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

6 months to
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 379 296
Rank change year-on-year +345 -83 +60
Permanent jobs citing IoT 4,402 290 922
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 4.92% 0.69% 0.97%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 17.38% 1.72% 2.68%
Number of salaries quoted 264 192 723
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,025 £35,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -7.69%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +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 25,325 16,897 34,393
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 28.28% 39.93% 36.05%
Number of salaries quoted 13,080 9,221 22,904
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +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 28 April 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 28 April 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 +369 4,321 £60,000 - 484
UK excluding London +286 3,900 £60,000 - 453
North of England +222 1,666 £55,000 -5.17% 291
North West +167 1,503 £60,000 +4.35% 249
Midlands +155 1,059 £42,500 -29.17% 42
West Midlands +131 924 £43,750 -30.00% 11
South East +173 668 £55,000 - 51
London +242 453 £75,000 -7.69% 74
East of England +127 385 £60,000 +9.09% 28
Yorkshire +65 163 £50,000 -16.67% 38
East Midlands +58 147 £42,500 - 31
South West -19 72 £56,250 -6.25% 12
Work from Home -61 64 £72,500 +20.83% 100
Wales -23 34 - - 12
Scotland -10 15 £60,000 -4.00% 18
Channel Islands - 8 - -
Northern Ireland -33 5 £70,000 +40.00% 9

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 (0.16%) Confluence
2 4 (0.091%) CMS
2 4 (0.091%) WordPress
3 2 (0.045%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.023%) Apache
4 1 (0.023%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.023%) GeoServer
4 1 (0.023%) Mendix
Applications
1 8 (0.18%) Adobe Illustrator
2 4 (0.091%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.091%) Photoshop
3 2 (0.045%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.045%) Siemens NX
4 1 (0.023%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.023%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (0.091%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (0.045%) Maximo
2 2 (0.045%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.023%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.023%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 4,056 (92.14%) Cloud Computing
2 44 (1.00%) AWS
2 44 (1.00%) Azure
3 16 (0.36%) SaaS
4 11 (0.25%) GCP
4 11 (0.25%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (0.16%) Power Platform
5 7 (0.16%) Serverless
6 5 (0.11%) Amazon S3
6 5 (0.11%) Google Workspace
7 4 (0.091%) Canva
7 4 (0.091%) GitHub
7 4 (0.091%) IaaS
7 4 (0.091%) PaaS
8 3 (0.068%) Amazon EC2
8 3 (0.068%) AWS Lambda
8 3 (0.068%) Power Automate
8 3 (0.068%) Zapier
9 2 (0.045%) AWS IoT
9 2 (0.045%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 4,043 (91.84%) Internet
2 33 (0.75%) Wireless
3 21 (0.48%) Firewall
4 20 (0.45%) Bluetooth
5 15 (0.34%) MQTT
6 13 (0.30%) VPN
7 10 (0.23%) Modbus
7 10 (0.23%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (0.18%) DNS
9 6 (0.14%) LoRaWAN
10 3 (0.068%) 5G
10 3 (0.068%) DHCP
10 3 (0.068%) LTE
10 3 (0.068%) TCP/IP
10 3 (0.068%) Unified Communications
10 3 (0.068%) WAN
11 2 (0.045%) Broadband
11 2 (0.045%) GSM
11 2 (0.045%) Network Security
11 2 (0.045%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (0.55%) Big Data
2 11 (0.25%) MySQL
3 8 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
3 8 (0.18%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (0.16%) NoSQL
4 7 (0.16%) SQL Server
5 6 (0.14%) Power BI
6 5 (0.11%) MongoDB
6 5 (0.11%) Neo4j
7 4 (0.091%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (0.091%) InfluxDB
8 2 (0.045%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.045%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.045%) GIS
8 2 (0.045%) Informix
8 2 (0.045%) Pinecone
9 1 (0.023%) Amazon Athena
9 1 (0.023%) Delta Lake
9 1 (0.023%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.023%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 7 (0.16%) Git
2 6 (0.14%) JIRA
3 1 (0.023%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.023%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.023%) GitLab
3 1 (0.023%) IDA Disassembler
3 1 (0.023%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.023%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.023%) Poetry
3 1 (0.023%) Zephyr
General
1 4,104 (93.23%) Social Skills
2 4,061 (92.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4,059 (92.21%) Banking
4 45 (1.02%) Electronics
5 36 (0.82%) Manufacturing
6 32 (0.73%) Marketing
7 30 (0.68%) Finance
8 18 (0.41%) Analytical Skills
9 16 (0.36%) Automotive
10 15 (0.34%) Public Sector
10 15 (0.34%) Tech for Good
10 15 (0.34%) Telecoms
11 13 (0.30%) Wearables
12 12 (0.27%) Law
13 8 (0.18%) Health Technology
13 8 (0.18%) Social Housing
14 6 (0.14%) French Language
14 6 (0.14%) Retail
15 5 (0.11%) Pharmaceutical
16 4 (0.091%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 3,149 (71.54%) Lecturer
2 64 (1.45%) Software Engineer
3 44 (1.00%) Embedded Engineer
4 41 (0.93%) Senior
5 39 (0.89%) Developer
6 32 (0.73%) Architect
7 28 (0.64%) Firmware Engineer
