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

6 months to
1 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 66 319 381
Rank change year-on-year +253 +62 +22
Permanent jobs citing IoT 1,882 543 367
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 3.48% 0.84% 0.72%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 10.07% 2.42% 1.89%
Number of salaries quoted 206 334 290
10th Percentile £33,500 £32,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £47,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -11.54% -3.70%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £84,625 £93,875
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 18,681 22,418 19,402
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.50% 34.57% 38.25%
Number of salaries quoted 10,484 10,966 14,636
10th Percentile £27,707 £33,625 £33,500
25th Percentile £35,917 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.83% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,750 £84,056
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £106,289
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% -1.82% -

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 1 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 1 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 +287 1,834 £57,500 -4.17% 175
UK excluding London +217 1,565 £55,000 - 159
North of England +215 663 £55,000 +37.50% 30
North West +170 606 £57,500 +53.33% 18
South East +156 436 £65,000 +4.00% 69
London +211 298 £67,500 - 44
East of England +108 291 £57,500 +4.55% 16
Midlands +55 82 £55,000 -8.33% 20
East Midlands +50 70 £55,000 -8.33% 3
Work from Home -25 65 £60,000 - 65
South West +36 57 £50,000 -13.04% 19
Yorkshire +45 56 £55,000 -21.43% 9
Wales +15 31 £51,500 +87.27% 5
West Midlands +26 12 £50,000 -16.67% 17
Channel Islands - 6 - -
Northern Ireland -1 4 £70,000 -
Scotland -5 3 £57,250 +24.46% 2
North East +13 1 £40,000 -20.79% 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 35 (1.86%) SharePoint
2 15 (0.80%) Confluence
3 2 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.11%) nginx
4 1 (0.053%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.053%) Mendix
4 1 (0.053%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.053%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 5 (0.27%) AutoCAD
1 5 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
1 5 (0.27%) MS Visio
1 5 (0.27%) Revit
2 3 (0.16%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.053%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (0.32%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.21%) Oracle ERP
2 4 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.16%) SAP EWM
3 3 (0.16%) SAP SCM
4 2 (0.11%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.11%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 2 (0.11%) SAP APO
4 2 (0.11%) SAP IBP
4 2 (0.11%) SAP MM
4 2 (0.11%) SAP PP
5 1 (0.053%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.053%) Maximo
5 1 (0.053%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.053%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.053%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.053%) SAP QM
5 1 (0.053%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.053%) SAP WM
5 1 (0.053%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 1,609 (85.49%) Cloud Computing
2 58 (3.08%) Azure
3 33 (1.75%) AWS
4 25 (1.33%) Entra ID
5 23 (1.22%) Power Platform
6 19 (1.01%) Power Automate
7 16 (0.85%) PowerApps
7 16 (0.85%) Serverless
8 13 (0.69%) SaaS
9 9 (0.48%) GCP
10 5 (0.27%) GitHub
10 5 (0.27%) Microsoft 365
11 4 (0.21%) Dynamics 365
11 4 (0.21%) Google Workspace
11 4 (0.21%) IaaS
11 4 (0.21%) PaaS
11 4 (0.21%) SurveyMonkey
11 4 (0.21%) Zapier
