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 19 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 342 308
Rank change year-on-year +314 -34 +74
Permanent jobs citing IoT 4,401 401 686
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 6.44% 0.82% 0.92%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 19.99% 2.16% 2.54%
Number of salaries quoted 255 204 519
10th Percentile £33,200 £40,000 £35,200
25th Percentile £41,250 £51,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -7.69%
75th Percentile £72,500 £73,750 £70,083
90th Percentile £85,000 £89,250 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

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 22,013 18,591 26,972
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.23% 38.02% 36.24%
Number of salaries quoted 11,176 8,736 19,668
10th Percentile £28,000 £34,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £39,788
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £55,173
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +13.28% -15.12%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £113,979 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.73% +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 19 February 2026.

Salary histogram for IoT in the UK

IoT
Top 18 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 19 February 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 +309 4,330 £57,500 -4.17% 180
UK excluding London +263 3,911 £55,000 -8.33% 139
North of England +206 1,662 £52,500 +20.00% 28
North West +156 1,511 £52,500 +31.25% 14
Midlands +161 1,061 £50,000 -16.67% 22
West Midlands +135 931 £50,000 -16.67% 16
South East +171 652 £65,000 -7.14% 47
London +249 444 £75,000 +3.45% 61
East of England +126 412 £34,000 -38.18% 20
Yorkshire +78 150 £50,000 -20.00% 14
East Midlands +74 142 - - 6
South West +29 79 £55,000 -8.33% 16
Work from Home -29 64 £60,000 - 77
Wales +15 40 £50,500 -21.40% 3
Channel Islands - 8 - -
Scotland -13 5 £72,500 +16.00% 9
Northern Ireland - 4 £70,000 -
North East - 1 £40,000 -

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 24 (0.55%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.16%) Confluence
3 2 (0.045%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.045%) nginx
4 1 (0.023%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.023%) CMS
4 1 (0.023%) Mendix
4 1 (0.023%) WordPress
Applications
1 4 (0.091%) AutoCAD
1 4 (0.091%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (0.091%) Microsoft Project
1 4 (0.091%) MS Visio
1 4 (0.091%) Revit
2 2 (0.045%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.045%) Siemens NX
3 1 (0.023%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (0.023%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 5 (0.11%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.091%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.045%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.023%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.023%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.023%) Maximo
4 1 (0.023%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.023%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.023%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.023%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.023%) SAP IBP
4 1 (0.023%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.023%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.023%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.023%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 4,066 (92.39%) Cloud Computing
2 51 (1.16%) Azure
3 39 (0.89%) AWS
4 25 (0.57%) Entra ID
5 13 (0.30%) SaaS
6 12 (0.27%) Microsoft 365
6 12 (0.27%) Power Platform
7 11 (0.25%) GCP
8 7 (0.16%) GitHub
8 7 (0.16%) Google Workspace
9 6 (0.14%) Power Automate
10 4 (0.091%) IaaS
10 4 (0.091%) PaaS
10 4 (0.091%) SurveyMonkey
