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

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 388 430 344
Rank change year-on-year +42 -86 -4
Permanent jobs citing IoT 454 201 462
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.44% 0.47% 0.72%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.64% 1.13% 2.22%
Number of salaries quoted 337 137 283
10th Percentile £41,250 £33,500 £37,950
25th Percentile £46,750 £45,000 £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 £75,000 £70,625
90th Percentile £87,500 £90,700 £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 27,728 17,783 20,801
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 26.63% 41.59% 32.51%
Number of salaries quoted 17,870 9,226 10,232
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,400 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.55% -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £113,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -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 13 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 13 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 +35 120 £55,000 -15.38% 54
North of England -4 90 £55,000 - 45
London -1 88 £55,500 -41.58% 206
Midlands -15 64 £63,750 +21.43% 45
South West -44 55 £55,000 +22.22% 20
Yorkshire +1 38 £55,000 - 13
West Midlands -14 36 £59,522 +13.38% 30
North West -23 36 £42,000 -30.00% 20
East of England -44 36 £85,000 +47.83% 43
East Midlands -21 28 £67,500 +28.57% 15
North East -54 16 £50,000 +25.00% 14
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 (2.20%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.76%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 13 (2.86%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.10%) Simulink
3 4 (0.88%) Lightworks
4 3 (0.66%) CATIA
5 2 (0.44%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (0.44%) Siemens NX
5 2 (0.44%) SOLIDWORKS
5 2 (0.44%) Windchill
6 1 (0.22%) Mathcad
6 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (0.88%) Distributed Ledger
2 3 (0.66%) Misys Midas
3 2 (0.44%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 2 (0.44%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.22%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 64 (14.10%) AWS
2 37 (8.15%) Azure
3 25 (5.51%) Cloud Computing
3 25 (5.51%) SaaS
4 22 (4.85%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (2.20%) AWS IoT
5 10 (2.20%) Serverless
6 9 (1.98%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (1.32%) Amazon SQS
8 5 (1.10%) Anthropic Claude
8 5 (1.10%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (1.10%) Entra ID
8 5 (1.10%) GCP
8 5 (1.10%) Microsoft Purview
8 5 (1.10%) OneDrive
8 5 (1.10%) Power Platform
9 4 (0.88%) Amazon CloudSearch
9 4 (0.88%) Amazon EMR
9 4 (0.88%) Amazon Kinesis
10 3 (0.66%) Amazon Neptune
Communications & Networking
1 47 (10.35%) Internet
2 41 (9.03%) Wireless
3 27 (5.95%) Wi-Fi
4 21 (4.63%) MQTT
5 17 (3.74%) DNS
5 17 (3.74%) VPN
6 16 (3.52%) Bluetooth
7 15 (3.30%) 5G
7 15 (3.30%) Firewall
8 13 (2.86%) Ethernet
9 11 (2.42%) DHCP
10 10 (2.20%) VLAN
11 9 (1.98%) ZigBee
12 7 (1.54%) LoRaWAN
13 6 (1.32%) LAN
13 6 (1.32%) Modbus
13 6 (1.32%) Network Security
13 6 (1.32%) TCP/IP
14 5 (1.10%) Cisco IOS
