IoT Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

IoT (Internet of Things, Internet of Everything)
UK > Work from Home

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

6 months to
6 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 318 294 325
Rank change year-on-year -24 +31 -34
Permanent jobs citing IoT 113 349 407
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.72% 1.03% 0.96%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.82% 2.91% 2.48%
Number of salaries quoted 90 289 265
10th Percentile £37,467 £35,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £51,750 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.00% -10.71%
75th Percentile £76,250 £71,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £85,000 £92,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -10.71%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 6,205 12,005 16,380
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 39.50% 35.53% 38.65%
Number of salaries quoted 3,862 9,227 11,835
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £39,000
25th Percentile £47,231 £42,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £59,300 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.61% -8.77% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £86,250
90th Percentile £122,500 £101,250 £107,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

IoT
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing IoT as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

IoT trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

IoT
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing IoT.

IoT salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

IoT
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing IoT over the 6 months to 6 May 2025.

IoT salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

IoT
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 5 (4.42%) Confluence
2 2 (1.77%) ThingWorx
3 1 (0.88%) Mendix
Applications
1 3 (2.65%) Chatbot
1 3 (2.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.77%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 4 (3.54%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (2.65%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.88%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 27 (23.89%) AWS
2 23 (20.35%) Azure
3 15 (13.27%) Serverless
4 13 (11.50%) GitHub
5 12 (10.62%) Microsoft 365
5 12 (10.62%) SaaS
6 9 (7.96%) Amazon S3
6 9 (7.96%) IaaS
6 9 (7.96%) PaaS
7 8 (7.08%) AWS Lambda
8 5 (4.42%) GCP
9 4 (3.54%) Amazon EC2
9 4 (3.54%) Azure Functions
10 3 (2.65%) Azure AI
10 3 (2.65%) Azure Data Factory
10 3 (2.65%) Azure Machine Learning
10 3 (2.65%) Azure Service Bus
10 3 (2.65%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 3 (2.65%) Cloud Computing
10 3 (2.65%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 10 (8.85%) Bluetooth
1 10 (8.85%) Internet
2 8 (7.08%) DNS
3 7 (6.19%) LoRaWAN
3 7 (6.19%) WAN
4 5 (4.42%) 5G
4 5 (4.42%) MQTT
5 4 (3.54%) 4G
5 4 (3.54%) Unified Communications
5 4 (3.54%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (3.54%) Wireless
6 3 (2.65%) Modbus
7 2 (1.77%) Firewall
8 1 (0.88%) Intrusion Detection
8 1 (0.88%) LTE
8 1 (0.88%) Network Security
8 1 (0.88%) SNMP
8 1 (0.88%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.88%) Wireshark
8 1 (0.88%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (15.04%) MySQL
2 10 (8.85%) NoSQL
3 9 (7.96%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (6.19%) MongoDB
5 4 (3.54%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (2.65%) Relational Database
7 2 (1.77%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (1.77%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 2 (1.77%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (1.77%) Big Data
7 2 (1.77%) Data Lake
7 2 (1.77%) Geospatial Data
7 2 (1.77%) Power BI
7 2 (1.77%) Redis
7 2 (1.77%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.88%) Amazon Aurora
8 1 (0.88%) BigQuery
8 1 (0.88%) Metadata
8 1 (0.88%) Pentaho
Development Applications
1 16 (14.16%) Git
2 5 (4.42%) JIRA
3 4 (3.54%) Jenkins
4 2 (1.77%) ESLint
4 2 (1.77%) MSI
4 2 (1.77%) Octopus Deploy
4 2 (1.77%) Sinon.JS
4 2 (1.77%) TeamCity
4 2 (1.77%) webpack
5 1 (0.88%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.88%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.88%) GitLab
5 1 (0.88%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.88%) Subversion
General
1 54 (47.79%) Social Skills
2 18 (15.93%) Finance
3 11 (9.73%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (9.73%) Manufacturing
4 10 (8.85%) Public Sector
5 8 (7.08%) Automotive
5 8 (7.08%) Tech for Good
5 8 (7.08%) Welsh Language
6 7 (6.19%) Social Housing
7 6 (5.31%) Games
7 6 (5.31%) Legal
