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

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 418 469 320
Rank change year-on-year +51 -149 +24
Permanent jobs citing IoT 357 178 592
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.38% 0.41% 0.82%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.46% 0.97% 2.52%
Number of salaries quoted 264 129 470
10th Percentile £38,600 £42,500 £34,675
25th Percentile £46,250 £51,250 £47,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% -3.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £71,563 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £90,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -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 24,414 18,433 23,463
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.80% 42.04% 32.51%
Number of salaries quoted 15,991 9,365 14,341
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,000 £41,263
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -11.54%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £105,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -10.16%

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 16 August 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 16 August 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 +10 91 £55,000 -8.33% 73
London +2 80 £75,000 -18.92% 138
North of England -14 73 £55,000 -5.17% 26
South West -51 48 £55,000 +12.82% 21
Midlands -14 40 £42,500 -29.17% 26
Yorkshire +1 35 £60,000 +14.29% 9
North West -11 25 £50,000 -13.79% 13
East of England -35 24 £67,500 +17.39% 24
East Midlands -21 23 £67,500 +28.57% 11
West Midlands -18 17 £38,500 -42.96% 15
North East - 13 £50,000 - 4
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 (2.80%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.24%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.84%) CMS
3 3 (0.84%) WordPress
4 2 (0.56%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.56%) Confluence
5 1 (0.28%) Apache
5 1 (0.28%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.28%) GeoServer
Applications
1 14 (3.92%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.96%) Adobe Illustrator
3 3 (0.84%) Lightworks
3 3 (0.84%) Photoshop
3 3 (0.84%) Simulink
4 2 (0.56%) Windchill
5 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (1.12%) Distributed Ledger
2 2 (0.56%) SAP Business One
2 2 (0.56%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.28%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.28%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 52 (14.57%) AWS
2 37 (10.36%) Azure
3 27 (7.56%) SaaS
4 14 (3.92%) Serverless
5 12 (3.36%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (3.08%) Cloud Computing
7 10 (2.80%) AWS IoT
8 8 (2.24%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (2.24%) GCP
9 5 (1.40%) Amazon Kinesis
9 5 (1.40%) AWS Lambda
9 5 (1.40%) Microsoft Purview
9 5 (1.40%) OneDrive
10 4 (1.12%) Amazon CloudSearch
10 4 (1.12%) Amazon EMR
10 4 (1.12%) Amazon S3
10 4 (1.12%) Anthropic Claude
10 4 (1.12%) Azure Functions
10 4 (1.12%) Power Platform
11 3 (0.84%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 37 (10.36%) Wireless
2 27 (7.56%) Wi-Fi
3 23 (6.44%) MQTT
4 18 (5.04%) Bluetooth
4 18 (5.04%) Internet
5 17 (4.76%) Firewall
6 14 (3.92%) DNS
6 14 (3.92%) VPN
7 11 (3.08%) LoRaWAN
