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

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 388 444 339
Rank change year-on-year +56 -105 +3
Permanent jobs citing IoT 447 198 481
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.43% 0.46% 0.74%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.63% 1.09% 2.27%
Number of salaries quoted 334 135 300
10th Percentile £41,250 £34,400 £39,525
25th Percentile £46,938 £47,500 £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 £70,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £90,000 £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 27,367 18,142 21,147
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 26.39% 41.82% 32.55%
Number of salaries quoted 17,663 9,279 10,524
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.64% -8.33% -4.76%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £112,500
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 9 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 9 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 +23 117 £55,000 -12.00% 93
North of England -14 90 £55,000 - 71
London -8 89 £56,000 -41.05% 317
Midlands -12 60 £62,500 +16.28% 67
South West -48 54 £55,000 +22.22% 36
Yorkshire 0 38 £55,000 - 20
North West -14 36 £42,000 -30.00% 36
East of England -43 36 £85,000 +47.83% 99
West Midlands -19 32 £59,250 +5.78% 47
East Midlands -23 28 £67,500 +28.57% 20
North East -50 16 £50,000 +25.00% 16
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 (2.24%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.79%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 13 (2.91%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.12%) Simulink
3 4 (0.89%) Lightworks
4 3 (0.67%) CATIA
5 2 (0.45%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (0.45%) Siemens NX
5 2 (0.45%) SOLIDWORKS
5 2 (0.45%) Windchill
6 1 (0.22%) Mathcad
6 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (0.89%) Distributed Ledger
2 3 (0.67%) Misys Midas
3 2 (0.45%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 2 (0.45%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.22%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 59 (13.20%) AWS
2 35 (7.83%) Azure
3 24 (5.37%) Cloud Computing
4 22 (4.92%) Microsoft 365
4 22 (4.92%) SaaS
5 9 (2.01%) AWS IoT
5 9 (2.01%) Serverless
6 8 (1.79%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (1.12%) Amazon SQS
7 5 (1.12%) Dynamics 365
7 5 (1.12%) Entra ID
7 5 (1.12%) GCP
7 5 (1.12%) Microsoft Purview
7 5 (1.12%) OneDrive
7 5 (1.12%) Power Platform
8 4 (0.89%) Amazon CloudSearch
8 4 (0.89%) Amazon EMR
8 4 (0.89%) Amazon Kinesis
8 4 (0.89%) Anthropic Claude
9 3 (0.67%) Amazon ElastiCache
Communications & Networking
1 45 (10.07%) Internet
2 40 (8.95%) Wireless
3 26 (5.82%) Wi-Fi
4 21 (4.70%) MQTT
5 17 (3.80%) DNS
5 17 (3.80%) VPN
6 15 (3.36%) Bluetooth
7 14 (3.13%) 5G
7 14 (3.13%) Firewall
8 12 (2.68%) Ethernet
9 11 (2.46%) DHCP
10 10 (2.24%) VLAN
11 9 (2.01%) ZigBee
12 7 (1.57%) LoRaWAN
13 6 (1.34%) LAN
13 6 (1.34%) Network Security
13 6 (1.34%) TCP/IP
14 5 (1.12%) Cisco IOS
14 5 (1.12%) Modbus
14 5 (1.12%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.36%) Big Data
