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

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 322 394
Rank change year-on-year +299 +72 -19
Permanent jobs citing IoT 4,345 486 341
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 7.42% 0.85% 0.70%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 20.77% 2.33% 1.82%
Number of salaries quoted 223 289 273
10th Percentile £33,500 £32,500 £37,950
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,000 £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 £75,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £88,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -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 20,916 20,818 18,693
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.72% 36.30% 38.17%
Number of salaries quoted 10,584 10,229 13,930
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,750 £32,625
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -2.34%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £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 16 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 16 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 +315 4,282 £57,500 - 126
UK excluding London +249 3,883 £57,500 +4.55% 99
North of England +222 1,657 £57,500 +43.75% 32
North West +159 1,512 £60,000 +60.00% 13
Midlands +164 1,063 £55,000 -8.33% 8
West Midlands +148 928 £52,500 -12.50% 5
South East +174 624 £65,000 - 42
London +247 427 £65,000 -7.14% 38
East of England +117 421 £57,500 +4.55% 6
East Midlands +73 147 £55,000 -8.33% 3
Yorkshire +100 144 £55,000 -12.00% 15
South West +44 72 £52,500 -8.70% 9
Work from Home -27 65 £60,000 - 66
Wales +23 44 £50,500 +83.64% 2
Channel Islands - 8 - -
Northern Ireland - 4 £70,000 - 1
Scotland -4 2 £57,250 +33.14% 1
North East +2 1 £40,000 -20.79% 6

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 33 (0.76%) SharePoint
2 14 (0.32%) Confluence
3 2 (0.046%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.046%) nginx
4 1 (0.023%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.023%) Mendix
Applications
1 4 (0.092%) AutoCAD
1 4 (0.092%) Microsoft Project
1 4 (0.092%) MS Visio
1 4 (0.092%) Revit
2 3 (0.069%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.023%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (0.12%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.092%) Oracle ERP
2 4 (0.092%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.069%) SAP EWM
3 3 (0.069%) SAP SCM
4 2 (0.046%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.046%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 2 (0.046%) SAP APO
4 2 (0.046%) SAP IBP
4 2 (0.046%) SAP MM
4 2 (0.046%) SAP PP
5 1 (0.023%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.023%) Maximo
5 1 (0.023%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.023%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.023%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.023%) SAP QM
5 1 (0.023%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.023%) SAP WM
5 1 (0.023%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 4,066 (93.58%) Cloud Computing
2 57 (1.31%) Azure
3 33 (0.76%) AWS
4 25 (0.58%) Entra ID
5 21 (0.48%) Power Platform
6 17 (0.39%) Power Automate
7 14 (0.32%) PowerApps
7 14 (0.32%) SaaS
7 14 (0.32%) Serverless
8 8 (0.18%) GCP
9 6 (0.14%) GitHub
9 6 (0.14%) Microsoft 365
10 4 (0.092%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (0.092%) Google Workspace
10 4 (0.092%) IaaS
10 4 (0.092%) PaaS
10 4 (0.092%) SurveyMonkey
10 4 (0.092%) Zapier
11 3 (0.069%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (0.069%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 4,073 (93.74%) Internet
