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

6 months to
14 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 494 295 385
Rank change year-on-year -199 +90 -47
Permanent jobs citing IoT 229 978 715
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.38% 0.95% 0.84%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.04% 2.81% 2.00%
Number of salaries quoted 166 756 484
10th Percentile £41,750 £35,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £47,500 £49,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £64,000
Median % change year-on-year - -6.25% -8.57%
75th Percentile £78,750 £70,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £56,250 £57,750
% change year-on-year +6.67% -2.60% -3.75%

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 21,933 34,751 35,788
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 36.59% 33.61% 41.97%
Number of salaries quoted 10,543 21,906 21,577
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £35,427
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £64,029
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -14.10% +2.45%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £98,750 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -9.09% +4.76%

IoT
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing IoT as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for IoT in the UK

IoT
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IoT.

Salary trend for IoT in the UK

IoT
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IoT over the 6 months to 14 July 2025.

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 14 July 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
UK excluding London -146 175 £60,000 +6.67% 272
England -247 173 £60,000 - 422
Work from Home -102 89 £58,000 -3.33% 207
South East -56 42 £62,500 +8.70% 68
London -63 33 £82,500 +26.92% 174
Midlands +4 29 £60,000 - 28
Wales +42 28 £77,500 +26.53% 3
North of England -82 26 £58,000 +10.48% 62
South West +83 24 £52,500 -8.70% 33
East Midlands +12 21 £50,000 -16.67% 16
North West -52 21 £58,000 +14.85% 36
East of England -90 19 £57,500 - 66
West Midlands +5 7 £70,000 +19.15% 12
Scotland +64 6 £58,750 +17.50% 9
Yorkshire -5 4 £60,000 -7.69% 24
Northern Ireland +28 2 £50,000 -28.57% 13