12 3 (0.16%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (0.16%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 1,630 (86.61%) Internet
2 42 (2.23%) Network Security
3 32 (1.70%) Wireless
4 26 (1.38%) Modbus
5 22 (1.17%) MQTT
6 13 (0.69%) TCP/IP
7 11 (0.58%) Bluetooth
7 11 (0.58%) Ethernet
7 11 (0.58%) Firewall
8 10 (0.53%) WAN
9 9 (0.48%) 5G
10 8 (0.43%) VLAN
11 6 (0.32%) LAN
11 6 (0.32%) LoRaWAN
11 6 (0.32%) Wi-Fi
12 5 (0.27%) Broadband
12 5 (0.27%) Intrusion Detection
12 5 (0.27%) ZigBee
13 4 (0.21%) LTE
13 4 (0.21%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (0.74%) Big Data
2 10 (0.53%) MySQL
3 8 (0.43%) MongoDB
4 7 (0.37%) Power BI
5 6 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.21%) ClickHouse
6 4 (0.21%) SQL Server
7 3 (0.16%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.16%) DynamoDB
7 3 (0.16%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.11%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.11%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.11%) InfluxDB
8 2 (0.11%) Metadata
8 2 (0.11%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.053%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.053%) Delta Lake
9 1 (0.053%) Elasticsearch
9 1 (0.053%) GIS
9 1 (0.053%) Informix
Development Applications
1 20 (1.06%) JIRA
2 6 (0.32%) Git
3 4 (0.21%) Burp Suite
3 4 (0.21%) GitLab
3 4 (0.21%) Metasploit
4 2 (0.11%) Jaeger
4 2 (0.11%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.11%) MLflow
4 2 (0.11%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.053%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.053%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.053%) Postman
5 1 (0.053%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.053%) Selenium
5 1 (0.053%) SoapUI
General
1 1,687 (89.64%) Social Skills
2 1,613 (85.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1,608 (85.44%) Banking
4 45 (2.39%) Manufacturing
5 29 (1.54%) Finance
6 24 (1.28%) Analytical Skills
6 24 (1.28%) Marketing
7 21 (1.12%) Electronics
8 19 (1.01%) Automotive
9 16 (0.85%) Public Sector
10 14 (0.74%) Pharmaceutical
11 13 (0.69%) Retail
12 10 (0.53%) Telecoms
13 9 (0.48%) Aerospace
13 9 (0.48%) Law
14 8 (0.43%) Tech for Good
15 6 (0.32%) Wearables
16 5 (0.27%) Billing
16 5 (0.27%) Documentation Skills
17 4 (0.21%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 1,300 (69.08%) Lecturer
2 38 (2.02%) Developer
3 36 (1.91%) Senior
4 24 (1.28%) Software Engineer
5 21 (1.12%) Architect
6 13 (0.69%) Embedded Engineer
6 13 (0.69%) Lead
6 13 (0.69%) React Developer
6 13 (0.69%) Systems Engineer
7 12 (0.64%) Senior Developer
8 11 (0.58%) Firmware Engineer
8 11 (0.58%) Mobile Developer
9 9 (0.48%) Sales Manager
9 9 (0.48%) Solutions Architect
10 8 (0.43%) Applications Developer
10 8 (0.43%) Automation Engineer
10 8 (0.43%) Backend Developer
10 8 (0.43%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 8 (0.43%) IoT Developer
10 8 (0.43%) Senior Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (0.74%) .NET
2 12 (0.64%) React Native
3 10 (0.53%) React
4 9 (0.48%) Node.js
4 9 (0.48%) REST
5 6 (0.32%) AngularJS
6 5 (0.27%) OpenAPI
6 5 (0.27%) Swagger
7 4 (0.21%) CSS
7 4 (0.21%) Django
7 4 (0.21%) FastAPI
7 4 (0.21%) Kafka
8 3 (0.16%) 802.1X
8 3 (0.16%) ASP.NET Web API
8 3 (0.16%) SAP Fiori
8 3 (0.16%) SAPUI5
8 3 (0.16%) Spring Boot
9 2 (0.11%) Flask
9 2 (0.11%) RabbitMQ
9 2 (0.11%) WebRTC
Miscellaneous
1 21 (1.12%) SCADA
2 17 (0.90%) Management Information System
2 17 (0.90%) Operational Technology
3 15 (0.80%) Mobile App
4 13 (0.69%) Industry 4.0
5 11 (0.58%) Embedded Systems
5 11 (0.58%) Renewable Energy
6 10 (0.53%) Biopharmaceutical
6 10 (0.53%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (0.43%) Data Centre
8 7 (0.37%) Cloud Native
