IoT Job Trends

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 27 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 331 376
Rank change year-on-year +308 +45 -4
Permanent jobs citing IoT 4,341 476 368
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 7.24% 0.85% 0.71%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 20.83% 2.32% 1.90%
Number of salaries quoted 216 272 281
10th Percentile £32,750 £32,500 £39,750
25th Percentile £40,938 £46,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,250 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.09% -12.00% -7.41%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £86,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -4.00%

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 20,836 20,539 19,394
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.73% 36.86% 37.29%
Number of salaries quoted 10,496 9,893 14,189
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,199 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,500 £54,125 £55,000
% change year-on-year -14.09% -1.59% -

IoT
Job Vacancy Trend

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

IoT job vacancy trend in the UK

IoT
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing IoT.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing IoT

IoT
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IoT over the 6 months to 27 December 2025.

Salary histogram for IoT in the UK

IoT
Top 18 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 27 December 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 +311 4,281 £57,000 -0.87% 390
UK excluding London +254 3,882 £55,000 - 283
North of England +227 1,658 £55,000 +37.50% 52
North West +163 1,510 £60,000 +50.00% 25
Midlands +169 1,061 £50,000 -16.67% 44
West Midlands +144 927 £50,000 -16.67% 20
South East +182 630 £65,000 - 87
London +249 425 £65,000 -10.34% 131
East of England +120 418 £57,500 +4.55% 36
Yorkshire +102 147 £50,000 -20.00% 24
East Midlands +73 146 £55,000 - 22
South West +22 71 £52,600 -8.52% 46
Work from Home -16 59 £60,000 - 100
Wales +21 42 £50,500 +83.64% 9
Channel Islands - 8 - -
Northern Ireland - 4 £70,000 - 5
Scotland -2 2 £57,250 +24.46% 10
North East +13 1 £40,000 -20.79% 5

