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

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 400 472 317
Rank change year-on-year +72 -155 +16
Permanent jobs citing IoT 492 216 655
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.43% 0.44% 0.84%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.64% 1.07% 2.61%
Number of salaries quoted 373 145 465
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £32,700
25th Percentile £46,500 £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 29,917 20,280 25,106
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.22% 41.08% 32.25%
Number of salaries quoted 18,638 10,170 13,078
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,925 £43,080
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 £103,750 £108,750
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 16 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 16 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 +80 410 £55,000 -8.33% 713
UK excluding London +47 381 £55,000 -4.35% 408
Work from Home +29 144 £63,335 +8.24% 334
South East +5 101 £55,000 -10.20% 116
London +9 92 £60,000 -36.84% 362
North of England 0 89 £55,000 -8.33% 74
Scotland +56 54 £60,000 +4.80% 33
Midlands -6 50 £48,500 -11.82% 50
South West -42 50 £55,000 +22.22% 32
Yorkshire +8 42 £55,000 +22.22% 16
North West -7 31 £48,500 -19.17% 39
East of England -42 27 £82,500 +43.48% 84
East Midlands -22 26 £67,500 +28.57% 18
West Midlands -23 24 £42,500 -28.60% 32
North East -48 16 £50,000 +25.00% 19
Northern Ireland -65 10 £65,000 - 20

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 (2.24%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.83%) 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 (3.25%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.81%) Adobe Illustrator
3 3 (0.61%) Lightworks
3 3 (0.61%) Simulink
4 2 (0.41%) CATIA
4 2 (0.41%) Siemens NX
4 2 (0.41%) SOLIDWORKS
4 2 (0.41%) Windchill
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (0.81%) Distributed Ledger
2 3 (0.61%) Misys Midas
3 2 (0.41%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 2 (0.41%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.20%) Maximo
4 1 (0.20%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 58 (11.79%) AWS
2 42 (8.54%) Azure
3 24 (4.88%) SaaS
4 20 (4.07%) Cloud Computing
5 17 (3.46%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (2.24%) AWS IoT
6 11 (2.24%) Serverless
7 10 (2.03%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (1.63%) GCP
9 5 (1.02%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (1.02%) Microsoft Purview
9 5 (1.02%) OneDrive
10 4 (0.81%) Amazon CloudSearch
10 4 (0.81%) Amazon EMR
10 4 (0.81%) Amazon Kinesis
10 4 (0.81%) Anthropic Claude
10 4 (0.81%) Azure Functions
10 4 (0.81%) Power Platform
11 3 (0.61%) Amazon ElastiCache
11 3 (0.61%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 40 (8.13%) Wireless
2 39 (7.93%) Internet
3 27 (5.49%) MQTT
3 27 (5.49%) Wi-Fi
4 19 (3.86%) Firewall
5 18 (3.66%) DNS
6 17 (3.46%) VPN
7 15 (3.05%) 5G
7 15 (3.05%) Bluetooth
8 12 (2.44%) DHCP
9 9 (1.83%) LoRaWAN
9 9 (1.83%) ZigBee
10 7 (1.42%) Ethernet
11 6 (1.22%) VLAN
12 5 (1.02%) Cisco IOS
12 5 (1.02%) SSH
12 5 (1.02%) Unified Communications
13 4 (0.81%) HTTP
13 4 (0.81%) Modbus
