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

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 356 304
Rank change year-on-year +323 -52 +71
Permanent jobs citing IoT 4,419 300 886
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 5.30% 0.73% 0.96%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 18.11% 1.89% 2.65%
Number of salaries quoted 275 197 698
10th Percentile £33,500 £43,400 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +1.77%

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 24,399 15,879 33,453
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 29.28% 38.81% 36.30%
Number of salaries quoted 12,535 9,065 22,695
10th Percentile £29,750 £31,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,500 £38,303
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,099 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.17% +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £113,650 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% -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 April 2026.

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 10 April 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 +353 4,346 £57,250 -4.58% 183
UK excluding London +266 3,914 £55,000 -8.33% 139
North of England +197 1,666 £52,500 -9.09% 26
North West +158 1,505 £53,750 -4.44% 10
Midlands +142 1,060 £42,500 -29.17% 19
West Midlands +127 927 £42,500 -29.17% 12
South East +180 665 £55,000 -8.33% 45
London +239 455 £75,000 +3.45% 59
East of England +112 407 £34,000 -38.18% 26
Yorkshire +68 161 £50,000 -16.67% 15
East Midlands +51 145 - - 7
South West -18 73 £58,750 -2.08% 16
Work from Home -53 58 £70,000 +16.67% 71
Wales -22 34 - - 3
Scotland -8 9 £72,500 +16.00% 8
Channel Islands - 8 - -
Northern Ireland -34 4 £70,000 +40.00% 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 21 (0.48%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.16%) Confluence
3 4 (0.091%) CMS
3 4 (0.091%) WordPress
4 2 (0.045%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.023%) Apache
5 1 (0.023%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.023%) GeoServer
5 1 (0.023%) Mendix
Applications
1 6 (0.14%) Adobe Illustrator
2 4 (0.091%) Photoshop
3 3 (0.068%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.045%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.045%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.023%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.023%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (0.091%) Oracle ERP
2 3 (0.068%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.045%) Maximo
3 2 (0.045%) SAP Business One
4 1 (0.023%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.023%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 4,062 (91.92%) Cloud Computing
2 46 (1.04%) AWS
3 44 (1.00%) Azure
4 23 (0.52%) Entra ID
5 16 (0.36%) SaaS
6 12 (0.27%) Microsoft 365
7 10 (0.23%) GCP
8 9 (0.20%) Power Platform
9 7 (0.16%) Serverless
10 5 (0.11%) Amazon S3
10 5 (0.11%) Google Workspace
11 4 (0.091%) Canva
11 4 (0.091%) GitHub
11 4 (0.091%) IaaS
11 4 (0.091%) PaaS
12 3 (0.068%) Amazon EC2
12 3 (0.068%) AWS Lambda
12 3 (0.068%) Power Automate
12 3 (0.068%) Zapier
13 2 (0.045%) Google Play
Communications & Networking
1 4,050 (91.65%) Internet
2 31 (0.70%) Wireless
3 24 (0.54%) Network Security
4 19 (0.43%) Firewall
5 16 (0.36%) Bluetooth
6 13 (0.29%) MQTT
7 11 (0.25%) VPN
8 10 (0.23%) Modbus
9 7 (0.16%) DNS
10 6 (0.14%) LoRaWAN
10 6 (0.14%) Wi-Fi
11 4 (0.091%) 5G
11 4 (0.091%) DHCP
11 4 (0.091%) WAN
12 3 (0.068%) LAN
12 3 (0.068%) LTE
12 3 (0.068%) TCP/IP
12 3 (0.068%) Unified Communications
