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

6 months to
23 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 395 264
Rank change year-on-year +366 -131 +94
Permanent jobs citing IoT 4,330 238 858
As % of all permanent jobs in England 5.54% 0.64% 1.04%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 19.13% 1.62% 2.95%
Number of salaries quoted 242 141 682
10th Percentile £33,500 £41,250 £35,000
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 £72,500 £68,563
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - -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 22,632 14,733 29,100
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 28.93% 39.33% 35.19%
Number of salaries quoted 11,788 8,335 20,746
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £37,750
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 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £59,773 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.38% +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 23 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 23 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 1,665 £55,000 -4.76% 297
North West +161 1,502 £60,000 +6.67% 252
Midlands +150 1,061 £42,500 -29.17% 39
West Midlands +127 926 £46,250 -26.00% 9
South East +179 668 £55,000 -2.22% 43
London +231 454 £75,000 -7.69% 54
East of England +119 393 £60,000 +9.09% 25
Yorkshire +76 163 £50,000 -16.67% 40
East Midlands +51 147 £42,500 - 30
South West -20 71 £58,750 -2.08% 12
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 7 (0.16%) Confluence
1 7 (0.16%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.092%) CMS
2 4 (0.092%) 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 7 (0.16%) Adobe Illustrator
2 4 (0.092%) Photoshop
3 3 (0.069%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.069%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.046%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.023%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (0.069%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (0.046%) Maximo
2 2 (0.046%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.046%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.023%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.023%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 4,015 (92.73%) Cloud Computing
2 38 (0.88%) Azure
3 35 (0.81%) AWS
4 16 (0.37%) SaaS
5 11 (0.25%) Microsoft 365
6 8 (0.18%) Entra ID
6 8 (0.18%) Power Platform
7 7 (0.16%) GCP
8 5 (0.12%) Serverless
9 4 (0.092%) Amazon S3
9 4 (0.092%) Canva
9 4 (0.092%) GitHub
9 4 (0.092%) Google Workspace
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%) Power Automate
10 3 (0.069%) Zapier
11 2 (0.046%) Google Play
Communications & Networking
1 4,002 (92.42%) Internet
2 29 (0.67%) Wireless
3 18 (0.42%) Firewall
4 17 (0.39%) Bluetooth
5 13 (0.30%) MQTT
6 11 (0.25%) VPN
7 9 (0.21%) Modbus
8 8 (0.18%) DNS
8 8 (0.18%) Network Security
8 8 (0.18%) Wi-Fi
9 6 (0.14%) LoRaWAN
10 4 (0.092%) 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
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (0.55%) Big Data
2 11 (0.25%) MySQL
3 7 (0.16%) Power BI
3 7 (0.16%) SQL Server
4 6 (0.14%) Amazon RDS
4 6 (0.14%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (0.12%) MongoDB
5 5 (0.12%) NoSQL
6 4 (0.092%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.092%) InfluxDB
7 3 (0.069%) Neo4j
8 2 (0.046%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.046%) GIS
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%) Hadoop
9 1 (0.023%) Relational Database
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%) Poetry
3 1 (0.023%) Postman
3 1 (0.023%) SoapUI
3 1 (0.023%) Zephyr
General
1 4,064 (93.86%) Social Skills
2 4,018 (92.79%) Banking
3 4,017 (92.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 37 (0.85%) Electronics
5 34 (0.79%) Manufacturing
6 33 (0.76%) Marketing
7 28 (0.65%) Finance
8 19 (0.44%) Analytical Skills
9 17 (0.39%) Telecoms
10 15 (0.35%) Tech for Good
11 14 (0.32%) Automotive
12 11 (0.25%) Public Sector
13 10 (0.23%) Wearables
14 8 (0.18%) Law
14 8 (0.18%) Social Housing
15 5 (0.12%) Retail
16 4 (0.092%) Multimedia
17 3 (0.069%) Back Office
17 3 (0.069%) Financial Institution
17 3 (0.069%) French Language
Job Titles
1 3,115 (71.94%) Lecturer
2 63 (1.45%) Software Engineer
3 44 (1.02%) Embedded Engineer
4 37 (0.85%) Senior
5 36 (0.83%) Developer
6 23 (0.53%) Architect
6 23 (0.53%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
