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

6 months to
16 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 342 306
Rank change year-on-year +315 -36 +81
Permanent jobs citing IoT 4,400 403 691
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 6.54% 0.82% 0.92%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 20.23% 2.15% 2.55%
Number of salaries quoted 253 204 523
10th Percentile £33,100 £40,000 £35,050
25th Percentile £41,250 £51,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -7.69%
75th Percentile £73,750 £73,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £89,700 £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 21,749 18,745 27,094
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.33% 37.99% 36.16%
Number of salaries quoted 10,972 8,702 19,821
10th Percentile £28,000 £33,888 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £55,440
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +12.73% -14.71%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £113,725 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.73% +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 16 February 2026.

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 16 February 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 +321 4,329 £59,527 -0.79% 181
UK excluding London +272 3,908 £55,000 -8.33% 134
North of England +212 1,661 £52,500 +20.00% 29
North West +166 1,510 £53,750 +34.38% 18
Midlands +173 1,061 £50,000 -16.67% 22
West Midlands +138 931 £50,000 -16.67% 16
South East +160 650 £65,000 -7.14% 42
London +245 445 £75,000 +3.45% 46
East of England +128 413 £34,000 -38.18% 17
Yorkshire +80 150 £50,000 -20.00% 11
East Midlands +78 142 - - 6
South West +27 78 £55,000 -8.33% 15
Work from Home -30 63 £62,085 +0.95% 81
Wales +18 40 £50,500 -19.20% 3
Channel Islands - 8 - -
Scotland -13 5 £72,500 +16.00% 9
Northern Ireland - 4 £70,000 - 1
North East - 1 £40,000 -

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 24 (0.55%) SharePoint
2 6 (0.14%) Confluence
3 2 (0.045%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.045%) nginx
4 1 (0.023%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.023%) CMS
4 1 (0.023%) Mendix
4 1 (0.023%) WordPress
Applications
1 4 (0.091%) AutoCAD
1 4 (0.091%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (0.091%) Microsoft Project
1 4 (0.091%) MS Visio
1 4 (0.091%) Revit
2 2 (0.045%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.045%) Siemens NX
3 1 (0.023%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (0.023%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 5 (0.11%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.091%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.045%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.023%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.023%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.023%) Maximo
4 1 (0.023%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.023%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.023%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.023%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.023%) SAP IBP
4 1 (0.023%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.023%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.023%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.023%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 4,066 (92.41%) Cloud Computing
2 50 (1.14%) Azure
3 37 (0.84%) AWS
4 25 (0.57%) Entra ID
5 13 (0.30%) SaaS
6 12 (0.27%) Power Platform
7 11 (0.25%) Microsoft 365
8 10 (0.23%) GCP
9 7 (0.16%) GitHub
10 6 (0.14%) Google Workspace
10 6 (0.14%) Power Automate
11 4 (0.091%) IaaS
11 4 (0.091%) PaaS
11 4 (0.091%) SurveyMonkey
11 4 (0.091%) Zapier
12 3 (0.068%) PowerApps
