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

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 322 385
Rank change year-on-year +299 +63 -7
Permanent jobs citing IoT 4,338 481 368
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 7.32% 0.87% 0.72%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 20.92% 2.36% 1.91%
Number of salaries quoted 213 265 281
10th Percentile £32,600 £32,500 £39,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.64% -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 20,741 20,415 19,232
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.98% 36.94% 37.37%
Number of salaries quoted 10,403 9,792 14,066
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,785
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 £106,289
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,160 £54,125 £55,000
% change year-on-year -14.72% -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 30 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 30 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 +299 4,278 £56,000 -2.61% 602
UK excluding London +254 3,879 £55,000 - 528
North of England +213 1,658 £55,000 +37.50% 114
North West +160 1,510 £60,000 +50.00% 58
Midlands +156 1,059 £50,000 -16.67% 85
West Midlands +138 927 £50,000 -16.67% 38
South East +167 630 £65,000 - 149
London +257 425 £65,000 -10.34% 120
East of England +115 418 £57,500 +4.55% 68
Yorkshire +106 147 £50,000 -20.00% 50
East Midlands +69 144 £55,000 - 42
South West +37 70 £50,200 -12.70% 70
Work from Home -27 59 £60,000 - 140
Wales +23 42 £50,500 +83.64% 16
Channel Islands - 8 - -
Northern Ireland - 4 £70,000 - 13
Scotland +7 2 £57,250 +24.46% 23
North East +5 1 £40,000 -20.79% 8

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 (93.73%) Cloud Computing
2 53 (1.22%) Azure
3 30 (0.69%) 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
9 10 (0.23%) Serverless
10 7 (0.16%) GCP
11 6 (0.14%) GitHub
11 6 (0.14%) Microsoft 365
12 4 (0.092%) Dynamics 365
12 4 (0.092%) Google Workspace
12 4 (0.092%) IaaS
12 4 (0.092%) PaaS
12 4 (0.092%) SurveyMonkey
12 4 (0.092%) Zapier
13 3 (0.069%) Azure DevOps
14 2 (0.046%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 4,071 (93.85%) Internet
2 40 (0.92%) Network Security
3 33 (0.76%) 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 12 (0.28%) MySQL
3 8 (0.18%) Power BI
4 6 (0.14%) MongoDB
5 3 (0.069%) ClickHouse
5 3 (0.069%) Data Lake
5 3 (0.069%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.046%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.046%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.046%) InfluxDB
6 2 (0.046%) Informix
6 2 (0.046%) Metadata
6 2 (0.046%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.023%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.023%) Delta Lake
7 1 (0.023%) GIS
7 1 (0.023%) Redis
7 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 (95.41%) Social Skills
2 4,071 (93.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4,069 (93.80%) 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 12 (0.28%) Public Sector
9 12 (0.28%) Tech for Good
10 10 (0.23%) Law
10 10 (0.23%) Telecoms
11 9 (0.21%) Retail
11 9 (0.21%) Wearables
12 8 (0.18%) Aerospace
13 6 (0.14%) Social Housing
14 4 (0.092%) Back Office
14 4 (0.092%) Documentation Skills
15 3 (0.069%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 3,159 (72.82%) 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 11 (0.25%) Firmware Engineer
8 11 (0.25%) Systems Engineer
9 10 (0.23%) Analyst
9 10 (0.23%) IoT Developer
9 10 (0.23%) Principal Engineer
9 10 (0.23%) Principal Software Engineer
9 10 (0.23%) Solutions Architect
10 9 (0.21%) Sales Manager
11 8 (0.18%) Applications Developer
11 8 (0.18%) Backend Developer
11 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%) OpenAPI
6 5 (0.12%) Swagger
7 4 (0.092%) Kafka
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%) Operational Technology
8 6 (0.14%) Cloud Native
8 6 (0.14%) Cyber Threat
8 6 (0.14%) Driving Licence
8 6 (0.14%) Greenfield Project
8 6 (0.14%) Product Ownership
9 5 (0.12%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (0.092%) Digital Signage
10 4 (0.092%) Home Automation
10 4 (0.092%) Industry 4.0
10 4 (0.092%) Machine to Machine
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 (94.88%) Cybersecurity
2 4,074 (93.91%) AI
3 4,066 (93.73%) Machine Learning
4 4,064 (93.68%) Web Development
5 4,054 (93.45%) User Experience
6 46 (1.06%) Agile
7 44 (1.01%) Problem-Solving
8 37 (0.85%) 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 23 (0.53%) Analytics
12 23 (0.53%) Digital Marketing
13 22 (0.51%) Decision-Making
14 21 (0.48%) ERP
15 20 (0.46%) Business Analysis
15 20 (0.46%) Computer Science
15 20 (0.46%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 33 (0.76%) Python
2 20 (0.46%) Java
3 19 (0.44%) C++
4 18 (0.41%) SQL
5 14 (0.32%) TypeScript
6 11 (0.25%) PowerShell
7 10 (0.23%) C
7 10 (0.23%) C#
8 9 (0.21%) Ruby
9 8 (0.18%) Elixir
9 8 (0.18%) Go
10 7 (0.16%) PHP
11 6 (0.14%) JavaScript
12 4 (0.092%) R
12 4 (0.092%) Rust
13 3 (0.069%) Perl
14 2 (0.046%) Bash
14 2 (0.046%) Embedded C
14 2 (0.046%) Kotlin
14 2 (0.046%) VBA
Qualifications
1 4,095 (94.40%) Degree
2 4,068 (93.78%) Master's Degree
3 4,048 (93.31%) PhD
4 4,044 (93.22%) 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%) AWS Certification
12 1 (0.023%) Azure Certification
12 1 (0.023%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.023%) ITIL Certification
12 1 (0.023%) PCI QSA
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
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