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

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 414 476 314
Rank change year-on-year +62 -162 +21
Permanent jobs citing IoT 453 207 674
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.41% 0.42% 0.85%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.58% 1.02% 2.63%
Number of salaries quoted 345 147 508
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £33,088
25th Percentile £46,250 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £71,250 £78,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £96,250 £85,000
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 28,589 20,212 25,631
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.92% 41.20% 32.24%
Number of salaries quoted 17,954 10,150 14,125
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,749 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,925 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £58,701
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -6.30% -6.08%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £107,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £46,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +14.13% -12.38% -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 4 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 4 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 +74 377 £55,000 -8.33% 472
UK excluding London +37 354 £55,000 -4.35% 283
Work from Home -1 129 £65,000 +12.07% 239
South East +6 90 £55,000 -8.33% 96
London +8 84 £70,000 -26.32% 233
North of England +2 82 £55,000 -8.33% 41
Scotland +55 52 £60,000 +4.80% 22
Midlands -15 48 £46,000 -16.36% 40
South West -48 47 £55,000 +15.79% 27
Yorkshire -1 42 £55,000 +4.76% 15
North West -12 25 £50,000 -16.67% 23
East Midlands -28 25 £67,500 +28.57% 13
East of England -33 25 £76,250 +32.61% 47
West Midlands -10 23 £42,500 -28.60% 27
North East - 15 £50,000 - 3
Northern Ireland -75 10 £65,000 - 14

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 (2.43%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.99%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.44%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.22%) Apache
4 1 (0.22%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.22%) CMS
4 1 (0.22%) Confluence
4 1 (0.22%) GeoServer
4 1 (0.22%) WordPress
Applications
1 15 (3.31%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.10%) Adobe Illustrator
3 3 (0.66%) Lightworks
3 3 (0.66%) Simulink
4 2 (0.44%) Windchill
5 1 (0.22%) CATIA
5 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.22%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.22%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.22%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 4 (0.88%) Distributed Ledger
2 3 (0.66%) Misys Midas
3 2 (0.44%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 2 (0.44%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.22%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.22%) Maximo
4 1 (0.22%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 55 (12.14%) AWS
2 39 (8.61%) Azure
3 24 (5.30%) SaaS
4 17 (3.75%) Cloud Computing
5 15 (3.31%) Microsoft 365
6 12 (2.65%) Serverless
7 11 (2.43%) AWS IoT
8 9 (1.99%) Azure DevOps
9 8 (1.77%) GCP
10 5 (1.10%) Amazon Kinesis
10 5 (1.10%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (1.10%) Microsoft Purview
10 5 (1.10%) OneDrive
11 4 (0.88%) Amazon CloudSearch
11 4 (0.88%) Amazon EMR
11 4 (0.88%) Anthropic Claude
11 4 (0.88%) Azure Functions
11 4 (0.88%) Power Platform
12 3 (0.66%) Amazon ElastiCache
