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 26 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 70 311 392
Rank change year-on-year +241 +81 +5
Permanent jobs citing IoT 1,884 553 375
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 3.51% 0.82% 0.73%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 9.86% 2.43% 1.91%
Number of salaries quoted 203 342 299
10th Percentile £33,500 £32,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £47,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -11.54% -3.70%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £76,875
90th Percentile £85,000 £84,625 £90,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £56,250 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +2.27% -8.33% -4.00%

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 19,116 22,726 19,652
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.63% 33.83% 38.46%
Number of salaries quoted 10,723 11,125 14,718
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,675 £33,725
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,939 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.44% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £84,056
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £106,289
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% -1.82% -

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 26 November 2025.

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 26 November 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 +277 1,836 £57,500 -4.17% 403
UK excluding London +223 1,567 £56,250 +2.27% 367
North of England +226 662 £55,000 +37.50% 80
North West +180 607 £57,500 +53.33% 49
South East +160 435 £65,000 +4.00% 107
London +209 299 £65,000 - 60
East of England +106 295 £57,500 +4.55% 56
Midlands +53 84 £55,000 -8.33% 73
East Midlands +51 72 £55,000 -8.33% 23
Work from Home -27 66 £60,000 - 174
South West +35 55 £45,000 -21.74% 36
Yorkshire +50 54 £55,000 -21.43% 27
Wales +12 31 £51,500 +87.27% 8
West Midlands +32 12 £50,000 -16.67% 48
Channel Islands - 6 - -
Northern Ireland +6 4 £70,000 - 2
Scotland -4 3 £57,250 +24.46% 10
North East +17 1 £40,000 -20.79% 4

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 36 (1.91%) SharePoint
2 16 (0.85%) Confluence
3 2 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.11%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.11%) nginx
3 2 (0.11%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.053%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 6 (0.32%) AutoCAD
1 6 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
1 6 (0.32%) MS Visio
1 6 (0.32%) Revit
2 3 (0.16%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.053%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (0.32%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.21%) Oracle ERP
2 4 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.16%) SAP EWM
3 3 (0.16%) SAP SCM
4 2 (0.11%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.11%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 2 (0.11%) SAP APO
4 2 (0.11%) SAP IBP
4 2 (0.11%) SAP MM
4 2 (0.11%) SAP PP
5 1 (0.053%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.053%) Maximo
5 1 (0.053%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.053%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.053%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.053%) SAP QM
5 1 (0.053%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.053%) SAP WM
5 1 (0.053%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 1,609 (85.40%) Cloud Computing
2 60 (3.18%) Azure
3 35 (1.86%) AWS
4 25 (1.33%) Entra ID
5 24 (1.27%) Power Platform
6 20 (1.06%) Power Automate
7 18 (0.96%) Serverless
8 17 (0.90%) PowerApps
9 11 (0.58%) GCP
