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

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 419 444 273
Rank change year-on-year +25 -171 +83
Permanent jobs citing IoT 313 187 931
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.37% 0.47% 0.97%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.47% 1.09% 2.95%
Number of salaries quoted 241 112 726
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £90,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £61,250 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.04% +2.08% -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 21,250 17,229 31,562
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.37% 43.30% 33.02%
Number of salaries quoted 13,975 8,305 21,360
10th Percentile £30,750 £29,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -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 June 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 June 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 +1 75 £55,000 -12.00% 41
London +11 72 £75,000 -9.09% 42
North of England +17 67 £52,500 -11.02% 17
South West -43 43 £52,500 -6.67% 17
Yorkshire -12 30 £60,000 - 4
Midlands -33 30 £42,500 -26.09% 21
North West +9 26 £52,500 -9.48% 12
East of England -5 22 £70,000 +21.74% 18
West Midlands -21 15 £44,250 -34.44% 14
East Midlands -35 15 £42,500 -15.00% 7
North East - 11 £50,500 - 1
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 9 (2.88%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.24%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.28%) CMS
3 4 (1.28%) Confluence
3 4 (1.28%) WordPress
4 1 (0.32%) Apache
4 1 (0.32%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.32%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.32%) GeoServer
Applications
1 11 (3.51%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.56%) Adobe Illustrator
3 4 (1.28%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.64%) Siemens NX
4 2 (0.64%) Windchill
5 1 (0.32%) Lightworks
5 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.32%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 2 (0.64%) SAP Business One
1 2 (0.64%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.32%) Maximo
2 1 (0.32%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 36 (11.50%) Azure
2 33 (10.54%) AWS
3 18 (5.75%) SaaS
4 15 (4.79%) Microsoft 365
5 12 (3.83%) Serverless
6 7 (2.24%) GCP
7 6 (1.92%) Power Platform
8 5 (1.60%) AWS IoT
8 5 (1.60%) AWS Lambda
8 5 (1.60%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (1.60%) OneDrive
9 4 (1.28%) Amazon S3
9 4 (1.28%) Azure Functions
9 4 (1.28%) Canva
9 4 (1.28%) Google Workspace
9 4 (1.28%) Microsoft Purview
10 3 (0.96%) Amazon EC2
11 2 (0.64%) Cloud Computing
11 2 (0.64%) Entra ID
11 2 (0.64%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 34 (10.86%) Wireless
2 20 (6.39%) MQTT
3 17 (5.43%) Bluetooth
3 17 (5.43%) Firewall
4 16 (5.11%) Wi-Fi
5 15 (4.79%) Internet
6 12 (3.83%) DNS
6 12 (3.83%) VPN
7 10 (3.19%) LoRaWAN
8 7 (2.24%) Modbus
9 6 (1.92%) DHCP
10 5 (1.60%) ZigBee
11 4 (1.28%) LTE
12 2 (0.64%) Cisco IOS
12 2 (0.64%) Unified Communications
12 2 (0.64%) VoIP
13 1 (0.32%) Ethernet
13 1 (0.32%) FTP
13 1 (0.32%) HTTP
13 1 (0.32%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.19%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.56%) MySQL
3 6 (1.92%) Azure SQL Database
3 6 (1.92%) NoSQL
3 6 (1.92%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (1.60%) Amazon RDS
4 5 (1.60%) MongoDB
5 4 (1.28%) DynamoDB
5 4 (1.28%) Neo4j
6 3 (0.96%) Big Data
6 3 (0.96%) Power BI
7 2 (0.64%) Amazon Athena
7 2 (0.64%) Amazon Redshift
7 2 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.64%) GIS
7 2 (0.64%) InfluxDB
8 1 (0.32%) DocumentDB
8 1 (0.32%) Geospatial Data
8 1 (0.32%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.32%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 8 (2.56%) Git
2 5 (1.60%) Jenkins
2 5 (1.60%) JIRA
3 4 (1.28%) GDB
3 4 (1.28%) GitLab
3 4 (1.28%) Robot Framework
4 1 (0.32%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.32%) IDA Disassembler
4 1 (0.32%) PetaLinux
4 1 (0.32%) Poetry
4 1 (0.32%) Zephyr
General
1 39 (12.46%) Electronics
2 37 (11.82%) Social Skills
3 26 (8.31%) Manufacturing
4 19 (6.07%) Finance
5 18 (5.75%) Analytical Skills
6 17 (5.43%) Telecoms
7 14 (4.47%) Automotive
8 13 (4.15%) Tech for Good
9 11 (3.51%) Wearables
10 10 (3.19%) Marketing
11 8 (2.56%) Local Government
12 7 (2.24%) Public Sector
12 7 (2.24%) Social Housing
13 6 (1.92%) Retail
14 5 (1.60%) Law
15 4 (1.28%) Multimedia
16 3 (0.96%) Advertising
16 3 (0.96%) French Language
16 3 (0.96%) Legal
16 3 (0.96%) Military
Job Titles
1 74 (23.64%) Software Engineer
2 48 (15.34%) Embedded Engineer
