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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 336 355
Rank change year-on-year +316 +19 +31
Permanent jobs citing IoT 4,301 397 369
As % of all permanent jobs in England 8.18% 0.83% 0.74%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 23.33% 2.21% 2.05%
Number of salaries quoted 213 185 281
10th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -4.17% -11.11%
75th Percentile £71,250 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -11.11%

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 18,436 17,946 17,959
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 35.08% 37.40% 36.24%
Number of salaries quoted 9,322 8,415 13,360
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,925 £31,750
25th Percentile £36,750 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £78,750 £85,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £107,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

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 13 January 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 13 January 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 +226 1,662 £55,000 +37.50% 25
North West +162 1,512 £60,000 +50.00% 14
Midlands +162 1,057 £50,000 -16.67% 22
West Midlands +138 927 £50,000 -16.67% 11
South East +170 637 £65,000 -6.47% 62
London +261 435 £70,000 -5.08% 45
East of England +119 419 £57,500 +4.55% 19
Yorkshire +93 149 £50,000 -20.00% 9
East Midlands +76 142 - - 11
South West +37 73 £55,000 -4.35% 27
North East +4 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 29 (0.67%) SharePoint
2 9 (0.21%) Confluence
3 2 (0.047%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.047%) nginx
4 1 (0.023%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.023%) Mendix
Applications
1 4 (0.093%) AutoCAD
1 4 (0.093%) Microsoft Project
1 4 (0.093%) MS Visio
1 4 (0.093%) Revit
2 3 (0.070%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.023%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (0.12%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.070%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.047%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.047%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.023%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.023%) Maximo
4 1 (0.023%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.023%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.023%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.023%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.023%) SAP IBP
4 1 (0.023%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.023%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.023%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 4,025 (93.58%) Cloud Computing
2 46 (1.07%) Azure
3 29 (0.67%) AWS
4 25 (0.58%) Entra ID
5 18 (0.42%) Power Platform
6 13 (0.30%) Power Automate
7 10 (0.23%) PowerApps
7 10 (0.23%) SaaS
8 7 (0.16%) Serverless
9 6 (0.14%) GCP
9 6 (0.14%) GitHub
9 6 (0.14%) Microsoft 365
10 4 (0.093%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (0.093%) Zapier
11 3 (0.070%) IaaS
11 3 (0.070%) PaaS
12 2 (0.047%) Azure DevOps
12 2 (0.047%) Dagster
12 2 (0.047%) Firebase
12 2 (0.047%) Google Play
Communications & Networking
1 4,028 (93.65%) Internet
2 31 (0.72%) Network Security
3 28 (0.65%) Wireless
4 8 (0.19%) Bluetooth
4 8 (0.19%) Firewall
4 8 (0.19%) MQTT
4 8 (0.19%) WAN
5 7 (0.16%) 5G
6 6 (0.14%) Modbus
7 5 (0.12%) DNS
7 5 (0.12%) LAN
7 5 (0.12%) VPN
7 5 (0.12%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (0.093%) Broadband
8 4 (0.093%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.093%) VLAN
9 3 (0.070%) DHCP
9 3 (0.070%) LTE
10 2 (0.047%) GSM
10 2 (0.047%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (0.58%) Big Data
2 12 (0.28%) MySQL
3 9 (0.21%) Power BI
4 6 (0.14%) MongoDB
5 3 (0.070%) ClickHouse
6 2 (0.047%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.047%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.047%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.047%) InfluxDB
6 2 (0.047%) Informix
6 2 (0.047%) Metadata
6 2 (0.047%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.047%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.023%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.023%) Delta Lake
7 1 (0.023%) GIS
7 1 (0.023%) Redis
Development Applications
1 8 (0.19%) JIRA
2 3 (0.070%) GitLab
3 2 (0.047%) Git
3 2 (0.047%) Jaeger
3 2 (0.047%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.047%) MLflow
3 2 (0.047%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.023%) IDA Disassembler
4 1 (0.023%) Postman
4 1 (0.023%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.023%) SoapUI
General
1 4,095 (95.21%) Social Skills
2 4,028 (93.65%) Banking
2 4,028 (93.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 32 (0.74%) Marketing
4 31 (0.72%) Finance
5 29 (0.67%) Manufacturing
6 26 (0.60%) Electronics
7 22 (0.51%) Analytical Skills
8 13 (0.30%) Automotive
8 13 (0.30%) Tech for Good
9 11 (0.26%) Public Sector
10 10 (0.23%) Wearables
11 9 (0.21%) Retail
11 9 (0.21%) Telecoms
12 6 (0.14%) Social Housing
13 5 (0.12%) Law
14 4 (0.093%) Aerospace
14 4 (0.093%) Back Office
14 4 (0.093%) Documentation Skills
