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

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 470 320 336
Rank change year-on-year -150 +16 +33
Permanent jobs citing IoT 213 659 562
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.43% 0.84% 0.93%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.05% 2.62% 2.28%
Number of salaries quoted 142 467 407
10th Percentile £37,500 £32,800 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,250 £47,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,514 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.48% -7.69% -7.14%
75th Percentile £77,500 £70,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £96,125 £82,500 £89,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -7.69%

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 20,297 25,121 24,682
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 41.04% 32.16% 40.96%
Number of salaries quoted 10,195 13,124 17,790
10th Percentile £28,750 £31,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £36,925 £43,116 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £84,056
90th Percentile £104,800 £108,750 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% -4.55% +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

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 18 September 2025.

Salary histogram for IoT in the UK

IoT
Top 17 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 18 September 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 -143 175 £60,000 - 331
UK excluding London -93 167 £57,500 +4.55% 288
Work from Home -27 84 £57,500 -4.17% 167
South East -26 41 £61,250 +12.39% 101
East of England -50 37 £57,500 -4.17% 36
London -43 30 £95,000 +46.15% 95
Midlands -6 25 £55,000 -8.33% 52
North of England -29 23 £60,000 +20.00% 45
North West -18 20 £60,000 +41.18% 29
South West +57 19 £45,000 -21.74% 29
Wales +10 18 £50,500 +83.64% 5
East Midlands -1 17 £52,500 -12.50% 18
West Midlands +21 7 £59,527 -0.79% 30
Scotland +13 4 £57,250 +25.82% 17
North East +18 1 £40,000 -20.79% 3
Northern Ireland +8 1 - - 7
Yorkshire +5 1 £45,000 -30.77% 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 19 (8.92%) Confluence
2 14 (6.57%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.41%) Apache Airflow
3 3 (1.41%) ArcGIS
4 2 (0.94%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.94%) nginx
4 2 (0.94%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.47%) Apache
5 1 (0.47%) IIS
5 1 (0.47%) Office Communications Server
5 1 (0.47%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 8 (3.76%) AutoCAD
1 8 (3.76%) Revit
2 6 (2.82%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (2.35%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (2.35%) MS Visio
4 3 (1.41%) Blender
4 3 (1.41%) Civil 3D
4 3 (1.41%) Navisworks
4 3 (1.41%) ProjectWise
5 2 (0.94%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 8 (3.76%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.41%) SAP EWM
2 3 (1.41%) SAP SCM
3 2 (0.94%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 2 (0.94%) SAP APO
3 2 (0.94%) SAP IBP
3 2 (0.94%) SAP MM
3 2 (0.94%) SAP PP
4 1 (0.47%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.47%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.47%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.47%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.47%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.47%) SAP LE
4 1 (0.47%) SAP QM
4 1 (0.47%) SAP SD
4 1 (0.47%) SAP WM
4 1 (0.47%) Shopify
4 1 (0.47%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 54 (25.35%) Azure
2 32 (15.02%) AWS
3 22 (10.33%) Power Platform
4 19 (8.92%) Serverless
5 18 (8.45%) Microsoft 365
5 18 (8.45%) SaaS
6 17 (7.98%) Power Automate
6 17 (7.98%) PowerApps
