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

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 379 443 342
Rank change year-on-year +64 -101 -2
Permanent jobs citing IoT 440 196 486
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.42% 0.45% 0.74%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.61% 1.08% 2.27%
Number of salaries quoted 332 131 306
10th Percentile £41,250 £35,750 £36,625
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,550 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,625 £70,000
90th Percentile £86,125 £90,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% - -11.54%

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 27,263 18,107 21,388
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 26.33% 41.82% 32.61%
Number of salaries quoted 17,641 9,218 10,646
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -4.76%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £112,500
UK median annual salary £55,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.91% -8.33% -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 8 October 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 8 October 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 +24 116 £55,000 -12.00% 101
London -9 90 £56,750 -40.26% 282
North of England -7 88 £55,000 -4.35% 71
Midlands -11 56 £61,011 +10.93% 63
South West -41 54 £55,000 +22.22% 34
Yorkshire +1 38 £55,000 - 20
East of England -36 35 £85,000 +47.83% 86
North West -13 34 £42,000 -30.00% 36
East Midlands -20 28 £67,500 +28.57% 17
West Midlands -21 28 £51,000 -14.32% 46
North East -45 16 £50,000 +25.00% 16
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 10 (2.27%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.82%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 13 (2.95%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.91%) Lightworks
2 4 (0.91%) Simulink
3 2 (0.45%) Adobe Illustrator
3 2 (0.45%) CATIA
3 2 (0.45%) Siemens NX
3 2 (0.45%) SOLIDWORKS
3 2 (0.45%) Windchill
4 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (0.91%) Distributed Ledger
2 3 (0.68%) Misys Midas
3 2 (0.45%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 2 (0.45%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 58 (13.18%) AWS
2 35 (7.95%) Azure
3 24 (5.45%) Cloud Computing
4 22 (5.00%) Microsoft 365
4 22 (5.00%) SaaS
5 9 (2.05%) AWS IoT
5 9 (2.05%) Serverless
6 8 (1.82%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (1.14%) Amazon SQS
7 5 (1.14%) Dynamics 365
7 5 (1.14%) Entra ID
7 5 (1.14%) GCP
7 5 (1.14%) Microsoft Purview
7 5 (1.14%) OneDrive
7 5 (1.14%) Power Platform
8 4 (0.91%) Amazon CloudSearch
8 4 (0.91%) Amazon EMR
8 4 (0.91%) Amazon Kinesis
8 4 (0.91%) Anthropic Claude
9 3 (0.68%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 42 (9.55%) Internet
2 40 (9.09%) Wireless
3 26 (5.91%) Wi-Fi
4 21 (4.77%) MQTT
5 17 (3.86%) DNS
5 17 (3.86%) VPN
6 14 (3.18%) Bluetooth
6 14 (3.18%) Firewall
7 12 (2.73%) Ethernet
8 11 (2.50%) 5G
8 11 (2.50%) DHCP
9 10 (2.27%) VLAN
10 9 (2.05%) ZigBee
11 7 (1.59%) LoRaWAN
12 6 (1.36%) LAN
12 6 (1.36%) Network Security
12 6 (1.36%) TCP/IP
13 5 (1.14%) Cisco IOS
13 5 (1.14%) Modbus
13 5 (1.14%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.41%) Big Data
