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

6 months to
8 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 348 303
Rank change year-on-year +317 -45 +73
Permanent jobs citing IoT 4,419 305 862
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 5.34% 0.75% 0.95%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 18.19% 1.92% 2.61%
Number of salaries quoted 275 200 680
10th Percentile £33,500 £44,000 £34,975
25th Percentile £44,375 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.04% +2.08% -7.69%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £86,625 £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 24,294 15,884 33,054
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 29.34% 38.84% 36.30%
Number of salaries quoted 12,479 9,004 22,505
10th Percentile £29,475 £31,925 £28,000
25th Percentile £39,000 £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 £113,675 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £54,975 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.05% +9.95% -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 8 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 8 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 +338 4,346 £55,000 -8.33% 183
UK excluding London +273 3,916 £55,000 -8.33% 139
North of England +203 1,668 £52,500 -8.70% 26
North West +149 1,507 £52,500 -4.55% 10
Midlands +151 1,061 £42,500 -29.17% 19
West Midlands +136 928 £42,500 -29.17% 12
South East +174 663 £55,000 -12.00% 45
London +247 453 £75,000 +3.45% 59
East of England +112 407 £34,000 -38.18% 26
Yorkshire +71 161 £50,000 -16.67% 15
East Midlands +47 145 - - 7
South West -15 74 £57,500 -4.17% 16
Work from Home -56 58 £65,000 +8.33% 71
Wales -18 34 - - 3
Scotland -19 9 £72,500 +16.00% 8
Channel Islands - 8 - -
Northern Ireland -32 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 22 (0.50%) 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 6 (0.14%) Adobe Illustrator
2 4 (0.091%) Photoshop
3 3 (0.068%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.045%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.045%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.023%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.023%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (0.091%) NetSuite
1 4 (0.091%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (0.045%) Maximo
2 2 (0.045%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.023%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.023%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 4,062 (91.92%) Cloud Computing
2 46 (1.04%) AWS
3 45 (1.02%) Azure
4 24 (0.54%) Entra ID
5 16 (0.36%) SaaS
6 12 (0.27%) Microsoft 365
7 10 (0.23%) GCP
8 9 (0.20%) Power Platform
9 7 (0.16%) Serverless
10 5 (0.11%) Amazon S3
10 5 (0.11%) Google Workspace
11 4 (0.091%) Canva
11 4 (0.091%) GitHub
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 4,051 (91.67%) Internet
2 31 (0.70%) Wireless
3 25 (0.57%) Network Security
4 19 (0.43%) Firewall
5 16 (0.36%) Bluetooth
6 13 (0.29%) MQTT
7 11 (0.25%) VPN
8 10 (0.23%) Modbus
9 7 (0.16%) DNS
10 6 (0.14%) LoRaWAN
10 6 (0.14%) Wi-Fi
11 4 (0.091%) 5G
11 4 (0.091%) DHCP
11 4 (0.091%) WAN
12 3 (0.068%) LAN
12 3 (0.068%) LTE
12 3 (0.068%) TCP/IP
12 3 (0.068%) Unified Communications
12 3 (0.068%) VLAN
13 2 (0.045%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (0.54%) Big Data
2 11 (0.25%) MySQL
3 8 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
3 8 (0.18%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (0.18%) Power BI
4 6 (0.14%) NoSQL
5 5 (0.11%) Neo4j
5 5 (0.11%) SQL Server
6 4 (0.091%) InfluxDB
7 3 (0.068%) GIS
7 3 (0.068%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.045%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.045%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.045%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.045%) Informix
8 2 (0.045%) Pinecone
9 1 (0.023%) Amazon Athena
9 1 (0.023%) Delta Lake
9 1 (0.023%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.023%) TimescaleDB
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 4,141 (93.71%) Social Skills
2 4,068 (92.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4,065 (91.99%) Banking
4 43 (0.97%) Manufacturing
5 37 (0.84%) Electronics
6 34 (0.77%) Finance
7 33 (0.75%) Marketing
8 21 (0.48%) Analytical Skills
9 20 (0.45%) Public Sector
10 17 (0.38%) Telecoms
11 16 (0.36%) Tech for Good
12 14 (0.32%) Automotive
12 14 (0.32%) Wearables
13 11 (0.25%) Law
14 8 (0.18%) Health Technology
14 8 (0.18%) Retail
14 8 (0.18%) Social Housing
15 6 (0.14%) French Language
16 5 (0.11%) Back Office
