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 10 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 345 302
Rank change year-on-year +316 -43 +85
Permanent jobs citing IoT 4,410 357 788
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 6.06% 0.81% 0.94%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 19.57% 2.09% 2.61%
Number of salaries quoted 265 205 609
10th Percentile £31,900 £40,400 £33,125
25th Percentile £41,250 £52,500 £47,450
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £69,329
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £83,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +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 22,531 17,121 30,221
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 30.94% 38.99% 36.15%
Number of salaries quoted 11,371 8,801 21,595
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £78,790 £83,750 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,979 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.95% +10.00% -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 10 March 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 10 March 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 +335 4,336 £55,000 -8.33% 154
UK excluding London +255 3,918 £55,000 -8.33% 113
North of England +203 1,666 £52,500 -6.67% 24
North West +153 1,510 £52,500 -4.55% 7
Midlands +153 1,060 £42,500 -29.17% 17
West Midlands +133 930 £42,500 -29.17% 8
South East +157 657 £60,000 -13.67% 30
London +240 443 £75,000 +3.45% 24
East of England +122 410 £34,000 -38.18% 26
Yorkshire +69 155 £50,000 -18.37% 15
East Midlands +67 142 - - 9
South West +10 80 £55,000 -8.33% 13
Work from Home -27 61 £62,085 +0.14% 63
Wales +3 39 £57,750 -23.00% 1
Channel Islands - 8 - -
Scotland -16 6 £72,500 +18.37% 5
Northern Ireland -26 4 £70,000 +40.00%
North East - 1 £40,000 - 2

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 23 (0.52%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.16%) Confluence
3 4 (0.091%) CMS
3 4 (0.091%) WordPress
4 1 (0.023%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.023%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.023%) Mendix
4 1 (0.023%) nginx
Applications
1 4 (0.091%) Adobe Illustrator
1 4 (0.091%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (0.091%) Photoshop
2 3 (0.068%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.045%) AutoCAD
3 2 (0.045%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.045%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.045%) Revit
3 2 (0.045%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 5 (0.11%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.091%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.023%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.023%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.023%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 1 (0.023%) Maximo
3 1 (0.023%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.023%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 4,066 (92.20%) Cloud Computing
2 47 (1.07%) Azure
3 40 (0.91%) AWS
4 25 (0.57%) Entra ID
5 16 (0.36%) SaaS
6 13 (0.29%) Microsoft 365
7 11 (0.25%) Power Platform
8 10 (0.23%) GCP
9 8 (0.18%) Google Workspace
10 7 (0.16%) GitHub
11 4 (0.091%) Canva
11 4 (0.091%) IaaS
11 4 (0.091%) PaaS
11 4 (0.091%) Power Automate
11 4 (0.091%) Serverless
11 4 (0.091%) SurveyMonkey
12 3 (0.068%) Amazon S3
12 3 (0.068%) Zapier
13 2 (0.045%) Amazon EC2
13 2 (0.045%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 4,059 (92.04%) Internet
2 32 (0.73%) Network Security
3 27 (0.61%) Wireless
4 17 (0.39%) Firewall
