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 3 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 419 471 315
Rank change year-on-year +52 -156 +27
Permanent jobs citing IoT 414 231 720
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.40% 0.46% 0.86%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.53% 1.12% 2.59%
Number of salaries quoted 310 170 567
10th Percentile £38,550 £42,350 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £90,000 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.17% +0.87% -4.17%

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 26,974 20,617 27,797
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.02% 41.45% 33.39%
Number of salaries quoted 17,062 10,381 16,611
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.60% -3.48% -9.45%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £48,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +9.38% -4.00% -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 3 August 2026.

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 3 August 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 +68 342 £55,000 -8.33% 262
UK excluding London +16 315 £55,000 -5.17% 183
Work from Home +16 127 £65,500 +12.93% 144
South East +28 85 £55,000 -8.33% 77
London +6 77 £75,000 -18.92% 112
North of England -3 66 £55,000 -6.78% 24
South West -46 47 £52,500 +5.00% 22
Scotland +46 42 £60,000 +14.29% 10
Midlands -17 40 £42,500 -29.17% 22
Yorkshire -8 32 £60,000 - 9
East of England -24 25 £62,500 +8.70% 29
East Midlands -17 23 £67,500 +28.57% 12
North West -6 21 £52,500 -9.48% 12
West Midlands -22 17 £38,500 -45.00% 10
North East - 13 £50,000 - 4
Northern Ireland -68 10 £65,000 +30.00% 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 11 (2.66%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.17%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.97%) CMS
3 4 (0.97%) WordPress
4 3 (0.72%) Confluence
5 2 (0.48%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.24%) Apache
6 1 (0.24%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.24%) GeoServer
Applications
1 15 (3.62%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.93%) Adobe Illustrator
3 4 (0.97%) Photoshop
4 3 (0.72%) Lightworks
4 3 (0.72%) Simulink
5 2 (0.48%) Windchill
6 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.24%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 4 (0.97%) Distributed Ledger
2 2 (0.48%) SAP Business One
2 2 (0.48%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.24%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.24%) Maximo
3 1 (0.24%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 56 (13.53%) AWS
2 45 (10.87%) Azure
3 27 (6.52%) SaaS
4 15 (3.62%) Serverless
5 14 (3.38%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (2.66%) AWS IoT
6 11 (2.66%) Cloud Computing
6 11 (2.66%) GCP
7 9 (2.17%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (1.21%) Amazon Kinesis
8 5 (1.21%) Amazon S3
8 5 (1.21%) AWS Lambda
8 5 (1.21%) Microsoft Purview
8 5 (1.21%) OneDrive
8 5 (1.21%) Power Platform
9 4 (0.97%) Amazon CloudSearch
9 4 (0.97%) Amazon EMR
9 4 (0.97%) Anthropic Claude
9 4 (0.97%) Azure Functions
9 4 (0.97%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 41 (9.90%) Wireless
2 26 (6.28%) MQTT
2 26 (6.28%) Wi-Fi
3 19 (4.59%) Bluetooth
4 18 (4.35%) Firewall
5 17 (4.11%) Internet
6 14 (3.38%) VPN
7 12 (2.90%) DNS
7 12 (2.90%) LoRaWAN
8 10 (2.42%) ZigBee
9 6 (1.45%) 5G
9 6 (1.45%) DHCP
