IoT Job Trends in the West Midlands

IoT (Internet of Things, Internet of Everything)
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term IoT in permanent job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited IoT over the 6 months leading up to 24 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 163 171
Rank change year-on-year +150 +8 +60
Permanent jobs citing IoT 929 47 34
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 17.05% 1.14% 0.73%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 47.59% 3.13% 2.03%
Number of salaries quoted 11 13 29
10th Percentile - £51,250 -
25th Percentile £41,250 £55,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £59,270 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £61,041 £77,650 -
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - -7.69%

All Generic Skills
West Midlands

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 West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,952 1,503 1,671
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 35.83% 36.60% 35.81%
Number of salaries quoted 683 618 1,316
10th Percentile £26,375 £32,500 £26,125
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £67,375 £68,125 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £76,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £61,206 £59,526
% change year-on-year -10.14% +2.82% -8.42%

IoT
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

IoT job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

IoT
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing IoT.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing IoT

IoT
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing IoT in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 24 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IoT in the West Midlands

IoT
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IoT within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 24 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
Staffordshire +50 255 £40,750 -22.38% 4
Warwickshire +65 220 - - 2
Worcestershire - 156 £55,000 - 2
Birmingham +52 47 £59,527 -30.98% 6
Shropshire +13 42 £50,000 -9.09% 10
Wolverhampton +3 15 - -
Sutton Coldfield - 14 - -
Wednesbury - 12 £42,500 -
Solihull +13 11 - -
Coventry 0 9 - - 2
Brierley Hill - 9 - -
Halesowen - 9 - -
Stourbridge - 9 - -
Tipton - 9 - -
Walsall +10 8 - -
Kingswinford - 8 - -
Bilston - 8 - -
Smethwick - 8 - -
Dudley - 8 - -
Rowley Regis - 7 - -
West Bromwich - 7 - -
Willenhall - 6 - -
IoT
England

IoT
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (0.54%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.22%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 1 (0.11%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.11%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 915 (98.49%) Cloud Computing
2 4 (0.43%) Power Platform
3 3 (0.32%) Azure
3 3 (0.32%) Dynamics 365
3 3 (0.32%) PowerApps
4 2 (0.22%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (0.22%) Power Automate
5 1 (0.11%) Copilot Studio
5 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 916 (98.60%) Internet
2 1 (0.11%) 4G
2 1 (0.11%) 5G
2 1 (0.11%) Bluetooth
2 1 (0.11%) Broadband
2 1 (0.11%) Modbus
2 1 (0.11%) RS-232
2 1 (0.11%) RS-485
2 1 (0.11%) SD-WAN
2 1 (0.11%) WAN
2 1 (0.11%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.11%) Wireless
2 1 (0.11%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.11%) Power BI
General
1 923 (99.35%) Social Skills
2 918 (98.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 916 (98.60%) Banking
4 8 (0.86%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (0.65%) Manufacturing
6 4 (0.43%) Finance
7 3 (0.32%) Marketing
8 2 (0.22%) Public Sector
9 1 (0.11%) Electronics
9 1 (0.11%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 681 (73.30%) Lecturer
2 2 (0.22%) Developer
2 2 (0.22%) Microsoft Developer
3 1 (0.11%) Architect
3 1 (0.11%) Design Engineer
3 1 (0.11%) Dynamics 365 Developer
3 1 (0.11%) Electronics Design Engineer
3 1 (0.11%) Electronics Engineer
3 1 (0.11%) ERP Specialist
3 1 (0.11%) Lead
3 1 (0.11%) NOC Engineer
3 1 (0.11%) Product Manager
3 1 (0.11%) Project Manager
3 1 (0.11%) Senior
3 1 (0.11%) Senior Manager
3 1 (0.11%) Senior Project Manager
3 1 (0.11%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.22%) .NET
1 2 (0.22%) HTML
2 1 (0.11%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 6 (0.65%) Management Information System
2 1 (0.11%) 3D Printing
2 1 (0.11%) AI Agents
2 1 (0.11%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (0.11%) Industry 4.0
2 1 (0.11%) Low-Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 917 (98.71%) User Experience
2 916 (98.60%) AI
2 916 (98.60%) Cybersecurity
3 915 (98.49%) Machine Learning
3 915 (98.49%) Web Development
4 9 (0.97%) Problem-Solving
5 7 (0.75%) Digital Twin
6 6 (0.65%) Computer Science
6 6 (0.65%) Continuous Improvement
6 6 (0.65%) Project Management
7 5 (0.54%) Agile
7 5 (0.54%) CAD
7 5 (0.54%) Data Visualisation
7 5 (0.54%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 5 (0.54%) ERP
7 5 (0.54%) Manufacturing Engineering
7 5 (0.54%) Smart Manufacturing
7 5 (0.54%) Translating Business Requirements
7 5 (0.54%) Visualisation
8 3 (0.32%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 3 (0.32%) SQL
2 2 (0.22%) C#
2 2 (0.22%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 923 (99.35%) Degree
2 916 (98.60%) Master's Degree
3 915 (98.49%) PhD
3 915 (98.49%) Postgraduate
4 3 (0.32%) SC Cleared
4 3 (0.32%) Security Cleared
5 1 (0.11%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (0.11%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (0.11%) PMI Certification
5 1 (0.11%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.11%) Accessibility
1 1 (0.11%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 2 (0.22%) Firmware
Vendors
1 5 (0.54%) Epicor
1 5 (0.54%) Infor
1 5 (0.54%) SAP
2 4 (0.43%) Microsoft
3 2 (0.22%) Planon
3 2 (0.22%) Salesforce
4 1 (0.11%) EMC
4 1 (0.11%) IBM
4 1 (0.11%) ServiceNow