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

6 months to
8 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 414 463 284
Rank change year-on-year +49 -179 +71
Permanent jobs citing IoT 387 234 983
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.40% 0.49% 0.96%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.53% 1.17% 2.82%
Number of salaries quoted 289 170 759
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,350 £34,950
25th Percentile £46,250 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,500 £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 25,254 19,916 34,883
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.91% 41.37% 33.99%
Number of salaries quoted 16,164 9,771 22,513
10th Percentile £30,500 £29,500 £28,498
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.17% +4.55% -14.10%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £99,863
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.00% - -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 8 July 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 8 July 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 +48 321 £57,500 -4.17% 203
UK excluding London +29 288 £55,000 -8.33% 176
Work from Home +12 104 £67,500 +16.38% 153
South East +6 75 £55,000 -12.00% 56
London +7 70 £75,000 -9.09% 75
North of England -5 63 £55,000 -5.17% 23
South West -35 47 £55,000 - 20
Midlands -13 38 £42,500 -29.17% 22
Scotland +36 31 £60,000 +2.13% 15
Yorkshire -6 26 £60,000 - 9
North West -5 25 £52,500 -9.48% 13
East of England -17 24 £62,500 +8.70% 23
West Midlands -3 19 £38,500 -45.00% 11
East Midlands -25 19 £47,500 -5.00% 11
North East - 12 £50,000 - 2
Northern Ireland -51 10 £65,000 +30.00% 17

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 (2.84%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.03%) CMS
3 4 (1.03%) Confluence
3 4 (1.03%) WordPress
4 1 (0.26%) Apache
4 1 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.26%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.26%) GeoServer
Applications
1 15 (3.88%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.07%) Adobe Illustrator
3 4 (1.03%) Photoshop
4 3 (0.78%) Lightworks
4 3 (0.78%) Simulink
5 2 (0.52%) Siemens NX
5 2 (0.52%) Windchill
6 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.52%) SAP Business One
1 2 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.26%) Maximo
2 1 (0.26%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 48 (12.40%) AWS
2 44 (11.37%) Azure
3 19 (4.91%) SaaS
4 17 (4.39%) Microsoft 365
5 14 (3.62%) Serverless
6 13 (3.36%) GCP
7 8 (2.07%) AWS IoT
8 7 (1.81%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (1.55%) Cloud Computing
9 6 (1.55%) Power Platform
10 5 (1.29%) Amazon S3
10 5 (1.29%) AWS Lambda
10 5 (1.29%) Microsoft Purview
10 5 (1.29%) OneDrive
11 4 (1.03%) Amazon Kinesis
11 4 (1.03%) Azure Functions
11 4 (1.03%) Canva
11 4 (1.03%) Google Workspace
12 3 (0.78%) Amazon EMR
12 3 (0.78%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 37 (9.56%) Wireless
2 26 (6.72%) MQTT
3 20 (5.17%) Firewall
4 19 (4.91%) Wi-Fi
5 17 (4.39%) Bluetooth
6 15 (3.88%) VPN
7 13 (3.36%) Internet
8 12 (3.10%) DNS
9 11 (2.84%) LoRaWAN
10 6 (1.55%) DHCP
10 6 (1.55%) Modbus
10 6 (1.55%) ZigBee
11 5 (1.29%) Cisco IOS
12 4 (1.03%) LTE
13 3 (0.78%) 5G
13 3 (0.78%) Ethernet
14 2 (0.52%) AMQP
