IoT Job Trends

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

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 365 298
Rank change year-on-year +335 -67 +82
Permanent jobs citing IoT 4,418 304 860
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 5.52% 0.74% 0.95%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 18.55% 1.92% 2.62%
Number of salaries quoted 274 200 676
10th Percentile £33,500 £44,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £41,750 £52,500 £47,488
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £73,438 £78,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +1.77%

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 23,815 15,852 32,801
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 29.74% 38.75% 36.37%
Number of salaries quoted 12,196 8,889 22,415
10th Percentile £29,125 £32,000 £28,038
25th Percentile £38,984 £43,750 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £113,750 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -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 3 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 3 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 +335 4,347 £55,000 -8.33% 183
UK excluding London +272 3,917 £55,000 -8.33% 139
North of England +198 1,667 £51,250 -10.87% 26
North West +149 1,508 £52,500 -4.55% 10
Midlands +150 1,062 £42,500 -29.17% 19
West Midlands +132 929 £42,500 -29.17% 12
South East +169 663 £55,000 -20.86% 45
London +244 451 £75,000 +3.45% 59
East of England +118 408 £34,000 -38.18% 26
Yorkshire +66 159 £50,000 -16.67% 15
East Midlands +54 145 - - 7
South West -9 76 £56,250 -6.25% 16
Work from Home -49 59 £65,000 +8.33% 71
Wales -12 34 - - 3
Channel Islands - 8 - -
Scotland -23 7 £72,500 +16.00% 8
Northern Ireland -33 4 £70,000 +40.00% 2

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 23 (0.52%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.16%) Confluence
3 4 (0.091%) CMS
3 4 (0.091%) WordPress
4 2 (0.045%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.023%) Apache
5 1 (0.023%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.023%) GeoServer
5 1 (0.023%) Mendix
Applications
1 5 (0.11%) Adobe Illustrator
2 4 (0.091%) Photoshop
3 3 (0.068%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.045%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.023%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.023%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.023%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (0.11%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.091%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.045%) SAP Business One
4 1 (0.023%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.023%) Maximo
4 1 (0.023%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 4,066 (92.03%) Cloud Computing
2 45 (1.02%) AWS
3 42 (0.95%) Azure
4 25 (0.57%) Entra ID
5 15 (0.34%) SaaS
6 12 (0.27%) Microsoft 365
7 10 (0.23%) GCP
8 9 (0.20%) Power Platform
9 6 (0.14%) Serverless
10 5 (0.11%) Amazon S3
10 5 (0.11%) GitHub
10 5 (0.11%) Google Workspace
11 4 (0.091%) Canva
11 4 (0.091%) IaaS
11 4 (0.091%) PaaS
12 3 (0.068%) Amazon EC2
12 3 (0.068%) AWS Lambda
12 3 (0.068%) Power Automate
12 3 (0.068%) Zapier
13 2 (0.045%) Google Play
Communications & Networking
1 4,054 (91.76%) Internet
2 29 (0.66%) Wireless
3 26 (0.59%) Network Security
4 17 (0.38%) Firewall
5 14 (0.32%) Bluetooth
6 11 (0.25%) VPN
7 10 (0.23%) MQTT
8 9 (0.20%) Modbus
9 6 (0.14%) DNS
9 6 (0.14%) LoRaWAN
10 4 (0.091%) 5G
10 4 (0.091%) WAN
10 4 (0.091%) Wi-Fi
11 3 (0.068%) DHCP