9 11 (0.58%) SaaS
10 6 (0.32%) Microsoft 365
11 5 (0.27%) GitHub
12 4 (0.21%) Dynamics 365
12 4 (0.21%) Firebase
12 4 (0.21%) Google Workspace
12 4 (0.21%) IaaS
12 4 (0.21%) PaaS
12 4 (0.21%) SurveyMonkey
12 4 (0.21%) Zapier
13 3 (0.16%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 1,630 (86.52%) Internet
2 42 (2.23%) Network Security
3 33 (1.75%) Wireless
4 30 (1.59%) Modbus
5 26 (1.38%) MQTT
6 14 (0.74%) Ethernet
7 13 (0.69%) TCP/IP
8 12 (0.64%) Firewall
9 11 (0.58%) Bluetooth
9 11 (0.58%) WAN
10 9 (0.48%) 5G
11 8 (0.42%) VLAN
12 7 (0.37%) LAN
13 6 (0.32%) LoRaWAN
13 6 (0.32%) Wi-Fi
14 5 (0.27%) Broadband
14 5 (0.27%) Intrusion Detection
14 5 (0.27%) VoIP
14 5 (0.27%) ZigBee
15 4 (0.21%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (0.74%) Big Data
2 11 (0.58%) MySQL
3 8 (0.42%) MongoDB
4 7 (0.37%) Power BI
5 6 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
6 5 (0.27%) SQL Server
7 4 (0.21%) ClickHouse
7 4 (0.21%) NoSQL
8 3 (0.16%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.16%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.11%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.11%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.11%) InfluxDB
9 2 (0.11%) Metadata
9 2 (0.11%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.053%) Delta Lake
10 1 (0.053%) Elasticsearch
10 1 (0.053%) GIS
10 1 (0.053%) Informix
10 1 (0.053%) Redis
Development Applications
1 23 (1.22%) JIRA
2 8 (0.42%) Git
3 4 (0.21%) Burp Suite
3 4 (0.21%) GitLab
3 4 (0.21%) Metasploit
4 2 (0.11%) Jaeger
4 2 (0.11%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.11%) MLflow
4 2 (0.11%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.053%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.053%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.053%) Postman
5 1 (0.053%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.053%) Selenium
5 1 (0.053%) SoapUI
General
1 1,689 (89.65%) Social Skills
2 1,614 (85.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1,608 (85.35%) Banking
4 47 (2.49%) Manufacturing
5 30 (1.59%) Finance
6 25 (1.33%) Marketing
7 23 (1.22%) Analytical Skills
8 22 (1.17%) Electronics
9 21 (1.11%) Automotive
10 18 (0.96%) Pharmaceutical
11 16 (0.85%) Public Sector
12 14 (0.74%) Retail
13 11 (0.58%) Telecoms
14 9 (0.48%) Aerospace
14 9 (0.48%) Law
15 7 (0.37%) Tech for Good
16 6 (0.32%) Wearables
17 5 (0.27%) Back Office
17 5 (0.27%) Billing
17 5 (0.27%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 1,300 (69.00%) Lecturer
2 38 (2.02%) Developer
3 35 (1.86%) Senior
4 22 (1.17%) Architect
5 21 (1.11%) Software Engineer
6 15 (0.80%) Lead
6 15 (0.80%) Systems Engineer
7 14 (0.74%) React Developer
8 12 (0.64%) Mobile Developer
9 11 (0.58%) Automation Engineer
9 11 (0.58%) Embedded Engineer
10 10 (0.53%) Firmware Engineer
10 10 (0.53%) Senior Developer
10 10 (0.53%) Senior Systems Engineer
10 10 (0.53%) Solutions Architect
11 9 (0.48%) Applications Developer
11 9 (0.48%) Sales Manager
12 8 (0.42%) Analyst
12 8 (0.42%) Backend Developer
12 8 (0.42%) IoT Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (0.90%) .NET
2 13 (0.69%) React Native
3 9 (0.48%) React
4 8 (0.42%) Node.js
4 8 (0.42%) REST
5 7 (0.37%) CSS
6 6 (0.32%) AngularJS
7 5 (0.27%) OpenAPI
7 5 (0.27%) Swagger
8 4 (0.21%) Django
8 4 (0.21%) FastAPI
8 4 (0.21%) Kafka
9 3 (0.16%) 802.1X
9 3 (0.16%) ASP.NET Web API
9 3 (0.16%) HTML
9 3 (0.16%) SAP Fiori
9 3 (0.16%) SAPUI5
10 2 (0.11%) .NET Core
10 2 (0.11%) Node-RED
10 2 (0.11%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 25 (1.33%) SCADA
2 22 (1.17%) Operational Technology
3 18 (0.96%) Management Information System
4 17 (0.90%) Mobile App
5 16 (0.85%) Industry 4.0
6 15 (0.80%) Renewable Energy
7 14 (0.74%) Biopharmaceutical
8 12 (0.64%) Data Centre
