IoT (Internet of Things, Internet of Everything)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term IoT in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited IoT over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 461 296 366
Rank change year-on-year -165 +70 -49
Permanent jobs citing IoT 250 970 862
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.45% 0.94% 0.90%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.20% 2.72% 2.06%
Number of salaries quoted 161 753 499
10th Percentile £41,000 £35,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -4.00% -10.71%
75th Percentile £78,750 £70,000 £79,172
90th Percentile £95,000 £85,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £59,250
% change year-on-year +9.09% -7.17% -1.25%

All Generic Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 20,763 35,685 41,757
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 37.18% 34.42% 43.59%
Number of salaries quoted 9,606 23,135 22,550
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,000 £35,750
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,085 £46,350
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £86,250
90th Percentile £110,000 £97,500 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%

IoT
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing IoT as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for IoT in the UK

IoT
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IoT.

Salary trend for IoT in the UK

IoT
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IoT over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for IoT in the UK

IoT
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IoT within the UK over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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
England -209 195 £60,000 +4.35% 578
UK excluding London -140 178 £60,000 +9.09% 340
Work from Home -85 92 £60,000 - 264
London -24 48 £80,000 +18.52% 278
South East -53 45 £60,000 +4.35% 99
South West +91 34 £60,000 +6.67% 45
Midlands -3 32 £60,000 +9.09% 55
Wales +62 27 £77,500 +6.90% 1
North of England -102 23 £59,000 +7.27% 54
West Midlands +16 21 £65,000 +10.64% 28
North West -74 19 £58,000 +16.00% 26
East of England -87 12 £57,500 +4.55% 44
East Midlands +14 10 £50,000 -1.48% 26
Scotland +90 4 £65,000 +8.33% 26
Yorkshire +4 3 £60,000 -7.69% 22
Northern Ireland +31 2 £50,000 -28.57% 16