11 3 (0.068%) LAN
11 3 (0.068%) LTE
11 3 (0.068%) TCP/IP
11 3 (0.068%) Unified Communications
11 3 (0.068%) VLAN
12 2 (0.045%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (0.54%) Big Data
2 12 (0.27%) MySQL
3 8 (0.18%) Power BI
4 7 (0.16%) Amazon RDS
5 6 (0.14%) NoSQL
5 6 (0.14%) PostgreSQL
6 5 (0.11%) SQL Server
7 4 (0.091%) MongoDB
7 4 (0.091%) Neo4j
8 3 (0.068%) InfluxDB
9 2 (0.045%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.045%) GIS
9 2 (0.045%) Informix
10 1 (0.023%) Amazon Redshift
10 1 (0.023%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.023%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.023%) DynamoDB
10 1 (0.023%) Flink
10 1 (0.023%) Hadoop
10 1 (0.023%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (0.14%) Git
1 6 (0.14%) JIRA
2 1 (0.023%) Bitbucket
2 1 (0.023%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.023%) GitLab
2 1 (0.023%) IDA Disassembler
2 1 (0.023%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.023%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.023%) Postman
2 1 (0.023%) SoapUI
2 1 (0.023%) Zephyr
General
1 4,146 (93.84%) Social Skills
2 4,072 (92.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4,069 (92.10%) Banking
4 43 (0.97%) Manufacturing
5 34 (0.77%) Electronics
6 33 (0.75%) Marketing
7 32 (0.72%) Finance
8 21 (0.48%) Analytical Skills
9 20 (0.45%) Public Sector
10 16 (0.36%) Tech for Good
10 16 (0.36%) Telecoms
11 14 (0.32%) Wearables
12 12 (0.27%) Automotive
13 11 (0.25%) Law
14 8 (0.18%) Retail
14 8 (0.18%) Social Housing
15 7 (0.16%) Health Technology
16 6 (0.14%) French Language
17 5 (0.11%) Back Office
17 5 (0.11%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 3,159 (71.50%) Lecturer
2 58 (1.31%) Software Engineer
3 41 (0.93%) Embedded Engineer
4 38 (0.86%) Senior
5 37 (0.84%) Developer
6 30 (0.68%) Architect
7 23 (0.52%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
7 23 (0.52%) Firmware Engineer
8 20 (0.45%) Principal Engineer
8 20 (0.45%) Principal Software Engineer
8 20 (0.45%) Sales Manager
9 17 (0.38%) React Developer
10 16 (0.36%) Mobile Developer
11 14 (0.32%) Embedded Software Engineer
11 14 (0.32%) Full-Stack Engineer
11 14 (0.32%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
11 14 (0.32%) Senior Software Engineer
12 12 (0.27%) 2nd Line Support
12 12 (0.27%) Analyst
12 12 (0.27%) IoT Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (0.50%) React
2 20 (0.45%) Node.js
3 18 (0.41%) React Native
4 9 (0.20%) REST
5 6 (0.14%) .NET
6 5 (0.11%) Spring Boot
7 4 (0.091%) AngularJS
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%) Swagger
8 2 (0.045%) WebSockets
9 1 (0.023%) D3.js
9 1 (0.023%) GStreamer
9 1 (0.023%) Laravel
9 1 (0.023%) Middleware
9 1 (0.023%) OAuth
9 1 (0.023%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 20 (0.45%) Mobile App
1 20 (0.45%) Smart Energy
2 17 (0.38%) Management Information System
3 14 (0.32%) SCADA
4 13 (0.29%) Embedded Systems
5 11 (0.25%) Operational Technology
5 11 (0.25%) Smart Home
6 9 (0.20%) Cloud Native
7 7 (0.16%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (0.16%) Greenfield Project
8 6 (0.14%) PropTech
9 5 (0.11%) Cyber Threat
9 5 (0.11%) Device Driver
9 5 (0.11%) Distributed Systems
9 5 (0.11%) Driving Licence
9 5 (0.11%) Industry 4.0
9 5 (0.11%) Manufacturing Execution System
9 5 (0.11%) Onboarding
9 5 (0.11%) Product Ownership
9 5 (0.11%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 25 (0.57%) Linux
2 13 (0.29%) Windows
3 9 (0.20%) Android
4 8 (0.18%) Unix
5 5 (0.11%) Embedded Linux