8 10 (2.80%) ZigBee
9 8 (2.24%) DHCP
10 6 (1.68%) 5G
10 6 (1.68%) Ethernet
11 5 (1.40%) Cisco IOS
11 5 (1.40%) VoIP
12 4 (1.12%) HTTP
12 4 (1.12%) LTE
13 3 (0.84%) Gigabit Ethernet
13 3 (0.84%) GSM
13 3 (0.84%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (3.36%) Big Data
1 12 (3.36%) SQL Server
2 11 (3.08%) PostgreSQL
3 9 (2.52%) NoSQL
4 8 (2.24%) MySQL
5 6 (1.68%) Azure SQL Database
5 6 (1.68%) DynamoDB
6 5 (1.40%) Amazon Athena
6 5 (1.40%) Amazon Redshift
7 4 (1.12%) Elasticsearch
7 4 (1.12%) Electronic Patient Records
7 4 (1.12%) MongoDB
7 4 (1.12%) Neo4j
7 4 (1.12%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.84%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.84%) ClickHouse
8 3 (0.84%) DocumentDB
9 2 (0.56%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.56%) GIS
9 2 (0.56%) InfluxDB
Development Applications
1 26 (7.28%) Git
2 8 (2.24%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.96%) GitLab
4 6 (1.68%) GDB
5 5 (1.40%) JIRA
6 4 (1.12%) Robot Framework
6 4 (1.12%) Selenium
7 3 (0.84%) PetaLinux
7 3 (0.84%) Postman
8 1 (0.28%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.28%) MLflow
8 1 (0.28%) Poetry
8 1 (0.28%) Zephyr
General
1 55 (15.41%) Electronics
2 46 (12.89%) Social Skills
3 29 (8.12%) Finance
3 29 (8.12%) Telecoms
4 28 (7.84%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (7.84%) Manufacturing
5 15 (4.20%) Automotive
5 15 (4.20%) Marketing
6 11 (3.08%) Legal
7 10 (2.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (2.52%) Public Sector
8 9 (2.52%) Retail
9 8 (2.24%) Local Government
9 8 (2.24%) Wearables
10 7 (1.96%) Law
11 6 (1.68%) Aerospace
11 6 (1.68%) Documentation Skills
11 6 (1.68%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (1.40%) Social Housing
12 5 (1.40%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 66 (18.49%) Software Engineer
2 53 (14.85%) Embedded Engineer
3 42 (11.76%) Senior
4 37 (10.36%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 33 (9.24%) Sales Manager
6 29 (8.12%) Technical Engineer
7 27 (7.56%) Developer
8 23 (6.44%) Architect
9 17 (4.76%) Support Engineer
9 17 (4.76%) Technical Support
10 13 (3.64%) Solutions Architect
10 13 (3.64%) Technical Support Engineer
11 12 (3.36%) Embedded Linux Engineer
11 12 (3.36%) Linux Engineer
12 11 (3.08%) Account Manager
12 11 (3.08%) Operations Engineer
13 10 (2.80%) Principal Engineer
13 10 (2.80%) Technical Operations Engineer
14 9 (2.52%) Full-Stack Developer
14 9 (2.52%) Principal Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (5.60%) Yocto
2 15 (4.20%) .NET
3 14 (3.92%) REST
4 13 (3.64%) React
5 10 (2.80%) Node.js
6 6 (1.68%) AngularJS
6 6 (1.68%) Blazor
6 6 (1.68%) Kafka
7 4 (1.12%) pytest
7 4 (1.12%) Unity DI Container
7 4 (1.12%) Vue
8 3 (0.84%) Boost C++ Libraries
8 3 (0.84%) Flash
8 3 (0.84%) HTML
8 3 (0.84%) PySpark
9 2 (0.56%) ASP.NET Web API
9 2 (0.56%) CSS
9 2 (0.56%) GStreamer
9 2 (0.56%) WebSockets
10 1 (0.28%) FFmpeg
Miscellaneous
1 48 (13.45%) Embedded Systems
2 21 (5.88%) Device Driver
3 17 (4.76%) Onboarding
4 16 (4.48%) Cloud Native
5 15 (4.20%) Mobile App
6 14 (3.92%) Robotics
7 13 (3.64%) Distributed Systems
7 13 (3.64%) Driving Licence
7 13 (3.64%) Legacy Systems
8 11 (3.08%) ARM Cortex
8 11 (3.08%) PropTech
9 10 (2.80%) Smart Home
10 8 (2.24%) Enterprise Software
10 8 (2.24%) Self-Motivation
