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

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 385 455 319
Rank change year-on-year +70 -136 +18
Permanent jobs citing IoT 536 226 582
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.45% 0.46% 0.81%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.68% 1.13% 2.52%
Number of salaries quoted 397 152 379
10th Percentile £40,000 £33,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,500 £46,875 £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 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £84,875 £90,000 £79,000
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 31,812 19,994 23,098
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.97% 40.67% 32.08%
Number of salaries quoted 19,473 10,163 11,491
10th Percentile £30,750 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,500 £36,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £79,750 £77,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,500 £45,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +14.44% -15.09% -3.64%

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 12 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 12 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 +54 450 £55,000 -4.35% 653
UK excluding London +51 428 £55,000 -4.35% 419
Work from Home +29 155 £56,500 +2.73% 276
South East +30 118 £55,000 -15.38% 86
North of England +4 90 £55,000 - 68
London -13 88 £55,500 -41.58% 275
Midlands -8 62 £62,500 +19.05% 64
Scotland +57 57 £61,000 +6.55% 43
South West -43 55 £55,000 +22.22% 35
Yorkshire -6 38 £55,000 - 18
North West -18 36 £42,000 -30.00% 35
East of England -44 36 £85,000 +47.83% 82
West Midlands -15 34 £59,386 +13.12% 44
East Midlands -19 28 £67,500 +28.57% 20
North East -52 16 £50,000 +25.00% 16
Northern Ireland -64 10 £65,000 - 36
Wales -80 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 (2.05%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.68%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.19%) Confluence
Applications
1 14 (2.61%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (0.93%) Simulink
3 4 (0.75%) Lightworks
4 3 (0.56%) CATIA
5 2 (0.37%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (0.37%) Siemens NX
5 2 (0.37%) SOLIDWORKS
5 2 (0.37%) Windchill
6 1 (0.19%) Mathcad
6 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (0.75%) Distributed Ledger
2 3 (0.56%) Misys Midas
3 2 (0.37%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 2 (0.37%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.19%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 68 (12.69%) AWS
2 43 (8.02%) Azure
3 25 (4.66%) Cloud Computing
3 25 (4.66%) SaaS
4 23 (4.29%) Microsoft 365
5 11 (2.05%) AWS IoT
5 11 (2.05%) Azure DevOps
6 10 (1.87%) Serverless
7 7 (1.31%) GCP
8 6 (1.12%) Amazon SQS
9 5 (0.93%) Anthropic Claude
9 5 (0.93%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (0.93%) Entra ID
9 5 (0.93%) Microsoft Purview
9 5 (0.93%) OneDrive
9 5 (0.93%) Power Platform
10 4 (0.75%) Amazon CloudSearch
10 4 (0.75%) Amazon EMR
10 4 (0.75%) Amazon Kinesis
11 3 (0.56%) Amazon ElastiCache
Communications & Networking
1 53 (9.89%) Internet
2 43 (8.02%) Wireless
3 27 (5.04%) Wi-Fi
4 22 (4.10%) MQTT
5 21 (3.92%) 5G
6 19 (3.54%) VPN
7 17 (3.17%) DNS
7 17 (3.17%) Firewall
8 16 (2.99%) Bluetooth
9 13 (2.43%) Ethernet
10 11 (2.05%) DHCP
11 10 (1.87%) VLAN
12 9 (1.68%) ZigBee
