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 8 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 429 473 313
Rank change year-on-year +44 -160 +34
Permanent jobs citing IoT 419 228 715
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.40% 0.46% 0.86%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.52% 1.11% 2.59%
Number of salaries quoted 312 169 561
10th Percentile £36,750 £42,200 £34,001
25th Percentile £46,250 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £90,000 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% - -4.17%

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 27,610 20,594 27,606
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.24% 41.48% 33.27%
Number of salaries quoted 17,355 10,341 16,368
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,800 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -10.16%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,445 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.41% -5.00% -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 8 August 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 8 August 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 +34 346 £55,000 -6.78% 297
UK excluding London +20 319 £55,000 -4.35% 203
Work from Home +2 125 £66,750 +15.09% 143
South East +14 89 £55,000 -8.33% 74
London +10 78 £75,000 -18.92% 131
North of England -10 67 £55,000 -6.78% 29
South West -45 47 £53,750 +10.26% 31
Scotland +50 43 £60,000 +14.29% 11
Midlands -18 39 £42,500 -29.17% 24
Yorkshire -8 32 £60,000 - 10
East of England -26 24 £62,500 +8.70% 29
East Midlands -19 23 £67,500 +28.57% 12
North West -9 22 £52,500 -9.48% 15
West Midlands -15 16 £38,500 -45.00% 12
North East - 13 £50,000 - 5
Northern Ireland -63 10 £65,000 +30.00% 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 (2.63%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.15%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.95%) CMS
3 4 (0.95%) WordPress
4 3 (0.72%) Confluence
5 2 (0.48%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.24%) Apache
6 1 (0.24%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.24%) GeoServer
Applications
1 15 (3.58%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.91%) Adobe Illustrator
3 4 (0.95%) Photoshop
4 3 (0.72%) Lightworks
4 3 (0.72%) Simulink
5 2 (0.48%) Windchill
6 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (0.95%) Distributed Ledger
2 2 (0.48%) SAP Business One
2 2 (0.48%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.24%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.24%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 57 (13.60%) AWS
2 45 (10.74%) Azure
3 28 (6.68%) SaaS
4 15 (3.58%) Serverless
5 14 (3.34%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (2.63%) AWS IoT
6 11 (2.63%) Cloud Computing
6 11 (2.63%) GCP
7 9 (2.15%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (1.19%) Amazon Kinesis
8 5 (1.19%) Amazon S3
8 5 (1.19%) AWS Lambda
8 5 (1.19%) Microsoft Purview
8 5 (1.19%) OneDrive
8 5 (1.19%) Power Platform
9 4 (0.95%) Amazon CloudSearch
9 4 (0.95%) Amazon EMR
9 4 (0.95%) Anthropic Claude
9 4 (0.95%) Azure Functions
9 4 (0.95%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 41 (9.79%) Wireless
2 27 (6.44%) Wi-Fi
3 26 (6.21%) MQTT
4 19 (4.53%) Bluetooth
4 19 (4.53%) Firewall
5 17 (4.06%) Internet
6 15 (3.58%) VPN
7 13 (3.10%) DNS
8 12 (2.86%) LoRaWAN
9 10 (2.39%) ZigBee
10 6 (1.43%) 5G
10 6 (1.43%) DHCP
10 6 (1.43%) Ethernet
