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

6 months to
25 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 439 270
Rank change year-on-year +390 -169 +75
Permanent jobs citing IoT 2,751 190 870
As % of all permanent jobs in England 3.33% 0.50% 1.01%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 12.38% 1.15% 2.93%
Number of salaries quoted 241 113 687
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,300 £34,900
25th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £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 22,220 16,496 29,686
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 26.87% 43.08% 34.55%
Number of salaries quoted 12,832 7,837 20,870
10th Percentile £30,250 £30,325 £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 £82,250 £75,000
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 25 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 25 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 +242 1,052 £55,000 -6.78% 22
Midlands +165 1,009 £42,500 -32.00% 19
North West +202 927 £57,500 -0.86% 16
West Midlands +126 926 £56,250 -18.18% 8
South East +150 269 £55,000 - 52
London +117 198 £75,000 -6.25% 78
East of England +100 154 £70,000 +27.27% 26
Yorkshire +59 120 £60,000 - 5
East Midlands +52 95 £42,500 -15.00% 11
South West -39 53 £56,250 -6.25% 26
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 (88.77%) Cloud Computing
2 37 (1.34%) Azure
3 32 (1.16%) 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%) Azure DevOps
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%) 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 2,441 (88.73%) Internet
2 34 (1.24%) Wireless
3 19 (0.69%) Bluetooth
4 18 (0.65%) Firewall
5 17 (0.62%) MQTT
6 15 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
7 12 (0.44%) DNS
7 12 (0.44%) VPN
8 9 (0.33%) LoRaWAN
9 8 (0.29%) Modbus
10 5 (0.18%) DHCP
10 5 (0.18%) ZigBee
11 4 (0.15%) LTE
12 3 (0.11%) Unified Communications
13 2 (0.073%) TCP/IP
14 1 (0.036%) 3GPP
14 1 (0.036%) AMQP
14 1 (0.036%) LAN
14 1 (0.036%) VoIP
14 1 (0.036%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (0.55%) Big Data
2 9 (0.33%) 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%) Neo4j
8 2 (0.073%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.073%) DynamoDB
8 2 (0.073%) GIS
8 2 (0.073%) InfluxDB
9 1 (0.036%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.036%) Flink
9 1 (0.036%) Hadoop
9 1 (0.036%) Informix
9 1 (0.036%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.036%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (0.18%) Git
1 5 (0.18%) Jenkins
1 5 (0.18%) JIRA
2 4 (0.15%) GDB
2 4 (0.15%) GitLab
2 4 (0.15%) Robot Framework
3 1 (0.036%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.036%) IDA Disassembler
3 1 (0.036%) Poetry
3 1 (0.036%) Zephyr
General
1 2,478 (90.08%) Social Skills
2 2,445 (88.88%) Banking
3 2,443 (88.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 39 (1.42%) Electronics
5 26 (0.95%) Manufacturing
6 23 (0.84%) Marketing
7 22 (0.80%) Finance
8 17 (0.62%) Tech for Good
9 16 (0.58%) Analytical Skills
9 16 (0.58%) Telecoms
10 14 (0.51%) Automotive
11 11 (0.40%) Wearables
12 10 (0.36%) Social Housing
13 8 (0.29%) Public Sector
14 4 (0.15%) 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 (67.07%) Lecturer
2 73 (2.65%) Software Engineer
3 48 (1.74%) Embedded Engineer
4 44 (1.60%) Senior
5 25 (0.91%) Developer
5 25 (0.91%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 19 (0.69%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
6 19 (0.69%) Firmware Engineer
7 18 (0.65%) Architect
7 18 (0.65%) Principal Engineer
7 18 (0.65%) Principal Software Engineer
7 18 (0.65%) Senior Software Engineer
8 17 (0.62%) Sales Manager
9 14 (0.51%) Support Engineer
9 14 (0.51%) Technical Engineer
10 11 (0.40%) 2nd Line Support
10 11 (0.40%) Systems Engineer
