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

6 months to
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 394 472 317
Rank change year-on-year +78 -155 +16
Permanent jobs citing IoT 498 216 655
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.43% 0.44% 0.84%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.65% 1.07% 2.61%
Number of salaries quoted 374 145 465
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 30,201 20,280 25,106
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.28% 41.08% 32.25%
Number of salaries quoted 18,773 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 17 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 17 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 +75 416 £55,000 -8.33% 646
UK excluding London +40 384 £55,000 -4.35% 393
Work from Home +31 147 £63,335 +8.24% 296
South East +8 102 £55,000 -10.20% 118
London +9 95 £60,000 -36.84% 297
North of England +12 90 £55,000 -8.33% 68
Scotland +52 54 £60,000 +4.80% 34
Midlands -18 50 £48,500 -11.82% 41
South West -45 50 £55,000 +22.22% 28
Yorkshire 0 42 £55,000 +22.22% 12
North West -12 32 £48,000 -20.00% 38
East of England -40 28 £82,500 +43.48% 81
East Midlands -32 26 £67,500 +28.57% 15
West Midlands -19 24 £42,500 -28.60% 26
North East -49 16 £50,000 +25.00% 18
Northern Ireland -65 10 £65,000 - 22

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 (2.21%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.81%) 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 (3.21%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.80%) Adobe Illustrator
2 4 (0.80%) Lightworks
2 4 (0.80%) Simulink
3 2 (0.40%) CATIA
3 2 (0.40%) Siemens NX
3 2 (0.40%) SOLIDWORKS
3 2 (0.40%) Windchill
4 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (0.80%) Distributed Ledger
2 3 (0.60%) Misys Midas
3 2 (0.40%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 2 (0.40%) 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 (11.65%) AWS
2 42 (8.43%) Azure
3 24 (4.82%) SaaS
4 20 (4.02%) Cloud Computing
5 17 (3.41%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (2.21%) AWS IoT
6 11 (2.21%) Serverless
7 10 (2.01%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (1.61%) GCP
9 5 (1.00%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (1.00%) Microsoft Purview
9 5 (1.00%) OneDrive
10 4 (0.80%) Amazon CloudSearch
10 4 (0.80%) Amazon EMR
10 4 (0.80%) Amazon Kinesis
10 4 (0.80%) Anthropic Claude
10 4 (0.80%) Azure Functions
10 4 (0.80%) Power Platform
11 3 (0.60%) Amazon ElastiCache
11 3 (0.60%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 42 (8.43%) Wireless
2 40 (8.03%) Internet
3 28 (5.62%) MQTT
4 27 (5.42%) Wi-Fi
5 19 (3.82%) Firewall
6 18 (3.61%) DNS
7 17 (3.41%) VPN
8 16 (3.21%) Bluetooth
9 15 (3.01%) 5G
10 12 (2.41%) DHCP
11 9 (1.81%) LoRaWAN
11 9 (1.81%) ZigBee
12 8 (1.61%) Ethernet
13 6 (1.20%) VLAN
14 5 (1.00%) Cisco IOS
14 5 (1.00%) SSH
14 5 (1.00%) Unified Communications
15 4 (0.80%) HTTP
15 4 (0.80%) Modbus
15 4 (0.80%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.61%) Big Data
2 11 (2.21%) SQL Server
3 10 (2.01%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (1.61%) NoSQL
