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 12 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 399 296
Rank change year-on-year +345 -103 +55
Permanent jobs citing IoT 2,802 279 953
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 3.10% 0.64% 0.99%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 11.68% 1.52% 2.75%
Number of salaries quoted 261 187 746
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +4.35% -

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 23,995 18,304 34,688
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.55% 41.86% 35.89%
Number of salaries quoted 13,486 9,288 23,053
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £40,625 £41,750 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -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 12 May 2026.

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 12 May 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 +372 2,744 £62,500 +4.17% 199
UK excluding London +310 2,567 £60,000 - 167
North of England +230 1,045 £55,000 -5.17% 23
Midlands +162 1,005 £42,500 -32.00% 23
North West +190 927 £60,000 +4.35% 13
West Midlands +129 924 £43,750 -36.36% 12
South East +144 277 £55,000 - 53
London +119 194 £75,000 -7.69% 65
East of England +108 155 £62,500 +13.64% 27
Yorkshire +50 116 £55,000 -8.33% 8
East Midlands +49 93 £42,500 -15.00% 11
Work from Home -21 67 £70,000 +16.67% 80
South West -33 51 £58,750 -2.08% 22
Scotland +11 18 £60,000 -4.00% 17
Wales -40 14 - - 4
Northern Ireland -33 4 £65,000 +30.00% 5
Channel Islands - 2 - -
North East - 2 - - 3