14 5 (1.10%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (3.52%) Big Data
2 8 (1.76%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.54%) PostgreSQL
4 6 (1.32%) Relational Database
5 5 (1.10%) DynamoDB
6 4 (0.88%) Amazon Athena
6 4 (0.88%) Amazon Redshift
6 4 (0.88%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.88%) Elasticsearch
6 4 (0.88%) Electronic Patient Records
6 4 (0.88%) MongoDB
6 4 (0.88%) MySQL
6 4 (0.88%) NoSQL
7 3 (0.66%) ClickHouse
7 3 (0.66%) DocumentDB
8 2 (0.44%) Power BI
9 1 (0.22%) Metadata
9 1 (0.22%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 35 (7.71%) Git
2 12 (2.64%) JIRA
3 7 (1.54%) GitLab
3 7 (1.54%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.32%) GDB
5 4 (0.88%) PetaLinux
5 4 (0.88%) Robot Framework
5 4 (0.88%) Selenium
6 3 (0.66%) Postman
7 1 (0.22%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.22%) Claude Code
7 1 (0.22%) MLflow
7 1 (0.22%) Rational DOORS
General
1 78 (17.18%) Social Skills
2 64 (14.10%) Electronics
3 48 (10.57%) Manufacturing
4 43 (9.47%) Telecoms
5 41 (9.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 40 (8.81%) Finance
7 31 (6.83%) Analytical Skills
8 20 (4.41%) Aerospace
9 18 (3.96%) Automotive
10 17 (3.74%) Marketing
11 13 (2.86%) Legal
11 13 (2.86%) Retail
12 12 (2.64%) Banking
12 12 (2.64%) Public Sector
13 10 (2.20%) Organisational Skills
14 9 (1.98%) Aviation
15 8 (1.76%) Local Government
15 8 (1.76%) Social Housing
15 8 (1.76%) Wearables
16 7 (1.54%) Billing
Job Titles
1 63 (13.88%) Senior
2 57 (12.56%) Software Engineer
3 50 (11.01%) Embedded Engineer
4 43 (9.47%) Sales Manager
5 37 (8.15%) Developer
6 34 (7.49%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 31 (6.83%) Architect
8 26 (5.73%) Technical Engineer
9 21 (4.63%) Account Manager
10 20 (4.41%) Design Engineer
11 18 (3.96%) Support Engineer
12 17 (3.74%) Technical Support
13 16 (3.52%) Systems Engineer
14 15 (3.30%) Electronics Engineer
15 14 (3.08%) Business Development Manager
15 14 (3.08%) Development Manager
15 14 (3.08%) Embedded Linux Engineer
15 14 (3.08%) Linux Engineer
16 13 (2.86%) Lead
16 13 (2.86%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (5.95%) Yocto
2 24 (5.29%) REST
3 22 (4.85%) .NET
4 18 (3.96%) Terraform
5 15 (3.30%) Node.js
5 15 (3.30%) React
6 11 (2.42%) Kafka
7 8 (1.76%) AngularJS
8 7 (1.54%) Blazor
8 7 (1.54%) Vue
9 6 (1.32%) NestJS
9 6 (1.32%) RabbitMQ
9 6 (1.32%) Symfony
10 4 (0.88%) Django
10 4 (0.88%) HTML
10 4 (0.88%) pytest
10 4 (0.88%) Unity DI Container
10 4 (0.88%) Web Services
11 3 (0.66%) Flash
11 3 (0.66%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 53 (11.67%) Embedded Systems
2 27 (5.95%) Onboarding
3 26 (5.73%) Mobile App
4 22 (4.85%) Device Driver
5 21 (4.63%) Distributed Systems
5 21 (4.63%) Robotics
6 19 (4.19%) Legacy Systems
7 16 (3.52%) Operational Technology
8 15 (3.30%) Driving Licence
9 14 (3.08%) Enterprise Software
9 14 (3.08%) Smart Home
10 12 (2.64%) AI Agents
10 12 (2.64%) ARM Cortex
10 12 (2.64%) Cloud Native
10 12 (2.64%) Self-Motivation
11 11 (2.42%) FPGA
11 11 (2.42%) Management Information System
12 10 (2.20%) Algorithms
13 9 (1.98%) GNSS
13 9 (1.98%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 65 (14.32%) Linux
2 25 (5.51%) Embedded Linux
3 22 (4.85%) Windows
4 10 (2.20%) Windows Server
5 9 (1.98%) Android