11 5 (1.19%) Cisco IOS
11 5 (1.19%) VoIP
12 4 (0.95%) LTE
12 4 (0.95%) Modbus
12 4 (0.95%) Unified Communications
13 3 (0.72%) RS-232
13 3 (0.72%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.86%) Big Data
1 12 (2.86%) NoSQL
1 12 (2.86%) PostgreSQL
2 11 (2.63%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.67%) Amazon RDS
3 7 (1.67%) MySQL
4 6 (1.43%) Azure SQL Database
4 6 (1.43%) DynamoDB
4 6 (1.43%) Neo4j
5 5 (1.19%) Amazon Athena
5 5 (1.19%) Amazon Redshift
6 4 (0.95%) Elasticsearch
6 4 (0.95%) Electronic Patient Records
6 4 (0.95%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.72%) ClickHouse
7 3 (0.72%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.72%) DocumentDB
7 3 (0.72%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.48%) InfluxDB
8 2 (0.48%) Pinecone
Development Applications
1 28 (6.68%) Git
2 8 (1.91%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.67%) GitLab
4 6 (1.43%) GDB
5 4 (0.95%) JIRA
5 4 (0.95%) Robot Framework
5 4 (0.95%) Selenium
6 3 (0.72%) PetaLinux
7 2 (0.48%) Postman
8 1 (0.24%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.24%) MLflow
8 1 (0.24%) Poetry
8 1 (0.24%) Zephyr
General
1 71 (16.95%) Electronics
2 56 (13.37%) Social Skills
3 34 (8.11%) Manufacturing
4 33 (7.88%) Finance
5 29 (6.92%) Analytical Skills
6 28 (6.68%) Telecoms
7 16 (3.82%) Automotive
8 15 (3.58%) Marketing
8 15 (3.58%) Wearables
9 12 (2.86%) Public Sector
10 11 (2.63%) Legal
10 11 (2.63%) Retail
11 9 (2.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 9 (2.15%) Law
11 9 (2.15%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (1.91%) Aerospace
12 8 (1.91%) Local Government
13 6 (1.43%) Social Housing
14 5 (1.19%) Documentation Skills
14 5 (1.19%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 64 (15.27%) Software Engineer
2 52 (12.41%) Embedded Engineer
3 43 (10.26%) Senior
4 35 (8.35%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 34 (8.11%) Developer
6 33 (7.88%) Sales Manager
7 32 (7.64%) Technical Engineer
8 29 (6.92%) Architect
9 25 (5.97%) Design Engineer
10 23 (5.49%) Hardware Engineer
11 17 (4.06%) Electronics Engineer
11 17 (4.06%) Support Engineer
12 15 (3.58%) Technical Support
13 14 (3.34%) Firmware Engineer
13 14 (3.34%) Test Engineer
14 13 (3.10%) Technical Support Engineer
15 12 (2.86%) Embedded Linux Engineer
15 12 (2.86%) Linux Engineer
16 11 (2.63%) Operations Engineer
16 11 (2.63%) Principal Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (4.77%) Yocto
2 14 (3.34%) .NET
2 14 (3.34%) REST
3 13 (3.10%) React
4 9 (2.15%) Node.js
5 6 (1.43%) Blazor
5 6 (1.43%) Kafka
6 5 (1.19%) AngularJS
7 4 (0.95%) pytest
7 4 (0.95%) Unity DI Container
8 3 (0.72%) Boost C++ Libraries
8 3 (0.72%) Flash
8 3 (0.72%) PySpark
8 3 (0.72%) Vue
9 2 (0.48%) Django
9 2 (0.48%) GStreamer
9 2 (0.48%) HTML
9 2 (0.48%) Laravel
9 2 (0.48%) pgvector
9 2 (0.48%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 49 (11.69%) Embedded Systems
2 21 (5.01%) Device Driver
3 19 (4.53%) Onboarding
4 17 (4.06%) Cloud Native
5 16 (3.82%) Robotics
6 15 (3.58%) Mobile App
7 13 (3.10%) Distributed Systems
7 13 (3.10%) Driving Licence
7 13 (3.10%) Legacy Systems
8 12 (2.86%) PropTech
9 11 (2.63%) ARM Cortex
9 11 (2.63%) Smart Home
10 8 (1.91%) Enterprise Software
10 8 (1.91%) SCADA
10 8 (1.91%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (1.91%) Smart Energy
11 7 (1.67%) Algorithms
11 7 (1.67%) Blog
11 7 (1.67%) Greenfield Project
11 7 (1.67%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 59 (14.08%) Linux
