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 16 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 363 301
Rank change year-on-year +330 -62 +71
Permanent jobs citing IoT 4,410 298 909
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 5.14% 0.72% 0.97%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 17.80% 1.82% 2.67%
Number of salaries quoted 272 194 717
10th Percentile £33,500 £42,950 £35,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +1.77%

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 24,769 16,383 34,048
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 28.89% 39.50% 36.20%
Number of salaries quoted 12,698 9,112 22,964
10th Percentile £29,750 £31,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,739 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.10% +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £113,725 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% -9.09%

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 16 April 2026.

Salary histogram for IoT in the UK

IoT
Top 17 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 16 April 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
England +345 4,336 £60,000 - 977
UK excluding London +282 3,910 £55,000 -8.33% 650
North of England +217 1,667 £52,500 -9.09% 241
North West +163 1,505 £53,750 -4.44% 195
Midlands +152 1,060 £42,500 -29.17% 48
West Midlands +127 927 £42,500 -32.00% 9
South East +174 667 £55,000 -8.33% 198
London +242 452 £75,000 -6.25% 372
East of England +120 400 £55,000 - 119
Yorkshire +73 162 £50,000 -16.67% 41
East Midlands +50 145 - - 39
South West -28 72 £57,500 -4.17% 35
Work from Home -62 61 £70,000 +16.67% 45
Wales -23 34 - - 4
Scotland -18 10 £72,500 +16.00% 12
Channel Islands - 8 - -
Northern Ireland -36 4 £70,000 +40.00% 3

