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

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 417 426 288
Rank change year-on-year +9 -138 +64
Permanent jobs citing IoT 363 246 1,017
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.39% 0.56% 0.95%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.56% 1.29% 2.80%
Number of salaries quoted 277 154 783
10th Percentile £40,000 £40,300 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,500 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £63,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,500 £93,500 £84,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

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 23,343 19,092 36,350
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.21% 43.13% 34.00%
Number of salaries quoted 14,822 8,957 23,473
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,211
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £38,524
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.00% - -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 12 June 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 June 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 +39 306 £60,000 - 168
UK excluding London +18 268 £55,000 -8.33% 135
Work from Home -11 79 £70,000 +16.67% 72
South East -1 75 £55,000 -10.20% 46
London +1 68 £75,000 -7.69% 66
North of England +11 66 £53,750 -7.33% 19
South West -45 44 £52,500 -10.64% 26
Yorkshire -11 30 £57,500 -4.17% 4
Scotland +32 26 £60,000 -7.69% 9
North West +22 26 £55,000 -5.17% 14
Midlands -29 26 £42,500 -29.17% 20
East of England -7 23 £70,000 +21.74% 19
West Midlands -28 13 £50,000 -23.08% 13
East Midlands -35 13 £42,500 -15.00% 7
North East - 10 £51,000 - 1
Northern Ireland -27 8 £65,000 +30.00% 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 7 (1.93%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.38%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.10%) CMS
3 4 (1.10%) Confluence
3 4 (1.10%) WordPress
4 1 (0.28%) Apache
4 1 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.28%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.28%) GeoServer
Applications
1 9 (2.48%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.20%) Adobe Illustrator
3 4 (1.10%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.55%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.28%) Lightworks
5 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.28%) Simulink
5 1 (0.28%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 2 (0.55%) SAP Business One
1 2 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.28%) Maximo
2 1 (0.28%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 42 (11.57%) Azure
2 41 (11.29%) AWS
3 17 (4.68%) SaaS
4 14 (3.86%) Microsoft 365
5 12 (3.31%) Serverless
6 11 (3.03%) GCP
7 5 (1.38%) Amazon S3
7 5 (1.38%) AWS IoT
7 5 (1.38%) AWS Lambda
7 5 (1.38%) Power Platform
8 4 (1.10%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (1.10%) Canva
8 4 (1.10%) Google Workspace
8 4 (1.10%) OneDrive
9 3 (0.83%) Amazon EC2
9 3 (0.83%) Azure Functions
9 3 (0.83%) Microsoft Purview
10 2 (0.55%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 2 (0.55%) Azure Service Bus
10 2 (0.55%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 34 (9.37%) Wireless
2 23 (6.34%) MQTT
3 21 (5.79%) Firewall
4 18 (4.96%) Bluetooth
5 16 (4.41%) VPN
6 15 (4.13%) Wi-Fi
7 12 (3.31%) DNS
7 12 (3.31%) Internet
