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

6 months to
30 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 403 267
Rank change year-on-year +373 -136 +85
Permanent jobs citing IoT 4,320 227 860
As % of all permanent jobs in England 5.41% 0.60% 1.03%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 18.93% 1.49% 2.93%
Number of salaries quoted 233 135 683
10th Percentile £37,000 £41,100 £34,800
25th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £47,450
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,750 £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 22,816 15,225 29,355
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 28.58% 40.15% 35.22%
Number of salaries quoted 11,961 8,293 20,841
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £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 £82,500 £76,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £98,750
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 30 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 30 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 +217 1,667 £55,000 -5.17% 27
North West +165 1,503 £60,000 +4.35% 14
Midlands +160 1,059 £42,500 -32.00% 13
West Midlands +126 924 £43,750 -32.69% 6
South East +182 668 £55,000 - 33
London +242 452 £75,000 -7.69% 33
East of England +130 385 £60,000 +9.09% 23
Yorkshire +66 164 £52,500 -12.50% 12
East Midlands +60 147 £42,500 - 7
South West -17 71 £57,500 -4.17% 14
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 (0.12%) Confluence
2 4 (0.093%) CMS
2 4 (0.093%) WordPress
3 2 (0.046%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.023%) Apache
4 1 (0.023%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.023%) GeoServer
4 1 (0.023%) Mendix
Applications
1 8 (0.19%) Adobe Illustrator
2 4 (0.093%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.093%) Photoshop
3 2 (0.046%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.046%) Siemens NX
4 1 (0.023%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (0.069%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (0.046%) Maximo
2 2 (0.046%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.023%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 4,014 (92.92%) Cloud Computing
2 37 (0.86%) Azure
3 34 (0.79%) AWS
4 15 (0.35%) SaaS
5 11 (0.25%) Microsoft 365
6 7 (0.16%) Power Platform
7 6 (0.14%) GCP
8 5 (0.12%) Serverless
9 4 (0.093%) Amazon S3
9 4 (0.093%) Canva
9 4 (0.093%) GitHub
9 4 (0.093%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.069%) Amazon EC2
10 3 (0.069%) AWS Lambda
10 3 (0.069%) IaaS
10 3 (0.069%) PaaS
11 2 (0.046%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 2 (0.046%) Azure Functions
11 2 (0.046%) Azure Service Bus
11 2 (0.046%) Google Play
Communications & Networking
1 4,002 (92.64%) Internet
2 30 (0.69%) Wireless
3 19 (0.44%) Bluetooth
4 17 (0.39%) Firewall
5 13 (0.30%) MQTT
6 11 (0.25%) VPN
7 10 (0.23%) Wi-Fi
8 9 (0.21%) Modbus
9 8 (0.19%) DNS
10 6 (0.14%) LoRaWAN
11 3 (0.069%) 5G
11 3 (0.069%) DHCP
11 3 (0.069%) LTE
11 3 (0.069%) Unified Communications
11 3 (0.069%) WAN
12 2 (0.046%) Broadband
12 2 (0.046%) GSM
12 2 (0.046%) LAN
12 2 (0.046%) TCP/IP
13 1 (0.023%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (0.56%) Big Data
2 11 (0.25%) MySQL
3 6 (0.14%) Amazon RDS
3 6 (0.14%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (0.14%) Power BI
3 6 (0.14%) SQL Server
4 5 (0.12%) MongoDB
4 5 (0.12%) NoSQL
5 4 (0.093%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (0.093%) InfluxDB
6 3 (0.069%) Neo4j
7 2 (0.046%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.046%) GIS
7 2 (0.046%) Informix
8 1 (0.023%) Amazon Athena
8 1 (0.023%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.023%) Geospatial Data
8 1 (0.023%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.023%) Tableau
8 1 (0.023%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 5 (0.12%) 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%) Poetry
3 1 (0.023%) Zephyr
General
1 4,052 (93.80%) Social Skills
2 4,017 (92.99%) Banking
3 4,016 (92.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 38 (0.88%) Electronics
5 32 (0.74%) Marketing
6 30 (0.69%) Manufacturing
7 24 (0.56%) Finance
8 15 (0.35%) Analytical Skills
8 15 (0.35%) Automotive
8 15 (0.35%) Tech for Good
8 15 (0.35%) Telecoms
9 10 (0.23%) Wearables
10 9 (0.21%) Public Sector
11 8 (0.19%) Law
12 7 (0.16%) Social Housing
13 4 (0.093%) Multimedia
13 4 (0.093%) Retail
14 3 (0.069%) Financial Institution
14 3 (0.069%) French Language
14 3 (0.069%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 3,115 (72.11%) Lecturer
2 65 (1.50%) Software Engineer
3 45 (1.04%) Embedded Engineer
4 39 (0.90%) Senior
5 37 (0.86%) Developer
6 23 (0.53%) Architect
6 23 (0.53%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
6 23 (0.53%) Firmware Engineer
6 23 (0.53%) Principal Engineer
6 23 (0.53%) Principal Software Engineer
