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

6 months to
2 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 392 275
Rank change year-on-year +362 -117 +75
Permanent jobs citing IoT 4,322 225 862
As % of all permanent jobs in England 5.40% 0.60% 1.03%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 18.92% 1.47% 2.93%
Number of salaries quoted 237 134 684
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,075 £34,825
25th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £47,488
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £74,375 £68,895
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -6.98%

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 22,847 15,257 29,407
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 28.53% 40.37% 35.23%
Number of salaries quoted 11,978 8,332 20,849
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £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 £76,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £98,950
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 2 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 2 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 +217 1,667 £55,000 -5.17% 40
North West +170 1,503 £60,000 +4.35% 24
Midlands +157 1,060 £42,500 -32.00% 22
West Midlands +131 924 £43,750 -32.69% 11
South East +181 667 £55,000 - 52
London +235 451 £75,000 -7.69% 69
East of England +133 385 £60,000 +9.09% 31
Yorkshire +65 164 £52,500 -12.50% 13
East Midlands +63 148 £42,500 - 11
South West -17 74 £58,750 -2.08% 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 5 (0.12%) Confluence
2 4 (0.093%) CMS
2 4 (0.093%) WordPress
3 2 (0.046%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.023%) Apache
4 1 (0.023%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.023%) GeoServer
4 1 (0.023%) Mendix
Applications
1 8 (0.19%) Adobe Illustrator
2 4 (0.093%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.093%) Photoshop
3 2 (0.046%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.046%) Siemens NX
4 1 (0.023%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (0.069%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (0.046%) Maximo
2 2 (0.046%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.023%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 4,014 (92.87%) Cloud Computing
2 38 (0.88%) Azure
3 33 (0.76%) AWS
4 15 (0.35%) SaaS
5 11 (0.25%) Microsoft 365
6 7 (0.16%) Power Platform
7 6 (0.14%) GCP
8 5 (0.12%) Serverless
9 4 (0.093%) Amazon S3
9 4 (0.093%) Canva
9 4 (0.093%) GitHub
9 4 (0.093%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.069%) Amazon EC2
10 3 (0.069%) AWS Lambda
10 3 (0.069%) IaaS
10 3 (0.069%) PaaS
11 2 (0.046%) Azure Functions
11 2 (0.046%) Azure Service Bus
11 2 (0.046%) Google Play
11 2 (0.046%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 4,002 (92.60%) Internet
2 29 (0.67%) Wireless
3 19 (0.44%) Bluetooth
4 18 (0.42%) Firewall
5 14 (0.32%) MQTT
6 12 (0.28%) VPN
7 10 (0.23%) Wi-Fi
8 9 (0.21%) DNS
8 9 (0.21%) Modbus
9 7 (0.16%) LoRaWAN
10 4 (0.093%) LTE
11 3 (0.069%) DHCP
11 3 (0.069%) Unified Communications
11 3 (0.069%) WAN
12 2 (0.046%) 5G
12 2 (0.046%) GSM
12 2 (0.046%) LAN
12 2 (0.046%) TCP/IP
13 1 (0.023%) 3GPP
13 1 (0.023%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (0.56%) Big Data
2 12 (0.28%) MySQL
3 7 (0.16%) SQL Server
4 6 (0.14%) Amazon RDS
4 6 (0.14%) MongoDB
4 6 (0.14%) PostgreSQL
4 6 (0.14%) Power BI
5 5 (0.12%) Azure SQL Database
5 5 (0.12%) NoSQL
6 4 (0.093%) InfluxDB
7 3 (0.069%) Neo4j
8 2 (0.046%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.046%) GIS
8 2 (0.046%) Informix
9 1 (0.023%) Amazon Athena
9 1 (0.023%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.023%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.023%) Hadoop
9 1 (0.023%) Tableau
9 1 (0.023%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 5 (0.12%) JIRA
2 3 (0.069%) Git
3 1 (0.023%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.023%) GitLab
3 1 (0.023%) IDA Disassembler
3 1 (0.023%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.023%) Poetry
3 1 (0.023%) Zephyr
General
1 4,053 (93.78%) Social Skills
2 4,017 (92.94%) Banking
3 4,016 (92.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 38 (0.88%) Electronics
5 32 (0.74%) Marketing
6 30 (0.69%) Manufacturing
7 24 (0.56%) Finance
8 17 (0.39%) Tech for Good
9 16 (0.37%) Analytical Skills
9 16 (0.37%) Telecoms
10 15 (0.35%) Automotive
11 10 (0.23%) Wearables
12 9 (0.21%) Public Sector
12 9 (0.21%) Social Housing
13 8 (0.19%) Law
14 4 (0.093%) Multimedia
14 4 (0.093%) Retail
15 3 (0.069%) Financial Institution
15 3 (0.069%) French Language
15 3 (0.069%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 3,115 (72.07%) Lecturer
2 67 (1.55%) Software Engineer
3 45 (1.04%) Embedded Engineer
4 42 (0.97%) Senior
5 37 (0.86%) Developer
6 23 (0.53%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
6 23 (0.53%) Firmware Engineer
7 22 (0.51%) Architect