8 10 (2.75%) LoRaWAN
9 7 (1.93%) Modbus
10 6 (1.65%) DHCP
11 5 (1.38%) ZigBee
12 4 (1.10%) LTE
13 2 (0.55%) AMQP
13 2 (0.55%) TCP/IP
13 2 (0.55%) Unified Communications
13 2 (0.55%) VoIP
14 1 (0.28%) MVNO
14 1 (0.28%) Software-Defined Radio
14 1 (0.28%) VoLTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (2.75%) SQL Server
2 9 (2.48%) MySQL
2 9 (2.48%) NoSQL
3 8 (2.20%) Amazon RDS
3 8 (2.20%) PostgreSQL
4 6 (1.65%) Azure SQL Database
4 6 (1.65%) MongoDB
4 6 (1.65%) Neo4j
5 3 (0.83%) DynamoDB
5 3 (0.83%) Power BI
6 2 (0.55%) Big Data
6 2 (0.55%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.55%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.55%) GIS
6 2 (0.55%) InfluxDB
6 2 (0.55%) Pinecone
7 1 (0.28%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.28%) Flink
7 1 (0.28%) Hadoop
7 1 (0.28%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 11 (3.03%) Git
2 5 (1.38%) Jenkins
2 5 (1.38%) JIRA
3 4 (1.10%) GDB
3 4 (1.10%) GitLab
3 4 (1.10%) Robot Framework
4 1 (0.28%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.28%) IDA Disassembler
4 1 (0.28%) PetaLinux
4 1 (0.28%) Poetry
4 1 (0.28%) Zephyr
General
1 55 (15.15%) Electronics
2 48 (13.22%) Social Skills
3 31 (8.54%) Manufacturing
4 28 (7.71%) Finance
5 18 (4.96%) Analytical Skills
6 17 (4.68%) Telecoms
7 16 (4.41%) Automotive
8 14 (3.86%) Public Sector
9 13 (3.58%) Tech for Good
10 11 (3.03%) Marketing
10 11 (3.03%) Wearables
11 8 (2.20%) Health Technology
11 8 (2.20%) Retail
12 7 (1.93%) Law
12 7 (1.93%) Local Government
12 7 (1.93%) Social Housing
13 6 (1.65%) French Language
14 5 (1.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 4 (1.10%) Multimedia
15 4 (1.10%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 73 (20.11%) Software Engineer
2 47 (12.95%) Embedded Engineer
3 41 (11.29%) Senior
4 32 (8.82%) Developer
5 27 (7.44%) Firmware Engineer
6 26 (7.16%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 24 (6.61%) Architect
8 20 (5.51%) Technical Engineer
9 19 (5.23%) Sales Manager
10 17 (4.68%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
11 16 (4.41%) Senior Software Engineer
12 15 (4.13%) Principal Engineer
12 15 (4.13%) Principal Software Engineer
13 14 (3.86%) Electronics Engineer
13 14 (3.86%) Support Engineer
14 11 (3.03%) Operations Engineer
14 11 (3.03%) Systems Engineer
15 10 (2.75%) 2nd Line Support
15 10 (2.75%) Electronics Test Engineer
15 10 (2.75%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.41%) Node.js
2 15 (4.13%) React
3 7 (1.93%) .NET
3 7 (1.93%) Yocto
4 4 (1.10%) AngularJS
4 4 (1.10%) pytest
4 4 (1.10%) React Native
4 4 (1.10%) REST
4 4 (1.10%) Unity DI Container
5 3 (0.83%) Spring Boot
6 2 (0.55%) GStreamer
6 2 (0.55%) Kafka
6 2 (0.55%) pgvector
6 2 (0.55%) WebSockets
7 1 (0.28%) HTML
7 1 (0.28%) JSON
7 1 (0.28%) NumPy
7 1 (0.28%) SAML
7 1 (0.28%) Spring
7 1 (0.28%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 28 (7.71%) Embedded Systems
2 15 (4.13%) Cloud Native
3 13 (3.58%) Mobile App
4 12 (3.31%) Smart Energy
5 11 (3.03%) Device Driver
5 11 (3.03%) PropTech
6 10 (2.75%) Legacy Systems
6 10 (2.75%) Operational Technology
6 10 (2.75%) SCADA
7 9 (2.48%) Distributed Systems
7 9 (2.48%) Smart Home
8 8 (2.20%) ARM Cortex
8 8 (2.20%) Robotics
9 7 (1.93%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (1.65%) NB-IoT
11 5 (1.38%) Algorithms
11 5 (1.38%) Greenfield Project
11 5 (1.38%) Video\Live Streaming
12 4 (1.10%) Driving Licence
