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 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 57 338 363
Rank change year-on-year +281 +25 +47
Permanent jobs citing IoT 1,836 456 339
As % of all permanent jobs in England 3.91% 0.78% 0.74%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 11.01% 2.23% 1.94%
Number of salaries quoted 189 259 268
10th Percentile £33,500 £40,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £39,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% -7.69% -3.70%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,125 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -11.54% -3.70%

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 16,679 20,477 17,444
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 35.48% 34.92% 38.29%
Number of salaries quoted 9,559 9,976 13,108
10th Percentile £27,707 £33,750 £33,329
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,628 £45,594
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £112,500 £110,000
UK median annual salary £53,750 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -10.42% -4.00% -

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 November 2025.

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 November 2025. 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 +226 663 £55,000 +37.50% 28
North West +174 606 £57,500 +53.33% 18
South East +161 436 £65,000 +4.00% 61
London +215 299 £67,500 - 43
East of England +111 291 £57,500 +4.55% 13
Midlands +54 83 £55,000 -8.33% 18
East Midlands +51 71 £55,000 -8.33% 3
South West +45 57 £50,000 -13.04% 20
Yorkshire +51 56 £55,000 -21.43% 8
West Midlands +23 12 £50,000 -16.67% 15
North East +9 1 £40,000 -20.79% 2
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 35 (1.91%) SharePoint
2 15 (0.82%) Confluence
3 2 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.11%) nginx
4 1 (0.054%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.054%) Mendix
4 1 (0.054%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.054%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 5 (0.27%) AutoCAD
1 5 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
1 5 (0.27%) MS Visio
1 5 (0.27%) Revit
2 3 (0.16%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.054%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (0.33%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.22%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
3 3 (0.16%) SAP EWM
3 3 (0.16%) SAP SCM
4 2 (0.11%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.11%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 2 (0.11%) SAP APO
4 2 (0.11%) SAP IBP
4 2 (0.11%) SAP MM
4 2 (0.11%) SAP PP
5 1 (0.054%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.054%) Maximo
5 1 (0.054%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.054%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.054%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.054%) SAP LE
5 1 (0.054%) SAP QM
5 1 (0.054%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.054%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 1,584 (86.27%) Cloud Computing
2 48 (2.61%) Azure
3 32 (1.74%) AWS
4 25 (1.36%) Entra ID
5 22 (1.20%) Power Platform
6 19 (1.03%) Power Automate
7 16 (0.87%) PowerApps
8 15 (0.82%) Serverless
9 12 (0.65%) SaaS
10 8 (0.44%) GCP
11 5 (0.27%) GitHub
12 4 (0.22%) Dynamics 365
12 4 (0.22%) Microsoft 365
12 4 (0.22%) Zapier
13 3 (0.16%) IaaS
13 3 (0.16%) PaaS
14 2 (0.11%) Azure DevOps
14 2 (0.11%) Azure Functions
14 2 (0.11%) Firebase
14 2 (0.11%) Google Play
Communications & Networking
1 1,605 (87.42%) Internet
2 31 (1.69%) Network Security