10 4 (0.091%) Zapier
11 3 (0.068%) PowerApps
11 3 (0.068%) Serverless
12 2 (0.045%) Dagster
12 2 (0.045%) Dynamics 365
12 2 (0.045%) Firebase
Communications & Networking
1 4,065 (92.37%) Internet
2 38 (0.86%) Network Security
3 34 (0.77%) Wireless
4 17 (0.39%) Firewall
5 15 (0.34%) Modbus
6 14 (0.32%) Bluetooth
7 10 (0.23%) MQTT
7 10 (0.23%) TCP/IP
8 9 (0.20%) VPN
8 9 (0.20%) WAN
9 8 (0.18%) 5G
9 8 (0.18%) VLAN
10 7 (0.16%) Wi-Fi
11 6 (0.14%) DNS
11 6 (0.14%) LAN
12 5 (0.11%) Intrusion Detection
12 5 (0.11%) ZigBee
13 4 (0.091%) LoRaWAN
13 4 (0.091%) Wireshark
14 3 (0.068%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (0.55%) Big Data
2 11 (0.25%) MySQL
3 8 (0.18%) Power BI
4 7 (0.16%) MongoDB
5 4 (0.091%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (0.068%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.045%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.045%) InfluxDB
7 2 (0.045%) Informix
7 2 (0.045%) Metadata
7 2 (0.045%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.045%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.023%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.023%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.023%) Delta Lake
8 1 (0.023%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.023%) GIS
8 1 (0.023%) Redis
8 1 (0.023%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.023%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 6 (0.14%) JIRA
2 5 (0.11%) Git
3 4 (0.091%) Burp Suite
3 4 (0.091%) Metasploit
4 3 (0.068%) GitLab
4 3 (0.068%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.045%) Jaeger
5 2 (0.045%) MLflow
5 2 (0.045%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.023%) IDA Disassembler
6 1 (0.023%) Postman
6 1 (0.023%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.023%) SoapUI
General
1 4,151 (94.32%) Social Skills
2 4,074 (92.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4,069 (92.46%) Banking
4 43 (0.98%) Manufacturing
5 33 (0.75%) Electronics
5 33 (0.75%) Finance
5 33 (0.75%) Marketing
6 23 (0.52%) Analytical Skills
7 20 (0.45%) Public Sector
8 17 (0.39%) Tech for Good
9 15 (0.34%) Wearables
10 11 (0.25%) Law
11 10 (0.23%) Retail
11 10 (0.23%) Telecoms
12 8 (0.18%) Aerospace
12 8 (0.18%) Automotive
12 8 (0.18%) Social Housing
13 6 (0.14%) French Language
13 6 (0.14%) Health Technology
14 5 (0.11%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 3,159 (71.78%) Lecturer
2 45 (1.02%) Senior
3 44 (1.00%) Software Engineer
4 42 (0.95%) Developer
5 30 (0.68%) Architect
6 26 (0.59%) Embedded Engineer
7 22 (0.50%) Firmware Engineer
8 20 (0.45%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
9 17 (0.39%) React Developer
10 16 (0.36%) Mobile Developer
11 14 (0.32%) Principal Engineer
11 14 (0.32%) Principal Software Engineer
12 13 (0.30%) IoT Developer
12 13 (0.30%) Senior Software Engineer
13 12 (0.27%) Sales Manager
13 12 (0.27%) Systems Engineer
14 11 (0.25%) 2nd Line Support
14 11 (0.25%) Analyst
14 11 (0.25%) Applications Developer
15 10 (0.23%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (0.45%) Node.js
1 20 (0.45%) React
2 18 (0.41%) React Native
3 10 (0.23%) .NET
3 10 (0.23%) REST
4 5 (0.11%) AngularJS
4 5 (0.11%) OpenAPI
4 5 (0.11%) Spring Boot
4 5 (0.11%) Swagger
5 4 (0.091%) Kafka
6 3 (0.068%) 802.1X
6 3 (0.068%) ASP.NET Web API
7 2 (0.045%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.045%) Django
7 2 (0.045%) FastAPI
7 2 (0.045%) Keycloak
7 2 (0.045%) Next.js
7 2 (0.045%) RESTful
7 2 (0.045%) WebRTC
7 2 (0.045%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 21 (0.48%) Mobile App
2 18 (0.41%) Management Information System
3 16 (0.36%) SCADA
4 14 (0.32%) Operational Technology
4 14 (0.32%) Smart Energy
5 11 (0.25%) Smart Home
6 10 (0.23%) Embedded Systems
7 8 (0.18%) Analytical Mindset
7 8 (0.18%) Cloud Native
7 8 (0.18%) Cyber Threat
7 8 (0.18%) Onboarding