7 18 (0.42%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 17 (0.39%) Sales Manager
9 16 (0.37%) Mobile Developer
10 15 (0.35%) React Developer
11 14 (0.32%) Full-Stack Engineer
11 14 (0.32%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
11 14 (0.32%) Senior Software Engineer
12 13 (0.30%) Support Engineer
13 12 (0.28%) 2nd Line Support
14 11 (0.25%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (0.46%) React
2 18 (0.42%) React Native
3 17 (0.39%) Node.js
4 9 (0.21%) REST
5 6 (0.14%) .NET
5 6 (0.14%) AngularJS
6 5 (0.12%) Spring Boot
7 4 (0.093%) Kafka
8 2 (0.046%) ASP.NET Web API
8 2 (0.046%) Django
8 2 (0.046%) Next.js
8 2 (0.046%) OpenAPI
8 2 (0.046%) Swagger
8 2 (0.046%) WebSockets
9 1 (0.023%) GStreamer
9 1 (0.023%) NumPy
9 1 (0.023%) OAuth
9 1 (0.023%) OpenID
9 1 (0.023%) PyTorch
9 1 (0.023%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 20 (0.46%) Mobile App
1 20 (0.46%) Smart Energy
2 13 (0.30%) Embedded Systems
3 11 (0.25%) Cloud Native
3 11 (0.25%) PropTech
3 11 (0.25%) SCADA
4 10 (0.23%) Smart Home
5 7 (0.16%) Greenfield Project
6 6 (0.14%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (0.12%) Device Driver
7 5 (0.12%) Manufacturing Execution System
7 5 (0.12%) Operational Technology
8 4 (0.093%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (0.093%) Blog
8 4 (0.093%) Distributed Systems
8 4 (0.093%) Podcast
8 4 (0.093%) Product Ownership
8 4 (0.093%) Robotics
8 4 (0.093%) Social Media
8 4 (0.093%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 26 (0.60%) Linux
2 15 (0.35%) Windows
3 8 (0.19%) Android
4 5 (0.12%) Embedded Linux
4 5 (0.12%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.093%) Unix
6 3 (0.069%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.046%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.046%) VMS
7 2 (0.046%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.023%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.023%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 4,026 (93.19%) Cybersecurity
2 4,019 (93.03%) AI
3 4,013 (92.89%) Web Development
4 4,005 (92.71%) Machine Learning
5 4,000 (92.59%) User Experience
6 80 (1.85%) Software Engineering
7 51 (1.18%) Problem-Solving
8 33 (0.76%) Business Analysis
9 32 (0.74%) Continuous Improvement
10 27 (0.63%) Full-Stack Development
11 26 (0.60%) Digital Marketing
12 23 (0.53%) ERP
13 22 (0.51%) Energy Management
13 22 (0.51%) Mentoring
14 21 (0.49%) Roadmaps
15 20 (0.46%) Storage Management
16 18 (0.42%) Agile
16 18 (0.42%) Collaborative Culture
17 17 (0.39%) Analytics
17 17 (0.39%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 24 (0.56%) Python
2 16 (0.37%) SQL
3 14 (0.32%) TypeScript
4 13 (0.30%) Java
5 8 (0.19%) C
6 7 (0.16%) PHP
7 6 (0.14%) C++
7 6 (0.14%) JavaScript
7 6 (0.14%) PowerShell
8 5 (0.12%) C#
9 3 (0.069%) Bash
10 2 (0.046%) Go
10 2 (0.046%) Perl
11 1 (0.023%) Embedded C
11 1 (0.023%) Groovy
11 1 (0.023%) Haskell
11 1 (0.023%) OCaml
11 1 (0.023%) Scala
11 1 (0.023%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.023%) VBA
Qualifications
1 4,036 (93.43%) Degree
2 4,016 (92.96%) Master's Degree
3 3,996 (92.50%) PhD
4 3,993 (92.43%) Postgraduate
5 23 (0.53%) HND
6 5 (0.12%) Security Cleared
7 4 (0.093%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.023%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.023%) CISA
8 1 (0.023%) CISM
8 1 (0.023%) CISSP
8 1 (0.023%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.023%) CREST Certified
8 1 (0.023%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.023%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.023%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (0.23%) QA
2 4 (0.093%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (0.069%) Data Quality
3 3 (0.069%) GDPR
3 3 (0.069%) ISO 9001
3 3 (0.069%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.046%) SLA
5 1 (0.023%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.023%) GMP
5 1 (0.023%) JTAG
5 1 (0.023%) SOC 2
System Software
1 49 (1.13%) Firmware
2 32 (0.74%) Embedded Firmware
3 9 (0.21%) Docker
4 8 (0.19%) Active Directory
5 6 (0.14%) VMware Infrastructure
6 3 (0.069%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.069%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (0.30%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.16%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.093%) Terraform
4 3 (0.069%) Galera Cluster
4 3 (0.069%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.046%) Grafana
Vendors
1 29 (0.67%) Microsoft
2 7 (0.16%) EMC
3 6 (0.14%) Google
3 6 (0.14%) Oracle
3 6 (0.14%) SAP
3 6 (0.14%) VMware
4 5 (0.12%) Cognizant
5 4 (0.093%) Adobe
6 3 (0.069%) ConnectWise
6 3 (0.069%) Draytek
6 3 (0.069%) Fortinet
6 3 (0.069%) IBM
7 2 (0.046%) Apple
7 2 (0.046%) Cisco
7 2 (0.046%) HP
7 2 (0.046%) Ruckus Wireless
7 2 (0.046%) Siemens
8 1 (0.023%) Databricks
8 1 (0.023%) Mapbox
8 1 (0.023%) Palo Alto