3 27 (1.47%) Wireless
4 15 (0.82%) Modbus
4 15 (0.82%) MQTT
5 10 (0.54%) Ethernet
6 9 (0.49%) WAN
7 8 (0.44%) 5G
8 6 (0.33%) Bluetooth
8 6 (0.33%) Firewall
9 5 (0.27%) Broadband
9 5 (0.27%) LAN
9 5 (0.27%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (0.22%) LoRaWAN
10 4 (0.22%) LTE
10 4 (0.22%) VLAN
10 4 (0.22%) VPN
11 3 (0.16%) 4G
11 3 (0.16%) DNS
11 3 (0.16%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (0.76%) Big Data
2 10 (0.54%) MySQL
3 8 (0.44%) MongoDB
4 7 (0.38%) Power BI
5 4 (0.22%) ClickHouse
5 4 (0.22%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (0.22%) SQL Server
6 3 (0.16%) DynamoDB
6 3 (0.16%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.11%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.11%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.11%) InfluxDB
7 2 (0.11%) Metadata
8 1 (0.054%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.054%) Delta Lake
8 1 (0.054%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.054%) GIS
8 1 (0.054%) Hazelcast
8 1 (0.054%) Informix
8 1 (0.054%) Redis
Development Applications
1 20 (1.09%) JIRA
2 5 (0.27%) Git
3 4 (0.22%) GitLab
4 2 (0.11%) Jaeger
4 2 (0.11%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.11%) MLflow
4 2 (0.11%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.054%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.054%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.054%) Postman
5 1 (0.054%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.054%) Selenium
5 1 (0.054%) SoapUI
General
1 1,658 (90.31%) Social Skills
2 1,588 (86.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1,583 (86.22%) Banking
4 39 (2.12%) Manufacturing
5 28 (1.53%) Finance
6 23 (1.25%) Marketing
7 22 (1.20%) Analytical Skills
8 20 (1.09%) Electronics
9 19 (1.03%) Automotive
10 14 (0.76%) Pharmaceutical
11 13 (0.71%) Public Sector
11 13 (0.71%) Retail
12 9 (0.49%) Telecoms
13 8 (0.44%) Tech for Good
14 5 (0.27%) Aerospace
14 5 (0.27%) Billing
14 5 (0.27%) Documentation Skills
15 4 (0.22%) Back Office
15 4 (0.22%) Law
16 3 (0.16%) Agriculture
Job Titles
1 1,280 (69.72%) Lecturer
2 38 (2.07%) Developer
3 36 (1.96%) Senior
4 22 (1.20%) Software Engineer
5 19 (1.03%) Architect
6 13 (0.71%) Embedded Engineer
6 13 (0.71%) React Developer
7 12 (0.65%) Senior Developer
7 12 (0.65%) Systems Engineer
8 11 (0.60%) Lead
8 11 (0.60%) Mobile Developer
9 9 (0.49%) Solutions Architect
10 8 (0.44%) Applications Developer
10 8 (0.44%) Automation Engineer
10 8 (0.44%) Backend Developer
10 8 (0.44%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 8 (0.44%) Full-Stack Engineer
10 8 (0.44%) IoT Developer
11 7 (0.38%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
11 7 (0.38%) Senior Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (0.65%) .NET
1 12 (0.65%) React Native
2 10 (0.54%) React
3 9 (0.49%) Node.js
3 9 (0.49%) REST
4 6 (0.33%) AngularJS
5 5 (0.27%) OpenAPI
5 5 (0.27%) Swagger
6 4 (0.22%) CSS
6 4 (0.22%) Django
6 4 (0.22%) FastAPI
6 4 (0.22%) Kafka
7 3 (0.16%) ASP.NET Web API
7 3 (0.16%) SAP Fiori
7 3 (0.16%) SAPUI5
7 3 (0.16%) Spring Boot
8 2 (0.11%) .NET Framework
8 2 (0.11%) 802.1X
8 2 (0.11%) Flask
8 2 (0.11%) WebRTC
Miscellaneous
1 17 (0.93%) Management Information System
1 17 (0.93%) SCADA
2 13 (0.71%) Industry 4.0
2 13 (0.71%) Mobile App
2 13 (0.71%) Operational Technology
3 11 (0.60%) Embedded Systems
3 11 (0.60%) Renewable Energy
4 10 (0.54%) Biopharmaceutical
4 10 (0.54%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (0.44%) Data Centre
6 7 (0.38%) Cloud Native
6 7 (0.38%) Onboarding
6 7 (0.38%) Smart Energy
7 6 (0.33%) Driving Licence
