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

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 418 460 309
Rank change year-on-year +42 -151 +29
Permanent jobs citing IoT 424 226 716
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.40% 0.45% 0.86%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.53% 1.10% 2.60%
Number of salaries quoted 317 168 558
10th Percentile £36,750 £42,500 £33,926
25th Percentile £46,250 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £73,750 £78,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £90,000 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £56,250
% change year-on-year -4.35% +2.22% -6.25%

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 27,777 20,627 27,523
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.12% 41.32% 33.03%
Number of salaries quoted 17,400 10,358 16,193
10th Percentile £31,125 £28,785 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,443 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -10.85%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.53% -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 14 August 2026.

Salary histogram for IoT in the UK

IoT
Top 16 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 14 August 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 +67 351 £55,000 -5.17% 263
UK excluding London +24 326 £55,000 -4.35% 182
Work from Home +5 121 £66,000 +13.79% 139
South East +21 89 £55,000 -8.33% 72
London +2 80 £75,000 -18.92% 124
North of England -4 71 £55,000 -5.17% 25
South West -36 48 £55,000 +12.82% 20
Scotland +46 46 £60,000 +14.29% 18
Midlands -16 38 £42,500 -29.17% 25
Yorkshire -3 35 £60,000 +14.29% 8
East of England -22 24 £67,500 +17.39% 20
North West -11 23 £50,000 -13.79% 13
East Midlands -23 23 £67,500 +28.57% 11
West Midlands -17 15 £38,500 -42.96% 14
North East - 13 £50,000 - 4
Northern Ireland -59 10 £65,000 +30.00% 8