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 14 (0.32%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.16%) Confluence
3 4 (0.091%) CMS
3 4 (0.091%) WordPress
4 2 (0.045%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.023%) Apache
5 1 (0.023%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.023%) GeoServer
5 1 (0.023%) Mendix
Applications
1 7 (0.16%) Adobe Illustrator
2 4 (0.091%) Photoshop
3 3 (0.068%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.068%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.045%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.023%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.023%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (0.091%) Oracle ERP
2 3 (0.068%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.045%) Maximo
3 2 (0.045%) SAP Business One
4 1 (0.023%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.023%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 4,056 (91.97%) Cloud Computing
2 45 (1.02%) AWS
3 43 (0.98%) Azure
4 16 (0.36%) Entra ID
4 16 (0.36%) SaaS
5 12 (0.27%) Microsoft 365
6 10 (0.23%) GCP
7 8 (0.18%) Power Platform
8 7 (0.16%) Serverless
9 5 (0.11%) Amazon S3
9 5 (0.11%) Google Workspace
10 4 (0.091%) Canva
10 4 (0.091%) GitHub
10 4 (0.091%) IaaS
10 4 (0.091%) PaaS
11 3 (0.068%) Amazon EC2
11 3 (0.068%) AWS Lambda
11 3 (0.068%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.068%) Zapier
12 2 (0.045%) Google Play
Communications & Networking
1 4,044 (91.70%) Internet
2 32 (0.73%) Wireless
3 19 (0.43%) Firewall
4 17 (0.39%) Bluetooth
4 17 (0.39%) Network Security
5 13 (0.29%) MQTT
6 11 (0.25%) VPN
7 10 (0.23%) Modbus
8 7 (0.16%) DNS
8 7 (0.16%) Wi-Fi
9 6 (0.14%) LoRaWAN
10 4 (0.091%) 5G
10 4 (0.091%) DHCP
10 4 (0.091%) WAN
11 3 (0.068%) LAN
11 3 (0.068%) LTE
11 3 (0.068%) TCP/IP
11 3 (0.068%) Unified Communications
11 3 (0.068%) VLAN
12 2 (0.045%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (0.54%) Big Data
2 11 (0.25%) MySQL
3 8 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
3 8 (0.18%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (0.16%) Power BI
5 6 (0.14%) NoSQL
6 5 (0.11%) Neo4j
6 5 (0.11%) SQL Server
7 4 (0.091%) InfluxDB
8 3 (0.068%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.045%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.045%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.045%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.045%) GIS
9 2 (0.045%) Informix
9 2 (0.045%) Pinecone
10 1 (0.023%) Amazon Athena
10 1 (0.023%) Delta Lake
10 1 (0.023%) Geospatial Data
10 1 (0.023%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 6 (0.14%) Git
1 6 (0.14%) JIRA
2 1 (0.023%) Bitbucket
2 1 (0.023%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.023%) GitLab
2 1 (0.023%) IDA Disassembler
2 1 (0.023%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.023%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.023%) Poetry
2 1 (0.023%) Postman
2 1 (0.023%) SoapUI
2 1 (0.023%) Zephyr
General
1 4,124 (93.51%) Social Skills
2 4,062 (92.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4,059 (92.04%) Banking
4 41 (0.93%) Manufacturing
5 40 (0.91%) Electronics
6 33 (0.75%) Finance
6 33 (0.75%) Marketing
7 20 (0.45%) Analytical Skills
8 18 (0.41%) Public Sector
9 17 (0.39%) Telecoms
10 16 (0.36%) Tech for Good
11 15 (0.34%) Automotive
12 14 (0.32%) Wearables
13 11 (0.25%) Law
14 8 (0.18%) Health Technology
14 8 (0.18%) Social Housing
15 7 (0.16%) Retail
16 6 (0.14%) French Language
17 5 (0.11%) Back Office
17 5 (0.11%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 3,149 (71.41%) Lecturer
2 61 (1.38%) Software Engineer
3 43 (0.98%) Embedded Engineer
4 37 (0.84%) Developer
4 37 (0.84%) Senior
5 33 (0.75%) Architect
6 25 (0.57%) Firmware Engineer
7 23 (0.52%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
8 21 (0.48%) Principal Engineer
8 21 (0.48%) Principal Software Engineer
8 21 (0.48%) Sales Manager
9 17 (0.39%) React Developer
10 16 (0.36%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 16 (0.36%) Mobile Developer
11 14 (0.32%) Full-Stack Engineer
11 14 (0.32%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
11 14 (0.32%) Senior Software Engineer
12 12 (0.27%) 2nd Line Support
12 12 (0.27%) Analyst
12 12 (0.27%) IoT Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (0.50%) React
2 19 (0.43%) Node.js
3 18 (0.41%) React Native
4 9 (0.20%) REST
5 6 (0.14%) .NET
6 5 (0.11%) Spring Boot
7 4 (0.091%) AngularJS
7 4 (0.091%) Kafka
8 2 (0.045%) ASP.NET Web API
8 2 (0.045%) Django
8 2 (0.045%) Next.js