14 2 (0.52%) Unified Communications
14 2 (0.52%) VoIP
15 1 (0.26%) SCTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.84%) SQL Server
2 10 (2.58%) NoSQL
3 8 (2.07%) Amazon RDS
3 8 (2.07%) MySQL
3 8 (2.07%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (1.81%) Big Data
5 6 (1.55%) Azure SQL Database
5 6 (1.55%) Neo4j
6 5 (1.29%) MongoDB
7 4 (1.03%) Amazon Athena
7 4 (1.03%) Amazon Redshift
7 4 (1.03%) DynamoDB
8 3 (0.78%) Elasticsearch
8 3 (0.78%) Electronic Patient Records
9 2 (0.52%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.52%) InfluxDB
9 2 (0.52%) Pinecone
9 2 (0.52%) Power BI
9 2 (0.52%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 20 (5.17%) Git
2 7 (1.81%) Jenkins
3 6 (1.55%) GitLab
4 5 (1.29%) GDB
4 5 (1.29%) JIRA
5 4 (1.03%) Robot Framework
6 3 (0.78%) PetaLinux
7 1 (0.26%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.26%) Poetry
7 1 (0.26%) Zephyr
General
1 65 (16.80%) Electronics
2 58 (14.99%) Social Skills
3 34 (8.79%) Manufacturing
4 27 (6.98%) Finance
5 25 (6.46%) Analytical Skills
6 18 (4.65%) Telecoms
7 17 (4.39%) Automotive
8 15 (3.88%) Public Sector
9 13 (3.36%) Marketing
10 12 (3.10%) Retail
10 12 (3.10%) Tech for Good
11 8 (2.07%) Health Technology
11 8 (2.07%) Local Government
11 8 (2.07%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.81%) Law
12 7 (1.81%) Social Housing
13 6 (1.55%) Aerospace
13 6 (1.55%) French Language
13 6 (1.55%) Legal
13 6 (1.55%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 72 (18.60%) Software Engineer
2 53 (13.70%) Embedded Engineer
3 42 (10.85%) Senior
4 33 (8.53%) Developer
5 31 (8.01%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 29 (7.49%) Technical Engineer
7 26 (6.72%) Architect
8 25 (6.46%) Sales Manager
9 22 (5.68%) Firmware Engineer
10 17 (4.39%) Support Engineer
11 15 (3.88%) Electronics Engineer
11 15 (3.88%) Senior Software Engineer
12 13 (3.36%) Technical Support
12 13 (3.36%) Technical Support Engineer
13 12 (3.10%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
13 12 (3.10%) Operations Engineer
13 12 (3.10%) Principal Engineer
14 11 (2.84%) Principal Architect
14 11 (2.84%) Principal Software Engineer
14 11 (2.84%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.13%) Yocto
2 15 (3.88%) Node.js
3 14 (3.62%) React
4 10 (2.58%) .NET
5 5 (1.29%) REST
6 4 (1.03%) AngularJS
6 4 (1.03%) pytest
6 4 (1.03%) Unity DI Container
7 3 (0.78%) Boost C++ Libraries
7 3 (0.78%) Kafka
8 2 (0.52%) Blazor
8 2 (0.52%) Django
8 2 (0.52%) GStreamer
8 2 (0.52%) HTML
8 2 (0.52%) Laravel
8 2 (0.52%) pgvector
8 2 (0.52%) Vue
8 2 (0.52%) WebSockets
9 1 (0.26%) Elastic Stack
9 1 (0.26%) OpenTelemetry
Miscellaneous
1 41 (10.59%) Embedded Systems
2 17 (4.39%) Device Driver
3 15 (3.88%) Cloud Native
4 13 (3.36%) Legacy Systems
5 12 (3.10%) Mobile App
5 12 (3.10%) Onboarding
6 11 (2.84%) Distributed Systems
6 11 (2.84%) Operational Technology
6 11 (2.84%) PropTech
6 11 (2.84%) Robotics
7 10 (2.58%) Smart Home
8 9 (2.33%) ARM Cortex
8 9 (2.33%) SCADA
9 8 (2.07%) Smart Energy
10 7 (1.81%) Algorithms
10 7 (1.81%) Driving Licence
10 7 (1.81%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (1.55%) Greenfield Project
11 6 (1.55%) NB-IoT
12 5 (1.29%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 53 (13.70%) Linux
2 20 (5.17%) Windows
3 14 (3.62%) Embedded Linux
4 12 (3.10%) Windows Server