12 3 (0.068%) Serverless
13 2 (0.045%) Dagster
13 2 (0.045%) Dynamics 365
13 2 (0.045%) Firebase
Communications & Networking
1 4,065 (92.39%) Internet
2 38 (0.86%) Network Security
3 33 (0.75%) Wireless
4 16 (0.36%) Firewall
5 14 (0.32%) Bluetooth
5 14 (0.32%) Modbus
6 10 (0.23%) MQTT
6 10 (0.23%) TCP/IP
7 9 (0.20%) WAN
8 8 (0.18%) 5G
8 8 (0.18%) VLAN
8 8 (0.18%) VPN
9 7 (0.16%) Wi-Fi
10 6 (0.14%) DNS
10 6 (0.14%) LAN
11 5 (0.11%) Intrusion Detection
11 5 (0.11%) ZigBee
12 4 (0.091%) Wireshark
13 3 (0.068%) LTE
13 3 (0.068%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (0.55%) Big Data
2 11 (0.25%) MySQL
3 8 (0.18%) Power BI
4 7 (0.16%) MongoDB
5 3 (0.068%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (0.068%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.045%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.045%) InfluxDB
6 2 (0.045%) Informix
6 2 (0.045%) Metadata
6 2 (0.045%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.023%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.023%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.023%) Delta Lake
7 1 (0.023%) GIS
7 1 (0.023%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.023%) Redis
7 1 (0.023%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 5 (0.11%) Git
1 5 (0.11%) JIRA
2 4 (0.091%) Burp Suite
2 4 (0.091%) Metasploit
3 3 (0.068%) GitLab
4 2 (0.045%) Jaeger
4 2 (0.045%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.045%) MLflow
4 2 (0.045%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.023%) IDA Disassembler
5 1 (0.023%) Postman
5 1 (0.023%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.023%) SoapUI
General
1 4,151 (94.34%) Social Skills
2 4,074 (92.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4,069 (92.48%) Banking
4 43 (0.98%) Manufacturing
5 34 (0.77%) Electronics
5 34 (0.77%) Finance
6 33 (0.75%) Marketing
7 23 (0.52%) Analytical Skills
8 20 (0.45%) Public Sector
9 17 (0.39%) Tech for Good
10 15 (0.34%) Wearables
11 11 (0.25%) Law
12 10 (0.23%) Retail
12 10 (0.23%) Telecoms
13 8 (0.18%) Aerospace
13 8 (0.18%) Automotive
13 8 (0.18%) Social Housing
14 6 (0.14%) French Language
14 6 (0.14%) Health Technology
15 5 (0.11%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 3,159 (71.80%) Lecturer
2 45 (1.02%) Senior
3 44 (1.00%) Software Engineer
4 42 (0.95%) Developer
5 31 (0.70%) Architect
6 26 (0.59%) Embedded Engineer
7 22 (0.50%) Firmware Engineer
8 20 (0.45%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
9 17 (0.39%) React Developer
10 16 (0.36%) Mobile Developer
11 14 (0.32%) Principal Engineer
11 14 (0.32%) Principal Software Engineer
12 13 (0.30%) IoT Developer
12 13 (0.30%) Senior Software Engineer
13 12 (0.27%) Systems Engineer
14 11 (0.25%) Analyst
14 11 (0.25%) Applications Developer
14 11 (0.25%) Sales Manager
14 11 (0.25%) Solutions Architect
15 10 (0.23%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (0.45%) Node.js
2 19 (0.43%) React
3 18 (0.41%) React Native
4 10 (0.23%) .NET
4 10 (0.23%) REST
5 5 (0.11%) AngularJS
5 5 (0.11%) OpenAPI
5 5 (0.11%) Spring Boot
5 5 (0.11%) Swagger
6 4 (0.091%) Kafka
7 3 (0.068%) 802.1X
7 3 (0.068%) ASP.NET Web API
8 2 (0.045%) .NET Framework
8 2 (0.045%) Django
8 2 (0.045%) FastAPI
8 2 (0.045%) Keycloak
8 2 (0.045%) Next.js
8 2 (0.045%) RESTful
8 2 (0.045%) WebRTC
8 2 (0.045%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 20 (0.45%) Mobile App
2 18 (0.41%) Management Information System
3 15 (0.34%) SCADA
4 14 (0.32%) Operational Technology
4 14 (0.32%) Smart Energy
5 11 (0.25%) Smart Home
6 10 (0.23%) Embedded Systems
7 8 (0.18%) Analytical Mindset
7 8 (0.18%) Cyber Threat
7 8 (0.18%) Onboarding
7 8 (0.18%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (0.16%) Cloud Native
8 7 (0.16%) Greenfield Project