2 9 (2.01%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.57%) PostgreSQL
3 7 (1.57%) Relational Database
4 5 (1.12%) DynamoDB
5 4 (0.89%) Amazon Athena
5 4 (0.89%) Amazon Redshift
5 4 (0.89%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (0.89%) Elasticsearch
5 4 (0.89%) Electronic Patient Records
5 4 (0.89%) MongoDB
5 4 (0.89%) MySQL
5 4 (0.89%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.67%) ClickHouse
6 3 (0.67%) DocumentDB
7 2 (0.45%) Power BI
8 1 (0.22%) Metadata
8 1 (0.22%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 33 (7.38%) Git
2 12 (2.68%) JIRA
3 7 (1.57%) GitLab
3 7 (1.57%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.34%) GDB
5 4 (0.89%) PetaLinux
5 4 (0.89%) Robot Framework
5 4 (0.89%) Selenium
6 3 (0.67%) Postman
7 1 (0.22%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.22%) MLflow
7 1 (0.22%) Poetry
7 1 (0.22%) Rational DOORS
General
1 76 (17.00%) Social Skills
2 63 (14.09%) Electronics
3 46 (10.29%) Manufacturing
4 43 (9.62%) Telecoms
5 40 (8.95%) Finance
5 40 (8.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 31 (6.94%) Analytical Skills
7 19 (4.25%) Aerospace
8 18 (4.03%) Automotive
9 17 (3.80%) Marketing
10 13 (2.91%) Legal
10 13 (2.91%) Retail
11 12 (2.68%) Public Sector
12 11 (2.46%) Banking
13 10 (2.24%) Organisational Skills
14 8 (1.79%) Aviation
14 8 (1.79%) Local Government
14 8 (1.79%) Social Housing
15 7 (1.57%) Presentation Skills
15 7 (1.57%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 61 (13.65%) Senior
2 58 (12.98%) Software Engineer
3 50 (11.19%) Embedded Engineer
4 43 (9.62%) Sales Manager
5 37 (8.28%) Developer
6 34 (7.61%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 30 (6.71%) Architect
8 26 (5.82%) Technical Engineer
9 21 (4.70%) Account Manager
10 19 (4.25%) Design Engineer
11 18 (4.03%) Support Engineer
12 17 (3.80%) Technical Support
13 16 (3.58%) Systems Engineer
14 14 (3.13%) Electronics Engineer
14 14 (3.13%) Embedded Linux Engineer
14 14 (3.13%) Linux Engineer
15 13 (2.91%) Business Development Manager
15 13 (2.91%) Development Manager
15 13 (2.91%) Solutions Architect
16 11 (2.46%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (6.04%) Yocto
2 22 (4.92%) REST
3 21 (4.70%) .NET
4 18 (4.03%) Terraform
5 13 (2.91%) Node.js
5 13 (2.91%) React
6 9 (2.01%) Kafka
7 7 (1.57%) AngularJS
8 6 (1.34%) Blazor
9 5 (1.12%) NestJS
9 5 (1.12%) RabbitMQ
9 5 (1.12%) Symfony
9 5 (1.12%) Vue
10 4 (0.89%) Django
10 4 (0.89%) HTML
10 4 (0.89%) pytest
10 4 (0.89%) Unity DI Container
10 4 (0.89%) Web Services
11 3 (0.67%) Boost C++ Libraries
11 3 (0.67%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 53 (11.86%) Embedded Systems
2 27 (6.04%) Onboarding
3 26 (5.82%) Mobile App
4 22 (4.92%) Device Driver
4 22 (4.92%) Distributed Systems
5 21 (4.70%) Robotics
6 19 (4.25%) Legacy Systems
7 15 (3.36%) Driving Licence
8 14 (3.13%) Enterprise Software
8 14 (3.13%) Operational Technology
8 14 (3.13%) Smart Home
9 12 (2.68%) ARM Cortex
9 12 (2.68%) Cloud Native
9 12 (2.68%) Self-Motivation
10 11 (2.46%) AI Agents
10 11 (2.46%) FPGA
10 11 (2.46%) Management Information System
11 9 (2.01%) Algorithms
12 8 (1.79%) GNSS
12 8 (1.79%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 64 (14.32%) Linux
