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 5 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 43 329 394
Rank change year-on-year +286 +65 -6
Permanent jobs citing IoT 2,632 529 364
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 4.73% 0.84% 0.73%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 13.49% 2.39% 1.91%
Number of salaries quoted 208 315 289
10th Percentile £33,500 £32,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -15.38% -3.70%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £94,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -4.00%

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 19,515 22,150 19,107
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.10% 35.01% 38.15%
Number of salaries quoted 10,595 10,923 14,371
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,750 £33,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £84,056
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% -1.82% -

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 December 2025.

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 5 December 2025. 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 +301 2,582 £57,500 -4.17% 219
UK excluding London +240 2,307 £55,000 - 198
North of England +233 1,025 £55,000 +37.50% 55
North West +180 938 £57,500 +64.29% 26
Midlands +160 444 £55,000 -8.33% 19
South East +154 442 £65,000 +4.00% 63
West Midlands +145 350 £50,000 -16.67% 10
London +217 301 £67,500 - 42
East of England +107 300 £57,500 +4.55% 25
East Midlands +64 98 £55,000 -8.33% 8
Yorkshire +67 86 £55,000 -12.00% 25
Work from Home -32 66 £60,000 - 128
South West +34 58 £50,100 -12.87% 26
Wales +15 33 £51,500 +87.27% 8
Channel Islands - 6 - -
Northern Ireland - 4 £70,000 -
Scotland +3 3 £57,250 +24.46% 4
North East +9 1 £40,000 -20.79% 5

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 35 (1.33%) SharePoint
2 15 (0.57%) Confluence
3 2 (0.076%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.076%) nginx
4 1 (0.038%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.038%) Mendix
Applications
1 4 (0.15%) AutoCAD
1 4 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
1 4 (0.15%) MS Visio
1 4 (0.15%) Revit
2 3 (0.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.038%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (0.23%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
2 4 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.11%) SAP EWM
3 3 (0.11%) SAP SCM
4 2 (0.076%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.076%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 2 (0.076%) SAP APO
4 2 (0.076%) SAP IBP
4 2 (0.076%) SAP MM
4 2 (0.076%) SAP PP
5 1 (0.038%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.038%) Maximo
5 1 (0.038%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.038%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.038%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.038%) SAP QM
5 1 (0.038%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.038%) SAP WM
5 1 (0.038%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 2,356 (89.51%) Cloud Computing
2 60 (2.28%) Azure
3 34 (1.29%) AWS
4 25 (0.95%) Entra ID
5 24 (0.91%) Power Platform
6 19 (0.72%) Power Automate
7 16 (0.61%) PowerApps
7 16 (0.61%) Serverless
8 13 (0.49%) SaaS
9 9 (0.34%) GCP
10 5 (0.19%) GitHub
11 4 (0.15%) Dynamics 365
11 4 (0.15%) Google Workspace
11 4 (0.15%) IaaS
11 4 (0.15%) Microsoft 365
11 4 (0.15%) PaaS
11 4 (0.15%) SurveyMonkey
11 4 (0.15%) Zapier
12 3 (0.11%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (0.11%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 2,374 (90.20%) Internet
2 42 (1.60%) Network Security