9 6 (0.14%) Digital Signage
9 6 (0.14%) Driving Licence
9 6 (0.14%) Product Ownership
10 5 (0.11%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (0.11%) Manufacturing Execution System
11 4 (0.091%) Industry 4.0
11 4 (0.091%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 21 (0.48%) Linux
2 16 (0.36%) Windows
3 14 (0.32%) Android
4 9 (0.20%) Unix
5 5 (0.11%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.091%) Kali Linux
6 4 (0.091%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.045%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.045%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.023%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 4,121 (93.66%) Cybersecurity
2 4,082 (92.77%) AI
3 4,066 (92.41%) Machine Learning
4 4,064 (92.36%) Web Development
5 4,056 (92.18%) User Experience
6 55 (1.25%) Software Engineering
7 43 (0.98%) Problem-Solving
8 41 (0.93%) Agile
9 40 (0.91%) Continuous Improvement
10 30 (0.68%) Customer Service
11 29 (0.66%) DevOps
11 29 (0.66%) ERP
11 29 (0.66%) Project Management
12 28 (0.64%) Full-Stack Development
12 28 (0.64%) Roadmaps
13 27 (0.61%) Decision-Making
14 25 (0.57%) Analytics
15 24 (0.55%) Digital Marketing
16 21 (0.48%) Mentoring
17 20 (0.45%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 30 (0.68%) Python
2 26 (0.59%) Java
3 20 (0.45%) C++
4 17 (0.39%) SQL
5 13 (0.30%) C#
5 13 (0.30%) TypeScript
6 9 (0.20%) C
7 7 (0.16%) JavaScript
7 7 (0.16%) PHP
7 7 (0.16%) PowerShell
8 4 (0.091%) Bash
8 4 (0.091%) R
8 4 (0.091%) Rust
9 3 (0.068%) Perl
10 2 (0.045%) Embedded C
10 2 (0.045%) Kotlin
10 2 (0.045%) VBA
11 1 (0.023%) Embedded C++
11 1 (0.023%) Groovy
11 1 (0.023%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 4,104 (93.27%) Degree
2 4,070 (92.50%) Master's Degree
3 4,048 (92.00%) PhD
4 4,044 (91.91%) Postgraduate
5 26 (0.59%) HND
6 17 (0.39%) Security Cleared
7 11 (0.25%) SC Cleared
8 10 (0.23%) BPSS Clearance
9 9 (0.20%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (0.11%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (0.091%) PMI Certification
11 4 (0.091%) PMP
12 2 (0.045%) Azure Certification
12 2 (0.045%) CISA
12 2 (0.045%) CISM
12 2 (0.045%) CISSP
12 2 (0.045%) MBA
13 1 (0.023%) AWS Certification
13 1 (0.023%) DBS Check
13 1 (0.023%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (0.23%) QA
2 5 (0.11%) GDPR
3 4 (0.091%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.068%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (0.068%) Data Quality
4 3 (0.068%) SLA
5 2 (0.045%) NIST
6 1 (0.023%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.023%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.023%) GMP
6 1 (0.023%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.023%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.023%) SOC 2
System Software
1 38 (0.86%) Firmware
2 21 (0.48%) Embedded Firmware
3 8 (0.18%) Docker
4 7 (0.16%) Active Directory
5 3 (0.068%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.068%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.045%) NFS
Systems Management
1 28 (0.64%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (0.27%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.11%) Grafana
4 4 (0.091%) Nessus
4 4 (0.091%) Nmap
5 2 (0.045%) Ansible
5 2 (0.045%) Argo
5 2 (0.045%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.045%) Terraform
Vendors
1 46 (1.05%) Microsoft
2 12 (0.27%) Cisco
2 12 (0.27%) Google
3 10 (0.23%) SAP
4 8 (0.18%) EMC
5 6 (0.14%) Ruckus Wireless
6 5 (0.11%) Epicor
6 5 (0.11%) Infor
6 5 (0.11%) Oracle
6 5 (0.11%) Red Hat
7 4 (0.091%) Autodesk
7 4 (0.091%) Fortinet
7 4 (0.091%) IBM
7 4 (0.091%) NEC
7 4 (0.091%) Panasonic
7 4 (0.091%) Polycom
7 4 (0.091%) Qualtrics
7 4 (0.091%) Samsung
7 4 (0.091%) Sony
7 4 (0.091%) Splunk