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

6 months to
5 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 457 275
Rank change year-on-year +385 -182 +67
Permanent jobs citing IoT 1,964 184 897
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.37% 0.47% 1.00%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 8.94% 1.09% 2.95%
Number of salaries quoted 238 111 707
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,000 £34,450
25th Percentile £48,750 £51,875 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,875 £70,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £90,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -5.51%

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 21,961 16,824 30,441
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 26.55% 43.08% 33.83%
Number of salaries quoted 13,211 8,003 20,984
10th Percentile £30,500 £30,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,560 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.24% +4.65% -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 5 June 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 5 June 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 +220 673 £55,000 -5.17% 30
Midlands +161 633 £42,500 -29.17% 23
North West +192 578 £53,750 -7.33% 18
West Midlands +130 572 £56,250 -13.46% 12
South East +126 259 £55,000 -8.33% 56
London +119 191 £75,000 -6.25% 94
East of England +89 145 £70,000 +21.74% 26
Yorkshire +37 88 £55,000 -8.33% 10
East Midlands +31 69 £42,500 -15.00% 11
South West -29 53 £55,000 -8.33% 40
North East - 7 £51,000 - 2
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 (0.25%) Confluence
1 5 (0.25%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.20%) CMS
2 4 (0.20%) WordPress
3 3 (0.15%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.051%) Apache
4 1 (0.051%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.051%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.051%) GeoServer
Applications
1 8 (0.41%) Adobe Illustrator
2 7 (0.36%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.20%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.10%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.051%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.051%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.051%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 2 (0.10%) SAP Business One
1 2 (0.10%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.051%) Maximo
2 1 (0.051%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 1,660 (84.52%) Cloud Computing
2 36 (1.83%) Azure
3 30 (1.53%) AWS
4 14 (0.71%) SaaS
5 13 (0.66%) Microsoft 365
6 10 (0.51%) Serverless
7 7 (0.36%) GCP
8 5 (0.25%) AWS Lambda
9 4 (0.20%) Amazon S3
9 4 (0.20%) AWS IoT
9 4 (0.20%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (0.20%) Canva
9 4 (0.20%) Google Workspace
9 4 (0.20%) Power Platform
10 3 (0.15%) Amazon EC2
10 3 (0.15%) Azure Functions
10 3 (0.15%) OneDrive
11 2 (0.10%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 2 (0.10%) Azure Service Bus
11 2 (0.10%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 1,662 (84.62%) Internet
2 34 (1.73%) Wireless
3 19 (0.97%) Bluetooth
3 19 (0.97%) Firewall
4 18 (0.92%) MQTT
5 15 (0.76%) Wi-Fi
6 13 (0.66%) VPN
7 12 (0.61%) DNS
8 10 (0.51%) LoRaWAN
9 7 (0.36%) Modbus
10 5 (0.25%) DHCP
10 5 (0.25%) ZigBee
11 4 (0.20%) LTE
12 3 (0.15%) Unified Communications
13 2 (0.10%) TCP/IP
13 2 (0.10%) VoIP
14 1 (0.051%) 3GPP
14 1 (0.051%) FTP
14 1 (0.051%) LAN
14 1 (0.051%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (0.51%) Big Data
1 10 (0.51%) MySQL
1 10 (0.51%) SQL Server
2 6 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
2 6 (0.31%) Azure SQL Database
2 6 (0.31%) MongoDB
2 6 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (0.25%) NoSQL
4 4 (0.20%) Neo4j
5 3 (0.15%) DynamoDB
5 3 (0.15%) Power BI
6 2 (0.10%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.10%) GIS
6 2 (0.10%) InfluxDB
7 1 (0.051%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.051%) Flink
7 1 (0.051%) Geospatial Data
7 1 (0.051%) Hadoop
7 1 (0.051%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.051%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (0.31%) Git
2 5 (0.25%) Jenkins
2 5 (0.25%) JIRA
3 4 (0.20%) GDB
3 4 (0.20%) GitLab
3 4 (0.20%) Robot Framework
4 1 (0.051%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.051%) IDA Disassembler
4 1 (0.051%) Poetry
4 1 (0.051%) Zephyr
General
1 1,695 (86.30%) Social Skills
2 1,663 (84.67%) Banking
3 1,661 (84.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 40 (2.04%) Electronics
5 24 (1.22%) Manufacturing
6 23 (1.17%) Finance
7 19 (0.97%) Marketing
8 17 (0.87%) Telecoms
9 16 (0.81%) Analytical Skills
10 15 (0.76%) Tech for Good
11 14 (0.71%) Automotive
12 11 (0.56%) Wearables
13 10 (0.51%) Social Housing
14 8 (0.41%) Public Sector
15 6 (0.31%) Local Government
16 5 (0.25%) Law
17 4 (0.20%) Multimedia
18 3 (0.15%) Advertising
18 3 (0.15%) French Language
18 3 (0.15%) Legal
Job Titles
1 1,337 (68.08%) Lecturer
