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

6 months to
20 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 396 479 312
Rank change year-on-year +83 -167 +23
Permanent jobs citing IoT 509 211 656
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.44% 0.43% 0.84%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.66% 1.04% 2.62%
Number of salaries quoted 382 140 461
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,527 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.60% -0.79% -7.69%
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £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 30,669 20,297 25,075
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.39% 41.17% 32.20%
Number of salaries quoted 19,046 10,194 13,016
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,125 £36,925 £43,116
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 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £110,000
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 20 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 20 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 +66 426 £55,000 -8.33% 627
UK excluding London +36 396 £55,000 -4.35% 388
Work from Home +22 146 £61,250 +2.89% 299
South East +16 104 £55,000 -10.20% 114
North of England -2 94 £55,000 -8.33% 74
London -5 94 £60,000 -36.84% 286
Scotland +63 55 £60,000 +4.80% 35
South West -36 53 £55,000 +22.22% 29
Midlands -22 51 £51,000 -7.27% 42
Yorkshire +2 42 £55,000 +10.00% 13
North West -8 36 £44,750 -25.42% 44
East of England -41 30 £82,500 +43.48% 73
East Midlands -26 26 £67,500 +28.57% 15
West Midlands -29 25 £44,250 -25.66% 27
North East -46 16 £50,000 +25.00% 17
Northern Ireland -72 10 £65,000 - 19

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 (2.16%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.77%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.20%) Apache
3 1 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.20%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.20%) Confluence
3 1 (0.20%) GeoServer
Applications
1 16 (3.14%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.79%) Adobe Illustrator
2 4 (0.79%) Lightworks
2 4 (0.79%) Simulink
3 2 (0.39%) CATIA
3 2 (0.39%) Siemens NX
3 2 (0.39%) SOLIDWORKS
3 2 (0.39%) Windchill
4 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (0.79%) Distributed Ledger
2 3 (0.59%) Misys Midas
3 2 (0.39%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 2 (0.39%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.20%) Maximo
4 1 (0.20%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 59 (11.59%) AWS
2 43 (8.45%) Azure
3 24 (4.72%) SaaS
4 21 (4.13%) Cloud Computing
5 18 (3.54%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (2.16%) AWS IoT
6 11 (2.16%) Serverless
7 10 (1.96%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (1.57%) GCP
9 5 (0.98%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (0.98%) Microsoft Purview
9 5 (0.98%) OneDrive
10 4 (0.79%) Amazon CloudSearch
10 4 (0.79%) Amazon EMR
10 4 (0.79%) Amazon Kinesis
10 4 (0.79%) Anthropic Claude
10 4 (0.79%) Azure Functions
10 4 (0.79%) Entra ID
10 4 (0.79%) Power Platform
11 3 (0.59%) Amazon ElastiCache
Communications & Networking
1 43 (8.45%) Wireless
2 41 (8.06%) Internet
3 28 (5.50%) MQTT
4 27 (5.30%) Wi-Fi
5 19 (3.73%) Firewall
6 18 (3.54%) DNS
7 17 (3.34%) VPN
8 16 (3.14%) Bluetooth
9 15 (2.95%) 5G
10 12 (2.36%) DHCP
11 9 (1.77%) LoRaWAN