8 2 (0.045%) OpenAPI
8 2 (0.045%) pgvector
8 2 (0.045%) Swagger
8 2 (0.045%) WebSockets
9 1 (0.023%) .NET Core
9 1 (0.023%) Anaconda
9 1 (0.023%) GraphQL
9 1 (0.023%) PySpark
9 1 (0.023%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 20 (0.45%) Mobile App
1 20 (0.45%) Smart Energy
2 14 (0.32%) SCADA
3 13 (0.29%) Embedded Systems
4 11 (0.25%) Operational Technology
4 11 (0.25%) Smart Home
5 9 (0.20%) Cloud Native
5 9 (0.20%) PropTech
6 7 (0.16%) Analytical Mindset
6 7 (0.16%) Distributed Systems
6 7 (0.16%) Greenfield Project
7 6 (0.14%) Robotics
7 6 (0.14%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (0.11%) Device Driver
8 5 (0.11%) Industry 4.0
8 5 (0.11%) Manufacturing Execution System
8 5 (0.11%) Onboarding
8 5 (0.11%) Product Ownership
9 4 (0.091%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (0.091%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 27 (0.61%) Linux
2 14 (0.32%) Windows
3 9 (0.20%) Android
4 8 (0.18%) Unix
5 5 (0.11%) Embedded Linux
5 5 (0.11%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.091%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.045%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.045%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.023%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.023%) Kali Linux
8 1 (0.023%) Solaris
8 1 (0.023%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 4,091 (92.77%) Cybersecurity
2 4,069 (92.27%) AI
3 4,054 (91.93%) Web Development
4 4,052 (91.88%) Machine Learning
5 4,043 (91.68%) User Experience
6 77 (1.75%) Software Engineering
7 56 (1.27%) Problem-Solving
8 39 (0.88%) Continuous Improvement
9 33 (0.75%) Full-Stack Development
10 32 (0.73%) Agile
11 30 (0.68%) Business Analysis
12 29 (0.66%) ERP
13 28 (0.63%) Roadmaps
14 27 (0.61%) Analytics
14 27 (0.61%) Digital Marketing
14 27 (0.61%) Energy Management
15 25 (0.57%) DevOps
16 24 (0.54%) Mentoring
17 20 (0.45%) Customer Service
17 20 (0.45%) Storage Management
Programming Languages
1 32 (0.73%) Python
2 18 (0.41%) Java
3 17 (0.39%) SQL
4 14 (0.32%) TypeScript
5 11 (0.25%) C++
6 8 (0.18%) C
6 8 (0.18%) C#
6 8 (0.18%) JavaScript
6 8 (0.18%) PHP
7 6 (0.14%) PowerShell
8 4 (0.091%) Bash
9 2 (0.045%) Go
9 2 (0.045%) Perl
9 2 (0.045%) Rust
9 2 (0.045%) VBA
10 1 (0.023%) Embedded C
10 1 (0.023%) Groovy
10 1 (0.023%) Haskell
10 1 (0.023%) OCaml
10 1 (0.023%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 4,091 (92.77%) Degree
2 4,060 (92.06%) Master's Degree
3 4,037 (91.54%) PhD
4 4,034 (91.47%) Postgraduate
5 26 (0.59%) HND
6 8 (0.18%) Security Cleared
7 5 (0.11%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (0.11%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (0.091%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.045%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.045%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.045%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.045%) CISM
9 2 (0.045%) CISSP
9 2 (0.045%) MBA
9 2 (0.045%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.045%) PMP
9 2 (0.045%) SC Cleared
10 1 (0.023%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.023%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (0.29%) QA
2 4 (0.091%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (0.091%) GDPR
2 4 (0.091%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (0.068%) Data Quality
3 3 (0.068%) ISO 9001
3 3 (0.068%) SLA
4 1 (0.023%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.023%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (0.023%) GMP
4 1 (0.023%) JTAG
4 1 (0.023%) SOC 2
System Software
1 49 (1.11%) Firmware
2 30 (0.68%) Embedded Firmware
3 12 (0.27%) Docker
4 10 (0.23%) Active Directory
5 6 (0.14%) VMware Infrastructure
6 3 (0.068%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.068%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 21 (0.48%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (0.36%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.11%) Grafana
4 4 (0.091%) Terraform
5 3 (0.068%) Galera Cluster
5 3 (0.068%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.023%) Nessus
6 1 (0.023%) Nmap
Vendors
1 43 (0.98%) Microsoft
2 10 (0.23%) Google
2 10 (0.23%) SAP
3 7 (0.16%) EMC
3 7 (0.16%) Oracle
4 6 (0.14%) VMware
5 5 (0.11%) Cisco
5 5 (0.11%) Cognizant
6 4 (0.091%) Fortinet
7 3 (0.068%) Adobe
7 3 (0.068%) ConnectWise
7 3 (0.068%) Draytek
7 3 (0.068%) Epicor
7 3 (0.068%) IBM
7 3 (0.068%) Infor
7 3 (0.068%) Ruckus Wireless
8 2 (0.045%) Apple
8 2 (0.045%) Meraki
8 2 (0.045%) Red Hat
8 2 (0.045%) Siemens