9 10 (0.53%) Embedded Systems
10 9 (0.48%) Self-Motivation
11 7 (0.37%) Cloud Native
11 7 (0.37%) Driving Licence
11 7 (0.37%) Home Automation
11 7 (0.37%) Onboarding
12 6 (0.32%) Analytical Mindset
12 6 (0.32%) Device Driver
12 6 (0.32%) Digital Signage
12 6 (0.32%) Greenfield Project
12 6 (0.32%) Product Ownership
12 6 (0.32%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 17 (0.90%) Linux
1 17 (0.90%) Windows
2 10 (0.53%) Unix
3 9 (0.48%) Android
4 5 (0.27%) Ubuntu
5 4 (0.21%) Kali Linux
6 3 (0.16%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.11%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.11%) Embedded Linux
8 1 (0.053%) Solaris
8 1 (0.053%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,672 (88.75%) Cybersecurity
2 1,628 (86.41%) AI
3 1,620 (85.99%) Machine Learning
4 1,610 (85.46%) User Experience
5 1,607 (85.30%) Web Development
6 63 (3.34%) Agile
7 46 (2.44%) Problem-Solving
8 36 (1.91%) Mentoring
9 35 (1.86%) Software Engineering
10 34 (1.80%) DevOps
11 33 (1.75%) Project Management
12 31 (1.65%) Customer Service
13 30 (1.59%) Roadmaps
14 28 (1.49%) Business Development
14 28 (1.49%) Continuous Improvement
15 25 (1.33%) Project Delivery
16 24 (1.27%) Analytics
16 24 (1.27%) Prototyping
17 23 (1.22%) Computer Science
18 20 (1.06%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 50 (2.65%) Python
2 24 (1.27%) C++
3 23 (1.22%) C#
3 23 (1.22%) SQL
4 19 (1.01%) Java
5 17 (0.90%) PowerShell
6 15 (0.80%) C
7 14 (0.74%) JavaScript
8 12 (0.64%) TypeScript
9 10 (0.53%) PHP
10 9 (0.48%) Ruby
11 8 (0.42%) Elixir
11 8 (0.42%) Go
12 4 (0.21%) R
12 4 (0.21%) Rust
13 3 (0.16%) Bash
14 2 (0.11%) Embedded C
14 2 (0.11%) Kotlin
14 2 (0.11%) Perl
14 2 (0.11%) VBA
Qualifications
1 1,660 (88.11%) Degree
2 1,611 (85.51%) Master's Degree
3 1,603 (85.08%) PhD
4 1,599 (84.87%) Postgraduate
5 23 (1.22%) HND
6 20 (1.06%) Security Cleared
7 15 (0.80%) HNC
8 13 (0.69%) Chartered Engineer
8 13 (0.69%) SC Cleared
9 8 (0.42%) BPSS Clearance
9 8 (0.42%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (0.27%) PMI Certification
10 5 (0.27%) PMP
11 3 (0.16%) SAP Certification
12 2 (0.11%) CISA
12 2 (0.11%) CISM
12 2 (0.11%) CISSP
12 2 (0.11%) MCP
13 1 (0.053%) CCNP
13 1 (0.053%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (1.11%) QA
2 5 (0.27%) GDPR
3 4 (0.21%) Data Quality
3 4 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.16%) SLA
5 2 (0.11%) NIST
6 1 (0.053%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.053%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.053%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.053%) GMP
6 1 (0.053%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.053%) JTAG
6 1 (0.053%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.053%) SOC 2
System Software
1 23 (1.22%) Firmware
2 12 (0.64%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (0.58%) VMware ESXi
4 8 (0.42%) Docker
5 6 (0.32%) Embedded Firmware
6 5 (0.27%) Active Directory
7 2 (0.11%) NFS
8 1 (0.053%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 23 (1.22%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (0.69%) Functional Safety
3 9 (0.48%) Kubernetes
4 5 (0.27%) Grafana
5 4 (0.21%) Nessus
5 4 (0.21%) Nmap
5 4 (0.21%) Terraform
6 2 (0.11%) Ansible
6 2 (0.11%) Argo
6 2 (0.11%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.053%) Kibana
Vendors
1 52 (2.76%) Microsoft
2 16 (0.85%) Atlassian
3 14 (0.74%) Cisco
3 14 (0.74%) Siemens
4 13 (0.69%) AVEVA
4 13 (0.69%) Rockwell
5 12 (0.64%) SAP
5 12 (0.64%) VMware
6 10 (0.53%) Google
7 7 (0.37%) Oracle
8 6 (0.32%) Autodesk
8 6 (0.32%) NEC
8 6 (0.32%) Panasonic
8 6 (0.32%) Polycom
8 6 (0.32%) Ruckus Wireless
8 6 (0.32%) Samsung
8 6 (0.32%) Sony
9 5 (0.27%) EMC
9 5 (0.27%) Epicor
9 5 (0.27%) Infor