13 7 (1.31%) LoRaWAN
14 6 (1.12%) LAN
14 6 (1.12%) Modbus
14 6 (1.12%) Network Security
14 6 (1.12%) TCP/IP
15 5 (0.93%) Cisco IOS
15 5 (0.93%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (2.99%) Big Data
2 8 (1.49%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.31%) NoSQL
3 7 (1.31%) PostgreSQL
4 6 (1.12%) Relational Database
5 5 (0.93%) DynamoDB
6 4 (0.75%) Amazon Athena
6 4 (0.75%) Amazon Redshift
6 4 (0.75%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.75%) Elasticsearch
6 4 (0.75%) Electronic Patient Records
6 4 (0.75%) MongoDB
6 4 (0.75%) MySQL
7 3 (0.56%) ClickHouse
7 3 (0.56%) DocumentDB
8 2 (0.37%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.37%) Power BI
9 1 (0.19%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.19%) Metadata
9 1 (0.19%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 38 (7.09%) Git
2 13 (2.43%) JIRA
3 7 (1.31%) GitLab
3 7 (1.31%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.12%) GDB
5 4 (0.75%) PetaLinux
5 4 (0.75%) Robot Framework
5 4 (0.75%) Selenium
6 3 (0.56%) Postman
7 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.19%) Claude Code
7 1 (0.19%) MLflow
7 1 (0.19%) Rational DOORS
General
1 90 (16.79%) Social Skills
2 82 (15.30%) Electronics
3 51 (9.51%) Manufacturing
4 50 (9.33%) Finance
5 49 (9.14%) Telecoms
6 44 (8.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 36 (6.72%) Analytical Skills
8 27 (5.04%) Wearables
9 19 (3.54%) Aerospace
10 18 (3.36%) Automotive
11 17 (3.17%) Marketing
12 15 (2.80%) Retail
13 13 (2.43%) Legal
13 13 (2.43%) Public Sector
14 12 (2.24%) Banking
15 10 (1.87%) Organisational Skills
16 9 (1.68%) Aviation
16 9 (1.68%) Billing
17 8 (1.49%) Local Government
17 8 (1.49%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 66 (12.31%) Senior
2 57 (10.63%) Design Engineer
2 57 (10.63%) Software Engineer
3 50 (9.33%) Embedded Engineer
4 47 (8.77%) Developer
5 45 (8.40%) Sales Manager
6 34 (6.34%) Architect
6 34 (6.34%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 34 (6.34%) Hardware Engineer
7 29 (5.41%) Technical Engineer
8 27 (5.04%) Electronics Engineer
9 22 (4.10%) Hardware Design Engineer
10 21 (3.92%) Account Manager
11 18 (3.36%) Support Engineer
11 18 (3.36%) Technical Support
12 16 (2.99%) Systems Engineer
13 15 (2.80%) Lead
13 15 (2.80%) Solutions Architect
14 14 (2.61%) Business Development Manager
14 14 (2.61%) Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (5.04%) Yocto
2 25 (4.66%) REST
3 22 (4.10%) .NET
4 20 (3.73%) Terraform
5 16 (2.99%) React
6 15 (2.80%) Node.js
7 11 (2.05%) Kafka
8 8 (1.49%) AngularJS
9 7 (1.31%) Blazor
9 7 (1.31%) Symfony
9 7 (1.31%) Vue
10 6 (1.12%) NestJS
10 6 (1.12%) RabbitMQ
11 5 (0.93%) Django
12 4 (0.75%) HTML
12 4 (0.75%) pytest
12 4 (0.75%) Unity DI Container
12 4 (0.75%) Web Services
13 3 (0.56%) Boost C++ Libraries
13 3 (0.56%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 53 (9.89%) Embedded Systems
2 28 (5.22%) Onboarding
3 27 (5.04%) Mobile App
4 22 (4.10%) Device Driver
5 21 (3.92%) Distributed Systems
5 21 (3.92%) Robotics
6 19 (3.54%) Legacy Systems
7 17 (3.17%) Operational Technology
8 15 (2.80%) Driving Licence
9 14 (2.61%) Enterprise Software
9 14 (2.61%) Smart Home
10 13 (2.43%) Cloud Native
11 12 (2.24%) AI Agents
11 12 (2.24%) ARM Cortex
11 12 (2.24%) Management Information System
11 12 (2.24%) Self-Motivation
12 11 (2.05%) FPGA
12 11 (2.05%) SCADA
