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

6 months to
13 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 349 297
Rank change year-on-year +320 -52 +87
Permanent jobs citing IoT 4,411 354 790
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 5.98% 0.81% 0.94%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 19.36% 2.08% 2.60%
Number of salaries quoted 269 203 613
10th Percentile £32,300 £41,250 £33,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £52,500 £47,500
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 £78,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £83,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -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 22,782 17,043 30,387
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 30.90% 39.03% 36.20%
Number of salaries quoted 11,575 8,794 21,623
10th Percentile £28,750 £32,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.83% +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +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 13 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 13 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 +331 4,340 £55,000 -8.33% 156
UK excluding London +269 3,917 £55,000 -8.33% 124
North of England +195 1,668 £52,500 -8.70% 23
North West +147 1,511 £53,750 -2.27% 8
Midlands +155 1,060 £42,500 -29.17% 18
West Midlands +130 930 £42,500 -29.17% 8
South East +166 656 £60,000 -13.67% 37
London +240 445 £75,000 +3.45% 41
East of England +126 410 £34,000 -38.18% 27
Yorkshire +63 156 £50,000 -18.37% 14
East Midlands +59 142 - - 10
South West +19 81 £55,000 -8.33% 11
Work from Home -47 62 £62,085 +2.20% 66
Wales 0 36 £65,000 -13.33% 1
Channel Islands - 8 - -
Scotland -16 6 £72,500 +18.37% 7
Northern Ireland -24 4 £70,000 +40.00% 2
North East - 1 £40,000 - 1

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 2 (0.045%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.023%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.023%) Mendix
5 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 (92.18%) Cloud Computing
2 46 (1.04%) Azure
3 43 (0.97%) AWS
4 25 (0.57%) Entra ID
5 17 (0.39%) SaaS
6 13 (0.29%) Microsoft 365
7 11 (0.25%) Power Platform
8 10 (0.23%) GCP
9 7 (0.16%) GitHub
10 6 (0.14%) Google Workspace
11 5 (0.11%) Amazon S3
11 5 (0.11%) Serverless
12 4 (0.091%) Canva
12 4 (0.091%) IaaS
12 4 (0.091%) PaaS
12 4 (0.091%) Power Automate
13 3 (0.068%) Amazon EC2
13 3 (0.068%) AWS Lambda
13 3 (0.068%) Zapier
14 2 (0.045%) SurveyMonkey
Communications & Networking
1 4,057 (91.97%) Internet
2 29 (0.66%) Network Security
2 29 (0.66%) Wireless
3 15 (0.34%) Firewall
4 14 (0.32%) Bluetooth
5 10 (0.23%) Modbus
6 9 (0.20%) VPN
7 7 (0.16%) MQTT
8 6 (0.14%) DNS
9 5 (0.11%) TCP/IP
9 5 (0.11%) VLAN
9 5 (0.11%) WAN
10 4 (0.091%) 5G
10 4 (0.091%) LoRaWAN
10 4 (0.091%) Wi-Fi
11 3 (0.068%) DHCP
11 3 (0.068%) Intrusion Detection
11 3 (0.068%) LTE
11 3 (0.068%) Unified Communications
11 3 (0.068%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (0.52%) Big Data
2 11 (0.25%) MySQL
3 8 (0.18%) Power BI
4 6 (0.14%) Amazon RDS
4 6 (0.14%) MongoDB
5 5 (0.11%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.091%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.045%) InfluxDB
7 2 (0.045%) Informix
7 2 (0.045%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.023%) Amazon Athena
8 1 (0.023%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.023%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.023%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.023%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.023%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.023%) GIS
8 1 (0.023%) Redis
8 1 (0.023%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.023%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 6 (0.14%) Git
1 6 (0.14%) JIRA
2 2 (0.045%) Burp Suite
2 2 (0.045%) GitLab
2 2 (0.045%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.045%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.023%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.023%) IDA Disassembler
3 1 (0.023%) Jaeger
3 1 (0.023%) MLflow
3 1 (0.023%) Postman
3 1 (0.023%) SoapUI
3 1 (0.023%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (0.023%) Zephyr
General
1 4,151 (94.11%) Social Skills
2 4,073 (92.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4,069 (92.25%) Banking
4 40 (0.91%) Manufacturing
5 35 (0.79%) Marketing
6 33 (0.75%) Electronics
7 31 (0.70%) Finance
8 21 (0.48%) Analytical Skills
8 21 (0.48%) Public Sector
9 17 (0.39%) Tech for Good
10 15 (0.34%) Telecoms
11 14 (0.32%) Wearables
12 11 (0.25%) Retail
13 10 (0.23%) Automotive
14 9 (0.20%) Law
15 8 (0.18%) Social Housing
16 6 (0.14%) French Language
16 6 (0.14%) Health Technology
17 5 (0.11%) Back Office
17 5 (0.11%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 3,159 (71.62%) Lecturer