3 43 (13.74%) Senior
4 27 (8.63%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 24 (7.67%) Developer
6 22 (7.03%) Sales Manager
7 20 (6.39%) Technical Engineer
8 18 (5.75%) Architect
9 16 (5.11%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
9 16 (5.11%) Firmware Engineer
9 16 (5.11%) Senior Software Engineer
10 15 (4.79%) Principal Engineer
10 15 (4.79%) Principal Software Engineer
11 14 (4.47%) Support Engineer
12 12 (3.83%) Operations Engineer
13 11 (3.51%) Systems Engineer
14 10 (3.19%) Technical Operations Engineer
14 10 (3.19%) Technical Support
14 10 (3.19%) Technical Support Engineer
15 9 (2.88%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.79%) Node.js
2 14 (4.47%) React
3 8 (2.56%) .NET
3 8 (2.56%) Yocto
4 4 (1.28%) pytest
4 4 (1.28%) REST
4 4 (1.28%) Unity DI Container
5 3 (0.96%) AngularJS
5 3 (0.96%) React Native
5 3 (0.96%) Spring Boot
6 2 (0.64%) Blazor
6 2 (0.64%) Boost C++ Libraries
6 2 (0.64%) GStreamer
6 2 (0.64%) Kafka
6 2 (0.64%) WebSockets
7 1 (0.32%) .NET Core
7 1 (0.32%) Anaconda
7 1 (0.32%) Micronaut
7 1 (0.32%) PyTorch
7 1 (0.32%) WebAssembly
Miscellaneous
1 30 (9.58%) Embedded Systems
2 14 (4.47%) Cloud Native
3 12 (3.83%) Device Driver
3 12 (3.83%) Mobile App
3 12 (3.83%) Smart Energy
4 11 (3.51%) Legacy Systems
5 10 (3.19%) PropTech
6 9 (2.88%) Smart Home
7 8 (2.56%) ARM Cortex
8 7 (2.24%) Distributed Systems
8 7 (2.24%) Operational Technology
8 7 (2.24%) Robotics
8 7 (2.24%) SCADA
8 7 (2.24%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.92%) NB-IoT
10 5 (1.60%) Algorithms
10 5 (1.60%) Blog
10 5 (1.60%) Cyber Security Posture
10 5 (1.60%) Onboarding
10 5 (1.60%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 40 (12.78%) Linux
2 19 (6.07%) Windows
3 11 (3.51%) Windows Server
4 8 (2.56%) Embedded Linux
5 7 (2.24%) Android
6 4 (1.28%) Ubuntu
6 4 (1.28%) VMS
7 2 (0.64%) FreeRTOS
7 2 (0.64%) Unix
8 1 (0.32%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (30.03%) Software Engineering
2 57 (18.21%) Problem-Solving
3 38 (12.14%) AI
4 36 (11.50%) Continuous Improvement
5 30 (9.58%) Collaborative Culture
6 24 (7.67%) ERP
7 23 (7.35%) Cybersecurity
7 23 (7.35%) DevOps
7 23 (7.35%) Full-Stack Development
8 22 (7.03%) CRM
9 21 (6.71%) CI/CD
9 21 (6.71%) Mentoring
10 16 (5.11%) Analytics
10 16 (5.11%) Asset Management
10 16 (5.11%) Energy Management
10 16 (5.11%) Requirements Gathering
10 16 (5.11%) Roadmaps
11 15 (4.79%) Tech Ops
11 15 (4.79%) Validation
12 14 (4.47%) Supplier Management
Programming Languages
1 42 (13.42%) Python
2 23 (7.35%) C++
3 20 (6.39%) C
4 16 (5.11%) SQL
4 16 (5.11%) TypeScript
5 14 (4.47%) PowerShell
6 12 (3.83%) Java
7 11 (3.51%) JavaScript
8 10 (3.19%) C#
9 8 (2.56%) Embedded C
10 7 (2.24%) Bash
11 5 (1.60%) PHP
12 4 (1.28%) Go
13 2 (0.64%) Embedded C++
13 2 (0.64%) MATLAB
13 2 (0.64%) Rust
14 1 (0.32%) Haskell
14 1 (0.32%) R
14 1 (0.32%) Shell Script
14 1 (0.32%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 41 (13.10%) Degree
2 8 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
2 8 (2.56%) Master's Degree
3 7 (2.24%) Security Cleared
4 5 (1.60%) DBS Check
4 5 (1.60%) HND
5 4 (1.28%) SC Cleared
6 3 (0.96%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.32%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.32%) CISA
7 1 (0.32%) CISM
7 1 (0.32%) CISSP
7 1 (0.32%) CREST Certified
7 1 (0.32%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.32%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (2.88%) QA
2 5 (1.60%) ISO 9001
2 5 (1.60%) JTAG
3 4 (1.28%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.64%) GDPR
6 1 (0.32%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.32%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.32%) ECSS
6 1 (0.32%) SOC 2
System Software
1 45 (14.38%) Firmware
2 28 (8.95%) Embedded Firmware
3 13 (4.15%) Docker
4 11 (3.51%) Active Directory
4 11 (3.51%) VMware Infrastructure
5 9 (2.88%) vSphere
6 2 (0.64%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 16 (5.11%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.92%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (1.60%) SCCM
4 4 (1.28%) Galera Cluster
4 4 (1.28%) Terraform
4 4 (1.28%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.64%) Grafana
6 1 (0.32%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.32%) MOM
Vendors
1 42 (13.42%) Microsoft
2 11 (3.51%) VMware
3 7 (2.24%) SAP
4 6 (1.92%) EMC
4 6 (1.92%) Oracle
4 6 (1.92%) Salesforce
5 5 (1.60%) Aruba
5 5 (1.60%) Cognizant
6 4 (1.28%) Adobe
6 4 (1.28%) Cisco
6 4 (1.28%) Google
7 3 (0.96%) dotdigital
7 3 (0.96%) IFS
8 2 (0.64%) ConnectWise
8 2 (0.64%) Draytek
8 2 (0.64%) Fortinet
8 2 (0.64%) Siemens
9 1 (0.32%) Mapbox
9 1 (0.32%) Palo Alto
9 1 (0.32%) Xilinx