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

6 months to
17 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 406 295
Rank change year-on-year +352 -111 +48
Permanent jobs citing IoT 2,812 272 949
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 3.07% 0.62% 0.98%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 11.58% 1.45% 2.74%
Number of salaries quoted 272 182 741
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,375 £35,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £86,125 £95,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -5.17%

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 24,276 18,775 34,681
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.48% 42.63% 35.75%
Number of salaries quoted 13,706 9,185 23,017
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,100 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,000 £41,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -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 17 May 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 17 May 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 +373 2,748 £62,500 +4.17% 235
UK excluding London +305 2,572 £60,000 - 206
North of England +233 1,048 £57,500 -0.86% 30
Midlands +170 1,006 £42,500 -29.17% 29
North West +203 927 £60,000 +3.45% 16
West Midlands +126 924 £50,000 -23.08% 14
South East +145 275 £55,000 -2.22% 55
London +106 197 £75,000 -6.25% 66
East of England +98 154 £66,250 +20.45% 32
Yorkshire +56 118 £55,000 -8.33% 11
East Midlands +47 94 £42,500 -15.00% 15
Work from Home -4 72 £70,000 +16.67% 137
South West -33 51 £56,250 -6.25% 35
Scotland +13 20 £60,000 -5.88% 22
Wales -44 14 - - 5
Northern Ireland -32 6 £65,000 +30.00% 5
North East - 3 £51,000 - 4
Channel Islands - 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 5 (0.18%) Confluence
2 4 (0.14%) CMS
2 4 (0.14%) WordPress
3 3 (0.11%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.071%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.036%) Apache
5 1 (0.036%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.036%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.036%) GeoServer
5 1 (0.036%) Mendix
Applications
1 8 (0.28%) Adobe Illustrator
2 6 (0.21%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.14%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.071%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.036%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.036%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.036%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.071%) SAP Business One
2 1 (0.036%) Maximo
2 1 (0.036%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.036%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.036%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 2,458 (87.41%) Cloud Computing
2 48 (1.71%) Azure
3 43 (1.53%) AWS
4 16 (0.57%) SaaS
5 12 (0.43%) GCP
5 12 (0.43%) Microsoft 365
6 8 (0.28%) Serverless
7 7 (0.25%) Power Platform
8 5 (0.18%) Amazon S3
9 4 (0.14%) AWS Lambda
9 4 (0.14%) Canva
9 4 (0.14%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.11%) Amazon EC2
10 3 (0.11%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (0.071%) AWS IoT
11 2 (0.071%) Azure Functions
11 2 (0.071%) GitHub
11 2 (0.071%) OneDrive
11 2 (0.071%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.071%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 2,457 (87.38%) Internet
2 33 (1.17%) Wireless
3 21 (0.75%) Firewall
4 20 (0.71%) MQTT
5 19 (0.68%) Bluetooth
6 15 (0.53%) VPN
7 14 (0.50%) Wi-Fi
8 11 (0.39%) DNS
9 10 (0.36%) Modbus
10 9 (0.32%) LoRaWAN
11 5 (0.18%) LTE
12 4 (0.14%) DHCP
12 4 (0.14%) ZigBee
13 3 (0.11%) Unified Communications
14 2 (0.071%) TCP/IP
15 1 (0.036%) AMQP
15 1 (0.036%) MVNO
15 1 (0.036%) Network Security
15 1 (0.036%) RFID
15 1 (0.036%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (0.57%) Big Data
2 10 (0.36%) MySQL
3 8 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
3 8 (0.28%) NoSQL
3 8 (0.28%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (0.28%) SQL Server
4 6 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
4 6 (0.21%) MongoDB
4 6 (0.21%) Power BI
5 5 (0.18%) Neo4j
6 3 (0.11%) InfluxDB
7 2 (0.071%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.071%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.071%) DynamoDB
7 2 (0.071%) GIS
7 2 (0.071%) Informix
7 2 (0.071%) Pinecone
8 1 (0.036%) Geospatial Data
8 1 (0.036%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.036%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 10 (0.36%) Git
2 5 (0.18%) JIRA
3 4 (0.14%) GitLab
3 4 (0.14%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.11%) GDB
4 3 (0.11%) Robot Framework
5 1 (0.036%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.036%) IDA Disassembler
5 1 (0.036%) Poetry
5 1 (0.036%) Zephyr
General
1 2,508 (89.19%) Social Skills
2 2,465 (87.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2,461 (87.52%) Banking
4 48 (1.71%) Electronics
5 34 (1.21%) Manufacturing
6 30 (1.07%) Finance
7 24 (0.85%) Marketing
8 18 (0.64%) Analytical Skills
8 18 (0.64%) Tech for Good
9 16 (0.57%) Telecoms
10 15 (0.53%) Automotive
11 14 (0.50%) Public Sector
12 11 (0.39%) Wearables
13 10 (0.36%) Social Housing
14 8 (0.28%) Health Technology
14 8 (0.28%) Law
15 6 (0.21%) French Language
15 6 (0.21%) Retail
16 5 (0.18%) Pharmaceutical
17 4 (0.14%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 1,859 (66.11%) Lecturer
