NB-IoT Job Trends in the North West

Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT)
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NB-IoT in permanent job vacancies in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited NB-IoT over the 6 months leading up to 18 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 194 - 242
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing NB-IoT 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.027% - 0.015%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.067% - 0.046%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £48,750 - £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - £40,000
75th Percentile £56,250 - £45,000
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £36,250
% change year-on-year -12.50% +65.52% +16.00%

All Generic Skills
North West

NB-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 the North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,986 1,410 2,185
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 40.43% 30.93% 32.80%
Number of salaries quoted 1,102 732 1,727
10th Percentile £27,161 £31,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,188 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £81,250 £82,500 £83,878
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,192
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.24% -15.09%

NB-IoT
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing NB-IoT relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.

NB-IoT job vacancy trend in the North West

NB-IoT
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing NB-IoT.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing NB-IoT

NB-IoT
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NB-IoT within the North West region over the 6 months to 18 February 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
Manchester - 2 £52,500 - 1
NB-IoT
England

NB-IoT
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 2 (100.00%) LoRaWAN
1 2 (100.00%) Modbus
1 2 (100.00%) Wireless
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Integrator
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) IoT
1 2 (100.00%) SCADA
1 2 (100.00%) Smart Meter
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Data Visualisation
1 2 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Energy Management
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Visualisation