12 3 (0.66%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 40 (8.83%) Wireless
2 28 (6.18%) Wi-Fi
3 27 (5.96%) Internet
4 26 (5.74%) MQTT
5 19 (4.19%) Firewall
6 17 (3.75%) Bluetooth
7 16 (3.53%) DNS
7 16 (3.53%) VPN
8 10 (2.21%) DHCP
8 10 (2.21%) LoRaWAN
8 10 (2.21%) ZigBee
9 7 (1.55%) 5G
10 6 (1.32%) Ethernet
11 5 (1.10%) Cisco IOS
11 5 (1.10%) VoIP
12 4 (0.88%) HTTP
12 4 (0.88%) LTE
12 4 (0.88%) SSH
12 4 (0.88%) VLAN
13 3 (0.66%) Gigabit Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.65%) Big Data
1 12 (2.65%) PostgreSQL
1 12 (2.65%) SQL Server
2 11 (2.43%) NoSQL
3 8 (1.77%) MySQL
4 6 (1.32%) Azure SQL Database
4 6 (1.32%) Neo4j
5 5 (1.10%) Amazon Athena
5 5 (1.10%) Amazon Redshift
5 5 (1.10%) DynamoDB
5 5 (1.10%) Relational Database
6 4 (0.88%) Amazon RDS
6 4 (0.88%) Elasticsearch
6 4 (0.88%) Electronic Patient Records
6 4 (0.88%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.66%) ClickHouse
7 3 (0.66%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.66%) DocumentDB
8 2 (0.44%) InfluxDB
8 2 (0.44%) Pinecone
Development Applications
1 31 (6.84%) Git
2 10 (2.21%) JIRA
3 7 (1.55%) GitLab
3 7 (1.55%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.32%) GDB
5 4 (0.88%) Robot Framework
5 4 (0.88%) Selenium
6 3 (0.66%) PetaLinux
6 3 (0.66%) Postman
7 1 (0.22%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.22%) MLflow
7 1 (0.22%) Poetry
7 1 (0.22%) Zephyr
General
1 76 (16.78%) Electronics
2 66 (14.57%) Social Skills
3 35 (7.73%) Manufacturing
4 34 (7.51%) Finance
5 33 (7.28%) Telecoms
6 27 (5.96%) Analytical Skills
7 22 (4.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 21 (4.64%) Wearables
9 17 (3.75%) Automotive
10 14 (3.09%) Marketing
11 12 (2.65%) Aerospace
11 12 (2.65%) Public Sector
12 10 (2.21%) Legal
12 10 (2.21%) Retail
13 8 (1.77%) Law
13 8 (1.77%) Local Government
14 7 (1.55%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (1.55%) Organisational Skills
15 6 (1.32%) Banking
16 5 (1.10%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 64 (14.13%) Software Engineer
2 52 (11.48%) Embedded Engineer
2 52 (11.48%) Senior
3 41 (9.05%) Developer
4 39 (8.61%) Design Engineer
5 38 (8.39%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 33 (7.28%) Sales Manager
7 32 (7.06%) Technical Engineer
8 30 (6.62%) Architect
9 27 (5.96%) Hardware Engineer
10 21 (4.64%) Electronics Engineer
11 17 (3.75%) Hardware Design Engineer
11 17 (3.75%) Solutions Architect
11 17 (3.75%) Support Engineer
11 17 (3.75%) Technical Support
12 15 (3.31%) Account Manager
13 14 (3.09%) Test Engineer
14 13 (2.87%) Technical Support Engineer
15 11 (2.43%) Linux Engineer
15 11 (2.43%) Product Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (4.64%) Yocto
2 20 (4.42%) Terraform
3 16 (3.53%) .NET
4 15 (3.31%) REST
5 14 (3.09%) React
6 10 (2.21%) Node.js
7 7 (1.55%) AngularJS
8 6 (1.32%) Blazor
8 6 (1.32%) Kafka
9 5 (1.10%) Vue
10 4 (0.88%) HTML
10 4 (0.88%) pytest
10 4 (0.88%) Unity DI Container
11 3 (0.66%) Boost C++ Libraries
11 3 (0.66%) CSS
11 3 (0.66%) Flash
11 3 (0.66%) PySpark
12 2 (0.44%) CSS3
12 2 (0.44%) HTML5
12 2 (0.44%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 47 (10.38%) Embedded Systems
2 20 (4.42%) Device Driver
3 18 (3.97%) Distributed Systems
3 18 (3.97%) Onboarding
4 16 (3.53%) Legacy Systems
4 16 (3.53%) Robotics
5 14 (3.09%) Cloud Native
5 14 (3.09%) Driving Licence
5 14 (3.09%) Mobile App
6 12 (2.65%) PropTech
7 11 (2.43%) ARM Cortex
8 9 (1.99%) Smart Home
9 8 (1.77%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (1.77%) Product Ownership