7 6 (0.33%) Greenfield Project
8 5 (0.27%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (0.27%) Digital Signage
8 5 (0.27%) Home Automation
8 5 (0.27%) Robotics
8 5 (0.27%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 8 (0.44%) Windows
2 5 (0.27%) Android
2 5 (0.27%) Linux
3 2 (0.11%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.11%) Embedded Linux
3 2 (0.11%) Unix
3 2 (0.11%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.054%) Solaris
4 1 (0.054%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.054%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,639 (89.27%) Cybersecurity
2 1,600 (87.15%) AI
3 1,592 (86.71%) Machine Learning
4 1,582 (86.17%) Web Development
5 1,580 (86.06%) User Experience
6 54 (2.94%) Agile
7 41 (2.23%) Problem-Solving
8 31 (1.69%) Customer Service
8 31 (1.69%) DevOps
8 31 (1.69%) Project Management
9 30 (1.63%) Software Engineering
10 29 (1.58%) Roadmaps
11 27 (1.47%) Mentoring
12 26 (1.42%) Business Development
12 26 (1.42%) Continuous Improvement
13 24 (1.31%) Analytics
14 19 (1.03%) Project Delivery
15 18 (0.98%) ERP
16 17 (0.93%) Decision-Making
17 16 (0.87%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 41 (2.23%) Python
2 20 (1.09%) SQL
3 18 (0.98%) C#
4 16 (0.87%) Java
5 15 (0.82%) PowerShell
6 12 (0.65%) C++
7 11 (0.60%) TypeScript
8 10 (0.54%) JavaScript
9 9 (0.49%) Ruby
10 8 (0.44%) Elixir
10 8 (0.44%) Go
10 8 (0.44%) PHP
11 7 (0.38%) C
12 2 (0.11%) Bash
12 2 (0.11%) Embedded C
12 2 (0.11%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.11%) Perl
12 2 (0.11%) VBA
13 1 (0.054%) Embedded C++
13 1 (0.054%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 1,622 (88.34%) Degree
2 1,586 (86.38%) Master's Degree
3 1,578 (85.95%) PhD
4 1,574 (85.73%) Postgraduate
5 19 (1.03%) HND
6 15 (0.82%) Security Cleared
7 11 (0.60%) HNC
8 9 (0.49%) Chartered Engineer
8 9 (0.49%) SC Cleared
9 4 (0.22%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (0.22%) PMI Certification
9 4 (0.22%) PMP
10 3 (0.16%) SAP Certification
11 2 (0.11%) CISA
11 2 (0.11%) CISM
11 2 (0.11%) CISSP
11 2 (0.11%) Computer Science Degree
12 1 (0.054%) Azure Certification
12 1 (0.054%) CompTIA Security+
12 1 (0.054%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (1.03%) QA
2 6 (0.33%) GDPR
3 5 (0.27%) Data Quality
4 4 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.16%) SLA
6 2 (0.11%) NIST
7 1 (0.054%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.054%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.054%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.054%) GMP
7 1 (0.054%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.054%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.054%) SOC 2
System Software
1 15 (0.82%) Firmware
2 8 (0.44%) Docker
2 8 (0.44%) VMware ESXi
2 8 (0.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.33%) Embedded Firmware
4 4 (0.22%) Active Directory
5 2 (0.11%) NFS
Systems Management
1 23 (1.25%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (0.60%) Kubernetes
3 9 (0.49%) Functional Safety
4 5 (0.27%) Grafana
5 4 (0.22%) Terraform
6 2 (0.11%) Ansible
6 2 (0.11%) Argo
6 2 (0.11%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.054%) Kibana
Vendors
1 49 (2.67%) Microsoft
2 15 (0.82%) Atlassian
3 11 (0.60%) SAP
4 10 (0.54%) Siemens
5 9 (0.49%) AVEVA
5 9 (0.49%) Cisco
5 9 (0.49%) Rockwell
6 8 (0.44%) VMware
7 5 (0.27%) Autodesk
7 5 (0.27%) EMC
7 5 (0.27%) Epicor
7 5 (0.27%) Infor
7 5 (0.27%) NEC
7 5 (0.27%) Oracle
7 5 (0.27%) Panasonic
7 5 (0.27%) Polycom
7 5 (0.27%) Ruckus Wireless
7 5 (0.27%) Samsung
7 5 (0.27%) Sony
8 4 (0.22%) Google