5 7 (1.41%) Relational Database
6 6 (1.20%) Azure SQL Database
6 6 (1.20%) MySQL
7 5 (1.00%) DynamoDB
7 5 (1.00%) Neo4j
8 4 (0.80%) Amazon Athena
8 4 (0.80%) Amazon Redshift
8 4 (0.80%) Data Lake
8 4 (0.80%) Elasticsearch
8 4 (0.80%) Electronic Patient Records
8 4 (0.80%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.60%) Amazon RDS
9 3 (0.60%) ClickHouse
9 3 (0.60%) DocumentDB
10 2 (0.40%) InfluxDB
10 2 (0.40%) Pinecone
Development Applications
1 34 (6.83%) Git
2 11 (2.21%) JIRA
3 7 (1.41%) GitLab
3 7 (1.41%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.20%) GDB
5 4 (0.80%) PetaLinux
5 4 (0.80%) Robot Framework
5 4 (0.80%) Selenium
6 3 (0.60%) Postman
7 1 (0.20%) MLflow
7 1 (0.20%) Poetry
General
1 77 (15.46%) Electronics
2 74 (14.86%) Social Skills
3 41 (8.23%) Finance
3 41 (8.23%) Manufacturing
4 39 (7.83%) Telecoms
5 34 (6.83%) Analytical Skills
6 31 (6.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 21 (4.22%) Wearables
8 19 (3.82%) Automotive
9 17 (3.41%) Marketing
10 16 (3.21%) Aerospace
11 13 (2.61%) Public Sector
12 12 (2.41%) Legal
13 11 (2.21%) Retail
14 8 (1.61%) Banking
14 8 (1.61%) Law
14 8 (1.61%) Local Government
15 7 (1.41%) Documentation Skills
16 6 (1.20%) Organisational Skills
16 6 (1.20%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 64 (12.85%) Software Engineer
2 56 (11.24%) Senior
3 53 (10.64%) Embedded Engineer
4 46 (9.24%) Developer
5 45 (9.04%) Design Engineer
6 42 (8.43%) Sales Manager
7 39 (7.83%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 35 (7.03%) Architect
9 32 (6.43%) Technical Engineer
10 28 (5.62%) Hardware Engineer
11 24 (4.82%) Electronics Engineer
12 17 (3.41%) Account Manager
12 17 (3.41%) Hardware Design Engineer
12 17 (3.41%) Solutions Architect
12 17 (3.41%) Support Engineer
12 17 (3.41%) Technical Support
13 14 (2.81%) Test Engineer
14 13 (2.61%) Product Design Engineer
14 13 (2.61%) Systems Engineer
14 13 (2.61%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (4.82%) Yocto
2 21 (4.22%) Terraform
3 18 (3.61%) .NET
4 17 (3.41%) REST
5 14 (2.81%) React
6 10 (2.01%) Node.js
7 7 (1.41%) AngularJS
7 7 (1.41%) Kafka
8 6 (1.20%) Blazor
9 5 (1.00%) Vue
10 4 (0.80%) HTML
10 4 (0.80%) pytest
10 4 (0.80%) Unity DI Container
11 3 (0.60%) Boost C++ Libraries
11 3 (0.60%) CarPlay
11 3 (0.60%) CSS
11 3 (0.60%) Flash
11 3 (0.60%) PySpark
11 3 (0.60%) Symfony
12 2 (0.40%) pgvector
Miscellaneous
1 50 (10.04%) Embedded Systems
2 24 (4.82%) Onboarding
3 22 (4.42%) Distributed Systems
4 20 (4.02%) Device Driver
4 20 (4.02%) Mobile App
5 16 (3.21%) Legacy Systems
5 16 (3.21%) Robotics
6 15 (3.01%) Driving Licence
7 13 (2.61%) Cloud Native
8 12 (2.41%) ARM Cortex
9 11 (2.21%) PropTech
9 11 (2.21%) Smart Home
10 10 (2.01%) FPGA
10 10 (2.01%) Management Information System
10 10 (2.01%) Operational Technology
11 9 (1.81%) Enterprise Software
11 9 (1.81%) Self-Motivation
12 8 (1.61%) Product Ownership
13 7 (1.41%) AI Agents
13 7 (1.41%) GNSS
Operating Systems
1 64 (12.85%) Linux
2 23 (4.62%) Embedded Linux
3 16 (3.21%) Windows
4 10 (2.01%) Windows Server
5 9 (1.81%) Android
6 7 (1.41%) VMS
7 6 (1.20%) FreeRTOS
