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 24 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 449 266
Rank change year-on-year +400 -183 +71
Permanent jobs citing IoT 2,754 191 868
As % of all permanent jobs in England 3.33% 0.50% 1.01%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 12.36% 1.15% 2.93%
Number of salaries quoted 244 113 685
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,300 £35,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.08% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £89,250 £94,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -4.00%

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 22,273 16,567 29,659
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 26.90% 43.23% 34.65%
Number of salaries quoted 12,870 7,841 20,856
10th Percentile £30,156 £30,375 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £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 £82,500 £75,313
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +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 24 May 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 24 May 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 +241 1,053 £57,500 -2.54% 21
Midlands +170 1,008 £42,500 -32.00% 22
North West +197 928 £60,000 +3.45% 15
West Midlands +129 926 £56,250 -18.18% 9
South East +140 271 £55,000 - 53
London +105 199 £75,000 -6.25% 80
East of England +100 154 £70,000 +27.27% 26
Yorkshire +63 120 £60,000 - 5
East Midlands +48 94 £42,500 -15.00% 13
South West -44 53 £56,250 -6.25% 27
North East - 5 £51,000 - 1
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 5 (0.18%) Confluence
2 4 (0.15%) CMS
2 4 (0.15%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.15%) WordPress
3 3 (0.11%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.036%) Apache
4 1 (0.036%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.036%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.036%) GeoServer
4 1 (0.036%) Mendix
Applications
1 8 (0.29%) Adobe Illustrator
2 7 (0.25%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.15%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.073%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.036%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.036%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.073%) SAP Business One
1 2 (0.073%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.036%) Maximo
2 1 (0.036%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 2,442 (88.67%) Cloud Computing
2 38 (1.38%) Azure
3 34 (1.23%) AWS
4 17 (0.62%) SaaS
5 13 (0.47%) Microsoft 365
6 8 (0.29%) Serverless
7 7 (0.25%) GCP
8 5 (0.18%) Power Platform
9 4 (0.15%) Amazon S3
9 4 (0.15%) AWS Lambda
9 4 (0.15%) Canva
9 4 (0.15%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.11%) Amazon EC2
10 3 (0.11%) AWS IoT
10 3 (0.11%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (0.11%) OneDrive
11 2 (0.073%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 2 (0.073%) Azure Functions
11 2 (0.073%) Azure Service Bus
11 2 (0.073%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 2,443 (88.71%) Internet
2 33 (1.20%) Wireless
3 18 (0.65%) Bluetooth
3 18 (0.65%) Firewall
4 16 (0.58%) MQTT
5 14 (0.51%) Wi-Fi
6 12 (0.44%) DNS
6 12 (0.44%) VPN
7 9 (0.33%) LoRaWAN
8 8 (0.29%) Modbus
9 5 (0.18%) DHCP
10 4 (0.15%) LTE
10 4 (0.15%) ZigBee
11 3 (0.11%) Unified Communications
12 2 (0.073%) TCP/IP
13 1 (0.036%) 3GPP
13 1 (0.036%) LAN
13 1 (0.036%) RFID
13 1 (0.036%) VoIP
13 1 (0.036%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (0.58%) Big Data
2 10 (0.36%) MySQL
3 8 (0.29%) SQL Server
4 6 (0.22%) Amazon RDS
4 6 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
4 6 (0.22%) MongoDB
4 6 (0.22%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (0.18%) NoSQL
6 4 (0.15%) Power BI
7 3 (0.11%) InfluxDB
7 3 (0.11%) Neo4j
8 2 (0.073%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.073%) DynamoDB
8 2 (0.073%) GIS
8 2 (0.073%) Informix
9 1 (0.036%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.036%) Flink
9 1 (0.036%) Hadoop
9 1 (0.036%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.036%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (0.18%) Git
1 5 (0.18%) JIRA
2 4 (0.15%) GitLab
2 4 (0.15%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.11%) GDB
3 3 (0.11%) Robot Framework
4 1 (0.036%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.036%) IDA Disassembler
4 1 (0.036%) Poetry
4 1 (0.036%) Zephyr
General
1 2,479 (90.01%) Social Skills
2 2,445 (88.78%) Banking
3 2,444 (88.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 39 (1.42%) Electronics
5 26 (0.94%) Manufacturing
6 23 (0.84%) Finance
6 23 (0.84%) Marketing
7 18 (0.65%) Tech for Good
8 16 (0.58%) Analytical Skills
8 16 (0.58%) Telecoms
9 14 (0.51%) Automotive
10 11 (0.40%) Wearables
11 10 (0.36%) Social Housing
12 8 (0.29%) Public Sector
13 5 (0.18%) Law
14 4 (0.15%) Local Government
14 4 (0.15%) Multimedia
15 3 (0.11%) Financial Institution
15 3 (0.11%) French Language
15 3 (0.11%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 1,845 (66.99%) Lecturer