3 33 (1.25%) Wireless
4 27 (1.03%) Modbus
5 23 (0.87%) MQTT
6 13 (0.49%) TCP/IP
7 11 (0.42%) Bluetooth
7 11 (0.42%) Ethernet
8 10 (0.38%) Firewall
9 9 (0.34%) 5G
9 9 (0.34%) WAN
10 8 (0.30%) VLAN
11 6 (0.23%) LoRaWAN
11 6 (0.23%) Wi-Fi
12 5 (0.19%) Broadband
12 5 (0.19%) Intrusion Detection
12 5 (0.19%) LAN
12 5 (0.19%) ZigBee
13 4 (0.15%) VPN
13 4 (0.15%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (0.72%) Big Data
2 10 (0.38%) MySQL
3 8 (0.30%) MongoDB
3 8 (0.30%) Power BI
4 6 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (0.15%) ClickHouse
6 3 (0.11%) Data Lake
6 3 (0.11%) DynamoDB
6 3 (0.11%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.11%) SQL Server
7 2 (0.076%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.076%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.076%) InfluxDB
7 2 (0.076%) Informix
7 2 (0.076%) Metadata
7 2 (0.076%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.038%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.038%) Delta Lake
8 1 (0.038%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.038%) Redis
Development Applications
1 20 (0.76%) JIRA
2 6 (0.23%) Git
3 4 (0.15%) Burp Suite
3 4 (0.15%) GitLab
3 4 (0.15%) Metasploit
4 2 (0.076%) Jaeger
4 2 (0.076%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.076%) MLflow
4 2 (0.076%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.038%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.038%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.038%) Postman
5 1 (0.038%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.038%) Selenium
5 1 (0.038%) SoapUI
General
1 2,435 (92.52%) Social Skills
2 2,361 (89.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2,355 (89.48%) Banking
4 46 (1.75%) Manufacturing
5 29 (1.10%) Finance
6 27 (1.03%) Marketing
7 24 (0.91%) Analytical Skills
8 22 (0.84%) Electronics
9 20 (0.76%) Automotive
10 16 (0.61%) Public Sector
11 14 (0.53%) Pharmaceutical
12 13 (0.49%) Retail
13 10 (0.38%) Law
13 10 (0.38%) Telecoms
14 9 (0.34%) Aerospace
15 8 (0.30%) Tech for Good
16 7 (0.27%) Wearables
17 5 (0.19%) Billing
17 5 (0.19%) Documentation Skills
18 4 (0.15%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 1,810 (68.77%) Lecturer
2 39 (1.48%) Developer
3 37 (1.41%) Senior
4 24 (0.91%) Software Engineer
5 20 (0.76%) Architect
6 13 (0.49%) Embedded Engineer
6 13 (0.49%) Lead
6 13 (0.49%) React Developer
6 13 (0.49%) Systems Engineer
7 12 (0.46%) Senior Developer
8 11 (0.42%) Firmware Engineer
8 11 (0.42%) Mobile Developer
9 9 (0.34%) Sales Manager
10 8 (0.30%) Applications Developer
10 8 (0.30%) Automation Engineer
10 8 (0.30%) Backend Developer
10 8 (0.30%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 8 (0.30%) IoT Developer
10 8 (0.30%) Senior Systems Engineer
10 8 (0.30%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (0.53%) .NET
2 13 (0.49%) React Native
3 11 (0.42%) React
4 10 (0.38%) Node.js
5 9 (0.34%) REST
6 6 (0.23%) AngularJS
7 5 (0.19%) OpenAPI
7 5 (0.19%) Swagger
8 4 (0.15%) CSS
8 4 (0.15%) Django
8 4 (0.15%) FastAPI
8 4 (0.15%) Kafka
9 3 (0.11%) 802.1X
9 3 (0.11%) ASP.NET Web API
9 3 (0.11%) SAP Fiori
9 3 (0.11%) SAPUI5
9 3 (0.11%) Spring Boot
10 2 (0.076%) .NET Core
10 2 (0.076%) Keycloak
10 2 (0.076%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 22 (0.84%) SCADA
2 18 (0.68%) Management Information System
3 17 (0.65%) Operational Technology
4 15 (0.57%) Mobile App
5 13 (0.49%) Industry 4.0
6 12 (0.46%) Embedded Systems
7 11 (0.42%) Renewable Energy
8 10 (0.38%) Biopharmaceutical
8 10 (0.38%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (0.30%) Data Centre
10 7 (0.27%) Cloud Native
10 7 (0.27%) Driving Licence