2 41 (0.94%) Network Security
3 32 (0.74%) Wireless
4 14 (0.32%) Modbus
5 13 (0.30%) TCP/IP
6 12 (0.28%) Bluetooth
6 12 (0.28%) Firewall
7 11 (0.25%) MQTT
8 9 (0.21%) WAN
9 8 (0.18%) 5G
9 8 (0.18%) VLAN
10 6 (0.14%) LAN
10 6 (0.14%) Wi-Fi
11 5 (0.12%) Broadband
11 5 (0.12%) Intrusion Detection
11 5 (0.12%) LoRaWAN
11 5 (0.12%) VPN
11 5 (0.12%) ZigBee
12 4 (0.092%) LTE
12 4 (0.092%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (0.60%) Big Data
2 13 (0.30%) MySQL
3 7 (0.16%) MongoDB
3 7 (0.16%) Power BI
4 5 (0.12%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (0.092%) ClickHouse
6 3 (0.069%) Data Lake
6 3 (0.069%) SQL Server
7 2 (0.046%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.046%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.046%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.046%) DynamoDB
7 2 (0.046%) InfluxDB
7 2 (0.046%) Informix
7 2 (0.046%) Metadata
7 2 (0.046%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.023%) Delta Lake
8 1 (0.023%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.023%) Hazelcast
8 1 (0.023%) Redis
Development Applications
1 18 (0.41%) JIRA
2 5 (0.12%) Git
3 4 (0.092%) Burp Suite
3 4 (0.092%) GitLab
3 4 (0.092%) Metasploit
4 2 (0.046%) Jaeger
4 2 (0.046%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.046%) MLflow
4 2 (0.046%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.023%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.023%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.023%) Postman
5 1 (0.023%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.023%) Selenium
5 1 (0.023%) SoapUI
General
1 4,144 (95.37%) Social Skills
2 4,071 (93.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4,069 (93.65%) Banking
4 36 (0.83%) Manufacturing
5 35 (0.81%) Marketing
6 32 (0.74%) Finance
7 25 (0.58%) Analytical Skills
8 24 (0.55%) Electronics
9 18 (0.41%) Automotive
10 15 (0.35%) Public Sector
11 13 (0.30%) Tech for Good
12 11 (0.25%) Retail
13 10 (0.23%) Law
13 10 (0.23%) Telecoms
14 9 (0.21%) Aerospace
15 7 (0.16%) Wearables
16 6 (0.14%) Social Housing
17 5 (0.12%) Billing
17 5 (0.12%) Documentation Skills
17 5 (0.12%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 3,159 (72.70%) Lecturer
2 43 (0.99%) Developer
3 35 (0.81%) Senior
4 24 (0.55%) Software Engineer
5 23 (0.53%) Architect
6 15 (0.35%) React Developer
7 13 (0.30%) Embedded Engineer
7 13 (0.30%) Mobile Developer
7 13 (0.30%) Senior Developer
8 12 (0.28%) Firmware Engineer
9 11 (0.25%) Solutions Architect
10 10 (0.23%) IoT Developer
11 9 (0.21%) Full-Stack Engineer
11 9 (0.21%) Lead
11 9 (0.21%) Sales Manager
11 9 (0.21%) Systems Engineer
12 8 (0.18%) Analyst
12 8 (0.18%) Applications Developer
12 8 (0.18%) Principal Engineer
12 8 (0.18%) Principal Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (0.35%) React Native
2 12 (0.28%) Node.js
2 12 (0.28%) React
3 10 (0.23%) .NET
4 9 (0.21%) REST
5 7 (0.16%) AngularJS
6 5 (0.12%) Kafka
6 5 (0.12%) OpenAPI
6 5 (0.12%) Swagger
7 3 (0.069%) 802.1X
7 3 (0.069%) ASP.NET Web API
7 3 (0.069%) Django
7 3 (0.069%) FastAPI
7 3 (0.069%) SAP Fiori
7 3 (0.069%) SAPUI5
7 3 (0.069%) Spring Boot
8 2 (0.046%) .NET Framework
8 2 (0.046%) RabbitMQ
8 2 (0.046%) RESTful
8 2 (0.046%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 18 (0.41%) Management Information System
2 17 (0.39%) Mobile App
3 12 (0.28%) SCADA
4 10 (0.23%) Embedded Systems
4 10 (0.23%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (0.23%) Smart Home
5 8 (0.18%) Analytical Mindset
5 8 (0.18%) Onboarding
5 8 (0.18%) Smart Energy
6 7 (0.16%) Driving Licence
6 7 (0.16%) Greenfield Project
