IoT Job Trends in Somerset

IoT (Internet of Things, Internet of Everything)
South West > Somerset

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term IoT in permanent job vacancies in Somerset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited IoT over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 42 40
Rank change year-on-year -14 -2 +40
Permanent jobs citing IoT 6 4 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Somerset 1.09% 0.90% 1.35%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.75% 2.03% 4.55%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £50,500
25th Percentile - £62,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +18.18% -12.00%
75th Percentile - £67,500 £61,250
90th Percentile - - £63,500
South West median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% -8.00% -3.85%

All Generic Skills
Somerset

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 Somerset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 160 197 110
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset 28.99% 44.47% 29.73%
Number of salaries quoted 76 80 93
10th Percentile £25,927 - £28,332
25th Percentile £29,750 £10,258 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,776 £39,008 £49,898
Median % change year-on-year -5.72% -21.82% -4.96%
75th Percentile £50,000 £57,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £64,537 £85,000 £70,000
South West median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £52,750
% change year-on-year -10.00% -5.21% +0.48%

IoT
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

IoT job vacancy trend in Somerset

IoT
Salary Trend in Somerset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing IoT.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing IoT

IoT
Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IoT within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Street - 6 - - 2
IoT
South West

IoT
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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:

Cloud Services
1 6 (100.00%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 6 (100.00%) Internet
General
1 6 (100.00%) Banking
1 6 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (83.33%) Lecturer
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) AI
1 6 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 6 (100.00%) User Experience
1 6 (100.00%) Web Development
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) Degree
1 6 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 6 (100.00%) PhD
1 6 (100.00%) Postgraduate