12 3 (0.068%) VLAN
13 2 (0.045%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (0.54%) Big Data
2 11 (0.25%) MySQL
3 8 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
3 8 (0.18%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (0.18%) Power BI
4 6 (0.14%) NoSQL
4 6 (0.14%) SQL Server
5 5 (0.11%) Neo4j
6 4 (0.091%) InfluxDB
7 3 (0.068%) GIS
7 3 (0.068%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.045%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.045%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.045%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.045%) Informix
8 2 (0.045%) Pinecone
9 1 (0.023%) Amazon Athena
9 1 (0.023%) Delta Lake
9 1 (0.023%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.023%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 6 (0.14%) Git
1 6 (0.14%) JIRA
2 1 (0.023%) Bitbucket
2 1 (0.023%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.023%) GitLab
2 1 (0.023%) IDA Disassembler
2 1 (0.023%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.023%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.023%) Poetry
2 1 (0.023%) Postman
2 1 (0.023%) SoapUI
2 1 (0.023%) Zephyr
General
1 4,137 (93.62%) Social Skills
2 4,068 (92.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4,065 (91.99%) Banking
4 41 (0.93%) Manufacturing
5 37 (0.84%) Electronics
6 33 (0.75%) Finance
6 33 (0.75%) Marketing
7 20 (0.45%) Analytical Skills
8 19 (0.43%) Public Sector
9 17 (0.38%) Telecoms
10 16 (0.36%) Tech for Good
11 14 (0.32%) Automotive
11 14 (0.32%) Wearables
12 11 (0.25%) Law
13 8 (0.18%) Health Technology
13 8 (0.18%) Social Housing
14 7 (0.16%) Retail
15 6 (0.14%) French Language
16 5 (0.11%) Back Office
16 5 (0.11%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 3,155 (71.40%) Lecturer
2 59 (1.34%) Software Engineer
3 42 (0.95%) Embedded Engineer
4 37 (0.84%) Developer
4 37 (0.84%) Senior
5 32 (0.72%) Architect
6 24 (0.54%) Firmware Engineer
7 23 (0.52%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
8 20 (0.45%) Principal Engineer
8 20 (0.45%) Principal Software Engineer
8 20 (0.45%) Sales Manager
9 17 (0.38%) React Developer
10 16 (0.36%) Mobile Developer
11 15 (0.34%) Embedded Software Engineer
12 14 (0.32%) Full-Stack Engineer
12 14 (0.32%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
12 14 (0.32%) Senior Software Engineer
13 12 (0.27%) 2nd Line Support
13 12 (0.27%) Analyst
13 12 (0.27%) IoT Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (0.50%) React
2 19 (0.43%) Node.js
3 18 (0.41%) React Native
4 9 (0.20%) REST
5 6 (0.14%) .NET
6 5 (0.11%) Spring Boot
7 4 (0.091%) Kafka
8 3 (0.068%) AngularJS
9 2 (0.045%) ASP.NET Web API
9 2 (0.045%) Django
9 2 (0.045%) Next.js
9 2 (0.045%) OpenAPI
9 2 (0.045%) pgvector
9 2 (0.045%) Swagger
9 2 (0.045%) WebSockets
10 1 (0.023%) GStreamer
10 1 (0.023%) NumPy
10 1 (0.023%) OAuth
10 1 (0.023%) OpenID
10 1 (0.023%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 20 (0.45%) Mobile App
1 20 (0.45%) Smart Energy
2 15 (0.34%) SCADA
3 13 (0.29%) Embedded Systems
4 12 (0.27%) Operational Technology
5 11 (0.25%) Management Information System
5 11 (0.25%) Smart Home
6 9 (0.20%) Cloud Native
7 8 (0.18%) PropTech
8 7 (0.16%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (0.16%) Distributed Systems
8 7 (0.16%) Greenfield Project
9 6 (0.14%) Robotics
10 5 (0.11%) Cyber Threat
10 5 (0.11%) Device Driver
10 5 (0.11%) Industry 4.0
10 5 (0.11%) Manufacturing Execution System
10 5 (0.11%) Onboarding
10 5 (0.11%) Product Ownership
10 5 (0.11%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 26 (0.59%) Linux
2 14 (0.32%) Windows
