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 12 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 405 471 318
Rank change year-on-year +66 -153 +20
Permanent jobs citing IoT 480 209 657
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.42% 0.42% 0.84%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.62% 1.02% 2.59%
Number of salaries quoted 365 144 479
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £33,600
25th Percentile £46,500 £50,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,500 £59,764 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.13% -0.39% -7.69%
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £84,750 £96,250 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -8.33%

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 29,572 20,408 25,387
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.08% 41.14% 32.30%
Number of salaries quoted 18,548 10,238 13,457
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,125 £36,925 £42,533
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £81,450
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,875 £108,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.53% -9.52% -4.55%

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 12 September 2026.

Salary histogram for IoT in the UK

IoT
Top 16 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 12 September 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 +64 400 £55,000 -8.33% 390
UK excluding London +30 372 £55,000 -4.35% 243
Work from Home +22 139 £64,169 +11.60% 831
South East +24 99 £55,000 -8.33% 94
London +19 91 £62,500 -34.21% 198
North of England +11 86 £55,000 -8.33% 35
Scotland +59 54 £60,000 +4.80% 18
Midlands -13 49 £46,000 -16.36% 34
South West -54 49 £55,000 +18.92% 15
Yorkshire -9 41 £55,000 +22.22% 7
North West -9 29 £50,000 -16.67% 16
East Midlands -27 25 £67,500 +28.57% 12
East of England -37 25 £85,000 +47.83% 38
West Midlands -22 24 £42,500 -28.60% 22
North East - 16 £50,000 - 12
Northern Ireland -66 10 £65,000 - 12