2 25 (5.59%) Embedded Linux
3 22 (4.92%) Windows
4 10 (2.24%) Windows Server
5 9 (2.01%) Android
6 7 (1.57%) VMS
7 6 (1.34%) FreeRTOS
8 4 (0.89%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.89%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.45%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (22.60%) Problem-Solving
2 100 (22.37%) Software Engineering
3 90 (20.13%) AI
4 51 (11.41%) CI/CD
4 51 (11.41%) Continuous Improvement
5 48 (10.74%) Agile
6 37 (8.28%) Business Development
6 37 (8.28%) Machine Learning
7 36 (8.05%) Collaborative Culture
7 36 (8.05%) DevOps
8 34 (7.61%) Cybersecurity
9 32 (7.16%) Roadmaps
9 32 (7.16%) Validation
10 31 (6.94%) Analytics
11 27 (6.04%) Decision-Making
12 26 (5.82%) Computer Science
13 25 (5.59%) CRM
13 25 (5.59%) Stakeholder Management
13 25 (5.59%) Tech Ops
14 24 (5.37%) Customer Engagement
Programming Languages
1 62 (13.87%) Python
2 48 (10.74%) C++
3 41 (9.17%) C
4 23 (5.15%) C#
4 23 (5.15%) Embedded C
4 23 (5.15%) TypeScript
5 20 (4.47%) JavaScript
6 19 (4.25%) SQL
7 17 (3.80%) Go
8 12 (2.68%) PowerShell
9 10 (2.24%) Embedded C++
10 9 (2.01%) Java
11 6 (1.34%) Bash
11 6 (1.34%) MATLAB
11 6 (1.34%) PHP
12 5 (1.12%) Kusto Query Language
12 5 (1.12%) Rust
13 1 (0.22%) Haskell
13 1 (0.22%) R
13 1 (0.22%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 115 (25.73%) Degree
2 32 (7.16%) DBS Check
3 25 (5.59%) Master's Degree
4 20 (4.47%) Computer Science Degree
4 20 (4.47%) HNC
5 16 (3.58%) Security Cleared
6 11 (2.46%) PhD
6 11 (2.46%) Postgraduate
6 11 (2.46%) SC Cleared
7 9 (2.01%) BPSS Clearance
8 8 (1.79%) HND
8 8 (1.79%) ITIL Certification
9 4 (0.89%) Chartered Engineer
10 3 (0.67%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.45%) ACCA
11 2 (0.45%) CCNP
11 2 (0.45%) CIMA
11 2 (0.45%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 2 (0.45%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 1 (0.22%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (4.47%) QA
2 7 (1.57%) Accessibility
3 6 (1.34%) Data Quality
3 6 (1.34%) JTAG
4 5 (1.12%) ISO 9001
4 5 (1.12%) NIST
5 4 (0.89%) ECSS
5 4 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 4 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (0.89%) PMO
6 3 (0.67%) NCSC
7 2 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.45%) GDPR
7 2 (0.45%) NIST 800
8 1 (0.22%) COBIT
8 1 (0.22%) SLA
8 1 (0.22%) SOC 2
System Software
1 35 (7.83%) Firmware
2 21 (4.70%) Docker
3 9 (2.01%) Embedded Firmware
4 8 (1.79%) Active Directory
5 6 (1.34%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (1.34%) vSphere
6 2 (0.45%) iptables
6 2 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 25 (5.59%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.12%) Grafana
2 5 (1.12%) Prometheus
2 5 (1.12%) SCCM
3 3 (0.67%) 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 49 (10.96%) Microsoft
2 9 (2.01%) Salesforce
3 6 (1.34%) Aruba
3 6 (1.34%) Cisco
3 6 (1.34%) EMC
3 6 (1.34%) Oracle
3 6 (1.34%) SAP
3 6 (1.34%) VMware
4 4 (0.89%) Databricks
4 4 (0.89%) dotdigital
4 4 (0.89%) HubSpot
4 4 (0.89%) IFS
4 4 (0.89%) Siemens
4 4 (0.89%) Xilinx
5 3 (0.67%) Apple
5 3 (0.67%) BT
5 3 (0.67%) Google
6 2 (0.45%) IBM
6 2 (0.45%) MEDITECH
6 2 (0.45%) ServiceNow