IoT
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 14 (6.11%) Confluence
2 8 (3.49%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.31%) ArcGIS
4 2 (0.87%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.87%) Skype for Business
4 2 (0.87%) ThingWorx
5 1 (0.44%) Apache
5 1 (0.44%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.44%) IIS
5 1 (0.44%) Office Communications Server
Applications
1 7 (3.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (2.62%) AutoCAD
2 6 (2.62%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (2.18%) Revit
4 3 (1.31%) Blender
4 3 (1.31%) Chatbot
4 3 (1.31%) Maya
4 3 (1.31%) MS Visio
4 3 (1.31%) ProjectWise
5 2 (0.87%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.87%) Simulink
6 1 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.44%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 8 (3.49%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.31%) SAP SCM
3 2 (0.87%) SAP APO
3 2 (0.87%) SAP EWM
3 2 (0.87%) SAP PP
4 1 (0.44%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.44%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.44%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.44%) SAP IBP
4 1 (0.44%) SAP LE
4 1 (0.44%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.44%) SAP QM
4 1 (0.44%) SAP SD
4 1 (0.44%) SAP WM
4 1 (0.44%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 61 (26.64%) Azure
2 44 (19.21%) AWS
3 21 (9.17%) Microsoft 365
4 20 (8.73%) SaaS
5 15 (6.55%) Serverless
6 14 (6.11%) Power Platform
7 9 (3.93%) IaaS
7 9 (3.93%) PaaS
8 8 (3.49%) AWS IoT
8 8 (3.49%) GCP
8 8 (3.49%) Power Automate
8 8 (3.49%) PowerApps
9 6 (2.62%) Cloud Computing
10 4 (1.75%) Amazon EC2
11 3 (1.31%) Amazon S3
11 3 (1.31%) AWS Lambda
11 3 (1.31%) Entra ID
11 3 (1.31%) GitHub
11 3 (1.31%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 2 (0.87%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 34 (14.85%) Modbus
1 34 (14.85%) MQTT
2 26 (11.35%) Internet
3 22 (9.61%) Network Security
4 20 (8.73%) Wireless
5 16 (6.99%) LoRaWAN
5 16 (6.99%) WAN
6 15 (6.55%) Ethernet
7 12 (5.24%) TCP/IP
8 11 (4.80%) DNS
9 10 (4.37%) 5G
10 9 (3.93%) Firewall
10 9 (3.93%) Wi-Fi
11 8 (3.49%) 4G
12 7 (3.06%) Unified Communications
13 6 (2.62%) VoIP
14 5 (2.18%) Bluetooth
14 5 (2.18%) LTE
14 5 (2.18%) SD-WAN
15 4 (1.75%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (7.86%) PostgreSQL
2 16 (6.99%) Relational Database
3 13 (5.68%) MySQL
4 12 (5.24%) RDBMS
5 10 (4.37%) NoSQL
6 7 (3.06%) SQL Server
7 6 (2.62%) MongoDB
8 5 (2.18%) Power BI
8 5 (2.18%) TimescaleDB
9 4 (1.75%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (1.75%) Big Data
9 4 (1.75%) DynamoDB
10 3 (1.31%) GIS
10 3 (1.31%) QGIS
11 2 (0.87%) Amazon RDS
11 2 (0.87%) BigQuery
11 2 (0.87%) Data Lake
11 2 (0.87%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.87%) Hazelcast
12 1 (0.44%) HDInsight
Development Applications
1 22 (9.61%) Git
1 22 (9.61%) JIRA
2 4 (1.75%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.31%) Bitbucket
3 3 (1.31%) GitLab
3 3 (1.31%) Subversion
4 2 (0.87%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.44%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.44%) Selenium
5 1 (0.44%) SonarQube
General
1 89 (38.86%) Social Skills
2 48 (20.96%) Manufacturing
3 37 (16.16%) Finance
4 27 (11.79%) Marketing
5 22 (9.61%) Telecoms
6 21 (9.17%) Electronics
7 19 (8.30%) Public Sector
8 18 (7.86%) Analytical Skills
9 17 (7.42%) Automotive
10 16 (6.99%) Pharmaceutical
11 8 (3.49%) Welsh Language
12 6 (2.62%) Games
12 6 (2.62%) Law
12 6 (2.62%) Retail
13 5 (2.18%) Aerospace
13 5 (2.18%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (2.18%) Tech for Good
14 4 (1.75%) Agriculture
14 4 (1.75%) Back Office
14 4 (1.75%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 38 (16.59%) Lead
1 38 (16.59%) Software Engineer
2 37 (16.16%) Senior
3 29 (12.66%) Developer
4 15 (6.55%) Team Leader
5 13 (5.68%) Architect
6 12 (5.24%) Embedded Engineer
6 12 (5.24%) Lead Software Engineer
7 11 (4.80%) Automation Engineer
7 11 (4.80%) Lead Developer
8 10 (4.37%) Systems Engineer
9 9 (3.93%) Consultant
9 9 (3.93%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 9 (3.93%) Senior Software Engineer
9 9 (3.93%) Software Team Leader
10 8 (3.49%) Full-Stack Developer
10 8 (3.49%) Senior Systems Engineer
10 8 (3.49%) Server Engineer
