IoT Job Trends in Essex

IoT (Internet of Things, Internet of Everything)
East of England > Essex

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term IoT in permanent job vacancies in Essex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited IoT over the 6 months leading up to 9 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 - 75
Rank change year-on-year - - -7
Permanent jobs citing IoT 11 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Essex 0.87% - 0.11%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.57% - 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 - £80,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.03%
75th Percentile £63,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £62,500 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +8.70% - -4.17%

All Generic Skills
Essex

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 Essex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 308 148 240
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 24.43% 24.83% 26.97%
Number of salaries quoted 205 76 190
10th Percentile £26,000 £24,313 £25,450
25th Percentile £31,250 £28,000 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £43,750 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.57% -2.78% -7.79%
75th Percentile £62,500 £75,000 £54,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £83,125 £73,250
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.54% +7.00% -9.09%

IoT
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing IoT relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Essex.

IoT job vacancy trend in Essex

IoT
Salary Trend in Essex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing IoT.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing IoT

IoT
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IoT within the Essex region over the 6 months to 9 July 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
Harlow - 4 - - 2
Saffron Walden - 2 £62,500 - 2
IoT
East of England

IoT
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) Wireless
General
1 7 (63.64%) Electronics
2 4 (36.36%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 6 (54.55%) Embedded Engineer
1 6 (54.55%) Embedded Linux Engineer
1 6 (54.55%) Linux Engineer
2 4 (36.36%) Sales Engineer
2 4 (36.36%) Technical Engineer
2 4 (36.36%) Technical Sales Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Telesales Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (18.18%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 6 (54.55%) Device Driver
1 6 (54.55%) Embedded Systems
1 6 (54.55%) Robotics
2 2 (18.18%) Algorithms
2 2 (18.18%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 6 (54.55%) Embedded Linux
1 6 (54.55%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (54.55%) Problem-Solving
1 6 (54.55%) Software Engineering
2 5 (45.45%) CRM
3 4 (36.36%) Commercial Awareness
3 4 (36.36%) Customer Engagement
3 4 (36.36%) Matrix Organization
3 4 (36.36%) Project Management
3 4 (36.36%) Technology Strategy
4 2 (18.18%) Computer Science
5 1 (9.09%) Collaborative Culture
5 1 (9.09%) Customer Requirements
5 1 (9.09%) Customer Service
5 1 (9.09%) ERP
5 1 (9.09%) Order Management
5 1 (9.09%) Telesales
Programming Languages
1 2 (18.18%) C
1 2 (18.18%) C++
1 2 (18.18%) Embedded C
1 2 (18.18%) Embedded C++
1 2 (18.18%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (54.55%) Degree
2 2 (18.18%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (18.18%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) Oracle