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 5 (0.18%) Confluence
2 4 (0.14%) CMS
2 4 (0.14%) WordPress
3 3 (0.11%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.071%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.036%) Apache
5 1 (0.036%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.036%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.036%) GeoServer
5 1 (0.036%) Mendix
Applications
1 8 (0.29%) Adobe Illustrator
2 6 (0.21%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.14%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.071%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.036%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.036%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.036%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.071%) SAP Business One
2 1 (0.036%) Maximo
2 1 (0.036%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.036%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 2,458 (87.72%) Cloud Computing
2 45 (1.61%) Azure
3 41 (1.46%) AWS
4 15 (0.54%) SaaS
5 12 (0.43%) Microsoft 365
6 10 (0.36%) GCP
7 7 (0.25%) Serverless
8 6 (0.21%) Power Platform
9 5 (0.18%) Amazon S3
10 4 (0.14%) Canva
10 4 (0.14%) Google Workspace
11 3 (0.11%) Amazon EC2
11 3 (0.11%) AWS Lambda
11 3 (0.11%) GitHub
12 2 (0.071%) Azure DevOps
12 2 (0.071%) Azure Functions
12 2 (0.071%) Azure Service Bus
12 2 (0.071%) OneDrive
12 2 (0.071%) Power Automate
12 2 (0.071%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 2,455 (87.62%) Internet
2 31 (1.11%) Wireless
3 20 (0.71%) Firewall
4 19 (0.68%) Bluetooth
5 18 (0.64%) MQTT
6 14 (0.50%) VPN
7 13 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
8 11 (0.39%) DNS
9 9 (0.32%) Modbus
10 8 (0.29%) LoRaWAN
11 5 (0.18%) LTE
12 4 (0.14%) DHCP
13 3 (0.11%) Unified Communications
13 3 (0.11%) ZigBee
14 2 (0.071%) GSM
14 2 (0.071%) TCP/IP
14 2 (0.071%) WAN
15 1 (0.036%) 3GPP
15 1 (0.036%) LAN
15 1 (0.036%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (0.57%) Big Data
2 11 (0.39%) MySQL
3 8 (0.29%) Amazon RDS
3 8 (0.29%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (0.29%) SQL Server
4 7 (0.25%) MongoDB
4 7 (0.25%) NoSQL
5 6 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (0.18%) Neo4j
6 5 (0.18%) Power BI
7 3 (0.11%) InfluxDB
8 2 (0.071%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.071%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.071%) GIS
8 2 (0.071%) Informix
8 2 (0.071%) Pinecone
9 1 (0.036%) Amazon Athena
9 1 (0.036%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.036%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.036%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 8 (0.29%) Git
2 5 (0.18%) JIRA
3 3 (0.11%) GitLab
3 3 (0.11%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.071%) GDB
4 2 (0.071%) Robot Framework
5 1 (0.036%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.036%) IDA Disassembler
5 1 (0.036%) Poetry
5 1 (0.036%) Zephyr
General
1 2,508 (89.51%) Social Skills
2 2,464 (87.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2,461 (87.83%) Banking
4 47 (1.68%) Electronics
5 31 (1.11%) Manufacturing
6 28 (1.00%) Finance
7 24 (0.86%) Marketing
8 20 (0.71%) Analytical Skills
9 18 (0.64%) Tech for Good
10 16 (0.57%) Automotive
10 16 (0.57%) Telecoms
11 14 (0.50%) Public Sector
12 11 (0.39%) Wearables
13 10 (0.36%) Social Housing
14 8 (0.29%) Health Technology
14 8 (0.29%) Law
15 6 (0.21%) French Language
16 5 (0.18%) Pharmaceutical
16 5 (0.18%) Retail
17 4 (0.14%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 1,859 (66.35%) Lecturer
2 67 (2.39%) Software Engineer
3 48 (1.71%) Senior
4 44 (1.57%) Embedded Engineer
5 37 (1.32%) Developer
6 28 (1.00%) Architect
6 28 (1.00%) Firmware Engineer
7 21 (0.75%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
8 20 (0.71%) Principal Engineer
8 20 (0.71%) Principal Software Engineer
9 19 (0.68%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 17 (0.61%) Sales Manager
10 17 (0.61%) Senior Software Engineer
11 15 (0.54%) Support Engineer
12 12 (0.43%) Systems Engineer
13 11 (0.39%) 2nd Line Support
13 11 (0.39%) Full-Stack Engineer
13 11 (0.39%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
13 11 (0.39%) Senior Developer
13 11 (0.39%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (0.68%) React
2 17 (0.61%) Node.js
3 11 (0.39%) React Native
4 8 (0.29%) REST
5 6 (0.21%) .NET
5 6 (0.21%) AngularJS
6 5 (0.18%) Spring Boot
7 4 (0.14%) Yocto
8 3 (0.11%) Kafka
9 2 (0.071%) ASP.NET Web API
9 2 (0.071%) OpenAPI
9 2 (0.071%) pgvector
9 2 (0.071%) pytest
9 2 (0.071%) Swagger
9 2 (0.071%) Unity DI Container
10 1 (0.036%) .NET Core
10 1 (0.036%) Anaconda
10 1 (0.036%) Next.js
10 1 (0.036%) OAuth2
10 1 (0.036%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 17 (0.61%) Smart Energy
2 16 (0.57%) Embedded Systems
3 13 (0.46%) Mobile App
4 12 (0.43%) SCADA
4 12 (0.43%) Smart Home
5 11 (0.39%) Cloud Native
5 11 (0.39%) PropTech
6 9 (0.32%) Device Driver
6 9 (0.32%) Operational Technology
7 8 (0.29%) Robotics
8 7 (0.25%) Distributed Systems
8 7 (0.25%) Greenfield Project
9 6 (0.21%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (0.21%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (0.18%) Manufacturing Execution System
10 5 (0.18%) NB-IoT
10 5 (0.18%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (0.14%) Blog
11 4 (0.14%) Product Ownership
11 4 (0.14%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 38 (1.36%) Linux
2 17 (0.61%) Windows
3 9 (0.32%) Windows Server
4 8 (0.29%) Unix
5 7 (0.25%) Android
5 7 (0.25%) Embedded Linux
6 4 (0.14%) VMS
7 3 (0.11%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.036%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.036%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.036%) ThreadX
8 1 (0.036%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2,484 (88.65%) AI
2 2,477 (88.40%) Cybersecurity
3 2,461 (87.83%) Machine Learning
4 2,457 (87.69%) Web Development
5 2,451 (87.47%) User Experience
6 84 (3.00%) Software Engineering
7 58 (2.07%) Problem-Solving
8 36 (1.28%) Continuous Improvement
9 30 (1.07%) Analytics
10 29 (1.03%) Full-Stack Development
11 26 (0.93%) Energy Management
12 25 (0.89%) Business Analysis
13 23 (0.82%) DevOps
13 23 (0.82%) ERP
14 22 (0.79%) Agile
14 22 (0.79%) Collaborative Culture
14 22 (0.79%) Mentoring
14 22 (0.79%) Roadmaps
15 18 (0.64%) Asset Management
15 18 (0.64%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 36 (1.28%) Python
2 17 (0.61%) C++
2 17 (0.61%) Java
2 17 (0.61%) SQL
2 17 (0.61%) TypeScript
3 12 (0.43%) C
3 12 (0.43%) JavaScript
4 11 (0.39%) C#
5 10 (0.36%) PowerShell
6 7 (0.25%) PHP
7 4 (0.14%) Bash
8 3 (0.11%) Embedded C
9 2 (0.071%) Embedded C++
9 2 (0.071%) Go
9 2 (0.071%) Perl
10 1 (0.036%) Groovy
10 1 (0.036%) Haskell
10 1 (0.036%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.036%) Rust
10 1 (0.036%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 2,500 (89.22%) Degree
2 2,465 (87.97%) Master's Degree
3 2,448 (87.37%) PhD
4 2,445 (87.26%) Postgraduate
5 18 (0.64%) HND
6 9 (0.32%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (0.25%) Security Cleared
8 4 (0.14%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (0.14%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (0.11%) SC Cleared
10 2 (0.071%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.071%) CISM
10 2 (0.071%) CISSP
10 2 (0.071%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.071%) MBA
11 1 (0.036%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 1 (0.036%) CISA
11 1 (0.036%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.036%) CREST Certified
11 1 (0.036%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (0.29%) QA
2 4 (0.14%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (0.14%) GDPR
3 3 (0.11%) ISO 9001
3 3 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (0.11%) JTAG
4 2 (0.071%) Actionable Recommendations
4 2 (0.071%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.036%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.036%) GMP
5 1 (0.036%) SOC 2
System Software
1 51 (1.82%) Firmware
2 30 (1.07%) Embedded Firmware
3 12 (0.43%) Docker
4 9 (0.32%) Active Directory
5 8 (0.29%) VMware Infrastructure
6 5 (0.18%) vSphere
7 3 (0.11%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.036%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 18 (0.64%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.25%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.14%) Terraform
4 3 (0.11%) Galera Cluster
4 3 (0.11%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.071%) Grafana
5 2 (0.071%) SCCM
Vendors
1 33 (1.18%) Microsoft
2 9 (0.32%) Google
3 8 (0.29%) VMware
4 6 (0.21%) EMC
5 5 (0.18%) Cognizant
5 5 (0.18%) SAP
6 4 (0.14%) Adobe
6 4 (0.14%) Oracle
7 3 (0.11%) ConnectWise
7 3 (0.11%) Draytek
7 3 (0.11%) Fortinet
8 2 (0.071%) Aruba
8 2 (0.071%) Cisco
8 2 (0.071%) HP
8 2 (0.071%) IBM
8 2 (0.071%) Meraki
8 2 (0.071%) Siemens
9 1 (0.036%) Apple
9 1 (0.036%) Palo Alto
9 1 (0.036%) Salesforce