IoT Job Trends in the Thames Valley

IoT (Internet of Things, Internet of Everything)
South East > Thames Valley

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

6 months to
9 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 145 187 162
Rank change year-on-year +42 -25 -19
Permanent jobs citing IoT 49 17 38
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.69% 0.43% 0.78%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.76% 1.02% 2.56%
Number of salaries quoted 37 13 28
10th Percentile £52,000 £35,000 £32,475
25th Percentile - £55,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £67,500 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.52% +23.85% -22.14%
75th Percentile - £90,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £94,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +10.09% -16.15%

All Generic Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,773 1,670 1,486
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 25.07% 42.15% 30.47%
Number of salaries quoted 1,225 685 737
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,923 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -7.77% -10.43%
75th Percentile £68,163 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £86,250 £81,250 £82,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £46,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +19.57% -12.38% -8.70%

IoT
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

IoT job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

IoT
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing IoT.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing IoT

IoT
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing IoT in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 9 September 2026.

Salary histogram for IoT in the Thames Valley

IoT
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IoT within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 9 September 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
Berkshire +51 38 £55,000 -38.89% 27
Oxfordshire -23 11 - - 15
IoT
South East

IoT
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Applications
1 3 (6.12%) Lightworks
1 3 (6.12%) Simulink
2 1 (2.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (6.12%) AWS
1 3 (6.12%) Datadog
1 3 (6.12%) SaaS
2 1 (2.04%) Azure
2 1 (2.04%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 4 (8.16%) MQTT
2 3 (6.12%) Ethernet
2 3 (6.12%) Unified Communications
2 3 (6.12%) VoIP
2 3 (6.12%) Wireless
3 2 (4.08%) DNS
3 2 (4.08%) Firewall
3 2 (4.08%) IPv4
3 2 (4.08%) IPv6
3 2 (4.08%) VPN
3 2 (4.08%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (4.08%) WireGuard
4 1 (2.04%) 2G
4 1 (2.04%) 3GPP
4 1 (2.04%) 4G
4 1 (2.04%) 5G
4 1 (2.04%) Modbus
4 1 (2.04%) Network Security
4 1 (2.04%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (6.12%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (2.04%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (6.12%) Git
1 3 (6.12%) PetaLinux
General
1 5 (10.20%) Legal
1 5 (10.20%) Telecoms
2 4 (8.16%) Aerospace
2 4 (8.16%) Electronics
2 4 (8.16%) Finance
2 4 (8.16%) Manufacturing
2 4 (8.16%) Social Skills
3 1 (2.04%) Advertising
3 1 (2.04%) Agriculture
3 1 (2.04%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 33 (67.35%) Sales Manager
2 6 (12.24%) Senior
2 6 (12.24%) Software Engineer
3 4 (8.16%) Embedded Engineer
3 4 (8.16%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 4 (8.16%) Senior Manager
3 4 (8.16%) Senior Sales Manager
3 4 (8.16%) Senior Technical Manager
3 4 (8.16%) Technical Manager
3 4 (8.16%) Technical Sales Manager
4 3 (6.12%) Engineering Manager
4 3 (6.12%) Full-Stack Engineer
4 3 (6.12%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
4 3 (6.12%) Platform Manager
4 3 (6.12%) Principal Engineer
4 3 (6.12%) Principal Software Engineer
4 3 (6.12%) Sales Executive
5 2 (4.08%) Network Engineer
5 2 (4.08%) Senior Network Engineer
6 1 (2.04%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (6.12%) React
1 3 (6.12%) Terraform
1 3 (6.12%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 7 (14.29%) Embedded Systems
2 5 (10.20%) Driving Licence
2 5 (10.20%) Robotics
3 3 (6.12%) FPGA
3 3 (6.12%) Smart Energy
3 3 (6.12%) Verilog
3 3 (6.12%) VHDL
4 1 (2.04%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (2.04%) Manufacturing Execution System
4 1 (2.04%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (2.04%) SCADA
4 1 (2.04%) Security Posture
4 1 (2.04%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 8 (16.33%) Linux
2 3 (6.12%) FreeRTOS
3 2 (4.08%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (14.29%) Edge Computing
2 6 (12.24%) Business Development
2 6 (12.24%) CI/CD
2 6 (12.24%) Software Engineering
3 5 (10.20%) DevOps
3 5 (10.20%) Line Management
3 5 (10.20%) Logistics
3 5 (10.20%) Observability
4 4 (8.16%) AI
4 4 (8.16%) Decision-Making
5 3 (6.12%) B2B
5 3 (6.12%) Data Development
5 3 (6.12%) Embedded Software Development
5 3 (6.12%) Energy Management
5 3 (6.12%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (6.12%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (6.12%) Storage Management
5 3 (6.12%) SysML
5 3 (6.12%) UML
5 3 (6.12%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 8 (16.33%) Python
2 5 (10.20%) Go
3 3 (6.12%) C
3 3 (6.12%) C++
3 3 (6.12%) MATLAB
3 3 (6.12%) Rust
3 3 (6.12%) TypeScript
4 1 (2.04%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (14.29%) Degree
2 3 (6.12%) SC Cleared
2 3 (6.12%) Security Cleared
3 1 (2.04%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 1 (2.04%) CCSK
3 1 (2.04%) CCSP
3 1 (2.04%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (2.04%) CISSP
3 1 (2.04%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.12%) ECSS
2 1 (2.04%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.04%) COBIT
2 1 (2.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (2.04%) NIST
2 1 (2.04%) SOC 2
System Software
1 3 (6.12%) Docker
2 2 (4.08%) iptables
Systems Management
1 3 (6.12%) Grafana
1 3 (6.12%) Kubernetes
1 3 (6.12%) Prometheus
2 1 (2.04%) MOM
Vendors
1 3 (6.12%) BT
1 3 (6.12%) Xilinx
2 1 (2.04%) Microsoft