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

6 months to
5 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 348 296
Rank change year-on-year +318 -52 +86
Permanent jobs citing IoT 4,418 306 865
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 5.45% 0.75% 0.95%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 18.45% 1.93% 2.62%
Number of salaries quoted 275 201 681
10th Percentile £33,500 £44,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £43,125 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £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 23,952 15,870 33,044
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 29.55% 38.78% 36.32%
Number of salaries quoted 12,322 8,989 22,525
10th Percentile £29,250 £32,000 £28,141
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 £113,979 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +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 5 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 5 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 +343 4,346 £55,000 -8.33% 183
UK excluding London +260 3,917 £55,000 -8.33% 139
North of England +196 1,666 £52,500 -8.70% 26
North West +154 1,507 £52,500 -4.55% 10
Midlands +141 1,061 £42,500 -29.17% 19
West Midlands +131 928 £42,500 -29.17% 12
South East +176 663 £55,000 -20.86% 45
London +230 451 £75,000 +3.45% 59
East of England +115 408 £34,000 -38.18% 26
Yorkshire +65 159 £50,000 -16.67% 15
East Midlands +56 145 - - 7
South West -8 77 £55,000 -8.33% 16
Work from Home -57 59 £65,000 +8.33% 71
Wales -18 34 - - 3
Scotland -28 8 £76,250 +22.00% 8
Channel Islands - 8 - -
Northern Ireland -36 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 23 (0.52%) 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 5 (0.11%) Adobe Illustrator
2 4 (0.091%) Photoshop
3 3 (0.068%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.045%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.023%) Microsoft Office
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%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.023%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.023%) Maximo
3 1 (0.023%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 4,065 (92.01%) Cloud Computing
2 46 (1.04%) AWS
3 43 (0.97%) Azure
4 25 (0.57%) Entra ID
5 15 (0.34%) 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%) GitHub
10 5 (0.11%) Google Workspace
11 4 (0.091%) Canva
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 4,053 (91.74%) Internet
2 30 (0.68%) Wireless
3 26 (0.59%) Network Security
4 18 (0.41%) Firewall
5 15 (0.34%) Bluetooth
6 11 (0.25%) MQTT
6 11 (0.25%) VPN
7 9 (0.20%) Modbus
8 6 (0.14%) DNS
8 6 (0.14%) LoRaWAN
9 5 (0.11%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (0.091%) 5G
10 4 (0.091%) WAN
11 3 (0.068%) DHCP
11 3 (0.068%) LAN
11 3 (0.068%) LTE
11 3 (0.068%) TCP/IP
11 3 (0.068%) Unified Communications
11 3 (0.068%) VLAN
12 2 (0.045%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (0.54%) Big Data
2 12 (0.27%) 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
6 4 (0.091%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.045%) Azure SQL Database
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 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 4,143 (93.78%) Social Skills
2 4,071 (92.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4,068 (92.08%) Banking
4 43 (0.97%) Manufacturing
5 34 (0.77%) Electronics
6 33 (0.75%) Marketing
7 32 (0.72%) Finance
8 20 (0.45%) Analytical Skills
9 19 (0.43%) Public Sector
10 16 (0.36%) Tech for Good
10 16 (0.36%) Telecoms
11 14 (0.32%) Wearables
12 13 (0.29%) Automotive
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 3,158 (71.48%) Lecturer
2 58 (1.31%) Software Engineer
3 41 (0.93%) Embedded Engineer
4 38 (0.86%) Senior
5 37 (0.84%) Developer
6 32 (0.72%) Architect
7 23 (0.52%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
7 23 (0.52%) Firmware Engineer