7 11 (5.16%) GCP
8 9 (4.23%) IaaS
8 9 (4.23%) PaaS
9 4 (1.88%) Google Workspace
10 3 (1.41%) AWS IoT
10 3 (1.41%) Azure Functions
10 3 (1.41%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (1.41%) SurveyMonkey
11 2 (0.94%) AWS Lambda
11 2 (0.94%) Azure AKS
11 2 (0.94%) Dagster
11 2 (0.94%) Firebase
Communications & Networking
1 34 (15.96%) Internet
2 31 (14.55%) Modbus
2 31 (14.55%) Wireless
3 29 (13.62%) MQTT
4 16 (7.51%) WAN
5 15 (7.04%) Ethernet
5 15 (7.04%) Network Security
6 12 (5.63%) 5G
7 11 (5.16%) LoRaWAN
7 11 (5.16%) TCP/IP
8 10 (4.69%) DNS
9 9 (4.23%) Bluetooth
9 9 (4.23%) Wi-Fi
10 8 (3.76%) Firewall
11 7 (3.29%) 4G
11 7 (3.29%) Unified Communications
12 6 (2.82%) LAN
12 6 (2.82%) VLAN
12 6 (2.82%) VoIP
13 4 (1.88%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (3.29%) MySQL
1 7 (3.29%) SQL Server
2 5 (2.35%) Big Data
2 5 (2.35%) MongoDB
2 5 (2.35%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (2.35%) Power BI
3 4 (1.88%) ClickHouse
3 4 (1.88%) NoSQL
4 3 (1.41%) Data Lake
4 3 (1.41%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (1.41%) DynamoDB
4 3 (1.41%) GIS
4 3 (1.41%) QGIS
5 2 (0.94%) Hazelcast
5 2 (0.94%) Metadata
5 2 (0.94%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.47%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.47%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.47%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.47%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 27 (12.68%) JIRA
2 17 (7.98%) Git
3 4 (1.88%) GitLab
4 3 (1.41%) Burp Suite
4 3 (1.41%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.94%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.94%) Eclipse
5 2 (0.94%) Jaeger
5 2 (0.94%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.94%) MLflow
5 2 (0.94%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.94%) Subversion
6 1 (0.47%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.47%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.47%) Selenium
General
1 59 (27.70%) Social Skills
2 36 (16.90%) Manufacturing
3 35 (16.43%) Finance
4 21 (9.86%) Electronics
5 20 (9.39%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (9.39%) Marketing
6 19 (8.92%) Automotive
7 17 (7.98%) Pharmaceutical
8 15 (7.04%) Public Sector
8 15 (7.04%) Telecoms
9 8 (3.76%) Aerospace
9 8 (3.76%) Retail
9 8 (3.76%) Welsh Language
10 6 (2.82%) Law
11 5 (2.35%) Agriculture
11 5 (2.35%) Games
11 5 (2.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (2.35%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (1.88%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.88%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 37 (17.37%) Senior
2 22 (10.33%) Developer
3 19 (8.92%) Lead
4 18 (8.45%) Architect
4 18 (8.45%) Software Engineer
5 14 (6.57%) Systems Engineer
6 11 (5.16%) Automation Engineer
6 11 (5.16%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 10 (4.69%) Embedded Engineer
7 10 (4.69%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 9 (4.23%) Electronics Engineer
8 9 (4.23%) Solutions Architect
9 8 (3.76%) Backend Developer
9 8 (3.76%) Consultant
9 8 (3.76%) Server Engineer
10 7 (3.29%) Full-Stack Developer
10 7 (3.29%) Senior Developer
11 6 (2.82%) Firmware Engineer
11 6 (2.82%) Support Team Leader
11 6 (2.82%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (7.04%) .NET
2 11 (5.16%) React
3 8 (3.76%) CSS
4 7 (3.29%) AngularJS
5 6 (2.82%) SAP Fiori
6 5 (2.35%) Kafka
6 5 (2.35%) Vue
7 4 (1.88%) .NET Core
7 4 (1.88%) 802.1X
7 4 (1.88%) FastAPI
7 4 (1.88%) REST
8 3 (1.41%) Leaflet
8 3 (1.41%) PostGIS
8 3 (1.41%) RabbitMQ
8 3 (1.41%) SAPUI5
8 3 (1.41%) Spring
8 3 (1.41%) Yocto
9 2 (0.94%) gRPC
9 2 (0.94%) Keycloak
9 2 (0.94%) Node-RED
Miscellaneous
1 25 (11.74%) Operational Technology
2 20 (9.39%) SCADA