7 22 (0.51%) Principal Engineer
7 22 (0.51%) Principal Software Engineer
8 18 (0.42%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 17 (0.39%) Sales Manager
10 16 (0.37%) Mobile Developer
10 16 (0.37%) Senior Software Engineer
11 15 (0.35%) React Developer
12 14 (0.32%) Support Engineer
13 13 (0.30%) Full-Stack Engineer
13 13 (0.30%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
14 12 (0.28%) 2nd Line Support
15 10 (0.23%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (0.46%) React
2 18 (0.42%) Node.js
2 18 (0.42%) React Native
3 9 (0.21%) REST
4 6 (0.14%) .NET
4 6 (0.14%) AngularJS
5 5 (0.12%) Spring Boot
6 4 (0.093%) Kafka
7 2 (0.046%) ASP.NET Web API
7 2 (0.046%) Django
7 2 (0.046%) Next.js
7 2 (0.046%) OpenAPI
7 2 (0.046%) Swagger
7 2 (0.046%) WebSockets
8 1 (0.023%) GStreamer
8 1 (0.023%) NumPy
8 1 (0.023%) OAuth
8 1 (0.023%) OpenID
8 1 (0.023%) PyTorch
8 1 (0.023%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 19 (0.44%) Mobile App
1 19 (0.44%) Smart Energy
2 13 (0.30%) Embedded Systems
3 11 (0.25%) Cloud Native
3 11 (0.25%) PropTech
3 11 (0.25%) SCADA
3 11 (0.25%) Smart Home
4 7 (0.16%) Greenfield Project
5 6 (0.14%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (0.12%) Device Driver
6 5 (0.12%) Manufacturing Execution System
6 5 (0.12%) Operational Technology
7 4 (0.093%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (0.093%) Blog
7 4 (0.093%) Distributed Systems
7 4 (0.093%) Podcast
7 4 (0.093%) Product Ownership
7 4 (0.093%) Robotics
7 4 (0.093%) Social Media
7 4 (0.093%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 28 (0.65%) Linux
2 16 (0.37%) Windows
3 8 (0.19%) Android
4 6 (0.14%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.12%) Embedded Linux
6 4 (0.093%) Unix
7 3 (0.069%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.069%) VMS
8 2 (0.046%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.046%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.023%) FreeRTOS
9 1 (0.023%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 4,026 (93.15%) Cybersecurity
2 4,020 (93.01%) AI
3 4,013 (92.85%) Web Development
4 4,005 (92.67%) Machine Learning
5 4,000 (92.55%) User Experience
6 82 (1.90%) Software Engineering
7 52 (1.20%) Problem-Solving
8 33 (0.76%) Business Analysis
8 33 (0.76%) Continuous Improvement
9 26 (0.60%) Digital Marketing
9 26 (0.60%) Full-Stack Development
10 23 (0.53%) ERP
11 21 (0.49%) Energy Management
11 21 (0.49%) Mentoring
12 20 (0.46%) Roadmaps
13 19 (0.44%) Storage Management
14 18 (0.42%) Agile
14 18 (0.42%) Collaborative Culture
15 17 (0.39%) Analytics
15 17 (0.39%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 26 (0.60%) Python
2 17 (0.39%) SQL
3 16 (0.37%) TypeScript
4 13 (0.30%) Java
5 8 (0.19%) C
6 7 (0.16%) C++
6 7 (0.16%) JavaScript
6 7 (0.16%) PHP
6 7 (0.16%) PowerShell
7 5 (0.12%) C#
8 3 (0.069%) Bash
9 2 (0.046%) Go
9 2 (0.046%) Perl
10 1 (0.023%) Embedded C
10 1 (0.023%) Groovy
10 1 (0.023%) Haskell
10 1 (0.023%) OCaml
10 1 (0.023%) Scala
10 1 (0.023%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.023%) VBA
Qualifications
1 4,037 (93.41%) Degree
2 4,016 (92.92%) Master's Degree
3 3,996 (92.46%) PhD
4 3,993 (92.39%) Postgraduate
5 23 (0.53%) HND
6 6 (0.14%) Security Cleared
7 4 (0.093%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.023%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.023%) CISA
8 1 (0.023%) CISM
8 1 (0.023%) CISSP
8 1 (0.023%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.023%) CREST Certified
8 1 (0.023%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.023%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.023%) PMP
8 1 (0.023%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (0.21%) QA
2 4 (0.093%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (0.069%) Data Quality
3 3 (0.069%) GDPR
3 3 (0.069%) ISO 9001
3 3 (0.069%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.023%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.023%) GMP
4 1 (0.023%) JTAG
4 1 (0.023%) SLA
4 1 (0.023%) SOC 2
System Software
1 48 (1.11%) Firmware
2 32 (0.74%) Embedded Firmware
3 9 (0.21%) Docker
4 8 (0.19%) Active Directory
5 6 (0.14%) VMware Infrastructure
6 3 (0.069%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.069%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (0.30%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.16%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.093%) Terraform
4 3 (0.069%) Galera Cluster
4 3 (0.069%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.046%) Grafana
Vendors
1 30 (0.69%) Microsoft
2 7 (0.16%) EMC
3 6 (0.14%) Google
3 6 (0.14%) Oracle
3 6 (0.14%) SAP
3 6 (0.14%) VMware
4 5 (0.12%) Cognizant
5 4 (0.093%) Adobe
6 3 (0.069%) ConnectWise
6 3 (0.069%) Draytek
6 3 (0.069%) Fortinet
6 3 (0.069%) IBM
7 2 (0.046%) Apple
7 2 (0.046%) Cisco
7 2 (0.046%) HP
7 2 (0.046%) Siemens
8 1 (0.023%) CrowdStrike
8 1 (0.023%) Pega
8 1 (0.023%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.023%) Zscaler