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

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 394 451 321
Rank change year-on-year +57 -130 +6
Permanent jobs citing IoT 521 223 597
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.44% 0.45% 0.81%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.65% 1.10% 2.54%
Number of salaries quoted 391 150 391
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,170 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -11.54%
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,188 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £92,750 £80,000
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 31,542 20,279 23,513
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.66% 40.93% 32.07%
Number of salaries quoted 19,376 10,163 11,791
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £40,819 £36,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.56% -14.29% -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 6 October 2026.

Salary histogram for IoT in the UK

IoT
Top 17 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 6 October 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 +62 436 £55,000 -6.00% 692
UK excluding London +34 409 £55,000 -4.35% 455
Work from Home +28 150 £57,500 +4.55% 299
South East +28 111 £55,000 -12.00% 110
London -8 94 £57,500 -39.47% 292
North of England -7 89 £55,000 -8.33% 78
Scotland +52 57 £60,000 +4.80% 42
Midlands -28 54 £59,522 +8.22% 61
South West -42 54 £55,000 +22.22% 34
Yorkshire +3 39 £55,000 - 20
North West -21 34 £42,000 -30.00% 40
East of England -34 34 £85,000 +47.83% 90
West Midlands -15 28 £51,000 -14.32% 45
East Midlands -21 26 £67,500 +28.57% 16
North East -50 16 £50,000 +25.00% 19
Northern Ireland -79 10 £65,000 - 36
Wales -82 1 £47,500 -5.94% 8

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 (2.11%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.73%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.19%) Confluence
Applications
1 15 (2.88%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.77%) Lightworks
2 4 (0.77%) Simulink
3 3 (0.58%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (0.38%) CATIA
4 2 (0.38%) Siemens NX
4 2 (0.38%) SOLIDWORKS
4 2 (0.38%) Windchill
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (0.77%) Distributed Ledger
2 3 (0.58%) Misys Midas
3 2 (0.38%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 2 (0.38%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.19%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.19%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 62 (11.90%) AWS
2 42 (8.06%) Azure
3 24 (4.61%) SaaS
4 23 (4.41%) Cloud Computing
5 21 (4.03%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (2.11%) AWS IoT
7 10 (1.92%) Azure DevOps
8 9 (1.73%) Serverless
9 7 (1.34%) GCP
10 5 (0.96%) Amazon SQS
10 5 (0.96%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (0.96%) Entra ID
10 5 (0.96%) Microsoft Purview
10 5 (0.96%) OneDrive
11 4 (0.77%) Amazon CloudSearch
11 4 (0.77%) Amazon EMR
11 4 (0.77%) Amazon Kinesis
11 4 (0.77%) Anthropic Claude
11 4 (0.77%) Power Platform
12 3 (0.58%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 46 (8.83%) Internet
2 43 (8.25%) Wireless
3 26 (4.99%) Wi-Fi
4 24 (4.61%) MQTT
5 18 (3.45%) DNS
6 17 (3.26%) VPN
7 15 (2.88%) 5G
7 15 (2.88%) Bluetooth
7 15 (2.88%) Firewall
8 12 (2.30%) DHCP
9 9 (1.73%) Ethernet
9 9 (1.73%) ZigBee
10 8 (1.54%) VLAN
11 7 (1.34%) LoRaWAN