5 14 (0.32%) Bluetooth
6 13 (0.29%) Modbus
7 9 (0.20%) VPN
8 8 (0.18%) MQTT
8 8 (0.18%) TCP/IP
9 7 (0.16%) VLAN
10 6 (0.14%) DNS
11 5 (0.11%) Intrusion Detection
11 5 (0.11%) WAN
12 4 (0.091%) 5G
12 4 (0.091%) LoRaWAN
12 4 (0.091%) Wireshark
12 4 (0.091%) ZigBee
13 3 (0.068%) DHCP
13 3 (0.068%) LAN
13 3 (0.068%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (0.52%) Big Data
2 10 (0.23%) MySQL
3 8 (0.18%) Power BI
4 6 (0.14%) MongoDB
5 5 (0.11%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.068%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.045%) InfluxDB
7 2 (0.045%) Informix
7 2 (0.045%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.045%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.023%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.023%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.023%) Delta Lake
8 1 (0.023%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.023%) GIS
8 1 (0.023%) Metadata
8 1 (0.023%) Redis
8 1 (0.023%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.023%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 5 (0.11%) Git
1 5 (0.11%) JIRA
2 4 (0.091%) Burp Suite
2 4 (0.091%) Metasploit
3 2 (0.045%) GitLab
3 2 (0.045%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.023%) IDA Disassembler
4 1 (0.023%) Jaeger
4 1 (0.023%) MLflow
4 1 (0.023%) Postman
4 1 (0.023%) SoapUI
4 1 (0.023%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 4,148 (94.06%) Social Skills
2 4,073 (92.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4,069 (92.27%) Banking
4 42 (0.95%) Manufacturing
5 36 (0.82%) Marketing
6 31 (0.70%) Electronics
6 31 (0.70%) Finance
7 24 (0.54%) Analytical Skills
8 21 (0.48%) Public Sector
9 17 (0.39%) Tech for Good
10 13 (0.29%) Telecoms
10 13 (0.29%) Wearables
11 11 (0.25%) Law
11 11 (0.25%) Retail
12 10 (0.23%) Automotive
13 8 (0.18%) Aerospace
13 8 (0.18%) Social Housing
14 6 (0.14%) French Language
14 6 (0.14%) Health Technology
15 5 (0.11%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 3,159 (71.63%) Lecturer
2 51 (1.16%) Software Engineer
3 41 (0.93%) Developer
4 37 (0.84%) Senior
5 34 (0.77%) Embedded Engineer
6 29 (0.66%) Architect
7 23 (0.52%) Firmware Engineer
8 22 (0.50%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
9 18 (0.41%) Principal Engineer
9 18 (0.41%) Principal Software Engineer
10 17 (0.39%) React Developer
11 16 (0.36%) Mobile Developer
12 15 (0.34%) Sales Manager
13 13 (0.29%) IoT Developer
13 13 (0.29%) Senior Software Engineer
14 12 (0.27%) 2nd Line Support
14 12 (0.27%) Analyst
14 12 (0.27%) Full-Stack Engineer
14 12 (0.27%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
15 11 (0.25%) Applications Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (0.45%) Node.js
1 20 (0.45%) React
2 18 (0.41%) React Native
3 9 (0.20%) .NET
3 9 (0.20%) REST
4 5 (0.11%) AngularJS
4 5 (0.11%) Spring Boot
5 4 (0.091%) OpenAPI
5 4 (0.091%) Swagger
6 3 (0.068%) Kafka
7 2 (0.045%) ASP.NET Web API
7 2 (0.045%) Django
7 2 (0.045%) Next.js
7 2 (0.045%) RESTful
7 2 (0.045%) WebSockets
8 1 (0.023%) .NET Core
8 1 (0.023%) FastAPI
8 1 (0.023%) GraphQL
8 1 (0.023%) Keycloak
8 1 (0.023%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 22 (0.50%) Mobile App
2 18 (0.41%) Smart Energy
3 17 (0.39%) Management Information System
4 16 (0.36%) SCADA
5 14 (0.32%) Operational Technology
6 13 (0.29%) Embedded Systems
7 11 (0.25%) Smart Home
8 10 (0.23%) Cloud Native
9 8 (0.18%) Cyber Threat
10 7 (0.16%) Analytical Mindset
10 7 (0.16%) Greenfield Project
10 7 (0.16%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (0.14%) Product Ownership
12 5 (0.11%) Driving Licence