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 11 (2.29%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.88%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.42%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.21%) Apache
4 1 (0.21%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.21%) Confluence
4 1 (0.21%) GeoServer
Applications
1 15 (3.13%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.83%) Adobe Illustrator
3 3 (0.63%) Lightworks
3 3 (0.63%) Simulink
4 2 (0.42%) CATIA
4 2 (0.42%) Siemens NX
4 2 (0.42%) SOLIDWORKS
4 2 (0.42%) Windchill
5 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (0.83%) Distributed Ledger
2 3 (0.63%) Misys Midas
3 2 (0.42%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 2 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.21%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.21%) Maximo
4 1 (0.21%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 57 (11.88%) AWS
2 41 (8.54%) Azure
3 24 (5.00%) SaaS
4 19 (3.96%) Cloud Computing
5 17 (3.54%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (2.29%) AWS IoT
6 11 (2.29%) Serverless
7 10 (2.08%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (1.67%) GCP
9 5 (1.04%) Amazon Kinesis
9 5 (1.04%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (1.04%) Microsoft Purview
9 5 (1.04%) OneDrive
10 4 (0.83%) Amazon CloudSearch
10 4 (0.83%) Amazon EMR
10 4 (0.83%) Anthropic Claude
10 4 (0.83%) Azure Functions
10 4 (0.83%) Power Platform
11 3 (0.63%) Amazon ElastiCache
11 3 (0.63%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 39 (8.13%) Wireless
2 35 (7.29%) Internet
3 28 (5.83%) MQTT
4 26 (5.42%) Wi-Fi
5 20 (4.17%) Firewall
6 18 (3.75%) DNS
6 18 (3.75%) VPN
7 15 (3.13%) Bluetooth
8 13 (2.71%) 5G
9 12 (2.50%) DHCP
10 10 (2.08%) LoRaWAN
11 9 (1.88%) ZigBee
12 7 (1.46%) Ethernet
13 6 (1.25%) VLAN
14 5 (1.04%) Cisco IOS
14 5 (1.04%) SSH
14 5 (1.04%) Unified Communications
15 4 (0.83%) HTTP
15 4 (0.83%) Modbus
15 4 (0.83%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.71%) Big Data
2 12 (2.50%) PostgreSQL
2 12 (2.50%) SQL Server
3 10 (2.08%) NoSQL
4 8 (1.67%) MySQL
5 6 (1.25%) Azure SQL Database
5 6 (1.25%) Neo4j
5 6 (1.25%) Relational Database
6 5 (1.04%) Amazon Athena
6 5 (1.04%) Amazon Redshift
6 5 (1.04%) DynamoDB
7 4 (0.83%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.83%) Elasticsearch
7 4 (0.83%) Electronic Patient Records
7 4 (0.83%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.63%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.63%) ClickHouse
8 3 (0.63%) DocumentDB
9 2 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.42%) GIS
Development Applications
1 31 (6.46%) Git
2 11 (2.29%) JIRA
3 7 (1.46%) GitLab
3 7 (1.46%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.25%) GDB
5 4 (0.83%) Robot Framework
5 4 (0.83%) Selenium
6 3 (0.63%) PetaLinux
6 3 (0.63%) Postman
7 1 (0.21%) MLflow
7 1 (0.21%) Poetry
General
1 75 (15.63%) Electronics
2 70 (14.58%) Social Skills
3 41 (8.54%) Finance
4 40 (8.33%) Manufacturing
5 37 (7.71%) Telecoms
6 32 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
7 25 (5.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 21 (4.38%) Wearables
9 18 (3.75%) Automotive
10 15 (3.13%) Aerospace
10 15 (3.13%) Marketing
11 13 (2.71%) Public Sector
12 12 (2.50%) Legal
13 11 (2.29%) Retail
14 9 (1.88%) Law
15 8 (1.67%) Local Government
16 7 (1.46%) Banking
16 7 (1.46%) Documentation Skills
17 6 (1.25%) Organisational Skills
18 5 (1.04%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 64 (13.33%) Software Engineer
2 54 (11.25%) Senior
3 51 (10.63%) Embedded Engineer
4 44 (9.17%) Developer
5 43 (8.96%) Design Engineer
6 41 (8.54%) Sales Manager
7 39 (8.13%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 34 (7.08%) Architect
9 32 (6.67%) Technical Engineer
10 27 (5.63%) Hardware Engineer
11 23 (4.79%) Electronics Engineer
12 17 (3.54%) Hardware Design Engineer
12 17 (3.54%) Solutions Architect
12 17 (3.54%) Support Engineer
12 17 (3.54%) Technical Support
13 16 (3.33%) Account Manager
14 14 (2.92%) Test Engineer
15 13 (2.71%) Product Design Engineer
15 13 (2.71%) Product Engineer
15 13 (2.71%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (4.38%) Terraform
1 21 (4.38%) Yocto
2 17 (3.54%) .NET
3 16 (3.33%) REST
4 14 (2.92%) React
5 10 (2.08%) Node.js
6 7 (1.46%) AngularJS