5 7 (1.81%) Android
6 6 (1.55%) Unix
7 5 (1.29%) FreeRTOS
8 4 (1.03%) Ubuntu
8 4 (1.03%) VMS
9 1 (0.26%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (25.32%) Software Engineering
2 76 (19.64%) Problem-Solving
3 58 (14.99%) AI
4 43 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
5 41 (10.59%) Collaborative Culture
6 40 (10.34%) Analytics
7 31 (8.01%) CI/CD
7 31 (8.01%) DevOps
8 30 (7.75%) Cybersecurity
9 29 (7.49%) CRM
9 29 (7.49%) Full-Stack Development
10 27 (6.98%) ERP
11 25 (6.46%) Roadmaps
12 23 (5.94%) Agile
12 23 (5.94%) Machine Learning
13 22 (5.68%) Validation
14 21 (5.43%) Mentoring
15 19 (4.91%) Asset Management
15 19 (4.91%) Computer Science
15 19 (4.91%) Energy Management
Programming Languages
1 56 (14.47%) Python
2 36 (9.30%) C++
3 29 (7.49%) C
4 19 (4.91%) SQL
5 18 (4.65%) JavaScript
6 17 (4.39%) TypeScript
7 15 (3.88%) C#
8 14 (3.62%) PowerShell
9 13 (3.36%) Java
10 12 (3.10%) Embedded C
11 7 (1.81%) Bash
12 6 (1.55%) PHP
13 5 (1.29%) Go
14 4 (1.03%) Embedded C++
14 4 (1.03%) MATLAB
14 4 (1.03%) Rust
15 1 (0.26%) Haskell
15 1 (0.26%) OCaml
15 1 (0.26%) Shell Script
15 1 (0.26%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 65 (16.80%) Degree
2 15 (3.88%) Computer Science Degree
3 13 (3.36%) Master's Degree
4 9 (2.33%) HND
4 9 (2.33%) Security Cleared
5 7 (1.81%) SC Cleared
6 5 (1.29%) DBS Check
7 4 (1.03%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (0.78%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.52%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.52%) CISM
9 2 (0.52%) CISSP
9 2 (0.52%) MBA
10 1 (0.26%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 1 (0.26%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.26%) CISA
10 1 (0.26%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.26%) CREST Certified
10 1 (0.26%) PhD
10 1 (0.26%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (3.10%) QA
2 8 (2.07%) ISO 9001
3 7 (1.81%) JTAG
4 4 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (0.78%) Actionable Recommendations
5 3 (0.78%) ECSS
5 3 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.52%) GDPR
7 1 (0.26%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.26%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.26%) SOC 2
System Software
1 57 (14.73%) Firmware
2 25 (6.46%) Embedded Firmware
3 20 (5.17%) Docker
4 12 (3.10%) Active Directory
5 11 (2.84%) VMware Infrastructure
6 9 (2.33%) vSphere
7 3 (0.78%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.78%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 20 (5.17%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.81%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (1.55%) Terraform
4 5 (1.29%) SCCM
5 4 (1.03%) Galera Cluster
5 4 (1.03%) vCenter Server
6 3 (0.78%) Grafana
7 1 (0.26%) Ansible
7 1 (0.26%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 1 (0.26%) MOM
7 1 (0.26%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 48 (12.40%) Microsoft
2 11 (2.84%) VMware
3 10 (2.58%) Google
4 9 (2.33%) SAP
5 7 (1.81%) Cisco
5 7 (1.81%) EMC
5 7 (1.81%) Oracle
6 6 (1.55%) Salesforce
7 5 (1.29%) Aruba
7 5 (1.29%) Cognizant
8 4 (1.03%) Adobe
9 3 (0.78%) dotdigital
9 3 (0.78%) IFS
9 3 (0.78%) Xilinx
10 2 (0.52%) ConnectWise
10 2 (0.52%) Draytek
10 2 (0.52%) Fortinet
10 2 (0.52%) Meraki
10 2 (0.52%) Siemens
11 1 (0.26%) Palo Alto