12 4 (1.10%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 42 (11.57%) Linux
2 18 (4.96%) Windows
3 10 (2.75%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.93%) Embedded Linux
5 6 (1.65%) Android
5 6 (1.65%) Unix
6 4 (1.10%) Ubuntu
6 4 (1.10%) VMS
7 2 (0.55%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.28%) ThreadX
8 1 (0.28%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (25.07%) Software Engineering
2 59 (16.25%) Problem-Solving
3 45 (12.40%) AI
4 38 (10.47%) Continuous Improvement
5 33 (9.09%) Collaborative Culture
6 30 (8.26%) Analytics
6 30 (8.26%) Full-Stack Development
7 28 (7.71%) Cybersecurity
7 28 (7.71%) DevOps
8 26 (7.16%) ERP
9 24 (6.61%) CRM
10 23 (6.34%) Energy Management
10 23 (6.34%) Mentoring
11 22 (6.06%) Roadmaps
12 19 (5.23%) Agile
12 19 (5.23%) Asset Management
12 19 (5.23%) CI/CD
13 18 (4.96%) Machine Learning
14 17 (4.68%) Tech Ops
15 16 (4.41%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 46 (12.67%) Python
2 25 (6.89%) C++
3 19 (5.23%) SQL
4 18 (4.96%) C
5 17 (4.68%) TypeScript
6 16 (4.41%) Java
7 14 (3.86%) JavaScript
8 13 (3.58%) C#
9 12 (3.31%) PowerShell
10 7 (1.93%) Bash
10 7 (1.93%) Embedded C
11 6 (1.65%) PHP
12 4 (1.10%) Go
13 2 (0.55%) Embedded C++
13 2 (0.55%) MATLAB
13 2 (0.55%) Rust
14 1 (0.28%) Groovy
14 1 (0.28%) Haskell
14 1 (0.28%) Shell Script
14 1 (0.28%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 49 (13.50%) Degree
2 11 (3.03%) Computer Science Degree
3 10 (2.75%) Master's Degree
4 7 (1.93%) HND
4 7 (1.93%) Security Cleared
5 4 (1.10%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (1.10%) DBS Check
5 4 (1.10%) SC Cleared
6 3 (0.83%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (0.55%) Azure Certification
7 2 (0.55%) CISM
7 2 (0.55%) CISSP
7 2 (0.55%) MBA
8 1 (0.28%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 1 (0.28%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.28%) CISA
8 1 (0.28%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.28%) CREST Certified
8 1 (0.28%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.28%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (2.75%) QA
2 5 (1.38%) JTAG
3 4 (1.10%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (1.10%) ISO 9001
4 3 (0.83%) Actionable Recommendations
4 3 (0.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.55%) GDPR
6 1 (0.28%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.28%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.28%) ECSS
6 1 (0.28%) SOC 2
System Software
1 56 (15.43%) Firmware
2 29 (7.99%) Embedded Firmware
3 17 (4.68%) Docker
4 11 (3.03%) Active Directory
5 10 (2.75%) VMware Infrastructure
6 8 (2.20%) vSphere
7 2 (0.55%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 20 (5.51%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.65%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (1.10%) Galera Cluster
3 4 (1.10%) SCCM
3 4 (1.10%) Terraform
3 4 (1.10%) vCenter Server
4 2 (0.55%) Grafana
5 1 (0.28%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 1 (0.28%) MOM
Vendors
1 39 (10.74%) Microsoft
2 10 (2.75%) VMware
3 8 (2.20%) Google
4 7 (1.93%) SAP
5 6 (1.65%) EMC
5 6 (1.65%) Oracle
6 5 (1.38%) Cognizant
6 5 (1.38%) Salesforce
7 4 (1.10%) Adobe
7 4 (1.10%) Aruba
8 3 (0.83%) Cisco
9 2 (0.55%) ConnectWise
9 2 (0.55%) dotdigital
9 2 (0.55%) Draytek
9 2 (0.55%) Fortinet
9 2 (0.55%) IFS
9 2 (0.55%) Meraki
9 2 (0.55%) Siemens
10 1 (0.28%) CrowdStrike
10 1 (0.28%) Zscaler