12 5 (0.96%) Cisco IOS
12 5 (0.96%) Network Security
12 5 (0.96%) SSH
12 5 (0.96%) Unified Communications
13 4 (0.77%) Modbus
13 4 (0.77%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (2.69%) Big Data
2 9 (1.73%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.34%) NoSQL
3 7 (1.34%) Relational Database
4 6 (1.15%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (0.96%) DynamoDB
6 4 (0.77%) Amazon Athena
6 4 (0.77%) Amazon Redshift
6 4 (0.77%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.77%) Elasticsearch
6 4 (0.77%) Electronic Patient Records
6 4 (0.77%) MongoDB
6 4 (0.77%) MySQL
7 3 (0.58%) ClickHouse
7 3 (0.58%) DocumentDB
8 2 (0.38%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.19%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.19%) GIS
9 1 (0.19%) Neo4j
9 1 (0.19%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 35 (6.72%) Git
2 12 (2.30%) JIRA
3 7 (1.34%) GitLab
3 7 (1.34%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.15%) GDB
5 4 (0.77%) PetaLinux
5 4 (0.77%) Robot Framework
5 4 (0.77%) Selenium
6 3 (0.58%) Postman
7 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.19%) MLflow
7 1 (0.19%) Poetry
General
1 84 (16.12%) Social Skills
2 83 (15.93%) Electronics
3 45 (8.64%) Finance
3 45 (8.64%) Manufacturing
4 44 (8.45%) Telecoms
5 40 (7.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 34 (6.53%) Analytical Skills
7 25 (4.80%) Wearables
8 19 (3.65%) Aerospace
8 19 (3.65%) Automotive
9 17 (3.26%) Marketing
10 14 (2.69%) Retail
11 13 (2.50%) Legal
11 13 (2.50%) Public Sector
12 10 (1.92%) Banking
13 8 (1.54%) Billing
13 8 (1.54%) Local Government
13 8 (1.54%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (1.54%) Presentation Skills
13 8 (1.54%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 60 (11.52%) Senior
2 58 (11.13%) Software Engineer
3 54 (10.36%) Design Engineer
4 49 (9.40%) Embedded Engineer
5 47 (9.02%) Developer
6 43 (8.25%) Sales Manager
7 34 (6.53%) Architect
7 34 (6.53%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 33 (6.33%) Hardware Engineer
9 30 (5.76%) Technical Engineer
10 28 (5.37%) Electronics Engineer
11 21 (4.03%) Hardware Design Engineer
12 19 (3.65%) Account Manager
12 19 (3.65%) Technical Support
13 17 (3.26%) Support Engineer
14 15 (2.88%) Solutions Architect
14 15 (2.88%) Systems Engineer
15 14 (2.69%) Test Engineer
16 13 (2.50%) Business Development Manager
16 13 (2.50%) Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (4.99%) Yocto
2 23 (4.41%) REST
3 21 (4.03%) .NET
4 20 (3.84%) Terraform
5 14 (2.69%) React
6 13 (2.50%) Node.js
7 9 (1.73%) Kafka
8 7 (1.34%) AngularJS
9 6 (1.15%) Blazor
9 6 (1.15%) Symfony
10 5 (0.96%) Django
10 5 (0.96%) NestJS
10 5 (0.96%) RabbitMQ
10 5 (0.96%) Vue
11 4 (0.77%) HTML
11 4 (0.77%) pytest
11 4 (0.77%) Unity DI Container
11 4 (0.77%) Web Services
12 3 (0.58%) CSS
12 3 (0.58%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 52 (9.98%) Embedded Systems
2 28 (5.37%) Onboarding
3 25 (4.80%) Mobile App
4 22 (4.22%) Distributed Systems
5 21 (4.03%) Device Driver
6 20 (3.84%) Robotics
7 19 (3.65%) Legacy Systems
8 15 (2.88%) Driving Licence
9 14 (2.69%) Smart Home
10 13 (2.50%) Cloud Native
10 13 (2.50%) Enterprise Software
10 13 (2.50%) Operational Technology
11 12 (2.30%) ARM Cortex
12 11 (2.11%) FPGA
12 11 (2.11%) Management Information System
12 11 (2.11%) Self-Motivation
13 10 (1.92%) AI Agents
14 9 (1.73%) Product Ownership
14 9 (1.73%) SCADA
15 8 (1.54%) GNSS