6 23 (0.53%) Firmware Engineer
7 22 (0.51%) Principal Engineer
7 22 (0.51%) Principal Software Engineer
8 17 (0.39%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 17 (0.39%) Sales Manager
9 16 (0.37%) Mobile Developer
9 16 (0.37%) React Developer
10 14 (0.32%) Full-Stack Engineer
10 14 (0.32%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
10 14 (0.32%) Senior Software Engineer
11 12 (0.28%) 2nd Line Support
11 12 (0.28%) Analyst
12 11 (0.25%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (0.48%) React
2 18 (0.42%) Node.js
2 18 (0.42%) React Native
3 9 (0.21%) REST
4 6 (0.14%) .NET
5 5 (0.12%) AngularJS
5 5 (0.12%) Spring Boot
6 4 (0.092%) Kafka
7 2 (0.046%) ASP.NET Web API
7 2 (0.046%) Django
7 2 (0.046%) Next.js
7 2 (0.046%) OpenAPI
7 2 (0.046%) Swagger
7 2 (0.046%) WebSockets
8 1 (0.023%) .NET Core
8 1 (0.023%) Anaconda
8 1 (0.023%) GraphQL
8 1 (0.023%) OAuth2
8 1 (0.023%) PySpark
8 1 (0.023%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 20 (0.46%) Mobile App
1 20 (0.46%) Smart Energy
2 13 (0.30%) Embedded Systems
3 12 (0.28%) SCADA
4 11 (0.25%) PropTech
4 11 (0.25%) Smart Home
5 9 (0.21%) Cloud Native
6 7 (0.16%) Greenfield Project
7 6 (0.14%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (0.12%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (0.12%) Device Driver
8 5 (0.12%) Industry 4.0
8 5 (0.12%) Manufacturing Execution System
8 5 (0.12%) Operational Technology
8 5 (0.12%) Product Ownership
9 4 (0.092%) Blog
9 4 (0.092%) Podcast
9 4 (0.092%) Robotics
9 4 (0.092%) Social Media
9 4 (0.092%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 26 (0.60%) Linux
2 16 (0.37%) Windows
3 8 (0.18%) Android
4 6 (0.14%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.12%) Embedded Linux
5 5 (0.12%) Unix
6 4 (0.092%) 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%) Solaris
8 1 (0.023%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 4,036 (93.21%) Cybersecurity
2 4,020 (92.84%) AI
3 4,013 (92.68%) Web Development
4 4,006 (92.52%) Machine Learning
5 4,001 (92.40%) User Experience
6 78 (1.80%) Software Engineering
7 55 (1.27%) Problem-Solving
8 37 (0.85%) Continuous Improvement
9 33 (0.76%) Business Analysis
10 28 (0.65%) Full-Stack Development
11 27 (0.62%) Digital Marketing
12 25 (0.58%) ERP
13 23 (0.53%) Agile
13 23 (0.53%) Mentoring
14 22 (0.51%) Energy Management
14 22 (0.51%) Roadmaps
15 20 (0.46%) Storage Management
16 18 (0.42%) Analytics
17 17 (0.39%) Asset Management
17 17 (0.39%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 26 (0.60%) Python
2 18 (0.42%) SQL
3 14 (0.32%) TypeScript
4 13 (0.30%) Java
5 8 (0.18%) C
5 8 (0.18%) PHP
6 7 (0.16%) PowerShell
7 6 (0.14%) C++
7 6 (0.14%) JavaScript
8 5 (0.12%) C#
9 4 (0.092%) Bash
10 2 (0.046%) Go
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%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.023%) OCaml
11 1 (0.023%) Rust
11 1 (0.023%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 4,038 (93.26%) Degree
2 4,017 (92.77%) Master's Degree
3 3,996 (92.29%) PhD
4 3,993 (92.22%) Postgraduate
5 23 (0.53%) HND
6 5 (0.12%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (0.12%) Security Cleared
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%) 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%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (0.28%) QA
2 4 (0.092%) 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
3 3 (0.069%) SLA
4 1 (0.023%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.023%) GMP
4 1 (0.023%) JTAG
4 1 (0.023%) SOC 2
System Software
1 48 (1.11%) Firmware
2 31 (0.72%) Embedded Firmware
3 9 (0.21%) Active Directory
3 9 (0.21%) Docker
4 6 (0.14%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.069%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.069%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (0.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (0.30%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.092%) Terraform
4 3 (0.069%) Galera Cluster
4 3 (0.069%) Grafana
4 3 (0.069%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 37 (0.85%) Microsoft
2 9 (0.21%) SAP
3 7 (0.16%) EMC
3 7 (0.16%) Oracle
4 6 (0.14%) Google
4 6 (0.14%) VMware
5 5 (0.12%) Cognizant
6 3 (0.069%) Adobe
6 3 (0.069%) Cisco
6 3 (0.069%) ConnectWise
6 3 (0.069%) Draytek
6 3 (0.069%) Fortinet
6 3 (0.069%) IBM
6 3 (0.069%) Ruckus Wireless
7 2 (0.046%) Apple
7 2 (0.046%) Epicor
7 2 (0.046%) HP
7 2 (0.046%) Infor
7 2 (0.046%) Siemens
8 1 (0.023%) Salesforce