9 6 (1.45%) Ethernet
10 5 (1.21%) Cisco IOS
10 5 (1.21%) VoIP
11 4 (0.97%) LTE
11 4 (0.97%) Modbus
11 4 (0.97%) Unified Communications
12 3 (0.72%) RS-232
12 3 (0.72%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.90%) Big Data
1 12 (2.90%) NoSQL
2 11 (2.66%) PostgreSQL
2 11 (2.66%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.93%) MySQL
4 7 (1.69%) Amazon RDS
5 6 (1.45%) Azure SQL Database
5 6 (1.45%) DynamoDB
5 6 (1.45%) Neo4j
6 5 (1.21%) Amazon Athena
6 5 (1.21%) Amazon Redshift
7 4 (0.97%) Elasticsearch
7 4 (0.97%) Electronic Patient Records
7 4 (0.97%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.72%) ClickHouse
8 3 (0.72%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.72%) DocumentDB
8 3 (0.72%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.48%) InfluxDB
9 2 (0.48%) Pinecone
Development Applications
1 28 (6.76%) Git
2 8 (1.93%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.69%) GitLab
4 6 (1.45%) GDB
5 4 (0.97%) JIRA
5 4 (0.97%) Robot Framework
5 4 (0.97%) Selenium
6 3 (0.72%) PetaLinux
7 1 (0.24%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.24%) MLflow
7 1 (0.24%) Poetry
7 1 (0.24%) Postman
7 1 (0.24%) Zephyr
General
1 71 (17.15%) Electronics
2 56 (13.53%) Social Skills
3 36 (8.70%) Manufacturing
4 32 (7.73%) Finance
5 30 (7.25%) Analytical Skills
6 26 (6.28%) Telecoms
7 16 (3.86%) Automotive
7 16 (3.86%) Marketing
8 14 (3.38%) Public Sector
9 13 (3.14%) Wearables
10 11 (2.66%) Retail
11 10 (2.42%) Legal
12 9 (2.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 9 (2.17%) Law
12 9 (2.17%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (1.93%) Local Government
14 7 (1.69%) Aerospace
14 7 (1.69%) Social Housing
15 6 (1.45%) Tech for Good
16 5 (1.21%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 63 (15.22%) Software Engineer
2 50 (12.08%) Embedded Engineer
3 41 (9.90%) Senior
4 34 (8.21%) Developer
5 33 (7.97%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 32 (7.73%) Sales Manager
6 32 (7.73%) Technical Engineer
7 28 (6.76%) Architect
8 23 (5.56%) Design Engineer
9 22 (5.31%) Hardware Engineer
10 17 (4.11%) Electronics Engineer
10 17 (4.11%) Support Engineer
11 14 (3.38%) Firmware Engineer
11 14 (3.38%) Technical Support
12 13 (3.14%) Technical Support Engineer
12 13 (3.14%) Test Engineer
13 12 (2.90%) Embedded Linux Engineer
13 12 (2.90%) Linux Engineer
13 12 (2.90%) Operations Engineer
14 11 (2.66%) Principal Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (4.83%) Yocto
2 14 (3.38%) .NET
3 13 (3.14%) REST
4 12 (2.90%) React
5 10 (2.42%) Node.js
6 6 (1.45%) Blazor
6 6 (1.45%) Kafka
7 5 (1.21%) AngularJS
8 4 (0.97%) pytest
8 4 (0.97%) Unity DI Container
9 3 (0.72%) Boost C++ Libraries
9 3 (0.72%) Flash
9 3 (0.72%) PySpark
9 3 (0.72%) Vue
10 2 (0.48%) Django
10 2 (0.48%) GStreamer
10 2 (0.48%) HTML
10 2 (0.48%) Laravel
10 2 (0.48%) pgvector
10 2 (0.48%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 46 (11.11%) Embedded Systems
2 21 (5.07%) Device Driver
3 19 (4.59%) Onboarding
4 17 (4.11%) Cloud Native
5 14 (3.38%) Mobile App
5 14 (3.38%) Robotics
6 13 (3.14%) Distributed Systems
6 13 (3.14%) Legacy Systems
7 12 (2.90%) PropTech
7 12 (2.90%) Smart Home
8 10 (2.42%) ARM Cortex
8 10 (2.42%) Driving Licence
9 9 (2.17%) Operational Technology
10 8 (1.93%) Enterprise Software
10 8 (1.93%) SCADA
11 7 (1.69%) AI Agents
11 7 (1.69%) Algorithms
11 7 (1.69%) Blog
11 7 (1.69%) Greenfield Project
11 7 (1.69%) Smart Energy
