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 20 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 158 182 164
Rank change year-on-year +24 -18 +80
Permanent jobs citing IoT 12 35 16
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.33% 0.64% 0.47%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.06% 2.03% 1.24%
Number of salaries quoted 9 18 16
10th Percentile - £54,750 £33,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £57,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,750 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.70% +62.00% -46.43%
75th Percentile £61,041 £72,500 £60,938
90th Percentile £62,832 £83,125 £67,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% -7.69% -3.70%

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 1,129 1,728 1,293
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 31.12% 31.83% 38.37%
Number of salaries quoted 727 681 1,017
10th Percentile £26,750 £32,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,170
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +5.42% +4.34%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -1.57%

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 20 November 2025.

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 20 November 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
Birmingham +21 4 £59,527 -23.19% 6
Wednesbury - 4 £42,500 -
Solihull -2 2 - -
Worcestershire +13 1 £55,000 - 1
Staffordshire +5 1 £50,000 -18.70% 3
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:

Business Applications
1 5 (41.67%) NetSuite
2 2 (16.67%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 1 (8.33%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (8.33%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 4 (33.33%) Power Platform
2 3 (25.00%) Dynamics 365
2 3 (25.00%) PowerApps
3 2 (16.67%) Azure
3 2 (16.67%) Power Automate
4 1 (8.33%) Copilot Studio
4 1 (8.33%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 1 (8.33%) 4G
1 1 (8.33%) 5G
1 1 (8.33%) Bluetooth
1 1 (8.33%) Broadband
1 1 (8.33%) Internet
1 1 (8.33%) RS-232
1 1 (8.33%) RS-485
1 1 (8.33%) SD-WAN
1 1 (8.33%) WAN
1 1 (8.33%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (8.33%) Wireless
1 1 (8.33%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (8.33%) Hazelcast
1 1 (8.33%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (8.33%) GitLab
General
1 9 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
1 9 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (41.67%) Manufacturing
3 4 (33.33%) Finance
4 3 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (25.00%) Marketing
5 2 (16.67%) Public Sector
6 1 (8.33%) Advertising
6 1 (8.33%) Electronics
6 1 (8.33%) Financial Institution
6 1 (8.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 2 (16.67%) Developer
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Developer
2 1 (8.33%) Design Engineer
2 1 (8.33%) Dynamics 365 Developer
2 1 (8.33%) Electronics Design Engineer
2 1 (8.33%) Electronics Engineer
2 1 (8.33%) ERP Specialist
2 1 (8.33%) Full-Stack Engineer
2 1 (8.33%) Java Engineer
2 1 (8.33%) Lead
2 1 (8.33%) Product Manager
2 1 (8.33%) Project Manager
2 1 (8.33%) Senior
2 1 (8.33%) Senior Manager
2 1 (8.33%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (16.67%) .NET
1 2 (16.67%) HTML
2 1 (8.33%) AngularJS
2 1 (8.33%) EDI
2 1 (8.33%) Hibernate
2 1 (8.33%) RabbitMQ
2 1 (8.33%) React
2 1 (8.33%) REST
2 1 (8.33%) Spring
2 1 (8.33%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 6 (50.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (8.33%) 3D Printing
2 1 (8.33%) AI Agents
2 1 (8.33%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (8.33%) Industry 4.0
2 1 (8.33%) Life Science
2 1 (8.33%) Low-Code
2 1 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (58.33%) Computer Science
2 7 (58.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 7 (58.33%) Digital Twin
3 6 (50.00%) Agile
3 6 (50.00%) Project Management
4 5 (41.67%) CAD
4 5 (41.67%) Data Visualisation
4 5 (41.67%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 5 (41.67%) ERP
4 5 (41.67%) Manufacturing Engineering
4 5 (41.67%) Smart Manufacturing
4 5 (41.67%) Translating Business Requirements
4 5 (41.67%) Visualisation
5 4 (33.33%) DevOps
6 3 (25.00%) Analytics
6 3 (25.00%) Customer Experience
6 3 (25.00%) User Experience
7 2 (16.67%) Customer Service
7 2 (16.67%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 4 (33.33%) SQL
2 2 (16.67%) C#
2 2 (16.67%) JavaScript
3 1 (8.33%) Java
3 1 (8.33%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (66.67%) Degree
2 3 (25.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (25.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (8.33%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (8.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (8.33%) Master's Degree
3 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (8.33%) PMI Certification
3 1 (8.33%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (8.33%) Accessibility
1 1 (8.33%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 1 (8.33%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (8.33%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 5 (41.67%) Epicor
1 5 (41.67%) Infor
1 5 (41.67%) SAP
2 4 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 2 (16.67%) Planon
4 1 (8.33%) EMC
4 1 (8.33%) IBM
4 1 (8.33%) Salesforce
4 1 (8.33%) ServiceNow