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 28 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 390 457 347
Rank change year-on-year +67 -110 -18
Permanent jobs citing IoT 434 182 513
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.42% 0.42% 0.76%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.61% 1.01% 2.34%
Number of salaries quoted 327 123 332
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £35,925
25th Percentile £46,500 £51,250 £49,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £71,250 £76,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £92,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,527 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.60% -0.79% -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 26,978 18,038 21,890
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 26.08% 41.90% 32.39%
Number of salaries quoted 17,545 9,141 11,141
10th Percentile £31,083 £28,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £44,371
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -6.98%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £112,500
UK median annual salary £57,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +3.64% -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 28 September 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 28 September 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 +11 108 £55,000 -8.33% 84
London +15 95 £57,500 -39.47% 239
North of England +3 92 £55,000 -8.33% 77
South West -46 55 £55,000 +22.22% 27
Midlands -23 51 £55,875 +1.59% 38
Yorkshire +10 41 £55,000 - 15
North West -22 35 £42,000 -30.00% 44
East of England -33 33 £85,000 +47.83% 74
East Midlands -27 26 £67,500 +28.57% 15
West Midlands -19 25 £46,000 -22.72% 23
North East -50 16 £50,000 +25.00% 18
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 (2.30%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.84%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.23%) Apache
3 1 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.23%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.23%) GeoServer
Applications
1 15 (3.46%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.92%) Adobe Illustrator
2 4 (0.92%) Lightworks
2 4 (0.92%) Simulink
3 2 (0.46%) CATIA
3 2 (0.46%) Siemens NX
3 2 (0.46%) SOLIDWORKS
3 2 (0.46%) Windchill
4 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (0.92%) Distributed Ledger
2 3 (0.69%) Misys Midas
3 2 (0.46%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 2 (0.46%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.23%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 57 (13.13%) AWS
2 39 (8.99%) Azure
3 23 (5.30%) SaaS
4 22 (5.07%) Cloud Computing
5 18 (4.15%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (2.53%) Serverless
7 10 (2.30%) AWS IoT
8 8 (1.84%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (1.38%) GCP
10 5 (1.15%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (1.15%) Entra ID
10 5 (1.15%) Microsoft Purview
10 5 (1.15%) OneDrive
11 4 (0.92%) Amazon CloudSearch
11 4 (0.92%) Amazon EMR
11 4 (0.92%) Amazon Kinesis
11 4 (0.92%) Amazon SQS
11 4 (0.92%) Anthropic Claude
11 4 (0.92%) Azure Functions
11 4 (0.92%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 42 (9.68%) Wireless
2 40 (9.22%) Internet
3 28 (6.45%) Wi-Fi
4 24 (5.53%) MQTT
5 18 (4.15%) DNS
6 17 (3.92%) Bluetooth
7 16 (3.69%) Firewall
8 14 (3.23%) VPN
9 12 (2.76%) DHCP
10 11 (2.53%) 5G