8 20 (0.45%) Principal Engineer
8 20 (0.45%) Principal Software Engineer
9 19 (0.43%) Sales Manager
10 17 (0.38%) React Developer
11 16 (0.36%) Mobile Developer
12 14 (0.32%) Embedded Software Engineer
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%) Analyst
13 12 (0.27%) IoT Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (0.50%) React
2 20 (0.45%) 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%) AngularJS
7 4 (0.091%) Kafka
8 2 (0.045%) ASP.NET Web API
8 2 (0.045%) Django
8 2 (0.045%) Next.js
8 2 (0.045%) OpenAPI
8 2 (0.045%) pgvector
8 2 (0.045%) Swagger
8 2 (0.045%) WebSockets
9 1 (0.023%) .NET Framework
9 1 (0.023%) GStreamer
9 1 (0.023%) Middleware
9 1 (0.023%) OAuth
9 1 (0.023%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 20 (0.45%) Mobile App
1 20 (0.45%) Smart Energy
2 15 (0.34%) Management Information System
3 14 (0.32%) SCADA
4 13 (0.29%) Embedded Systems
5 11 (0.25%) Operational Technology
5 11 (0.25%) Smart Home
6 9 (0.20%) Cloud Native
7 7 (0.16%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (0.16%) Greenfield Project
8 6 (0.14%) Distributed Systems
8 6 (0.14%) PropTech
8 6 (0.14%) Robotics
9 5 (0.11%) Cyber Threat
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
Operating Systems
1 25 (0.57%) Linux
2 13 (0.29%) 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 4,113 (93.10%) Cybersecurity
2 4,079 (92.33%) AI
3 4,064 (91.99%) Machine Learning
4 4,063 (91.96%) Web Development
5 4,052 (91.72%) User Experience
6 72 (1.63%) Software Engineering
7 52 (1.18%) Problem-Solving
8 39 (0.88%) Continuous Improvement
9 33 (0.75%) Agile
9 33 (0.75%) Full-Stack Development
10 29 (0.66%) Analytics
10 29 (0.66%) Customer Service
10 29 (0.66%) ERP
11 27 (0.61%) Digital Marketing
11 27 (0.61%) Energy Management
11 27 (0.61%) Project Management
12 26 (0.59%) Business Analysis
12 26 (0.59%) Roadmaps
13 25 (0.57%) DevOps
14 22 (0.50%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 31 (0.70%) Python
2 18 (0.41%) Java
2 18 (0.41%) SQL
3 14 (0.32%) TypeScript
4 11 (0.25%) C++
5 9 (0.20%) PHP
6 8 (0.18%) C#
7 7 (0.16%) C
8 6 (0.14%) JavaScript
8 6 (0.14%) PowerShell
9 4 (0.091%) Bash
10 2 (0.045%) Go
10 2 (0.045%) Perl
10 2 (0.045%) VBA
11 1 (0.023%) Embedded C
11 1 (0.023%) Groovy
11 1 (0.023%) R
11 1 (0.023%) Rust
11 1 (0.023%) Scala
11 1 (0.023%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 4,098 (92.76%) Degree
2 4,068 (92.08%) Master's Degree
3 4,046 (91.58%) PhD
4 4,043 (91.51%) 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 2 (0.045%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.045%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.045%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.045%) CISM
10 2 (0.045%) CISSP
10 2 (0.045%) MBA
10 2 (0.045%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.045%) PMP
10 2 (0.045%) SC Cleared
11 1 (0.023%) ISTQB
11 1 (0.023%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (0.29%) QA
2 6 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (0.11%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (0.091%) GDPR
5 3 (0.068%) Data Quality
5 3 (0.068%) ISO 9001
5 3 (0.068%) SLA
6 2 (0.045%) NIST
7 1 (0.023%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.023%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.023%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.023%) GMP
7 1 (0.023%) JTAG
7 1 (0.023%) SOC 2
System Software
1 44 (1.00%) Firmware
2 28 (0.63%) 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 30 (0.68%) 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 10 (0.23%) Google
2 10 (0.23%) SAP
3 7 (0.16%) EMC
4 6 (0.14%) VMware
5 5 (0.11%) Oracle
6 4 (0.091%) Epicor
6 4 (0.091%) Fortinet
6 4 (0.091%) Infor
7 3 (0.068%) Cisco
7 3 (0.068%) ConnectWise
7 3 (0.068%) Draytek
7 3 (0.068%) IBM
7 3 (0.068%) Ruckus Wireless
8 2 (0.045%) Apple
8 2 (0.045%) HP
8 2 (0.045%) Meraki
8 2 (0.045%) Red Hat
8 2 (0.045%) Siemens
9 1 (0.023%) Adobe