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 2 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 392 469 321
Rank change year-on-year +77 -148 +8
Permanent jobs citing IoT 524 218 620
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.44% 0.44% 0.83%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.67% 1.07% 2.58%
Number of salaries quoted 391 146 413
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,170 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,063 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -11.54%
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,188 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £93,750 £79,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -8.33%

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 31,435 20,329 24,012
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.61% 40.99% 32.03%
Number of salaries quoted 19,419 10,189 12,169
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £41,063 £36,250 £44,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.73% -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.56% -14.29% -4.55%

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 2 October 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 2 October 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 +64 438 £55,000 -7.60% 740
UK excluding London +44 408 £55,000 -4.35% 496
Work from Home +29 151 £61,250 +11.36% 330
South East +20 109 £55,000 -12.00% 131
London +5 96 £57,500 -39.47% 311
North of England -3 90 £55,000 -8.33% 81
Scotland +62 57 £60,000 +4.80% 40
South West -35 55 £55,000 +22.22% 39
Midlands -22 53 £59,386 +7.97% 59
Yorkshire +5 40 £55,000 - 21
East of England -43 35 £85,000 +47.83% 98
North West -22 34 £42,000 -30.00% 42
West Midlands -23 27 £48,500 -18.52% 43
East Midlands -30 26 £67,500 +28.57% 16
North East -47 16 £50,000 +25.00% 18
Northern Ireland -77 10 £65,000 - 39

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 (2.10%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.72%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.19%) Apache
3 1 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.19%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.19%) Confluence
3 1 (0.19%) GeoServer
Applications
1 15 (2.86%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.76%) Lightworks
2 4 (0.76%) Simulink
3 3 (0.57%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (0.38%) CATIA
4 2 (0.38%) Siemens NX
4 2 (0.38%) SOLIDWORKS
4 2 (0.38%) Windchill
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (0.76%) Distributed Ledger
2 3 (0.57%) Misys Midas
3 2 (0.38%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 2 (0.38%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.19%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.19%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 62 (11.83%) AWS
2 44 (8.40%) Azure
3 24 (4.58%) SaaS
4 22 (4.20%) Cloud Computing
5 21 (4.01%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (2.10%) AWS IoT
7 10 (1.91%) Azure DevOps
7 10 (1.91%) Serverless
8 8 (1.53%) GCP
9 5 (0.95%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (0.95%) Entra ID
9 5 (0.95%) Microsoft Purview
9 5 (0.95%) OneDrive
10 4 (0.76%) Amazon CloudSearch
10 4 (0.76%) Amazon EMR
10 4 (0.76%) Amazon Kinesis
10 4 (0.76%) Amazon SQS
10 4 (0.76%) Anthropic Claude
10 4 (0.76%) Power Platform
11 3 (0.57%) Amazon ElastiCache
Communications & Networking
1 44 (8.40%) Internet
1 44 (8.40%) Wireless
2 27 (5.15%) Wi-Fi
3 25 (4.77%) MQTT
4 18 (3.44%) DNS
5 17 (3.24%) VPN