2 21 (5.01%) Embedded Linux
3 17 (4.06%) Windows
4 11 (2.63%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.43%) FreeRTOS
6 5 (1.19%) Android
7 4 (0.95%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.95%) Unix
7 4 (0.95%) VMS
8 1 (0.24%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (23.39%) Software Engineering
2 85 (20.29%) Problem-Solving
3 79 (18.85%) AI
4 46 (10.98%) Analytics
5 43 (10.26%) CI/CD
5 43 (10.26%) Continuous Improvement
6 39 (9.31%) Collaborative Culture
7 38 (9.07%) DevOps
8 33 (7.88%) Machine Learning
9 31 (7.40%) Validation
10 28 (6.68%) CRM
10 28 (6.68%) Full-Stack Development
11 27 (6.44%) Cybersecurity
12 26 (6.21%) Agile
12 26 (6.21%) Roadmaps
13 25 (5.97%) Computer Science
14 24 (5.73%) Business Development
15 20 (4.77%) Customer Engagement
16 19 (4.53%) Decision-Making
16 19 (4.53%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 66 (15.75%) Python
2 40 (9.55%) C++
3 34 (8.11%) C
4 22 (5.25%) SQL
5 20 (4.77%) TypeScript
6 19 (4.53%) JavaScript
7 18 (4.30%) C#
8 16 (3.82%) Embedded C
9 13 (3.10%) PowerShell
10 11 (2.63%) Go
11 10 (2.39%) Java
12 6 (1.43%) Bash
13 4 (0.95%) Embedded C++
13 4 (0.95%) MATLAB
13 4 (0.95%) PHP
13 4 (0.95%) Rust
14 2 (0.48%) Kusto Query Language
15 1 (0.24%) Haskell
15 1 (0.24%) OCaml
15 1 (0.24%) Scala
Qualifications
1 75 (17.90%) Degree
2 19 (4.53%) Computer Science Degree
3 12 (2.86%) Master's Degree
4 11 (2.63%) Security Cleared
5 10 (2.39%) SC Cleared
6 7 (1.67%) DBS Check
7 6 (1.43%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (0.72%) HND
9 2 (0.48%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.48%) CISM
9 2 (0.48%) CISSP
9 2 (0.48%) HNC
10 1 (0.24%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 1 (0.24%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.24%) CISA
10 1 (0.24%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.24%) CREST Certified
10 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.24%) PhD
10 1 (0.24%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (3.10%) QA
2 9 (2.15%) JTAG
3 8 (1.91%) ISO 9001
4 3 (0.72%) Actionable Recommendations
4 3 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (0.72%) ECSS
4 3 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.48%) GDPR
6 1 (0.24%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.24%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.24%) SOC 2
System Software
1 53 (12.65%) Firmware
2 26 (6.21%) Docker
3 17 (4.06%) Embedded Firmware
4 11 (2.63%) Active Directory
5 10 (2.39%) VMware Infrastructure
6 9 (2.15%) vSphere
7 3 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.48%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.48%) iptables
Systems Management
1 26 (6.21%) Kubernetes
2 15 (3.58%) Terraform
3 6 (1.43%) Grafana
4 5 (1.19%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (1.19%) SCCM
5 4 (0.95%) Galera Cluster
5 4 (0.95%) Prometheus
5 4 (0.95%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.24%) Ansible
6 1 (0.24%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.24%) Kubeflow
6 1 (0.24%) MOM
Vendors
1 46 (10.98%) Microsoft
2 10 (2.39%) SAP
2 10 (2.39%) VMware
3 8 (1.91%) Google
4 7 (1.67%) Cisco
4 7 (1.67%) EMC
4 7 (1.67%) Oracle
4 7 (1.67%) Salesforce
5 5 (1.19%) Aruba
5 5 (1.19%) Cognizant
6 4 (0.95%) Adobe
6 4 (0.95%) Databricks
6 4 (0.95%) dotdigital
6 4 (0.95%) IFS
7 3 (0.72%) BT
7 3 (0.72%) Xilinx
8 2 (0.48%) Meraki
9 1 (0.24%) Fortinet
9 1 (0.24%) HubSpot
9 1 (0.24%) Palo Alto