7 6 (5.31%) Telecoms
8 5 (4.42%) Marketing
9 4 (3.54%) Electronics
10 3 (2.65%) Wearables
11 2 (1.77%) Advertising
11 2 (1.77%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (1.77%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.88%) Agriculture
12 1 (0.88%) Law
Job Titles
1 25 (22.12%) Senior
2 21 (18.58%) Software Engineer
3 19 (16.81%) Developer
4 12 (10.62%) Architect
5 11 (9.73%) Senior Software Engineer
6 9 (7.96%) Software Developer
7 8 (7.08%) Consultant
7 8 (7.08%) Server Engineer
8 6 (5.31%) Account Manager
8 6 (5.31%) Embedded Engineer
8 6 (5.31%) Lead
9 5 (4.42%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 5 (4.42%) Project Manager
9 5 (4.42%) Senior Developer
10 4 (3.54%) Cloud Engineer
10 4 (3.54%) SAP Consultant
10 4 (3.54%) SAP EWM Consultant
10 4 (3.54%) SAP WM Consultant
10 4 (3.54%) Senior SAP Consultant
10 4 (3.54%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (13.27%) Node.js
2 8 (7.08%) AngularJS
2 8 (7.08%) React
3 6 (5.31%) .NET
3 6 (5.31%) CSS
3 6 (5.31%) Django
3 6 (5.31%) HTML
3 6 (5.31%) WebSockets
4 5 (4.42%) REST
4 5 (4.42%) Vue
5 4 (3.54%) .NET Core
5 4 (3.54%) SAP Fiori
6 3 (2.65%) gRPC
6 3 (2.65%) JSON
6 3 (2.65%) Kafka
6 3 (2.65%) RESTful
7 2 (1.77%) ARM Templates
7 2 (1.77%) ASP.NET Web API
7 2 (1.77%) Jest
7 2 (1.77%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 10 (8.85%) Embedded Systems
1 10 (8.85%) Greenfield Project
1 10 (8.85%) Operational Technology
2 9 (7.96%) Smart City
3 8 (7.08%) Algorithms
3 8 (7.08%) Smart Meter
4 7 (6.19%) Mobile App
4 7 (6.19%) NB-IoT
4 7 (6.19%) Smart Home
5 6 (5.31%) Client/Server
5 6 (5.31%) Driving Licence
6 5 (4.42%) Virtual Team
7 4 (3.54%) Cloud Native
7 4 (3.54%) Industrial Internet of Things
7 4 (3.54%) NHS
8 3 (2.65%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (2.65%) GNSS
8 3 (2.65%) Legacy Code
8 3 (2.65%) Management Information System
8 3 (2.65%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 16 (14.16%) Linux
2 8 (7.08%) Windows
2 8 (7.08%) Windows Server
3 6 (5.31%) Ubuntu
4 3 (2.65%) FreeRTOS
5 2 (1.77%) Embedded Linux
6 1 (0.88%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (27.43%) Problem-Solving
2 28 (24.78%) Software Engineering
3 20 (17.70%) Agile
3 20 (17.70%) Analytics
4 19 (16.81%) Mentoring
5 17 (15.04%) Microservices
5 17 (15.04%) Project Management
6 16 (14.16%) Computer Science
6 16 (14.16%) Roadmaps
7 14 (12.39%) CI/CD
8 13 (11.50%) Artificial Intelligence
8 13 (11.50%) Collaborative Working
8 13 (11.50%) Incident Management
9 12 (10.62%) Decision-Making
9 12 (10.62%) DevOps
9 12 (10.62%) Full-Stack Development
9 12 (10.62%) Validation
10 11 (9.73%) ITIL
10 11 (9.73%) Service Management
11 10 (8.85%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 22 (19.47%) Python
2 18 (15.93%) TypeScript
3 17 (15.04%) C
4 15 (13.27%) C++
5 13 (11.50%) SQL
6 7 (6.19%) JavaScript
6 7 (6.19%) PHP
7 6 (5.31%) C#
7 6 (5.31%) Ladder Logic
8 4 (3.54%) Embedded C
8 4 (3.54%) PowerShell
9 3 (2.65%) Embedded C++
9 3 (2.65%) Go
10 2 (1.77%) Bash
10 2 (1.77%) Java
10 2 (1.77%) MATLAB
10 2 (1.77%) Rust
11 1 (0.88%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.88%) R
Qualifications
1 23 (20.35%) Degree
2 12 (10.62%) Computer Science Degree
3 8 (7.08%) Azure Certification
3 8 (7.08%) DBS Check
3 8 (7.08%) MCSA
3 8 (7.08%) MCSE
3 8 (7.08%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (4.42%) Security Cleared
5 4 (3.54%) SC Cleared
6 3 (2.65%) Master's Degree
6 3 (2.65%) PMI Certification
6 3 (2.65%) PMP
7 2 (1.77%) PhD
8 1 (0.88%) ACSA
8 1 (0.88%) ACSP
8 1 (0.88%) APMP
8 1 (0.88%) CCSP
8 1 (0.88%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.88%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.88%) ISSAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (12.39%) SLA
2 5 (4.42%) Accessibility
3 4 (3.54%) Data Quality
4 3 (2.65%) GDPR
4 3 (2.65%) IEC 62304
4 3 (2.65%) MISRA
4 3 (2.65%) NIST
5 2 (1.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.88%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.88%) COBIT
6 1 (0.88%) GMP
6 1 (0.88%) NCSC
6 1 (0.88%) QA
System Software
1 9 (7.96%) Active Directory
1 9 (7.96%) Docker
2 8 (7.08%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.88%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (4.42%) Kubernetes
2 4 (3.54%) Terraform
3 2 (1.77%) Ansible
3 2 (1.77%) Progress Chef
4 1 (0.88%) Puppet
Vendors
1 16 (14.16%) Microsoft
2 11 (9.73%) SAP
3 6 (5.31%) Siemens
4 5 (4.42%) Oracle
5 3 (2.65%) Salesforce
6 2 (1.77%) Databricks
6 2 (1.77%) Workday
7 1 (0.88%) Atlassian
7 1 (0.88%) Atmel
7 1 (0.88%) CyberArk
7 1 (0.88%) Google
7 1 (0.88%) Netskope
7 1 (0.88%) New Relic
7 1 (0.88%) Okta
7 1 (0.88%) Red Hat
7 1 (0.88%) SolarWinds
7 1 (0.88%) YouTube
7 1 (0.88%) Zscaler