11 9 (1.77%) ZigBee
12 8 (1.57%) Ethernet
13 6 (1.18%) VLAN
14 5 (0.98%) Cisco IOS
14 5 (0.98%) SSH
14 5 (0.98%) Unified Communications
15 4 (0.79%) HTTP
15 4 (0.79%) Modbus
15 4 (0.79%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.55%) Big Data
2 11 (2.16%) SQL Server
3 10 (1.96%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (1.57%) NoSQL
5 7 (1.38%) Relational Database
6 6 (1.18%) Azure SQL Database
6 6 (1.18%) MySQL
7 5 (0.98%) DynamoDB
7 5 (0.98%) Neo4j
8 4 (0.79%) Amazon Athena
8 4 (0.79%) Amazon Redshift
8 4 (0.79%) Data Lake
8 4 (0.79%) Elasticsearch
8 4 (0.79%) Electronic Patient Records
8 4 (0.79%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.59%) Amazon RDS
9 3 (0.59%) ClickHouse
9 3 (0.59%) DocumentDB
10 2 (0.39%) GIS
10 2 (0.39%) Pinecone
Development Applications
1 34 (6.68%) Git
2 11 (2.16%) JIRA
3 7 (1.38%) GitLab
3 7 (1.38%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.18%) GDB
5 4 (0.79%) PetaLinux
5 4 (0.79%) Robot Framework
5 4 (0.79%) Selenium
6 3 (0.59%) Postman
7 1 (0.20%) MLflow
7 1 (0.20%) Poetry
General
1 79 (15.52%) Electronics
2 76 (14.93%) Social Skills
3 45 (8.84%) Telecoms
4 44 (8.64%) Finance
4 44 (8.64%) Manufacturing
5 35 (6.88%) Analytical Skills
5 35 (6.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 22 (4.32%) Wearables
7 20 (3.93%) Automotive
8 18 (3.54%) Aerospace
9 17 (3.34%) Marketing
10 13 (2.55%) Legal
10 13 (2.55%) Public Sector
10 13 (2.55%) Retail
11 9 (1.77%) Law
12 8 (1.57%) Banking
12 8 (1.57%) Local Government
13 7 (1.38%) Documentation Skills
13 7 (1.38%) Presentation Skills
14 6 (1.18%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 63 (12.38%) Software Engineer
2 57 (11.20%) Senior
3 53 (10.41%) Embedded Engineer
4 51 (10.02%) Design Engineer
5 46 (9.04%) Developer
6 42 (8.25%) Sales Manager
7 39 (7.66%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 36 (7.07%) Architect
9 32 (6.29%) Technical Engineer
10 29 (5.70%) Hardware Engineer
11 25 (4.91%) Electronics Engineer
12 18 (3.54%) Hardware Design Engineer
12 18 (3.54%) Technical Support
13 17 (3.34%) Account Manager
13 17 (3.34%) Solutions Architect
13 17 (3.34%) Support Engineer
14 14 (2.75%) Test Engineer
15 13 (2.55%) Product Design Engineer
15 13 (2.55%) Systems Engineer
15 13 (2.55%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (4.72%) Yocto
2 21 (4.13%) Terraform
3 19 (3.73%) .NET
4 18 (3.54%) REST
5 14 (2.75%) React
6 10 (1.96%) Node.js
7 7 (1.38%) AngularJS
7 7 (1.38%) Kafka
8 6 (1.18%) Blazor
9 5 (0.98%) Vue
10 4 (0.79%) HTML
10 4 (0.79%) pytest
10 4 (0.79%) Unity DI Container
11 3 (0.59%) Boost C++ Libraries
11 3 (0.59%) CarPlay
11 3 (0.59%) CSS
11 3 (0.59%) Django
11 3 (0.59%) Flash
11 3 (0.59%) PySpark
11 3 (0.59%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 50 (9.82%) Embedded Systems
2 25 (4.91%) Onboarding
3 23 (4.52%) Distributed Systems
3 23 (4.52%) Mobile App
4 20 (3.93%) Device Driver
5 19 (3.73%) Robotics
6 17 (3.34%) Legacy Systems
7 16 (3.14%) Driving Licence
8 13 (2.55%) Cloud Native
9 12 (2.36%) ARM Cortex
9 12 (2.36%) Smart Home
10 11 (2.16%) Enterprise Software
11 10 (1.96%) FPGA
11 10 (1.96%) Management Information System
11 10 (1.96%) Operational Technology
12 9 (1.77%) AI Agents
12 9 (1.77%) PropTech
12 9 (1.77%) Self-Motivation
13 8 (1.57%) Product Ownership
13 8 (1.57%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 65 (12.77%) Linux
2 23 (4.52%) Embedded Linux
3 17 (3.34%) Windows
4 10 (1.96%) Windows Server