13 10 (1.87%) Product Ownership
14 9 (1.68%) GNSS
Operating Systems
1 68 (12.69%) Linux
2 25 (4.66%) Embedded Linux
3 23 (4.29%) Windows
4 10 (1.87%) Windows Server
5 9 (1.68%) Android
6 7 (1.31%) VMS
7 6 (1.12%) FreeRTOS
8 4 (0.75%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.75%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.37%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.37%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (19.96%) Problem-Solving
2 99 (18.47%) Software Engineering
3 98 (18.28%) AI
4 55 (10.26%) Agile
4 55 (10.26%) Continuous Improvement
5 53 (9.89%) CI/CD
6 45 (8.40%) Cybersecurity
7 44 (8.21%) Analytics
8 42 (7.84%) DevOps
9 41 (7.65%) Validation
10 40 (7.46%) Machine Learning
11 39 (7.28%) Business Development
12 38 (7.09%) Collaborative Culture
13 37 (6.90%) Roadmaps
14 32 (5.97%) Decision-Making
15 30 (5.60%) Full-Stack Development
16 28 (5.22%) Computer Science
17 27 (5.04%) Stakeholder Management
17 27 (5.04%) Tech Ops
18 26 (4.85%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 67 (12.50%) Python
2 50 (9.33%) C++
3 42 (7.84%) C
4 28 (5.22%) C#
5 25 (4.66%) SQL
6 24 (4.48%) TypeScript
7 23 (4.29%) Embedded C
8 22 (4.10%) JavaScript
9 17 (3.17%) Go
10 13 (2.43%) PowerShell
11 12 (2.24%) Java
12 10 (1.87%) Embedded C++
13 8 (1.49%) PHP
14 6 (1.12%) Bash
14 6 (1.12%) MATLAB
15 5 (0.93%) Kusto Query Language
15 5 (0.93%) Rust
16 2 (0.37%) Bicep
17 1 (0.19%) R
17 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 125 (23.32%) Degree
2 38 (7.09%) DBS Check
3 27 (5.04%) Master's Degree
4 22 (4.10%) Computer Science Degree
5 21 (3.92%) HNC
6 19 (3.54%) Security Cleared
7 12 (2.24%) BPSS Clearance
7 12 (2.24%) PhD
7 12 (2.24%) Postgraduate
7 12 (2.24%) SC Cleared
8 10 (1.87%) HND
9 8 (1.49%) ITIL Certification
10 4 (0.75%) Azure Certification
10 4 (0.75%) Chartered Engineer
11 3 (0.56%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (0.37%) ACCA
12 2 (0.37%) CCNP
12 2 (0.37%) CIMA
12 2 (0.37%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 2 (0.37%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (4.85%) QA
2 13 (2.43%) Accessibility
3 9 (1.68%) JTAG
4 7 (1.31%) Data Quality
5 6 (1.12%) ISO 9001
5 6 (1.12%) NIST
6 4 (0.75%) ECSS
6 4 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 4 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.75%) PMO
7 3 (0.56%) GDPR
7 3 (0.56%) NCSC
7 3 (0.56%) NIST 800
8 2 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.19%) COBIT
9 1 (0.19%) SLA
9 1 (0.19%) SOC 2
System Software
1 48 (8.96%) Firmware
2 25 (4.66%) Docker
3 10 (1.87%) Embedded Firmware
4 9 (1.68%) Active Directory
5 6 (1.12%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (1.12%) vSphere
6 3 (0.56%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.37%) iptables
8 1 (0.19%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 29 (5.41%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.93%) Grafana
2 5 (0.93%) Prometheus
2 5 (0.93%) SCCM
3 3 (0.56%) 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 53 (9.89%) Microsoft
2 10 (1.87%) EMC
2 10 (1.87%) Salesforce
3 6 (1.12%) Aruba
3 6 (1.12%) Cisco
3 6 (1.12%) Databricks
3 6 (1.12%) SAP
3 6 (1.12%) VMware
4 5 (0.93%) Google
4 5 (0.93%) Oracle
4 5 (0.93%) Siemens
5 4 (0.75%) dotdigital
5 4 (0.75%) HubSpot
5 4 (0.75%) IFS
5 4 (0.75%) Xilinx
6 3 (0.56%) Apple
6 3 (0.56%) Planon
6 3 (0.56%) Rockwell
6 3 (0.56%) ServiceNow
6 3 (0.56%) Tenable