2 73 (2.65%) Software Engineer
3 47 (1.71%) Embedded Engineer
4 46 (1.67%) Senior
5 27 (0.98%) Developer
6 24 (0.87%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 19 (0.69%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
7 19 (0.69%) Firmware Engineer
8 18 (0.65%) Architect
8 18 (0.65%) Principal Engineer
8 18 (0.65%) Principal Software Engineer
8 18 (0.65%) Senior Software Engineer
9 17 (0.62%) Sales Manager
10 14 (0.51%) Support Engineer
10 14 (0.51%) Technical Engineer
11 11 (0.40%) 2nd Line Support
11 11 (0.40%) Systems Engineer
12 10 (0.36%) Senior Developer
12 10 (0.36%) Solutions Architect
13 9 (0.33%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (0.69%) React
2 17 (0.62%) Node.js
3 7 (0.25%) .NET
3 7 (0.25%) REST
4 6 (0.22%) React Native
5 5 (0.18%) AngularJS
5 5 (0.18%) Spring Boot
5 5 (0.18%) Yocto
6 3 (0.11%) Kafka
6 3 (0.11%) pytest
6 3 (0.11%) Unity DI Container
7 2 (0.073%) ASP.NET Web API
8 1 (0.036%) D3.js
8 1 (0.036%) GStreamer
8 1 (0.036%) Laravel
8 1 (0.036%) NumPy
8 1 (0.036%) OpenID
8 1 (0.036%) PostGIS
8 1 (0.036%) Swagger
8 1 (0.036%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 23 (0.84%) Embedded Systems
2 15 (0.54%) Smart Energy
3 14 (0.51%) Mobile App
4 12 (0.44%) Cloud Native
4 12 (0.44%) Smart Home
5 10 (0.36%) Device Driver
5 10 (0.36%) PropTech
5 10 (0.36%) SCADA
6 7 (0.25%) Legacy Systems
6 7 (0.25%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (0.22%) NB-IoT
7 6 (0.22%) Operational Technology
7 6 (0.22%) Robotics
8 5 (0.18%) ARM Cortex
8 5 (0.18%) Distributed Systems
8 5 (0.18%) Greenfield Project
9 4 (0.15%) Blog
9 4 (0.15%) Cyber Threat
9 4 (0.15%) Manufacturing Execution System
9 4 (0.15%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 36 (1.31%) Linux
2 17 (0.62%) Windows
3 10 (0.36%) Windows Server
4 7 (0.25%) Embedded Linux
5 6 (0.22%) Android
6 4 (0.15%) Unix
6 4 (0.15%) VMS
7 3 (0.11%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.036%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.036%) ThreadX
8 1 (0.036%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2,461 (89.36%) AI
2 2,460 (89.32%) Cybersecurity
3 2,443 (88.71%) Machine Learning
4 2,441 (88.63%) Web Development
5 2,435 (88.42%) User Experience
6 92 (3.34%) Software Engineering
7 53 (1.92%) Problem-Solving
8 33 (1.20%) Continuous Improvement
9 25 (0.91%) Business Analysis
10 23 (0.84%) Collaborative Culture
11 21 (0.76%) ERP
11 21 (0.76%) Full-Stack Development
11 21 (0.76%) Mentoring
12 20 (0.73%) DevOps
13 19 (0.69%) Energy Management
14 17 (0.62%) Analytics
14 17 (0.62%) CI/CD
14 17 (0.62%) CRM
14 17 (0.62%) Digital Marketing
14 17 (0.62%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 34 (1.23%) Python
2 17 (0.62%) TypeScript
3 15 (0.54%) C
3 15 (0.54%) C++
3 15 (0.54%) Java
3 15 (0.54%) SQL
4 11 (0.40%) PowerShell
5 9 (0.33%) JavaScript
6 7 (0.25%) C#
7 6 (0.22%) PHP
8 5 (0.18%) Bash
8 5 (0.18%) Embedded C
9 3 (0.11%) Go
10 2 (0.073%) Embedded C++
10 2 (0.073%) Perl
11 1 (0.036%) Groovy
11 1 (0.036%) Haskell
11 1 (0.036%) OCaml
11 1 (0.036%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.036%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 2,476 (89.91%) Degree
2 2,448 (88.89%) Master's Degree
3 2,431 (88.27%) PhD
4 2,429 (88.20%) Postgraduate
5 15 (0.54%) HND
6 6 (0.22%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (0.22%) Security Cleared
7 4 (0.15%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (0.11%) DBS Check
8 3 (0.11%) SC Cleared
9 1 (0.036%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.036%) CISA
9 1 (0.036%) CISM
9 1 (0.036%) CISSP
9 1 (0.036%) CREST Certified
9 1 (0.036%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (0.33%) QA
2 4 (0.15%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (0.15%) JTAG
3 3 (0.11%) GDPR
3 3 (0.11%) ISO 9001
3 3 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.073%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.036%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.036%) GMP
5 1 (0.036%) SOC 2
System Software
1 46 (1.67%) Firmware
2 30 (1.09%) Embedded Firmware
3 11 (0.40%) Docker
4 10 (0.36%) Active Directory
5 9 (0.33%) VMware Infrastructure
6 6 (0.22%) vSphere
7 3 (0.11%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.036%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (0.62%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.25%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.15%) Terraform
4 3 (0.11%) Galera Cluster
4 3 (0.11%) SCCM
4 3 (0.11%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.073%) Grafana
6 1 (0.036%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.036%) MOM
Vendors
1 36 (1.31%) Microsoft
2 9 (0.33%) VMware
3 8 (0.29%) EMC
4 7 (0.25%) SAP
5 5 (0.18%) Cognizant
5 5 (0.18%) Oracle
6 4 (0.15%) Adobe
6 4 (0.15%) Google
7 3 (0.11%) Aruba
7 3 (0.11%) ConnectWise
7 3 (0.11%) Draytek
7 3 (0.11%) Fortinet
8 2 (0.073%) Cisco
8 2 (0.073%) HP
8 2 (0.073%) IBM
8 2 (0.073%) Salesforce
8 2 (0.073%) Siemens
9 1 (0.036%) IFS
9 1 (0.036%) Palo Alto
9 1 (0.036%) Pega