6 7 (0.16%) Operational Technology
7 6 (0.14%) Cloud Native
7 6 (0.14%) Cyber Threat
7 6 (0.14%) Product Ownership
8 5 (0.12%) CAN bus
8 5 (0.12%) Device Driver
8 5 (0.12%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (0.092%) Home Automation
9 4 (0.092%) Machine to Machine
Operating Systems
1 16 (0.37%) Linux
1 16 (0.37%) Windows
2 11 (0.25%) Unix
3 9 (0.21%) Android
4 5 (0.12%) Ubuntu
5 4 (0.092%) Kali Linux
6 2 (0.046%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.046%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.046%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.023%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 4,116 (94.73%) Cybersecurity
2 4,076 (93.81%) AI
3 4,067 (93.60%) Machine Learning
4 4,064 (93.53%) Web Development
5 4,055 (93.33%) User Experience
6 55 (1.27%) Agile
7 46 (1.06%) Problem-Solving
8 39 (0.90%) Software Engineering
9 32 (0.74%) Customer Service
10 31 (0.71%) DevOps
10 31 (0.71%) Roadmaps
11 30 (0.69%) Continuous Improvement
12 29 (0.67%) Project Management
13 25 (0.58%) Analytics
14 23 (0.53%) Digital Marketing
15 22 (0.51%) Mentoring
16 21 (0.48%) Business Analysis
16 21 (0.48%) Business Development
16 21 (0.48%) Computer Science
16 21 (0.48%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 36 (0.83%) Python
2 20 (0.46%) C++
2 20 (0.46%) Java
3 19 (0.44%) SQL
4 15 (0.35%) TypeScript
5 13 (0.30%) C#
5 13 (0.30%) PowerShell
6 11 (0.25%) C
7 9 (0.21%) Ruby
8 8 (0.18%) Elixir
8 8 (0.18%) Go
8 8 (0.18%) PHP
9 6 (0.14%) JavaScript
10 4 (0.092%) R
10 4 (0.092%) Rust
11 3 (0.069%) Perl
12 2 (0.046%) Bash
12 2 (0.046%) Embedded C
12 2 (0.046%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.046%) VBA
Qualifications
1 4,096 (94.27%) Degree
2 4,068 (93.62%) Master's Degree
3 4,048 (93.16%) PhD
4 4,044 (93.07%) Postgraduate
5 22 (0.51%) HND
6 19 (0.44%) Security Cleared
7 12 (0.28%) SC Cleared
8 9 (0.21%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (0.16%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (0.092%) PMI Certification
10 4 (0.092%) PMP
11 3 (0.069%) SAP Certification
12 2 (0.046%) CISA
12 2 (0.046%) CISM
12 2 (0.046%) CISSP
12 2 (0.046%) HNC
12 2 (0.046%) Microsoft Certification
13 1 (0.023%) Cisco Certification
13 1 (0.023%) ISTQB
13 1 (0.023%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (0.41%) QA
2 5 (0.12%) Data Quality
2 5 (0.12%) GDPR
3 4 (0.092%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.069%) SLA
5 2 (0.046%) NIST
6 1 (0.023%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.023%) Cyber Essentials
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 25 (0.58%) Firmware
2 8 (0.18%) Docker
2 8 (0.18%) Embedded Firmware
3 5 (0.12%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.046%) NFS
4 2 (0.046%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.023%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.023%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 24 (0.55%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (0.25%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.12%) Grafana
4 4 (0.092%) Nessus
4 4 (0.092%) Nmap
5 3 (0.069%) Terraform
6 2 (0.046%) Ansible
6 2 (0.046%) Argo
6 2 (0.046%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.023%) Kibana
Vendors
1 49 (1.13%) Microsoft
2 13 (0.30%) Atlassian
3 12 (0.28%) Cisco
3 12 (0.28%) SAP
4 9 (0.21%) Google
5 6 (0.14%) EMC
5 6 (0.14%) Oracle
5 6 (0.14%) Ruckus Wireless
6 5 (0.12%) Epicor
6 5 (0.12%) Infor
6 5 (0.12%) Red Hat
7 4 (0.092%) Autodesk
7 4 (0.092%) IBM
7 4 (0.092%) NEC
7 4 (0.092%) Panasonic
7 4 (0.092%) Polycom
7 4 (0.092%) Qualtrics
7 4 (0.092%) Samsung
7 4 (0.092%) Sony
7 4 (0.092%) Splunk