11 7 (1.96%) AI Agents
11 7 (1.96%) Algorithms
11 7 (1.96%) Greenfield Project
11 7 (1.96%) Operational Technology
12 6 (1.68%) Product Ownership
12 6 (1.68%) Smart Energy
Operating Systems
1 57 (15.97%) Linux
2 21 (5.88%) Embedded Linux
3 16 (4.48%) Windows
4 10 (2.80%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.68%) FreeRTOS
6 5 (1.40%) Android
7 4 (1.12%) Ubuntu
7 4 (1.12%) VMS
8 2 (0.56%) Unix
9 1 (0.28%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (28.29%) Software Engineering
2 85 (23.81%) Problem-Solving
3 67 (18.77%) AI
4 41 (11.48%) CI/CD
5 40 (11.20%) Continuous Improvement
6 38 (10.64%) Collaborative Culture
7 33 (9.24%) DevOps
8 29 (8.12%) Analytics
9 28 (7.84%) CRM
9 28 (7.84%) Machine Learning
10 26 (7.28%) Validation
11 25 (7.00%) Business Development
12 24 (6.72%) Agile
12 24 (6.72%) Full-Stack Development
13 23 (6.44%) Computer Science
14 20 (5.60%) Customer Engagement
14 20 (5.60%) Cybersecurity
14 20 (5.60%) Roadmaps
15 19 (5.32%) Decision-Making
15 19 (5.32%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 62 (17.37%) Python
2 37 (10.36%) C++
3 33 (9.24%) C
4 20 (5.60%) TypeScript
5 18 (5.04%) JavaScript
5 18 (5.04%) SQL
6 16 (4.48%) C#
6 16 (4.48%) Embedded C
7 13 (3.64%) Go
8 12 (3.36%) PowerShell
9 8 (2.24%) Java
10 6 (1.68%) Bash
11 4 (1.12%) Embedded C++
11 4 (1.12%) MATLAB
11 4 (1.12%) Rust
12 3 (0.84%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (0.84%) PHP
13 1 (0.28%) R
13 1 (0.28%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.28%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 71 (19.89%) Degree
2 17 (4.76%) Computer Science Degree
3 12 (3.36%) Master's Degree
4 10 (2.80%) DBS Check
4 10 (2.80%) Security Cleared
5 9 (2.52%) SC Cleared
6 5 (1.40%) HNC
7 4 (1.12%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (0.84%) HND
9 2 (0.56%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.28%) CISA
10 1 (0.28%) CISM
10 1 (0.28%) CISSP
10 1 (0.28%) CREST Certified
10 1 (0.28%) PhD
10 1 (0.28%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (2.80%) QA
2 8 (2.24%) ISO 9001
3 7 (1.96%) JTAG
4 3 (0.84%) ECSS
4 3 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.56%) GDPR
6 1 (0.28%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.28%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.28%) SOC 2
System Software
1 40 (11.20%) Firmware
2 24 (6.72%) Docker
3 16 (4.48%) Embedded Firmware
4 9 (2.52%) Active Directory
4 9 (2.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (2.52%) vSphere
5 2 (0.56%) iptables
5 2 (0.56%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 25 (7.00%) Kubernetes
2 16 (4.48%) Terraform
3 6 (1.68%) Grafana
4 5 (1.40%) SCCM
5 4 (1.12%) Galera Cluster
5 4 (1.12%) Prometheus
5 4 (1.12%) vCenter Server
6 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.28%) Ansible
7 1 (0.28%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 1 (0.28%) Kubeflow
7 1 (0.28%) MOM
Vendors
1 45 (12.61%) Microsoft
2 9 (2.52%) SAP
2 9 (2.52%) VMware
3 7 (1.96%) Cisco
3 7 (1.96%) Oracle
3 7 (1.96%) Salesforce
4 5 (1.40%) Aruba
4 5 (1.40%) Cognizant
4 5 (1.40%) Google
5 4 (1.12%) Adobe
5 4 (1.12%) dotdigital
5 4 (1.12%) IFS
6 3 (0.84%) BT
6 3 (0.84%) Databricks
6 3 (0.84%) EMC
6 3 (0.84%) Xilinx
7 1 (0.28%) CrowdStrike
7 1 (0.28%) MEDITECH
7 1 (0.28%) NVIDIA
7 1 (0.28%) Zscaler