IoT
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 9 (3.60%) Confluence
2 3 (1.20%) ArcGIS
3 2 (0.80%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.80%) ThingWorx
4 1 (0.40%) Apache
4 1 (0.40%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.40%) IIS
4 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.40%) Office Communications Server
4 1 (0.40%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 9 (3.60%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (3.20%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (2.00%) AutoCAD
3 5 (2.00%) Chatbot
3 5 (2.00%) Maya
4 4 (1.60%) Revit
5 3 (1.20%) Blender
5 3 (1.20%) ProjectWise
6 2 (0.80%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.80%) Simulink
7 1 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.40%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 5 (2.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.40%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.40%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 59 (23.60%) AWS
2 55 (22.00%) Azure
3 20 (8.00%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (7.20%) Cloud Computing
5 17 (6.80%) SaaS
6 15 (6.00%) Serverless
7 9 (3.60%) Amazon S3
7 9 (3.60%) AWS Lambda
7 9 (3.60%) GCP
7 9 (3.60%) IaaS
7 9 (3.60%) PaaS
8 8 (3.20%) AWS IoT
8 8 (3.20%) GitHub
8 8 (3.20%) Power Platform
9 7 (2.80%) Amazon EC2
10 4 (1.60%) Entra ID
11 3 (1.20%) Power Automate
11 3 (1.20%) PowerApps
11 3 (1.20%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 2 (0.80%) AWS CodePipeline
Communications & Networking
1 32 (12.80%) Internet
2 28 (11.20%) MQTT
3 26 (10.40%) Network Security
4 25 (10.00%) Modbus
5 21 (8.40%) 5G
6 20 (8.00%) Wi-Fi
7 19 (7.60%) Bluetooth
8 16 (6.40%) WAN
9 15 (6.00%) LTE
9 15 (6.00%) Wireless
10 12 (4.80%) LoRaWAN
10 12 (4.80%) TCP/IP
11 10 (4.00%) DNS
12 9 (3.60%) Firewall
13 8 (3.20%) 4G
14 5 (2.00%) LAN
14 5 (2.00%) SD-WAN
14 5 (2.00%) Unified Communications
14 5 (2.00%) VoIP
15 4 (1.60%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (9.60%) MySQL
1 24 (9.60%) PostgreSQL
2 18 (7.20%) Relational Database
3 14 (5.60%) RDBMS
4 11 (4.40%) NoSQL
5 6 (2.40%) Power BI
6 5 (2.00%) Amazon RDS
6 5 (2.00%) MongoDB
6 5 (2.00%) SQL Server
6 5 (2.00%) TimescaleDB
7 4 (1.60%) Azure SQL Database
8 3 (1.20%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (1.20%) GIS
8 3 (1.20%) QGIS
9 2 (0.80%) Big Data
9 2 (0.80%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.80%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.80%) HDInsight
10 1 (0.40%) DynamoDB
10 1 (0.40%) Hazelcast
Development Applications
1 22 (8.80%) Git
2 12 (4.80%) JIRA
3 5 (2.00%) Jenkins
4 3 (1.20%) GitLab
4 3 (1.20%) MSI
4 3 (1.20%) Subversion
5 2 (0.80%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.80%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.40%) SonarQube
General
1 126 (50.40%) Social Skills
2 58 (23.20%) Manufacturing
3 43 (17.20%) Electronics
4 41 (16.40%) Analytical Skills
5 40 (16.00%) Finance
6 27 (10.80%) Marketing
7 26 (10.40%) Telecoms
8 25 (10.00%) Law
9 17 (6.80%) Games
10 16 (6.40%) Public Sector
11 13 (5.20%) Automotive
11 13 (5.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 10 (4.00%) Tech for Good
13 9 (3.60%) Legal
13 9 (3.60%) Pharmaceutical
14 8 (3.20%) Welsh Language
15 7 (2.80%) Social Housing
16 6 (2.40%) Influencing Skills
17 5 (2.00%) Banking
18 4 (1.60%) Billing
Job Titles
1 55 (22.00%) Lead
2 38 (15.20%) Senior
3 37 (14.80%) Software Engineer
4 33 (13.20%) Developer
5 17 (6.80%) Architect
6 15 (6.00%) Team Leader
7 13 (5.20%) Lead Software Engineer
7 13 (5.20%) Senior Software Engineer
8 12 (4.80%) Consultant
8 12 (4.80%) Technical Leader
9 11 (4.40%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 11 (4.40%) Lead Infrastructure Engineer
10 10 (4.00%) Lead Developer
11 9 (3.60%) Embedded Engineer
11 9 (3.60%) Product Manager
11 9 (3.60%) Software Developer
11 9 (3.60%) Software Team Leader
12 8 (3.20%) Analyst
12 8 (3.20%) Server Engineer
13 7 (2.80%) Firmware Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (11.60%) .NET
2 19 (7.60%) React
3 17 (6.80%) Node.js
4 12 (4.80%) AngularJS
5 10 (4.00%) RESTful
6 9 (3.60%) CSS