IoT
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 31 (0.71%) SharePoint
2 11 (0.25%) Confluence
3 2 (0.046%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.046%) nginx
4 1 (0.023%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.023%) Mendix
Applications
1 4 (0.092%) AutoCAD
1 4 (0.092%) Microsoft Project
1 4 (0.092%) MS Visio
1 4 (0.092%) Revit
2 3 (0.069%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.023%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (0.12%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.092%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.046%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.046%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.023%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.023%) Maximo
4 1 (0.023%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.023%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.023%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.023%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.023%) SAP IBP
4 1 (0.023%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.023%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.023%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 4,066 (93.67%) Cloud Computing
2 53 (1.22%) Azure
3 31 (0.71%) AWS
4 25 (0.58%) Entra ID
5 20 (0.46%) Power Platform
6 15 (0.35%) Power Automate
7 12 (0.28%) PowerApps
8 11 (0.25%) SaaS
8 11 (0.25%) Serverless
9 7 (0.16%) GCP
10 6 (0.14%) GitHub
10 6 (0.14%) Microsoft 365
11 4 (0.092%) Dynamics 365
11 4 (0.092%) Google Workspace
11 4 (0.092%) IaaS
11 4 (0.092%) PaaS
11 4 (0.092%) SurveyMonkey
11 4 (0.092%) Zapier
12 3 (0.069%) Azure DevOps
13 2 (0.046%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 4,071 (93.78%) Internet
2 40 (0.92%) Network Security
3 34 (0.78%) Wireless
4 14 (0.32%) Modbus
5 12 (0.28%) Bluetooth
5 12 (0.28%) Firewall
5 12 (0.28%) TCP/IP
6 11 (0.25%) MQTT
7 9 (0.21%) WAN
8 8 (0.18%) 5G
8 8 (0.18%) VLAN
9 6 (0.14%) LAN
9 6 (0.14%) Wi-Fi
10 5 (0.12%) Broadband
10 5 (0.12%) Intrusion Detection
10 5 (0.12%) VPN
10 5 (0.12%) ZigBee
11 4 (0.092%) DNS
11 4 (0.092%) LTE
11 4 (0.092%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (0.58%) Big Data
2 13 (0.30%) MySQL
3 8 (0.18%) Power BI
4 6 (0.14%) MongoDB
5 4 (0.092%) ClickHouse
6 3 (0.069%) Data Lake
6 3 (0.069%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.046%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.046%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.046%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.046%) InfluxDB
7 2 (0.046%) Informix
7 2 (0.046%) Metadata
7 2 (0.046%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.023%) Delta Lake
8 1 (0.023%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.023%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.023%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.023%) Redis
8 1 (0.023%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 11 (0.25%) JIRA
2 4 (0.092%) Burp Suite
2 4 (0.092%) Metasploit
3 3 (0.069%) Git
3 3 (0.069%) GitLab
4 2 (0.046%) Jaeger
4 2 (0.046%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.046%) MLflow
4 2 (0.046%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.023%) Postman
5 1 (0.023%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.023%) SoapUI
General
1 4,139 (95.35%) Social Skills
2 4,071 (93.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4,069 (93.73%) Banking
4 33 (0.76%) Manufacturing
4 33 (0.76%) Marketing
5 29 (0.67%) Finance
6 23 (0.53%) Electronics
7 22 (0.51%) Analytical Skills
8 15 (0.35%) Automotive
9 13 (0.30%) Tech for Good
10 12 (0.28%) Public Sector
11 10 (0.23%) Law
11 10 (0.23%) Telecoms
12 9 (0.21%) Retail
12 9 (0.21%) Wearables
13 8 (0.18%) Aerospace
14 6 (0.14%) Social Housing
15 4 (0.092%) Back Office
15 4 (0.092%) Documentation Skills
16 3 (0.069%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 3,159 (72.77%) Lecturer
2 43 (0.99%) Developer
3 33 (0.76%) Senior
4 24 (0.55%) Software Engineer
5 22 (0.51%) Architect
6 15 (0.35%) React Developer
7 13 (0.30%) Embedded Engineer
7 13 (0.30%) Mobile Developer
7 13 (0.30%) Senior Developer
8 12 (0.28%) Systems Engineer
9 11 (0.25%) Firmware Engineer
10 10 (0.23%) Analyst
10 10 (0.23%) IoT Developer
10 10 (0.23%) Principal Engineer
10 10 (0.23%) Principal Software Engineer
10 10 (0.23%) Solutions Architect
11 9 (0.21%) Sales Manager
12 8 (0.18%) Applications Developer
12 8 (0.18%) Backend Developer
12 8 (0.18%) Full-Stack Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (0.35%) React Native
2 12 (0.28%) Node.js
3 11 (0.25%) React