11 9 (2.07%) Ethernet
11 9 (2.07%) ZigBee
12 8 (1.84%) LoRaWAN
13 6 (1.38%) VLAN
14 5 (1.15%) Cisco IOS
14 5 (1.15%) SSH
15 4 (0.92%) HTTP
15 4 (0.92%) Modbus
15 4 (0.92%) RS-232
15 4 (0.92%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (3.23%) Big Data
2 10 (2.30%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.84%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (1.61%) Relational Database
5 6 (1.38%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (1.15%) DynamoDB
6 5 (1.15%) MySQL
6 5 (1.15%) NoSQL
7 4 (0.92%) Amazon Athena
7 4 (0.92%) Amazon Redshift
7 4 (0.92%) Elasticsearch
7 4 (0.92%) Electronic Patient Records
7 4 (0.92%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.69%) ClickHouse
8 3 (0.69%) DocumentDB
9 2 (0.46%) GIS
9 2 (0.46%) InfluxDB
9 2 (0.46%) Neo4j
10 1 (0.23%) Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.23%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 32 (7.37%) Git
2 11 (2.53%) JIRA
3 7 (1.61%) GitLab
3 7 (1.61%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.38%) GDB
5 4 (0.92%) PetaLinux
5 4 (0.92%) Robot Framework
5 4 (0.92%) Selenium
6 3 (0.69%) Postman
7 1 (0.23%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.23%) MLflow
7 1 (0.23%) Poetry
General
1 69 (15.90%) Social Skills
2 64 (14.75%) Electronics
3 40 (9.22%) Telecoms
4 39 (8.99%) Manufacturing
5 35 (8.06%) Finance
5 35 (8.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 31 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
7 18 (4.15%) Automotive
8 17 (3.92%) Aerospace
8 17 (3.92%) Marketing
9 13 (3.00%) Legal
10 12 (2.76%) Public Sector
11 11 (2.53%) Retail
12 9 (2.07%) Banking
13 8 (1.84%) Local Government
14 7 (1.61%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (1.61%) Law
14 7 (1.61%) Presentation Skills
14 7 (1.61%) Social Housing
14 7 (1.61%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 60 (13.82%) Software Engineer
2 59 (13.59%) Senior
3 52 (11.98%) Embedded Engineer
4 40 (9.22%) Sales Manager
5 37 (8.53%) Developer
6 36 (8.29%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 31 (7.14%) Architect
8 29 (6.68%) Technical Engineer
9 19 (4.38%) Technical Support
10 18 (4.15%) Account Manager
11 17 (3.92%) Design Engineer
11 17 (3.92%) Support Engineer
12 15 (3.46%) Solutions Architect
13 14 (3.23%) Electronics Engineer
13 14 (3.23%) Embedded Linux Engineer
13 14 (3.23%) Linux Engineer
13 14 (3.23%) Systems Engineer
14 13 (3.00%) Technical Support Engineer
15 11 (2.53%) Operations Engineer
16 10 (2.30%) Technical Operations Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (5.99%) Yocto
2 20 (4.61%) Terraform
3 19 (4.38%) .NET
3 19 (4.38%) REST
4 13 (3.00%) React
5 12 (2.76%) Node.js
6 9 (2.07%) Kafka
7 7 (1.61%) AngularJS
8 6 (1.38%) Blazor
9 5 (1.15%) Vue
10 4 (0.92%) HTML
10 4 (0.92%) NestJS
10 4 (0.92%) pytest
10 4 (0.92%) RabbitMQ
10 4 (0.92%) Symfony
10 4 (0.92%) Unity DI Container
11 3 (0.69%) Boost C++ Libraries
11 3 (0.69%) CSS
11 3 (0.69%) Flash
11 3 (0.69%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 53 (12.21%) Embedded Systems
2 26 (5.99%) Onboarding
3 23 (5.30%) Mobile App
4 22 (5.07%) Device Driver
5 21 (4.84%) Distributed Systems
6 18 (4.15%) Robotics
7 17 (3.92%) Legacy Systems
8 16 (3.69%) Driving Licence
9 13 (3.00%) Smart Home
10 12 (2.76%) ARM Cortex
10 12 (2.76%) Cloud Native
11 11 (2.53%) Enterprise Software
11 11 (2.53%) FPGA
11 11 (2.53%) Self-Motivation
12 10 (2.30%) Management Information System