7 7 (2.80%) NestJS
7 7 (2.80%) Vue
8 6 (2.40%) HTML
8 6 (2.40%) Laravel
9 5 (2.00%) .NET Core
9 5 (2.00%) REST
10 4 (1.60%) Django
10 4 (1.60%) JSON
10 4 (1.60%) Kafka
10 4 (1.60%) SAP Fiori
10 4 (1.60%) Symfony
11 3 (1.20%) PostGIS
11 3 (1.20%) React Native
11 3 (1.20%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 20 (8.00%) Operational Technology
1 20 (8.00%) SCADA
2 19 (7.60%) NB-IoT
3 17 (6.80%) Legacy Systems
4 16 (6.40%) Renewable Energy
5 13 (5.20%) Embedded Systems
5 13 (5.20%) Mobile App
6 12 (4.80%) Device Driver
6 12 (4.80%) Manufacturing Execution System
7 11 (4.40%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (4.00%) Smart City
9 9 (3.60%) Algorithms
9 9 (3.60%) Data Centre
9 9 (3.60%) Driving Licence
9 9 (3.60%) Management Information System
9 9 (3.60%) Smart Home
10 8 (3.20%) Cloud Native
10 8 (3.20%) Smart Meter
11 7 (2.80%) NHS
12 6 (2.40%) Blockchain
Operating Systems
1 52 (20.80%) Linux
2 45 (18.00%) Windows
3 22 (8.80%) Unix
4 21 (8.40%) Windows Server
5 5 (2.00%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.80%) Debian
6 2 (0.80%) Embedded Linux
7 1 (0.40%) Android
7 1 (0.40%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.40%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (34.80%) Problem-Solving
2 64 (25.60%) Agile
3 60 (24.00%) Mentoring
4 50 (20.00%) Software Engineering
5 32 (12.80%) Analytics
6 28 (11.20%) Strategic Thinking
7 27 (10.80%) Machine Learning
7 27 (10.80%) Product Strategy
8 26 (10.40%) CI/CD
8 26 (10.40%) Full-Stack Development
9 25 (10.00%) Artificial Intelligence
9 25 (10.00%) Project Management
9 25 (10.00%) Roadmaps
10 22 (8.80%) Project Delivery
11 21 (8.40%) Continuous Improvement
11 21 (8.40%) Microservices
11 21 (8.40%) Technical Debt
11 21 (8.40%) Technical Leadership
12 20 (8.00%) Data Collection
13 18 (7.20%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 43 (17.20%) Python
2 34 (13.60%) C#
3 33 (13.20%) SQL
4 28 (11.20%) C
5 25 (10.00%) TypeScript
6 24 (9.60%) C++
7 18 (7.20%) PowerShell
8 17 (6.80%) Bash
9 15 (6.00%) JavaScript
10 14 (5.60%) PHP
11 7 (2.80%) Java
12 5 (2.00%) Embedded C
13 3 (1.20%) Go
13 3 (1.20%) Ladder Logic
13 3 (1.20%) R
14 2 (0.80%) MATLAB
15 1 (0.40%) Bicep
15 1 (0.40%) PL/SQL
15 1 (0.40%) Rust
15 1 (0.40%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 66 (26.40%) Degree
2 11 (4.40%) CompTIA Security+
2 11 (4.40%) Computer Science Degree
2 11 (4.40%) Microsoft Certification
2 11 (4.40%) Network+ Certification
3 9 (3.60%) Security Cleared
4 8 (3.20%) Azure Certification
4 8 (3.20%) DBS Check
4 8 (3.20%) MCSA
4 8 (3.20%) MCSE
5 6 (2.40%) Master's Degree
6 5 (2.00%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (2.00%) PMI Certification
7 4 (1.60%) ACCA
7 4 (1.60%) CCNP
7 4 (1.60%) CIMA
7 4 (1.60%) HNC
7 4 (1.60%) HND
7 4 (1.60%) PMP
7 4 (1.60%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (6.80%) SLA
2 5 (2.00%) Accessibility
2 5 (2.00%) QA
3 4 (1.60%) GDPR
3 4 (1.60%) GMP
4 3 (1.20%) NCSC
4 3 (1.20%) NIST
5 1 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.40%) COBIT
5 1 (0.40%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.40%) ISO 13485
5 1 (0.40%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.40%) JTAG
System Software
1 22 (8.80%) Docker
2 21 (8.40%) Firmware
3 14 (5.60%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (5.20%) Active Directory
5 11 (4.40%) vSphere
6 8 (3.20%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (1.20%) Embedded Firmware
7 3 (1.20%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 16 (6.40%) Terraform
2 13 (5.20%) Kubernetes
3 11 (4.40%) Ansible
3 11 (4.40%) Puppet
4 4 (1.60%) Functional Safety
5 3 (1.20%) FortiGate
5 3 (1.20%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (1.20%) SCCM
6 1 (0.40%) HAProxy
Vendors
1 48 (19.20%) Microsoft
2 25 (10.00%) SAP
3 19 (7.60%) Siemens
4 16 (6.40%) Rockwell
5 14 (5.60%) VMware
6 7 (2.80%) Oracle
7 5 (2.00%) Cisco
7 5 (2.00%) Workday
8 4 (1.60%) Atmel
8 4 (1.60%) Autodesk
8 4 (1.60%) AVEVA
8 4 (1.60%) Fortinet
8 4 (1.60%) Google
8 4 (1.60%) Okta
9 3 (1.20%) Aruba
9 3 (1.20%) Atlassian
9 3 (1.20%) Meraki
9 3 (1.20%) NVIDIA
10 2 (0.80%) ConnectWise
10 2 (0.80%) Databricks