12 5 (0.11%) Manufacturing Execution System
12 5 (0.11%) Onboarding
12 5 (0.11%) Robotics
12 5 (0.11%) Social Media
13 4 (0.091%) Blog
13 4 (0.091%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 24 (0.54%) Linux
2 15 (0.34%) Windows
3 14 (0.32%) Android
4 9 (0.20%) Unix
5 5 (0.11%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.091%) Kali Linux
6 4 (0.091%) Windows Server
7 3 (0.068%) Embedded Linux
8 2 (0.045%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.045%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.023%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 4,120 (93.42%) Cybersecurity
2 4,084 (92.61%) AI
3 4,065 (92.18%) Machine Learning
4 4,064 (92.15%) Web Development
5 4,057 (92.00%) User Experience
6 66 (1.50%) Software Engineering
7 47 (1.07%) Problem-Solving
8 41 (0.93%) Continuous Improvement
9 38 (0.86%) Agile
10 32 (0.73%) Full-Stack Development
11 30 (0.68%) Customer Service
11 30 (0.68%) DevOps
11 30 (0.68%) Project Management
12 29 (0.66%) ERP
13 27 (0.61%) Digital Marketing
13 27 (0.61%) Roadmaps
14 26 (0.59%) Analytics
15 24 (0.54%) Decision-Making
15 24 (0.54%) Energy Management
16 21 (0.48%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 31 (0.70%) Python
2 26 (0.59%) Java
3 20 (0.45%) C++
4 17 (0.39%) SQL
5 13 (0.29%) TypeScript
6 12 (0.27%) C#
7 9 (0.20%) C
7 9 (0.20%) PHP
8 7 (0.16%) JavaScript
9 6 (0.14%) PowerShell
10 4 (0.091%) Bash
10 4 (0.091%) R
10 4 (0.091%) Rust
11 2 (0.045%) Embedded C
11 2 (0.045%) Kotlin
11 2 (0.045%) Perl
11 2 (0.045%) VBA
12 1 (0.023%) Embedded C++
12 1 (0.023%) Groovy
12 1 (0.023%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 4,105 (93.08%) Degree
2 4,068 (92.24%) Master's Degree
3 4,046 (91.75%) PhD
4 4,044 (91.70%) Postgraduate
5 26 (0.59%) HND
6 16 (0.36%) Security Cleared
7 10 (0.23%) BPSS Clearance
7 10 (0.23%) SC Cleared
8 9 (0.20%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (0.11%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (0.068%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.045%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.045%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.045%) CISM
11 2 (0.045%) CISSP
11 2 (0.045%) MBA
11 2 (0.045%) PMI Certification
11 2 (0.045%) PMP
12 1 (0.023%) ISTQB
12 1 (0.023%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (0.27%) QA
2 5 (0.11%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (0.091%) GDPR
4 3 (0.068%) SLA
5 2 (0.045%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.045%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.045%) ISO 9001
5 2 (0.045%) NIST
6 1 (0.023%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.023%) GMP
System Software
1 41 (0.93%) Firmware
2 25 (0.57%) Embedded Firmware
3 10 (0.23%) Docker
4 7 (0.16%) Active Directory
5 3 (0.068%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.068%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.023%) NFS
Systems Management
1 30 (0.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (0.32%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.091%) Grafana
3 4 (0.091%) Nessus
3 4 (0.091%) Nmap
4 1 (0.023%) Ansible
4 1 (0.023%) Argo
4 1 (0.023%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.023%) Terraform
Vendors
1 47 (1.07%) Microsoft
2 13 (0.29%) Google
3 10 (0.23%) SAP
4 9 (0.20%) Cisco
5 8 (0.18%) EMC
6 5 (0.11%) Epicor
6 5 (0.11%) Infor
6 5 (0.11%) Oracle
6 5 (0.11%) Red Hat
7 4 (0.091%) Fortinet
7 4 (0.091%) Qualtrics
7 4 (0.091%) Splunk
8 3 (0.068%) ConnectWise
8 3 (0.068%) Draytek
8 3 (0.068%) IBM
8 3 (0.068%) Ruckus Wireless
8 3 (0.068%) VMware
9 2 (0.045%) Apple
9 2 (0.045%) HP
9 2 (0.045%) Salesforce