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

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 388 268
Rank change year-on-year +359 -120 +107
Permanent jobs citing IoT 4,331 240 856
As % of all permanent jobs in England 5.63% 0.65% 1.04%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 19.30% 1.64% 2.94%
Number of salaries quoted 244 141 682
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 £75,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £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 22,440 14,637 29,090
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 29.16% 39.38% 35.30%
Number of salaries quoted 11,651 8,254 20,814
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 £83,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £98,474
UK median annual salary £59,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.67% +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 18 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 18 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 +218 1,664 £55,000 -4.76% 211
North West +168 1,502 £60,000 +6.67% 160
Midlands +158 1,059 £46,250 -22.92% 50
West Midlands +127 926 £46,250 -26.00% 11
South East +174 668 £55,000 -4.35% 196
London +248 455 £75,000 -6.25% 361
East of England +115 396 £55,000 - 127
Yorkshire +62 162 £50,000 -16.67% 46
East Midlands +55 145 - - 39
South West -20 71 £58,750 -2.08% 40
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 11 (0.25%) 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 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 (92.70%) Cloud Computing
2 37 (0.85%) Azure
3 36 (0.83%) AWS
4 16 (0.37%) SaaS
5 13 (0.30%) Entra ID
6 12 (0.28%) Microsoft 365
7 8 (0.18%) 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%) Google Play
Communications & Networking
1 4,002 (92.40%) Internet
2 28 (0.65%) Wireless
3 17 (0.39%) Firewall
4 16 (0.37%) Bluetooth
5 13 (0.30%) Network Security
6 11 (0.25%) MQTT
7 10 (0.23%) VPN
8 9 (0.21%) Modbus
9 7 (0.16%) DNS
9 7 (0.16%) Wi-Fi
10 6 (0.14%) LoRaWAN
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 7 (0.16%) 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%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.069%) Neo4j
8 2 (0.046%) Azure SQL Database
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 4,066 (93.88%) Social Skills
2 4,018 (92.77%) Banking
3 4,017 (92.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 35 (0.81%) Electronics
5 34 (0.79%) Manufacturing
6 33 (0.76%) Marketing
7 28 (0.65%) Finance
8 17 (0.39%) Analytical Skills
8 17 (0.39%) Telecoms
9 15 (0.35%) Tech for Good
10 13 (0.30%) Automotive
11 11 (0.25%) Public Sector
12 10 (0.23%) Wearables
13 8 (0.18%) Law
13 8 (0.18%) Social Housing
14 5 (0.12%) Retail
15 4 (0.092%) Multimedia
16 3 (0.069%) Back Office
16 3 (0.069%) Financial Institution
16 3 (0.069%) French Language
Job Titles
1 3,115 (71.92%) Lecturer
2 62 (1.43%) Software Engineer
3 43 (0.99%) Embedded Engineer
4 36 (0.83%) Developer
5 35 (0.81%) Senior
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%) Sales Manager
9 16 (0.37%) Embedded Software Engineer
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%) Solutions Architect
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%) Operational Technology
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%) 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 24 (0.55%) 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 4,042 (93.33%) Cybersecurity
2 4,019 (92.80%) AI
3 4,013 (92.66%) Web Development
4 4,007 (92.52%) Machine Learning
5 4,001 (92.38%) User Experience
6 77 (1.78%) Software Engineering
7 53 (1.22%) Problem-Solving
8 35 (0.81%) Continuous Improvement
9 33 (0.76%) Business Analysis
10 28 (0.65%) Full-Stack Development
11 27 (0.62%) Digital Marketing
12 24 (0.55%) Agile
12 24 (0.55%) ERP
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 25 (0.58%) Python
2 16 (0.37%) SQL
3 14 (0.32%) TypeScript
4 13 (0.30%) Java
5 8 (0.18%) C
5 8 (0.18%) PHP
6 6 (0.14%) C++
6 6 (0.14%) JavaScript
6 6 (0.14%) PowerShell
7 5 (0.12%) C#
8 4 (0.092%) Bash
9 2 (0.046%) Go
9 2 (0.046%) Perl
9 2 (0.046%) VBA
10 1 (0.023%) Embedded C
10 1 (0.023%) Groovy
10 1 (0.023%) Haskell
10 1 (0.023%) OCaml
10 1 (0.023%) Scala
10 1 (0.023%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 4,038 (93.23%) Degree
2 4,017 (92.75%) Master's Degree
3 3,996 (92.27%) PhD
4 3,993 (92.20%) 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%) CCNA
8 1 (0.023%) CCNP
8 1 (0.023%) CISA
8 1 (0.023%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.023%) CISM
8 1 (0.023%) CISSP
8 1 (0.023%) CREST Certified
8 1 (0.023%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.023%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.023%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (0.28%) QA
2 4 (0.092%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (0.092%) GDPR
2 4 (0.092%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (0.069%) Data Quality
3 3 (0.069%) ISO 9001
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 47 (1.09%) Firmware
2 30 (0.69%) 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 18 (0.42%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (0.30%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.092%) Grafana
3 4 (0.092%) Terraform
4 3 (0.069%) Galera Cluster
4 3 (0.069%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 40 (0.92%) Microsoft
2 9 (0.21%) SAP
3 7 (0.16%) EMC
4 6 (0.14%) Google
4 6 (0.14%) Oracle
4 6 (0.14%) VMware
5 5 (0.12%) Cognizant
6 4 (0.092%) Cisco
6 4 (0.092%) Fortinet
7 3 (0.069%) Adobe
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%) Apple
8 2 (0.046%) Epicor
8 2 (0.046%) HP
8 2 (0.046%) Infor
8 2 (0.046%) Palo Alto
8 2 (0.046%) Siemens