7 8 (0.18%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (0.16%) Greenfield Project
9 6 (0.14%) Digital Signage
9 6 (0.14%) Driving Licence
9 6 (0.14%) Product Ownership
10 5 (0.11%) Manufacturing Execution System
11 4 (0.091%) Home Automation
11 4 (0.091%) Industry 4.0
11 4 (0.091%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 22 (0.50%) Linux
2 16 (0.36%) Windows
3 14 (0.32%) Android
4 10 (0.23%) Unix
5 5 (0.11%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.091%) Kali Linux
6 4 (0.091%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.045%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.045%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.023%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 4,119 (93.59%) Cybersecurity
2 4,084 (92.80%) AI
3 4,067 (92.41%) Machine Learning
4 4,064 (92.34%) Web Development
5 4,057 (92.18%) User Experience
6 55 (1.25%) Software Engineering
7 46 (1.05%) Problem-Solving
8 40 (0.91%) Agile
8 40 (0.91%) Continuous Improvement
9 30 (0.68%) Customer Service
10 29 (0.66%) DevOps
10 29 (0.66%) ERP
11 28 (0.64%) Full-Stack Development
11 28 (0.64%) Project Management
11 28 (0.64%) Roadmaps
12 27 (0.61%) Decision-Making
13 26 (0.59%) Analytics
14 24 (0.55%) Digital Marketing
15 20 (0.45%) Energy Management
15 20 (0.45%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 31 (0.70%) Python
2 26 (0.59%) Java
3 21 (0.48%) C++
4 17 (0.39%) SQL
5 13 (0.30%) C#
5 13 (0.30%) TypeScript
6 9 (0.20%) C
7 7 (0.16%) JavaScript
7 7 (0.16%) PHP
7 7 (0.16%) PowerShell
8 4 (0.091%) Bash
8 4 (0.091%) R
8 4 (0.091%) Rust
9 3 (0.068%) Perl
10 2 (0.045%) Embedded C
10 2 (0.045%) Kotlin
10 2 (0.045%) VBA
11 1 (0.023%) Embedded C++
11 1 (0.023%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.023%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 4,104 (93.25%) Degree
2 4,070 (92.48%) Master's Degree
3 4,048 (91.98%) PhD
4 4,044 (91.89%) Postgraduate
5 26 (0.59%) HND
6 16 (0.36%) Security Cleared
7 10 (0.23%) BPSS Clearance
7 10 (0.23%) SC Cleared
8 9 (0.20%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (0.11%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (0.068%) PMI Certification
10 3 (0.068%) PMP
11 2 (0.045%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.045%) MBA
12 1 (0.023%) AWS Certification
12 1 (0.023%) CISA
12 1 (0.023%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.023%) DV Cleared
12 1 (0.023%) ISTQB
12 1 (0.023%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (0.23%) QA
2 5 (0.11%) GDPR
3 4 (0.091%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (0.091%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.068%) Data Quality
4 3 (0.068%) SLA
5 2 (0.045%) NIST
6 1 (0.023%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.023%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.023%) GMP
6 1 (0.023%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.023%) SOC 2
System Software
1 38 (0.86%) Firmware
2 21 (0.48%) Embedded Firmware
3 9 (0.20%) Docker
4 7 (0.16%) Active Directory
5 3 (0.068%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.068%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.045%) NFS
Systems Management
1 29 (0.66%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (0.30%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.11%) Grafana
4 4 (0.091%) Nessus
4 4 (0.091%) Nmap
5 2 (0.045%) Ansible
5 2 (0.045%) Argo
5 2 (0.045%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.045%) Terraform
Vendors
1 47 (1.07%) Microsoft
2 13 (0.30%) Google
3 12 (0.27%) Cisco
4 10 (0.23%) SAP
5 8 (0.18%) EMC
6 6 (0.14%) Ruckus Wireless
7 5 (0.11%) Epicor
7 5 (0.11%) Infor
7 5 (0.11%) Oracle
7 5 (0.11%) Red Hat
8 4 (0.091%) Autodesk
8 4 (0.091%) Fortinet
8 4 (0.091%) IBM
8 4 (0.091%) NEC
8 4 (0.091%) Panasonic
8 4 (0.091%) Polycom
8 4 (0.091%) Qualtrics
8 4 (0.091%) Samsung
8 4 (0.091%) Sony
8 4 (0.091%) Splunk