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

6 months to
4 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 388 457 324
Rank change year-on-year +69 -133 +5
Permanent jobs citing IoT 518 222 608
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.44% 0.45% 0.82%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.65% 1.09% 2.56%
Number of salaries quoted 388 149 402
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 £58,750
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -2.13% -9.62%
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £93,000 £79,875
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 31,447 20,383 23,765
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.60% 40.97% 32.03%
Number of salaries quoted 19,375 10,260 12,017
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,325 £32,000
25th Percentile £40,750 £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 £82,750
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 4 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 4 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 +55 432 £55,000 -7.60% 780
UK excluding London +45 407 £55,000 -4.35% 529
Work from Home +24 150 £57,500 +4.55% 371
South East +19 108 £55,000 -12.00% 138
London -4 93 £57,500 -39.47% 319
North of England -2 89 £55,000 -8.33% 87
Scotland +55 58 £60,000 +4.80% 43
South West -36 55 £55,000 +22.22% 42
Midlands -17 53 £59,386 +7.97% 67
Yorkshire -7 39 £55,000 - 22
North West -10 34 £42,000 -30.00% 44
East of England -39 34 £85,000 +47.83% 104
West Midlands -20 27 £48,500 -18.52% 48
East Midlands -36 26 £67,500 +28.57% 19
North East -45 16 £50,000 +25.00% 21
Northern Ireland -71 10 £65,000 - 40
Wales -90 1 £47,500 -5.94% 12

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 (2.12%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.74%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.19%) Confluence
Applications
1 15 (2.90%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.77%) Lightworks
2 4 (0.77%) Simulink
3 3 (0.58%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (0.39%) CATIA
4 2 (0.39%) Siemens NX
4 2 (0.39%) SOLIDWORKS
4 2 (0.39%) 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 (0.39%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 2 (0.39%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.19%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.19%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 61 (11.78%) AWS
2 43 (8.30%) Azure
3 24 (4.63%) SaaS
4 22 (4.25%) Cloud Computing
5 21 (4.05%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (2.12%) AWS IoT
7 10 (1.93%) Azure DevOps
7 10 (1.93%) Serverless
8 7 (1.35%) GCP
9 5 (0.97%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (0.97%) Entra ID
9 5 (0.97%) Microsoft Purview
9 5 (0.97%) OneDrive
10 4 (0.77%) Amazon CloudSearch
10 4 (0.77%) Amazon EMR
10 4 (0.77%) Amazon Kinesis
10 4 (0.77%) Amazon SQS
10 4 (0.77%) Anthropic Claude
10 4 (0.77%) Power Platform
11 3 (0.58%) Amazon ElastiCache
Communications & Networking
1 44 (8.49%) Internet
1 44 (8.49%) Wireless
2 27 (5.21%) Wi-Fi
3 25 (4.83%) MQTT
4 18 (3.47%) DNS
5 17 (3.28%) VPN
6 16 (3.09%) Bluetooth
6 16 (3.09%) Firewall
7 15 (2.90%) 5G
8 12 (2.32%) DHCP
9 9 (1.74%) Ethernet
9 9 (1.74%) ZigBee
10 8 (1.54%) VLAN
11 7 (1.35%) LoRaWAN
12 5 (0.97%) Cisco IOS
12 5 (0.97%) Network Security
12 5 (0.97%) SSH
12 5 (0.97%) Unified Communications
13 4 (0.77%) HTTP
13 4 (0.77%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.51%) Big Data
2 9 (1.74%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.54%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (1.35%) NoSQL
4 7 (1.35%) Relational Database
5 5 (0.97%) Azure SQL Database
5 5 (0.97%) DynamoDB
6 4 (0.77%) Amazon Athena
6 4 (0.77%) Amazon Redshift
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%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.58%) DocumentDB
8 2 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.39%) Neo4j
9 1 (0.19%) GIS
9 1 (0.19%) Pinecone
Development Applications
1 35 (6.76%) Git
2 12 (2.32%) JIRA
3 7 (1.35%) GitLab
3 7 (1.35%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.16%) 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 83 (16.02%) Electronics
2 82 (15.83%) Social Skills
3 45 (8.69%) Manufacturing
4 44 (8.49%) Finance
4 44 (8.49%) Telecoms
5 39 (7.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 34 (6.56%) Analytical Skills
7 25 (4.83%) Wearables
8 19 (3.67%) Aerospace
8 19 (3.67%) Automotive
9 17 (3.28%) Marketing
10 14 (2.70%) Retail
11 13 (2.51%) Legal
11 13 (2.51%) Public Sector
12 9 (1.74%) Banking
13 8 (1.54%) Billing
13 8 (1.54%) Local Government
13 8 (1.54%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (1.54%) Presentation Skills
14 7 (1.35%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 59 (11.39%) Senior
2 58 (11.20%) Software Engineer
3 54 (10.42%) Design Engineer
4 49 (9.46%) Embedded Engineer
5 47 (9.07%) Developer