6 7 (1.54%) VMS
7 6 (1.32%) FreeRTOS
8 4 (0.88%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.88%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.44%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (22.47%) Problem-Solving
2 99 (21.81%) Software Engineering
3 91 (20.04%) AI
4 51 (11.23%) CI/CD
4 51 (11.23%) Continuous Improvement
5 49 (10.79%) Agile
6 39 (8.59%) Business Development
7 38 (8.37%) DevOps
8 37 (8.15%) Collaborative Culture
8 37 (8.15%) Cybersecurity
9 36 (7.93%) Machine Learning
10 33 (7.27%) Roadmaps
10 33 (7.27%) Validation
11 32 (7.05%) Analytics
12 30 (6.61%) Decision-Making
13 27 (5.95%) Stakeholder Management
14 26 (5.73%) Computer Science
14 26 (5.73%) Full-Stack Development
15 25 (5.51%) CRM
15 25 (5.51%) Tech Ops
Programming Languages
1 62 (13.66%) Python
2 47 (10.35%) C++
3 42 (9.25%) C
4 25 (5.51%) C#
5 24 (5.29%) TypeScript
6 23 (5.07%) Embedded C
7 20 (4.41%) SQL
8 19 (4.19%) JavaScript
9 17 (3.74%) Go
10 12 (2.64%) PowerShell
11 10 (2.20%) Embedded C++
11 10 (2.20%) Java
12 7 (1.54%) PHP
13 6 (1.32%) Bash
13 6 (1.32%) MATLAB
14 5 (1.10%) Kusto Query Language
15 4 (0.88%) Rust
16 1 (0.22%) Perl
16 1 (0.22%) R
16 1 (0.22%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 117 (25.77%) Degree
2 32 (7.05%) DBS Check
3 27 (5.95%) Master's Degree
4 20 (4.41%) Computer Science Degree
4 20 (4.41%) HNC
5 17 (3.74%) Security Cleared
6 12 (2.64%) PhD
6 12 (2.64%) Postgraduate
7 11 (2.42%) SC Cleared
8 10 (2.20%) BPSS Clearance
9 9 (1.98%) HND
10 8 (1.76%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (0.88%) Chartered Engineer
12 3 (0.66%) Cisco Certification
13 2 (0.44%) ACCA
13 2 (0.44%) CCNP
13 2 (0.44%) CIMA
13 2 (0.44%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 2 (0.44%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 1 (0.22%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (4.41%) QA
2 7 (1.54%) Accessibility
3 6 (1.32%) Data Quality
3 6 (1.32%) JTAG
3 6 (1.32%) NIST
4 5 (1.10%) ISO 9001
5 4 (0.88%) ECSS
5 4 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 4 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (0.88%) PMO
6 3 (0.66%) NCSC
6 3 (0.66%) NIST 800
7 2 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.44%) GDPR
8 1 (0.22%) COBIT
8 1 (0.22%) SLA
8 1 (0.22%) SOC 2
System Software
1 35 (7.71%) Firmware
2 22 (4.85%) Docker
3 9 (1.98%) Embedded Firmware
4 8 (1.76%) Active Directory
5 6 (1.32%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (1.32%) vSphere
6 2 (0.44%) iptables
6 2 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 27 (5.95%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.10%) Grafana
2 5 (1.10%) Prometheus
2 5 (1.10%) SCCM
3 3 (0.66%) BMC PATROL
4 1 (0.22%) Ansible
4 1 (0.22%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.22%) Galera Cluster
4 1 (0.22%) Kubeflow
4 1 (0.22%) MOM
4 1 (0.22%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 50 (11.01%) Microsoft
2 10 (2.20%) Salesforce
3 7 (1.54%) EMC
4 6 (1.32%) Aruba
4 6 (1.32%) Cisco
4 6 (1.32%) SAP
4 6 (1.32%) VMware
5 5 (1.10%) Oracle
5 5 (1.10%) Siemens
6 4 (0.88%) Databricks
6 4 (0.88%) dotdigital
6 4 (0.88%) HubSpot
6 4 (0.88%) IFS
6 4 (0.88%) Xilinx
7 3 (0.66%) Apple
7 3 (0.66%) Google
7 3 (0.66%) Planon
7 3 (0.66%) Rockwell
7 3 (0.66%) ServiceNow
7 3 (0.66%) Tenable