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

6 months to
25 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 377 300
Rank change year-on-year +343 -77 +66
Permanent jobs citing IoT 4,406 294 922
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 4.98% 0.70% 0.97%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 17.48% 1.76% 2.68%
Number of salaries quoted 268 195 722
10th Percentile £36,250 £41,100 £35,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -7.69%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £56,250 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -6.25% +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 25,210 16,737 34,370
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 28.47% 39.75% 36.06%
Number of salaries quoted 12,995 9,246 22,960
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £113,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -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 25 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 25 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 +367 4,325 £60,000 - 365
UK excluding London +280 3,903 £56,250 -6.25% 350
North of England +220 1,665 £55,000 -4.76% 221
North West +156 1,502 £60,000 +6.67% 178
Midlands +148 1,061 £42,500 -29.17% 38
West Midlands +130 926 £46,250 -26.00% 9
South East +183 669 £55,000 - 43
London +237 453 £75,000 -7.69% 45
East of England +115 388 £60,000 +9.09% 22
Yorkshire +67 163 £50,000 -16.67% 38
East Midlands +50 147 £42,500 - 29
South West -26 71 £57,500 -4.17% 10
Work from Home -63 64 £75,000 +25.00% 93
Wales -20 34 - - 4
Scotland -11 14 £62,500 - 12
Channel Islands - 8 - -
Northern Ireland -32 5 £70,000 +40.00% 10

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 7 (0.16%) Confluence
2 4 (0.091%) CMS
2 4 (0.091%) WordPress
3 3 (0.068%) SharePoint
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 8 (0.18%) Adobe Illustrator
2 4 (0.091%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.091%) Photoshop
3 2 (0.045%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.045%) Siemens NX
4 1 (0.023%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.023%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (0.091%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (0.045%) Maximo
2 2 (0.045%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.045%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.023%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.023%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 4,056 (92.06%) Cloud Computing
2 44 (1.00%) AWS
2 44 (1.00%) Azure
3 16 (0.36%) SaaS
4 11 (0.25%) GCP
4 11 (0.25%) Microsoft 365
5 8 (0.18%) Power Platform
6 7 (0.16%) Serverless
7 5 (0.11%) Amazon S3
7 5 (0.11%) Google Workspace
8 4 (0.091%) Canva
8 4 (0.091%) Entra ID
8 4 (0.091%) GitHub
8 4 (0.091%) IaaS
8 4 (0.091%) PaaS
9 3 (0.068%) Amazon EC2
9 3 (0.068%) AWS Lambda
9 3 (0.068%) Power Automate
9 3 (0.068%) Zapier
10 2 (0.045%) Google Play
Communications & Networking
1 4,043 (91.76%) Internet
2 32 (0.73%) Wireless
3 21 (0.48%) Firewall
4 19 (0.43%) Bluetooth
5 15 (0.34%) MQTT
6 13 (0.30%) VPN
7 10 (0.23%) Modbus
8 9 (0.20%) Wi-Fi
9 8 (0.18%) DNS
10 6 (0.14%) LoRaWAN
11 5 (0.11%) Network Security
12 3 (0.068%) 5G
12 3 (0.068%) DHCP
12 3 (0.068%) LTE
12 3 (0.068%) TCP/IP
12 3 (0.068%) Unified Communications
12 3 (0.068%) WAN
13 2 (0.045%) Broadband
13 2 (0.045%) GSM
13 2 (0.045%) LAN
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
4 7 (0.16%) NoSQL
4 7 (0.16%) Power BI
4 7 (0.16%) SQL Server
5 5 (0.11%) MongoDB
5 5 (0.11%) Neo4j
6 4 (0.091%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.091%) InfluxDB
7 2 (0.045%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.045%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.045%) GIS
7 2 (0.045%) Informix
7 2 (0.045%) Pinecone
8 1 (0.023%) Amazon Athena
8 1 (0.023%) Geospatial Data
8 1 (0.023%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.023%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (0.16%) Git
2 6 (0.14%) JIRA
3 1 (0.023%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.023%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.023%) GitLab
3 1 (0.023%) IDA Disassembler
3 1 (0.023%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.023%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.023%) Poetry
3 1 (0.023%) Zephyr
General
1 4,110 (93.28%) Social Skills
2 4,063 (92.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4,059 (92.12%) Banking
4 44 (1.00%) Electronics
5 38 (0.86%) Manufacturing
6 32 (0.73%) Marketing
7 31 (0.70%) Finance
8 20 (0.45%) Analytical Skills
9 16 (0.36%) Automotive
9 16 (0.36%) Public Sector
10 15 (0.34%) Tech for Good
10 15 (0.34%) Telecoms
11 13 (0.30%) Wearables
12 12 (0.27%) Law
13 8 (0.18%) Health Technology
13 8 (0.18%) Social Housing
14 6 (0.14%) French Language
14 6 (0.14%) Retail
15 5 (0.11%) Pharmaceutical
16 4 (0.091%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 3,149 (71.47%) Lecturer
2 64 (1.45%) Software Engineer
3 44 (1.00%) Embedded Engineer
4 40 (0.91%) Senior
5 39 (0.89%) Developer
6 33 (0.75%) Architect
7 27 (0.61%) Firmware Engineer
8 23 (0.52%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