16 5 (0.11%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 3,155 (71.40%) Lecturer
2 59 (1.34%) Software Engineer
3 42 (0.95%) Embedded Engineer
4 37 (0.84%) Senior
5 36 (0.81%) Developer
6 33 (0.75%) Architect
7 24 (0.54%) Firmware Engineer
8 23 (0.52%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
9 20 (0.45%) Principal Engineer
9 20 (0.45%) Principal Software Engineer
10 19 (0.43%) Sales Manager
11 17 (0.38%) React Developer
12 16 (0.36%) Mobile Developer
13 15 (0.34%) Embedded Software Engineer
14 14 (0.32%) Full-Stack Engineer
14 14 (0.32%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
14 14 (0.32%) Senior Software Engineer
15 12 (0.27%) 2nd Line Support
15 12 (0.27%) Analyst
15 12 (0.27%) IoT Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (0.50%) React
2 19 (0.43%) 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%) Kafka
8 3 (0.068%) AngularJS
9 2 (0.045%) ASP.NET Web API
9 2 (0.045%) Django
9 2 (0.045%) Next.js
9 2 (0.045%) OpenAPI
9 2 (0.045%) pgvector
9 2 (0.045%) Swagger
9 2 (0.045%) WebSockets
10 1 (0.023%) GStreamer
10 1 (0.023%) Laravel
10 1 (0.023%) OAuth
10 1 (0.023%) OpenID
10 1 (0.023%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 20 (0.45%) Mobile App
1 20 (0.45%) Smart Energy
2 15 (0.34%) SCADA
3 13 (0.29%) Embedded Systems
4 12 (0.27%) Management Information System
4 12 (0.27%) Operational Technology
5 11 (0.25%) Smart Home
6 9 (0.20%) Cloud Native
7 7 (0.16%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (0.14%) Distributed Systems
8 6 (0.14%) Greenfield Project
8 6 (0.14%) PropTech
8 6 (0.14%) Robotics
9 5 (0.11%) Device Driver
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%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 26 (0.59%) Linux
2 14 (0.32%) 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 4,108 (92.96%) Cybersecurity
2 4,075 (92.22%) AI
3 4,060 (91.88%) Web Development
4 4,059 (91.85%) Machine Learning
5 4,049 (91.63%) User Experience
6 74 (1.67%) Software Engineering
7 54 (1.22%) Problem-Solving
8 39 (0.88%) Continuous Improvement
9 33 (0.75%) Agile
9 33 (0.75%) Full-Stack Development
10 30 (0.68%) ERP
11 29 (0.66%) Analytics
12 28 (0.63%) Customer Service
13 27 (0.61%) Digital Marketing
13 27 (0.61%) Energy Management
13 27 (0.61%) Roadmaps
14 26 (0.59%) Business Analysis
14 26 (0.59%) DevOps
15 24 (0.54%) Project Management
16 22 (0.50%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 32 (0.72%) Python
2 19 (0.43%) Java
3 18 (0.41%) SQL
4 13 (0.29%) TypeScript
5 11 (0.25%) C++
6 8 (0.18%) C
6 8 (0.18%) C#
6 8 (0.18%) PHP
7 6 (0.14%) JavaScript
7 6 (0.14%) PowerShell
8 4 (0.091%) Bash
9 2 (0.045%) Go
9 2 (0.045%) Perl
9 2 (0.045%) VBA
10 1 (0.023%) Embedded C
10 1 (0.023%) Groovy
10 1 (0.023%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.023%) Rust
10 1 (0.023%) Scala
10 1 (0.023%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 4,097 (92.71%) Degree
2 4,066 (92.01%) Master's Degree
3 4,043 (91.49%) PhD
4 4,040 (91.42%) 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 3 (0.068%) CISM
10 3 (0.068%) CISSP
11 2 (0.045%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.045%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.045%) CISA
11 2 (0.045%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.045%) MBA
11 2 (0.045%) PMI Certification
11 2 (0.045%) PMP
11 2 (0.045%) SC Cleared
12 1 (0.023%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (0.29%) QA
2 5 (0.11%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (0.091%) GDPR
4 3 (0.068%) Data Quality
4 3 (0.068%) ISO 9001
4 3 (0.068%) SLA
5 1 (0.023%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.023%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.023%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.023%) GMP
5 1 (0.023%) JTAG
5 1 (0.023%) NIST
5 1 (0.023%) SOC 2
System Software
1 47 (1.06%) Firmware
2 29 (0.66%) Embedded Firmware
3 12 (0.27%) 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 29 (0.66%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (0.36%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.11%) Grafana
4 4 (0.091%) Terraform
5 3 (0.068%) Galera Cluster
5 3 (0.068%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.023%) Nessus
6 1 (0.023%) Nmap
Vendors
1 50 (1.13%) Microsoft
2 11 (0.25%) SAP
3 10 (0.23%) Google
4 7 (0.16%) EMC
5 6 (0.14%) Oracle
5 6 (0.14%) VMware
6 5 (0.11%) Cisco
6 5 (0.11%) Cognizant
7 4 (0.091%) Epicor
7 4 (0.091%) Fortinet
7 4 (0.091%) Infor
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%) Adobe
9 2 (0.045%) HP
9 2 (0.045%) Meraki
9 2 (0.045%) Palo Alto
9 2 (0.045%) Siemens