5 9 (1.77%) Android
6 7 (1.38%) VMS
7 6 (1.18%) FreeRTOS
8 4 (0.79%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.79%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.39%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (21.02%) Problem-Solving
2 99 (19.45%) Software Engineering
3 98 (19.25%) AI
4 48 (9.43%) CI/CD
5 47 (9.23%) Continuous Improvement
6 46 (9.04%) Agile
7 45 (8.84%) Analytics
8 44 (8.64%) Machine Learning
9 40 (7.86%) Validation
10 39 (7.66%) Collaborative Culture
11 38 (7.47%) DevOps
12 37 (7.27%) Cybersecurity
13 33 (6.48%) Roadmaps
14 31 (6.09%) Business Development
15 29 (5.70%) Decision-Making
16 28 (5.50%) Computer Science
17 27 (5.30%) CRM
17 27 (5.30%) Full-Stack Development
18 25 (4.91%) Customer Engagement
18 25 (4.91%) Tech Ops
Programming Languages
1 67 (13.16%) Python
2 47 (9.23%) C++
3 39 (7.66%) C
4 25 (4.91%) SQL
5 23 (4.52%) C#
6 22 (4.32%) JavaScript
7 20 (3.93%) Embedded C
7 20 (3.93%) TypeScript
8 16 (3.14%) Go
9 13 (2.55%) Java
10 12 (2.36%) PowerShell
11 9 (1.77%) Embedded C++
12 6 (1.18%) Bash
13 5 (0.98%) MATLAB
13 5 (0.98%) Rust
14 4 (0.79%) Kusto Query Language
14 4 (0.79%) PHP
15 2 (0.39%) Bicep
16 1 (0.20%) R
16 1 (0.20%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 116 (22.79%) Degree
2 31 (6.09%) DBS Check
3 22 (4.32%) Computer Science Degree
3 22 (4.32%) Master's Degree
4 16 (3.14%) HNC
5 14 (2.75%) Security Cleared
6 10 (1.96%) BPSS Clearance
6 10 (1.96%) SC Cleared
7 8 (1.57%) PhD
7 8 (1.57%) Postgraduate
8 7 (1.38%) ITIL Certification
9 4 (0.79%) HND
10 3 (0.59%) Chartered Engineer
10 3 (0.59%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.39%) ACCA
11 2 (0.39%) CCNP
11 2 (0.39%) CIMA
11 2 (0.39%) CISSP
11 2 (0.39%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 2 (0.39%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (4.13%) QA
2 9 (1.77%) JTAG
3 8 (1.57%) Accessibility
4 6 (1.18%) ISO 9001
5 4 (0.79%) ECSS
6 3 (0.59%) Actionable Recommendations
6 3 (0.59%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 3 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.59%) NCSC
7 2 (0.39%) GDPR
7 2 (0.39%) NIST
7 2 (0.39%) PMO
7 2 (0.39%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.20%) COBIT
8 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.20%) SLA
System Software
1 48 (9.43%) Firmware
2 25 (4.91%) Docker
3 12 (2.36%) Embedded Firmware
4 10 (1.96%) Active Directory
5 8 (1.57%) VMware Infrastructure
5 8 (1.57%) vSphere
6 3 (0.59%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.39%) iptables
8 1 (0.20%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 30 (5.89%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.38%) Grafana
3 5 (0.98%) Prometheus
3 5 (0.98%) SCCM
4 3 (0.59%) BMC PATROL
4 3 (0.59%) Galera Cluster
4 3 (0.59%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.20%) Ansible
5 1 (0.20%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 1 (0.20%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.20%) Kubeflow
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.20%) MOM
Vendors
1 51 (10.02%) Microsoft
2 9 (1.77%) Salesforce
3 8 (1.57%) Cisco
3 8 (1.57%) EMC
3 8 (1.57%) SAP
3 8 (1.57%) VMware
4 7 (1.38%) Oracle
5 6 (1.18%) Aruba
6 5 (0.98%) Cognizant
6 5 (0.98%) Databricks
6 5 (0.98%) Google
7 4 (0.79%) Adobe
7 4 (0.79%) dotdigital
7 4 (0.79%) IFS
7 4 (0.79%) Xilinx
8 3 (0.59%) Apple
8 3 (0.59%) BT
8 3 (0.59%) Meraki
9 2 (0.39%) HubSpot
9 2 (0.39%) Siemens