13 4 (0.81%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.64%) Big Data
2 11 (2.24%) SQL Server
3 10 (2.03%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (1.63%) NoSQL
5 7 (1.42%) Relational Database
6 6 (1.22%) Azure SQL Database
6 6 (1.22%) MySQL
7 5 (1.02%) DynamoDB
7 5 (1.02%) Neo4j
8 4 (0.81%) Amazon Athena
8 4 (0.81%) Amazon Redshift
8 4 (0.81%) Data Lake
8 4 (0.81%) Elasticsearch
8 4 (0.81%) Electronic Patient Records
8 4 (0.81%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.61%) Amazon RDS
9 3 (0.61%) ClickHouse
9 3 (0.61%) DocumentDB
10 2 (0.41%) InfluxDB
10 2 (0.41%) Pinecone
Development Applications
1 33 (6.71%) Git
2 11 (2.24%) JIRA
3 7 (1.42%) GitLab
3 7 (1.42%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.22%) GDB
5 4 (0.81%) Robot Framework
5 4 (0.81%) Selenium
6 3 (0.61%) PetaLinux
6 3 (0.61%) Postman
7 1 (0.20%) MLflow
7 1 (0.20%) Poetry
General
1 76 (15.45%) Electronics
2 73 (14.84%) Social Skills
3 41 (8.33%) Finance
4 40 (8.13%) Manufacturing
5 39 (7.93%) Telecoms
6 34 (6.91%) Analytical Skills
7 29 (5.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 21 (4.27%) Wearables
9 19 (3.86%) Automotive
10 16 (3.25%) Marketing
11 15 (3.05%) Aerospace
12 13 (2.64%) Public Sector
13 12 (2.44%) Legal
14 11 (2.24%) Retail
15 8 (1.63%) Banking
15 8 (1.63%) Law
15 8 (1.63%) Local Government
16 7 (1.42%) Documentation Skills
17 6 (1.22%) Organisational Skills
17 6 (1.22%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 63 (12.80%) Software Engineer
2 56 (11.38%) Senior
3 52 (10.57%) Embedded Engineer
4 46 (9.35%) Developer
5 45 (9.15%) Design Engineer
6 42 (8.54%) Sales Manager
7 38 (7.72%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 34 (6.91%) Architect
9 32 (6.50%) Technical Engineer
10 27 (5.49%) Hardware Engineer
11 23 (4.67%) Electronics Engineer
12 17 (3.46%) Account Manager
12 17 (3.46%) Hardware Design Engineer
12 17 (3.46%) Solutions Architect
12 17 (3.46%) Support Engineer
12 17 (3.46%) Technical Support
13 14 (2.85%) Test Engineer
14 13 (2.64%) Product Design Engineer
14 13 (2.64%) Product Engineer
14 13 (2.64%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (4.67%) Yocto
2 21 (4.27%) Terraform
3 18 (3.66%) .NET
4 17 (3.46%) REST
5 14 (2.85%) React
6 10 (2.03%) Node.js
7 7 (1.42%) AngularJS
7 7 (1.42%) Kafka
8 6 (1.22%) Blazor
9 5 (1.02%) Vue
10 4 (0.81%) HTML
10 4 (0.81%) pytest
10 4 (0.81%) Unity DI Container
11 3 (0.61%) Boost C++ Libraries
11 3 (0.61%) CarPlay
11 3 (0.61%) CSS
11 3 (0.61%) Flash
11 3 (0.61%) PySpark
11 3 (0.61%) Symfony
12 2 (0.41%) pgvector
Miscellaneous
1 49 (9.96%) Embedded Systems
2 22 (4.47%) Distributed Systems
2 22 (4.47%) Onboarding
3 20 (4.07%) Device Driver
3 20 (4.07%) Mobile App
4 16 (3.25%) Legacy Systems
4 16 (3.25%) Robotics
5 15 (3.05%) Driving Licence
6 13 (2.64%) Cloud Native
7 12 (2.44%) ARM Cortex
8 11 (2.24%) PropTech
8 11 (2.24%) Smart Home
9 9 (1.83%) Enterprise Software
9 9 (1.83%) FPGA
9 9 (1.83%) Management Information System
9 9 (1.83%) Operational Technology
10 8 (1.63%) Product Ownership
10 8 (1.63%) Self-Motivation
11 7 (1.42%) GNSS
11 7 (1.42%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 63 (12.80%) Linux
2 23 (4.67%) Embedded Linux
3 16 (3.25%) Windows
4 10 (2.03%) Windows Server
5 9 (1.83%) Android