2 9 (2.05%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.59%) Relational Database
4 6 (1.36%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (1.14%) DynamoDB
6 4 (0.91%) Amazon Athena
6 4 (0.91%) Amazon Redshift
6 4 (0.91%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.91%) Elasticsearch
6 4 (0.91%) Electronic Patient Records
6 4 (0.91%) MongoDB
6 4 (0.91%) MySQL
6 4 (0.91%) NoSQL
7 3 (0.68%) ClickHouse
7 3 (0.68%) DocumentDB
8 2 (0.45%) Power BI
9 1 (0.23%) Metadata
9 1 (0.23%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 33 (7.50%) Git
2 11 (2.50%) JIRA
3 7 (1.59%) GitLab
3 7 (1.59%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.36%) GDB
5 4 (0.91%) PetaLinux
5 4 (0.91%) Robot Framework
5 4 (0.91%) Selenium
6 3 (0.68%) Postman
7 1 (0.23%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.23%) MLflow
7 1 (0.23%) Poetry
General
1 71 (16.14%) Social Skills
2 62 (14.09%) Electronics
3 45 (10.23%) Manufacturing
4 38 (8.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 38 (8.64%) Telecoms
5 35 (7.95%) Finance
6 29 (6.59%) Analytical Skills
7 19 (4.32%) Aerospace
8 18 (4.09%) Automotive
9 17 (3.86%) Marketing
10 13 (2.95%) Legal
11 12 (2.73%) Retail
12 11 (2.50%) Banking
12 11 (2.50%) Public Sector
13 8 (1.82%) Local Government
13 8 (1.82%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (1.82%) Social Housing
14 7 (1.59%) Billing
14 7 (1.59%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (1.59%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 61 (13.86%) Senior
2 57 (12.95%) Software Engineer
3 49 (11.14%) Embedded Engineer
4 43 (9.77%) Sales Manager
5 37 (8.41%) Developer
6 33 (7.50%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 30 (6.82%) Architect
8 26 (5.91%) Technical Engineer
9 20 (4.55%) Account Manager
10 18 (4.09%) Support Engineer
11 17 (3.86%) Design Engineer
11 17 (3.86%) Technical Support
12 15 (3.41%) Systems Engineer
13 14 (3.18%) Electronics Engineer
13 14 (3.18%) Embedded Linux Engineer
13 14 (3.18%) Linux Engineer
14 13 (2.95%) Business Development Manager
14 13 (2.95%) Development Manager
14 13 (2.95%) Solutions Architect
15 11 (2.50%) Lecturer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (6.14%) Yocto
2 22 (5.00%) REST
3 21 (4.77%) .NET
4 18 (4.09%) Terraform
5 13 (2.95%) Node.js
5 13 (2.95%) React
6 9 (2.05%) Kafka
7 7 (1.59%) AngularJS
8 6 (1.36%) Blazor
9 5 (1.14%) NestJS
9 5 (1.14%) RabbitMQ
9 5 (1.14%) Symfony
9 5 (1.14%) Vue
10 4 (0.91%) Django
10 4 (0.91%) HTML
10 4 (0.91%) pytest
10 4 (0.91%) Unity DI Container
10 4 (0.91%) Web Services
11 3 (0.68%) CSS
11 3 (0.68%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 53 (12.05%) Embedded Systems
2 27 (6.14%) Onboarding
3 24 (5.45%) Mobile App
4 22 (5.00%) Device Driver
4 22 (5.00%) Distributed Systems
5 20 (4.55%) Robotics
6 19 (4.32%) Legacy Systems
7 15 (3.41%) Driving Licence
8 14 (3.18%) Enterprise Software
8 14 (3.18%) Operational Technology
8 14 (3.18%) Smart Home
9 12 (2.73%) ARM Cortex
9 12 (2.73%) Cloud Native
10 11 (2.50%) FPGA
11 10 (2.27%) AI Agents
11 10 (2.27%) Management Information System
11 10 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (2.05%) Algorithms
13 8 (1.82%) GNSS
13 8 (1.82%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 64 (14.55%) Linux
2 25 (5.68%) Embedded Linux
3 22 (5.00%) Windows
4 10 (2.27%) Windows Server