3 15 (7.04%) Renewable Energy
4 13 (6.10%) Biopharmaceutical
4 13 (6.10%) Data Centre
4 13 (6.10%) Embedded Systems
4 13 (6.10%) Industry 4.0
5 11 (5.16%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (3.76%) Driving Licence
6 8 (3.76%) NHS
7 7 (3.29%) Management Information System
8 6 (2.82%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (2.82%) Device Driver
8 6 (2.82%) Home Automation
8 6 (2.82%) NB-IoT
8 6 (2.82%) Onboarding
8 6 (2.82%) Social Media
9 5 (2.35%) Digital Signage
9 5 (2.35%) Industrial Internet of Things
9 5 (2.35%) Smart City
Operating Systems
1 21 (9.86%) Windows
2 19 (8.92%) Linux
3 11 (5.16%) Windows Server
4 7 (3.29%) Unix
5 5 (2.35%) Ubuntu
6 3 (1.41%) Android
6 3 (1.41%) Embedded Linux
6 3 (1.41%) Kali Linux
7 1 (0.47%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (25.35%) Agile
2 45 (21.13%) Mentoring
3 44 (20.66%) Problem-Solving
4 31 (14.55%) Project Delivery
4 31 (14.55%) Software Engineering
5 30 (14.08%) Cybersecurity
6 29 (13.62%) Roadmaps
7 25 (11.74%) Analytics
8 24 (11.27%) Artificial Intelligence
8 24 (11.27%) DevOps
8 24 (11.27%) Prototyping
9 22 (10.33%) Continuous Improvement
9 22 (10.33%) Decision-Making
10 20 (9.39%) Network Design
11 18 (8.45%) Business Development
11 18 (8.45%) Project Management
12 17 (7.98%) Asset Management
12 17 (7.98%) Data Science
13 16 (7.51%) Computer Science
14 15 (7.04%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 48 (22.54%) Python
2 25 (11.74%) C#
3 22 (10.33%) C++
4 21 (9.86%) C
5 17 (7.98%) PowerShell
6 15 (7.04%) SQL
7 13 (6.10%) Java
8 12 (5.63%) JavaScript
9 9 (4.23%) Ruby
10 8 (3.76%) Elixir
10 8 (3.76%) Go
11 7 (3.29%) TypeScript
12 6 (2.82%) Embedded C
12 6 (2.82%) PHP
12 6 (2.82%) R
13 4 (1.88%) Bash
14 3 (1.41%) Rust
15 2 (0.94%) Bicep
15 2 (0.94%) MATLAB
15 2 (0.94%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 51 (23.94%) Degree
2 20 (9.39%) Security Cleared
3 15 (7.04%) HNC
3 15 (7.04%) HND
4 14 (6.57%) SC Cleared
5 13 (6.10%) Chartered Engineer
6 9 (4.23%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (3.76%) Azure Certification
7 8 (3.76%) DBS Check
7 8 (3.76%) MCSA
7 8 (3.76%) MCSE
7 8 (3.76%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (3.29%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (2.35%) Master's Degree
10 4 (1.88%) PMI Certification
10 4 (1.88%) PMP
11 3 (1.41%) SAP Certification
12 2 (0.94%) MCP
12 2 (0.94%) PhD
13 1 (0.47%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (6.10%) QA
2 11 (5.16%) SLA
3 4 (1.88%) Data Quality
3 4 (1.88%) GDPR
4 2 (0.94%) Accessibility
4 2 (0.94%) JTAG
5 1 (0.47%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.47%) NCSC
5 1 (0.47%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.47%) SOC 2
System Software
1 20 (9.39%) Firmware
2 12 (5.63%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (5.16%) VMware ESXi
4 10 (4.69%) Active Directory
4 10 (4.69%) Docker
5 8 (3.76%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (1.41%) Embedded Firmware
7 2 (0.94%) NFS
8 1 (0.47%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 13 (6.10%) Functional Safety
2 10 (4.69%) Kubernetes
3 6 (2.82%) Terraform
4 3 (1.41%) Nessus
4 3 (1.41%) Nmap
5 2 (0.94%) Ansible
5 2 (0.94%) Argo
5 2 (0.94%) Grafana
5 2 (0.94%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.47%) HAProxy
6 1 (0.47%) Kibana
Vendors
1 42 (19.72%) Microsoft
2 16 (7.51%) Atlassian
2 16 (7.51%) SAP
3 14 (6.57%) Siemens
4 13 (6.10%) AVEVA
4 13 (6.10%) Rockwell
5 12 (5.63%) VMware
6 11 (5.16%) Cisco
7 9 (4.23%) Google
8 8 (3.76%) Autodesk
9 7 (3.29%) Oracle
10 5 (2.35%) Atmel
10 5 (2.35%) NEC
10 5 (2.35%) Panasonic
10 5 (2.35%) Polycom
10 5 (2.35%) Samsung
10 5 (2.35%) Sony
10 5 (2.35%) Workday
11 4 (1.88%) Ruckus Wireless
12 3 (1.41%) Qualtrics