6 7 (1.42%) VMS
7 5 (1.02%) FreeRTOS
8 4 (0.81%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.81%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.41%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (20.53%) Problem-Solving
2 96 (19.51%) Software Engineering
3 94 (19.11%) AI
4 45 (9.15%) Continuous Improvement
5 44 (8.94%) Analytics
5 44 (8.94%) CI/CD
5 44 (8.94%) Machine Learning
6 40 (8.13%) Agile
7 38 (7.72%) Collaborative Culture
8 37 (7.52%) DevOps
8 37 (7.52%) Validation
9 36 (7.32%) Cybersecurity
10 30 (6.10%) Business Development
11 29 (5.89%) Decision-Making
11 29 (5.89%) Roadmaps
12 28 (5.69%) Computer Science
12 28 (5.69%) Full-Stack Development
13 26 (5.28%) CRM
14 25 (5.08%) Customer Engagement
15 24 (4.88%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 63 (12.80%) Python
2 46 (9.35%) C++
3 38 (7.72%) C
4 24 (4.88%) SQL
5 22 (4.47%) C#
5 22 (4.47%) JavaScript
6 20 (4.07%) Embedded C
6 20 (4.07%) TypeScript
7 16 (3.25%) Go
8 13 (2.64%) Java
9 12 (2.44%) PowerShell
10 9 (1.83%) Embedded C++
11 6 (1.22%) Bash
12 4 (0.81%) MATLAB
12 4 (0.81%) PHP
12 4 (0.81%) Rust
13 3 (0.61%) Kusto Query Language
14 2 (0.41%) Bicep
15 1 (0.20%) Haskell
15 1 (0.20%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 107 (21.75%) Degree
2 27 (5.49%) DBS Check
3 22 (4.47%) Computer Science Degree
3 22 (4.47%) Master's Degree
4 14 (2.85%) Security Cleared
5 11 (2.24%) HNC
6 10 (2.03%) SC Cleared
7 9 (1.83%) BPSS Clearance
8 8 (1.63%) PhD
8 8 (1.63%) Postgraduate
9 7 (1.42%) ITIL Certification
10 4 (0.81%) HND
11 3 (0.61%) Chartered Engineer
11 3 (0.61%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (0.41%) Azure Certification
12 2 (0.41%) CCNP
12 2 (0.41%) CISSP
12 2 (0.41%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 2 (0.41%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 1 (0.20%) City & Guilds
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (3.25%) QA
2 9 (1.83%) JTAG
3 8 (1.63%) Accessibility
4 6 (1.22%) ISO 9001
5 3 (0.61%) Actionable Recommendations
5 3 (0.61%) ECSS
5 3 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 3 (0.61%) NCSC
6 2 (0.41%) GDPR
6 2 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.41%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.20%) COBIT
7 1 (0.20%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.20%) NIST
7 1 (0.20%) SLA
System Software
1 46 (9.35%) Firmware
2 24 (4.88%) Docker
3 12 (2.44%) Embedded Firmware
4 9 (1.83%) Active Directory
5 8 (1.63%) VMware Infrastructure
5 8 (1.63%) vSphere
6 3 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.41%) iptables
8 1 (0.20%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 30 (6.10%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.42%) Grafana
3 5 (1.02%) Prometheus
3 5 (1.02%) SCCM
4 3 (0.61%) BMC PATROL
4 3 (0.61%) Galera Cluster
4 3 (0.61%) 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 50 (10.16%) Microsoft
2 9 (1.83%) Salesforce
3 8 (1.63%) Cisco
3 8 (1.63%) SAP
3 8 (1.63%) VMware
4 7 (1.42%) Oracle
5 6 (1.22%) Aruba
5 6 (1.22%) EMC
6 5 (1.02%) Cognizant
6 5 (1.02%) Databricks
6 5 (1.02%) Google
7 4 (0.81%) Adobe
7 4 (0.81%) dotdigital
7 4 (0.81%) IFS
8 3 (0.61%) Apple
8 3 (0.61%) BT
8 3 (0.61%) Meraki
8 3 (0.61%) Xilinx
9 2 (0.41%) Planon
9 2 (0.41%) Thales