5 9 (2.05%) Android
6 7 (1.59%) VMS
7 6 (1.36%) FreeRTOS
8 4 (0.91%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.91%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.45%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (22.50%) Problem-Solving
2 97 (22.05%) Software Engineering
3 88 (20.00%) AI
4 50 (11.36%) CI/CD
5 49 (11.14%) Continuous Improvement
6 44 (10.00%) Agile
7 36 (8.18%) Collaborative Culture
7 36 (8.18%) DevOps
7 36 (8.18%) Machine Learning
8 35 (7.95%) Business Development
9 32 (7.27%) Cybersecurity
10 31 (7.05%) Analytics
10 31 (7.05%) Roadmaps
10 31 (7.05%) Validation
11 26 (5.91%) Computer Science
12 25 (5.68%) CRM
12 25 (5.68%) Decision-Making
12 25 (5.68%) Tech Ops
13 24 (5.45%) Customer Engagement
13 24 (5.45%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 61 (13.86%) Python
2 48 (10.91%) C++
3 41 (9.32%) C
4 23 (5.23%) C#
4 23 (5.23%) Embedded C
4 23 (5.23%) TypeScript
5 20 (4.55%) JavaScript
6 19 (4.32%) SQL
7 17 (3.86%) Go
8 12 (2.73%) PowerShell
9 10 (2.27%) Embedded C++
10 9 (2.05%) Java
11 6 (1.36%) Bash
11 6 (1.36%) PHP
12 5 (1.14%) Kusto Query Language
12 5 (1.14%) MATLAB
12 5 (1.14%) Rust
13 1 (0.23%) OCaml
13 1 (0.23%) R
13 1 (0.23%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 112 (25.45%) Degree
2 27 (6.14%) DBS Check
3 25 (5.68%) Master's Degree
4 20 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
5 18 (4.09%) HNC
6 15 (3.41%) Security Cleared
7 11 (2.50%) PhD
7 11 (2.50%) Postgraduate
8 10 (2.27%) SC Cleared
9 9 (2.05%) BPSS Clearance
10 8 (1.82%) HND
11 7 (1.59%) ITIL Certification
12 3 (0.68%) Chartered Engineer
12 3 (0.68%) Cisco Certification
13 2 (0.45%) ACCA
13 2 (0.45%) CCNP
13 2 (0.45%) CIMA
13 2 (0.45%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 2 (0.45%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 1 (0.23%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (4.32%) QA
2 6 (1.36%) Data Quality
2 6 (1.36%) JTAG
3 5 (1.14%) ISO 9001
3 5 (1.14%) NIST
4 4 (0.91%) Accessibility
4 4 (0.91%) ECSS
4 4 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 3 (0.68%) NCSC
5 3 (0.68%) PMO
6 2 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.45%) GDPR
6 2 (0.45%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.23%) COBIT
7 1 (0.23%) SLA
7 1 (0.23%) SOC 2
System Software
1 35 (7.95%) Firmware
2 20 (4.55%) Docker
3 9 (2.05%) Embedded Firmware
4 8 (1.82%) Active Directory
5 6 (1.36%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (1.36%) vSphere
6 2 (0.45%) iptables
6 2 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 25 (5.68%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.14%) Grafana
2 5 (1.14%) Prometheus
2 5 (1.14%) SCCM
3 3 (0.68%) BMC PATROL
4 1 (0.23%) Ansible
4 1 (0.23%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.23%) Galera Cluster
4 1 (0.23%) Kubeflow
4 1 (0.23%) MOM
4 1 (0.23%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 49 (11.14%) Microsoft
2 9 (2.05%) Salesforce
3 6 (1.36%) Aruba
3 6 (1.36%) Cisco
3 6 (1.36%) EMC
3 6 (1.36%) Oracle
3 6 (1.36%) SAP
3 6 (1.36%) VMware
4 4 (0.91%) Databricks
4 4 (0.91%) dotdigital
4 4 (0.91%) HubSpot
4 4 (0.91%) IFS
4 4 (0.91%) Siemens
4 4 (0.91%) Xilinx
5 3 (0.68%) Apple
5 3 (0.68%) BT
5 3 (0.68%) Google
6 2 (0.45%) Adobe
6 2 (0.45%) MEDITECH
6 2 (0.45%) ServiceNow