2 52 (1.18%) Software Engineer
3 41 (0.93%) Developer
4 38 (0.86%) Senior
5 35 (0.79%) Embedded Engineer
6 29 (0.66%) Architect
7 23 (0.52%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
7 23 (0.52%) Firmware Engineer
8 18 (0.41%) Principal Engineer
8 18 (0.41%) Principal Software Engineer
9 17 (0.39%) React Developer
10 16 (0.36%) Mobile Developer
11 15 (0.34%) Sales Manager
12 13 (0.29%) IoT Developer
12 13 (0.29%) Senior Software Engineer
13 12 (0.27%) 2nd Line Support
13 12 (0.27%) Analyst
13 12 (0.27%) Full-Stack Engineer
13 12 (0.27%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
14 11 (0.25%) Applications Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (0.48%) Node.js
1 21 (0.48%) 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%) Kafka
5 4 (0.091%) OpenAPI
5 4 (0.091%) Swagger
6 2 (0.045%) ASP.NET Web API
6 2 (0.045%) Django
6 2 (0.045%) Next.js
6 2 (0.045%) RESTful
6 2 (0.045%) WebSockets
7 1 (0.023%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.023%) EDI
7 1 (0.023%) GStreamer
7 1 (0.023%) Middleware
7 1 (0.023%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 22 (0.50%) Mobile App
2 18 (0.41%) Smart Energy
3 17 (0.39%) Management Information System
4 14 (0.32%) Embedded Systems
4 14 (0.32%) SCADA
5 12 (0.27%) Operational Technology
6 11 (0.25%) Cloud Native
6 11 (0.25%) Smart Home
7 7 (0.16%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (0.16%) Greenfield Project
8 6 (0.14%) Cyber Threat
8 6 (0.14%) Product Ownership
9 5 (0.11%) Driving Licence
9 5 (0.11%) Industry 4.0
9 5 (0.11%) Manufacturing Execution System
9 5 (0.11%) Onboarding
9 5 (0.11%) Robotics
9 5 (0.11%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (0.11%) Social Media
10 4 (0.091%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 23 (0.52%) Linux
2 14 (0.32%) Windows
3 12 (0.27%) Android
4 9 (0.20%) Unix
5 4 (0.091%) Embedded Linux
5 4 (0.091%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.068%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.045%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.045%) Kali Linux
7 2 (0.045%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.023%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.023%) Solaris
8 1 (0.023%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 4,117 (93.33%) Cybersecurity
2 4,081 (92.52%) AI
3 4,064 (92.13%) Machine Learning
3 4,064 (92.13%) Web Development
4 4,055 (91.93%) User Experience
5 66 (1.50%) Software Engineering
6 46 (1.04%) Problem-Solving
7 42 (0.95%) Continuous Improvement
8 38 (0.86%) Agile
9 32 (0.73%) Full-Stack Development
10 31 (0.70%) DevOps
11 30 (0.68%) Customer Service
11 30 (0.68%) Project Management
12 29 (0.66%) ERP
13 27 (0.61%) Analytics
13 27 (0.61%) Digital Marketing
14 26 (0.59%) Roadmaps
15 24 (0.54%) Energy Management
16 22 (0.50%) Mentoring
17 20 (0.45%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 30 (0.68%) Python
2 22 (0.50%) Java
3 18 (0.41%) SQL
4 15 (0.34%) C++
5 14 (0.32%) TypeScript
6 12 (0.27%) C#
7 10 (0.23%) PHP
8 9 (0.20%) C
9 7 (0.16%) JavaScript
10 6 (0.14%) PowerShell
11 4 (0.091%) Bash
12 3 (0.068%) Embedded C
13 2 (0.045%) Kotlin
13 2 (0.045%) Perl
13 2 (0.045%) R
13 2 (0.045%) Rust
13 2 (0.045%) VBA
14 1 (0.023%) Embedded C++
14 1 (0.023%) Go
14 1 (0.023%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 4,103 (93.02%) Degree
2 4,069 (92.25%) Master's Degree
3 4,047 (91.75%) PhD
4 4,044 (91.68%) Postgraduate
5 26 (0.59%) HND
6 12 (0.27%) Security Cleared
7 7 (0.16%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (0.14%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (0.14%) SC Cleared
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 13 (0.29%) QA
2 6 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (0.11%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (0.091%) GDPR
5 3 (0.068%) Data Quality
5 3 (0.068%) ISO 9001
5 3 (0.068%) SLA
6 2 (0.045%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.045%) NIST
7 1 (0.023%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.023%) GMP
7 1 (0.023%) JTAG
System Software
1 43 (0.97%) Firmware
2 26 (0.59%) Embedded Firmware
3 11 (0.25%) 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 15 (0.34%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.091%) Grafana
4 2 (0.045%) Nessus
4 2 (0.045%) Nmap
4 2 (0.045%) Terraform
5 1 (0.023%) Ansible
5 1 (0.023%) Argo
5 1 (0.023%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 47 (1.07%) Microsoft
2 11 (0.25%) Google
3 10 (0.23%) SAP
4 8 (0.18%) EMC
5 7 (0.16%) Cisco
6 5 (0.11%) Epicor
6 5 (0.11%) Infor
6 5 (0.11%) Oracle
7 4 (0.091%) Fortinet
8 3 (0.068%) ConnectWise
8 3 (0.068%) Draytek
8 3 (0.068%) IBM
8 3 (0.068%) Red Hat
8 3 (0.068%) Ruckus Wireless
8 3 (0.068%) VMware
9 2 (0.045%) Polycom
9 2 (0.045%) Qualtrics
9 2 (0.045%) Samsung
9 2 (0.045%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.045%) Splunk