5 5 (0.11%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.091%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.045%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.045%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.023%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.023%) Kali Linux
8 1 (0.023%) Solaris
8 1 (0.023%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 4,115 (93.14%) Cybersecurity
2 4,078 (92.30%) AI
3 4,064 (91.99%) Web Development
4 4,063 (91.96%) Machine Learning
5 4,053 (91.74%) User Experience
6 72 (1.63%) Software Engineering
7 53 (1.20%) Problem-Solving
8 40 (0.91%) Continuous Improvement
9 33 (0.75%) Agile
9 33 (0.75%) Full-Stack Development
10 30 (0.68%) ERP
11 29 (0.66%) Analytics
11 29 (0.66%) Customer Service
11 29 (0.66%) Project Management
12 27 (0.61%) Digital Marketing
12 27 (0.61%) Energy Management
13 26 (0.59%) Business Analysis
13 26 (0.59%) Roadmaps
14 25 (0.57%) DevOps
15 22 (0.50%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 29 (0.66%) Python
2 18 (0.41%) Java
3 17 (0.38%) SQL
4 14 (0.32%) TypeScript
5 11 (0.25%) C++
6 9 (0.20%) PHP
7 8 (0.18%) C#
8 7 (0.16%) C
9 6 (0.14%) JavaScript
9 6 (0.14%) PowerShell
10 4 (0.091%) Bash
11 2 (0.045%) Go
11 2 (0.045%) Perl
11 2 (0.045%) VBA
12 1 (0.023%) Embedded C
12 1 (0.023%) Groovy
12 1 (0.023%) R
12 1 (0.023%) Rust
12 1 (0.023%) Scala
12 1 (0.023%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 4,100 (92.80%) Degree
2 4,069 (92.10%) Master's Degree
3 4,047 (91.60%) PhD
4 4,044 (91.53%) Postgraduate
5 26 (0.59%) HND
6 8 (0.18%) Security Cleared
7 6 (0.14%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (0.11%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (0.091%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.045%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.045%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.045%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.045%) CISM
10 2 (0.045%) CISSP
10 2 (0.045%) MBA
10 2 (0.045%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.045%) PMP
10 2 (0.045%) SC Cleared
11 1 (0.023%) CCNA
11 1 (0.023%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (0.29%) QA
2 6 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (0.11%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (0.091%) GDPR
5 3 (0.068%) Data Quality
5 3 (0.068%) ISO 9001
5 3 (0.068%) SLA
6 2 (0.045%) NIST
7 1 (0.023%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.023%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.023%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.023%) GMP
7 1 (0.023%) JTAG
7 1 (0.023%) SOC 2
System Software
1 44 (1.00%) Firmware
2 28 (0.63%) Embedded Firmware
3 11 (0.25%) Docker
4 10 (0.23%) Active Directory
5 6 (0.14%) VMware Infrastructure
6 3 (0.068%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.068%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 30 (0.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (0.34%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.091%) Grafana
4 3 (0.068%) Galera Cluster
4 3 (0.068%) Terraform
4 3 (0.068%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.023%) Nessus
5 1 (0.023%) Nmap
Vendors
1 49 (1.11%) Microsoft
2 11 (0.25%) SAP
3 10 (0.23%) Google
4 7 (0.16%) EMC
5 6 (0.14%) VMware
6 5 (0.11%) Epicor
6 5 (0.11%) Infor
6 5 (0.11%) Oracle
7 4 (0.091%) Fortinet
8 3 (0.068%) Cisco
8 3 (0.068%) ConnectWise
8 3 (0.068%) Draytek
8 3 (0.068%) IBM
8 3 (0.068%) Ruckus Wireless
9 2 (0.045%) Apple
9 2 (0.045%) HP
9 2 (0.045%) Red Hat
9 2 (0.045%) Siemens
10 1 (0.023%) Adobe
10 1 (0.023%) Atlassian