15 3 (0.070%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 3,125 (72.66%) Lecturer
2 46 (1.07%) Developer
3 36 (0.84%) Senior
4 30 (0.70%) Software Engineer
5 22 (0.51%) Architect
6 19 (0.44%) Embedded Engineer
7 16 (0.37%) Mobile Developer
8 15 (0.35%) React Developer
9 14 (0.33%) Senior Developer
10 13 (0.30%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
10 13 (0.30%) Firmware Engineer
10 13 (0.30%) IoT Developer
11 12 (0.28%) Principal Engineer
11 12 (0.28%) Principal Software Engineer
11 12 (0.28%) Systems Engineer
12 11 (0.26%) Analyst
12 11 (0.26%) Applications Developer
12 11 (0.26%) Solutions Architect
13 9 (0.21%) Mobile Applications Developer
14 8 (0.19%) Full-Stack Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (0.42%) React Native
2 13 (0.30%) React
3 12 (0.28%) Node.js
4 10 (0.23%) REST
5 7 (0.16%) .NET
6 5 (0.12%) AngularJS
6 5 (0.12%) OpenAPI
6 5 (0.12%) Spring Boot
6 5 (0.12%) Swagger
7 4 (0.093%) Kafka
8 3 (0.070%) ASP.NET Web API
9 2 (0.047%) .NET Framework
9 2 (0.047%) 802.1X
9 2 (0.047%) Django
9 2 (0.047%) FastAPI
9 2 (0.047%) Keycloak
9 2 (0.047%) Next.js
9 2 (0.047%) RESTful
9 2 (0.047%) WebRTC
9 2 (0.047%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 18 (0.42%) Management Information System
2 17 (0.40%) Mobile App
3 12 (0.28%) Smart Energy
4 10 (0.23%) SCADA
5 9 (0.21%) Smart Home
6 8 (0.19%) Embedded Systems
6 8 (0.19%) Self-Motivation
7 7 (0.16%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (0.16%) Onboarding
8 6 (0.14%) Cloud Native
8 6 (0.14%) Driving Licence
8 6 (0.14%) Greenfield Project
8 6 (0.14%) Product Ownership
9 5 (0.12%) Manufacturing Execution System
10 4 (0.093%) Digital Signage
10 4 (0.093%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (0.093%) Home Automation
10 4 (0.093%) Industry 4.0
10 4 (0.093%) Machine to Machine
10 4 (0.093%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 14 (0.33%) Windows
2 9 (0.21%) Android
3 8 (0.19%) Linux
4 3 (0.070%) Unix
4 3 (0.070%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.047%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.047%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.023%) Solaris
6 1 (0.023%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 4,071 (94.65%) Cybersecurity
2 4,028 (93.65%) AI
3 4,023 (93.54%) Web Development
4 4,021 (93.49%) Machine Learning
5 4,009 (93.21%) User Experience
6 41 (0.95%) Agile
6 41 (0.95%) Problem-Solving
7 38 (0.88%) Software Engineering
8 32 (0.74%) Continuous Improvement
8 32 (0.74%) Customer Service
9 29 (0.67%) DevOps
10 28 (0.65%) Project Management
10 28 (0.65%) Roadmaps
11 23 (0.53%) Digital Marketing
12 21 (0.49%) Analytics
12 21 (0.49%) ERP
13 20 (0.47%) Business Analysis
13 20 (0.47%) Mentoring
14 18 (0.42%) Decision-Making
15 17 (0.40%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 27 (0.63%) Python
2 18 (0.42%) Java
2 18 (0.42%) SQL
3 13 (0.30%) TypeScript
4 11 (0.26%) PowerShell
5 10 (0.23%) C++
6 9 (0.21%) C#
7 8 (0.19%) Elixir
7 8 (0.19%) Go
7 8 (0.19%) Ruby
8 6 (0.14%) C
8 6 (0.14%) PHP
9 5 (0.12%) JavaScript
10 3 (0.070%) Bash
10 3 (0.070%) Perl
11 2 (0.047%) Embedded C
11 2 (0.047%) Kotlin
11 2 (0.047%) VBA
12 1 (0.023%) Embedded C++
12 1 (0.023%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 4,049 (94.14%) Degree
2 4,027 (93.63%) Master's Degree
3 4,007 (93.16%) PhD
4 4,003 (93.07%) Postgraduate
5 22 (0.51%) HND
6 11 (0.26%) Security Cleared
7 7 (0.16%) SC Cleared
8 4 (0.093%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (0.093%) PMI Certification
8 4 (0.093%) PMP
9 3 (0.070%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.047%) CISA
10 2 (0.047%) CISM
10 2 (0.047%) CISSP
10 2 (0.047%) Computer Science Degree
11 1 (0.023%) Azure Certification
11 1 (0.023%) CCNA
11 1 (0.023%) CCNP
11 1 (0.023%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.023%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (0.40%) QA
2 5 (0.12%) Data Quality
2 5 (0.12%) GDPR
3 4 (0.093%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.070%) SLA
5 2 (0.047%) NIST
6 1 (0.023%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.023%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.023%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.023%) GMP
6 1 (0.023%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.023%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.023%) SOC 2
System Software
1 26 (0.60%) Firmware
2 13 (0.30%) Embedded Firmware
3 6 (0.14%) Active Directory
4 5 (0.12%) Docker
5 2 (0.047%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.047%) NFS
5 2 (0.047%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 25 (0.58%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (0.21%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.12%) Grafana
4 2 (0.047%) Ansible
4 2 (0.047%) Argo
4 2 (0.047%) Prometheus
4 2 (0.047%) Terraform
Vendors
1 48 (1.12%) Microsoft
2 9 (0.21%) SAP
3 8 (0.19%) Cisco
4 7 (0.16%) Atlassian
5 5 (0.12%) EMC
5 5 (0.12%) Epicor
5 5 (0.12%) Infor
5 5 (0.12%) Ruckus Wireless
6 4 (0.093%) Autodesk
6 4 (0.093%) Google
6 4 (0.093%) IBM
6 4 (0.093%) NEC
6 4 (0.093%) Oracle
6 4 (0.093%) Panasonic
6 4 (0.093%) Polycom
6 4 (0.093%) Samsung
6 4 (0.093%) Sony
7 3 (0.070%) Databricks
7 3 (0.070%) Fortinet
7 3 (0.070%) ServiceNow