3 9 (0.20%) Android
4 8 (0.18%) Unix
5 5 (0.11%) Embedded Linux
5 5 (0.11%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.091%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.045%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.045%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.023%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.023%) Kali Linux
8 1 (0.023%) Solaris
8 1 (0.023%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 4,106 (92.92%) Cybersecurity
2 4,076 (92.24%) AI
3 4,060 (91.88%) Machine Learning
3 4,060 (91.88%) Web Development
4 4,049 (91.63%) User Experience
5 75 (1.70%) Software Engineering
6 54 (1.22%) Problem-Solving
7 38 (0.86%) Continuous Improvement
8 33 (0.75%) Full-Stack Development
9 32 (0.72%) Agile
10 29 (0.66%) ERP
11 28 (0.63%) Analytics
11 28 (0.63%) Business Analysis
12 27 (0.61%) Customer Service
12 27 (0.61%) Digital Marketing
12 27 (0.61%) Energy Management
12 27 (0.61%) Roadmaps
13 25 (0.57%) DevOps
14 23 (0.52%) Mentoring
14 23 (0.52%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 32 (0.72%) Python
2 18 (0.41%) Java
2 18 (0.41%) SQL
3 13 (0.29%) TypeScript
4 11 (0.25%) C++
5 8 (0.18%) C
5 8 (0.18%) C#
5 8 (0.18%) PHP
6 7 (0.16%) JavaScript
7 6 (0.14%) PowerShell
8 4 (0.091%) Bash
9 2 (0.045%) Go
9 2 (0.045%) Perl
9 2 (0.045%) Rust
9 2 (0.045%) VBA
10 1 (0.023%) Embedded C
10 1 (0.023%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.023%) R
10 1 (0.023%) Scala
10 1 (0.023%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 4,097 (92.71%) Degree
2 4,066 (92.01%) Master's Degree
3 4,043 (91.49%) PhD
4 4,040 (91.42%) Postgraduate
5 26 (0.59%) HND
6 8 (0.18%) Security Cleared
7 6 (0.14%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (0.11%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (0.091%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (0.068%) CISM
10 3 (0.068%) CISSP
11 2 (0.045%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.045%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.045%) CISA
11 2 (0.045%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.045%) MBA
11 2 (0.045%) PMI Certification
11 2 (0.045%) PMP
11 2 (0.045%) SC Cleared
12 1 (0.023%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (0.29%) QA
2 5 (0.11%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (0.091%) GDPR
4 3 (0.068%) Data Quality
4 3 (0.068%) ISO 9001
4 3 (0.068%) SLA
5 1 (0.023%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.023%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.023%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.023%) GMP
5 1 (0.023%) JTAG
5 1 (0.023%) NIST
5 1 (0.023%) SOC 2
System Software
1 47 (1.06%) Firmware
2 29 (0.66%) Embedded Firmware
3 12 (0.27%) Docker
4 10 (0.23%) Active Directory
5 6 (0.14%) VMware Infrastructure
6 3 (0.068%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.068%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 28 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (0.36%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.11%) Grafana
4 4 (0.091%) Terraform
5 3 (0.068%) Galera Cluster
5 3 (0.068%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.023%) Nessus
6 1 (0.023%) Nmap
Vendors
1 49 (1.11%) Microsoft
2 10 (0.23%) Google
2 10 (0.23%) SAP
3 7 (0.16%) EMC
3 7 (0.16%) Oracle
4 6 (0.14%) VMware
5 5 (0.11%) Cisco
5 5 (0.11%) Cognizant
6 4 (0.091%) Fortinet
7 3 (0.068%) ConnectWise
7 3 (0.068%) Draytek
7 3 (0.068%) Epicor
7 3 (0.068%) IBM
7 3 (0.068%) Infor
7 3 (0.068%) Ruckus Wireless
8 2 (0.045%) Apple
8 2 (0.045%) Meraki
8 2 (0.045%) Palo Alto
8 2 (0.045%) Red Hat
8 2 (0.045%) Siemens