2 71 (3.62%) Software Engineer
3 46 (2.34%) Embedded Engineer
4 38 (1.93%) Senior
5 25 (1.27%) Developer
6 24 (1.22%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 18 (0.92%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
7 18 (0.92%) Firmware Engineer
7 18 (0.92%) Sales Manager
8 16 (0.81%) Principal Engineer
8 16 (0.81%) Principal Software Engineer
8 16 (0.81%) Senior Software Engineer
9 15 (0.76%) Architect
9 15 (0.76%) Technical Engineer
10 13 (0.66%) Support Engineer
11 11 (0.56%) 2nd Line Support
11 11 (0.56%) Systems Engineer
12 9 (0.46%) Analyst
12 9 (0.46%) Operations Engineer
13 8 (0.41%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (0.76%) Node.js
2 14 (0.71%) React
3 7 (0.36%) .NET
4 6 (0.31%) Yocto
5 5 (0.25%) React Native
6 4 (0.20%) AngularJS
6 4 (0.20%) pytest
6 4 (0.20%) Unity DI Container
7 3 (0.15%) Kafka
7 3 (0.15%) REST
8 2 (0.10%) GStreamer
8 2 (0.10%) Spring Boot
9 1 (0.051%) .NET Core
9 1 (0.051%) D3.js
9 1 (0.051%) NumPy
9 1 (0.051%) OpenID
9 1 (0.051%) PostGIS
9 1 (0.051%) Vue
9 1 (0.051%) WebRTC
9 1 (0.051%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 23 (1.17%) Embedded Systems
2 13 (0.66%) Cloud Native
2 13 (0.66%) Mobile App
2 13 (0.66%) Smart Energy
3 12 (0.61%) Smart Home
4 11 (0.56%) Device Driver
5 10 (0.51%) PropTech
6 7 (0.36%) ARM Cortex
6 7 (0.36%) Legacy Systems
6 7 (0.36%) SCADA
6 7 (0.36%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (0.31%) Distributed Systems
7 6 (0.31%) NB-IoT
7 6 (0.31%) Operational Technology
7 6 (0.31%) Robotics
8 5 (0.25%) Algorithms
8 5 (0.25%) Greenfield Project
8 5 (0.25%) Video\Live Streaming
9 4 (0.20%) Cyber Threat
9 4 (0.20%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 36 (1.83%) Linux
2 17 (0.87%) Windows
3 10 (0.51%) Windows Server
4 7 (0.36%) Embedded Linux
5 5 (0.25%) Android
6 4 (0.20%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.20%) VMS
7 2 (0.10%) Unix
8 1 (0.051%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.051%) ThreadX
8 1 (0.051%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,684 (85.74%) AI
2 1,681 (85.59%) Cybersecurity
3 1,663 (84.67%) Machine Learning
4 1,660 (84.52%) Web Development
5 1,658 (84.42%) User Experience
6 89 (4.53%) Software Engineering
7 53 (2.70%) Problem-Solving
8 31 (1.58%) Continuous Improvement
9 26 (1.32%) Collaborative Culture
10 22 (1.12%) Full-Stack Development
10 22 (1.12%) Mentoring
11 21 (1.07%) Business Analysis
11 21 (1.07%) ERP
12 20 (1.02%) CRM
12 20 (1.02%) DevOps
13 18 (0.92%) CI/CD
14 17 (0.87%) Energy Management
15 16 (0.81%) Asset Management
15 16 (0.81%) Requirements Gathering
16 15 (0.76%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 37 (1.88%) Python
2 19 (0.97%) C++
3 17 (0.87%) TypeScript
4 16 (0.81%) SQL
5 15 (0.76%) C
6 11 (0.56%) PowerShell
7 10 (0.51%) Java
7 10 (0.51%) JavaScript
8 8 (0.41%) C#
9 7 (0.36%) Bash
10 6 (0.31%) Embedded C
10 6 (0.31%) PHP
11 4 (0.20%) Go
12 2 (0.10%) Embedded C++
13 1 (0.051%) Groovy
13 1 (0.051%) Haskell
13 1 (0.051%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.051%) OCaml
13 1 (0.051%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.051%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 1,694 (86.25%) Degree
2 1,668 (84.93%) Master's Degree
3 1,653 (84.16%) PhD
4 1,652 (84.11%) Postgraduate
5 11 (0.56%) HND
6 7 (0.36%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (0.31%) Security Cleared
8 4 (0.20%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (0.15%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.15%) SC Cleared
10 1 (0.051%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.051%) CISA
10 1 (0.051%) CISM
10 1 (0.051%) CISSP
10 1 (0.051%) CREST Certified
10 1 (0.051%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (0.46%) QA
2 5 (0.25%) JTAG
3 4 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (0.15%) ISO 9001
4 3 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.10%) GDPR
6 1 (0.051%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.051%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.051%) SOC 2
System Software
1 44 (2.24%) Firmware
2 29 (1.48%) Embedded Firmware
3 13 (0.66%) Docker
4 11 (0.56%) Active Directory
5 10 (0.51%) VMware Infrastructure
6 7 (0.36%) vSphere
7 3 (0.15%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.051%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (0.71%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.36%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.20%) Galera Cluster
3 4 (0.20%) Terraform
3 4 (0.20%) vCenter Server
4 3 (0.15%) SCCM
5 2 (0.10%) Grafana
6 1 (0.051%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.051%) MOM
Vendors
1 37 (1.88%) Microsoft
2 10 (0.51%) VMware
3 7 (0.36%) SAP
4 6 (0.31%) EMC
5 5 (0.25%) Cognizant
5 5 (0.25%) Oracle
6 4 (0.20%) Adobe
6 4 (0.20%) Google
6 4 (0.20%) Salesforce
7 3 (0.15%) Aruba
7 3 (0.15%) ConnectWise
7 3 (0.15%) Draytek
7 3 (0.15%) Fortinet
8 2 (0.10%) Cisco
8 2 (0.10%) dotdigital
8 2 (0.10%) IFS
8 2 (0.10%) Siemens
9 1 (0.051%) Mapbox
9 1 (0.051%) NVIDIA
9 1 (0.051%) Palo Alto