS
9 2 (0.046%) ASP.NET Web API
9 2 (0.046%) Django
9 2 (0.046%) Next.js
9 2 (0.046%) OpenAPI
9 2 (0.046%) Swagger
9 2 (0.046%) WebSockets
10 1 (0.023%) D3.js
10 1 (0.023%) GStreamer
10 1 (0.023%) Laravel
10 1 (0.023%) OAuth
10 1 (0.023%) OpenID
10 1 (0.023%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 20 (0.46%) Mobile App
1 20 (0.46%) Smart Energy
2 13 (0.30%) Embedded Systems
2 13 (0.30%) SCADA
3 12 (0.28%) Management Information System
4 11 (0.25%) Smart Home
5 9 (0.21%) Cloud Native
6 7 (0.16%) Operational Technology
7 6 (0.14%) Greenfield Project
8 5 (0.12%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (0.12%) Device Driver
8 5 (0.12%) Driving Licence
8 5 (0.12%) Industry 4.0
8 5 (0.12%) Manufacturing Execution System
8 5 (0.12%) Product Ownership
8 5 (0.12%) PropTech
8 5 (0.12%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (0.092%) Blog
9 4 (0.092%) Robotics
9 4 (0.092%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 22 (0.51%) Linux
2 14 (0.32%) Windows
3 8 (0.18%) Android
4 5 (0.12%) Embedded Linux
4 5 (0.12%) Unix
5 4 (0.092%) Ubuntu
5 4 (0.092%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.046%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.046%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.023%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.023%) Solaris
7 1 (0.023%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 4,063 (93.49%) Cybersecurity
2 4,025 (92.61%) AI
3 4,019 (92.48%) Web Development
4 4,014 (92.36%) Machine Learning
5 4,007 (92.20%) User Experience
6 74 (1.70%) Software Engineering
7 51 (1.17%) Problem-Solving
8 36 (0.83%) Continuous Improvement
9 29 (0.67%) Full-Stack Development
10 28 (0.64%) Customer Service
11 27 (0.62%) Agile
11 27 (0.62%) Digital Marketing
12 26 (0.60%) Business Analysis
12 26 (0.60%) ERP
13 23 (0.53%) Project Management
14 22 (0.51%) Energy Management
14 22 (0.51%) Roadmaps
15 21 (0.48%) Analytics
15 21 (0.48%) Mentoring
16 20 (0.46%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 26 (0.60%) Python
2 17 (0.39%) SQL
3 15 (0.35%) Java
4 13 (0.30%) TypeScript
5 8 (0.18%) C
5 8 (0.18%) PHP
6 7 (0.16%) C++
7 6 (0.14%) PowerShell
8 5 (0.12%) C#
9 4 (0.092%) Bash
10 3 (0.069%) JavaScript
11 2 (0.046%) Go
11 2 (0.046%) Perl
11 2 (0.046%) VBA
12 1 (0.023%) Embedded C
12 1 (0.023%) Groovy
12 1 (0.023%) Kotlin
12 1 (0.023%) Scala
12 1 (0.023%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 4,045 (93.07%) Degree
2 4,023 (92.57%) Master's Degree
3 4,002 (92.08%) PhD
4 3,999 (92.02%) Postgraduate
5 23 (0.53%) HND
6 5 (0.12%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (0.12%) Security Cleared
7 2 (0.046%) CISA
7 2 (0.046%) CISM
7 2 (0.046%) CISSP
7 2 (0.046%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (0.046%) PMI Certification
7 2 (0.046%) PMP
8 1 (0.023%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.023%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.023%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.023%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (0.023%) CREST Certified
8 1 (0.023%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.023%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (0.30%) QA
2 5 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (0.092%) GDPR
4 3 (0.069%) Data Quality
4 3 (0.069%) ISO 9001
4 3 (0.069%) SLA
5 1 (0.023%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.023%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.023%) GMP
5 1 (0.023%) JTAG
5 1 (0.023%) NIST
5 1 (0.023%) SOC 2
System Software
1 46 (1.06%) Firmware
2 29 (0.67%) Embedded Firmware
3 10 (0.23%) Active Directory
4 9 (0.21%) Docker
5 6 (0.14%) VMware Infrastructure
6 3 (0.069%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.069%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 29 (0.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (0.30%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.12%) Grafana
4 4 (0.092%) Terraform
5 3 (0.069%) Galera Cluster
5 3 (0.069%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 50 (1.15%) Microsoft
2 11 (0.25%) SAP
3 7 (0.16%) EMC
4 6 (0.14%) Google
4 6 (0.14%) VMware
5 5 (0.12%) Cognizant
5 5 (0.12%) Oracle
6 4 (0.092%) Cisco
6 4 (0.092%) Epicor
6 4 (0.092%) Fortinet
6 4 (0.092%) Infor
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%) Adobe
8 2 (0.046%) Apple
8 2 (0.046%) HP
8 2 (0.046%) Palo Alto
8 2 (0.046%) Siemens