10 7 (0.27%) Onboarding
10 7 (0.27%) Smart Energy
11 6 (0.23%) Analytical Mindset
11 6 (0.23%) Device Driver
11 6 (0.23%) Greenfield Project
12 5 (0.19%) CAN bus
12 5 (0.19%) Enterprise Software
12 5 (0.19%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 17 (0.65%) Linux
2 15 (0.57%) Windows
3 11 (0.42%) Unix
4 9 (0.34%) Android
5 5 (0.19%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.15%) Kali Linux
7 2 (0.076%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.038%) Embedded Linux
8 1 (0.038%) Solaris
8 1 (0.038%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.038%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2,415 (91.76%) Cybersecurity
2 2,373 (90.16%) AI
3 2,365 (89.86%) Machine Learning
4 2,354 (89.44%) Web Development
5 2,352 (89.36%) User Experience
6 58 (2.20%) Agile
7 44 (1.67%) Problem-Solving
8 40 (1.52%) Software Engineering
9 33 (1.25%) DevOps
10 32 (1.22%) Mentoring
11 31 (1.18%) Customer Service
11 31 (1.18%) Roadmaps
12 30 (1.14%) Project Management
13 29 (1.10%) Continuous Improvement
14 26 (0.99%) Analytics
14 26 (0.99%) Business Development
15 22 (0.84%) Decision-Making
16 21 (0.80%) Computer Science
17 20 (0.76%) ERP
17 20 (0.76%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 46 (1.75%) Python
2 22 (0.84%) C++
2 22 (0.84%) SQL
3 20 (0.76%) Java
4 19 (0.72%) C#
5 14 (0.53%) C
5 14 (0.53%) PowerShell
6 12 (0.46%) TypeScript
7 9 (0.34%) JavaScript
7 9 (0.34%) Ruby
8 8 (0.30%) Elixir
8 8 (0.30%) Go
8 8 (0.30%) PHP
9 4 (0.15%) R
9 4 (0.15%) Rust
10 3 (0.11%) Bash
10 3 (0.11%) Perl
11 2 (0.076%) Embedded C
11 2 (0.076%) Kotlin
11 2 (0.076%) VBA
Qualifications
1 2,398 (91.11%) Degree
2 2,358 (89.59%) Master's Degree
3 2,346 (89.13%) PhD
4 2,342 (88.98%) Postgraduate
5 23 (0.87%) HND
6 20 (0.76%) Security Cleared
7 13 (0.49%) SC Cleared
8 11 (0.42%) HNC
9 9 (0.34%) Chartered Engineer
10 8 (0.30%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (0.27%) Computer Science Degree
12 4 (0.15%) PMI Certification
12 4 (0.15%) PMP
13 3 (0.11%) SAP Certification
14 2 (0.076%) CISA
14 2 (0.076%) CISM
14 2 (0.076%) CISSP
15 1 (0.038%) CCNP
15 1 (0.038%) Cisco Certification
15 1 (0.038%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (0.72%) QA
2 5 (0.19%) Data Quality
2 5 (0.19%) GDPR
3 4 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.11%) SLA
5 2 (0.076%) NIST
6 1 (0.038%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.038%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.038%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.038%) GMP
6 1 (0.038%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.038%) JTAG
6 1 (0.038%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.038%) SOC 2
System Software
1 24 (0.91%) Firmware
2 9 (0.34%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (0.30%) Docker
3 8 (0.30%) VMware ESXi
4 7 (0.27%) Embedded Firmware
5 3 (0.11%) Active Directory
6 2 (0.076%) NFS
7 1 (0.038%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 23 (0.87%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (0.42%) Kubernetes
3 9 (0.34%) Functional Safety
4 5 (0.19%) Grafana
5 4 (0.15%) Nessus
5 4 (0.15%) Nmap
5 4 (0.15%) Terraform
6 2 (0.076%) Ansible
6 2 (0.076%) Argo
6 2 (0.076%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.038%) Kibana
Vendors
1 49 (1.86%) Microsoft
2 15 (0.57%) Atlassian
3 12 (0.46%) Cisco
3 12 (0.46%) SAP
4 10 (0.38%) Siemens
5 9 (0.34%) AVEVA
5 9 (0.34%) Google
5 9 (0.34%) Rockwell
5 9 (0.34%) VMware
6 6 (0.23%) EMC
6 6 (0.23%) Oracle
6 6 (0.23%) Ruckus Wireless
7 5 (0.19%) Epicor
7 5 (0.19%) Infor
7 5 (0.19%) Red Hat
8 4 (0.15%) Autodesk
8 4 (0.15%) NEC
8 4 (0.15%) Panasonic
8 4 (0.15%) Polycom
8 4 (0.15%) Sony