6 16 (3.05%) Bluetooth
6 16 (3.05%) Firewall
7 15 (2.86%) 5G
8 12 (2.29%) DHCP
9 9 (1.72%) Ethernet
9 9 (1.72%) ZigBee
10 8 (1.53%) VLAN
11 7 (1.34%) LoRaWAN
12 5 (0.95%) Cisco IOS
12 5 (0.95%) Network Security
12 5 (0.95%) SSH
12 5 (0.95%) Unified Communications
13 4 (0.76%) HTTP
13 4 (0.76%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (2.67%) Big Data
2 9 (1.72%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.53%) NoSQL
3 8 (1.53%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (1.34%) Relational Database
5 5 (0.95%) Azure SQL Database
5 5 (0.95%) DynamoDB
6 4 (0.76%) Amazon Athena
6 4 (0.76%) Amazon Redshift
6 4 (0.76%) Elasticsearch
6 4 (0.76%) Electronic Patient Records
6 4 (0.76%) MongoDB
6 4 (0.76%) MySQL
7 3 (0.57%) ClickHouse
7 3 (0.57%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.57%) DocumentDB
8 2 (0.38%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.38%) GIS
8 2 (0.38%) Neo4j
9 1 (0.19%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 35 (6.68%) Git
2 12 (2.29%) JIRA
3 7 (1.34%) GitLab
3 7 (1.34%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.15%) GDB
5 4 (0.76%) PetaLinux
5 4 (0.76%) Robot Framework
5 4 (0.76%) Selenium
6 3 (0.57%) Postman
7 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.19%) MLflow
7 1 (0.19%) Poetry
General
1 83 (15.84%) Social Skills
2 82 (15.65%) Electronics
3 46 (8.78%) Manufacturing
4 45 (8.59%) Finance
5 44 (8.40%) Telecoms
6 39 (7.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 34 (6.49%) Analytical Skills
8 24 (4.58%) Wearables
9 20 (3.82%) Automotive
10 19 (3.63%) Aerospace
11 17 (3.24%) Marketing
12 14 (2.67%) Retail
13 13 (2.48%) Legal
13 13 (2.48%) Public Sector
14 9 (1.72%) Banking
15 8 (1.53%) Billing
15 8 (1.53%) Local Government
15 8 (1.53%) Organisational Skills
15 8 (1.53%) Presentation Skills
16 7 (1.34%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 60 (11.45%) Senior
2 59 (11.26%) Software Engineer
3 53 (10.11%) Design Engineer
4 51 (9.73%) Embedded Engineer
5 47 (8.97%) Developer
6 44 (8.40%) Sales Manager
7 35 (6.68%) Architect
7 35 (6.68%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 32 (6.11%) Hardware Engineer
9 31 (5.92%) Technical Engineer
10 27 (5.15%) Electronics Engineer
11 20 (3.82%) Hardware Design Engineer
12 19 (3.63%) Account Manager
13 18 (3.44%) Support Engineer
13 18 (3.44%) Technical Support
14 16 (3.05%) Solutions Architect
15 15 (2.86%) Systems Engineer
16 14 (2.67%) Embedded Linux Engineer
16 14 (2.67%) Linux Engineer
16 14 (2.67%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (4.96%) Yocto
2 21 (4.01%) REST
2 21 (4.01%) Terraform
3 20 (3.82%) .NET
4 14 (2.67%) React
5 12 (2.29%) Node.js
6 9 (1.72%) Kafka
7 7 (1.34%) AngularJS
8 6 (1.15%) Blazor
9 5 (0.95%) Symfony
9 5 (0.95%) Vue
10 4 (0.76%) Django
10 4 (0.76%) HTML
10 4 (0.76%) NestJS
10 4 (0.76%) pytest
10 4 (0.76%) RabbitMQ
10 4 (0.76%) Unity DI Container
11 3 (0.57%) Boost C++ Libraries
11 3 (0.57%) CSS
11 3 (0.57%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 53 (10.11%) Embedded Systems
2 27 (5.15%) Onboarding
3 25 (4.77%) Mobile App
4 23 (4.39%) Distributed Systems
5 22 (4.20%) Device Driver
6 21 (4.01%) Robotics
7 18 (3.44%) Legacy Systems
8 15 (2.86%) Driving Licence
9 13 (2.48%) Cloud Native
9 13 (2.48%) Operational Technology
9 13 (2.48%) Smart Home
10 12 (2.29%) ARM Cortex
10 12 (2.29%) Enterprise Software
11 11 (2.10%) FPGA
11 11 (2.10%) Self-Motivation
12 10 (1.91%) AI Agents
12 10 (1.91%) Management Information System
13 9 (1.72%) Product Ownership
13 9 (1.72%) SCADA