9 8 (1.77%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (1.55%) AI Agents
10 7 (1.55%) CCTV
10 7 (1.55%) Greenfield Project
10 7 (1.55%) Management Information System
10 7 (1.55%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 59 (13.02%) Linux
2 21 (4.64%) Embedded Linux
3 16 (3.53%) Windows
4 10 (2.21%) Windows Server
5 7 (1.55%) VMS
6 6 (1.32%) Android
6 6 (1.32%) FreeRTOS
7 4 (0.88%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.66%) Unix
9 1 (0.22%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.22%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (21.63%) Software Engineering
2 90 (19.87%) Problem-Solving
3 81 (17.88%) AI
4 43 (9.49%) CI/CD
4 43 (9.49%) Continuous Improvement
5 41 (9.05%) Analytics
5 41 (9.05%) Machine Learning
6 39 (8.61%) Collaborative Culture
7 37 (8.17%) DevOps
8 35 (7.73%) Agile
8 35 (7.73%) Validation
9 34 (7.51%) Cybersecurity
10 26 (5.74%) Computer Science
10 26 (5.74%) CRM
10 26 (5.74%) Full-Stack Development
11 25 (5.52%) Business Development
11 25 (5.52%) Roadmaps
12 22 (4.86%) Decision-Making
13 21 (4.64%) Customer Engagement
13 21 (4.64%) Tech Ops
Programming Languages
1 63 (13.91%) Python
2 40 (8.83%) C++
3 34 (7.51%) C
4 22 (4.86%) SQL
5 21 (4.64%) JavaScript
6 20 (4.42%) TypeScript
7 19 (4.19%) C#
8 17 (3.75%) Embedded C
9 16 (3.53%) Go
10 12 (2.65%) PowerShell
11 11 (2.43%) Java
12 6 (1.32%) Bash
13 5 (1.10%) Embedded C++
14 4 (0.88%) MATLAB
14 4 (0.88%) Rust
15 3 (0.66%) Kusto Query Language
16 2 (0.44%) PHP
17 1 (0.22%) Bicep
17 1 (0.22%) Haskell
17 1 (0.22%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 94 (20.75%) Degree
2 21 (4.64%) Computer Science Degree
3 19 (4.19%) Master's Degree
4 14 (3.09%) DBS Check
5 12 (2.65%) Security Cleared
6 9 (1.99%) SC Cleared
7 8 (1.77%) BPSS Clearance
8 7 (1.55%) PhD
9 6 (1.32%) HNC
9 6 (1.32%) ITIL Certification
9 6 (1.32%) Postgraduate
10 3 (0.66%) HND
11 2 (0.44%) Chartered Engineer
11 2 (0.44%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 2 (0.44%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 1 (0.22%) CISA
12 1 (0.22%) CISM
12 1 (0.22%) CISSP
12 1 (0.22%) CREST Certified
12 1 (0.22%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (3.09%) QA
2 10 (2.21%) JTAG
3 7 (1.55%) ISO 9001
4 3 (0.66%) Actionable Recommendations
4 3 (0.66%) ECSS
5 2 (0.44%) GDPR
5 2 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 2 (0.44%) NCSC
6 1 (0.22%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.22%) SOC 2
System Software
1 49 (10.82%) Firmware
2 24 (5.30%) Docker
3 14 (3.09%) Embedded Firmware
4 10 (2.21%) Active Directory
5 9 (1.99%) VMware Infrastructure
5 9 (1.99%) vSphere
6 3 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.44%) iptables
8 1 (0.22%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 28 (6.18%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.32%) Grafana
3 5 (1.10%) SCCM
4 4 (0.88%) Galera Cluster
4 4 (0.88%) Prometheus
4 4 (0.88%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.44%) BMC PATROL
6 1 (0.22%) Ansible
6 1 (0.22%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.22%) Functional Safety
6 1 (0.22%) Kubeflow
6 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.22%) MOM
Vendors
1 47 (10.38%) Microsoft
2 9 (1.99%) Salesforce
2 9 (1.99%) VMware
3 8 (1.77%) SAP
4 7 (1.55%) Cisco
4 7 (1.55%) Oracle
5 6 (1.32%) EMC
6 5 (1.10%) Aruba
6 5 (1.10%) Cognizant
6 5 (1.10%) Google
7 4 (0.88%) Adobe
7 4 (0.88%) Databricks
7 4 (0.88%) dotdigital
7 4 (0.88%) IFS
8 3 (0.66%) BT
8 3 (0.66%) Xilinx
9 2 (0.44%) MEDITECH
9 2 (0.44%) Meraki
9 2 (0.44%) Planon
9 2 (0.44%) ServiceNow