8 4 (0.80%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.80%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.40%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (20.48%) Problem-Solving
2 97 (19.48%) Software Engineering
3 95 (19.08%) AI
4 46 (9.24%) Continuous Improvement
5 45 (9.04%) CI/CD
6 44 (8.84%) Analytics
6 44 (8.84%) Machine Learning
7 40 (8.03%) Agile
8 39 (7.83%) Collaborative Culture
9 38 (7.63%) Validation
10 37 (7.43%) DevOps
11 36 (7.23%) Cybersecurity
12 30 (6.02%) Business Development
12 30 (6.02%) Roadmaps
13 29 (5.82%) Decision-Making
14 28 (5.62%) Computer Science
14 28 (5.62%) Full-Stack Development
15 26 (5.22%) CRM
16 25 (5.02%) Customer Engagement
16 25 (5.02%) Tech Ops
Programming Languages
1 66 (13.25%) Python
2 47 (9.44%) C++
3 39 (7.83%) C
4 24 (4.82%) SQL
5 22 (4.42%) C#
5 22 (4.42%) JavaScript
6 20 (4.02%) Embedded C
6 20 (4.02%) TypeScript
7 16 (3.21%) Go
8 13 (2.61%) Java
9 12 (2.41%) PowerShell
10 9 (1.81%) Embedded C++
11 6 (1.20%) Bash
12 5 (1.00%) MATLAB
12 5 (1.00%) Rust
13 4 (0.80%) PHP
14 3 (0.60%) Kusto Query Language
15 2 (0.40%) Bicep
16 1 (0.20%) Haskell
16 1 (0.20%) R
Qualifications
1 110 (22.09%) Degree
2 27 (5.42%) DBS Check
3 22 (4.42%) Computer Science Degree
3 22 (4.42%) Master's Degree
4 14 (2.81%) Security Cleared
5 11 (2.21%) HNC
6 10 (2.01%) SC Cleared
7 9 (1.81%) BPSS Clearance
8 8 (1.61%) PhD
8 8 (1.61%) Postgraduate
9 7 (1.41%) ITIL Certification
10 4 (0.80%) HND
11 3 (0.60%) Chartered Engineer
11 3 (0.60%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (0.40%) Azure Certification
12 2 (0.40%) CCNP
12 2 (0.40%) CISSP
12 2 (0.40%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 2 (0.40%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 1 (0.20%) City & Guilds
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (3.61%) QA
2 9 (1.81%) JTAG
3 8 (1.61%) Accessibility
4 6 (1.20%) ISO 9001
5 4 (0.80%) ECSS
6 3 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
6 3 (0.60%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 3 (0.60%) NCSC
7 2 (0.40%) GDPR
7 2 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.40%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.20%) COBIT
8 1 (0.20%) NIST
8 1 (0.20%) SLA
System Software
1 47 (9.44%) Firmware
2 24 (4.82%) Docker
3 12 (2.41%) Embedded Firmware
4 9 (1.81%) Active Directory
5 8 (1.61%) VMware Infrastructure
5 8 (1.61%) vSphere
6 3 (0.60%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.40%) iptables
8 1 (0.20%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 30 (6.02%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.41%) Grafana
3 5 (1.00%) Prometheus
3 5 (1.00%) SCCM
4 3 (0.60%) BMC PATROL
4 3 (0.60%) Galera Cluster
4 3 (0.60%) 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 (10.04%) Microsoft
2 9 (1.81%) Salesforce
3 8 (1.61%) Cisco
3 8 (1.61%) SAP
3 8 (1.61%) VMware
4 7 (1.41%) EMC
4 7 (1.41%) Oracle
5 6 (1.20%) Aruba
6 5 (1.00%) Cognizant
6 5 (1.00%) Databricks
6 5 (1.00%) Google
7 4 (0.80%) Adobe
7 4 (0.80%) dotdigital
7 4 (0.80%) IFS
7 4 (0.80%) Xilinx
8 3 (0.60%) Apple
8 3 (0.60%) BT
8 3 (0.60%) Meraki
9 2 (0.40%) Planon
9 2 (0.40%) Thales