6 43 (8.30%) Sales Manager
7 35 (6.76%) Architect
8 34 (6.56%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 33 (6.37%) Hardware Engineer
10 31 (5.98%) Technical Engineer
11 28 (5.41%) Electronics Engineer
12 21 (4.05%) Hardware Design Engineer
13 19 (3.67%) Account Manager
13 19 (3.67%) Technical Support
14 18 (3.47%) Support Engineer
15 16 (3.09%) Solutions Architect
16 15 (2.90%) Systems Engineer
17 14 (2.70%) Test Engineer
18 13 (2.51%) Linux Engineer
18 13 (2.51%) Product Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (5.02%) Yocto
2 21 (4.05%) REST
2 21 (4.05%) Terraform
3 20 (3.86%) .NET
4 14 (2.70%) React
5 12 (2.32%) Node.js
6 8 (1.54%) Kafka
7 7 (1.35%) AngularJS
8 6 (1.16%) Blazor
9 5 (0.97%) Symfony
9 5 (0.97%) Vue
10 4 (0.77%) Django
10 4 (0.77%) HTML
10 4 (0.77%) NestJS
10 4 (0.77%) pytest
10 4 (0.77%) RabbitMQ
10 4 (0.77%) Unity DI Container
11 3 (0.58%) CarPlay
11 3 (0.58%) CSS
11 3 (0.58%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 52 (10.04%) Embedded Systems
2 28 (5.41%) Onboarding
3 25 (4.83%) Mobile App
4 22 (4.25%) Distributed Systems
5 21 (4.05%) Device Driver
6 20 (3.86%) Robotics
7 18 (3.47%) Legacy Systems
8 15 (2.90%) Driving Licence
9 13 (2.51%) Cloud Native
9 13 (2.51%) Operational Technology
9 13 (2.51%) Smart Home
10 12 (2.32%) ARM Cortex
10 12 (2.32%) Enterprise Software
11 11 (2.12%) FPGA
11 11 (2.12%) Management Information System
11 11 (2.12%) Self-Motivation
12 10 (1.93%) AI Agents
13 9 (1.74%) Product Ownership
14 8 (1.54%) Algorithms
14 8 (1.54%) GNSS
Operating Systems
1 66 (12.74%) Linux
2 24 (4.63%) Embedded Linux
3 21 (4.05%) Windows
4 10 (1.93%) Windows Server
5 9 (1.74%) Android
6 7 (1.35%) VMS
7 6 (1.16%) FreeRTOS
8 4 (0.77%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.39%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.39%) Unix
9 2 (0.39%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (20.27%) Problem-Solving
2 97 (18.73%) Software Engineering
3 96 (18.53%) AI
4 52 (10.04%) Continuous Improvement
5 50 (9.65%) CI/CD
6 49 (9.46%) Agile
7 42 (8.11%) Analytics
7 42 (8.11%) Validation
8 41 (7.92%) Machine Learning
9 40 (7.72%) DevOps
10 38 (7.34%) Collaborative Culture
10 38 (7.34%) Cybersecurity
11 36 (6.95%) Business Development
11 36 (6.95%) Roadmaps
12 28 (5.41%) Computer Science
12 28 (5.41%) Decision-Making
13 27 (5.21%) Full-Stack Development
13 27 (5.21%) Tech Ops
14 26 (5.02%) CRM
14 26 (5.02%) Customer Engagement
Programming Languages
1 68 (13.13%) Python
2 50 (9.65%) C++
3 41 (7.92%) C
4 25 (4.83%) C#
5 24 (4.63%) SQL
6 23 (4.44%) JavaScript
7 22 (4.25%) Embedded C
7 22 (4.25%) TypeScript
8 17 (3.28%) Go
9 13 (2.51%) PowerShell
10 12 (2.32%) Java
11 10 (1.93%) Embedded C++
12 6 (1.16%) Bash
12 6 (1.16%) PHP
12 6 (1.16%) Rust
13 5 (0.97%) Kusto Query Language
13 5 (0.97%) MATLAB
14 2 (0.39%) Bicep
15 1 (0.19%) R
15 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 121 (23.36%) Degree
2 31 (5.98%) DBS Check
3 24 (4.63%) Master's Degree
4 22 (4.25%) Computer Science Degree
5 19 (3.67%) HNC
6 16 (3.09%) Security Cleared
7 11 (2.12%) BPSS Clearance
7 11 (2.12%) SC Cleared
8 9 (1.74%) PhD
8 9 (1.74%) Postgraduate
9 7 (1.35%) HND
9 7 (1.35%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (0.58%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.58%) Chartered Engineer
10 3 (0.58%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.39%) ACCA
11 2 (0.39%) CCNP
11 2 (0.39%) CISSP
11 2 (0.39%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 2 (0.39%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (4.83%) QA
2 9 (1.74%) JTAG
3 8 (1.54%) Accessibility
4 6 (1.16%) Data Quality
4 6 (1.16%) 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 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.19%) COBIT
8 1 (0.19%) SLA
8 1 (0.19%) SOC 2
System Software
1 50 (9.65%) Firmware
2 23 (4.44%) Docker
3 11 (2.12%) Embedded Firmware
4 9 (1.74%) Active Directory
5 6 (1.16%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (1.16%) vSphere
6 3 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.39%) iptables
8 1 (0.19%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 28 (5.41%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.16%) Grafana
3 5 (0.97%) Prometheus
3 5 (0.97%) SCCM
4 3 (0.58%) BMC PATROL
5 1 (0.19%) Ansible
5 1 (0.19%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 1 (0.19%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.19%) Galera Cluster
5 1 (0.19%) Kubeflow
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.19%) MOM
5 1 (0.19%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 49 (9.46%) Microsoft
2 10 (1.93%) EMC
3 9 (1.74%) Salesforce
4 8 (1.54%) Cisco
5 7 (1.35%) Oracle
5 7 (1.35%) SAP
6 6 (1.16%) Aruba
6 6 (1.16%) VMware
7 5 (0.97%) Cognizant
7 5 (0.97%) Databricks
7 5 (0.97%) Google
8 4 (0.77%) dotdigital
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
9 3 (0.58%) HubSpot
10 2 (0.39%) Meraki
10 2 (0.39%) Siemens