Operating Systems
1 56 (13.53%) Linux
2 19 (4.59%) Embedded Linux
3 17 (4.11%) Windows
4 11 (2.66%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.45%) FreeRTOS
6 5 (1.21%) Android
7 4 (0.97%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.97%) Unix
7 4 (0.97%) VMS
8 1 (0.24%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (23.43%) Software Engineering
2 83 (20.05%) Problem-Solving
3 79 (19.08%) AI
4 46 (11.11%) Analytics
5 43 (10.39%) Continuous Improvement
6 42 (10.14%) CI/CD
7 40 (9.66%) Collaborative Culture
8 36 (8.70%) DevOps
9 33 (7.97%) Machine Learning
10 28 (6.76%) CRM
10 28 (6.76%) Cybersecurity
10 28 (6.76%) Full-Stack Development
10 28 (6.76%) Validation
11 26 (6.28%) Agile
11 26 (6.28%) Roadmaps
12 25 (6.04%) Computer Science
13 23 (5.56%) Business Development
14 21 (5.07%) ERP
15 20 (4.83%) Customer Engagement
15 20 (4.83%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 64 (15.46%) Python
2 40 (9.66%) C++
3 33 (7.97%) C
4 22 (5.31%) SQL
5 20 (4.83%) TypeScript
6 19 (4.59%) JavaScript
7 18 (4.35%) C#
8 15 (3.62%) Embedded C
9 13 (3.14%) PowerShell
10 10 (2.42%) Java
11 9 (2.17%) Go
12 6 (1.45%) Bash
13 4 (0.97%) Embedded C++
13 4 (0.97%) MATLAB
13 4 (0.97%) PHP
13 4 (0.97%) Rust
14 1 (0.24%) Bicep
14 1 (0.24%) Kusto Query Language
14 1 (0.24%) Shell Script
14 1 (0.24%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 76 (18.36%) Degree
2 19 (4.59%) Computer Science Degree
3 13 (3.14%) Master's Degree
4 12 (2.90%) Security Cleared
5 10 (2.42%) SC Cleared
6 7 (1.69%) DBS Check
7 6 (1.45%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (0.97%) HND
9 3 (0.72%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.48%) CISM
10 2 (0.48%) CISSP
10 2 (0.48%) HNC
10 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Certification
11 1 (0.24%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 1 (0.24%) CISA
11 1 (0.24%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.24%) CREST Certified
11 1 (0.24%) MBA
11 1 (0.24%) PhD
11 1 (0.24%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (3.14%) QA
2 9 (2.17%) JTAG
3 8 (1.93%) ISO 9001
4 3 (0.72%) Actionable Recommendations
4 3 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (0.72%) ECSS
4 3 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.48%) GDPR
6 1 (0.24%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.24%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.24%) SOC 2
System Software
1 52 (12.56%) Firmware
2 25 (6.04%) Docker
3 17 (4.11%) Embedded Firmware
4 11 (2.66%) Active Directory
5 10 (2.42%) VMware Infrastructure
6 9 (2.17%) vSphere
7 3 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.48%) Hyper-V
9 1 (0.24%) iptables
Systems Management
1 25 (6.04%) Kubernetes
2 14 (3.38%) Terraform
3 5 (1.21%) Grafana
3 5 (1.21%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (1.21%) SCCM
4 4 (0.97%) Galera Cluster
4 4 (0.97%) vCenter Server
5 3 (0.72%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.24%) Ansible
6 1 (0.24%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.24%) Kubeflow
6 1 (0.24%) MOM
Vendors
1 47 (11.35%) Microsoft
2 10 (2.42%) SAP
2 10 (2.42%) VMware
3 8 (1.93%) EMC
3 8 (1.93%) Google
4 7 (1.69%) Cisco
4 7 (1.69%) Oracle
4 7 (1.69%) Salesforce
5 5 (1.21%) Aruba
5 5 (1.21%) Cognizant
6 4 (0.97%) Adobe
6 4 (0.97%) Databricks
6 4 (0.97%) dotdigital
6 4 (0.97%) IFS
7 3 (0.72%) BT
7 3 (0.72%) Xilinx
8 2 (0.48%) Meraki
9 1 (0.24%) Fortinet
9 1 (0.24%) HubSpot
9 1 (0.24%) Palo Alto