11 10 (0.36%) Solutions Architect
12 9 (0.33%) Senior Developer
12 9 (0.33%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (0.65%) React
2 17 (0.62%) Node.js
3 6 (0.22%) .NET
3 6 (0.22%) React Native
3 6 (0.22%) Yocto
4 4 (0.15%) AngularJS
4 4 (0.15%) pytest
4 4 (0.15%) REST
4 4 (0.15%) Spring Boot
4 4 (0.15%) Unity DI Container
5 3 (0.11%) Kafka
6 1 (0.036%) .NET Core
6 1 (0.036%) Anaconda
6 1 (0.036%) ASP.NET Web API
6 1 (0.036%) Blazor
6 1 (0.036%) Next.js
6 1 (0.036%) PostGIS
6 1 (0.036%) PyTorch
6 1 (0.036%) WebAssembly
6 1 (0.036%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 24 (0.87%) Embedded Systems
2 15 (0.55%) Smart Energy
3 14 (0.51%) Mobile App
4 12 (0.44%) Cloud Native
4 12 (0.44%) Smart Home
5 11 (0.40%) Device Driver
6 10 (0.36%) PropTech
6 10 (0.36%) SCADA
7 7 (0.25%) Legacy Systems
7 7 (0.25%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (0.22%) ARM Cortex
8 6 (0.22%) NB-IoT
8 6 (0.22%) Operational Technology
8 6 (0.22%) Robotics
9 5 (0.18%) Distributed Systems
9 5 (0.18%) Greenfield Project
10 4 (0.15%) Blog
10 4 (0.15%) Cyber Threat
10 4 (0.15%) Social Media
10 4 (0.15%) Video\Live Streaming
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%) VMS
7 3 (0.11%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.11%) Unix
8 1 (0.036%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.036%) ThreadX
8 1 (0.036%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2,461 (89.46%) AI
2 2,460 (89.42%) Cybersecurity
3 2,443 (88.80%) Machine Learning
4 2,441 (88.73%) Web Development
5 2,435 (88.51%) User Experience
6 92 (3.34%) Software Engineering
7 53 (1.93%) Problem-Solving
8 33 (1.20%) Continuous Improvement
9 25 (0.91%) Business Analysis
10 23 (0.84%) Collaborative Culture
11 21 (0.76%) DevOps
11 21 (0.76%) Full-Stack Development
11 21 (0.76%) Mentoring
12 20 (0.73%) ERP
13 19 (0.69%) Energy Management
14 17 (0.62%) CI/CD
14 17 (0.62%) CRM
14 17 (0.62%) Digital Marketing
14 17 (0.62%) Roadmaps
15 16 (0.58%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 33 (1.20%) Python
2 16 (0.58%) C++
2 16 (0.58%) TypeScript
3 15 (0.55%) C
3 15 (0.55%) SQL
4 13 (0.47%) Java
5 11 (0.40%) PowerShell
6 9 (0.33%) JavaScript
7 6 (0.22%) Bash
7 6 (0.22%) C#
7 6 (0.22%) PHP
8 5 (0.18%) Embedded C
9 3 (0.11%) Go
10 2 (0.073%) Embedded C++
11 1 (0.036%) Groovy
11 1 (0.036%) Haskell
11 1 (0.036%) OCaml
11 1 (0.036%) Perl
11 1 (0.036%) Scala
11 1 (0.036%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 2,476 (90.00%) Degree
2 2,449 (89.02%) Master's Degree
3 2,430 (88.33%) PhD
4 2,429 (88.30%) Postgraduate
5 15 (0.55%) HND
6 7 (0.25%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (0.22%) Security Cleared
8 4 (0.15%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (0.11%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.11%) SC Cleared
10 1 (0.036%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.036%) CISA
10 1 (0.036%) CISM
10 1 (0.036%) CISSP
10 1 (0.036%) CREST Certified
10 1 (0.036%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (0.33%) QA
2 5 (0.18%) JTAG
3 4 (0.15%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (0.11%) ISO 9001
4 3 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.073%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.073%) GDPR
6 1 (0.036%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.036%) GMP
6 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 16 (0.58%) 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 7 (0.25%) EMC
3 7 (0.25%) SAP
4 5 (0.18%) Cognizant
4 5 (0.18%) Oracle
5 4 (0.15%) Adobe
5 4 (0.15%) Google
6 3 (0.11%) Aruba
6 3 (0.11%) ConnectWise
6 3 (0.11%) Draytek
6 3 (0.11%) Fortinet
7 2 (0.073%) Cisco
7 2 (0.073%) Salesforce
7 2 (0.073%) Siemens
8 1 (0.036%) CrowdStrike
8 1 (0.036%) dotdigital
8 1 (0.036%) IBM
8 1 (0.036%) Pega
8 1 (0.036%) Zscaler