8 23 (0.52%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
8 23 (0.52%) Principal Engineer
8 23 (0.52%) Principal Software Engineer
9 20 (0.45%) Sales Manager
10 17 (0.39%) Embedded Software Engineer
11 16 (0.36%) Mobile Developer
12 15 (0.34%) React Developer
13 14 (0.32%) Full-Stack Engineer
13 14 (0.32%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
13 14 (0.32%) Senior Software Engineer
14 13 (0.30%) Support Engineer
15 12 (0.27%) 2nd Line Support
16 11 (0.25%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (0.45%) React
2 18 (0.41%) React Native
3 17 (0.39%) Node.js
4 9 (0.20%) REST
5 6 (0.14%) .NET
5 6 (0.14%) AngularJS
6 5 (0.11%) Spring Boot
7 4 (0.091%) Kafka
8 2 (0.045%) ASP.NET Web API
8 2 (0.045%) Django
8 2 (0.045%) Next.js
8 2 (0.045%) OpenAPI
8 2 (0.045%) pgvector
8 2 (0.045%) Swagger
8 2 (0.045%) WebSockets
9 1 (0.023%) .NET Core
9 1 (0.023%) Anaconda
9 1 (0.023%) GraphQL
9 1 (0.023%) PySpark
9 1 (0.023%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 20 (0.45%) Mobile App
1 20 (0.45%) Smart Energy
2 13 (0.30%) Embedded Systems
2 13 (0.30%) SCADA
3 12 (0.27%) PropTech
4 11 (0.25%) Cloud Native
4 11 (0.25%) Smart Home
5 10 (0.23%) Operational Technology
6 7 (0.16%) Analytical Mindset
6 7 (0.16%) Greenfield Project
7 6 (0.14%) Distributed Systems
7 6 (0.14%) Robotics
7 6 (0.14%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (0.11%) Device Driver
8 5 (0.11%) Manufacturing Execution System
8 5 (0.11%) Onboarding
8 5 (0.11%) Product Ownership
9 4 (0.091%) e-Learning
9 4 (0.091%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (0.091%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 32 (0.73%) Linux
2 16 (0.36%) Windows
3 9 (0.20%) Android
3 9 (0.20%) Unix
4 6 (0.14%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.11%) Embedded Linux
5 5 (0.11%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.045%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.045%) VMS
6 2 (0.045%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.023%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.023%) Kali Linux
7 1 (0.023%) Solaris
7 1 (0.023%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 4,073 (92.53%) Cybersecurity
2 4,072 (92.50%) AI
3 4,054 (92.09%) Web Development
4 4,052 (92.05%) Machine Learning
5 4,042 (91.82%) User Experience
6 79 (1.79%) Software Engineering
7 56 (1.27%) Problem-Solving
8 35 (0.80%) Continuous Improvement
9 33 (0.75%) Business Analysis
9 33 (0.75%) Full-Stack Development
10 29 (0.66%) Analytics
11 27 (0.61%) Energy Management
11 27 (0.61%) ERP
12 26 (0.59%) Digital Marketing
13 25 (0.57%) Agile
13 25 (0.57%) Roadmaps
14 23 (0.52%) DevOps
14 23 (0.52%) Mentoring
15 21 (0.48%) Collaborative Culture
16 20 (0.45%) Storage Management
Programming Languages
1 32 (0.73%) Python
2 18 (0.41%) Java
2 18 (0.41%) SQL
3 14 (0.32%) TypeScript
4 11 (0.25%) C++
5 10 (0.23%) JavaScript
6 9 (0.20%) C#
7 8 (0.18%) C
8 7 (0.16%) PHP
8 7 (0.16%) PowerShell
9 4 (0.091%) Bash
10 2 (0.045%) Go
10 2 (0.045%) Perl
10 2 (0.045%) Rust
11 1 (0.023%) Embedded C
11 1 (0.023%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.023%) R
11 1 (0.023%) Scala
11 1 (0.023%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.023%) VBA
Qualifications
1 4,089 (92.89%) Degree
2 4,059 (92.21%) Master's Degree
3 4,037 (91.71%) PhD
4 4,034 (91.64%) Postgraduate
5 26 (0.59%) HND
6 8 (0.18%) Security Cleared
7 6 (0.14%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (0.11%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (0.091%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.045%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.045%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.045%) CISM
10 2 (0.045%) CISSP
10 2 (0.045%) MBA
10 2 (0.045%) SC Cleared
11 1 (0.023%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 1 (0.023%) CISA
11 1 (0.023%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.023%) CREST Certified
11 1 (0.023%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (0.23%) QA
2 4 (0.091%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (0.068%) Data Quality
3 3 (0.068%) GDPR
3 3 (0.068%) ISO 9001
3 3 (0.068%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.045%) SLA
5 1 (0.023%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.023%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.023%) GMP
5 1 (0.023%) JTAG
5 1 (0.023%) SOC 2
System Software
1 53 (1.20%) Firmware
2 31 (0.70%) Embedded Firmware
3 13 (0.30%) Docker
4 9 (0.20%) Active Directory
5 6 (0.14%) VMware Infrastructure
6 3 (0.068%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.068%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 17 (0.39%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.16%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.091%) Terraform
4 3 (0.068%) Galera Cluster
4 3 (0.068%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.045%) Grafana
6 1 (0.023%) Nessus
6 1 (0.023%) Nmap
Vendors
1 30 (0.68%) Microsoft
2 11 (0.25%) Google
3 8 (0.18%) Oracle
4 7 (0.16%) EMC
5 6 (0.14%) SAP
5 6 (0.14%) VMware
6 5 (0.11%) Cognizant
7 4 (0.091%) Adobe
7 4 (0.091%) Cisco
8 3 (0.068%) ConnectWise
8 3 (0.068%) Draytek
8 3 (0.068%) Fortinet
8 3 (0.068%) IBM
9 2 (0.045%) Apple
9 2 (0.045%) HP
9 2 (0.045%) Meraki
9 2 (0.045%) Red Hat
9 2 (0.045%) Ruckus Wireless
9 2 (0.045%) Siemens
10 1 (0.023%) Salesforce