12 10 (2.30%) Operational Technology
13 9 (2.07%) AI Agents
14 8 (1.84%) GNSS
14 8 (1.84%) Product Ownership
14 8 (1.84%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 65 (14.98%) Linux
2 25 (5.76%) Embedded Linux
3 18 (4.15%) Windows
4 10 (2.30%) Windows Server
5 9 (2.07%) Android
6 7 (1.61%) VMS
7 6 (1.38%) FreeRTOS
8 4 (0.92%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.69%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (23.50%) Problem-Solving
2 98 (22.58%) Software Engineering
3 89 (20.51%) AI
4 48 (11.06%) Continuous Improvement
5 45 (10.37%) CI/CD
6 42 (9.68%) Agile
7 38 (8.76%) Collaborative Culture
7 38 (8.76%) Machine Learning
8 34 (7.83%) DevOps
8 34 (7.83%) Validation
9 33 (7.60%) Business Development
10 31 (7.14%) Analytics
10 31 (7.14%) Cybersecurity
11 29 (6.68%) Roadmaps
12 27 (6.22%) Computer Science
12 27 (6.22%) CRM
13 26 (5.99%) Decision-Making
14 24 (5.53%) Customer Engagement
14 24 (5.53%) Tech Ops
15 23 (5.30%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 62 (14.29%) Python
2 47 (10.83%) C++
3 41 (9.45%) C
4 22 (5.07%) Embedded C
4 22 (5.07%) TypeScript
5 21 (4.84%) C#
6 20 (4.61%) JavaScript
6 20 (4.61%) SQL
7 17 (3.92%) Go
8 12 (2.76%) PowerShell
9 11 (2.53%) Java
10 10 (2.30%) Embedded C++
11 6 (1.38%) Bash
12 5 (1.15%) Kusto Query Language
12 5 (1.15%) MATLAB
12 5 (1.15%) PHP
12 5 (1.15%) Rust
13 1 (0.23%) R
13 1 (0.23%) Scala
13 1 (0.23%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 113 (26.04%) Degree
2 27 (6.22%) DBS Check
3 24 (5.53%) Master's Degree
4 21 (4.84%) Computer Science Degree
5 18 (4.15%) HNC
6 14 (3.23%) Security Cleared
7 10 (2.30%) SC Cleared
8 9 (2.07%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (2.07%) PhD
8 9 (2.07%) Postgraduate
9 7 (1.61%) ITIL Certification
10 6 (1.38%) HND
11 3 (0.69%) Chartered Engineer
11 3 (0.69%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (0.46%) ACCA
12 2 (0.46%) CCNP
12 2 (0.46%) CIMA
12 2 (0.46%) CISSP
12 2 (0.46%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 2 (0.46%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (3.92%) QA
2 6 (1.38%) JTAG
3 5 (1.15%) ISO 9001
4 4 (0.92%) Accessibility
4 4 (0.92%) Data Quality
4 4 (0.92%) ECSS
4 4 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 3 (0.69%) NCSC
5 3 (0.69%) NIST
6 2 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.46%) GDPR
6 2 (0.46%) PMO
7 1 (0.23%) COBIT
7 1 (0.23%) SLA
7 1 (0.23%) SOC 2
System Software
1 36 (8.29%) Firmware
2 21 (4.84%) Docker
3 11 (2.53%) Embedded Firmware
4 9 (2.07%) Active Directory
5 7 (1.61%) VMware Infrastructure
5 7 (1.61%) vSphere
6 2 (0.46%) iptables
6 2 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 27 (6.22%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.61%) Grafana
3 5 (1.15%) Prometheus
3 5 (1.15%) SCCM
4 3 (0.69%) BMC PATROL
5 2 (0.46%) Galera Cluster
5 2 (0.46%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.23%) Ansible
6 1 (0.23%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.23%) Kubeflow
6 1 (0.23%) MOM
Vendors
1 47 (10.83%) Microsoft
2 9 (2.07%) Salesforce
3 8 (1.84%) Cisco
4 7 (1.61%) Oracle
4 7 (1.61%) SAP
4 7 (1.61%) VMware
5 6 (1.38%) Aruba
5 6 (1.38%) EMC
6 5 (1.15%) Cognizant
7 4 (0.92%) Adobe
7 4 (0.92%) dotdigital
7 4 (0.92%) IFS
7 4 (0.92%) Xilinx
8 3 (0.69%) Apple
8 3 (0.69%) BT
8 3 (0.69%) Databricks
8 3 (0.69%) Google
8 3 (0.69%) HubSpot
9 2 (0.46%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.46%) Siemens