4 9 (0.21%) REST
5 8 (0.18%) .NET
6 5 (0.12%) AngularJS
6 5 (0.12%) Kafka
6 5 (0.12%) OpenAPI
6 5 (0.12%) Swagger
7 4 (0.092%) Spring Boot
8 3 (0.069%) 802.1X
8 3 (0.069%) ASP.NET Web API
9 2 (0.046%) .NET Framework
9 2 (0.046%) Django
9 2 (0.046%) HTML
9 2 (0.046%) Keycloak
9 2 (0.046%) Next.js
9 2 (0.046%) RESTful
9 2 (0.046%) WebRTC
9 2 (0.046%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 18 (0.41%) Management Information System
2 16 (0.37%) Mobile App
3 13 (0.30%) SCADA
4 10 (0.23%) Smart Energy
4 10 (0.23%) Smart Home
5 9 (0.21%) Embedded Systems
5 9 (0.21%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (0.18%) Onboarding
7 7 (0.16%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (0.16%) Greenfield Project
7 7 (0.16%) Operational Technology
8 6 (0.14%) Cloud Native
8 6 (0.14%) Cyber Threat
8 6 (0.14%) Driving Licence
8 6 (0.14%) Product Ownership
9 5 (0.12%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (0.092%) CAN bus
10 4 (0.092%) Home Automation
10 4 (0.092%) Machine to Machine
10 4 (0.092%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 14 (0.32%) Linux
1 14 (0.32%) Windows
2 9 (0.21%) Android
2 9 (0.21%) Unix
3 5 (0.12%) Ubuntu
4 4 (0.092%) Kali Linux
5 2 (0.046%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.046%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.046%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.023%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 4,116 (94.82%) Cybersecurity
2 4,074 (93.85%) AI
3 4,066 (93.67%) Machine Learning
4 4,064 (93.62%) Web Development
5 4,054 (93.39%) User Experience
6 46 (1.06%) Agile
7 44 (1.01%) Problem-Solving
8 38 (0.88%) Software Engineering
9 32 (0.74%) Continuous Improvement
9 32 (0.74%) Customer Service
9 32 (0.74%) DevOps
10 30 (0.69%) Roadmaps
11 28 (0.65%) Project Management
12 24 (0.55%) Analytics
13 23 (0.53%) Digital Marketing
14 22 (0.51%) Decision-Making
15 21 (0.48%) ERP
16 20 (0.46%) Business Analysis
16 20 (0.46%) Business Development
16 20 (0.46%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 34 (0.78%) Python
2 20 (0.46%) Java
3 19 (0.44%) C++
3 19 (0.44%) SQL
4 15 (0.35%) TypeScript
5 11 (0.25%) PowerShell
6 10 (0.23%) C
6 10 (0.23%) C#
7 9 (0.21%) Ruby
8 8 (0.18%) Elixir
8 8 (0.18%) Go
9 7 (0.16%) PHP
10 6 (0.14%) JavaScript
11 4 (0.092%) R
11 4 (0.092%) Rust
12 3 (0.069%) Perl
13 2 (0.046%) Bash
13 2 (0.046%) Embedded C
13 2 (0.046%) Kotlin
13 2 (0.046%) VBA
Qualifications
1 4,095 (94.33%) Degree
2 4,068 (93.71%) Master's Degree
3 4,048 (93.25%) PhD
4 4,044 (93.16%) Postgraduate
5 21 (0.48%) HND
6 15 (0.35%) Security Cleared
7 11 (0.25%) SC Cleared
8 9 (0.21%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (0.16%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (0.092%) PMI Certification
10 4 (0.092%) PMP
11 2 (0.046%) CISA
11 2 (0.046%) CISM
11 2 (0.046%) CISSP
11 2 (0.046%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.023%) CCNA
12 1 (0.023%) CCNP
12 1 (0.023%) Cisco Certification
12 1 (0.023%) HNC
12 1 (0.023%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (0.39%) QA
2 5 (0.12%) Data Quality
2 5 (0.12%) GDPR
3 4 (0.092%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.069%) SLA
5 2 (0.046%) NIST
6 1 (0.023%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.023%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.023%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.023%) GMP
6 1 (0.023%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.023%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.023%) SOC 2
System Software
1 22 (0.51%) Firmware
2 7 (0.16%) Docker
2 7 (0.16%) Embedded Firmware
3 5 (0.12%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.046%) NFS
4 2 (0.046%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.023%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.023%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 24 (0.55%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (0.23%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.12%) Grafana
4 4 (0.092%) Nessus
4 4 (0.092%) Nmap
5 2 (0.046%) Ansible
5 2 (0.046%) Argo
5 2 (0.046%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.046%) Terraform
6 1 (0.023%) Kibana
Vendors
1 48 (1.11%) Microsoft
2 12 (0.28%) Cisco
3 9 (0.21%) Atlassian
3 9 (0.21%) Google
3 9 (0.21%) SAP
4 6 (0.14%) Oracle
4 6 (0.14%) Ruckus Wireless
5 5 (0.12%) EMC
5 5 (0.12%) Epicor
5 5 (0.12%) Infor
5 5 (0.12%) Red Hat
6 4 (0.092%) Autodesk
6 4 (0.092%) IBM
6 4 (0.092%) NEC
6 4 (0.092%) Panasonic
6 4 (0.092%) Polycom
6 4 (0.092%) Qualtrics
6 4 (0.092%) Samsung
6 4 (0.092%) Sony
6 4 (0.092%) Splunk