11 7 (3.06%) Electronics Engineer
11 7 (3.06%) Firmware Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (14.41%) .NET
2 21 (9.17%) React
3 13 (5.68%) Node.js
4 11 (4.80%) AngularJS
5 10 (4.37%) CSS
5 10 (4.37%) RESTful
6 8 (3.49%) Vue
7 7 (3.06%) NestJS
8 6 (2.62%) .NET Core
8 6 (2.62%) REST
8 6 (2.62%) SAP Fiori
9 4 (1.75%) Kafka
10 3 (1.31%) Django
10 3 (1.31%) Flask
10 3 (1.31%) Leaflet
10 3 (1.31%) PostGIS
10 3 (1.31%) RabbitMQ
10 3 (1.31%) React Native
10 3 (1.31%) SAPUI5
10 3 (1.31%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 26 (11.35%) Operational Technology
2 25 (10.92%) Renewable Energy
3 18 (7.86%) SCADA
4 14 (6.11%) Embedded Systems
4 14 (6.11%) Industry 4.0
5 13 (5.68%) Biopharmaceutical
5 13 (5.68%) Data Centre
6 12 (5.24%) Device Driver
7 10 (4.37%) Driving Licence
7 10 (4.37%) Smart City
8 9 (3.93%) Management Information System
8 9 (3.93%) NB-IoT
9 8 (3.49%) NHS
9 8 (3.49%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (3.49%) Smart Meter
10 7 (3.06%) Cloud Native
10 7 (3.06%) Mobile App
10 7 (3.06%) Smart Home
11 6 (2.62%) Algorithms
11 6 (2.62%) Industrial Internet of Things
Operating Systems
1 40 (17.47%) Linux
2 36 (15.72%) Windows
3 23 (10.04%) Unix
4 11 (4.80%) Windows Server
5 3 (1.31%) Embedded Linux
6 2 (0.87%) Debian
6 2 (0.87%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.44%) Android
7 1 (0.44%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.44%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (30.57%) Agile
2 68 (29.69%) Problem-Solving
3 67 (29.26%) Mentoring
4 53 (23.14%) Software Engineering
5 31 (13.54%) Project Delivery
6 27 (11.79%) CI/CD
7 25 (10.92%) Cybersecurity
8 24 (10.48%) Project Management
9 23 (10.04%) Full-Stack Development
10 22 (9.61%) Product Strategy
10 22 (9.61%) Technical Debt
11 21 (9.17%) Analytics
11 21 (9.17%) Continuous Improvement
11 21 (9.17%) DevOps
11 21 (9.17%) Microservices
11 21 (9.17%) Prototyping
12 19 (8.30%) API Development
12 19 (8.30%) Business Development
12 19 (8.30%) Machine Learning
12 19 (8.30%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 44 (19.21%) Python
2 42 (18.34%) C#
3 33 (14.41%) SQL
4 28 (12.23%) C
5 24 (10.48%) C++
6 18 (7.86%) TypeScript
7 16 (6.99%) JavaScript
8 14 (6.11%) PowerShell
9 12 (5.24%) PHP
10 8 (3.49%) Java
11 7 (3.06%) Bash
12 5 (2.18%) Embedded C
13 3 (1.31%) Go
13 3 (1.31%) R
14 2 (0.87%) Bicep
14 2 (0.87%) MATLAB
14 2 (0.87%) PL/SQL
14 2 (0.87%) Ruby
15 1 (0.44%) Rust
15 1 (0.44%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 53 (23.14%) Degree
2 14 (6.11%) HNC
2 14 (6.11%) HND
3 13 (5.68%) Chartered Engineer
4 12 (5.24%) Security Cleared
5 11 (4.80%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (3.49%) Azure Certification
6 8 (3.49%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (3.49%) DBS Check
6 8 (3.49%) MCSA
6 8 (3.49%) MCSE
7 6 (2.62%) SC Cleared
8 5 (2.18%) Master's Degree
8 5 (2.18%) PMI Certification
9 4 (1.75%) PMP
10 3 (1.31%) SAP Certification
11 2 (0.87%) CCNP
11 2 (0.87%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.87%) MCP
11 2 (0.87%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (6.55%) SLA
2 7 (3.06%) QA
3 5 (2.18%) Accessibility
4 4 (1.75%) GDPR
5 2 (0.87%) JTAG
6 1 (0.44%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.44%) ISO 13485
6 1 (0.44%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.44%) NCSC
6 1 (0.44%) NIST
System Software
1 24 (10.48%) Firmware
2 21 (9.17%) Docker
3 13 (5.68%) Active Directory
4 12 (5.24%) VMware Infrastructure
5 11 (4.80%) VMware ESXi
6 8 (3.49%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (2.18%) Embedded Firmware
8 1 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 13 (5.68%) Functional Safety
1 13 (5.68%) Kubernetes
2 7 (3.06%) Terraform
3 3 (1.31%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (1.31%) SCCM
4 1 (0.44%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.44%) HAProxy
4 1 (0.44%) Kibana
Vendors
1 38 (16.59%) Microsoft
2 27 (11.79%) SAP
3 14 (6.11%) Siemens
4 13 (5.68%) AVEVA
4 13 (5.68%) Rockwell
5 12 (5.24%) VMware
6 11 (4.80%) Atlassian
7 8 (3.49%) Oracle
8 6 (2.62%) Cisco
9 5 (2.18%) Atmel
9 5 (2.18%) Autodesk
9 5 (2.18%) Workday
10 4 (1.75%) Fortinet
10 4 (1.75%) Google
10 4 (1.75%) NVIDIA
11 3 (1.31%) Aruba
11 3 (1.31%) Okta
12 2 (0.87%) ConnectWise
12 2 (0.87%) Ribbon
12 2 (0.87%) Samsung