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 11 (2.59%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.12%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.71%) CMS
3 3 (0.71%) WordPress
4 2 (0.47%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.47%) Confluence
5 1 (0.24%) Apache
5 1 (0.24%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.24%) GeoServer
Applications
1 15 (3.54%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.65%) Adobe Illustrator
3 3 (0.71%) Lightworks
3 3 (0.71%) Photoshop
3 3 (0.71%) Simulink
4 2 (0.47%) Windchill
5 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (0.94%) Distributed Ledger
2 2 (0.47%) SAP Business One
2 2 (0.47%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.24%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.24%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 55 (12.97%) AWS
2 40 (9.43%) Azure
3 27 (6.37%) SaaS
4 14 (3.30%) Serverless
5 13 (3.07%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (2.59%) AWS IoT
6 11 (2.59%) Cloud Computing
7 10 (2.36%) GCP
8 9 (2.12%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (1.18%) Amazon Kinesis
9 5 (1.18%) AWS Lambda
9 5 (1.18%) Microsoft Purview
9 5 (1.18%) OneDrive
10 4 (0.94%) Amazon CloudSearch
10 4 (0.94%) Amazon EMR
10 4 (0.94%) Amazon S3
10 4 (0.94%) Anthropic Claude
10 4 (0.94%) Azure Functions
10 4 (0.94%) Power Platform
11 3 (0.71%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 39 (9.20%) Wireless
2 27 (6.37%) Wi-Fi
3 26 (6.13%) MQTT
4 19 (4.48%) Firewall
5 18 (4.25%) Bluetooth
6 17 (4.01%) Internet
7 16 (3.77%) VPN
8 14 (3.30%) DNS
9 11 (2.59%) LoRaWAN
10 10 (2.36%) ZigBee
11 8 (1.89%) DHCP
12 6 (1.42%) 5G
12 6 (1.42%) Ethernet
13 5 (1.18%) Cisco IOS
13 5 (1.18%) VoIP
14 4 (0.94%) LTE
15 3 (0.71%) Gigabit Ethernet
15 3 (0.71%) Modbus
15 3 (0.71%) RS-232
15 3 (0.71%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.83%) Big Data
1 12 (2.83%) NoSQL
1 12 (2.83%) PostgreSQL
2 11 (2.59%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.65%) MySQL
4 6 (1.42%) Amazon RDS
4 6 (1.42%) Azure SQL Database
4 6 (1.42%) DynamoDB
4 6 (1.42%) Neo4j
5 5 (1.18%) Amazon Athena
5 5 (1.18%) Amazon Redshift
6 4 (0.94%) Elasticsearch
6 4 (0.94%) Electronic Patient Records
6 4 (0.94%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.71%) ClickHouse
7 3 (0.71%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.71%) DocumentDB
7 3 (0.71%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.47%) InfluxDB
8 2 (0.47%) Pinecone
Development Applications
1 28 (6.60%) Git
2 8 (1.89%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.65%) GitLab
4 6 (1.42%) GDB
5 5 (1.18%) JIRA
6 4 (0.94%) Robot Framework
6 4 (0.94%) Selenium
7 3 (0.71%) PetaLinux
8 2 (0.47%) Postman
9 1 (0.24%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.24%) MLflow
9 1 (0.24%) Poetry
9 1 (0.24%) Zephyr
General
1 71 (16.75%) Electronics
2 54 (12.74%) Social Skills
3 34 (8.02%) Manufacturing
4 33 (7.78%) Finance
5 29 (6.84%) Telecoms
6 28 (6.60%) Analytical Skills
7 18 (4.25%) Wearables
8 16 (3.77%) Automotive
9 15 (3.54%) Marketing
10 11 (2.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 11 (2.59%) Legal
10 11 (2.59%) Public Sector
10 11 (2.59%) Retail
11 9 (2.12%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (1.89%) Aerospace
12 8 (1.89%) Law
12 8 (1.89%) Local Government
13 5 (1.18%) Documentation Skills
13 5 (1.18%) Social Housing
13 5 (1.18%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 66 (15.57%) Software Engineer
2 53 (12.50%) Embedded Engineer
3 41 (9.67%) Senior
4 37 (8.73%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 34 (8.02%) Developer
5 34 (8.02%) Sales Manager
6 32 (7.55%) Technical Engineer
7 30 (7.08%) Design Engineer
8 27 (6.37%) Architect
9 25 (5.90%) Hardware Engineer
10 17 (4.01%) Electronics Engineer
10 17 (4.01%) Support Engineer
11 15 (3.54%) Technical Support
12 14 (3.30%) Hardware Design Engineer
12 14 (3.30%) Test Engineer
13 13 (3.07%) Firmware Engineer
13 13 (3.07%) Solutions Architect
13 13 (3.07%) Technical Support Engineer
14 12 (2.83%) Embedded Linux Engineer
14 12 (2.83%) Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (4.72%) Yocto
2 14 (3.30%) .NET
2 14 (3.30%) REST
3 13 (3.07%) React
4 9 (2.12%) Node.js
5 6 (1.42%) Blazor
5 6 (1.42%) Kafka
