IoT Job Trends in the South East

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

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term IoT in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited IoT over the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 202 187
Rank change year-on-year +175 -15 +109
Permanent jobs citing IoT 632 105 90
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 6.11% 1.14% 1.15%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 20.04% 3.23% 3.61%
Number of salaries quoted 43 40 77
10th Percentile £28,527 £31,250 £33,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £51,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £88,000 £94,375 £81,900
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year - -8.00% -7.41%

All Generic Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,154 3,252 2,490
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 30.49% 35.32% 31.78%
Number of salaries quoted 1,599 1,408 1,718
10th Percentile £26,500 £32,750 £30,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £42,500 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £56,509 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.37% +2.74% -2.65%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

IoT
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

IoT job vacancy trend in the South East

IoT
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing IoT.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing IoT

IoT
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing IoT in the South East over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IoT in the South East

IoT
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IoT within the South East region over the 6 months to 2 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
Surrey +73 331 £65,000 - 2
Kent +49 146 £70,000 +21.74%
Thames Valley +52 87 £70,000 -17.65% 11
Buckinghamshire +21 37 - - 1
Berkshire +8 32 £70,000 -17.65% 5
Hampshire +44 31 £55,000 -20.86% 17
Middlesex - 29 £45,000 -
Oxfordshire +35 18 £95,000 +216.67% 6
Isle of Wight - 8 - -
IoT
England

IoT
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (0.16%) Maximo
1 1 (0.16%) SAP CO
1 1 (0.16%) SAP EWM
1 1 (0.16%) SAP FI
1 1 (0.16%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (0.16%) SAP IBP
1 1 (0.16%) SAP MM
1 1 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 570 (90.19%) Cloud Computing
2 12 (1.90%) Azure
3 4 (0.63%) Power Platform
3 4 (0.63%) SaaS
4 3 (0.47%) AWS
4 3 (0.47%) Power Automate
4 3 (0.47%) Zapier
5 2 (0.32%) Google Play
6 1 (0.16%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.16%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 578 (91.46%) Internet
2 10 (1.58%) Wireless
3 7 (1.11%) Bluetooth
4 6 (0.95%) 5G
4 6 (0.95%) Modbus
5 4 (0.63%) LTE
5 4 (0.63%) MQTT
6 2 (0.32%) 802.11
6 2 (0.32%) GPRS
6 2 (0.32%) GSM
6 2 (0.32%) LAN
6 2 (0.32%) Network Security
6 2 (0.32%) VoIP
6 2 (0.32%) WAN
6 2 (0.32%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.32%) WLAN
7 1 (0.16%) 4G
7 1 (0.16%) LoRaWAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.63%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (0.32%) JIRA
General
1 583 (92.25%) Social Skills
2 570 (90.19%) Banking
2 570 (90.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 9 (1.42%) Manufacturing
4 5 (0.79%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (0.79%) Finance
5 4 (0.63%) Automotive
5 4 (0.63%) Back Office
5 4 (0.63%) Marketing
6 3 (0.47%) Electronics
6 3 (0.47%) Telecoms
7 2 (0.32%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (0.32%) Games
8 1 (0.16%) Billing
8 1 (0.16%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.16%) Retail
Job Titles
1 469 (74.21%) Lecturer
2 18 (2.85%) Developer
3 11 (1.74%) Principal Engineer
3 11 (1.74%) Principal Software Engineer
3 11 (1.74%) Software Engineer
4 9 (1.42%) IoT Developer
4 9 (1.42%) React Developer
4 9 (1.42%) Senior
5 8 (1.27%) Full-Stack Engineer
5 8 (1.27%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
6 7 (1.11%) Bluetooth Developer
6 7 (1.11%) Embedded Engineer
6 7 (1.11%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
6 7 (1.11%) Firmware Engineer
6 7 (1.11%) Mobile Developer
7 6 (0.95%) Senior Developer
8 5 (0.79%) Java Developer
8 5 (0.79%) Senior Java Developer
8 5 (0.79%) Systems Engineer
9 4 (0.63%) Implementation Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.27%) React
1 8 (1.27%) React Native
1 8 (1.27%) REST
2 5 (0.79%) Spring Boot
3 4 (0.63%) .NET
4 3 (0.47%) ASP.NET Web API
4 3 (0.47%) OpenAPI
4 3 (0.47%) Swagger
5 2 (0.32%) .NET Framework
5 2 (0.32%) 802.1X
5 2 (0.32%) Node.js
6 1 (0.16%) .NET Core
6 1 (0.16%) GraphQL
6 1 (0.16%) OAuth
6 1 (0.16%) OAuth2
6 1 (0.16%) RESTful
6 1 (0.16%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 11 (1.74%) Smart Energy
2 4 (0.63%) Analytical Mindset
2 4 (0.63%) Manufacturing Execution System
2 4 (0.63%) SCADA
3 2 (0.32%) BYOD
3 2 (0.32%) CCTV
3 2 (0.32%) Mobile App
3 2 (0.32%) NB-IoT
3 2 (0.32%) Product Ownership
4 1 (0.16%) 3D Printing
4 1 (0.16%) Cloud Native
4 1 (0.16%) FPGA
4 1 (0.16%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (0.16%) PCIe
4 1 (0.16%) Robotics
4 1 (0.16%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (0.16%) Smart City
4 1 (0.16%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.32%) Android
1 2 (0.32%) Apple iOS
1 2 (0.32%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 573 (90.66%) Cybersecurity
2 572 (90.51%) AI
2 572 (90.51%) Machine Learning
3 571 (90.35%) User Experience
4 570 (90.19%) Web Development
5 14 (2.22%) Full-Stack Development
6 11 (1.74%) Energy Management
6 11 (1.74%) Software Engineering
6 11 (1.74%) Storage Management
7 9 (1.42%) Continuous Improvement
8 8 (1.27%) ERP
9 7 (1.11%) Mobile Development
10 6 (0.95%) Agile
10 6 (0.95%) Problem-Solving
10 6 (0.95%) Telematics
10 6 (0.95%) Validation
11 5 (0.79%) Logistics
11 5 (0.79%) Mentoring
11 5 (0.79%) Microservices
11 5 (0.79%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 5 (0.79%) Java
2 4 (0.63%) SQL
3 3 (0.47%) C#
4 2 (0.32%) TypeScript
5 1 (0.16%) Perl
5 1 (0.16%) Python
5 1 (0.16%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 575 (90.98%) Degree
2 572 (90.51%) PhD
3 570 (90.19%) Master's Degree
3 570 (90.19%) Postgraduate
4 1 (0.16%) DBS Check
4 1 (0.16%) HNC
4 1 (0.16%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (0.79%) QA
2 3 (0.47%) GDPR
2 3 (0.47%) SLA
3 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.16%) SOC 2
System Software
1 7 (1.11%) Embedded Firmware
1 7 (1.11%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (0.79%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.32%) Grafana
Vendors
1 5 (0.79%) Ruckus Wireless
2 4 (0.63%) Microsoft
3 2 (0.32%) Apple
3 2 (0.32%) Google
4 1 (0.16%) IBM
4 1 (0.16%) SAP