6 7 (1.46%) Kafka
7 6 (1.25%) Blazor
8 5 (1.04%) Vue
9 4 (0.83%) HTML
9 4 (0.83%) pytest
9 4 (0.83%) Unity DI Container
10 3 (0.63%) Boost C++ Libraries
10 3 (0.63%) CarPlay
10 3 (0.63%) CSS
10 3 (0.63%) Flash
10 3 (0.63%) PySpark
11 2 (0.42%) CSS3
11 2 (0.42%) Laravel
Miscellaneous
1 47 (9.79%) Embedded Systems
2 21 (4.38%) Onboarding
3 20 (4.17%) Distributed Systems
4 19 (3.96%) Mobile App
5 18 (3.75%) Device Driver
6 16 (3.33%) Driving Licence
6 16 (3.33%) Legacy Systems
7 15 (3.13%) Robotics
8 13 (2.71%) Cloud Native
9 12 (2.50%) ARM Cortex
10 11 (2.29%) PropTech
11 10 (2.08%) Smart Home
12 9 (1.88%) Enterprise Software
12 9 (1.88%) Management Information System
12 9 (1.88%) Operational Technology
13 8 (1.67%) FPGA
13 8 (1.67%) Product Ownership
13 8 (1.67%) Self-Motivation
14 7 (1.46%) CCTV
14 7 (1.46%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 60 (12.50%) Linux
2 21 (4.38%) Embedded Linux
3 16 (3.33%) Windows
4 10 (2.08%) Windows Server
5 8 (1.67%) Android
6 7 (1.46%) VMS
7 5 (1.04%) FreeRTOS
7 5 (1.04%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.63%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.42%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (20.63%) Problem-Solving
2 95 (19.79%) Software Engineering
3 92 (19.17%) AI
4 46 (9.58%) Analytics
5 44 (9.17%) Continuous Improvement
5 44 (9.17%) Machine Learning
6 43 (8.96%) CI/CD
7 38 (7.92%) Agile
8 37 (7.71%) Collaborative Culture
8 37 (7.71%) DevOps
8 37 (7.71%) Validation
9 36 (7.50%) Cybersecurity
10 29 (6.04%) Decision-Making
10 29 (6.04%) Roadmaps
11 28 (5.83%) Business Development
12 27 (5.63%) Computer Science
13 26 (5.42%) Full-Stack Development
14 25 (5.21%) CRM
15 24 (5.00%) Asset Management
16 23 (4.79%) Customer Engagement
Programming Languages
1 62 (12.92%) Python
2 43 (8.96%) C++
3 35 (7.29%) C
4 24 (5.00%) SQL
5 21 (4.38%) JavaScript
6 20 (4.17%) C#
6 20 (4.17%) TypeScript
7 18 (3.75%) Embedded C
8 16 (3.33%) Go
9 13 (2.71%) Java
10 12 (2.50%) PowerShell
11 8 (1.67%) Embedded C++
12 6 (1.25%) Bash
13 4 (0.83%) MATLAB
13 4 (0.83%) Rust
14 3 (0.63%) Kusto Query Language
14 3 (0.63%) PHP
15 2 (0.42%) Bicep
16 1 (0.21%) R
16 1 (0.21%) Scala
Qualifications
1 100 (20.83%) Degree
2 23 (4.79%) DBS Check
3 21 (4.38%) Computer Science Degree
4 20 (4.17%) Master's Degree
5 14 (2.92%) Security Cleared
6 10 (2.08%) SC Cleared
7 9 (1.88%) BPSS Clearance
7 9 (1.88%) HNC
8 7 (1.46%) ITIL Certification
8 7 (1.46%) PhD
8 7 (1.46%) Postgraduate
9 4 (0.83%) HND
10 3 (0.63%) Chartered Engineer
10 3 (0.63%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.42%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.42%) CCNP
11 2 (0.42%) CISSP
11 2 (0.42%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 2 (0.42%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 1 (0.21%) City & Guilds
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (3.13%) QA
2 9 (1.88%) JTAG
3 6 (1.25%) Accessibility
3 6 (1.25%) ISO 9001
4 3 (0.63%) Actionable Recommendations
4 3 (0.63%) ECSS
4 3 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 3 (0.63%) NCSC
5 2 (0.42%) GDPR
5 2 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.42%) SOC 2
6 1 (0.21%) COBIT
6 1 (0.21%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.21%) NIST
6 1 (0.21%) SLA
System Software
1 47 (9.79%) Firmware
2 23 (4.79%) Docker
3 12 (2.50%) Embedded Firmware
4 10 (2.08%) Active Directory
5 9 (1.88%) VMware Infrastructure
5 9 (1.88%) vSphere
6 3 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.42%) iptables
8 1 (0.21%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 28 (5.83%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.25%) Grafana
3 5 (1.04%) SCCM
4 4 (0.83%) Galera Cluster
4 4 (0.83%) Prometheus
4 4 (0.83%) vCenter Server
5 3 (0.63%) BMC PATROL
6 1 (0.21%) Ansible
6 1 (0.21%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.21%) Functional Safety
6 1 (0.21%) Kubeflow
6 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.21%) MOM
Vendors
1 50 (10.42%) Microsoft
2 9 (1.88%) Salesforce
2 9 (1.88%) VMware
3 8 (1.67%) Cisco
3 8 (1.67%) SAP
4 7 (1.46%) Oracle
5 6 (1.25%) Aruba
5 6 (1.25%) EMC
6 5 (1.04%) Cognizant
6 5 (1.04%) Databricks
6 5 (1.04%) Google
7 4 (0.83%) Adobe
7 4 (0.83%) dotdigital
7 4 (0.83%) IFS
8 3 (0.63%) Apple
8 3 (0.63%) BT
8 3 (0.63%) Meraki
8 3 (0.63%) Xilinx
9 2 (0.42%) Planon
9 2 (0.42%) Thales