6 5 (1.18%) AngularJS
7 4 (0.94%) pytest
7 4 (0.94%) Unity DI Container
8 3 (0.71%) Boost C++ Libraries
8 3 (0.71%) Flash
8 3 (0.71%) PySpark
8 3 (0.71%) Vue
9 2 (0.47%) Django
9 2 (0.47%) GStreamer
9 2 (0.47%) HTML
9 2 (0.47%) Laravel
9 2 (0.47%) pgvector
9 2 (0.47%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 48 (11.32%) Embedded Systems
2 21 (4.95%) Device Driver
3 19 (4.48%) Onboarding
4 17 (4.01%) Cloud Native
5 16 (3.77%) Robotics
6 14 (3.30%) Mobile App
7 13 (3.07%) Distributed Systems
7 13 (3.07%) Driving Licence
7 13 (3.07%) Legacy Systems
8 12 (2.83%) PropTech
9 11 (2.59%) ARM Cortex
10 10 (2.36%) Smart Home
11 8 (1.89%) Enterprise Software
11 8 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
11 8 (1.89%) Smart Energy
12 7 (1.65%) AI Agents
12 7 (1.65%) Algorithms
12 7 (1.65%) Greenfield Project
12 7 (1.65%) Product Ownership
12 7 (1.65%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 59 (13.92%) Linux
2 21 (4.95%) Embedded Linux
3 16 (3.77%) Windows
4 10 (2.36%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.42%) FreeRTOS
6 5 (1.18%) Android
7 4 (0.94%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.94%) Unix
7 4 (0.94%) VMS
8 1 (0.24%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (23.58%) Software Engineering
2 86 (20.28%) Problem-Solving
3 74 (17.45%) AI
4 43 (10.14%) CI/CD
5 42 (9.91%) Analytics
6 41 (9.67%) Continuous Improvement
7 38 (8.96%) Collaborative Culture
8 37 (8.73%) DevOps
9 32 (7.55%) Machine Learning
10 31 (7.31%) Validation
11 28 (6.60%) CRM
12 27 (6.37%) Agile
12 27 (6.37%) Full-Stack Development
13 26 (6.13%) Cybersecurity
14 25 (5.90%) Business Development
14 25 (5.90%) Computer Science
14 25 (5.90%) Roadmaps
15 20 (4.72%) Customer Engagement
15 20 (4.72%) Tech Ops
16 19 (4.48%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 66 (15.57%) Python
2 39 (9.20%) C++
3 33 (7.78%) C
4 21 (4.95%) SQL
5 20 (4.72%) TypeScript
6 19 (4.48%) JavaScript
7 18 (4.25%) C#
8 16 (3.77%) Embedded C
9 12 (2.83%) PowerShell
10 11 (2.59%) Go
11 10 (2.36%) Java
12 6 (1.42%) Bash
13 4 (0.94%) Embedded C++
13 4 (0.94%) MATLAB
13 4 (0.94%) PHP
13 4 (0.94%) Rust
14 2 (0.47%) Kusto Query Language
15 1 (0.24%) Haskell
15 1 (0.24%) R
15 1 (0.24%) Scala
Qualifications
1 78 (18.40%) Degree
2 19 (4.48%) Computer Science Degree
3 12 (2.83%) Master's Degree
4 11 (2.59%) Security Cleared
5 10 (2.36%) SC Cleared
6 9 (2.12%) DBS Check
7 6 (1.42%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (0.94%) HNC
9 3 (0.71%) HND
10 2 (0.47%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.47%) CISM
10 2 (0.47%) CISSP
10 2 (0.47%) ITIL Certification
11 1 (0.24%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 1 (0.24%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.24%) CISA
11 1 (0.24%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.24%) CREST Certified
11 1 (0.24%) PhD
11 1 (0.24%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (3.07%) QA
2 9 (2.12%) JTAG
3 8 (1.89%) ISO 9001
4 3 (0.71%) Actionable Recommendations
4 3 (0.71%) ECSS
4 3 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.47%) GDPR
6 1 (0.24%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.24%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.24%) SOC 2
System Software
1 51 (12.03%) Firmware
2 26 (6.13%) Docker
3 16 (3.77%) Embedded Firmware
4 10 (2.36%) Active Directory
5 9 (2.12%) VMware Infrastructure
5 9 (2.12%) vSphere
6 3 (0.71%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.47%) iptables
8 1 (0.24%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 26 (6.13%) Kubernetes
2 15 (3.54%) Terraform
3 6 (1.42%) Grafana
4 5 (1.18%) SCCM
5 4 (0.94%) Galera Cluster
5 4 (0.94%) Prometheus
5 4 (0.94%) vCenter Server
6 3 (0.71%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.24%) Ansible
7 1 (0.24%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 1 (0.24%) Kubeflow
7 1 (0.24%) MOM
Vendors
1 46 (10.85%) Microsoft
2 9 (2.12%) SAP
2 9 (2.12%) VMware
3 7 (1.65%) Cisco
3 7 (1.65%) Google
3 7 (1.65%) Oracle
3 7 (1.65%) Salesforce
4 6 (1.42%) EMC
5 5 (1.18%) Aruba
5 5 (1.18%) Cognizant
6 4 (0.94%) Adobe
6 4 (0.94%) Databricks
6 4 (0.94%) dotdigital
6 4 (0.94%) IFS
7 3 (0.71%) BT
7 3 (0.71%) Xilinx
8 2 (0.47%) Meraki
9 1 (0.24%) HubSpot
9 1 (0.24%) Mapbox
9 1 (0.24%) Palo Alto