14 8 (1.53%) GNSS
Operating Systems
1 67 (12.79%) Linux
2 25 (4.77%) Embedded Linux
3 21 (4.01%) Windows
4 10 (1.91%) Windows Server
5 9 (1.72%) Android
6 7 (1.34%) VMS
7 6 (1.15%) FreeRTOS
8 4 (0.76%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.38%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.38%) Unix
9 2 (0.38%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 106 (20.23%) Problem-Solving
2 99 (18.89%) Software Engineering
3 96 (18.32%) AI
4 51 (9.73%) Continuous Improvement
5 50 (9.54%) CI/CD
6 49 (9.35%) Agile
7 45 (8.59%) Analytics
8 42 (8.02%) Machine Learning
8 42 (8.02%) Validation
9 40 (7.63%) DevOps
10 39 (7.44%) Collaborative Culture
10 39 (7.44%) Cybersecurity
11 37 (7.06%) Roadmaps
12 36 (6.87%) Business Development
13 29 (5.53%) Computer Science
13 29 (5.53%) Decision-Making
14 27 (5.15%) Full-Stack Development
14 27 (5.15%) Tech Ops
15 26 (4.96%) CRM
15 26 (4.96%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 69 (13.17%) Python
2 50 (9.54%) C++
3 41 (7.82%) C
4 25 (4.77%) C#
4 25 (4.77%) SQL
5 23 (4.39%) JavaScript
6 22 (4.20%) Embedded C
6 22 (4.20%) TypeScript
7 17 (3.24%) Go
8 13 (2.48%) Java
8 13 (2.48%) PowerShell
9 10 (1.91%) Embedded C++
10 6 (1.15%) Bash
10 6 (1.15%) PHP
10 6 (1.15%) Rust
11 5 (0.95%) Kusto Query Language
11 5 (0.95%) MATLAB
12 2 (0.38%) Bicep
13 1 (0.19%) R
13 1 (0.19%) Scala
Qualifications
1 122 (23.28%) Degree
2 31 (5.92%) DBS Check
3 24 (4.58%) Master's Degree
4 23 (4.39%) Computer Science Degree
5 18 (3.44%) HNC
6 16 (3.05%) Security Cleared
7 11 (2.10%) BPSS Clearance
7 11 (2.10%) SC Cleared
8 9 (1.72%) PhD
8 9 (1.72%) Postgraduate
9 7 (1.34%) ITIL Certification
10 6 (1.15%) HND
11 3 (0.57%) Azure Certification
11 3 (0.57%) Chartered Engineer
11 3 (0.57%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (0.38%) ACCA
12 2 (0.38%) CIMA
12 2 (0.38%) CISSP
12 2 (0.38%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 2 (0.38%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (4.77%) QA
2 9 (1.72%) JTAG
3 8 (1.53%) Accessibility
4 6 (1.15%) ISO 9001
5 5 (0.95%) Data Quality
6 4 (0.76%) ECSS
6 4 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (0.57%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 3 (0.57%) NCSC
7 3 (0.57%) NIST
7 3 (0.57%) PMO
8 2 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.38%) GDPR
9 1 (0.19%) COBIT
9 1 (0.19%) SLA
9 1 (0.19%) SOC 2
System Software
1 50 (9.54%) Firmware
2 24 (4.58%) Docker
3 12 (2.29%) Embedded Firmware
4 9 (1.72%) Active Directory
5 6 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (1.15%) vSphere
6 3 (0.57%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.38%) iptables
8 1 (0.19%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 29 (5.53%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.15%) Grafana
3 5 (0.95%) Prometheus
3 5 (0.95%) SCCM
4 3 (0.57%) BMC PATROL
5 1 (0.19%) Ansible
5 1 (0.19%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 1 (0.19%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.19%) Galera Cluster
5 1 (0.19%) Kubeflow
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.19%) MOM
5 1 (0.19%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 49 (9.35%) Microsoft
2 10 (1.91%) EMC
3 9 (1.72%) Salesforce
4 8 (1.53%) Cisco
5 7 (1.34%) Oracle
5 7 (1.34%) SAP
6 6 (1.15%) Aruba
6 6 (1.15%) VMware
7 5 (0.95%) Cognizant
7 5 (0.95%) Databricks
7 5 (0.95%) Google
8 4 (0.76%) dotdigital
8 4 (0.76%) IFS
8 4 (0.76%) Xilinx
9 3 (0.57%) Adobe
9 3 (0.57%) Apple
9 3 (0.57%) BT
9 3 (0.57%) HubSpot
10 2 (0.38%) Planon
10 2 (0.38%) Thales