Operating Systems
1 66 (12.67%) Linux
2 24 (4.61%) Embedded Linux
3 21 (4.03%) Windows
4 10 (1.92%) Windows Server
5 9 (1.73%) Android
6 7 (1.34%) VMS
7 6 (1.15%) FreeRTOS
8 4 (0.77%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.38%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.38%) Unix
9 2 (0.38%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (20.54%) Problem-Solving
2 98 (18.81%) Software Engineering
3 94 (18.04%) AI
4 52 (9.98%) Continuous Improvement
5 51 (9.79%) CI/CD
6 49 (9.40%) Agile
7 42 (8.06%) Analytics
8 41 (7.87%) DevOps
8 41 (7.87%) Validation
9 39 (7.49%) Cybersecurity
9 39 (7.49%) Machine Learning
10 38 (7.29%) Collaborative Culture
11 37 (7.10%) Business Development
11 37 (7.10%) Roadmaps
12 28 (5.37%) Computer Science
12 28 (5.37%) Decision-Making
13 27 (5.18%) CRM
13 27 (5.18%) Full-Stack Development
13 27 (5.18%) Tech Ops
14 26 (4.99%) Customer Engagement
Programming Languages
1 67 (12.86%) Python
2 50 (9.60%) C++
3 41 (7.87%) C
4 26 (4.99%) C#
5 24 (4.61%) SQL
6 23 (4.41%) JavaScript
6 23 (4.41%) TypeScript
7 22 (4.22%) Embedded C
8 17 (3.26%) Go
9 13 (2.50%) PowerShell
10 12 (2.30%) Java
11 10 (1.92%) Embedded C++
12 7 (1.34%) PHP
13 6 (1.15%) Bash
13 6 (1.15%) Rust
14 5 (0.96%) Kusto Query Language
14 5 (0.96%) MATLAB
15 2 (0.38%) Bicep
16 1 (0.19%) Haskell
16 1 (0.19%) OCaml
Qualifications
1 122 (23.42%) Degree
2 31 (5.95%) DBS Check
3 25 (4.80%) Master's Degree
4 22 (4.22%) Computer Science Degree
5 19 (3.65%) HNC
6 16 (3.07%) Security Cleared
7 11 (2.11%) BPSS Clearance
7 11 (2.11%) SC Cleared
8 10 (1.92%) PhD
8 10 (1.92%) Postgraduate
9 8 (1.54%) HND
10 7 (1.34%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (0.58%) Azure Certification
11 3 (0.58%) Chartered Engineer
11 3 (0.58%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (0.38%) ACCA
12 2 (0.38%) CCNP
12 2 (0.38%) CIMA
12 2 (0.38%) CISSP
12 2 (0.38%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (4.80%) QA
2 9 (1.73%) JTAG
3 8 (1.54%) Accessibility
4 6 (1.15%) Data Quality
4 6 (1.15%) ISO 9001
5 4 (0.77%) ECSS
5 4 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.58%) GDPR
6 3 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 3 (0.58%) NCSC
6 3 (0.58%) NIST
6 3 (0.58%) PMO
7 2 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.19%) COBIT
8 1 (0.19%) SLA
8 1 (0.19%) SOC 2
System Software
1 51 (9.79%) Firmware
2 23 (4.41%) Docker
3 11 (2.11%) Embedded Firmware
4 9 (1.73%) Active Directory
5 6 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (1.15%) vSphere
6 3 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.38%) iptables
8 1 (0.19%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 27 (5.18%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.96%) Grafana
2 5 (0.96%) Prometheus
2 5 (0.96%) SCCM
3 3 (0.58%) BMC PATROL
4 1 (0.19%) Ansible
4 1 (0.19%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.19%) Functional Safety
4 1 (0.19%) Galera Cluster
4 1 (0.19%) Kubeflow
4 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.19%) MOM
4 1 (0.19%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 48 (9.21%) Microsoft
2 10 (1.92%) EMC
3 9 (1.73%) Salesforce
4 8 (1.54%) Cisco
5 7 (1.34%) Oracle
5 7 (1.34%) SAP
6 6 (1.15%) Aruba
6 6 (1.15%) VMware
7 5 (0.96%) Cognizant
7 5 (0.96%) Databricks
7 5 (0.96%) Google
8 4 (0.77%) dotdigital
8 4 (0.77%) HubSpot
8 4 (0.77%) IFS
8 4 (0.77%) Xilinx
9 3 (0.58%) Adobe
9 3 (0.58%) Apple
9 3 (0.58%) BT
10 2 (0.38%) Planon
10 2 (0.38%) Siemens