8 7 (0.37%) Driving Licence
8 7 (0.37%) Onboarding
8 7 (0.37%) Smart Energy
9 6 (0.32%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (0.32%) Device Driver
9 6 (0.32%) Greenfield Project
10 5 (0.27%) CAN bus
10 5 (0.27%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (0.27%) Home Automation
Operating Systems
1 16 (0.85%) Linux
1 16 (0.85%) Windows
2 10 (0.53%) Unix
3 9 (0.48%) Android
4 5 (0.27%) Ubuntu
5 4 (0.21%) Kali Linux
6 2 (0.11%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.11%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.053%) Embedded Linux
7 1 (0.053%) Solaris
7 1 (0.053%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,668 (88.63%) Cybersecurity
2 1,630 (86.61%) AI
3 1,622 (86.18%) Machine Learning
4 1,609 (85.49%) User Experience
5 1,607 (85.39%) Web Development
6 58 (3.08%) Agile
7 43 (2.28%) Problem-Solving
8 38 (2.02%) Software Engineering
9 33 (1.75%) DevOps
10 31 (1.65%) Customer Service
10 31 (1.65%) Roadmaps
11 30 (1.59%) Mentoring
11 30 (1.59%) Project Management
12 28 (1.49%) Continuous Improvement
13 26 (1.38%) Business Development
14 25 (1.33%) Analytics
15 22 (1.17%) Decision-Making
16 21 (1.12%) Computer Science
17 20 (1.06%) Project Delivery
18 19 (1.01%) Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 45 (2.39%) Python
2 22 (1.17%) C++
3 21 (1.12%) SQL
4 19 (1.01%) C#
4 19 (1.01%) Java
5 15 (0.80%) PowerShell
6 13 (0.69%) C
7 11 (0.58%) TypeScript
8 9 (0.48%) JavaScript
8 9 (0.48%) Ruby
9 8 (0.43%) Elixir
9 8 (0.43%) Go
9 8 (0.43%) PHP
10 4 (0.21%) R
10 4 (0.21%) Rust
11 3 (0.16%) Bash
12 2 (0.11%) Embedded C
12 2 (0.11%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.11%) Perl
12 2 (0.11%) VBA
Qualifications
1 1,652 (87.78%) Degree
2 1,611 (85.60%) Master's Degree
3 1,603 (85.18%) PhD
4 1,599 (84.96%) Postgraduate
5 20 (1.06%) Security Cleared
6 19 (1.01%) HND
7 13 (0.69%) SC Cleared
8 11 (0.58%) HNC
9 9 (0.48%) Chartered Engineer
10 8 (0.43%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (0.37%) Computer Science Degree
12 4 (0.21%) PMI Certification
12 4 (0.21%) PMP
13 3 (0.16%) SAP Certification
14 2 (0.11%) CISA
14 2 (0.11%) CISM
14 2 (0.11%) CISSP
15 1 (0.053%) Cisco Certification
15 1 (0.053%) Microsoft Certification
15 1 (0.053%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (1.01%) QA
2 5 (0.27%) Data Quality
2 5 (0.27%) GDPR
3 4 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.16%) SLA
5 2 (0.11%) NIST
6 1 (0.053%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.053%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.053%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.053%) GMP
6 1 (0.053%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.053%) JTAG
6 1 (0.053%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.053%) SOC 2
System Software
1 22 (1.17%) Firmware
2 9 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (0.43%) Docker
3 8 (0.43%) VMware ESXi
4 7 (0.37%) Embedded Firmware
5 4 (0.21%) Active Directory
6 2 (0.11%) NFS
7 1 (0.053%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 23 (1.22%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (0.58%) Kubernetes
3 9 (0.48%) Functional Safety
4 5 (0.27%) Grafana
5 4 (0.21%) Nessus
5 4 (0.21%) Nmap
5 4 (0.21%) Terraform
6 2 (0.11%) Ansible
6 2 (0.11%) Argo
6 2 (0.11%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.053%) Kibana
Vendors
1 49 (2.60%) Microsoft
2 15 (0.80%) Atlassian
3 13 (0.69%) Cisco
4 12 (0.64%) SAP
5 10 (0.53%) Siemens
6 9 (0.48%) AVEVA
6 9 (0.48%) Google
6 9 (0.48%) Rockwell
6 9 (0.48%) VMware
7 6 (0.32%) Oracle
7 6 (0.32%) Ruckus Wireless
8 5 (0.27%) Autodesk
8 5 (0.27%) EMC
8 5 (0.27%) Epicor
8 5 (0.27%) Infor
8 5 (0.27%) NEC
8 5 (0.27%) Panasonic
8 5 (0.27%) Polycom
8 5 (0.27%) Red Hat
8 5 (0.27%) Sony