8 23 (0.52%) Principal Engineer
8 23 (0.52%) Principal Software Engineer
9 20 (0.45%) Sales Manager
10 17 (0.39%) Embedded Software Engineer
11 16 (0.36%) Mobile Developer
11 16 (0.36%) React Developer
12 14 (0.32%) Full-Stack Engineer
12 14 (0.32%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
12 14 (0.32%) Senior Software Engineer
13 12 (0.27%) 2nd Line Support
13 12 (0.27%) Support Engineer
14 11 (0.25%) IoT Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (0.48%) React
2 18 (0.41%) Node.js
2 18 (0.41%) React Native
3 9 (0.20%) REST
4 6 (0.14%) .NET
4 6 (0.14%) AngularJS
5 5 (0.11%) Spring Boot
6 4 (0.091%) Kafka
7 2 (0.045%) ASP.NET Web API
7 2 (0.045%) Django
7 2 (0.045%) Next.js
7 2 (0.045%) OpenAPI
7 2 (0.045%) pgvector
7 2 (0.045%) Swagger
7 2 (0.045%) WebSockets
8 1 (0.023%) .NET Core
8 1 (0.023%) Anaconda
8 1 (0.023%) GraphQL
8 1 (0.023%) PySpark
8 1 (0.023%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 20 (0.45%) Mobile App
1 20 (0.45%) Smart Energy
2 13 (0.30%) Embedded Systems
2 13 (0.30%) SCADA
3 12 (0.27%) PropTech
4 11 (0.25%) Smart Home
5 10 (0.23%) Cloud Native
5 10 (0.23%) Operational Technology
6 7 (0.16%) Analytical Mindset
6 7 (0.16%) Greenfield Project
7 6 (0.14%) Distributed Systems
7 6 (0.14%) Robotics
7 6 (0.14%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (0.11%) Device Driver
8 5 (0.11%) Manufacturing Execution System
8 5 (0.11%) Onboarding
8 5 (0.11%) Product Ownership
9 4 (0.091%) Cyber Threat
9 4 (0.091%) Industry 4.0
9 4 (0.091%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 32 (0.73%) Linux
2 16 (0.36%) Windows
3 9 (0.20%) Android
3 9 (0.20%) Unix
4 6 (0.14%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.11%) Embedded Linux
5 5 (0.11%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.045%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.045%) VMS
6 2 (0.045%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.023%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.023%) Kali Linux
7 1 (0.023%) Solaris
7 1 (0.023%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 4,077 (92.53%) Cybersecurity
2 4,072 (92.42%) AI
3 4,054 (92.01%) Web Development
4 4,052 (91.97%) Machine Learning
5 4,042 (91.74%) User Experience
6 79 (1.79%) Software Engineering
7 59 (1.34%) Problem-Solving
8 39 (0.89%) Continuous Improvement
9 34 (0.77%) Full-Stack Development
10 33 (0.75%) Business Analysis
11 30 (0.68%) Analytics
12 29 (0.66%) ERP
13 27 (0.61%) Agile
13 27 (0.61%) Energy Management
14 26 (0.59%) Digital Marketing
14 26 (0.59%) Roadmaps
15 24 (0.54%) DevOps
15 24 (0.54%) Mentoring
16 21 (0.48%) Collaborative Culture
17 20 (0.45%) Storage Management
Programming Languages
1 32 (0.73%) Python
2 19 (0.43%) SQL
3 18 (0.41%) Java
4 15 (0.34%) TypeScript
5 11 (0.25%) C++
6 10 (0.23%) JavaScript
7 9 (0.20%) C#
8 8 (0.18%) C
9 7 (0.16%) PHP
9 7 (0.16%) PowerShell
10 4 (0.091%) Bash
11 2 (0.045%) Go
11 2 (0.045%) Perl
11 2 (0.045%) Rust
12 1 (0.023%) Embedded C
12 1 (0.023%) Groovy
12 1 (0.023%) Haskell
12 1 (0.023%) Kotlin
12 1 (0.023%) OCaml
12 1 (0.023%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 4,091 (92.85%) Degree
2 4,059 (92.12%) Master's Degree
3 4,037 (91.63%) PhD
4 4,034 (91.56%) Postgraduate
5 26 (0.59%) HND
6 8 (0.18%) Security Cleared
7 6 (0.14%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (0.11%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (0.11%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.045%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.045%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.045%) CISM
9 2 (0.045%) CISSP
9 2 (0.045%) MBA
9 2 (0.045%) SC Cleared
10 1 (0.023%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 1 (0.023%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.023%) CREST Certified
10 1 (0.023%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.023%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (0.23%) QA
2 4 (0.091%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (0.068%) Data Quality
3 3 (0.068%) GDPR
3 3 (0.068%) ISO 9001
3 3 (0.068%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.045%) SLA
5 1 (0.023%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.023%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.023%) GMP
5 1 (0.023%) JTAG
5 1 (0.023%) SOC 2
System Software
1 52 (1.18%) Firmware
2 31 (0.70%) Embedded Firmware
3 13 (0.30%) Docker
4 9 (0.20%) Active Directory
5 6 (0.14%) VMware Infrastructure
6 3 (0.068%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.068%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 17 (0.39%) Kubernetes
2 10 (0.23%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.091%) Terraform
4 3 (0.068%) Galera Cluster
4 3 (0.068%) Grafana
4 3 (0.068%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.023%) Nessus
5 1 (0.023%) Nmap
Vendors
1 34 (0.77%) Microsoft
2 11 (0.25%) Google
3 8 (0.18%) Oracle
3 8 (0.18%) SAP
4 7 (0.16%) EMC
5 6 (0.14%) VMware
6 5 (0.11%) Cognizant
7 4 (0.091%) Adobe
7 4 (0.091%) Cisco
8 3 (0.068%) ConnectWise
8 3 (0.068%) Draytek
8 3 (0.068%) Fortinet
8 3 (0.068%) IBM
9 2 (0.045%) Apple
9 2 (0.045%) Epicor
9 2 (0.045%) HP
9 2 (0.045%) Infor
9 2 (0.045%) Red Hat
9 2 (0.045%) Ruckus Wireless
9 2 (0.045%) Siemens