2 68 (2.42%) Software Engineer
3 46 (1.64%) Senior
4 45 (1.60%) Embedded Engineer
5 36 (1.28%) Developer
6 28 (1.00%) Architect
7 27 (0.96%) Firmware Engineer
8 21 (0.75%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 20 (0.71%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
10 18 (0.64%) Principal Engineer
10 18 (0.64%) Principal Software Engineer
11 17 (0.60%) Sales Manager
11 17 (0.60%) Senior Software Engineer
12 15 (0.53%) Support Engineer
13 13 (0.46%) Technical Engineer
14 12 (0.43%) Systems Engineer
15 11 (0.39%) 2nd Line Support
16 10 (0.36%) Senior Developer
16 10 (0.36%) Solutions Architect
16 10 (0.36%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (0.71%) React
2 17 (0.60%) Node.js
3 9 (0.32%) React Native
4 8 (0.28%) REST
5 7 (0.25%) .NET
6 5 (0.18%) AngularJS
6 5 (0.18%) Spring Boot
6 5 (0.18%) Yocto
7 3 (0.11%) Kafka
7 3 (0.11%) pytest
7 3 (0.11%) Unity DI Container
8 2 (0.071%) ASP.NET Web API
8 2 (0.071%) OpenAPI
8 2 (0.071%) pgvector
8 2 (0.071%) Swagger
9 1 (0.036%) .NET Core
9 1 (0.036%) Anaconda
9 1 (0.036%) GraphQL
9 1 (0.036%) Next.js
9 1 (0.036%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 20 (0.71%) Embedded Systems
2 15 (0.53%) Smart Energy
3 14 (0.50%) Mobile App
3 14 (0.50%) SCADA
4 12 (0.43%) Cloud Native
4 12 (0.43%) Smart Home
5 11 (0.39%) PropTech
6 10 (0.36%) Device Driver
7 9 (0.32%) Operational Technology
8 8 (0.28%) Robotics
9 7 (0.25%) Distributed Systems
10 6 (0.21%) Greenfield Project
10 6 (0.21%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (0.21%) Manufacturing Execution System
10 6 (0.21%) NB-IoT
10 6 (0.21%) Self-Motivation
11 5 (0.18%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (0.18%) e-Learning
12 4 (0.14%) Blog
12 4 (0.14%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 40 (1.42%) Linux
2 17 (0.60%) Windows
3 9 (0.32%) Unix
3 9 (0.32%) Windows Server
4 7 (0.25%) Android
4 7 (0.25%) Embedded Linux
5 4 (0.14%) VMS
6 3 (0.11%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.036%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.036%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.036%) ThreadX
7 1 (0.036%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2,487 (88.44%) AI
2 2,480 (88.19%) Cybersecurity
3 2,463 (87.59%) Machine Learning
4 2,457 (87.38%) Web Development
5 2,451 (87.16%) User Experience
6 86 (3.06%) Software Engineering
7 57 (2.03%) Problem-Solving
8 36 (1.28%) Continuous Improvement
9 34 (1.21%) Analytics
10 29 (1.03%) Full-Stack Development
11 26 (0.92%) DevOps
11 26 (0.92%) Energy Management
12 25 (0.89%) Business Analysis
12 25 (0.89%) ERP
13 24 (0.85%) Collaborative Culture
14 23 (0.82%) Roadmaps
15 22 (0.78%) Mentoring
16 21 (0.75%) Agile
17 19 (0.68%) Asset Management
18 18 (0.64%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 40 (1.42%) Python
2 19 (0.68%) C++
2 19 (0.68%) Java
2 19 (0.68%) SQL
3 17 (0.60%) TypeScript
4 14 (0.50%) C
5 13 (0.46%) JavaScript
6 12 (0.43%) C#
7 10 (0.36%) PowerShell
8 6 (0.21%) PHP
9 5 (0.18%) Bash
10 4 (0.14%) Embedded C
11 3 (0.11%) Go
12 2 (0.071%) Embedded C++
12 2 (0.071%) Perl
13 1 (0.036%) Groovy
13 1 (0.036%) Haskell
13 1 (0.036%) OCaml
13 1 (0.036%) Rust
13 1 (0.036%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 2,505 (89.08%) Degree
2 2,466 (87.70%) Master's Degree
3 2,448 (87.06%) PhD
4 2,445 (86.95%) Postgraduate
5 18 (0.64%) HND
6 11 (0.39%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (0.28%) Security Cleared
8 5 (0.18%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (0.14%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (0.14%) SC Cleared
10 2 (0.071%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.071%) CISM
10 2 (0.071%) CISSP
10 2 (0.071%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.071%) MBA
11 1 (0.036%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 1 (0.036%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.036%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.036%) CREST Certified
11 1 (0.036%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (0.28%) QA
2 4 (0.14%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (0.14%) GDPR
2 4 (0.14%) JTAG
3 3 (0.11%) Actionable Recommendations
3 3 (0.11%) ISO 9001
3 3 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.071%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.036%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.036%) GMP
5 1 (0.036%) SOC 2
System Software
1 51 (1.81%) Firmware
2 29 (1.03%) Embedded Firmware
3 15 (0.53%) Docker
4 9 (0.32%) Active Directory
5 8 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
6 5 (0.18%) vSphere
7 3 (0.11%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.036%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 20 (0.71%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.25%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.14%) Terraform
4 3 (0.11%) Galera Cluster
4 3 (0.11%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.071%) Grafana
5 2 (0.071%) SCCM
6 1 (0.036%) MOM
Vendors
1 35 (1.24%) Microsoft
2 10 (0.36%) Google
3 8 (0.28%) VMware
4 7 (0.25%) EMC
5 6 (0.21%) SAP
6 5 (0.18%) Cognizant
6 5 (0.18%) Oracle
7 4 (0.14%) Adobe
8 3 (0.11%) ConnectWise
8 3 (0.11%) Draytek
8 3 (0.11%) Fortinet
9 2 (0.071%) Aruba
9 2 (0.071%) Cisco
9 2 (0.071%) HP
9 2 (0.071%) IBM
9 2 (0.071%) Meraki
9 2 (0.071%) Siemens
10 1 (0.036%) Apple
10 1 (0.036%) Palo Alto
10 1 (0.036%) Salesforce